Sultai Control 
Sultai Control Standard decklist played by Caleb Steinke at LCQ - Standard - SCG CON Cincinnati - Friday - 3:30 pm (15 May 2026).
- Player
- Caleb Steinke
- Finish
- #30 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 (2)
Planeswalkers (4)
Instants (17)
- 1 Bitter Triumph
- 3 Consult the Star Charts
- 2 Quandrix Charm
- 3 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 3 Requiting Hex
- 2 Three Steps Ahead
- 1 Urgent Necropsy
- 2 Witherbloom Charm
Sorceries (8)
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 Breeding Pool (3 vs 0.4)
- +2 Consult the Star Charts (3 vs 0.6)
- +2 Professor Dellian Fel (3 vs 0.9)
- +2 Hedge Maze (2 vs 0.2)
- +2 Deathcap Glade (3 vs 1.2)
- +2 Restless Cottage (2 vs 0.3)
- +2 Deadly Cover-Up (2 vs 0.4)
- +2 Duress (2 vs 0.4)
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 Wastewood Verge (0 vs 2.2)
- -2 Superior Spider-Man (0 vs 2.2)
- -2 Undercity Sewers (0 vs 1.5)
- -1 Awaken the Honored Dead (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Gloomlake Verge (0 vs 1.3)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Intimidation Tactics (2 vs 0.2)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Duress (0 vs 2.1)
- -1 Negate (0 vs 1.2)
- -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
3.00 average mana value
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 7+ | 0 | 1 |
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 (8.5%)
-
10 symbols (18.9%)
17 sources (23.9%)
-
26 symbols (49.1%)
20 sources (28.2%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
6 sources (8.5%)
-
17 symbols (32.1%)
22 sources (31.0%)
Card types
- Creatures 2 (3.3%)
- Planeswalkers 4 (6.7%)
- Instants 17 (28.3%)
- Sorceries 8 (13.3%)
- Artifacts 4 (6.7%)
- Lands 25 (41.7%)