Mardu Gambit 
Mardu Gambit Standard decklist played by Brian Magazu at ReCQ - Standard - SCG CON Portland - Saturday - 4:00 pm (25 Jan 2026).
- Player
- Brian Magazu
- Finish
- #10 of 51, 2-1
- Archetype
- Mardu Gambit
- Staples
- Mardu Gambit
- Format
- Standard
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Sideboard (15)
Main deck (60)
Creatures (9)
Instants (5)
Sorceries (12)
- 4 Beseech the Mirror
- 1 Day of Judgment
- 1 Destined Confrontation
- 4 Duress
- 1 Harmless Offering
- 1 Strategic Betrayal
Artifacts (3)
Enchantments (6)
Lands (25)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Mardu Gambit list
Too few decks of this archetype in the 30 days up to Jan. 25, 2026 to compute an average list.
Combos in this deck
2 combos from Commander Spellbook with every card in this list, the most popular first.
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.80 average mana value
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 1 |
Lands
25 41.7% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 77.8%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 81.9%
- Same, on the draw
- 88.1%
Colors: costs and sources
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15 symbols (31.3%)
15 sources (24.6%)
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0 symbols (0.0%)
3 sources (4.9%)
-
23 symbols (47.9%)
25 sources (41.0%)
-
10 symbols (20.8%)
15 sources (24.6%)
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0 symbols (0.0%)
3 sources (4.9%)
Card types
- Creatures 9 (15.0%)
- Instants 5 (8.3%)
- Sorceries 12 (20.0%)
- Artifacts 3 (5.0%)
- Enchantments 6 (10.0%)
- Lands 25 (41.7%)