Commander

Rakdos, the Muscle

Global commander stats

All Rakdos commanders

431 Wins

773 Losses

Overview

Summary

Rakdos, the Muscle is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,214 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (431–773) at an Elo of 1,638, ranking #309 globally.

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

Last full refresh 31 Oct 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 1214 recorded Playgroup games (431 wins, 773 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: 4 months.

How many decks use Rakdos, the Muscle?

354 decks list Rakdos, the Muscle as their commander on Playgroup, of which 219 have played at least one recorded game.

Rakdos, the Muscle Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

309

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1638

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

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 21 minutes

No. decks for this commander 354

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 219

No. games played with this commander 1214

Total hours played 4 months

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1629	David	13	8	62 %
2	1604	Schusta	22	9	41 %
3	1582	IZZY	22	10	45 %
4	1543	Kamikaze Gear	4	2	50 %
5	1541	Adam	11	7	64 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Rakdos, the Muscle wins, 27.2% of wins come via combo across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combo

27.2%

Non Combat Damage

23.51%

Combat

19.83%

Mill

19.83%

Alternative

6.8%

Commander Damage

2.55%

Poison

0.28%

Avg win turn 7.9 based on 443 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Rakdos, the Muscle

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Rakdos, the Muscle decks that leave them out.

+7.3 pp

Top card: Chthonian Nightmare

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Confidence	Games
1	Chthonian Nightmare Signature build 70 games · Signature build	+7.3 pp		70

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Rakdos, the Muscle wins 42.77% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

42.77% n=346

Seat 2

35.75% n=365

Seat 3

32.46% n=305

Seat 4

29.15% n=199

Seat 5

22.22% n=18

Seat 6

0.0% n=1

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Rakdos, the Muscle wins 37.63% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

37.63% n=578

1 mulligan

31.88% n=229

2 mulligans

29.63% n=108

3 mulligans

27.27% n=33

4 mulligans

16.67% n=12

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 3.86/5 on average, across 805 self-reports.

3.86 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Rakdos, the Muscle wins, opponents flag the game as salty 32.1% of the time across 443 tracked wins.

32.1 \%

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.