Art by Victor Maury
Saved commander deck
Rakdos, the Muscle
Sacrifice recursive creatures and tokens to Rakdos, the Muscle to impulse draw from all players' libraries while triggering aristocrats drain effects. Synergize with cast-from-exile payoffs like Prosper and drain opponents while stealing their best cards.
Prompt: rakdos the muscle deck focused on rakdos strat
Commander
1 cards
Rakdos, the Muscle
{2}{B}{B}{R}Legendary Creature — Demon Mercenary
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Card Draw
10 cards
Skullclamp
{1}Artifact — Equipment
Insane card draw engine with small recursive creatures and tokens
Morbid Opportunist
{2}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
Draws cards steadily whenever creatures die
Midnight Reaper
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Knight
Triggers on non-token creature deaths to draw cards
Grim Haruspex
{2}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
Rewards creature sacrifices with fresh card draw
Disciple of Bolas
{3}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
Sacrifices high mana value creatures exiled or played for massive draw
Species Specialist
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Human Warrior
Card draw engine naming common creature types in the deck
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
{1}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Nightmare
Sacs fodder for card draw, damage, and board pressure
Removal
10 cards
Bedevil
{B}{B}{R}Instant
Flexible removal for artifacts, creatures, or planeswalkers
Dictate of Erebos
{3}{B}{B}Enchantment
Flash enchantment that forces opponents to sacrifice creatures
Grave Pact
{1}{B}{B}{B}Enchantment
Clears opponent boards whenever you sacrifice your creatures
Attrition
{1}{B}{B}Enchantment
Sacrifice outlet that turns creature tokens into removal
Threats/Wincons
24 cards
Prosper, Tome-Bound
{2}{B}{R}Legendary Creature — Tiefling Warlock
Generates treasure tokens whenever cards are played from exile via Rakdos
Zulaport Cutthroat
{1}{B}Creature — Human Rogue Ally
Drains opponents whenever your creatures die
Blood Artist
{1}{B}Creature — Vampire
Drains any target whenever any creature dies
Marionette Apprentice
{1}{B}Creature — Human Artificer
Drains opponents on creature or artifact deaths and creates a token
Mayhem Devil
{1}{B}{R}Creature — Devil
Deals damage to any target whenever any player sacrifices a permanent
Pitiless Plunderer
{3}{B}Creature — Human Pirate
Generates treasures whenever friendly creatures die
Pawn of Ulamog
{1}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire Shaman
Creates Eldrazi Spawn tokens on non-token creature deaths
Sifter of Skulls
{3}{B}Creature — Eldrazi
Creates Eldrazi Scion tokens to ramp and sacrifice
Reassembling Skeleton
{1}{B}Creature — Skeleton Warrior
Endlessly reusable sacrifice target
Bloodghast
{B}{B}Creature — Vampire Spirit
Recurs from the graveyard automatically on land drops
Nether Traitor
{B}{B}Creature — Spirit
Cheap recursive creature with shadow whenever another creature dies
Tenacious Underdog
{1}{B}Creature — Human Warrior
Blitzes out of the graveyard to draw cards and feed Rakdos
Cult Conscript
{B}Creature — Skeleton Warrior
Low-cost creature that returns easily from the graveyard
Ophiomancer
{2}{B}Creature — Human Shaman
Creates a Snake token on every upkeep for constant sacrifice fodder
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
{1}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Generates a decaying Zombie token every end step
Mahadi, Emporium Master
{1}{B}{R}Legendary Creature — Devil
Generates treasures for every creature that died during your turn
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
{2}{B}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Minion
Discards cards to recast sacrificed creatures from the graveyard with haste
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
{2}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
High mana value death trigger yields treasure or exile draw
Junji, the Midnight Sky
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Generates immense value or reanimation on death
Syr Konrad, the Grim
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
Pings all opponents on creature deaths, mill, and graveyard movements
Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
{2}{R}Legendary Creature — Goblin
Generates exponentially growing Goblin tokens on attack
Ogre Slumlord
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Ogre Rogue
Creates Rat tokens whenever non-token creatures die
Solemn Simulacrum
{4}Artifact Creature — Golem
Ramps on entry and draws a card when sacrificed
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
{3}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Zombie Cleric
Grants undying to non-Human creatures for double sacrifice value
Utility
8 cards
Viscera Seer
{B}Creature — Vampire Wizard
Free zero-mana instant sacrifice outlet with scry
Carrion Feeder
{B}Creature — Zombie
Free creature sacrifice outlet that grows in power
Goblin Bombardment
{1}{R}Enchantment
Free sacrifice outlet that deals damage directly to any target
Phyrexian Altar
{3}Artifact
Converts creature fodder into colored mana instantly
Ashnod's Altar
{3}Artifact
Converts creature fodder into colorless mana to cast exiled spells
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Protects Rakdos from single-target removal and grants haste
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Free haste and shroud for commander protection
Passionate Archaeologist
{1}{R}Legendary Enchantment — Background
Burns opponents based on mana value when casting spells from exile
