u/rufess

[Standard] Sultai Mid-range looking for advise
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[Standard] Sultai Mid-range looking for advise

I have been playing this deck for a while but only as a break from competitive meta. Until recently I found a similar deck beat all other top decks and won the MIT. So I steal that deck and merge into my build. Here is my current list:

https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/7756055#paper

The core of the deck are [[Deceit]], [[Wistfulness]] and [[Superior Spider-Man]]. The trio have proved their value in the Sultai Reanimate deck. Copying Deceit's ETBs with Spider-Man is a powerful move and can be a big swing in tempo. Adding Wistfulness not only helps fixing hands but also brings answer to resolved permanents that Dimir always struggling to.

A significant change I made is adding [[Glarb, Calamity's Augur]] for fixing hand and gaining resource, and he is doing a good job for me so far. Casting the elementals from deck top with Evoke is like cheating. because of him I have changed one of the drawing spell to [[Rakshasa's Bargain]], which can be cast from the top with Glarb too.

The biggest weakness of this deck is the pips. Both elementals, Glarb and the Gearhulk all have a highly colored cost. The lands must line up very well to cast these cards in order. So I would like to have some advise on the mana base and color ratio.

The sideboard is also just temporary. It is heavily tunning against Control and Landfall since these are the most unfavored match up. Is there any other match up I should keep an eye on or any good sideboard card I have missed?

u/rufess — 7 days ago