Spy Combo 
Spy Combo Pauper decklist played by Joel Cathcart at Lega Pauper Genova, Summer Season Lunedi 2 Marzo Ore 20.30 (2 Mar 2026).
- Player
- Joel Cathcart
- Finish
- #26 of 31, 1-3
- Archetype
- Spy Combo
- Staples
- Spy Combo
- Format
- Pauper
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (35)
- 4 Balustrade Spy
- 1 Dregscape Zombie
- 4 Generous Ent
- 2 Lotleth Giant
- 4 Masked Vandal
- 4 Mesmeric Fiend
- 4 Sagu Wildling // Roost Seek
- 4 Sakura-Tribe Elder
- 4 Troll of Khazad-dûm
- 4 Writhing Chrysalis
Sorceries (19)
Lands (6)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Spy Combo list
Average of 20 decks in the 30 days up to March 2, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +4 Exhume (4 vs 0.2)
- +4 Malevolent Rumble (4 vs 0.2)
- +4 Sakura-Tribe Elder (4 vs 0.2)
- +4 Writhing Chrysalis (4 vs 0.2)
- +3 Troll of Khazad-dûm (4 vs 1.5)
- +2 Commune with Nature (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Mesmeric Fiend (4 vs 2.1)
Fewer than usual
- -4 Overgrown Battlement (0 vs 3.8)
- -4 Winding Way (0 vs 3.8)
- -4 Saruli Caretaker (0 vs 3.6)
- -3 Gatecreeper Vine (0 vs 3.1)
- -3 Wall of Roots (0 vs 3.0)
- -2 Lotus Petal (0 vs 1.9)
- -2 Quirion Ranger (0 vs 1.8)
- -1 Avenging Hunter (0 vs 1.2)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +4 Conjurer's Bauble (4 vs 0.2)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Mesmeric Fiend (0 vs 1.9)
- -2 Faerie Macabre (0 vs 1.6)
- -1 Fume Spitter (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Nylea's Disciple (0 vs 1.0)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 23 cards away from the average.
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.52 average mana value · 3.00 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 19 | 9 |
| 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
6 10.0% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 14.0%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 3.8%
- Same, on the draw
- 5.2%
Colors: costs and sources
-
21 symbols (35.6%)
2 sources (33.3%)
-
4 symbols (6.8%)
1 source (16.7%)
-
34 symbols (57.6%)
3 sources (50.0%)
Card types
- Creatures 35 (58.3%)
- Sorceries 19 (31.7%)
- Lands 6 (10.0%)