Smallpox 
Smallpox Legacy decklist played by Christian Schäfer at Legacy Cup Cologne - ELM Qualifier (8 Mar 2026).
- Player
- Christian Schäfer
- Finish
- #28 of 48, 2-3
- Archetype
- Smallpox
- Staples
- Smallpox
- Format
- Legacy
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (61)
Sideboard (15)
Main deck (61)
Creatures (16)
Instants (5)
Sorceries (13)
- 4 Hymn to Tourach
- 2 Sinkhole
- 3 Smallpox
- 4 Thoughtseize
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (23)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Smallpox list
Average of 20 decks in the 30 days up to March 8, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +4 Swamp (8 vs 3.8)
- +4 Dauthi Voidwalker (4 vs 0.2)
- +4 Opposition Agent (4 vs 0.5)
- +3 Mornsong Aria (3 vs 0.2)
- +3 Hymn to Tourach (4 vs 1.2)
- +3 Barrowgoyf (4 vs 1.3)
- +3 Dark Ritual (4 vs 1.4)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Urza's Saga (0 vs 2.5)
- -2 Mox Diamond (0 vs 2.2)
- -2 Malevolent Rumble (0 vs 1.8)
- -2 Verdant Catacombs (1 vs 2.7)
- -1 Bayou (0 vs 1.5)
- -1 Life from the Loam (0 vs 1.5)
- -1 Witherbloom Command (0 vs 1.4)
- -1 Boseiju, Who Endures (0 vs 1.2)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Mindbreak Trap (2 vs 0.3)
- +2 Fatal Push (2 vs 0.4)
- +1 Toxic Deluge (2 vs 0.9)
Fewer than usual
- -1 Force of Vigor (0 vs 1.2)
- -1 Surgical Extraction (0 vs 1.2)
- -1 Leyline of the Void (0 vs 1.1)
Most unusual list in this period: Mendes Mendes in Mont Weekly Legacy (32 cards away from the average)
Combos in this deck
2 combos from Commander Spellbook with every card in this list, the most popular first.
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.13 average mana value
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 3 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
23 37.7% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 76.2%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 74.2%
- Same, on the draw
- 81.6%
Colors: costs and sources
Card types
- Creatures 16 (26.2%)
- Instants 5 (8.2%)
- Sorceries 13 (21.3%)
- Artifacts 1 (1.6%)
- Enchantments 3 (4.9%)
- Lands 23 (37.7%)































