Mardu Discard 
Mardu Discard Standard decklist played by Terrence Johnstone at Ottawa Round 12 Regional Championship (16 May 2026).
- Player
- Terrence Johnstone
- Finish
- #65 of 306, 7-6
- Archetype
- Mardu Discard
- Staples
- Mardu Discard
- Format
- Standard
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (26)
- 4 Bloodghast
- 1 Carnage, Crimson Chaos
- 2 Fear of Missing Out
- 4 Hardened Academic
- 4 Iron-Shield Elf
- 4 Marauding Mako
- 4 Moonshadow
- 3 Tersa Lightshatter
Instants (2)
Sorceries (3)
Enchantments (6)
Lands (23)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Mardu Discard list
Average of 106 decks in the 30 days up to May 16, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +2 Sheltered by Ghosts (2 vs 0.0)
- +2 Bleachbone Verge (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Blazemire Verge (3 vs 1.1)
- +2 Fear of Missing Out (2 vs 0.2)
- +1 Multiversal Passage (2 vs 0.8)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Concealed Courtyard (1 vs 3.5)
- -1 Requiting Hex (0 vs 1.4)
- -1 Erode (0 vs 1.4)
- -1 Inspiring Vantage (1 vs 2.1)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Monument to Endurance (3 vs 0.1)
- +2 Molten Collapse (2 vs 0.0)
- +2 Requiting Hex (2 vs 0.0)
- +2 Ghost Vacuum (2 vs 0.2)
- +1 Pyroclasm (2 vs 0.9)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Voice of Victory (0 vs 2.7)
- -2 Leyline of the Void (0 vs 2.5)
Most unusual list in this period: Hugo Di Lauro in Ottawa Round 12 Regional Championship (33 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.86 average mana value · 1.95 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 2 | 14 | 9 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 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
-
9 symbols (19.6%)
13 sources (24.5%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (7.5%)
-
17 symbols (37.0%)
15 sources (28.3%)
-
20 symbols (43.5%)
17 sources (32.1%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (7.5%)
Card types
- Creatures 26 (43.3%)
- Instants 2 (3.3%)
- Sorceries 3 (5.0%)
- Enchantments 6 (10.0%)
- Lands 23 (38.3%)