Sultai Control 
Sultai Control Standard decklist played by JoePanthor at Regional Championship - SCG CON Cincinnati - Season 4 - Round 3 - Saturday - 9:00 am (16 May 2026).
- Player
- JoePanthor
- Finish
- #503 of 940, 3-4
- Archetype
- Sultai Control
- Staples
- Sultai Control
- Format
- Standard
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Sideboard (15)
Main deck (60)
Creatures (15)
- 4 Deceit
- 1 Emeritus of Abundance // Regrowth
- 4 Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall
- 2 Oildeep Gearhulk
- 4 Superior Spider-Man
Planeswalkers (2)
Instants (6)
Sorceries (7)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (24)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Sultai Control list
Average of 38 decks in the 30 days up to May 16, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Bitter Triumph (4 vs 0.6)
- +3 Shared Roots (3 vs 0.1)
- +3 Breeding Pool (3 vs 0.5)
- +2 Esper Origins // Summon: Esper Maduin (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Oildeep Gearhulk (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Superior Spider-Man (4 vs 2.2)
- +2 Restless Reef (2 vs 0.3)
- +2 Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall (4 vs 2.5)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Rakshasa's Bargain (0 vs 3.1)
- -1 Undercity Sewers (0 vs 1.4)
- -1 Gloomlake Verge (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Shoot the Sheriff (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Witherbloom Charm (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Quandrix Charm (0 vs 1.2)
- -1 Deathcap Glade (0 vs 1.0)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Wistfulness (2 vs 0.2)
- +2 Flashfreeze (2 vs 0.3)
- +1 Strategic Betrayal (3 vs 1.6)
Fewer than usual
- -1 Negate (0 vs 1.2)
Most unusual list in this period: Cooper Levin in LCQ - Standard - SCG CON Cincinnati - Friday - 12:30 pm (40 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.75 average mana value · 3.42 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
24 40.0% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 77.5%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 78.9%
- Same, on the draw
- 85.6%
Colors: costs and sources
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
7 sources (9.7%)
-
26 symbols (37.1%)
19 sources (26.4%)
-
30 symbols (42.9%)
20 sources (27.8%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
7 sources (9.7%)
-
14 symbols (20.0%)
19 sources (26.4%)
Card types
- Creatures 15 (25.0%)
- Planeswalkers 2 (3.3%)
- Instants 6 (10.0%)
- Sorceries 7 (11.7%)
- Artifacts 4 (6.7%)
- Enchantments 2 (3.3%)
- Lands 24 (40.0%)