Sultai Arisen
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- Commander
- Teval, the Balanced Scale
- Cards
- 100
- Current value
- $124.01
- Grade
- B
How it grades
Fundamentals 79/100. Plays like Reanimator / graveyard and Lands-matter.
This reads as Reanimator / graveyard · Lands-matter, built around Teval, the Balanced Scale. The graveyard is a second hand: stock it fast, then cheat the biggest things in it onto the battlefield for a fraction of their cost. Self-mill and discard are card selection, not card loss. Graveyard hate is the deck's nightmare, so diversify threats and keep a fair backup plan. Its strongest fundamental is ramp (13 ramp effects (want 10+ for this curve for Reanimator / graveyard)); the first thing to tighten is land count: 37 lands. About 42 fits this curve for Reanimator / graveyard.
- A-Mana reliability
- C+Land count
- AMana curve
- A+Ramp
- B+Card draw
- B+Interaction
- A+Commander synergy
- AWin conditions
- ACard quality
- A+Legality & size
Where it falls short
- C+Land count37 lands. About 42 fits this curve for Reanimator / graveyard.
- B+Card draw8 draw effects (want 10+ for Reanimator / graveyard).
- B+Interaction8 removal/protection effects (want 10+ for Reanimator / graveyard).
Strong on mana reliability, mana curve, ramp, commander synergy, win conditions, card quality and legality & size.
90 cards graded: A- 13, B+ 34, B 42, B- 1. The command zone is the plan, so it isn't graded.
Upgrades
Garruk's Uprising2G$0.58
In place of Welcome the Dead: weakest slot in the deck (70/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 8 of 10+). Pays off your token engine (8 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (25 producers).
Tatyova, Benthic Druid3GU$0.30
In place of River Kelpie: weakest slot in the deck (70/100)
Pays off your land engine (9 producers). Top-5% staple by play data. Fits the land build players run with your commanders.
Inspiring Call2G$0.39
In place of Disciple of Bolas: weakest slot in the deck (70/100)
Pays off the commanders' token plan. Fills the draw gap (you're at 8 of 10+). Pays off your token engine (8 producers).
Shamanic Revelation3GG$1.55
In place of Necropolis Fiend: weakest slot in the deck (60/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 8 of 10+). Pays off your token engine (8 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (25 producers).
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds1GG$5.38
In place of Lord of the Forsaken: expensive for ramp: the help arrives late (61/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 8 of 10+). Pays off your token engine (8 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (25 producers).
Six2G$5.58
In place of Floral Evoker: weakest slot in the deck (63/100)
Fuels your graveyard payoffs (23 in deck). Feeds the commanders' graveyard payoff. EDHREC Reanimator / graveyard staple.
Icetill Explorer2GG$22.74
In place of Gravecrawler: weakest slot in the deck (63/100)
Fuels your land payoffs (4 in deck). Pays off your land engine (9 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Conjurer's Closet5$4.05
In place of Casualties of War: conditional removal: dead against some boards (65/100)
Fills the removal gap (you're at 8 of 10+). Pays off your enters-the-battlefield engine (17 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Displacer Kitten3U$34.67
In place of Steward of the Harvest: weakest slot in the deck (68/100)
Pays off your instant-and-sorcery engine (19 producers). Fills the removal gap (you're at 8 of 10+). Pays off your enters-the-battlefield engine (17 producers).
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant1BGU$2.26
In place of Conduit of Worlds: weakest slot in the deck (63/100)
Fuels your graveyard payoffs (23 in deck). Feeds the commanders' graveyard payoff. EDHREC Reanimator / graveyard staple.
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Decklist
Commander 1
Creatures 36
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Instants 7
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Sorceries 12
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Artifacts 4
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Enchantments 3
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Lands 37
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