Introduction
This deck was part of the original decks made for the club. The deck-list came Card Kingdom as part of their Battle Decks, and were chosen for their variety of abilities, lower cost and easier to understand strategies. If you want to find some other lists they have been compiled here.
Key Strategy
The key strategy for the deck is remove any threats that your opponents play, running them out of resources. When you feel like its safe then you can deploy a big threat that will win the game. The deck is packed full of removal spells to remove your opponents creatures, counter spells to stop any creatures / other spells before they hit the battlefield and draw spells to keep your hand full and ready for what your opponent has in store. The namesake of the deck is Cruel Ultimatum, having a big impact on the game when it is cast, and usually resulting in you winning the game after it is cast, as its very hard to come back from.
Every spell except for Cruel Ultimatum can be cast during your opponents turn, so Brineborn Cutthroat works really well in the early game, growing for every spell if you use them during your opponents turn.
Key Cards
Cards to look for in the opening hand