Commander sample deck

Rakdos, the Muscle Commander Deck From Your Collection

A real BinderBrew Rakdos, the Muscle Commander shell for Aristocrats, BR role balance, missing-card estimates, and a buy-list preview.

Legendary Creature — Demon MercenaryAristocrats

4 protection pieces in an optional role; strategy relevance limits confidence.

Synergy data from EDHREC.

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CommanderRakdos, the Muscle

VariantMidrange

StrategyAristocrats

Full retail if you own nothing$526

Starting shell, not a prescription

This page is anchored by a real generated deck fixture. BinderBrew uses it to show the shape of a Rakdos, the Muscle build, then your uploaded collection decides which cards are already covered and which upgrades are actually worth buying.

Synergy data from Rakdos, the Muscle on EDHREC.

Role counts

The list is grouped against BinderBrew's Tier 1 role targets.

Lands: 37 cards, target 33-38
Ramp: 10 cards, target 4-16
Card Draw: 10 cards, target 6-20
Interaction: 9 cards, target 3-13
Board Wipes: 3 cards, target 1-5
Protection: 4 cards, target 0-8
Theme and Utility: 26 cards, target 0-99

Buy-list preview

Only missing-card estimates are shown here. Marketplace totals can change.

Jeska's Will - $40.02
Monument to Endurance - $18.31
Warren Soultrader - $16.80
Seize the Spotlight - $15.55
Ashnod's Altar - $13.93
Deadly Rollick - $27.59

Sample decklist by role

Lands (37)

1 Buried Ruin, 1 Dark Depths, 1 Demolition Field, 1 Evolving Wilds, 1 Fountainport, 1 Ghost Quarter, 1 Horizon of Progress, 1 Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid, 12 Mountain, 1 Strip Mine, 10 Swamp, 1 Terramorphic Expanse, 1 Treasure Vault, 1 Urza's Saga, ...

Ramp (10)

1 Ashnod's Altar, 1 Culling the Weak, 1 Dark Ritual, 1 Deadly Dispute, 1 Jeska's Will, 1 Pitiless Plunderer, 1 Priest of Gix, 1 Prosper, Tome-Bound, 1 Reckless Barbarian, 1 Warren Soultrader

Card Draw (10)

1 Big Score, 1 Commander's Sphere, 1 Liliana, Dreadhorde General, 1 Mind Stone, 1 Monument to Endurance, 1 Seize the Spoils, 1 Seize the Spotlight, 1 The Ruinous Wrecking Crew, 1 Unexpected Windfall, 1 Village Rites

Interaction (9)

1 Deadly Rollick, 1 Feed the Swarm, 1 Ingot Chewer, 1 Lethal Scheme, 1 Saw in Half, 1 Shriekmaw, 1 Soul-Guide Lantern, 1 Vandalblast, 1 Warping Wail

Board Wipes (3)

1 Blasphemous Act, 1 Blood Money, 1 Decree of Pain

Protection (4)

1 Chimil, the Inner Sun, 1 Hexing Squelcher, 1 Shadowspear, 1 Yahenni, Undying Partisan

Theme and Utility (26)

1 Bastion of Remembrance, 1 Blood Artist, 1 Bloodghast, 1 Burnt Offering, 1 Carrion Feeder, 1 Choreographed Sparks, 1 Demonic Tutor, 1 Flashback, 1 Forsaken Miner, 1 Fury, 1 Goblin Bombardment, 1 Grief, 1 Living Death, 1 Marionette Apprentice, ...

Common questions

Is this Rakdos, the Muscle deck generated by BinderBrew?

Yes. This is a committed sample fixture produced by the deterministic BinderBrew generation use case. It is not generated during the web request.

Will my deck look exactly like this?

No. Treat this as a starting shell. Uploading your collection changes owned-card coverage, missing cards, budget pressure, and final recommendations.

Are the prices exact?

No. Prices are estimates from the committed card cache and marketplace checkout can differ by printing, condition, seller, tax, and shipping.