Sultai Control 
Sultai Control Standard decklist played by Matthew Longville at LCQ - Standard - SCG CON Cincinnati - Friday - 3:30 pm (15 May 2026).
- Player
- Matthew Longville
- Finish
- #28 of 42, 1-1
- 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 (3)
Planeswalkers (2)
Instants (13)
- 1 Bitter Triumph
- 1 Quandrix Charm
- 4 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 3 Requiting Hex
- 2 Shoot the Sheriff
- 2 Witherbloom Charm
Sorceries (13)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (25)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Sultai Control list
Average of 26 decks in the 30 days up to May 15, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Great Hall of the Biblioplex (4 vs 0.7)
- +3 Exhibition Tidecaller (3 vs 0.1)
- +3 Mind into Matter (3 vs 0.1)
- +3 Together as One (3 vs 0.1)
- +2 Strategic Betrayal (2 vs 0.3)
- +2 Deadly Cover-Up (2 vs 0.4)
- +1 Professor Dellian Fel (2 vs 0.9)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Starting Town (0 vs 2.6)
- -2 Deceit (0 vs 2.5)
- -2 Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall (0 vs 2.4)
- -2 Superior Spider-Man (0 vs 2.2)
- -1 Awaken the Honored Dead (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Watery Grave (2 vs 3.3)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Mind Roots (3 vs 0.1)
- +2 Duress (4 vs 2.1)
- +2 Urgent Necropsy (2 vs 0.2)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Strategic Betrayal (0 vs 1.6)
- -1 Keen-Eyed Curator (0 vs 1.0)
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
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 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%)
8 sources (10.1%)
-
11 symbols (20.8%)
18 sources (22.8%)
-
26 symbols (49.1%)
23 sources (29.1%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
8 sources (10.1%)
-
16 symbols (30.2%)
22 sources (27.8%)
Card types
- Creatures 3 (5.0%)
- Planeswalkers 2 (3.3%)
- Instants 13 (21.7%)
- Sorceries 13 (21.7%)
- Artifacts 4 (6.7%)
- Lands 25 (41.7%)