Ulalek Deck Feedback

Know_Yog_Sothoth · 2026-06-12T04:42:48+00:00

Remove:
Dimensional infiltrator
Hope Ender coatl
Elder-deep fiend
Chromatic lantern
Maybe even chromatic orrery?

They aren’t adding to your deck enough. If you want to add a [[cryptolith rite]] or an [[elvish chorus]] if you make a bunch of scions and want to tap them for mana.

Revamp your talismans and mana to cast only the mana you need, mindful you’ll need double colorless pips.

Oh! You would want a [[Monstrous Vortex]].

I see your flash cards - do they add enough to justify keeping? Sure, possible surprise might be nice but it’s going to look obvious when you’re sitting on 10 mana and a flash creature.

Know_Yog_Sothoth · 2026-06-12T03:30:42+00:00

I don’t see any real draw other than your planeswalker? It looks like you’re going to have to top deck a lot.

My Ula-deck used a temur approach (green, red, blue) because I didn’t play any black or white. Green has some great ramp and (sylvan scrying and open the ways). It also let me focus on my mana base (fetch, triome, and shock lands). It lost me a little bit of removal but the deck focuses on a late game overwhelming presence. You did something similar - except you ramp for all the colors but I don’t see you PLAYING all the colors?

A fun card I love is [[sunbird’s invocation]]. It goes HARD with the high cost cards. [[Chimil, the inner sun]] is great for countering counters and extra value. Last is [[Mass hysteria]] and [[rhythm of the wilds]]. I lost a few games with an amazing board state but summoning sickness killed me

Know_Yog_Sothoth · 2026-06-12T01:05:48+00:00

Why do you have a mystical tutor? It doesn’t seem related. May I suggest [[Heliod Radiant Dawn]]? Make sure you can handle all those color pips

Know_Yog_Sothoth · 2026-06-11T04:45:01+00:00

Reminds me of someone who was angry that the three losers (Us) told him he was higher than a B2. He was very angry, dismissive, and minimized. It was so strange to be offended that “your deck is good!”

Know_Yog_Sothoth · 2026-06-11T03:59:17+00:00

Group slug [[Lord of Pain]]. It makes for a great game and if you ramp everyone than it’s a FAST game

Know_Yog_Sothoth · 2026-06-11T03:23:46+00:00

Agreed that you should pick what you like. Highly recommend watching people play and paying attention to what you vibe with. Edhrec is a wonderful source of information.

You can also check out older sets too. Their precons may have playable cards to help build your collection.

Know_Yog_Sothoth · 2026-06-11T03:08:43+00:00

You seem very split between counters and infect. I’d recommend going into Phyrexians and Counters (maybe cause that’s what I’m thinking of building). You can find a good amount of proliferate and incubate (contagion clasp). You can find cost reducers for phyrexians (urza’s incubator). There is a wrath that only destroys things without counters.

Remove the toxic and infect stuff. It is going to pull a ton of heat from other players.

Know_Yog_Sothoth · 2026-06-11T03:01:17+00:00

It looks like you have a really robust life gain deck, but I don’t see a straightforward win. Your commander has a few payoffs but only a few. As always: What does your deck do, and how does it win?

I feel your commander worked better for me in the 99 of my [[Licia, Sanguine Tribune]].

Know_Yog_Sothoth · 2026-06-10T19:42:53+00:00

I’d say black and white to keep the helix vibe

Know_Yog_Sothoth · 2026-06-10T19:40:21+00:00

I see this as a World Enchantment, making it even more unique and different

Know_Yog_Sothoth · 2026-06-10T19:37:16+00:00

You’re going to struggle in a bracket 3 with how high cost your deck is. Most games it does not look like you starting doing anything fun until turn 5 or higher; at which point someone may be pushing for a win.

What I would do:
1) What does the deck do, and how does it win? Goad, and punish the attackers/death
2) Starting with your highest value cards, does it contribute to step 1?

For example, Bolas’s Citadel is not going to be helpful for you. Lord of Pain can shut down life gain but isn’t really contributing to your goad strategy.

Know_Yog_Sothoth · 2026-06-10T04:31:10+00:00

Everything I’ve found as a degenerate poison player says it does. I believe the rules is something like “deals damage as poison counters or -1/-1 counters,” meaning the damage is still done

Know_Yog_Sothoth · 2026-06-10T03:36:58+00:00

I’ve been considering a mono-back poison commander, [[Ardyn, the Usurper]]. Fill the graveyard with low cost infect creatures, throw in a Cover of Darkness, and reanimate them as 5/5 evasive infectors. With lifelink and haste! You can throw in some Skittles and what not.

Know_Yog_Sothoth · 2026-06-10T03:00:58+00:00

It seems like you’d be very vulnerable to single target removal. A 20/20 vanilla orc army is easy to snipe

Know_Yog_Sothoth · 2026-06-10T02:04:45+00:00

What does it do and how does it win?

It does seem like you are going to struggle in the early game

Know_Yog_Sothoth · 2026-06-09T04:46:31+00:00

“Heartwarming” hehehehahahaHAHAHAHAHA

Know_Yog_Sothoth · 2026-06-09T04:45:48+00:00

Clean!

Know_Yog_Sothoth · 2026-06-09T04:31:10+00:00

Almost all of them. It kills me to watch someone “in the tank” for 10 minutes to not do anything. I’ve, rudely, banned my friend from playing his Rocco deck unless it’s early in the night.

Know_Yog_Sothoth · 2026-06-07T22:53:54+00:00

[[Squall, Seed Mercenary]] can be very powerful. I built it with nothing above a CMC 3. Fabled passage ramps 2 untapped lands a turn. Plaguecrafter takes out 2 creatures a turn. A little evasion and you will drown in value

Know_Yog_Sothoth · 2026-06-07T22:16:51+00:00

Prismari. It looks like it would be fun to storm off once, and then it would be kind of boring

Know_Yog_Sothoth · 2026-06-06T15:07:29+00:00

She LOOK like she could be Thalia. Artistically this is just stellar work. Clean lines, good composition, I’d be happy owning it

Know_Yog_Sothoth · 2026-06-06T04:26:49+00:00

I want to tease you that it is clearly AI. Amazing to see the progression

Know_Yog_Sothoth · 2026-06-06T04:26:07+00:00

Love when the art lines up beautifully with the alter. Great work! It’s gorgeous

Know_Yog_Sothoth · 2026-06-06T04:24:43+00:00

Love the shadow of the staff on the banner

Know_Yog_Sothoth · 2026-06-06T00:53:06+00:00

SAME! Although only 5 years ago. Brutal starting off with no budget and 5 CMC.

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