Rakdos, the Muscle
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
- Card type
- Legendary Creature — Demon Mercenary
- Rarity
- Mythic rare
- Indicative price
- 1.93 € · ★ 3.61 € · 2.82 $ · ★ 4.17 $
- Mana value
- 5
- Power
- 6
- Toughness
- 5
- Colour
- Black Red
Card text
Flying, trample Whenever you sacrifice another creature, exile cards equal to its mana value from the top of target player's library. Until your next end step, you may play those cards, and mana of any type can be spent to cast those spells. Sacrifice another creature: Rakdos gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it. Activate only once each turn.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- FutureLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PioneerLegal
- StandardLegal
- StandardbrawlLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Victor Maury
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2024-04-19
Rulings
If the sacrificed creature had in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.
Use the mana value of the sacrificed creature as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how many cards to exile.
You pay all costs and follow all normal timing rules for cards played from exile with Rakdos's triggered ability. For example, if the exiled card is a land card, you may play it only during your main phase while the stack is empty.