Grendel, Spawn of Knull
$0.42
$0.42Legendary 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+69% Synergy
$8.33
Vorpal Sword+60% Synergy
$2.35
Maha, Its Feathers Night+50% Synergy
$22.67
Sword of Truth and Justice+45% Synergy
$34.30
Crawlspace+44% Synergy
$9.95
Loxodon Warhammer+44% Synergy
$2.79
Dauthi Embrace+44% Synergy
$2.46
Fireshrieker+44% Synergy
$0.21
Damnation+43% Synergy
$20.53
Not Dead After All+43% Synergy
$1.72
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Grendel, Spawn of Knull decks.
Armor of Shadows+43% Synergy
$0.23
Vraska's Fall+42% Synergy
$0.32
Mithril Coat+40% Synergy
$29.00
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor+40% Synergy
$0.55
Whip of Erebos+35% Synergy
$7.49
Darkness+35% Synergy
$23.75
The Darkness Crystal+34% Synergy
$4.63
Deadly Rollick+21% Synergy
$28.86
Toxic Deluge+18% Synergy
$5.41
Feed the Swarm-5% Synergy
$0.22
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Demonic Tutor+27% Synergy
$71.60
Necropotence+22% Synergy
$37.36
Opposition Agent+18% Synergy
$22.79
The One Ring+18% Synergy
$104.64
Orcish Bowmasters+14% Synergy
$48.17
Imperial Seal+2% Synergy
$157.45
Ancient Tomb-2% Synergy
$129.20
Bolas's Citadel-10% Synergy
$17.96
Vampiric Tutor-12% Synergy
$60.99
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Grendel, Spawn of Knull's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Gonti, Night Minister+43% Synergy
$1.67
Massacre Girl, Known Killer+42% Synergy
$0.89
Vampire Nighthawk+40% Synergy
$0.28
Dream Beavers+39% Synergy
$0.30
Gurmag Swiftwing+36% Synergy
$0.26
Sheoldred+30% Synergy
$18.16
Reaper of Sheoldred+27% Synergy
$0.74
Flensermite+27% Synergy
$0.27
Sire of Seven Deaths+27% Synergy
$17.82
Brass Squire+27% Synergy
$1.04
Banehound+27% Synergy
$0.22
Farbog Revenant+27% Synergy
$0.09
Midnight Assassin+27% Synergy
$0.18
Spider-Man Noir+27% Synergy
$0.17
Phyrexian Crusader+26% Synergy
$6.45
Vampire of the Dire Moon+25% Synergy
$1.10
Faerie Dreamthief+25% Synergy
$0.34
Summon: Primal Odin+24% Synergy
$2.05
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+22% Synergy
$92.10
Gluttonous Slug+18% Synergy
$0.06
Sheoldred's Headcleaver+18% Synergy
$0.16
Daggerdrome Imp+18% Synergy
$0.14
Maralen of the Mornsong+17% Synergy
$34.61
Bilious Skulldweller+17% Synergy
$0.34
Armix, Filigree Thrasher+17% Synergy
$0.31
Deep-Cavern Bat+17% Synergy
$0.41
Blightbelly Rat+15% Synergy
$0.32
Oft-Nabbed Goat+15% Synergy
$0.30
Erebos, God of the Dead+14% Synergy
$14.12
Callous Inspector+14% Synergy
$0.13
Swarm, Being of Bees+11% Synergy
$0.10
Elephant-Rat+10% Synergy
$0.10
Rakdos Drake+9% Synergy
$0.05
Dreadmalkin+9% Synergy
$0.21
Bitterbloom Bearer+8% Synergy
$17.73
Dauthi Horror+8% Synergy
$0.37
Henrika Domnathi+8% Synergy
$1.14
Foulmire Knight+8% Synergy
$0.28
Hollow Marauder+8% Synergy
$0.17
Phyrexian Obliterator+7% Synergy
$9.82
Battlefly Swarm+7% Synergy
$0.25
Gingerbrute+7% Synergy
$0.33
Gifted Aetherborn+6% Synergy
$0.39
Rune-Scarred Demon+5% Synergy
$0.56
Dread Presence+4% Synergy
$3.52
Braids, Arisen Nightmare-1% Synergy
$2.55
Syr Konrad, the Grim-2% Synergy
$0.81
Solemn Simulacrum-4% Synergy
$0.25
Blood Artist-14% Synergy
$1.72
Crypt Ghast-28% Synergy
$18.22
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Grendel, Spawn of Knull safe.
Malakir Rebirth+31% Synergy
$13.73
Tainted Strike+24% Synergy
$3.79
Presumed Dead+18% Synergy
$0.19
Fell the Profane+17% Synergy
$2.81
Undying Malice+17% Synergy
$0.32
Demonic Gifts+17% Synergy
$0.24
Hatred+17% Synergy
$60.46
Howl from Beyond+17% Synergy
$0.20
Return to Action+17% Synergy
$0.24
Black Sun's Twilight+15% Synergy
$0.43
Doom Blade+11% Synergy
$0.18
Supernatural Stamina+11% Synergy
$0.24
Fake Your Own Death+11% Synergy
$0.29
Overkill+11% Synergy
$0.38
Grotesque Mutation+9% Synergy
$0.14
Renegade's Getaway+9% Synergy
$0.13
Boon of Erebos+9% Synergy
$0.13
Carrion+9% Synergy
$3.17
Alchemist's Gift+9% Synergy
$0.27
Final Flourish+9% Synergy
$0.12
Butcher's Glee+9% Synergy
$0.05
Blessing of Belzenlok+9% Synergy
$0.18
Ultimate Price+9% Synergy
$0.08
Murder+8% Synergy
$0.24
Astarion's Thirst+8% Synergy
$2.35
Bloodline Culling+8% Synergy
$0.31
Ashnod's Intervention+8% Synergy
$0.21
Desperate Measures+8% Synergy
$0.23
Costly Plunder+7% Synergy
$0.20
Altar's Reap+7% Synergy
$0.44
Breathe Your Last+7% Synergy
$0.17
Corrupted Conviction+6% Synergy
$0.35
Undying Evil+6% Synergy
$0.47
Withering Torment+5% Synergy
$3.61
Hagra Mauling+5% Synergy
$1.10
Sheoldred's Edict+3% Synergy
$1.64
Infernal Grasp+2% Synergy
$0.30
Consuming Corruption+2% Synergy
$0.27
Culling the Weak+2% Synergy
$12.88
Hero's Downfall+2% Synergy
$0.26
Defile0% Synergy
$1.44
Cabal Ritual0% Synergy
$14.71
Tragic Slip-1% Synergy
$0.17
Bitter Triumph-1% Synergy
$0.90
Soul Shatter-3% Synergy
$4.13
Snuff Out-4% Synergy
$9.92
Go for the Throat-5% Synergy
$0.61
Imp's Mischief-7% Synergy
$7.39
Village Rites-16% Synergy
$0.59
Dark Ritual-30% Synergy
$3.95
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Grendel, Spawn of Knull's game plan and control the board.
Infectious Inquiry+25% Synergy
$0.33
Splinter's Technique+15% Synergy
$2.52
Torment of Hailfire+12% Synergy
$41.23
Vraska's Scorn+9% Synergy
$0.20
Attempted Murder+9% Synergy
$0.37
Sadistic Sacrament+9% Synergy
$0.91
Shrouded Lore+9% Synergy
$0.29
Ashes to Ashes+9% Synergy
$0.61
Razaketh's Rite+8% Synergy
$0.37
Mastermind's Acquisition+8% Synergy
$1.34
Mind Twist+8% Synergy
$1.41
Blood Tribute+8% Synergy
$5.94
Risky Research+8% Synergy
$0.15
Cruel Tutor+8% Synergy
$43.57
Yawgmoth's Will+6% Synergy
$240.67
Dark Petition+5% Synergy
$3.79
Diabolic Tutor+4% Synergy
$2.11
Thoughtseize+4% Synergy
$6.92
Bubbling Muck+3% Synergy
$3.51
Duress+3% Synergy
$0.11
Breach the Multiverse+3% Synergy
$10.20
Read the Bones+2% Synergy
$0.27
Mutilate+2% Synergy
$1.95
Blasphemous Edict+2% Synergy
$4.26
Agadeem's Awakening+2% Synergy
$29.36
Peer into the Abyss-1% Synergy
$3.16
Grim Tutor-2% Synergy
$25.54
Syphon Mind-3% Synergy
$0.39
Rise of the Dark Realms-4% Synergy
$7.09
Diabolic Intent-6% Synergy
$16.89
Night's Whisper-7% Synergy
$0.27
Exsanguinate-16% Synergy
$0.42
Sign in Blood-17% Synergy
$3.20
Victimize-18% Synergy
$2.12
Reanimate-22% Synergy
$8.51
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Blackblade Reforged+34% Synergy
$3.70
Shadowspear+32% Synergy
$31.59
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+27% Synergy
$36.66
Hammer of Nazahn+27% Synergy
$15.54
Grafted Exoskeleton+26% Synergy
$5.24
Genji Glove+26% Synergy
$6.10
Nightmare Lash+25% Synergy
$8.73
Contagion Engine+25% Synergy
$14.41
Darksteel Plate+25% Synergy
$5.94
Masterwork of Ingenuity+18% Synergy
$1.17
Trepanation Blade+18% Synergy
$0.30
Portal to Phyrexia+17% Synergy
$30.74
Buster Sword+17% Synergy
$40.93
Mask of Memory+16% Synergy
$0.41
Wayfarer's Bauble+12% Synergy
$0.27
Sword of Fire and Ice+9% Synergy
$46.34
Rogue's Gloves+9% Synergy
$0.60
The Grim Captain's Locker+9% Synergy
$0.23
Bubbling Cauldron+9% Synergy
$0.31
Dolmen Gate+9% Synergy
$31.73
Staff of Titania+9% Synergy
$6.67
Bloodforged Battle-Axe+9% Synergy
$2.45
Excalibur, Sword of Eden+9% Synergy
$11.34
Manascape Refractor+9% Synergy
$1.16
Heirloom Mirror+9% Synergy
$0.22
Argentum Armor+9% Synergy
$2.49
Hero's Blade+9% Synergy
$0.27
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus+8% Synergy
$5.27
Staff of Domination+8% Synergy
$9.84
Requiem Monolith+8% Synergy
$0.35
Manifold Key+7% Synergy
$1.60
Pact Weapon+7% Synergy
$2.46
Champion's Helm+7% Synergy
$2.68
Trailblazer's Boots+7% Synergy
$3.33
Mask of Griselbrand+6% Synergy
$0.57
Sculpting Steel+6% Synergy
$3.22
Cranial Plating+6% Synergy
$0.45
Basilisk Collar+6% Synergy
$4.03
Mindcrank+4% Synergy
$10.85
Whispersilk Cloak+3% Synergy
$4.23
Commander's Plate+3% Synergy
$44.17
Wishclaw Talisman+2% Synergy
$2.00
Bontu's Monument-1% Synergy
$5.33
Skullclamp-13% Synergy
$6.61
Lightning Greaves-25% Synergy
$3.91
Jet Medallion-26% Synergy
$10.81
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Grendel, Spawn of Knull's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Kaya's Ghostform+35% Synergy
$2.89
Phyresis+34% Synergy
$3.00
Shade's Form+27% Synergy
$0.34
Necrogen Communion+26% Synergy
$0.31
Endless Scream+18% Synergy
$0.14
Virtue of Persistence+13% Synergy
$7.80
Parker Luck+10% Synergy
$0.32
Corroding Dragonstorm+9% Synergy
$0.19
Snake Cult Initiation+9% Synergy
$0.46
Gift of Doom+8% Synergy
$4.49
One Ring to Rule Them All+8% Synergy
$3.05
Grave Betrayal+7% Synergy
$4.53
Leyline of the Void+7% Synergy
$0.61
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber+6% Synergy
$3.19
Meathook Massacre II+3% Synergy
$2.50
Greed+2% Synergy
$0.38
No Mercy+2% Synergy
$26.29
The Meathook Massacre+1% Synergy
$25.34
Bastion of Remembrance+1% Synergy
$0.28
Animate Dead+1% Synergy
$5.02
Bloodchief Ascension0% Synergy
$20.29
Waste Not-1% Synergy
$8.21
Black Market-3% Synergy
$5.88
Sanguine Bond-3% Synergy
$6.00
Exquisite Blood-4% Synergy
$37.11
Black Market Connections-6% Synergy
$20.19
Grave Pact-10% Synergy
$30.39
Phyrexian Arena-21% Synergy
$4.08
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Grendel, Spawn of Knull to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting+25% Synergy
$0.79
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted+7% Synergy
$0.75
Liliana of the Dark Realms-5% Synergy
$9.11
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+42% Synergy
$18.88
Karn's Bastion+42% Synergy
$2.32
Cabal Coffers+27% Synergy
$33.08
The Black Gate+24% Synergy
$9.57
Mortuary Mire+23% Synergy
$0.47
Cabal Stronghold+20% Synergy
$13.43
Temple of the False God+20% Synergy
$0.26
Scavenger Grounds+17% Synergy
$0.33
Inventors' Fair+16% Synergy
$13.99
Memorial to Folly+15% Synergy
$0.28
Cathedral of War+9% Synergy
$2.14
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+8% Synergy
$62.43
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+8% Synergy
$39.84
Treasure Vault+8% Synergy
$1.54
Everglades+8% Synergy
$1.15
Vesuva+6% Synergy
$3.22
Access Tunnel+6% Synergy
$0.35
Barad-dûr+5% Synergy
$1.77
Vault of Whispers+4% Synergy
$5.14
Lake of the Dead+4% Synergy
$123.29
Command Beacon+1% Synergy
$7.46
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-6% Synergy
$10.42
Phyrexian Tower-7% Synergy
$27.25
Rogue's Passage-10% Synergy
$0.38
Witch's Cottage-15% Synergy
$0.90
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-21% Synergy
$50.58
Bojuka Bog-28% Synergy
$0.72
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Glistening Sphere+26% Synergy
$14.39
Mox Opal+24% Synergy
$239.75
Heraldic Banner+22% Synergy
$0.35
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+19% Synergy
$18.88
Throne of Eldraine+18% Synergy
$35.66
Caged Sun+16% Synergy
$3.59
Fellwar Stone+13% Synergy
$2.16
Everflowing Chalice+13% Synergy
$0.33
Nyx Lotus+12% Synergy
$6.38
Dreamstone Hedron+9% Synergy
$0.39
Replicating Ring+9% Synergy
$1.03
The Irencrag+9% Synergy
$1.10
Skyclave Relic+9% Synergy
$1.44
Staff of Compleation+7% Synergy
$4.15
Sol Ring+5% Synergy
$1.21
Worn Powerstone+5% Synergy
$0.37
Extraplanar Lens+4% Synergy
$11.88
Thran Dynamo+3% Synergy
$3.55
Thought Vessel+2% Synergy
$2.41
Commander's Sphere+1% Synergy
$0.35
Mind Stone-1% Synergy
$0.29
Charcoal Diamond-4% Synergy
$0.32
Arcane Signet-43% Synergy
$0.38
Lands
The mana base foundation for Grendel, Spawn of Knull decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Malakir Rebirth+31% Synergy
$13.73
Fell the Profane+17% Synergy
$2.81
Escape Tunnel+8% Synergy
$0.27
Swamp+5% Synergy
$2.00
Hagra Mauling+5% Synergy
$1.10
Myriad Landscape+2% Synergy
$0.34
Agadeem's Awakening+2% Synergy
$29.36
Boggart Trawler0% Synergy
$0.94
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