Creative Technique 
Creative Technique Legacy decklist played by Kilian Cooley at Charlotte Legacy League Season 1 Week 13 (30 Mar 2026).
- Player
- Kilian Cooley
- Finish
- #7 of 13, 2-1
- Archetype
- Creative Technique
- Staples
- Creative Technique
- Format
- Legacy
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (80)
Creatures (16)
Instants (8)
Sorceries (16)
- 2 Call Forth the Tempest
- 4 Creative Technique
- 4 Emergent Ultimatum
- 2 Mind's Desire
- 4 Throes of Chaos
Lands (40)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Creative Technique list
Average of 4 decks in the 30 days up to March 30, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Mana Confluence (4 vs 1.0)
- +3 Shardless Agent (4 vs 1.0)
- +3 Emergent Ultimatum (4 vs 1.3)
- +3 Gemstone Mine (4 vs 1.3)
- +3 Hickory Woodlot (4 vs 1.3)
- +3 Boseiju, Who Endures (4 vs 1.5)
- +2 Apex Devastator (4 vs 2.0)
- +2 Mossfire Valley (4 vs 2.0)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Dwarven Ruins (0 vs 2.5)
- -2 Trumpeting Carnosaur (0 vs 2.3)
- -2 Scalding Tarn (0 vs 2.0)
- -2 Show and Tell (0 vs 1.8)
- -2 Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness (0 vs 1.5)
- -2 Marang River Regent // Coil and Catch (0 vs 1.5)
- -2 Sakashima's Protege (0 vs 1.5)
- -1 Chimil, the Inner Sun (0 vs 1.0)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Chancellor of the Annex (4 vs 1.0)
- +2 Leyline of the Void (4 vs 2.0)
- +2 Natural Reclamation (2 vs 0.5)
- +2 Volcanic Torrent (2 vs 0.5)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Force of Will (0 vs 2.0)
- -1 Mirrorshell Crab (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Blood Sun (0 vs 1.0)
- -1 Force of Negation (0 vs 1.0)
- -1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale (0 vs 1.0)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 36 cards away from the average.
Deck stats
Mana curve
5.75 average mana value
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 7+ | 8 | 6 |
Lands
40 50.0% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 73.0%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 92.3%
- Same, on the draw
- 95.6%
Colors: costs and sources
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
8 sources (11.8%)
-
18 symbols (21.4%)
16 sources (23.5%)
-
8 symbols (9.5%)
8 sources (11.8%)
-
28 symbols (33.3%)
16 sources (23.5%)
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30 symbols (35.7%)
20 sources (29.4%)
Card types
- Creatures 16 (20.0%)
- Instants 8 (10.0%)
- Sorceries 16 (20.0%)
- Lands 40 (50.0%)