Rakdos, the Muscle

Global Commander Stats
Win Rate 35%
370 Wins
667 Losses

Summary

Rakdos, the Muscle is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,037 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (370667) at an Elo of 1,654, ranking #187 globally.

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

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently asked

What is Rakdos, the Muscle's win rate?

Rakdos, the Muscle has a 35% win rate across 1037 recorded Playgroup games (370 wins, 667 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: 12 days.

How many decks use Rakdos, the Muscle?

293 decks list Rakdos, the Muscle as their commander on Playgroup, of which 178 have played at least one recorded game.

Rakdos, the Muscle Magic: The Gathering commander card art
Global Rank
187
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
8
Elo rating
1654

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 4
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.64
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 293
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 178
No. games played with this commander 1037
Total hours played 12 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank Elo User No. games Wins
1 1629 David 13 8
2 1604 Schusta 22 9
3 1582 IZZY 22 10
4 1555 Adam 8 6
5 1538 Trent 1 1

How does this commander win?

When Rakdos, the Muscle wins, 26.89% of wins come via combo across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combo
26.89%
Non Combat Damage
21.97%
Combat
20.98%
Mill
20.98%
Alternative
6.23%
Commander Damage
2.62%
Poison
0.33%
Avg win turn 7.9 based on 379 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Rakdos, the Muscle wins 42.91% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
42.91% n=289
2
Seat 2
36.66% n=311
3
Seat 3
32.95% n=264
4
Seat 4
27.33% n=172
5
Seat 5
23.53% n=17
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Rakdos, the Muscle wins 37.34% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
37.34% n=533
1
1 mulligan
32.64% n=193
2
2 mulligans
27.38% n=84
3
3 mulligans
27.59% n=29
4
4 mulligans
12.5% n=8
5
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 689 self-reports.

3.84 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Rakdos, the Muscle wins, opponents flag the game as salty 65.7% of the time across 379 tracked wins.

65.7 \%

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

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The Ur-Dragon 11 games
72.73%
The Wise Mothman commander art
The Wise Mothman 14 games
71.43%
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54.55%
Brago, King Eternal commander art
50.0%

Top 5 worst matchups