Overview:

This Sultai graveyard/combo deck leverages Teval's milling and token generation to fuel recursive strategies and explosive wins. It combines fast mana, efficient tutors, and multiple combo lines to establish early dominance or game-ending loops. The deck operates at cEDH levels with robust interaction, resilience, and redundancy, though it remains vulnerable to grave hate.

Primer:

Core Strategy: The deck aims to mill itself for value via Teval's attack trigger while generating Zombie Druid tokens. These tokens and graveyard recursion (via Muldrotha, Conduit of Worlds, etc.) enable infinite loops with sac outlets like Ashnod's Altar. Key wincons include:

• Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar + token generator = infinite death/ETB triggers (enabling Syr Konrad kills)
• Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar + creature producing ≥2 tokens = infinite mana/creatures
• Finale of Devastation X=10 with sufficient mana for lethal

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 2+ mana sources and early ramp (Moxen, Dark Ritual)
• Prioritize T1-T2 plays enabling T3 Teval or combo setup
• Avoid hands lacking grave fill/recursion unless holding Demonic Tutor

Key Tips:

• Use Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth to enable Dakmor Salvage dredge loops
• Insidious Roots converts milled creatures into mana dorks
• The One Ring provides draw/protection to find missing combo pieces
• Protect combo turns with free counterspells (Fierce Guardianship, Force of Will)

Avoid Traps:

• Overextending creatures before establishing sac outlets
• Wasting reanimation on non-combo pieces
• Letting opponents resolve Rest in Peace effects unchecked

Weaknesses:

Critical:

• Grave hate (Rest in Peace, Leyline of the Void) cripples core strategy
• Over-reliance on 2-card combos vulnerable to interaction

Moderate:

• Limited board wipe recovery outside recursion
• Blood Moon effects disrupt 5C mana base

Minor:

• Some stax pieces (Archon of Emeria) delay but don't stop combos

Most Important Cards:

• Ashnod's Altar
• Phyrexian Altar
• Gravecrawler
• Nim Deathmantle
• Demonic Tutor
• Vampiric Tutor
• Force of Will
• Mana Vault
• Finale of Devastation
• Syr Konrad, the Grim

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 9/10

• T3 wins possible via fast mana → tutor → combo (e.g., T1 Mana Vault → T2 Muldrotha → T3 infinite)

Resilience: 8/10

• Free counterspells protect combos; multiple recursion engines (Eternal Witness, Dread Return)

Consistency: 9/10

• 10+ tutors and redundant combo pieces; Urza's Saga fetches key artifacts

Interaction: 8/10

• 7 free/cheap counters; instant-speed removal (Assassin's Trophy, Deadly Rollick)

Rating Justification:

This deck sits between rubric 8.5 (cEDH viable) and 9.0 (Tier 2 cEDH). It has Tier 1 speed and redundancy but suffers from grave-reliance - a critical weakness in metas packing common hate. The presence of free protection elevates it above typical 8.5 decks, but it lacks the "near-unbreakable" status of true Tier 1 cEDH lists.

Power level: 8.5 - 9.0