The most common way to take out a creature this large was to use black removal spells, and Sol'kanar was both black and had swampwalk to punish the owner of the spell for looking at him funny
I think she only has them at conventions, but if your paths cross you must check them out
By the time Revised came around, however, Magic finance was already a concept, albeit a nascent one
It also has two blue symbols to power them up, its good with Thassas flicker effect, and it gets better post-board when it can find powerful sideboard cards
Pretty much every commander I listed would also want all of the usual mana rock staples
Only reprinted a few times ( Eternal Masters, Masters 25, Amonkhet Invocations, Modern Horizons 2 ), the original retro frame printing from Apocalypse is by far the most valuable version of this ultra-effective permanent destruction spell