Golgari Cradle 
Golgari Cradle Legacy decklist played by ThePeanutGallery at Legacy Showdown - European Legacy Masters Qualifier (21 Feb 2026).
- Player
- ThePeanutGallery
- Finish
- #32 of 38, 2-4
- Archetype
- Golgari Cradle
- Staples
- Golgari Cradle
- Format
- Legacy
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (27)
- 2 Badgermole Cub
- 1 Collector Ouphe
- 4 Endurance
- 1 Frenzied Baloth
- 1 Gaddock Teeg
- 1 Icetill Explorer
- 1 Ignoble Hierarch
- 1 Keen-Eyed Curator
- 4 Knight of the Reliquary
- 2 Mother of Runes
- 4 Noble Hierarch
- 3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
- 2 Triumph of Saint Katherine
Instants (7)
Sorceries (4)
Lands (22)
- 1 Ba Sing Se
- 1 Dryad Arbor
- 2 Forest
- 1 Horizon Canopy
- 1 Karakas
- 1 Lush Portico
- 1 Plains
- 2 Savannah
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 4 Wasteland
- 4 Windswept Heath
- 3 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Golgari Cradle list
Average of 8 decks in the 30 days up to Feb. 21, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +4 Knight of the Reliquary (4 vs 0.5)
- +4 Swords to Plowshares (4 vs 0.5)
- +3 Endurance (4 vs 1.3)
- +3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben (3 vs 0.4)
- +3 Wasteland (4 vs 1.4)
- +3 Noble Hierarch (4 vs 1.5)
- +2 Mother of Runes (2 vs 0.3)
- +2 Savannah (2 vs 0.3)
Fewer than usual
- -4 Wight of the Reliquary (0 vs 3.5)
- -3 Ignoble Hierarch (1 vs 3.6)
- -2 Birds of Paradise (0 vs 2.4)
- -2 Gaea's Cradle (0 vs 2.3)
- -2 Verdant Catacombs (1 vs 3.0)
- -2 Elvish Reclaimer (0 vs 1.9)
- -2 Bayou (0 vs 1.8)
- -2 Misty Rainforest (0 vs 1.6)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Deafening Silence (3 vs 0.4)
- +3 Sheltered by Ghosts (3 vs 0.4)
- +2 Choke (2 vs 0.3)
- +2 Hushbringer (2 vs 0.3)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Snuff Out (0 vs 2.4)
- -2 Endurance (0 vs 1.9)
- -2 Thoughtseize (0 vs 1.8)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 29 cards away from the average.
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.39 average mana value · 2.03 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2 | 11 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
22 36.7% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 75.4%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 71.9%
- Same, on the draw
- 79.6%
Colors: costs and sources
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16 symbols (32.0%)
18 sources (38.3%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (8.5%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
1 source (2.1%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
1 source (2.1%)
-
34 symbols (68.0%)
23 sources (48.9%)
Card types
- Creatures 27 (45.0%)
- Instants 7 (11.7%)
- Sorceries 4 (6.7%)
- Lands 22 (36.7%)