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Overview:
This Sultai graveyard deck leverages Teval, the Balanced Scale to mill, recur lands, and generate Zombie tokens. The strategy focuses on self-mill, land recursion, and reanimating key creatures for value. Win conditions include token swarms (Field of the Dead), incremental life loss (Blood Artist), and big reanimated threats (Avenger of Zendikar). The deck lacks infinite combos but has moderate synergy and recursion.
Primer:
Core Strategy:
Deploy Teval early to mill, trigger land recursion, and generate Zombie tokens. Use self-mill engines (Hermit Druid, Stitcher's Supplier) to fill the graveyard with value creatures and lands. Reanimate key threats like Avenger of Zendikar or Colossal Grave-Reaver. Close games with token armies, Jarad’s sacrifice triggers, or overwhelming board states.
Mulligan Priorities:
- 3+ lands (prioritize untapped green/black sources).
- Early mill/ramp (Hedron Crab, Sakura-Tribe Elder).
- Graveyard enablers (Stitcher's Supplier, Meren).
Avoid hands without ramp or graveyard interaction.
Key Tips:
- Time Teval’s attacks to maximize land recursion (prioritize recurring utility lands like Field of the Dead).
- Protect Meren and Gitrog Monster—they provide critical recursion and card advantage.
- Use Buried Alive to set up Necrotic Ooze + activated abilities or reanimation targets.
Weaknesses:
Critical
- Graveyard reliance: Fold to Rest in Peace, Leyline of the Void, or Dauthi Voidwalker.
- Slow recovery: Minimal protection for key engines; Teval’s 4CMC makes recasting costly.
Moderate
- Limited fast interaction: No free counterspells; relies on sorcery-speed removal (Putrefy).
Minor
- High mana curve: Vulnerable to early stax (Thalia, Sphere of Resistance).
Most Important Cards:
- Hermit Druid
- Field of the Dead
- Meren of Clan Nel Toth
- Buried Alive
- The Gitrog Monster
- Animate Dead
- Phyrexian Reclamation
- Life from the Loam
- Necrotic Ooze
- Dauthi Voidwalker
Attribute Ratings:
Speed: 5/10
- Wins via combat/value around T8–10; no fast combos.
Resilience: 4/10
- Struggles against graveyard hate; limited protection for key pieces.
Consistency: 6/10
- Tutors (Demonic Tutor, Buried Alive) and recursion (Meren, Life from the Loam) provide redundancy.
Interaction: 5/10
- Moderate removal (Putrefy, Force of Despair) but lacks counterspell density.
Rating Justification:
The deck operates at a focused casual level with clear synergies but lacks the speed, resilience, and interaction to compete above mid-power tables.
Power level: 4.0 - 5.0
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