Meta archetypes
Sultai Reanimator
Sultai Reanimator: Blue · Black · Green · Midrange · the graveyard as a resource, bringing creatures back
2.5% of winning MTGO lists · 19 lists from 12 events · 5 Top 8s · 0 wins · 3 League 5-0s
Data as of 2026-10-16 · Every list MTGO published since 2026-10-02 (748 lists from 34 events)
How to play it
- A quality card every turn, trading removal for their key pieces
- Keep hands with both early plays and removal
- Be the defender against aggro, the attacker against control
- Two-for-one cards win long games
Core cards
average copies per list, lands excluded
| 4 | Formidable Speaker |
| 4 | Bringer of the Last Gift |
| 3.9 | Oblivious Bookworm |
| 2.9 | Seasoned Cryomancer |
| 2.5 | Overlord of the Balemurk |
| 2.4 | Kavaero, Mind-Bitten |
| 2.3 | Ardyn, the Usurper |
| 2 | Wistfulness |
| 1.9 | Terror of the Peaks |
| 1.6 | Superior Spider-Man |
| 1.3 | Town Greeter |
| 1.2 | Rapid Rescue |
| 1.2 | Awaken the Honored Dead |
| 1.1 | Something Worth Saving |
| 1.1 | Deceit |
| 1.1 | Cache Grab |
Typical list
the list closest to this archetype's average
Main
4 Breeding Pool
4 Bringer of the Last Gift
4 Formidable Speaker
4 Overgrown Tomb
4 Seasoned Cryomancer
4 Something Worth Saving
3 Cavern of Souls
3 Oblivious Bookworm
3 Overlord of the Balemurk
3 Starting Town
3 Watery Grave
2 Analyze the Pollen
2 Ardyn, the Usurper
2 Deceit
2 Kavaero, Mind-Bitten
2 Superior Spider-Man
2 Terror of the Peaks
2 Wastewood Verge
2 Willowrush Verge
2 Wistfulness
1 Forest
1 Island
1 Swamp
Sideboard4 Duress
2 Awaken the Honored Dead
2 Keen-Eyed Curator
2 Requiting Hex
2 Strategic Betrayal
1 Disruptive Stormbrood
1 Negate
1 Stormkeld Vanguard