EDH Optimizer
Sol'Kanar the Tainted
Legendary Creature — Elemental Demon · 2UBR
Color identity: Black · Red · Blue · Grixis
Sol'Kanar the Tainted is Grixis (black, red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
At the beginning of your end step, choose one that hasn't been chosen —
• Draw a card.
• Each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
• Sol'Kanar deals 3 damage to up to one other target creature or planeswalker.
• Exile Sol'Kanar, then return it to the battlefield under an opponent's control.
Reference price of the card: €0.20
Average lands in decks for Sol'Kanar the Tainted: 36
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Build your Sol'Kanar the Tainted deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Sol'Kanar the Tainted 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Sol'Kanar the Tainted deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B+ (79/100)
- Consistency90
- Speed61
- Interaction62
- Resilience83
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 3 Island, 4 Swamp, 3 Mountain)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Chaos Warp · Humble Defector · Role Reversal · Jon Irenicus, Shattered One · Xantcha, Sleeper Agent · Nightscape Familiar · Blim, Comedic Genius · Wrong Turn · Fateful Handoff · Harmless Offering · Izzet Signet · Shifting Grift · Dimir Signet · Rakdos Signet · Demonic Pact · Kardur, Doomscourge · Perplexing Chimera · Blasphemous Act · Coveted Falcon · Talisman of Creativity · Talisman of Dominance · The Trickster-God's Heist · Abyssal Persecutor · Modify Memory · Archfiend of the Dross · Talisman of Indulgence · Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos · Khârn the Betrayer · Counterspell · Bazaar Trader · Fellwar Stone · Kain, Traitorous Dragoon · Plague Reaver · Puca's Mischief · Commander's Sphere · Feed the Swarm · Solemn Simulacrum · Sudden Substitution · Planar Incision · Baleful Strix · Ghostly Flicker · Rakdos Charm · Reins of Power · Terminate · Wishclaw Talisman · Captive Audience · Pendant of Prosperity · Arcane Denial · Disrupt Decorum · Greed's Gambit · Propaganda · Zuko, Conflicted · Hithlain Rope · Coveted Jewel · Witch Hunt · Akroan Horse · Bedevil · Conjurer's Closet · Geyadrone Dihada · Sleeper Agent · Wayfarer's Bauble · Command Tower · Crumbling Necropolis · Exotic Orchard · Sulfur Falls · Smoldering Marsh · Sunken Hollow · Dragonskull Summit · Drowned Catacomb · Xander's Lounge · Blood Crypt · Bojuka Bog · Steam Vents · Watery Grave · Shivan Reef · Reliquary Tower · Evolving Wilds · Seething Landscape · Homeward Path · Luxury Suite · Temple of Deceit · Temple of Epiphany · Bloodstained Mire · Path of Ancestry · Sulfurous Springs · Haunted Ridge · Polluted Delta
🃏 Recommended cards for Sol'Kanar the Tainted
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Sol'Kanar the Tainted, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Humble Defector | 51% | +50% |
| Role Reversal | 48% | +47% |
| Jon Irenicus, Shattered One | 46% | +46% |
| Xantcha, Sleeper Agent | 46% | +45% |
| Blim, Comedic Genius | 43% | +43% |
| Wrong Turn | 42% | +42% |
| Harmless Offering | 41% | +41% |
| Shifting Grift | 41% | +41% |
| Fateful Handoff | 41% | +40% |
| Perplexing Chimera | 38% | +38% |
| Demonic Pact | 38% | +37% |
| Coveted Falcon | 37% | +37% |
| The Trickster-God's Heist | 36% | +36% |
| Modify Memory | 35% | +35% |
| Abyssal Persecutor | 35% | +34% |
| Archfiend of the Dross | 34% | +34% |
| Kardur, Doomscourge | 38% | +33% |
| Khârn the Betrayer | 33% | +32% |
| Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos | 33% | +31% |
| Bazaar Trader | 31% | +30% |
| Plague Reaver | 30% | +30% |
| Puca's Mischief | 30% | +30% |
| Kain, Traitorous Dragoon | 30% | +29% |
| Sudden Substitution | 29% | +29% |
💰 The best cards for your Sol'Kanar the Tainted deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Humble Defector
- Role Reversal
- Jon Irenicus, Shattered One
- Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
- Blim, Comedic Genius
- Wrong Turn
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Khârn the Betrayer
- Bazaar Trader
- Sudden Substitution
- Homeward Path
- Captive Audience
- Donate
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Sol'Kanar the Tainted
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Niv-Mizzet, Visionary + Niv-Mizzet, Parun → Near-infinite damage, Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers
- Ghostly Flicker + Peregrine Drake + Archaeomancer → Infinite blinking, Infinite ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of lands you control
- Psychosis Crawler + Peer into the Abyss → Near-infinite lifeloss, Near-infinite card draw, Near-infinite draw triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Sol'Kanar the Tainted's color identity?
Sol'Kanar the Tainted is Grixis (black, red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Sol'Kanar the Tainted come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Sol'Kanar the Tainted deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 21 % of the time and floods 3 %. Deck health: B+ (79/100).
How many lands should a Sol'Kanar the Tainted deck run?
Real Sol'Kanar the Tainted decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Sol'Kanar the Tainted?
The three highest-synergy cards are Humble Defector, Role Reversal, Jon Irenicus, Shattered One. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Sol'Kanar the Tainted decks.
What combos does Sol'Kanar the Tainted have?
Sol'Kanar the Tainted has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Sol'Kanar the Tainted deck cost?
You can start cheap: Humble Defector, Role Reversal, Jon Irenicus, Shattered One are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.