Sol'kanar the Swamp King (Commander) - Lifegain

Sol'kanar the Swamp King
Rank #1,664
142decks
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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
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Cat-Gator
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Day of Black Sun
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Energybending
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Foggy Swamp Visions
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
86%inclusion122 decks142 decks
84%synergy
Demon's Horn
83%inclusion118 decks142 decks
83%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
83%inclusion118 decks142 decks
83%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
77%inclusion109 decks142 decks
76%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
75%inclusion107 decks142 decks
75%synergy
Sanguine Bond
75%inclusion106 decks142 decks
74%synergy
Crypt Ghast
74%inclusion105 decks142 decks
73%synergy
Blanket of Night
73%inclusion104 decks142 decks
73%synergy
Witch of the Moors
68%inclusion96 decks142 decks
67%synergy
Dread Presence
66%inclusion94 decks142 decks
66%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
69%inclusion98 decks142 decks
39%synergy
Bontu's Monument
66%inclusion94 decks142 decks
65%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
65%inclusion93 decks142 decks
65%synergy
Terminate
63%inclusion90 decks142 decks
38%synergy
Epicure of Blood
63%inclusion89 decks142 decks
63%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
62%inclusion88 decks142 decks
57%synergy
Diamond Mare
62%inclusion88 decks142 decks
62%synergy
Dark Ritual
61%inclusion87 decks142 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos Charm
60%inclusion85 decks142 decks
45%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
60%inclusion85 decks142 decks
60%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
56%inclusion79 decks142 decks
50%synergy
Demonic Tutor
35%inclusion49 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Rhystic Study
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
-9%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Necropotence
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Starscape Cleric
58%inclusion59 decks101 decks
58%synergy
Filth
57%inclusion81 decks142 decks
57%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
56%inclusion80 decks142 decks
56%synergy
Painter's Servant
55%inclusion78 decks142 decks
55%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
53%inclusion75 decks142 decks
26%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
50%inclusion71 decks142 decks
50%synergy
Great Unclean One
50%inclusion71 decks142 decks
47%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
46%inclusion66 decks142 decks
45%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
44%inclusion63 decks142 decks
44%synergy
Baleful Strix
42%inclusion60 decks142 decks
32%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
41%inclusion58 decks142 decks
36%synergy
Tivash, Gloom Summoner
38%inclusion54 decks142 decks
38%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
37%inclusion53 decks142 decks
24%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
37%inclusion53 decks142 decks
37%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
30%inclusion31 decks105 decks
29%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
27%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
21%synergy
Blood Artist
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Plague Drone
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Limbs
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Scion of the Swarm
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Silversmote Ghoul
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Bloodbond Vampire
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Murderous Rider
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Prophet
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
9%synergy
The Lord of Pain
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Stormscape Familiar
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Sol'Kanar the Tainted
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Sangromancer
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Rowan, Scion of War
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Be'lakor, the Dark Master
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Harvester of Souls
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Soot Imp
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Herald of Slaanesh
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Nazar, the Velvet Fang
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Dream Devourer
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
55%inclusion78 decks142 decks
38%synergy
Countersquall
48%inclusion68 decks142 decks
46%synergy
Infernal Grasp
37%inclusion53 decks142 decks
32%synergy
Defile
37%inclusion52 decks142 decks
36%synergy
Counterspell
37%inclusion52 decks142 decks
-8%synergy
Consuming Corruption
35%inclusion39 decks110 decks
35%synergy
Crosis's Charm
32%inclusion45 decks142 decks
29%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion20 decks78 decks
13%synergy
Undermine
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Warp
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
-17%synergy
Nightcreep
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Fire Covenant
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
-6%synergy
Nightmare's Thirst
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
-15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Stinging Study
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Psychic Strike
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Snuff Out
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Blood Pact
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Charm
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Mana Drain
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
-10%synergy
Deflecting Swat
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
-12%synergy
Scour for Scrap
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Murder
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
57%inclusion81 decks142 decks
53%synergy
Sign in Blood
56%inclusion79 decks142 decks
52%synergy
Toxic Deluge
51%inclusion72 decks142 decks
30%synergy
Read the Bones
44%inclusion63 decks142 decks
42%synergy
Night's Whisper
44%inclusion63 decks142 decks
40%synergy
Essence Pulse
29%inclusion41 decks142 decks
29%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion35 decks142 decks
-21%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Painful Truths
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
15%inclusion19 decks124 decks
13%synergy
Mutilate
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Bubbling Muck
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Corrupt
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Dai Li Indoctrination
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Villainous Wrath
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Craving
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Risky Research
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Decode Transmissions
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Prism Ring
54%inclusion77 decks142 decks
54%synergy
Jet Medallion
54%inclusion77 decks142 decks
52%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
42%inclusion59 decks142 decks
40%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion54 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
35%inclusion50 decks142 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion36 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Lashwrithe
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
21%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Expedition Map
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Vorpal Sword
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Nightmare Lash
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Shadowspear
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Excalibur II
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
59%inclusion84 decks142 decks
49%synergy
Exquisite Blood
41%inclusion58 decks142 decks
39%synergy
Black Market Connections
39%inclusion55 decks142 decks
27%synergy
Greed
38%inclusion54 decks142 decks
38%synergy
Evil Presence
32%inclusion46 decks142 decks
32%synergy
Contaminated Ground
28%inclusion40 decks142 decks
28%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
18%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Well
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Liliana's Contract
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Lich's Mastery
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Dreams
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
0%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Theater of Horrors
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
30%inclusion43 decks142 decks
27%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
75%inclusion107 decks142 decks
61%synergy
Cabal Coffers
62%inclusion88 decks142 decks
57%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion70 decks142 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
-10%synergy
Witch's Cottage
25%inclusion36 decks142 decks
25%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
21%synergy
Witch's Clinic
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion124 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
87%inclusion123 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Relic of Sauron
44%inclusion62 decks142 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos Signet
42%inclusion60 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Signet
42%inclusion60 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion47 decks142 decks
-16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion41 decks142 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
25%inclusion36 decks142 decks
-17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Paradise Plume
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Izzet Signet
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
-14%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
-35%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
-12%synergy
Pristine Talisman
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
-7%synergy
Caged Sun
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion139 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Island
87%inclusion124 decks142 decks
-5%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion123 decks142 decks
-5%synergy
Mountain
84%inclusion119 decks142 decks
-7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
63%inclusion89 decks142 decks
25%synergy
Xander's Lounge
63%inclusion89 decks142 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion89 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
59%inclusion84 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Watery Grave
59%inclusion84 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Blood Crypt
56%inclusion80 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion65 decks142 decks
-11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
37%inclusion52 decks142 decks
-8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
34%inclusion48 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion47 decks142 decks
-9%synergy
Maestros Theater
32%inclusion46 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion45 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Seething Landscape
29%inclusion32 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion39 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Luxury Suite
27%inclusion39 decks142 decks
-5%synergy
Raucous Theater
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Steam Vents
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
-18%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion34 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Isle
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Fetid Pools
23%inclusion32 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Scalding Tarn
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
-10%synergy
Canyon Slough
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Morphic Pool
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
-11%synergy
Tainted Peak
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Haunted Ridge
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
-10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
-9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion22 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Badlands
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Underground River
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
-13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
-18%synergy
Geothermal Bog
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Training Center
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
-21%synergy
Urza's Cave
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Akoum Refuge
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
-10%synergy
Ice Tunnel
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
-2%synergy