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This Sultai graveyard synergy deck leverages Teval, the Balanced Scale to mill itself while generating Zombie tokens and recurring lands. The strategy focuses on incremental value through self-mill, reanimation, and land recursion, with multiple paths to victory through token swarms and reanimated threats. While lacking infinite combos, it can create overwhelming board states through synergistic card interactions.
Primer:
Core Strategy: The deck aims to:
- Mill itself aggressively using Teval's attack trigger, Sidisi, Brood Tyrant, Hermit Druid, and Hedron Crab
- Generate Zombie tokens through graveyard exile effects like Teval's passive and Insidious Roots
- Recur key creatures/lands via Muldrotha, the Gravetide, Conduit of Worlds, and Life from the Loam
- Close games with token swarms or reanimated bombs like Avenger of Zendikar/Colossal Grave-Reaver
Key Lines:
- Turn 3 Hermit Druid → Turn 4 mill ~10 cards + create Zombies
- Buried Alive into Reanimate/Dread Return for instant threats
- Living Death as both board wipe and reanimation payoff
- World Shaper/Aftermath Analyst land recursion chains
Mulligan Priorities:
- Early mill engines (Stitcher's Supplier, Hedron Crab)
- Graveyard enablers (Tortured Existence, Phyrexian Reclamation)
- Land drops (critical for The Gitrog Monster/Tireless Provisioner value)
Protection Tips:
- Use Sylvan Safekeeper to shield key creatures
- Hold Veil of Summer for crucial graveyard interactions
- Prioritize Bojuka Bog recursion against opposing graveyard decks
Weaknesses:
Critical:
- Graveyard hate (Rest in Peace, Leyline of the Void)
- Exile-based removal
Moderate:
- Board wipes (mitigated by recursion)
- Commander tax on Teval
Minor:
- Slow starts (needs 2-3 turns to set up)
Most Important Cards:
- Hermit Druid
- The Gitrog Monster
- Muldrotha, the Gravetide
- Living Death
- Conduit of Worlds
- Avenger of Zendikar
- World Shaper
- Buried Alive
- Life from the Loam
- Sidisi, Brood Tyrant
Attribute Ratings:
Speed: 5/10
- Goldfish win ~T8-9 through incremental value
- No fast mana/tutors for immediate combos
Resilience: 6/10
- Multiple graveyard recursion engines
- Vulnerable to targeted hate but can rebuild
Consistency: 7/10
- 10+ self-mill engines
- 5 recursion effects (Regrowth, Bala Ged Recovery)
- Limited tutors (only Buried Alive/Fiend Artisan)
Interaction: 6/10
- Assassin's Trophy, Counterspell, Drag to the Roots
- Lacks free interaction for critical turns
Rating Justification:
This deck sits between Optimized Casual (5.0) and High-Power Casual (5.5) on the rubric. It outpaces precons with its synergistic engine but lacks:
- The speed of T6-7 combo finishes (6.0+ requirement)
- Robust stax/hate protection
- Redundant win conditions
While capable of overwhelming casual tables through value, it folds to dedicated graveyard hate common in higher power metas. The turn 8-10 win clock aligns with 5.0-5.5 expectations.
Power level: 5.0 - 5.5
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