Cradle Elves 



Cradle Elves Legacy decklist played by Bjørnar Bakke at ELM Qualifier - Win a Savannah! (7 Mar 2026).
- Player
- Bjørnar Bakke
- Finish
- #5 of 18, 3-1
- Archetype
- Cradle Elves
- Staples
- Cradle Elves
- Format
- Legacy
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Sideboard (15)
Main deck (60)
Creatures (27)
- 1 Allosaurus Shepherd
- 1 Atraxa, Grand Unifier
- 4 Badgermole Cub
- 4 Birds of Paradise
- 1 Collector Ouphe
- 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
- 2 Endurance
- 1 Fiend Artisan
- 4 Ignoble Hierarch
- 1 Quirion Ranger
- 2 Springheart Nantuko
- 1 Sylvan Safekeeper
- 4 Wight of the Reliquary
Planeswalkers (1)
Instants (3)
Sorceries (7)
Lands (22)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Cradle Elves list
Average of 10 decks in the 30 days up to March 7, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Birds of Paradise (4 vs 0.6)
- +3 Ignoble Hierarch (4 vs 0.8)
- +3 Wight of the Reliquary (4 vs 0.8)
- +2 Misty Rainforest (4 vs 1.8)
- +2 Springheart Nantuko (2 vs 0.2)
- +2 Wasteland (2 vs 0.5)
- +1 Badgermole Cub (4 vs 2.8)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Allosaurus Shepherd (1 vs 3.2)
- -2 Llanowar Elves (0 vs 1.9)
- -1 Wirewood Symbiote (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Formidable Speaker (0 vs 1.2)
- -1 Glimpse of Nature (0 vs 1.2)
- -1 Nettle Sentinel (0 vs 1.2)
- -1 Aluren (0 vs 1.1)
- -1 Elvish Visionary (0 vs 1.1)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Leyline of the Void (3 vs 1.2)
- +2 Mindbreak Trap (2 vs 0.4)
- +1 Abrupt Decay (2 vs 0.9)
Fewer than usual
- -1 Snuff Out (0 vs 1.0)
Most unusual list in this period: htnk in ELM Qualifier - Win a Savannah! (22 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.82 average mana value · 2.13 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 11 | 4 |
| 2 | 12 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 2 | 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 27 (45.0%)
- Planeswalkers 1 (1.7%)
- Instants 3 (5.0%)
- Sorceries 7 (11.7%)
- Lands 22 (36.7%)

































