Sol'Kanar the Tainted

Sol'Kanar the Tainted

Legendary Creature — Elemental Demon

Mana cost: {2}{U}{B}{R}

How we read this card

At the beginning of your end step, choose one that hasn't been chosen —

triggered —

Draw a card.

triggered — draws you 1 card

Each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

triggered — gains you 2 life

triggered — makes each opponent lose 2 life

triggered — drains each opponent

Sol'Kanar deals 3 damage to up to one other target creature or planeswalker.

triggered — deals 3 damage

Exile Sol'Kanar, then return it to the battlefield under an opponent's control.

triggered —

triggered — blinks a permanent

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: you face a dilemma, draw a card, gain life, make a player lose life, a creature deals noncombat damage, a planeswalker deals noncombat damage, exile a card, anything leaves the battlefield, put anything onto the battlefield.

Cares about: an end step.

Works well with

a Demon enters the battlefield — 284 cards in the game can cause this (Sol'Kanar the Tainted is one).

When Sol'Kanar the Tainted enters:

  1. Blood Speaker — returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Be'lakor, the Dark Master — deals its power damage

you face a dilemma — 739 cards in the game can cause this (Sol'Kanar the Tainted is one).

When Sol'Kanar the Tainted poses a dilemma:

  1. Seven of Nine — draws you 1 card
  2. Elim Garak, Simple Tailor — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  3. Obsidian Order Operative — makes each opponent lose 1 life

an Elemental enters the battlefield — 754 cards in the game can cause this (Sol'Kanar the Tainted is one).

When Sol'Kanar the Tainted enters:

  1. Champion of the Path — deals its power damage
  2. Risen Reef — puts a land onto the battlefield

life is gained — 2,076 cards in the game can cause this (Sol'Kanar the Tainted is one).

When Sol'Kanar the Tainted gains life:

  1. Dina, Soul Steeper — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — draws you that many cards
  3. South Wind Avatar — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Rodolf Duskbringer — grants indestructible
  5. Fiendish Panda — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Veinwitch Coven — brings a card back
  7. Cleric Class — puts a counter on a creature
  8. Lich's Mastery — draws you that many cards
  9. Wall of Limbs — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — triggers

84 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Sol'Kanar the Tainted is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When Sol'Kanar the Tainted is exiled, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Sol'Kanar the Tainted is one).

When Sol'Kanar the Tainted deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Soul-Scar Mage — puts that many counters on a permanent
  3. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  4. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  5. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  6. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  7. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  8. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  9. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  10. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

36 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Sol'Kanar the Tainted is one).

When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Sol'Kanar the Tainted:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — raises your speed
  2. Zahur, Glory's Past — raises your speed
  3. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — raises your speed
  4. Aether Syphon — raises your speed
  5. Vnwxt, Verbose Host — raises your speed
  6. Embalmed Ascendant — raises your speed
  7. Slick Imitator — raises your speed
  8. Nesting Bot — raises your speed
  9. Howlsquad Heavy — raises your speed
  10. Hour of Victory — raises your speed

46 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card is drawn — 3,815 cards in the game can cause this (Sol'Kanar the Tainted is one).

When Sol'Kanar the Tainted makes a player draw a card:

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — gives +1/+1
  3. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — deals 1 damage
  4. The Locust God — makes a token
  5. Starving Revenant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Diviner's Wand — gets +1/+1
  7. Ominous Seas — puts a foreshadow counter on itself
  8. Dream Trawler — gets +1/+0
  9. Iron Man, Armored Avenger — puts a counter on a creature
  10. The Astonishing Ant-Man — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

57 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 4,133 cards in the game can cause this (Sol'Kanar the Tainted is one).

When Sol'Kanar the Tainted leaves the battlefield:

  1. Tokka & Rahzar, Unsupervised — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Splinter, the Mentor — makes a token
  3. Rat King, Pale Piper — makes a token
  4. Dual Nature — exiles a creature

a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (Sol'Kanar the Tainted is one).

When Sol'Kanar the Tainted leaves the battlefield:

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — gains you 1 life
  2. Extractor Demon — mills a card
  3. Funeral March — makes a player sacrifice a creature

29 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Sol'Kanar the Tainted is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Sol'Kanar the Tainted attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

129 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Sol'Kanar the Tainted is one).

  1. Anthem of Rakdos — When Sol'Kanar the Tainted attacks, Anthem of Rakdos gives +2/+0

192 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Sol'Kanar the Tainted is one).

When Sol'Kanar the Tainted is cast:

  1. God-Eternal Oketra — makes a token
  2. Champions of the Perfect — draws you 1 card

89 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is dealt damage — 18,923 cards in the game can cause this (Sol'Kanar the Tainted is one).

  1. Soul Link — When Sol'Kanar the Tainted is dealt damage, Soul Link gains you that much life

26 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.