Overview:

This Tasigur reanimator/control deck leverages Sultai's graveyard synergies to create value engines and threaten multiple win conditions. The commander serves as a political recursion tool and delve-fueled early blocker, but the deck's true power lies in its ability to cheat out massive threats like Nyxbloom Ancient, Nezahal, Primal Tide, and The Scarab God, while enabling infinite mana combos and Torment of Hailfire finishers. Secondary strategies include zombie token generation via Sidisi, Brood Tyrant and value loops with Muldrotha, the Gravetide.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Early Setup (T1-4): Use ramp (Sol Ring, Sakura-Tribe Elder, signets) and self-mill (Underrealm Lich, Doom Whisperer) to fill the graveyard. Cast Tasigur early via delve for political bargaining.
2. Graveyard Enablers (T3-5): Deploy Buried Alive/Entomb packages (e.g., Nyxbloom Ancient + Body Double). Activate Fauna Shaman/Fiend Artisan to discard combo pieces.
3. Combo Execution (T5-7):
   • Infinite Mana: Nyxbloom Ancient + Wilderness Reclamation + land untappers → Torment of Hailfire/Villainous Wealth
   • Reanimation Loops: Muldrotha, the Gravetide + Animate Dead/Journey to Eternity + Lotus Petal-like effects (missing)
   • Zombie Swarm: The Scarab God + Sidisi, Brood Tyrant mill triggers
4. Control Elements: Use Cyclonic Rift, Assassin's Trophy, and counterspells to disrupt opponents while assembling combos.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 2-3 lands (including duals), 1-2 ramp pieces, and at least one enabler (self-mill, tutor, or reanimation spell).
• Prioritize Buried Alive, Entomb, or Fauna Shaman in opening hands.
• Avoid slow starts with only high-CMC creatures and no interaction.

Key Tips:

• Use Tasigur's ability politically to retrieve removal/counters from opponents.
• Wilderness Reclamation enables explosive turns with Titans' Nest mana filtering.
• Lazav, the Multifarious can become key creatures from the graveyard (e.g., Doom Whisperer for surveil).

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Graveyard hate (Rest in Peace, Leyline of the Void) cripples reanimation and combo lines.
• Relies heavily on resolving key sorceries (Buried Alive, Torment of Hailfire) with limited protection.

Moderate

• Limited instant-speed interaction for stacked combos (only Swan Song, Reality Shift).
• Slow mana base (9 ETB-tapped lands) delays critical early plays.

Minor

• Overreliance on Nyxbloom Ancient for infinite mana (only Body Double as backup).
• Minimal board wipe recovery outside The Scarab God recursion.

Most Important Cards:

• Nyxbloom Ancient (Infinite mana enabler)
• Torment of Hailfire (Primary win condition)
• Buried Alive (Combo setup)
• Muldrotha, the Gravetide (Value engine)
• Cyclonic Rift (Board reset)
• The Scarab God (Recursive threat)
• Wilderness Reclamation (Mana multiplier)
• Vampiric Tutor (Consistency tool)
• Underrealm Lich (Graveyard fuel)
• Sidisi, Brood Tyrant (Token generation)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 6/10
Can threaten T6-7 wins with ideal draws (Buried Alive → Reanimate Nyxbloom → Torment), but typically operates at T7-8 due to setup requirements.

Resilience: 5/10
Multiple recursion engines (Muldrotha, Journey to Eternity) but critically vulnerable to graveyard disruption and lacks protection for key creatures.

Consistency: 7/10
Strong tutor/draw package (Vampiric Tutor, Dig Through Time, Underrealm Lich) ensures access to combo pieces, but relies on graveyard setup.

Interaction: 6/10
Quality removal (Assassin's Trophy, Maelstrom Pulse) and counterspells (Swan Song), but limited stack interaction for protecting combos.

Rating Justification:

This deck demonstrates focused combo potential with T6-7 win capability but suffers from critical vulnerabilities to graveyard hate and slow mana development. Its tutor density and multiple win lines place it above casual tiers, while resilience issues prevent higher optimization.

Power level: 6.0 - 6.5