Golgari Cradle 
Golgari Cradle Legacy decklist played by Mike Schmidt at $1K Legacy - SCG CON Washington DC - Friday - 10:30 am (29 May 2026).
- Player
- Mike Schmidt
- Finish
- #19 of 60, 3-3
- Archetype
- Golgari Cradle
- Staples
- Golgari Cradle
- Format
- Legacy
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Sideboard (15)
Main deck (60)
Creatures (26)
- 1 Atraxa, Grand Unifier
- 4 Badgermole Cub
- 3 Birds of Paradise
- 1 Collector Ouphe
- 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
- 1 Elvish Reclaimer
- 2 Endurance
- 1 Fiend Artisan
- 1 Icetill Explorer
- 4 Ignoble Hierarch
- 3 Springheart Nantuko
- 4 Wight of the Reliquary
Planeswalkers (1)
Instants (3)
Sorceries (7)
Lands (23)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Golgari Cradle list
Average of 6 decks in the 30 days up to May 29, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +2 Springheart Nantuko (3 vs 1.0)
- +2 Wasteland (4 vs 2.5)
- +1 Badgermole Cub (4 vs 2.8)
- +1 Verdant Catacombs (4 vs 2.8)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Wooded Foothills (0 vs 2.0)
- -2 Thoughtseize (0 vs 1.8)
- -2 Sylvan Safekeeper (0 vs 1.5)
- -1 Scythecat Cub (0 vs 1.3)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Swords to Plowshares (3 vs 0.5)
- +2 Thoughtseize (4 vs 2.2)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Snuff Out (0 vs 2.3)
- -2 Leyline of the Void (0 vs 1.5)
- -1 Endurance (0 vs 1.0)
Most unusual list in this period: Mateus Tomé Tófoli in Mont Weekly Legacy (8 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.95 average mana value · 2.27 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 2 | 13 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 2 | 0 |
Lands
23 38.3% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 76.7%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 75.5%
- Same, on the draw
- 82.8%
Colors: costs and sources
-
1 symbol (1.8%)
11 sources (15.7%)
-
1 symbol (1.8%)
4 sources (5.7%)
-
8 symbols (14.3%)
18 sources (25.7%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
8 sources (11.4%)
-
46 symbols (82.1%)
29 sources (41.4%)
Card types
- Creatures 26 (43.3%)
- Planeswalkers 1 (1.7%)
- Instants 3 (5.0%)
- Sorceries 7 (11.7%)
- Lands 23 (38.3%)