Sol'kanar the Swamp King (Commander) - Lifegain

Sol'kanar the Swamp King
Rank #1,695
123decks
Benjamin Levin
Sep 9, 2025
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Scheming Silvertongue
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
20%synergy
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13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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Marauding Blight-Priest
84%inclusion103 decks123 decks
83%synergy
Demon's Horn
80%inclusion99 decks123 decks
80%synergy
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82%inclusion101 decks123 decks
80%synergy
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79%inclusion97 decks123 decks
78%synergy
Sanguine Bond
72%inclusion88 decks123 decks
71%synergy
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71%inclusion87 decks123 decks
71%synergy
Crypt Ghast
71%inclusion87 decks123 decks
70%synergy
Blanket of Night
68%inclusion84 decks123 decks
68%synergy
Witch of the Moors
66%inclusion81 decks123 decks
66%synergy
Dread Presence
64%inclusion79 decks123 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
65%inclusion80 decks123 decks
37%synergy
Bontu's Monument
65%inclusion80 decks123 decks
64%synergy
Terminate
63%inclusion77 decks123 decks
37%synergy
Starscape Cleric
61%inclusion71 decks116 decks
61%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
61%inclusion75 decks123 decks
61%synergy
Epicure of Blood
60%inclusion74 decks123 decks
60%synergy
Diamond Mare
59%inclusion73 decks123 decks
59%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
59%inclusion73 decks123 decks
50%synergy
Dark Ritual
59%inclusion72 decks123 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Charm
58%inclusion71 decks123 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
47%inclusion58 decks123 decks
42%synergy
Demonic Tutor
33%inclusion40 decks123 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
19%inclusion23 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Rhystic Study
19%inclusion23 decks123 decks
-4%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
-10%synergy
The One Ring
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
-4%synergy
Necropotence
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
56%inclusion69 decks123 decks
56%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
55%inclusion68 decks123 decks
52%synergy
Painter's Servant
54%inclusion67 decks123 decks
54%synergy
Filth
53%inclusion65 decks123 decks
52%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
50%inclusion62 decks123 decks
50%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
49%inclusion60 decks123 decks
22%synergy
Great Unclean One
45%inclusion55 decks123 decks
42%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
44%inclusion54 decks123 decks
43%synergy
Baleful Strix
42%inclusion52 decks123 decks
32%synergy
Tivash, Gloom Summoner
38%inclusion47 decks123 decks
38%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
37%inclusion46 decks123 decks
33%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
37%inclusion44 decks120 decks
36%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
37%inclusion45 decks123 decks
25%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
37%inclusion45 decks123 decks
36%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
36%inclusion44 decks123 decks
36%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
29%inclusion22 decks77 decks
28%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
25%inclusion31 decks123 decks
16%synergy
Blood Artist
22%inclusion27 decks123 decks
19%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
21%inclusion26 decks123 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Limbs
20%inclusion25 decks123 decks
20%synergy
Silversmote Ghoul
20%inclusion24 decks123 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
20%inclusion24 decks123 decks
17%synergy
Plague Drone
18%inclusion22 decks123 decks
15%synergy
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
17%synergy
Scion of the Swarm
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
17%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
16%synergy
Twilight Prophet
13%inclusion16 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
13%inclusion16 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Murderous Rider
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
11%synergy
Bloodbond Vampire
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
11%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
11%synergy
The Lord of Pain
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
8%synergy
Nazar, the Velvet Fang
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Sangromancer
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
8%synergy
Beamsaw Prospector
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
South Wind Avatar
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Soot Imp
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
8%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Stormscape Familiar
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Sol'Kanar the Tainted
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Leech Collector
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
51%inclusion63 decks123 decks
36%synergy
Countersquall
46%inclusion57 decks123 decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion48 decks123 decks
-5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
37%inclusion46 decks123 decks
33%synergy
Defile
37%inclusion45 decks123 decks
36%synergy
Consuming Corruption
36%inclusion44 decks123 decks
36%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Crosis's Charm
25%inclusion31 decks123 decks
23%synergy
Undermine
20%inclusion25 decks123 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Warp
18%inclusion22 decks123 decks
-17%synergy
Nightcreep
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
-11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion20 decks123 decks
-1%synergy
Nightmare's Thirst
15%inclusion18 decks123 decks
15%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Fire Covenant
13%inclusion16 decks123 decks
12%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion15 decks123 decks
-10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Strike
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Charm
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
10%synergy
Snuff Out
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
-7%synergy
Blood Pact
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Deflecting Swat
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
-13%synergy
Stinging Study
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
56%inclusion69 decks123 decks
53%synergy
Exsanguinate
54%inclusion66 decks123 decks
50%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion61 decks123 decks
29%synergy
Night's Whisper
46%inclusion57 decks123 decks
42%synergy
Read the Bones
44%inclusion54 decks123 decks
42%synergy
Essence Pulse
28%inclusion35 decks123 decks
28%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion28 decks123 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Act
22%inclusion27 decks123 decks
-22%synergy
Painful Truths
19%inclusion23 decks123 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion20 decks123 decks
12%synergy
Mutilate
15%inclusion19 decks123 decks
15%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
15%inclusion19 decks123 decks
13%synergy
Bubbling Muck
14%inclusion17 decks123 decks
14%synergy
Corrupt
12%inclusion15 decks123 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
1%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
8%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
-9%synergy
Withering Curse
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
2%synergy
Fabricate
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
56%inclusion69 decks123 decks
56%synergy
Jet Medallion
54%inclusion67 decks123 decks
52%synergy
Prism Ring
54%inclusion66 decks123 decks
54%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
40%inclusion49 decks123 decks
38%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
35%inclusion43 decks123 decks
35%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion41 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion30 decks123 decks
-5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
20%inclusion25 decks123 decks
16%synergy
Lashwrithe
20%inclusion24 decks123 decks
19%synergy
Expedition Map
19%inclusion23 decks123 decks
17%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
18%inclusion22 decks123 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion20 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Vorpal Sword
13%inclusion16 decks123 decks
13%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
12%inclusion15 decks123 decks
11%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Excalibur II
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
10%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Nightmare Lash
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Grindstone
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
41%inclusion51 decks123 decks
30%synergy
Exquisite Blood
39%inclusion48 decks123 decks
37%synergy
Greed
32%inclusion39 decks123 decks
31%synergy
Evil Presence
32%inclusion39 decks123 decks
32%synergy
Contaminated Ground
28%inclusion35 decks123 decks
28%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
16%inclusion20 decks123 decks
15%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
16%inclusion20 decks123 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Well
15%inclusion19 decks123 decks
15%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Lich's Mastery
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Dreams
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
1%synergy
Liliana's Contract
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
-2%synergy
Curiosity
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
31%inclusion38 decks123 decks
28%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
17%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
75%inclusion92 decks123 decks
61%synergy
Cabal Coffers
57%inclusion70 decks123 decks
52%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion55 decks123 decks
21%synergy
Witch's Cottage
27%inclusion33 decks123 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion32 decks123 decks
-9%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
25%inclusion31 decks123 decks
25%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
12%inclusion15 decks123 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
11%synergy
Witch's Clinic
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion106 decks123 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion104 decks123 decks
-5%synergy
Relic of Sauron
42%inclusion52 decks123 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Signet
39%inclusion48 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion47 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion37 decks123 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
28%inclusion34 decks123 decks
-22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion30 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
24%inclusion29 decks123 decks
-20%synergy
Paradise Plume
22%inclusion27 decks123 decks
22%synergy
Izzet Signet
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
-15%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14%inclusion17 decks123 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
-35%synergy
The Soul Stone
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Pristine Talisman
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
-15%synergy
Mind Stone
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
-6%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion119 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion108 decks123 decks
-4%synergy
Island
83%inclusion102 decks123 decks
-10%synergy
Mountain
79%inclusion97 decks123 decks
-12%synergy
Xander's Lounge
66%inclusion81 decks123 decks
26%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
63%inclusion78 decks123 decks
26%synergy
Watery Grave
63%inclusion78 decks123 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion77 decks123 decks
23%synergy
Blood Crypt
61%inclusion75 decks123 decks
15%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
60%inclusion74 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion58 decks123 decks
-9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
37%inclusion46 decks123 decks
-8%synergy
Polluted Delta
36%inclusion44 decks123 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
36%inclusion44 decks123 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion40 decks123 decks
-10%synergy
Raucous Theater
29%inclusion36 decks123 decks
19%synergy
Seething Landscape
29%inclusion36 decks123 decks
13%synergy
Steam Vents
28%inclusion35 decks123 decks
-17%synergy
Maestros Theater
28%inclusion34 decks123 decks
19%synergy
Luxury Suite
26%inclusion32 decks123 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Isle
26%inclusion32 decks123 decks
22%synergy
Scalding Tarn
24%inclusion30 decks123 decks
-8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion28 decks123 decks
-1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion27 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Canyon Slough
22%inclusion27 decks123 decks
18%synergy
Fetid Pools
22%inclusion27 decks123 decks
18%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
22%inclusion27 decks123 decks
17%synergy
Morphic Pool
22%inclusion27 decks123 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
21%inclusion26 decks123 decks
-7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
21%inclusion26 decks123 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Peak
20%inclusion24 decks123 decks
15%synergy
Haunted Ridge
19%inclusion23 decks123 decks
-2%synergy
Badlands
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
2%synergy
Underground Sea
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion20 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
16%inclusion20 decks123 decks
-12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
16%inclusion20 decks123 decks
-8%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion17 decks123 decks
13%synergy
Training Center
13%inclusion16 decks123 decks
-19%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12%inclusion15 decks123 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion15 decks123 decks
-18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
2%synergy
Geothermal Bog
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
8%synergy
Ice Tunnel
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
-21%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
-2%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
8%synergy