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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Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blanket of Night
57%inclusion50 decks88 decks
57%synergy
Demon's Horn
49%inclusion43 decks88 decks
49%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
49%inclusion43 decks88 decks
49%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
41%inclusion36 decks88 decks
40%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
42%inclusion37 decks88 decks
40%synergy
Sanguine Bond
40%inclusion35 decks88 decks
39%synergy
Filth
39%inclusion34 decks88 decks
38%synergy
Evil Presence
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
36%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
35%synergy
Witch of the Moors
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion42 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Terminate
47%inclusion41 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
45%inclusion40 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion36 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Bedevil
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
33%synergy
Crypt Ghast
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
26%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
34%inclusion30 decks88 decks
34%synergy
Dread Presence
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
31%synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Starscape Cleric
29%inclusion25 decks87 decks
29%synergy
Diamond Mare
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
27%synergy
Epicure of Blood
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
27%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
26%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
25%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Tivash, Gloom Summoner
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Great Unclean One
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Painter's Servant
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Scion of the Swarm
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Limbs
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Blood Artist
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Reef Shaman
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Dream Thrush
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Orcish Farmer
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Zombie Trailblazer
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Burnished Hart
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Royal Assassin
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Slimy Kavu
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Silversmote Ghoul
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Bloodbond Vampire
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Blistergrub
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Tideshaper Mystic
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Bog Wraith
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Avatar of Woe
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Harvester of Souls
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Clone
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Prince of Thralls
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
4%synergy
South Wind Avatar
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Nazar, the Velvet Fang
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Shade
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Dirtwater Wraith
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Rakdos Charm
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Countersquall
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Consuming Corruption
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Crosis's Charm
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Defile
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Terror
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Nightcreep
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Chaos Warp
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
-20%synergy
Lightning Bolt
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
-14%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
-9%synergy
Doom Blade
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
-0%synergy
Fire Covenant
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Undermine
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Mind Bend
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Maestros Charm
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Howl from Beyond
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Perplex
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Magical Hack
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Evacuation
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Psychic Strike
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Unsummon
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Murder
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Boomerang
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-12%synergy
Stinging Study
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-0%synergy
Snuff Out
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Power Sink
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-0%synergy
Jinx
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Nightmare's Thirst
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Read the Bones
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Exsanguinate
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
-8%synergy
Blasphemous Act
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
-27%synergy
Decree of Pain
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Essence Pulse
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Painful Truths
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Mutilate
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Ambition's Cost
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-15%synergy
Ancient Craving
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Corrupt
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Vandalblast
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-9%synergy
Bubbling Muck
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
1%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bontu's Monument
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
27%synergy
Prism Ring
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
27%synergy
Jet Medallion
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Lashwrithe
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Vorpal Sword
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Excalibur II
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-21%synergy
Mystic Compass
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Nightmare Lash
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Throne of Bone
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Contaminated Ground
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
25%synergy
Greed
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Well
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Curiosity
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Phantasmal Terrain
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Underworld Dreams
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Convincing Mirage
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Fishliver Oil
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-6%synergy
Black Market
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Liliana's Contract
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Connections
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Strength
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Cave Sense
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Traveler's Cloak
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Megrim
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Leshrac's Rite
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Pestilence
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
45%inclusion40 decks88 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Witch's Cottage
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
-11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-26%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Clinic
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
67%inclusion59 decks88 decks
-23%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion56 decks88 decks
-24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Signet
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
-23%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
-29%synergy
Relic of Sauron
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Paradise Plume
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-34%synergy
Izzet Signet
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-22%synergy
Pristine Talisman
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion86 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Island
90%inclusion79 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Mountain
88%inclusion77 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Command Tower
74%inclusion65 decks88 decks
-18%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
49%inclusion43 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
45%inclusion40 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
42%inclusion37 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Blood Crypt
38%inclusion33 decks88 decks
-9%synergy
Xander's Lounge
38%inclusion33 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
-15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
-16%synergy
Underground River
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Peak
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Isle
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
-32%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
-18%synergy
Maestros Theater
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Polluted Delta
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
-12%synergy
Shivan Reef
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
-8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
-15%synergy
Seething Landscape
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Undercity Sewers
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Raucous Theater
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Canyon Slough
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Steam Vents
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
-31%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
-18%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
-0%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-37%synergy
Morphic Pool
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-21%synergy
Geothermal Bog
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Badlands
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Underground Sea
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-6%synergy
Luxury Suite
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-22%synergy