Overview:

This Sultai (BGU) deck leverages Felix Five-Boots to double triggered abilities from permanents when unblockable creatures deal combat damage. The strategy focuses on deploying evasive threats (e.g., Changeling Outcast, Invisible Stalker) to trigger card draw (Toski, Bearer of Secrets, Reconnaissance Mission), forced discard (Larceny, Specter's Shroud), and graveyard theft (Wrexial, the Risen Deep, Deluxe Dragster). Felix acts as the critical engine, amplifying these effects while presenting a 5/4 menace threat. The deck wins through incremental damage, discard synergies (Waste Not, Liliana's Caress), and value accumulation, with backup plans involving stolen spells or Sheoldred, the Apocalypse life drain.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Early Setup (Turns 1-4): Play low-CMC unblockable creatures (e.g., Mist-Cloaked Herald, Slither Blade) and ramp (Sol Ring, signets). Cast Felix by turn 4 using Ward {2} for protection. Attach equipment like Curiosity or Specter's Shroud to enable triggers.
2. Mid-Game Value (Turns 5-7): Swing with evasive creatures to draw cards, force discards, and generate Treasures (Grim Hireling). Double triggers with Felix to accelerate value. Use interaction (Counterspell, Assassin's Trophy) to remove blockers or threats. Deploy payoffs like Sheoldred, the Apocalypse or Ohran Frostfang.
3. Closing the Game (Turns 8+):
   • Combat/Discard: Amplify damage with Sword of Feast and Famine or Fireshrieker, draining life via discard synergies.
   • Graveyard Theft: Cast opponents' spells with Wrexial, the Risen Deep or Deluxe Dragster for unexpected wins.
   • Card Draw Engine: Leverage Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim or Toski to draw into finishers while pressuring with Spirits or commander damage.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 1-2 unblockable creatures (e.g., Changeling Outcast), Felix/ramp, and at least 3 lands.
• Prioritize hands with early interaction (Go for the Throat) or a payoff (Waste Not).
• Avoid hands lacking evasion or with only high-CMC cards.

Key Tips:

• Protect Felix: Equip Lightning Greaves immediately or hold Heroic Intervention for board wipes. His Ward {2} deters targeted removal.
• Sequence Triggers: Order combat damage triggers to draw cards first (e.g., via Toski) before discarding opponents' hands.
• Exploit Graveyards: Use Demonic Tutor to find Wrexial or Deluxe Dragster when opponents have potent spells in their graveyards.
• Discard Timing: Cast discard sorceries (Syphon Mind) after combat to maximize Waste Not/Liliana's Caress.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Severe vulnerability to board wipes (e.g., Blasphemous Act), as recovery relies on topdecking creatures/recursion.
• Graveyard hate (Rest in Peace) shuts down Wrexial, Deluxe Dragster, and Tinybones, the Pickpocket.
• Enchantment removal cripples key engines (Waste Not, Liliana's Caress).

Moderate

• Anti-evasion effects (Crawlspace, Silent Arbiter) limit combat damage triggers.
• Discard resistance (e.g., Leyline of Sanctity) nullifies Larceny/Specter's Shroud.
• Artifact destruction targets equipment (Sword of Feast and Famine) and signets.

Minor

• Life gain strategies outpace incremental damage.
• Limited answers to resolved planeswalkers.

Most Important Cards:

• Toski, Bearer of Secrets (Primary card draw engine)
• Waste Not (Discard payoff: tokens, mana, draw)
• Sheoldred, the Apocalypse (Life drain and card draw punisher)
• Sword of Feast and Famine (Combat damage amplifier + discard)
• Demonic Tutor (Finds key pieces)
• Felix Five-Boots (Trigger doubler and win enabler)
• Grim Hireling (Treasure generation and removal)
• Cyclonic Rift (Board reset for alpha strikes)
• Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim (Card draw and token generator)
• Larceny (Forced discard on combat damage)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 5/10

• Threatens incremental wins via combat/discard around turns 8-10 but lacks fast combos or explosive mana.

Resilience: 6/10

• Recovers moderately from disruption via card draw and recursion (e.g., Boseiju, Who Endures), but folds to repeated board wipes.

Consistency: 7/10

• High density of unblockable creatures and tutors (Demonic Tutor, Dimir Infiltrator) ensure reliable access to core strategy.

Interaction: 7/10

• Robust suite of counterspells (Fierce Guardianship), removal (Beast Within), and discard to disrupt opponents.

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at optimized casual power, leveraging consistent evasion and tutors to pressure opponents through combat/discard around turns 8-10. While resilient against targeted removal, it struggles against board wipes and lacks the speed or combos for higher tiers.

Power level: 5.0 - 5.5