Sol'kanar the Swamp King (Commander) - Core

Benjamin Levin
Sep 9, 2025
How Fun Are All of the Grixis Commanders?
There are dozens of Grixis commanders available now. But which ones are fun to play? Let's break them all down.
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Moseo, Vein's New Dean
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blanket of Night
55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
55%synergy
Demon's Horn
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
48%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
48%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
42%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
41%synergy
Sanguine Bond
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
39%synergy
Filth
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Evil Presence
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
36%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Witch of the Moors
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
49%inclusion42 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Terminate
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Bedevil
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Crypt Ghast
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
34%synergy
Dread Presence
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Starscape Cleric
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
28%synergy
Diamond Mare
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Epicure of Blood
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
25%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Great Unclean One
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Tivash, Gloom Summoner
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Painter's Servant
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Baleful Strix
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Limbs
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Blood Artist
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Scion of the Swarm
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Reef Shaman
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Dream Thrush
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Slimy Kavu
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Royal Assassin
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Zombie Trailblazer
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Orcish Farmer
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Silversmote Ghoul
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Bloodbond Vampire
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
South Wind Avatar
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Bog Wraith
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Harvester of Souls
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Tideshaper Mystic
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Clone
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Prince of Thralls
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Blistergrub
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Nazar, the Velvet Fang
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Shade
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Dirtwater Wraith
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Gravedigger
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Rakdos Charm
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Countersquall
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Consuming Corruption
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Crosis's Charm
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Defile
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Terror
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Nightcreep
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Bolt
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
-14%synergy
Chaos Warp
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-22%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Doom Blade
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Fire Covenant
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Undermine
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Mind Bend
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Maestros Charm
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Howl from Beyond
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Perplex
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Magical Hack
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Evacuation
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Psychic Strike
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Unsummon
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Murder
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Boomerang
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-12%synergy
Stinging Study
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Snuff Out
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-0%synergy
Power Sink
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Nightmare's Thirst
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Jinx
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-0%synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Read the Bones
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Exsanguinate
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Act
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
-27%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Decree of Pain
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Essence Pulse
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Painful Truths
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Mutilate
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Ambition's Cost
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-15%synergy
Ancient Craving
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Corrupt
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Victimize
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Bubbling Muck
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Prism Ring
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Jet Medallion
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Bontu's Monument
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Lashwrithe
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Vorpal Sword
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Excalibur II
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Compass
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Nightmare Lash
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-22%synergy
Throne of Bone
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Contaminated Ground
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Greed
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Well
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Curiosity
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Phantasmal Terrain
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Convincing Mirage
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Dreams
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Fishliver Oil
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Black Market
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Megrim
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana's Contract
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Strength
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Leshrac's Rite
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Pestilence
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Cave Sense
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Witch's Cottage
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-27%synergy
Witch's Clinic
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
66%inclusion56 decks85 decks
-24%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion53 decks85 decks
-26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
-28%synergy
Relic of Sauron
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
-25%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Paradise Plume
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-35%synergy
Izzet Signet
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-23%synergy
Pristine Talisman
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion84 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Island
91%inclusion77 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Mountain
88%inclusion75 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
74%inclusion63 decks85 decks
-18%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
49%inclusion42 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Blood Crypt
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Xander's Lounge
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
-14%synergy
Underground River
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
-16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Peak
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
-17%synergy
Tainted Isle
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Maestros Theater
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
-33%synergy
Polluted Delta
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
-12%synergy
Shivan Reef
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
-14%synergy
Dismal Backwater
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Undercity Sewers
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Raucous Theater
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Canyon Slough
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Steam Vents
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
-30%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Morphic Pool
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-21%synergy
Geothermal Bog
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Badlands
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Sulfur Falls
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-38%synergy
Ice Tunnel
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Luxury Suite
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-22%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy