Deck of the Day: Sultai Shenanigans – The Community's Favorite Brew
Welcome back to DeckStir’s Deck of the Day, where the sleeves are imaginary but the love for value plays is very, very real. Today, we’re spotlighting a crowd-pleaser that’s as grindy as it is glorious: Sultai Shenanigans: The Community's Favorite Brew. This deck doesn’t aspire to infinite combos or turn-four wins—oh no, it’s here for the long haul, living that sweet, sweet Sultai life where every card is a two-for-one and “combat damage” isn’t a dirty phrase, it’s a win condition.
The Commander
While the full decklist excerpt doesn’t specify the commander, let’s give a nod to Glarb, Calamity's Augur, which sits atop the list and fits the vibe: Sultai grind with a side of incremental advantage. Glarb (because of course that’s the name) likely rewards patience, value, and a bit of graveyard dabbling—the classic Sultai triple threat.
Whether Glarb is surveilling, giving value on death triggers, or simply being a large, problematic body, the commander shapes the deck’s identity: steady value, flexible answers, and the kind of inevitability that slowly makes your opponents realize they should have held onto their board wipes.
Game Plan
If you enjoy decks that let you play Magic for hours and still have half your library left, you’re in the right place. Sultai Shenanigans is all about incremental advantage and resilient threats, with just enough removal and ramp to keep you one ponderous step ahead of the table.
Value Engines Cards like Augur of Autumn, Oracle of Mul Daya, and Into the Wilds make sure you never miss a land drop and always have gas in the tank. Want to play from the top of your library? Go right ahead—Future Sight laughs in the face of hand size limits.
Ramp and Fixing This deck runs the classic ramp-and-fix suite: Cultivate, Kodama’s Reach, Farseek, and Nature’s Lore. Dryad of the Ilysian Grove ensures your mana is as smooth as your shenanigans. Arcane Signet and Commander's Sphere keep the mana rocks rolling, while the land base features all your favorite Sultai hits—Breeding Pool, Overgrown Tomb, and Rejuvenating Springs, with enough basics to keep you honest.
Board Control There are no “oops, I win” combos here—just a steady stream of removal and disruption. Acidic Slime is the community’s spirit animal (death touch and land destruction? Yes, please), while Culling Ritual and Pest Infestation clean up pesky tokens, artifacts, and enchantments. Curtains’ Call and Eat to Extinction deal with problem creatures, and Binding the Old Gods conveniently kills things while ramping you.
Finishers Where does all this value lead? To victory by overwhelming advantage, of course! Simic Sky Swallower brings old-school hexproof beef, while Maelstrom Colossus and Brainstealer Dragon deliver the big, splashy swings. Archon of Cruelty and Bladegriff Prototype rip apart boards while advancing your own, and if you really want to lock things down, Meathook Massacre II can clear the board and drain out anyone hoping to swarm you.
Grindy Synergies This brew is a symphony of incremental value. Azusa, Lost but Seeking and Oracle of Mul Daya let you drop extra lands; Keruga, the Macrosage is a cheeky companion for late-game hand refills. Honor-Worn Shaku and Relic of Legends sneak in some ramp with your commander, while Bonny Pall, Clearcutter ensures you’re always ramping, never stumbling.
Power & Bracket
The community ranked this deck a big, bold 0/10 on the power level scale, and we love that. This is a Bracket 1 deck, which means it’s about fun, not fierce optimization. There’s no risk of accidental infinite combos or degenerate lock pieces—just honest Magic, where every threat can be answered, and every victory is earned.
That’s exactly why this deck resonates so much with the DeckStir crowd. There’s a shared nostalgia for cards like Simic Sky Swallower—remember when hexproof was a revelation?—and a love for classic removal and ramp. This is the epitome of a “battlecruiser Magic” deck: slow, steady, and full of interaction.
Should You Build It?
If you love big mana, big creatures, and bigger piles of value, Sultai Shenanigans is the perfect template for your next casual night. It’s tuned for fun, not for cEDH pod tables. Expect games to run long, your graveyard to run deep, and your opponents to run out of answers before you run out of action.
So, should you build it? Only if you want to experience the joy of Magic at its unhurried, interactive best—where every Acidic Slime is a small victory, and every topdeck is worthy of a nod. After all, sometimes the real shenanigans are the friends (and piles of lands) you made along the way.
Stay grindy!
