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◇ Catalog #297

Rakdos, the Muscle

otj·#297·mythic·showcase

Illus. Greg Staples

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wishlisted

Apr '24

2 yr ago

Value

$3.05+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $3.16 · low $2.88

NM$3.05

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$2.82–$3.22modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $6.63low $0.02range 33050.0%n 83

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #4,700 · Niche pick

Variants

Showcase$3.05

Gameplay

Legendary Creature — Demon Mercenary

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.

6/5

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2024-04-12wotc

Use the mana value of the sacrificed creature as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how many cards to exile.

2024-04-12wotc

If the sacrificed creature had {X} in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.

2024-04-12wotc

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.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $3.05. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $6.63 across 83 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from OTJ — the lineup includes Showcase alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #297 of *Outlaws of Thunder Junction*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2024 Outlaws of Thunder Junction release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Demon Mercenary, color identity black/red, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {2}{B}{B}{R} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying and Trample.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #4,700 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Greg Staples. Rarix catalogs 1,289 other cards credited to this artist.