EDH Optimizer
Sol'Kanar the Tainted
Legendary Creature — Elemental Demon
Color identity: Black · Red · Blue
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🃏 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
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.