Creative Technique 
Creative Technique Legacy decklist played by Renier van de Giessen at Bazaar of Boxes Series 19 (13 Jun 2026).
- Player
- Renier van de Giessen
- Finish
- #11 of 76, 5-2
- Archetype
- Creative Technique
- Staples
- Creative Technique
- Format
- Legacy
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (21)
- 4 Apex Devastator
- 2 Aurora Phoenix
- 4 Boarding Party
- 2 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
- 3 Maelstrom Wanderer
- 3 Sweet-Gum Recluse
- 3 Trumpeting Carnosaur
Sorceries (4)
Lands (35)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Creative Technique list
Average of 6 decks in the 30 days up to June 13, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Havenwood Battleground (4 vs 0.7)
- +3 Crystal Vein (4 vs 1.0)
- +3 Boarding Party (4 vs 1.5)
- +3 Sweet-Gum Recluse (3 vs 0.5)
- +2 Hickory Woodlot (4 vs 1.7)
- +2 Dwarven Ruins (4 vs 1.8)
- +2 Apex Devastator (4 vs 2.0)
- +2 Mossfire Valley (4 vs 2.0)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Throes of Chaos (0 vs 2.8)
- -2 Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness (0 vs 2.0)
- -2 Petrified Hamlet (0 vs 2.0)
- -2 Scalding Tarn (0 vs 2.0)
- -2 Saprazzan Skerry (0 vs 1.5)
- -2 Show and Tell (0 vs 1.5)
- -1 Tinder Farm (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Violent Outburst (0 vs 1.3)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Throes of Chaos (4 vs 0.7)
- +2 Tibalt's Trickery (3 vs 0.7)
- +2 Stormkeld Vanguard // Bear Down (2 vs 0.3)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Chancellor of the Annex (0 vs 1.7)
- -1 Trumpeting Carnosaur (0 vs 1.2)
- -1 Fury (0 vs 1.0)
- -1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale (0 vs 1.0)
Most unusual list in this period: Keita Kishino in 第191回 マッサンのなんでも放送局 おうちでレガシー / The 191st Legacy at Home (24 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
6.48 average mana value · 7.36 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 12 | 0 |
| 7+ | 6 | 0 |
Lands
35 58.3% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 60.8%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 97.8%
- Same, on the draw
- 99.0%
Colors: costs and sources
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3 symbols (7.3%)
0 sources (0.0%)
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21 symbols (51.2%)
12 sources (44.4%)
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17 symbols (41.5%)
15 sources (55.6%)
Card types
- Creatures 21 (35.0%)
- Sorceries 4 (6.7%)
- Lands 35 (58.3%)