Sol'kanar the Swamp King (Commander) - Lifegain

Sol'kanar the Swamp King
Rank #1,646
154decks
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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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Mai, Scornful Striker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Day of Black Sun
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Energybending
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Foggy Swamp Visions
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cat-Gator
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
86%inclusion132 decks154 decks
84%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
84%inclusion129 decks154 decks
83%synergy
Demon's Horn
82%inclusion126 decks154 decks
82%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
79%inclusion121 decks154 decks
78%synergy
Crypt Ghast
75%inclusion115 decks154 decks
74%synergy
Sanguine Bond
75%inclusion115 decks154 decks
74%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
73%inclusion112 decks154 decks
73%synergy
Blanket of Night
72%inclusion111 decks154 decks
72%synergy
Witch of the Moors
70%inclusion108 decks154 decks
70%synergy
Dread Presence
66%inclusion102 decks154 decks
66%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
70%inclusion108 decks154 decks
39%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
65%inclusion100 decks154 decks
65%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
64%inclusion98 decks154 decks
59%synergy
Bontu's Monument
64%inclusion98 decks154 decks
62%synergy
Epicure of Blood
63%inclusion97 decks154 decks
63%synergy
Terminate
60%inclusion93 decks154 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
60%inclusion92 decks154 decks
49%synergy
Dark Ritual
59%inclusion91 decks154 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos Charm
58%inclusion90 decks154 decks
43%synergy
Exsanguinate
57%inclusion88 decks154 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
56%inclusion87 decks154 decks
51%synergy
Demonic Tutor
34%inclusion53 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
21%inclusion33 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Rhystic Study
19%inclusion29 decks154 decks
-5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
-10%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
4%synergy
The One Ring
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
-4%synergy
Notion Thief
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Diamond Mare
56%inclusion87 decks154 decks
56%synergy
Starscape Cleric
55%inclusion58 decks105 decks
55%synergy
Filth
55%inclusion85 decks154 decks
55%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
55%inclusion85 decks154 decks
55%synergy
Painter's Servant
53%inclusion82 decks154 decks
53%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
51%inclusion79 decks154 decks
51%synergy
Great Unclean One
51%inclusion78 decks154 decks
47%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
50%inclusion77 decks154 decks
24%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
46%inclusion71 decks154 decks
45%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
45%inclusion70 decks154 decks
45%synergy
Baleful Strix
41%inclusion63 decks154 decks
31%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
41%inclusion63 decks154 decks
36%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
39%inclusion60 decks154 decks
26%synergy
Tivash, Gloom Summoner
37%inclusion57 decks154 decks
37%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
36%inclusion56 decks154 decks
36%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
28%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
27%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
26%inclusion40 decks154 decks
17%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
21%synergy
Blood Artist
21%inclusion33 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Scion of the Swarm
19%inclusion29 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
19%inclusion29 decks154 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
18%inclusion28 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Limbs
18%inclusion27 decks154 decks
17%synergy
Plague Drone
17%inclusion26 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
17%inclusion26 decks154 decks
17%synergy
Silversmote Ghoul
16%inclusion25 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
14%inclusion22 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Murderous Rider
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Bloodbond Vampire
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
12%inclusion19 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Prophet
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
8%synergy
The Lord of Pain
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Sol'Kanar the Tainted
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Rowan, Scion of War
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Sangromancer
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Stormscape Familiar
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Harvester of Souls
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Soot Imp
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Beamsaw Prospector
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Nazar, the Velvet Fang
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
55%inclusion84 decks154 decks
37%synergy
Countersquall
45%inclusion70 decks154 decks
44%synergy
Infernal Grasp
39%inclusion60 decks154 decks
34%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion58 decks154 decks
-6%synergy
Defile
36%inclusion55 decks154 decks
36%synergy
Consuming Corruption
35%inclusion40 decks115 decks
35%synergy
Crosis's Charm
32%inclusion49 decks154 decks
29%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion20 decks78 decks
13%synergy
Chaos Warp
19%inclusion30 decks154 decks
-17%synergy
Undermine
19%inclusion30 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Fire Covenant
19%inclusion29 decks154 decks
17%synergy
Nightcreep
18%inclusion28 decks154 decks
18%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion25 decks154 decks
-7%synergy
Nightmare's Thirst
16%inclusion25 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
-15%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
-3%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Psychic Strike
12%inclusion19 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Stinging Study
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Charm
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Drown in the Loch
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pact
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
-10%synergy
Deflecting Swat
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
-11%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Murder
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
52%inclusion80 decks154 decks
48%synergy
Toxic Deluge
51%inclusion78 decks154 decks
30%synergy
Read the Bones
44%inclusion67 decks154 decks
41%synergy
Night's Whisper
42%inclusion65 decks154 decks
38%synergy
Essence Pulse
29%inclusion44 decks154 decks
29%synergy
Blasphemous Act
26%inclusion40 decks154 decks
-20%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion34 decks154 decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion30 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Mutilate
16%inclusion25 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Painful Truths
16%inclusion24 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
12%inclusion19 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Corrupt
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Dai Li Indoctrination
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Villainous Wrath
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Ambition's Cost
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Syphon Mind
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Risky Research
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Decode Transmissions
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
-11%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
56%inclusion87 decks154 decks
56%synergy
Prism Ring
51%inclusion78 decks154 decks
51%synergy
Jet Medallion
51%inclusion78 decks154 decks
48%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
40%inclusion62 decks154 decks
39%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion60 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
37%inclusion57 decks154 decks
37%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
-6%synergy
Lashwrithe
23%inclusion35 decks154 decks
23%synergy
Whip of Erebos
23%inclusion35 decks154 decks
18%synergy
Expedition Map
21%inclusion32 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
19%inclusion29 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion26 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Vorpal Sword
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Excalibur II
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Nightmare Lash
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Shadowspear
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Exquisite Blood
42%inclusion64 decks154 decks
40%synergy
Greed
39%inclusion60 decks154 decks
39%synergy
Black Market Connections
38%inclusion59 decks154 decks
26%synergy
Evil Presence
33%inclusion51 decks154 decks
33%synergy
Contaminated Ground
28%inclusion43 decks154 decks
28%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
18%inclusion14 decks78 decks
16%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
16%inclusion24 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
16%inclusion24 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Well
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Liliana's Contract
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
0%synergy
Lich's Mastery
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Dreams
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
0%synergy
Black Market
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Theater of Horrors
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
1%synergy
Propaganda
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
32%inclusion50 decks154 decks
30%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion25 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
73%inclusion113 decks154 decks
59%synergy
Cabal Coffers
62%inclusion95 decks154 decks
57%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion75 decks154 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion40 decks154 decks
-9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
25%inclusion38 decks154 decks
24%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
18%inclusion28 decks154 decks
18%synergy
Witch's Clinic
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
14%inclusion22 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion135 decks154 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion134 decks154 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
45%inclusion70 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Signet
45%inclusion70 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Sauron
41%inclusion63 decks154 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion51 decks154 decks
-16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion49 decks154 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
25%inclusion39 decks154 decks
-17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion35 decks154 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Signet
23%inclusion35 decks154 decks
-12%synergy
Paradise Plume
22%inclusion34 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12%inclusion19 decks154 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
-33%synergy
Pristine Talisman
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.1%inclusion14 decks154 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
-6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Caged Sun
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion151 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion133 decks154 decks
-5%synergy
Island
86%inclusion133 decks154 decks
-6%synergy
Mountain
84%inclusion129 decks154 decks
-7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
62%inclusion96 decks154 decks
24%synergy
Xander's Lounge
62%inclusion96 decks154 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
60%inclusion93 decks154 decks
20%synergy
Watery Grave
59%inclusion91 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
58%inclusion90 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Blood Crypt
56%inclusion86 decks154 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion74 decks154 decks
-8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
36%inclusion55 decks154 decks
-9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
32%inclusion50 decks154 decks
-10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
32%inclusion49 decks154 decks
-2%synergy
Maestros Theater
31%inclusion48 decks154 decks
21%synergy
Polluted Delta
30%inclusion46 decks154 decks
-4%synergy
Luxury Suite
29%inclusion44 decks154 decks
-4%synergy
Seething Landscape
28%inclusion32 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion42 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Raucous Theater
25%inclusion37 decks146 decks
15%synergy
Steam Vents
25%inclusion39 decks154 decks
-18%synergy
Morphic Pool
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
18%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Isle
23%inclusion35 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
21%inclusion32 decks154 decks
-11%synergy
Fetid Pools
20%inclusion31 decks154 decks
16%synergy
Canyon Slough
19%inclusion29 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion29 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
19%inclusion29 decks154 decks
-8%synergy
Haunted Ridge
18%inclusion28 decks154 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Peak
18%inclusion28 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
16%inclusion25 decks154 decks
-9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Training Center
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
-18%synergy
Badlands
14%inclusion22 decks154 decks
-1%synergy
Underground River
14%inclusion22 decks154 decks
-13%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion21 decks154 decks
-1%synergy
Akoum Refuge
12%inclusion19 decks154 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion19 decks154 decks
-19%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Cave
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Reef
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
-18%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
-10%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Geothermal Bog
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
-3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
10%inclusion15 decks154 decks
9%synergy