Cephalid Breakfast 
Cephalid Breakfast Legacy decklist played by Thomas Bilotto at Legacy Showdown - European Legacy Masters Qualifier (21 Feb 2026).
- Player
- Thomas Bilotto
- Finish
- #22 of 38, 3-3
- Archetype
- Cephalid Breakfast
- Staples
- Cephalid Breakfast
- Format
- Legacy
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (17)
- 4 Cephalid Illusionist
- 2 Murktide Regent
- 3 Narcomoeba
- 3 Nomads en-Kor
- 4 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar
- 1 Thassa's Oracle
Instants (13)
Sorceries (8)
- 1 Cabal Therapy
- 1 Dread Return
- 4 Ponder
- 2 Thoughtseize
Artifacts (2)
- 2 Shuko
Lands (20)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Cephalid Breakfast list
Average of 9 decks in the 30 days up to Feb. 21, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +1 Thoughtseize (2 vs 0.6)
- +1 Murktide Regent (2 vs 0.7)
- +1 Polluted Delta (4 vs 2.7)
Fewer than usual
- -1 Voice of Victory (0 vs 1.1)
- -1 Misty Rainforest (0 vs 1.0)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +1 Hydroblast (2 vs 0.7)
- +1 Barrowgoyf (2 vs 0.9)
Fewer than usual
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Most unusual list in this period: Gaz Hirst in Legacy Showdown - European Legacy Masters Qualifier (9 cards away from the average)
Combos in this deck
3 combos from Commander Spellbook with every card in this list, the most popular first.
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.13 average mana value · 2.00 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
20 33.3% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 71.7%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 63.8%
- Same, on the draw
- 72.2%
Colors: costs and sources
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7 symbols (15.2%)
17 sources (28.3%)
-
34 symbols (73.9%)
20 sources (33.3%)
-
5 symbols (10.9%)
15 sources (25.0%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (6.7%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (6.7%)
Card types
- Creatures 17 (28.3%)
- Instants 13 (21.7%)
- Sorceries 8 (13.3%)
- Artifacts 2 (3.3%)
- Lands 20 (33.3%)