Rakdos, the Muscle

Global Commander Stats

All Rakdos commanders

407 Wins

726 Losses

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Summary

Rakdos, the Muscle is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,134 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (407–726) at an Elo of 1,648, ranking #221 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.64 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 21 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Rakdos, the Muscle's win rate?

Rakdos, the Muscle has a 35% win rate across 1134 recorded Playgroup games (407 wins, 726 losses).

How long do winning games with Rakdos, the Muscle take?

Wins with Rakdos, the Muscle take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 14 days.

How many decks use Rakdos, the Muscle?

317 decks list Rakdos, the Muscle as their commander on Playgroup, of which 197 have played at least one recorded game.

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Global Rank

221

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1648

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 4

Average commander damage per game 6

Average poison counters given per game 4

Average kills per game 0.64

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 318

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 197

No. games played with this commander 1134

Total hours played 14 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1629	David	13	8	62 %
2	1604	Schusta	22	9	41 %
3	1582	IZZY	22	10	45 %
4	1540	Adam	9	6	67 %
5	1538	Trent	1	1	100 %

How does this commander win?

When Rakdos, the Muscle wins, 26.43% of wins come via combo across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combo

26.43%

Non Combat Damage

23.42%

Combat

20.72%

Mill

20.42%

Alternative

6.31%

Commander Damage

2.4%

Poison

0.3%

Avg win turn 7.9 based on 416 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Rakdos, the Muscle wins 43.95% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

43.95% n=314

Seat 2

36.44% n=343

Seat 3

31.93% n=285

Seat 4

29.1% n=189

Seat 5

22.22% n=18

Seat 6

0.0% n=1

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Rakdos, the Muscle wins 37.23% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

37.23% n=564

1 mulligan

32.69% n=208

2 mulligans

30.3% n=99

3 mulligans

25.0% n=32

4 mulligans

16.67% n=12

5 mulligans

0.0% n=3

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Rakdos, the Muscle 3.84/5 on average, across 759 self-reports.

3.84 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Rakdos, the Muscle wins, opponents flag the game as salty 66.1% of the time across 416 tracked wins.

66.1 \%

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Rakdos, the Muscle. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.