Bant Murktide 
Bant Murktide Legacy decklist played by Michele Gasparini at Legacy ELM Qualifier (LawLeague Edition) (31 Jan 2026).
- Player
- Michele Gasparini
- Finish
- #123 of 135, 1-2
- Archetype
- Bant Murktide
- Staples
- Bant Murktide
- Format
- Legacy
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (13)
- 1 Murktide Regent
- 4 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 4 Quantum Riddler
- 4 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar
Instants (21)
Sorceries (6)
Lands (20)
- 2 Arid Mesa
- 4 Flooded Strand
- 1 Island
- 1 Karakas
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Plains
- 2 Polluted Delta
- 4 Tundra
- 4 Wasteland
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Bant Murktide list
Average of 14 decks in the 30 days up to Jan. 31, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +2 Daze (4 vs 1.8)
- +2 Stifle (4 vs 1.8)
- +2 Arid Mesa (2 vs 0.3)
- +2 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar (4 vs 2.4)
- +2 Tundra (4 vs 2.5)
- +2 Wasteland (4 vs 2.5)
- +1 Polluted Delta (2 vs 0.6)
- +1 Quantum Riddler (4 vs 2.7)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Stoneforge Mystic (0 vs 2.0)
- -2 Misty Rainforest (0 vs 1.8)
- -1 Leyline Binding (0 vs 1.4)
- -1 Up the Beanstalk (0 vs 1.4)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Meddling Mage (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Clarion Conqueror (2 vs 0.2)
- +2 Harbinger of the Seas (2 vs 0.2)
Fewer than usual
- -1 Containment Priest (0 vs 1.3)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 15 cards away from the average.
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.33 average mana value · 2.20 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | 4 | 18 |
| 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
20 33.3% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 71.7%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 63.8%
- Same, on the draw
- 72.2%
Colors: costs and sources
-
10 symbols (20.0%)
19 sources (38.8%)
-
40 symbols (80.0%)
18 sources (36.7%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (8.2%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (8.2%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (8.2%)
Card types
- Creatures 13 (21.7%)
- Instants 21 (35.0%)
- Sorceries 6 (10.0%)
- Lands 20 (33.3%)