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Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror · {2}{R}{R} · Red commander
If a source you control would deal noncombat damage to an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls, it deals double that damage to that player or permanent instead.
{1}{R/P}{R/P}, Discard two cards: Put an indestructible counter on Solphim. ({R/P} can be paid with either {R} or 2 life.)
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What Solphim, Mayhem Dominus actually does
Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.
- Activated ability{1}{R/P}{R/P}, Discard two cards: Put an indestructible counter on Solphim.
- Replacement effect · otherIf a source you control would deal noncombat damage to an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls, it deals double that damage to that player or permanent instead.
- Keyword · doubledouble
What a Solphim, Mayhem Dominus deck wants
The plan the Forge derives for this commander: the roles it fills and how many of each.
- 6× Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
- 4× Evasion that does NOT target or attach — for a commander your own auras and equipment cannot legally touch
- 16× A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
- 16× A repeatable source of damage — a commander that adds to each damage event wants many small events, not one big one
- 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- 1× Answer a whole board at once
- 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
- 7× Refill your hand
- 2× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
Best cards for Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
Ranked by an engine that reads what each card does — its real cost, its delay and how reliably it works — rather than counting how often other people play it.
Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
- Archetype of Aggression3 mana
- Eldrazi Monument5 mana
- Colossus Hammer1 mana
- Shadowspear1 mana
- Goblin War Drums3 mana
- Akroma's Memorial7 mana
- Chronicle of Victory6 mana
- Super State7 mana
Evasion that does NOT target or attach — for a commander your own auras and equipment cannot legally touch
- Secret Tunnel0 mana
- Crash Through1 mana
- Archetype of Aggression3 mana
- Rhonas's Monument3 mana
- Glaring Spotlight1 mana
- Legion Loyalist1 mana
- Frantic Confrontation1 mana
- Lunar Frenzy1 mana
A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
- Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Okaun, Eye of Chaos0 mana
- Twinferno2 mana
- Fireshrieker3 mana
- Two-Handed Axe // Sweeping Cleave3 mana
- Blacksmith's Talent1 mana
- Solphim, Mayhem Dominus4 mana
- Gavel of the Righteous2 mana
- Berserkers' Onslaught5 mana
A repeatable source of damage — a commander that adds to each damage event wants many small events, not one big one
- Impact Tremors2 mana
- Shivan Gorge0 mana
- Coruscation Mage2 mana
- Descent into Avernus3 mana
- Ramunap Ruins0 mana
- Agate Instigator2 mana
- Firebrand Archer2 mana
- Kessig Flamebreather2 mana
Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- Wild Magic Surge2 mana
- Crush1 mana
- Umezawa's Jitte2 mana
- Titan's Presence3 mana
- Abrade2 mana
- Untimely Malfunction2 mana
- Chaos Warp3 mana
- Kozilek's Command2 mana
Answer a whole board at once
- Blasphemous Act9 mana
- Breaking Point3 mana
- Crack the Earth1 mana
- Kozilek's Return3 mana
- Akki Blizzard-Herder2 mana
- Devastating Dreams2 mana
- Tectonic Break2 mana
- Tremble2 mana
Find the exact card the plan needs
- Goblin Recruiter2 mana
- Imperial Recruiter3 mana
- Dragon's Approach3 mana
- Flamekin Harbinger1 mana
- Goblin Matron3 mana
- Sarkhan's Triumph3 mana
- Dwarven Recruiter3 mana
- Myr Kinsmith4 mana
Refill your hand
- Skullclamp1 mana
- The One Ring4 mana
- Pip-Boy 30001 mana
- Sticky Fingers1 mana
- Vexing Bauble1 mana
- Artist's Talent2 mana
- Fear of Missing Out2 mana
- Key to the City2 mana
Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
- Hexing Squelcher2 mana
- Cryptothrall4 mana
- Lightning Greaves2 mana
- Swiftfoot Boots2 mana
- Eldrazi Monument5 mana
- Commander's Plate1 mana
- Mithril Coat3 mana
- Akroma's Memorial7 mana