Initiative 
- Player
- John Li
- Finish
- #32 of 42, 1-2
- Archetype
- Initiative
- Format
- Legacy
- MTGO price
- 276.97 TIX (GoatBots, 3 Nov)
- Paper price
- €1008.55 / $1237.45 (non-foil: the prints chosen, otherwise the cheapest, 3 Nov 2026)
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (24)
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (12)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (17)
Sideboard (13)
Main deck (60)
Creatures (24)
- 2 Archon of Emeria
- 4 Elite Spellbinder
- 2 Palace Jailer
- 4 Seasoned Dungeoneer
- 4 Solitude
- 3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
- 1 Walking Ballista
- 4 White Plume Adventurer
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (12)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (17)
Sideboard (13)
Compared with the average Initiative list
Average of 15 decks in the last 30 days.
Main deck
More than usual
- +4 Elite Spellbinder (4 vs 0.0)
- +4 White Plume Adventurer (4 vs 0.0)
- +4 Emeria's Call (4 vs 0.1)
- +3 Touch the Spirit Realm (3 vs 0.0)
- +3 Solitude (4 vs 1.1)
- +2 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben (3 vs 0.8)
- +2 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire (2 vs 0.0)
- +2 Palace Jailer (2 vs 0.0)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Caves of Chaos Adventurer (0 vs 2.9)
- -3 Simian Spirit Guide (0 vs 2.9)
- -3 Chancellor of the Annex (0 vs 2.7)
- -3 Elvish Spirit Guide (0 vs 2.7)
- -3 Trinisphere (0 vs 2.7)
- -3 Undermountain Adventurer (0 vs 2.7)
- -2 Eldrazi Confluence (0 vs 1.7)
- -1 Broadside Bombardiers (0 vs 1.3)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Leyline of the Void (4 vs 0.7)
- +3 Swords to Plowshares (4 vs 1.0)
- +2 Walking Ballista (2 vs 0.0)
- +1 Aven Mindcensor (1 vs 0.0)
- +1 Ethersworn Canonist (1 vs 0.0)
- +1 Loran of the Third Path (1 vs 0.0)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Fury (0 vs 2.4)
- -2 Disruptor Flute (0 vs 1.7)
- -1 Broadside Bombardiers (0 vs 1.1)
- -1 Trinisphere (0 vs 1.0)
Most unusual list in this period: Sardukar_D400 in Legacy League (5-0) (29 cards away from the average)