Golgari Gardens 
Golgari Gardens Pauper decklist played by AlessioGiampaoli at Super IPT Pauper Scream (31 Jan 2026).
- Player
- AlessioGiampaoli
- Finish
- #161 of 185, 1-5
- Event
- Super IPT Pauper Scream,
- Archetype
- Golgari Gardens
- Staples
- Golgari Gardens
- Format
- Pauper
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (22)
- 1 Bannerhide Krushok
- 3 Dreamdrinker Vampire
- 3 Duskshell Crawler
- 4 Evolution Witness
- 2 Expanding Ooze
- 3 Feral Deathgorger // Dusk Sight
- 2 Fetid Gargantua
- 2 Sagu Wildling // Roost Seek
- 2 Troll of Khazad-dûm
Instants (15)
Sorceries (2)
Artifacts (3)
Lands (18)
- 2 Bojuka Bog
- 6 Forest
- 1 Haunted Mire
- 3 Khalni Garden
- 6 Swamp
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Golgari Gardens list
Average of 10 decks in the 30 days up to Jan. 31, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +5 Forest (6 vs 0.7)
- +4 Evolution Witness (4 vs 0.4)
- +3 Dreamdrinker Vampire (3 vs 0.3)
- +3 Duskshell Crawler (3 vs 0.3)
- +3 Feral Deathgorger // Dusk Sight (3 vs 0.3)
- +3 Snakeskin Veil (3 vs 0.3)
- +3 Unexpected Fangs (3 vs 0.3)
- +2 Expanding Ooze (2 vs 0.2)
Fewer than usual
- -4 Swamp (6 vs 9.7)
- -3 Defile (0 vs 3.2)
- -3 Eviscerator's Insight (0 vs 2.6)
- -2 Crypt Rats (0 vs 2.3)
- -2 Lembas (0 vs 2.3)
- -2 Tithing Blade // Consuming Sepulcher (0 vs 2.2)
- -2 Nihil Spellbomb (0 vs 1.9)
- -2 Snuff Out (0 vs 1.9)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Deglamer (3 vs 0.3)
- +3 Tamiyo's Safekeeping (3 vs 0.3)
- +3 Relic of Progenitus (3 vs 0.4)
- +2 Gift of the Viper (2 vs 0.2)
Fewer than usual
- -4 Weather the Storm (0 vs 3.5)
- -1 Troublemaker Ouphe (0 vs 1.4)
- -1 Duress (2 vs 3.1)
- -1 Cuombajj Witches (0 vs 1.0)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 34 cards away from the average.
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.93 average mana value
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
18 30.0% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 66.4%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 54.7%
- Same, on the draw
- 63.5%
Colors: costs and sources
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22 symbols (53.7%)
9 sources (47.4%)
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19 symbols (46.3%)
10 sources (52.6%)
Card types
- Creatures 22 (36.7%)
- Instants 15 (25.0%)
- Sorceries 2 (3.3%)
- Artifacts 3 (5.0%)
- Lands 18 (30.0%)