Grendel, Spawn of Knull
$0.41
$0.41Legendary Creature — Symbiote Dragon Villain
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Mono-Black Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketHigh Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Grendel, Spawn of Knull's abilities and overall game plan.
Sword of the Animist+60% Synergy
$6.37
Vorpal Sword+53% Synergy
$2.98
Maha, Its Feathers Night+45% Synergy
$20.94
Sword of Truth and Justice+42% Synergy
$33.42
Crawlspace+41% Synergy
$10.04
Loxodon Warhammer+41% Synergy
$2.76
Dauthi Embrace+41% Synergy
$2.66
Fireshrieker+41% Synergy
$0.20
Armor of Shadows+40% Synergy
$0.27
Gonti, Night Minister+40% Synergy
$0.79
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Grendel, Spawn of Knull decks.
Vraska's Fall+39% Synergy
$0.38
Not Dead After All+38% Synergy
$1.74
Mithril Coat+37% Synergy
$32.31
Whip of Erebos+31% Synergy
$8.68
Damnation+29% Synergy
$21.39
The Darkness Crystal+29% Synergy
$4.77
Deadly Rollick+17% Synergy
$28.36
Toxic Deluge+13% Synergy
$4.65
Defile+7% Synergy
$1.55
Dark Ritual-24% Synergy
$6.13
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Demonic Tutor+30% Synergy
$65.99
Necropotence+21% Synergy
$36.97
The One Ring+19% Synergy
$122.69
Opposition Agent+19% Synergy
$20.50
Orcish Bowmasters+15% Synergy
$48.18
Imperial Seal+0% Synergy
$168.43
Ancient Tomb-4% Synergy
$135.13
Vampiric Tutor-13% Synergy
$53.95
Bolas's Citadel-13% Synergy
$16.31
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Grendel, Spawn of Knull's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Massacre Girl, Known Killer+39% Synergy
$0.51
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor+37% Synergy
$0.51
Vampire Nighthawk+37% Synergy
$0.20
Dream Beavers+36% Synergy
$0.33
Gurmag Swiftwing+35% Synergy
$0.26
Unliving Legionnaire+33% Synergy
$0.09
Roxxon Brutes+32% Synergy
$0.14
Red Room Recruit+32% Synergy
$0.20
Hammerhead, Maggia Boss+32% Synergy
$0.30
Project Deathlok Soldier+32% Synergy
$0.12
Sheoldred+30% Synergy
$18.09
Farbog Revenant+28% Synergy
$0.09
Midnight Assassin+28% Synergy
$0.21
Sire of Seven Deaths+28% Synergy
$18.14
Spider-Man Noir+28% Synergy
$0.23
Flensermite+28% Synergy
$0.23
Reaper of Sheoldred+28% Synergy
$0.95
Banehound+27% Synergy
$0.26
Brass Squire+27% Synergy
$1.23
Phyrexian Crusader+27% Synergy
$5.14
Faerie Dreamthief+26% Synergy
$0.33
Vampire of the Dire Moon+26% Synergy
$1.30
Summon: Primal Odin+25% Synergy
$2.20
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+21% Synergy
$100.16
Emeritus of Woe+18% Synergy
$12.29
Swarm, Being of Bees+16% Synergy
$0.22
Gluttonous Slug+14% Synergy
$0.15
Daggerdrome Imp+14% Synergy
$0.07
Sheoldred's Headcleaver+14% Synergy
$0.23
Merciless Enforcers+14% Synergy
$0.16
Hollow Marauder+13% Synergy
$0.16
Maralen of the Mornsong+13% Synergy
$32.38
Deep-Cavern Bat+13% Synergy
$0.37
Bilious Skulldweller+13% Synergy
$0.37
Armix, Filigree Thrasher+12% Synergy
$0.28
Rancid Rats+11% Synergy
$0.19
Blightbelly Rat+10% Synergy
$0.35
Erebos, God of the Dead+9% Synergy
$10.84
Oft-Nabbed Goat+9% Synergy
$0.29
Boggart Trawler+4% Synergy
$1.61
Bitterbloom Bearer+3% Synergy
$14.60
Phyrexian Obliterator+3% Synergy
$9.85
Syr Konrad, the Grim+1% Synergy
$1.60
Dread Presence+1% Synergy
$3.44
Braids, Arisen Nightmare-5% Synergy
$4.76
Plaguecrafter-5% Synergy
$0.41
Solemn Simulacrum-6% Synergy
$0.32
Blood Artist-17% Synergy
$3.44
Crypt Ghast-32% Synergy
$16.64
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-35% Synergy
$5.09
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Grendel, Spawn of Knull safe.
Malakir Rebirth+33% Synergy
$14.29
Decoy Ploy+32% Synergy
$0.17
Darkness+32% Synergy
$24.36
Visions of Villainy+31% Synergy
$0.22
Tainted Strike+25% Synergy
$2.63
Fell the Profane+23% Synergy
$4.34
Undying Malice+18% Synergy
$0.28
Presumed Dead+13% Synergy
$0.24
Howl from Beyond+13% Synergy
$0.25
Hatred+13% Synergy
$63.97
Demonic Gifts+13% Synergy
$0.34
Return to Action+12% Synergy
$0.31
Black Sun's Twilight+11% Synergy
$0.39
Overkill+7% Synergy
$0.31
Doom Blade+7% Synergy
$0.27
Tar Snare+7% Synergy
$0.05
Throttle+7% Synergy
$0.07
Virulent Swipe+7% Synergy
$0.12
Renegade's Getaway+7% Synergy
$0.12
Grotesque Mutation+6% Synergy
$0.22
Final Flourish+6% Synergy
$0.15
Boon of Erebos+6% Synergy
$0.09
Toxin Analysis+6% Synergy
$0.21
Alchemist's Gift+6% Synergy
$0.27
Dark Dabbling+6% Synergy
$0.08
Fake Your Own Death+6% Synergy
$0.24
Supernatural Stamina+6% Synergy
$0.22
Sheoldred's Edict+6% Synergy
$1.51
Bloodline Culling+6% Synergy
$0.33
Astarion's Thirst+5% Synergy
$1.88
Altar's Reap+4% Synergy
$0.40
Murder+4% Synergy
$0.28
Bitter Triumph+4% Synergy
$0.33
Withering Torment+4% Synergy
$1.10
Dismember+3% Synergy
$4.71
Undying Evil+3% Synergy
$0.38
Infernal Grasp+3% Synergy
$0.34
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$1.03
Corrupted Conviction+1% Synergy
$0.35
Hero's Downfall+0% Synergy
$0.26
Consuming Corruption-1% Synergy
$0.32
Culling the Weak-3% Synergy
$7.10
Soul Shatter-4% Synergy
$3.68
Tragic Slip-4% Synergy
$0.34
Cabal Ritual-4% Synergy
$14.30
Snuff Out-6% Synergy
$12.83
Go for the Throat-8% Synergy
$0.56
Imp's Mischief-11% Synergy
$8.93
Village Rites-18% Synergy
$0.65
Deadly Dispute-19% Synergy
$0.28
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Grendel, Spawn of Knull's game plan and control the board.
Infectious Inquiry+25% Synergy
$0.48
Torment of Hailfire+13% Synergy
$36.74
Risky Research+13% Synergy
$0.19
Splinter's Technique+9% Synergy
$1.67
Duress+7% Synergy
$0.11
Vraska's Scorn+7% Synergy
$0.16
Defeat+7% Synergy
$0.08
Mire's Malice+7% Synergy
$0.04
Pulling Teeth+7% Synergy
$0.13
Attempted Murder+7% Synergy
$0.66
Shrouded Lore+6% Synergy
$0.29
Sadistic Sacrament+6% Synergy
$0.82
Venom's Hunger+6% Synergy
$0.20
Murderous Compulsion+6% Synergy
$0.24
Ashes to Ashes+6% Synergy
$0.62
Ghoulcaller's Chant+6% Synergy
$0.25
Razaketh's Rite+6% Synergy
$0.29
Mind Rot+6% Synergy
$0.05
Mind Twist+5% Synergy
$1.39
Blood Tribute+5% Synergy
$4.68
Cruel Tutor+5% Synergy
$43.37
Mastermind's Acquisition+5% Synergy
$1.56
Macabre Waltz+5% Synergy
$0.22
Killing Wave+4% Synergy
$0.38
Stitch Together+3% Synergy
$1.47
Yawgmoth's Will+3% Synergy
$246.63
Dark Petition+3% Synergy
$3.52
Thoughtseize+2% Synergy
$8.86
Breach the Multiverse+1% Synergy
$10.91
Diabolic Tutor+0% Synergy
$2.32
Agadeem's Awakening0% Synergy
$27.27
Mutilate-1% Synergy
$2.04
Bubbling Muck-1% Synergy
$3.49
Read the Bones-1% Synergy
$0.30
Blasphemous Edict-1% Synergy
$4.59
Unearth-1% Synergy
$0.50
Peer into the Abyss-2% Synergy
$3.52
Grim Tutor-4% Synergy
$23.32
Syphon Mind-4% Synergy
$0.29
Rise of the Dark Realms-6% Synergy
$7.14
Feed the Swarm-7% Synergy
$0.19
Diabolic Intent-8% Synergy
$16.91
Exsanguinate-10% Synergy
$0.45
Night's Whisper-11% Synergy
$5.45
Victimize-13% Synergy
$1.24
Reanimate-19% Synergy
$10.65
Sign in Blood-20% Synergy
$3.71
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Grafted Exoskeleton+34% Synergy
$6.68
Blackblade Reforged+32% Synergy
$3.16
Shadowspear+31% Synergy
$34.49
Hammer of Nazahn+27% Synergy
$15.01
Genji Glove+27% Synergy
$12.32
Contagion Engine+26% Synergy
$13.74
Darksteel Plate+26% Synergy
$7.19
Nightmare Lash+26% Synergy
$6.46
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+20% Synergy
$38.05
Wayfarer's Bauble+14% Synergy
$4.85
Trepanation Blade+14% Synergy
$0.32
Masterwork of Ingenuity+13% Synergy
$1.60
Buster Sword+13% Synergy
$54.65
Portal to Phyrexia+12% Synergy
$50.27
Mask of Memory+11% Synergy
$0.39
Mindcrank+9% Synergy
$12.48
Bontu's Monument+7% Synergy
$4.83
Blight Sickle+7% Synergy
$0.25
Nemesis Mask+7% Synergy
$10.87
Bubbling Cauldron+6% Synergy
$0.32
The Grim Captain's Locker+6% Synergy
$0.24
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine+6% Synergy
$24.12
Heirloom Mirror+6% Synergy
$0.17
Viridian Longbow+6% Synergy
$3.31
Manascape Refractor+6% Synergy
$1.59
Rogue's Gloves+6% Synergy
$0.71
Excalibur, Sword of Eden+6% Synergy
$18.86
Bloodforged Battle-Axe+6% Synergy
$2.64
Grinding Station+6% Synergy
$15.34
Sword of Fire and Ice+6% Synergy
$48.72
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus+6% Synergy
$5.66
Blasting Station+6% Synergy
$11.28
Krark-Clan Ironworks+5% Synergy
$16.53
Manifold Key+5% Synergy
$1.57
Ichor Wellspring+5% Synergy
$1.51
Pact Weapon+4% Synergy
$3.77
Champion's Helm+4% Synergy
$2.91
Trailblazer's Boots+4% Synergy
$3.88
Sculpting Steel+4% Synergy
$3.26
Cranial Plating+3% Synergy
$0.37
Mask of Griselbrand+3% Synergy
$0.84
Vat of Rebirth+3% Synergy
$0.36
Whispersilk Cloak+1% Synergy
$1.97
Commander's Plate+0% Synergy
$48.74
Wishclaw Talisman+0% Synergy
$1.90
Sensei's Divining Top0% Synergy
$42.25
Skullclamp-8% Synergy
$6.37
Ashnod's Altar-12% Synergy
$16.49
Lightning Greaves-19% Synergy
$4.83
Jet Medallion-26% Synergy
$12.61
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Grendel, Spawn of Knull's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Phyresis+33% Synergy
$2.62
Kaya's Ghostform+32% Synergy
$2.15
Shade's Form+20% Synergy
$0.34
Necrogen Communion+19% Synergy
$0.36
Endless Scream+14% Synergy
$0.18
Virtue of Persistence+9% Synergy
$6.49
Parker Luck+7% Synergy
$0.27
Vessel of Malignity+7% Synergy
$0.07
Strange Augmentation+7% Synergy
$0.16
Untamed Hunger+7% Synergy
$0.27
Snake Cult Initiation+6% Synergy
$0.47
Corroding Dragonstorm+6% Synergy
$0.20
Dead Weight+6% Synergy
$0.19
Gift of Doom+6% Synergy
$5.15
One Ring to Rule Them All+6% Synergy
$3.18
Leyline of the Void+5% Synergy
$0.81
Grave Betrayal+4% Synergy
$6.23
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber+4% Synergy
$2.60
Animate Dead+3% Synergy
$7.55
The Eldest Reborn+3% Synergy
$0.34
Meathook Massacre II+1% Synergy
$2.69
Greed+0% Synergy
$0.33
No Mercy0% Synergy
$26.33
Bloodchief Ascension-1% Synergy
$20.46
The Meathook Massacre-2% Synergy
$24.74
Bastion of Remembrance-2% Synergy
$0.34
Waste Not-3% Synergy
$8.75
Sanguine Bond-4% Synergy
$6.94
Exquisite Blood-5% Synergy
$36.21
Black Market-5% Synergy
$6.30
Black Market Connections-10% Synergy
$8.92
Grave Pact-12% Synergy
$33.54
Phyrexian Arena-24% Synergy
$4.68
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Grendel, Spawn of Knull to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting+18% Synergy
$0.94
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted+4% Synergy
$0.54
Liliana of the Dark Realms-6% Synergy
$9.14
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+39% Synergy
$16.69
Karn's Bastion+39% Synergy
$2.22
Mortuary Mire+30% Synergy
$0.40
The Black Gate+25% Synergy
$9.58
Cabal Coffers+23% Synergy
$33.49
Temple of the False God+21% Synergy
$0.28
Cabal Stronghold+16% Synergy
$13.04
Scavenger Grounds+12% Synergy
$0.32
Inventors' Fair+11% Synergy
$17.81
Memorial to Folly+11% Synergy
$0.30
Urza's Factory+7% Synergy
$0.31
Cathedral of War+6% Synergy
$1.48
Urza's Power Plant+6% Synergy
$1.97
Urza's Mine+6% Synergy
$1.18
Urza's Tower+6% Synergy
$0.88
Treasure Vault+6% Synergy
$2.49
Everglades+5% Synergy
$1.21
Darksteel Citadel+5% Synergy
$3.13
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+5% Synergy
$56.72
Vesuva+4% Synergy
$3.87
Access Tunnel+4% Synergy
$0.40
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+3% Synergy
$33.21
Barad-dûr+3% Synergy
$2.57
Lake of the Dead+1% Synergy
$122.15
Vault of Whispers+1% Synergy
$5.46
Command Beacon-1% Synergy
$9.74
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-8% Synergy
$11.18
Phyrexian Tower-11% Synergy
$29.20
Rogue's Passage-12% Synergy
$0.36
Witch's Cottage-17% Synergy
$1.09
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-22% Synergy
$52.41
Bojuka Bog-32% Synergy
$1.45
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Glistening Sphere+20% Synergy
$14.44
Mox Opal+17% Synergy
$240.21
Heraldic Banner+16% Synergy
$0.34
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+13% Synergy
$20.35
Throne of Eldraine+12% Synergy
$28.83
Caged Sun+11% Synergy
$3.72
Everflowing Chalice+9% Synergy
$0.33
Nyx Lotus+8% Synergy
$4.95
Fellwar Stone+7% Synergy
$0.83
Skyclave Relic+6% Synergy
$1.50
Replicating Ring+6% Synergy
$1.38
Dreamstone Hedron+6% Synergy
$0.36
The Irencrag+6% Synergy
$1.34
Staff of Compleation+5% Synergy
$4.14
Liquimetal Torque+4% Synergy
$3.91
Worn Powerstone+3% Synergy
$0.39
Extraplanar Lens+2% Synergy
$13.05
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$4.73
Sol Ring+0% Synergy
$1.54
Commander's Sphere0% Synergy
$0.26
Thought Vessel-3% Synergy
$2.68
Mind Stone-6% Synergy
$0.31
Charcoal Diamond-7% Synergy
$0.37
Arcane Signet-39% Synergy
$0.60
Lands
The mana base foundation for Grendel, Spawn of Knull decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Malakir Rebirth+33% Synergy
$14.29
Fell the Profane+23% Synergy
$4.34
Escape Tunnel+6% Synergy
$0.22
Boggart Trawler+4% Synergy
$1.61
Swamp+4% Synergy
$0.09
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$1.03
Agadeem's Awakening0% Synergy
$27.27
Urza's Cave-1% Synergy
$2.00
Myriad Landscape-2% Synergy
$0.31
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