Sultai Delirium

Modern BUG (Sultai) Competitive Midrange Rock

BlackShadowWolf

Land (18)

• 1x Breeding Pool
• 2x Forest
• 2x Hissing Quagmire
• 1x Island
• 2x Misty Rainforest
• 2x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Treetop Village
• 4x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Watery Grave

Removal (9)

• 2x Abrupt Decay
• 3x Assassin's Trophy
• 3x Fatal Push
• 1x Maelstrom Pulse

HandHate (7)

• 2x Collective Brutality
• 3x Inquisition of Kozilek
• 2x Thoughtseize

Value (5)

• 2x Liliana of the Veil
• 1x Nissa, Steward of Elements
• 2x Snapcaster Mage

Delirium (6)

• 2x Grim Flayer
• 1x Search for Azcanta  ^Flip
• 3x Traverse the Ulvenwald

Threats (8)

• 2x Scavenging Ooze
• 4x Tarmogoyf
• 2x Tireless Tracker

Cantrip (7)

• 4x Mishra's Bauble
• 3x Street Wraith

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Sideboard

Other (15)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Damnation
• 3x Damping Sphere
• 1x Engineered Explosives
• 1x Golgari Charm
• 1x Liliana, the Last Hope
• 1x Maelstrom Pulse
• 1x Nihil Spellbomb
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Thrun, the Last Troll
• 2x Unmoored Ego
• 1x Walking Ballista

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Threats

Tarmogoyf is one of the biggest threats in for Modern, so it goes without saying that I was always going to run it. Despite this being a Delirium list, Goyf has a far more consistent body, so it gets more slots in the list.

Delirium

Traverse the Ulvenwald is another star for the deck, as it thins out lands early, and then later allows for a more toolbox style of play. As long as Delirium is active, you're less at the mercy of cards and decks that shut you out of the game.

Grim Flayer is a double-shift worker. Early enough in the game, it has the potential to set up Delirium on it's own, and take advantage of it later in the game as a beater.

Search for azcanta helps control my draws and speeds up activating Delirium to start, and then proceeds to dig for value once it flips. There's a reason it's a card advantage powerhouse (couldn't help it).

Hand Hate

Thoughtseize is the main discard spell. With Eldrazi variants, and Hollow One lists posting strong numbers, Thoughtseize steps up to tackle them all, as it has no conditions on what it can take, other than requiring a non-land.

Inquisition of Kozilek is the other discard spell that we main, though in lower numbers because it only picks out things with CMC or less.

Cantrips

Mishra's Bauble is the cantrip of choice, as it adds to the number of mainboard card types to fuel Delirium, and generates sizeable card advantage and knowledge. It is forever a 4-of in the list, and combos well with Glissa, the Traitor.

Removal

Fatal Push is one of the stronger removal spells in the format, so it's no surprise that I'm using it.

Abrupt Decay is another powerful removal spell that acts as a catch all, able to hit more than just creatures.

Maelstrom Pulse fits in as a 1-1 split between the main and the side, so that I'm better equipped to deal with threats and roadblocks above , and strategies that depend on having multiple copies of permanents on the board.

Cast Down has come into the list as another catch-most removal spell, as there aren't many creatures in Modern that it can't hit.

Executioner's Capsule is another catch-most removal spell, but with the added bonus of forming a repeatable loop with Glissa, the Traitor.

Shriekmaw has found it's way into the main, and has quickly become my pet card in the list. I have kept it in because it is a fetchable removal spell for 2, and removal with a body in desperate situations for 5.

Value Spells

Snapcaster Mage exists in this list to, essentially, double my instant and sorcery count. It has become more important with Glissa in the list, as a way to make value plays.

Tireless Tracker is just a value engine, and a near perfect midrange creature. Drawing cards and growing stronger for it makes it a fantastic creature, that should help me maintain a sense of control over the situations I'll find myself in.

Glissa, the Traitor is another odd choice in the eyes of many. Hear me out though. First Strike and Deathtouch makes her a perfect wall that players will struggle to get past without removal, but also allows me to reuse my Mishra's Baubles, Engineered Explosives, and Nihil Spellbomb, making my game plan a bit more flexible and allowing of value plays.

Liliana, the Last Hope is here to recycle my dudes against more removal heavy decks, and to work against token decks and Goyf mirrors.

Scavenging Ooze is amazing against burn and grave-based match ups. Being able to eliminate troublesome cards from graveyards and gain life is so valuable, It's easily an early Traverse target if you find yourself in one of these games.

The Sideboard

Coming Soon

Old Cards

Liliana of the Veil Show

You might be wondering why Liliana of the Veil found herself out of favour in this list. While this list does lend itself quite heavily to a Rock-style of play in being heavy on removal and focussed on one-for-oneing my opponent, I found that she didn't have enough of an impact on the game, and that there were other cards I'd want to cast/see instead of her, especially with Lightning Bolt becoming stronger due to the Planeswalker damage rule change, and the appearance of card:Jace, The Mindsculptor and Teferi, Hero of Dominaria.

Architects of Will Show

Architects of Will briefly took the place of Mishra's Bauble, as the cantrip and Delirium enabler of choice. However, as Bauble costs , doesn't chew through mana, and gives you card advantage in knowing what a player is drawing, I found it far more valuable than Architects.

Stubborn Denial Show

Considering my list focuses on removing any threats in front of me, Stubborn Denial didn't feel great in the list, especially since it only works against noncreature spells. I can see the argument for me to keep it, however, it doesn't really fit into my list as it stands right now.

Nissa, Steward of Elements Show

As much as Nissa, Steward of Elements is a solid card that fishes out threats and lands from the list to help build and solidify my board presence, when she whiffs, it feels real bad. For consistent value, you have to sink total into her, which takes away from your ability to respond to shifts in the board state. I chose to remove her, after Glissa increased my -cost count.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 2 Mythic Rares 31 - 6 Rares 14 - 5 Uncommons 0 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.88
Tokens	Clue, Emblem Liliana, the Last Hope, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	decks, Modern, Deck Ideas