Sultai Control 
Sultai Control Standard decklist played by Matthew Longville at $5K RCQ - Standard - SCG CON Cincinnati - Saturday - 9:30 am (16 May 2026).
- Player
- Matthew Longville
- Finish
- #37 of 88, 3-3
- 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)
- 1 Black Cat, Cunning Thief
- 4 Deceit
- 1 Emeritus of Abundance // Regrowth
- 3 Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall
- 4 Superior Spider-Man
- 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
- 1 Wistfulness
Instants (9)
Sorceries (5)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (25)
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
- +2 Deathcap Glade (3 vs 1.0)
- +2 Superior Spider-Man (4 vs 2.2)
- +2 Cavern of Souls (2 vs 0.3)
- +2 Deadly Cover-Up (2 vs 0.4)
- +1 Deceit (4 vs 2.5)
- +1 Underground Mortuary (2 vs 1.0)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Starting Town (0 vs 2.9)
- -1 Witherbloom Charm (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Quandrix Charm (0 vs 1.2)
- -1 Watery Grave (2 vs 3.2)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Duress (4 vs 2.1)
- +2 Urgent Necropsy (2 vs 0.2)
- +1 Keen-Eyed Curator (2 vs 1.0)
Fewer than usual
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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
3.11 average mana value · 3.94 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
25 41.7% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 77.8%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 81.9%
- Same, on the draw
- 88.1%
Colors: costs and sources
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
6 sources (8.3%)
-
28 symbols (36.8%)
15 sources (20.8%)
-
35 symbols (46.1%)
24 sources (33.3%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
6 sources (8.3%)
-
13 symbols (17.1%)
21 sources (29.2%)
Card types
- Creatures 15 (25.0%)
- Instants 9 (15.0%)
- Sorceries 5 (8.3%)
- Artifacts 4 (6.7%)
- Enchantments 2 (3.3%)
- Lands 25 (41.7%)