Commander

Rakdos, the Muscle

Global commander stats {B} {R} All Rakdos commanders
Win Rate 35%
416 Wins
743 Losses
Playtest a community deck
Overview

Summary

Rakdos, the Muscle is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,161 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (416743) at an Elo of 1,634, ranking #291 globally.

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

Last full refresh
Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Rakdos, the Muscle's win rate?
Rakdos, the Muscle has a 35% win rate across 1161 recorded Playgroup games (416 wins, 743 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?
326 decks list Rakdos, the Muscle as their commander on Playgroup, of which 200 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
291
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1634
Trend

Global Elo trend

Loading...
Trend

Commander popularity trend

Loading...
Averages

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 326
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 200
No. games played with this commander 1161
Total hours played 14 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1629 David 13 8
2 1604 Schusta 22 9
3 1582 IZZY 22 10
4 1540 Adam 9 6
5 1538 Trent 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Rakdos, the Muscle wins, 26.9% of wins come via combo across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combo
26.9%
Non Combat Damage
23.1%
Combat
20.47%
Mill
20.18%
Alternative
6.43%
Commander Damage
2.63%
Poison
0.29%
Avg win turn 7.9 based on 426 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Rakdos, the Muscle wins 44.1% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
44.1% n=322
2
Seat 2
36.49% n=348
3
Seat 3
31.85% n=292
4
Seat 4
29.02% n=193
5
Seat 5
22.22% n=18
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Rakdos, the Muscle wins 37.48% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
37.48% n=571
1
1 mulligan
31.92% n=213
2
2 mulligans
29.52% n=105
3
3 mulligans
25.0% n=32
4
4 mulligans
16.67% n=12
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=3
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Rakdos, the Muscle 3.85/5 on average, across 774 self-reports.

3.85 / 5
🧂

Opponent salt

When Rakdos, the Muscle wins, opponents flag the game as salty 66.7% of the time across 426 tracked wins.

66.7 \%
Head to head

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.

Top 5 best matchups

Orvar, the All-Form commander art
76.47%
The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 11 games
72.73%
Atraxa, Praetors' Voice commander art
72.73%
The Wise Mothman commander art
The Wise Mothman 16 games
68.75%
Lathril, Blade of the Elves commander art
58.33%