How to beat Sultai Tempo in Legacy
Over the last 90 days of recorded Legacy matches, the decks with the best results against Sultai Tempo are Lands (64% over 11 matches). Lands's 64% sits in a 95% range of 35%–85%, which is the range a 11-match sample actually supports. The decks with the best records against it most often carry Force of Vigor, Endurance and Disruptor Flute in the sideboard — those are their sideboards in general, not cards chosen for this matchup.
Best records against Sultai Tempo
Matches played in the last 90 days, from events that publish round-by-round pairings. Ranked by the bottom of each 95% range, not by the headline percentage, so a small sample cannot outrank a large one.
| Deck | Win rate vs Sultai Tempo | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lands | 63.6% | 7-4 | 11 | Medium sample | 35%–85% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
37 further pairings (64 matches) fall below the 5-match floor and are not given a percentage. 2 pairings against archetypes that have left the Legacy metagame are excluded. Full history, retired archetypes included, is on Sultai Tempo's archetype page and in the Legacy matchup matrix.
What the decks that beat Sultai Tempo bring
Sideboard cards run by Lands. This is not a sideboard guide for this matchup. We record who beat whom, not what either player boarded, so these are whole-sideboard frequencies across every matchup those decks play — a hint about the kind of card that punishes Sultai Tempo, not a list to bring in.
| Card | Decks running it | Average copies | Which decks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Force of Vigor | 1 of 1 | 2.7 | Lands |
| Endurance | 1 of 1 | 2.5 | Lands |
| Disruptor Flute | 1 of 1 | 2.2 | Lands |
| Choke | 1 of 1 | 1.9 | Lands |
| Dismember | 1 of 1 | 1.4 | Lands |
| Damping Sphere | 1 of 1 | 1.1 | Lands |
| Drop of Honey | 1 of 1 | 0.9 | Lands |
| Icetill Explorer | 1 of 1 | 0.5 | Lands |
Average copies is expected copies per deck — average copies played multiplied by the share of that archetype's lists running the card — so a 4-of in half the lists reads as 2.0.
Decks Sultai Tempo beats
The other end of the same table. If you are choosing a deck to attack Sultai Tempo with, the record argues against these.
| Deck | Win rate vs Sultai Tempo | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tron | 16.7% | 1-5 | 6 | Low sample | 3%–56% |
| Mardu Energy | 20.0% | 1-4 | 5 | Low sample | 4%–62% |
| Rakdos Reanimator | 37.5% | 3-5 | 8 | Medium sample | 14%–69% |
| Doomsday | 45.5% | 5-6 | 11 | Medium sample | 21%–72% |
| 8-Cast | 42.9% | 3-4 | 7 | Low sample | 16%–75% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
Questions
What beats Sultai Tempo in Legacy?
Across the last 90 days, Lands (64% over 11 matches) hold the best recorded results against Sultai Tempo. Records come from events that publish round-by-round pairings, and both decks in a match have to be identified for it to count, so these are the pairings we can see rather than every match played.
What should I bring in against Sultai Tempo?
We do not have sideboard choices tied to individual matches, so this is not a sideboard guide. What the data supports is narrower: the 1 deck with the best records against Sultai Tempo — Lands — most commonly run Force of Vigor, Endurance, Disruptor Flute, Choke and Dismember in their sideboards. Those are whole-sideboard frequencies across every matchup those decks play.
What does Sultai Tempo beat?
Sultai Tempo's best recorded matchups over the same window are Tron (83% across 6 matches), Mardu Energy (80% across 5 matches) and Rakdos Reanimator (63% across 8 matches). If you are picking a deck to attack Sultai Tempo with, these are the ones the record argues against.
How reliable are these Legacy matchup numbers?
Not very, and the page says so per row rather than in aggregate. Every pairing shows its match count, its sample band and a 95% range; the strongest band we award is 20+ matches, which is still roughly a ±20-point range around the figure shown. Pairings under 5 matches are counted but never given a percentage — there are 37 of those for Sultai Tempo right now. Rankings use the bottom of each range rather than the headline percentage, so a small sample cannot outrank a large one it has not earned.
What period does this cover?
Matches played in the last 90 days, filtered on when each match was actually played. Archetypes that have dropped out of the Legacy metagame are excluded from the ranking, which removes 2 pairings here — their historical records are still on Sultai Tempo's own archetype page and in the format matchup matrix.
What each number on this site measures, and where it is least reliable, is set out on the methodology page.