Creative Technique (Legacy)

Creative Technique is 0.4% of the Legacy metagame in the last 30 days (10 of 2617 decks), with 2 top 8 finishes. Down 0.5 points from the 30 days before. Core cards: Creative Technique, Apex Devastator, Throes of Chaos.

10 decks, rising and falling cards

Latest top 8 lists

Spokes in Legacy Challenge 32, #6, 25 Oct 2026

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MandrillMan in Legacy Challenge 32, #7, 23 Oct 2026

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Cachorrowo in Legacy Challenge 32, #8, 18 Sep 2026

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Most played cards (last 30 days)

Card	% of decks	Avg. copies	Trend
Ancient Tomb Ramp 3.9 copiessteady	100%	3.9	steady
Apex Devastator 4.0 copiessteady	100%	4.0	steady
Boseiju, Who Endures Removal, Artifact removal, Enchantment removal 3.2 copiessteady	100%	3.2	steady
Call Forth the Tempest Removal, Creature removal, Burn, Board wipes 2.4 copiesup 13 points	100%	2.4	up 13 points
Creative Technique 4.0 copiessteady	100%	4.0	steady
Crystal Vein Ramp 2.1 copiessteady	100%	2.1	steady
Dwarven Ruins Ramp 3.5 copiessteady	100%	3.5	steady
Emrakul, the Aeons Torn Removal, Creature removal, Recursion, Artifact removal, Enchantment removal 2.0 copiessteady	100%	2.0	steady
Hickory Woodlot Ramp 2.3 copiessteady	100%	2.3	steady
Maelstrom Wanderer 2.4 copiessteady	100%	2.4	steady
Mossfire Valley 4.0 copiesup 13 points	100%	4.0	up 13 points
Sandstone Needle Ramp 4.0 copiessteady	100%	4.0	steady
Throes of Chaos 4.0 copiesup 7 points	100%	4.0	up 7 points
Tibalt's Trickery Counterspells 3.1 copiesup 7 points	100%	3.1	up 7 points
Tinder Farm Ramp 1.9 copiesup 7 points	100%	1.9	up 7 points
Trumpeting Carnosaur Removal, Creature removal, Burn 2.8 copiessteady	100%	2.8	steady
Violent Outburst 4.0 copiesup 13 points	100%	4.0	up 13 points
Taiga 2.1 copiesnew	70%	2.1	new
Mountain 1.2 copiesdown 40 points	60%	1.2	down 40 points
Etali, Primal Conqueror 1.0 copiesdown 37 points	50%	1.0	down 37 points
Petrified Hamlet 3.0 copiesdown 37 points	50%	3.0	down 37 points
City of Traitors Ramp 2.0 copiesnew	40%	2.0	new
Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness 1.0 copiesnew	40%	1.0	new
Forest 1.0 copiesnew	30%	1.0	new
Gemstone Caverns Ramp 1.0 copiesdown 67 points	20%	1.0	down 67 points
Improvisation Capstone 1.5 copiesnew	20%	1.5	new
Emergent Ultimatum Tutors 2.0 copiesnew	10%	2.0	new
Ferrous Lake 1.0 copiesdown 23 points	10%	1.0	down 23 points

Trend: share of decks compared with the 30 days before: ▲ up, ▼ down, ● new, = steady (under five points)

Recent decks

Decklist	Event	Δ	Finish
Decklist by Autumn Kuzma Main deck: 3 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 5 cards to change to get the average list	North American Eternal Weekend - Legacy Championship 31 Oct 2026	Main deck: 3 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 5 cards to change to get the average list	#233 of 1059 5-3
Decklist by Kilian Cooley Main deck: 4 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 3 cards to change to get the average list	North American Eternal Weekend - Legacy Championship 31 Oct 2026	Main deck: 4 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 3 cards to change to get the average list	#262 of 1059 5-3
Decklist by JesS4 Main deck: 4 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 7 cards to change to get the average list	North American Eternal Weekend - Legacy Championship 31 Oct 2026	Main deck: 4 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 7 cards to change to get the average list	#430 of 1059 4-4
Decklist by Adam Bruce Main deck: 4 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 4 cards to change to get the average list	North American Eternal Weekend - Legacy Championship 31 Oct 2026	Main deck: 4 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 4 cards to change to get the average list	#828 of 1059 1-3
Decklist by makkusu1995 Main deck: 4 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 2 cards to change to get the average list	Win A Dual Legacy Dresden 31 Oct 2026	Main deck: 4 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 2 cards to change to get the average list	#34 of 40 1-4
Decklist by AndrewWa Main deck: 3 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 2 cards to change to get the average list	Legacy League (5-0) 31 Oct 2026	Main deck: 3 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 2 cards to change to get the average list	5-0
Decklist by Spokes Main deck: 3 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 2 cards to change to get the average list	Legacy Challenge 32 25 Oct 2026	Main deck: 3 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 2 cards to change to get the average list	#6 (top 8) of 43 5-2
Decklist by Sean Ulmer Main deck: 1 card to change to get the average list Sideboard: 5 cards to change to get the average list	BCDL 29 - Texas 24 Oct 2026	Main deck: 1 card to change to get the average list Sideboard: 5 cards to change to get the average list	#31 of 49 2-4
Decklist by MandrillMan Main deck: 3 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 2 cards to change to get the average list	Legacy Challenge 32 24 Oct 2026	Main deck: 3 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 2 cards to change to get the average list	#22 of 53 3-3
Decklist by MandrillMan Main deck: 3 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 2 cards to change to get the average list	Legacy Challenge 32 24 Oct 2026	Main deck: 3 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 2 cards to change to get the average list	#7 (top 8) of 58 4-3

Δ: cards to swap to get the average list of the archetype in the last 30 days: the top bar is the main deck, the lighter one below the sideboard; the details are in the deck

Rising and falling cards (last 30 days)

Rising

Taiga ▲ 70.0 70.0%
Trumpeting Carnosaur ▲ 60.0 60.0%, sideboard
Pyrokinesis ▲ 50.0 50.0%, sideboard
Mindbreak Trap ▲ 40.0 40.0%, sideboard
City of Traitors ▲ 40.0 40.0%
Tibalt's Trickery ▲ 33.3 80.0%, sideboard
Violent Outburst ▲ 13.3 100.0%
Mossfire Valley ▲ 13.3 100.0%

Falling

Gemstone Caverns ▼ 66.7 20.0%
Fury ▼ 60.0 40.0%, sideboard
Inevitable Betrayal ▼ 50.0 30.0%, sideboard
Blast Zone ▼ 40.0 60.0%, sideboard
Petrified Hamlet ▼ 40.0 40.0%, sideboard
Petrified Hamlet ▼ 36.7 50.0%
Ferrous Lake ▼ 23.3 10.0%
Boseiju, Who Endures ▼ 6.7 80.0%, sideboard

Change in share of this archetype's decks (percentage points) compared with the previous 30 days, then the share of its 10 decks (15 in the period before). Main deck and sideboard apart, only changes of at least 5 points.

Matchups (last 30 days)

No archetype with at least 10 matches against this one in this period. See the last 90 days

20 more opponents with fewer than 10 matches

Top 8 of MTGO tournaments, every round of paper tournaments. Paper tournaments: data provided by TopDeck.gg.

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