Sultai - The Gifts that Keep on Giving
Modern*
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Modern FNM - only 6 players —May 12, 2018
I haven't been at this shop over a month and it looks like the modern tourny has been suffering to the commander players each Friday. Only 6 players but there were 5 pretty good decks: mine, merfolk, Eldrazi and taxes, grixis shadow, and ad nauseum.
Round 1 vs Grixis Shadow 2-0 Win
Game 1 I was able to stabilize and set up the hangarback/ruins lock which is lights out vs them. Game 2 was a grind fest. I was way behind and got to 1 life but was able to come back thanks to academy ruins looping explosives a couple turns taking out a couple snapcasters and shadows. Then he got himself low enough for hangarback tokens from chumping tasigar to take flight and win the game.
Round 2 vs Merfolk 2-1 Win
Game 1 he kept a 1 lander. It had a ton of gas when he hit his lands. He won pretty fast after that. Game 2 Damnation was MVP and then flipped jace and Lilly last hope won the game. Game 3 I had three Witness getting back shriek maw 3 times to exhaust his resources and I won with witness beats.
Round 3 vs bad home brew 2-0 Win
People left to eat and I got left to face this deck instead of either ad nausea or black/white Eldrazi taxes. Easy 2-0
Results: 3-0
Not very many people but I got face a couple good decks at least.
Thanks for the comment!
Yeah it's really tough deck to pilot. It takes a while to get use to. I'm still learning and I built it haha anyways let me know if you do use it and I would love to hear feedback and thoughts. Someone already played it and gave me some feedback and it really helped. Let me know if you have any questions about the deck! Thanks much
April 15, 2018 4:08 p.m.
DeviousPenguin666 says... #4
Awesome deck! Super innovative and spicy. 29-12 is pretty great! +1
April 25, 2018 2:17 p.m.
Thanks so much for the upvote and comment! Hope to be playing the deck here soon to add to that record! :)
April 26, 2018 10:31 a.m.
This looks awesome. I've been messing around with sultai traverse control for a bit. I've been on a really grindy version of death's shadow but I've been wanting to switch it up. My first thought was cryptic commands, sweepers, traverse + snap (so good), and emrakul as a finisher. This looks like it might be a more elegant version of that, but I wonder if emrakul might still fit as a way to win on the spot. Also, have you looked at cast down? i think it's just better than go for the throat (especially in a hollow one world).
May 8, 2018 6:09 p.m.
Thanks for the comment! I love the word "elegant" haha I do love cast out. I did just pick up one the other day and was planning on that switch. I just changed it now thanks! Emerakul just is too expensive even with the cost reduction. I've thought about it. Just would be more cute than effective. I do agree I'd like a win on the spot card sometimes. I have considered just doing combo gifts but I just like doing my own thing to make it a real brew. Lol
Let me know if you have any more questions!
Eisenwolf says... #1
Wow, this looks really fun to play.
I'm going to try it and i will probably fail miserably :D
April 15, 2018 2:16 p.m.