Golgari Cradle 

Golgari Cradle Legacy decklist played by Bastiaan Boel at Bazaar of Boxes Series 17 (7 Feb 2026).
- Player
- Bastiaan Boel
- Finish
- #2 of 98, 6-0
- 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 (24)
- 4 Badgermole Cub
- 2 Birds of Paradise
- 4 Ignoble Hierarch
- 1 Keen-Eyed Curator
- 3 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Quirion Ranger
- 4 Scythecat Cub
- 1 Sylvan Safekeeper
- 4 Wight of the Reliquary
Planeswalkers (1)
Instants (5)
Sorceries (8)
Lands (22)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Golgari Cradle list
Average of 5 decks in the 30 days up to Feb. 7, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Scythecat Cub (4 vs 0.8)
- +3 Wasteland (4 vs 1.4)
- +2 Badgermole Cub (4 vs 1.6)
- +2 Orcish Bowmasters (3 vs 0.6)
- +2 Thoughtseize (4 vs 2.0)
- +1 Abrupt Decay (2 vs 1.0)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Elvish Reclaimer (0 vs 2.4)
- -2 Natural Order (0 vs 1.8)
- -2 Wooded Foothills (0 vs 1.6)
- -1 Gaea's Cradle (1 vs 2.4)
- -1 Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis (0 vs 1.2)
- -1 Noble Hierarch (0 vs 1.0)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Barrowgoyf (2 vs 0.4)
- +2 Opposition Agent (2 vs 0.4)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Thoughtseize (0 vs 1.8)
- -1 Dismember (0 vs 1.0)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 13 cards away from the average.
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.45 average mana value · 1.61 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 8 | 8 |
| 2 | 16 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 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
Card types
- Creatures 24 (40.0%)
- Planeswalkers 1 (1.7%)
- Instants 5 (8.3%)
- Sorceries 8 (13.3%)
- Lands 22 (36.7%)
































