Sol'Kanar the Tainted
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.
How Sol'Kanar the Tainted decks play in EDH
Sol'Kanar the Tainted is a Grixis commander in blue, black and red costing 2UBR, and its legendary creature - elemental demon line shapes the whole deck around it. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. Life gain is a resource here rather than a safety net, so cards that convert life totals into damage or draw belong in the list. The cards below are the ones Sol'Kanar the Tainted decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $16.35Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (6)
Creatures (10)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Sol'Kanar the Tainted decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Sol'Kanar the Tainted deck?
Sol'Kanar the Tainted has a Grixis colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue, black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Sol'Kanar the Tainted?
The cards played most often in Sol'Kanar the Tainted decks include Sanctum Lurker, Venser, Fervent Forger, Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar's Plot. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Sol'Kanar the Tainted deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $16.35 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Sol'Kanar the Tainted deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.