Sol'kanar the Swamp King
Chronicles 85 • rare
- Set
- Chronicles
- Collector number
- 85
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana black mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Red · Blue
- Artist
- Richard Kane Ferguson
- Market price
- $0.56
What it does
Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
Whenever a player casts a black spell, you gain 1 life.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Sol'kanar the Swamp King was originally printed in the Legends expansion set in 1994, representing one of the iconic Elder Demons of the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. This creature card helped define the Grixis color identity—blue, black, and red—by combining distinct mechanical effects such as life gain, evasion, and damage dealing into a single legendary entity. It became a hallmark of the early game's focus on high-impact, flavorful legendary creatures.
The Chronicles version, released in 1995, features the original illustrative work of Christopher Rush. Rush was one of the most influential early artists for the game, known for his dynamic and dark fantasy style. By reprinting Sol'kanar in the Chronicles set, Wizards of the Coast allowed a wider audience to access this classic card, though it sparked long-standing debates within the collector community regarding the impact of reprints on original card values and set exclusivity.
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