Elves Win! | DMV Legacy League Season 3 Invitational Top 8 Decklists
The DMV Legacy League Season 3 Invitational occurred on Oct. 4, 2026, at the Franconia Moose Lodge in Alexandria, VA. The proxy-friendly event featured 74 players.
The Finals featured a {Badgermole Cub} Elves deck that can go infinite with {Temur Sabertooth} and {Gaea's Cradle}, beating The Epic Storm's new {Brainstorm}less variant that adopts {Urza's Saga} and {Giant's Boulder}.
{Formidable Speaker} by Aurore Folny
DMV Legacy League Season 3 Invitational Top 8 Decklists
First Place — [g][b] Badgermole Elves by jonnysoff
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Creatures (33)
4 {Badgermole Cub} [1][g]
4 {Quirion Ranger} [g]
4 {Wirewood Symbiote} [g]
3 {Allosaurus Shepherd} [g]
3 {Formidable Speaker} [2][g]
2 {Dryad Arbor}
2 {Elvish Mystic} [g]
2 {Fyndhorn Elves} [g]
2 {Llanowar Elves} [g]
1 {Atraxa, Grand Unifier} [3][w][u][b][g]
1 {Craterhoof Behemoth} [5][g][g]
1 {Eladamri, {Korvecdal} [1][g][g]
1 {Elvish Visionary} [1][g]
1 {Endurance} [1][g][g]
1 {Temur Sabertooth} [2][g][g]
Instants (3)
3 {Once Upon a Time} [1][g]
Sorceries (7)
4 {Green Sun's Zenith} [x][g]
3 {Natural Order} [2][g][g]
Land (17)
4 {Gaea's Cradle}
3 {Windswept Heath}
2 {Bayou}
2 {Forest}
2 {Misty Rainforest}
2 {Wooded Foothills}
1 {Boseiju, Who Endures}
1 {Verdant Catacombs}
Sideboard (15)
4 {Thoughtseize} [b]
3 {Force of Vigor} [2][g][g]
3 {Leyline of the Void} [2][b][b]
2 {Snuff Out} [3][b]
1 {Assassin's Trophy} [b][g]
1 {Choke} [2][g]
1 {Grist, the Hunger Tide} [1][b][g]
DECKLIST_END
{Song of Creation} by Noah Bradley
Second Place — The Epic Storm by Scott Waldron
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Creatures (5)
4 {Hexing Squelcher} [1][r]
1 {Runehorn Hellkite} [5][r]
Instants (6)
4 {Dark Ritual} [b]
2 {Veil of Summer} [g]
Sorceries (16)
4 {Gamble} [r]
4 {Burning Wish} [1][r]
3 {Beseech the Mirror} [1][b][b][b]
3 {Echo of Eons} [4][u][u]
1 {Gaea's Will}
1 {Tendrils of Agony} [2][b][b]
Artifacts (20)
4 {Chrome Mox} [0]
4 {Lion's Eye Diamond} [0]
4 {Lotus {Petal} [0]
4 {Mox Opal} [0]
4 {Giant's Boulder} [1]
Enchantment (1)
1 {Song of Creation} [1][u][r][g]
Land (12)
4 {Urza's Saga}
2 {Verdant Catacombs}
1 {Badlands}
1 {Bloodstained Mire}
1 {Raucous Theater}
1 {Scalding Tarn}
1 {Taiga}
1 {Underground Sea}
Sideboard (15)
4 {Boomerang Basics} [u]
2 {Boseiju, Who Endures}
2 {Veil of Summer} [g]
1 {Beseech the Mirror} [1][b][b][b]
1 {Echo of Eons} [4][u][u]
1 {Empty the Warrens} [3][r]
1 {Haywire Mite} [1]
1 {Peer Into the Abyss} [4][b][b][b]
1 {Tendrils of Agony} [2][b][b]
1 {Thoughtseizes} [b]
DECKLIST_END
{Dragon's Rage Channeler} by Martina Fačková
Third Place — [u][r] Prowess by Kate Chelberg
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Creatures (4)
4 {Dragon's Rage Channeler} [r]
Instants (15)
4 {Brainstorm} [u]
4 {Lightning Bolt} [r]
4 {Force of Will} [3][u][u]
2 {Daze} [1][u]
1 {Unholy Heat} [r]
Sorceries (11)
4 {Ponder} [u]
3 {Boomerang Basics} [u]
4 {Flow State} [1][u]
Artifacts (7)
4 {Mishra's Bauble} [0]
3 {Cori-Steel Cutter} [1][r]
Enchantments (4)
4 {Stormchaser's Talent} [u]
Land (19)
4 {Scalding Tarn}
4 {Volcanic Island}
4 {Wasteland}
1 {Bloodstained Mire}
1 {Flooded Strand}
1 {Misty Rainforest}
1 {Polluted Delta}
1 {Island}
1 {Mountain}
1 {Thundering Falls}
Sideboard (15)
2 {Hydroblast} [u]
2 {Price of Progress} [1][r]
2 {Pyroblast} [r]
2 {Pyrokinesis} [4][r][r]
2 {Tormod's Crypt} [0]
2 {Unholy Heat} [r]
1 {Consign to Memory} [u]
1 {Force of Negation} [1][u][u]
1 {Torpor Orb} [2]
DECKLIST_END
{Carnivorous Cultivator} by Filip Burburan
Fourth Place — [g][w][u] Depths by Nathan Steuer
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Creatures (16)
4 {Elvish Reclaimer} [g]
4 {Carnivorous Cultivator} [1][g]
3 {Knight of the REliquary} [1][g][w]
1 {Avatar of Burgeoning Echoes} [g][u]
1 {Dryad Arbor}
1 {Endurance} [1][g][g]
1 {Icetill Explorer} [2][g][g]
1 {Sylvan Safekeeper} [g]
Instants (9)
4 {Crop Rotation} [g]
4 {Swords to Plowshares} [w]
1 {Legolas's Quick Reflexes} [g]
Sorceries (4)
4 {Green Sun's Zenith} [x][g]
Artifacts (3)
3 {Mox Diamond} [0]
Land (28)
4 {Wasteland}
4 {Windswept Heath}
2 {Dark Depths}
2 {Savannah}
2 {Thespian's Stage}
1 {Bojuka Bog}
1 {Boseiju, Who Endures}
1 {Echoing Deeps}
1 {Flagstones of Trokair}
1 {Forest}
1 {Ghost Quarter}
1 {Karakas}
1 {Lush Portico}
1 {Misty Rainforest}
1 {Plains}
1 {Sejiri Steppe}
1 {Talon Gates of Madara}
1 {Tropical Island}
1 {Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth}
Sideboard (15)
3 {Consign to Memory} [u]
2 {Lavinia, Azorius Renegade} [u][w]
2 {Prismatic Ending} [x][w]
1 {Collector Ouphe} [1][g]
1 {Force of Vigor} [2][g][g]
1 {Gaddock Teeg} [g][w]
1 {Gemstone Caverns}
1 {Keen-Eyed Curator} [g][g]
1 {Legolas's Quick Reflexes} [g]
1 {Spell Pierce} [u]
1 {The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale}
DECKLIST_END
{Aluren} by April Lee
Fifth Place — AlurenTell by Brady Monroe
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Creatures (8)
4 {Acererak the Archlich} [2][b]
4 {Atraxa, Grand Unifier} [3][w][u][b][g]
Instants (10)
4 {Brainstorm} [u]
4 {Force of Will} [3][u][u]
2 {Veil of Summer} [g]
Sorceries (12)
4 {Ponder} [u]
4 {Show and Tell} [2][u]
4 {Stock Up} [2][u]
Artifacts (4)
4 {Lotus Petal} [0]
Enchantments (6)
4 {Aluren} [2][g][g]
2 {Omniscience} [7][u][u][u]
Land (20)
4 {Ancient Tomb}
4 {Misty Rainforest}
3 {Flooded Strand}
2 {Hedge Maze}
2 {Tropical Island}
1 {Boseiju, Who Endures}
1 {City of Traitors}
1 {Island}
1 {Savannah}
1 {Tundra}
Sideboard (15)
4 {Carpet of Flowers} [g]
2 {Consign to Memory} [u]
2 {Faerie Macabre} [1][b][b]
2 {Orim's Chant} [w]
2 {Prismatic Ending} [x][w]
2 {Veil of Summer} [g]
1 {Force of Negation} [1][u][u]
DECKLIST_END
{Enlightened Confidant} by Jabari Weathers
Sixth Place — [w][r] Enery by Josh James
DECKLIST_START
Creatures (28)
4 {Guide of Souls} [w]
4 {Ocelot Pride} [w]
4 {Ajani, Nacatl Pariah} [1][w]
4 {Amped Raptor} [1][r]
3 {Hexing Squelcher} [1][r]
3 {Voice of Victory} [1][w]
3 {White Orchid Phantom} [w][w]
1 {Enlightened Confidant} [1][w]
1 {Samut, Hazoret's Champion} [1][r]
1 {Thalia, Guardian of Thraben} [1][w]
Instants (5)
4 {Swords to Plowshares} [w]
1 {Galvanic Discharge} [r]
Enchantment (2)
2 {Goblin Bombardment} [1][r]
2 {Static Prison} [w]
Land (23)
4 {Arid Mesa}
4 {Wasteland}
3 {Sunbaked Canyon}
2 {Flagstones of Trokair}
2 {Karakas}
2 {Plains}
2 {Plateau}
1 {Elegant Parlor}
1 {Lazotep Quarry}
1 {Mountain}
1 {Windswept Heath}
Sideboard (15)
2 {Damping Sphere} [2]
2 {Deafening Silence} [w]
2 {Surgical Extraction} [bp]
1 {Angel's Grace} [w]
1 {Erode} [w]
1 {Red Elemental Blast} [r]
1 {Pyroblast} [r]
1 {Rest in Peace} [1][w]
1 {Wrath of the Skies} [x][w][w]
1 {Disruptor Flute} [2]
1 {Wear//Tear} [1][w][r]
1 {Faerie Macabre} [1][b][b]
DECKLIST_END
{Omniscience} by Alayna Danner
Seventh Place — AlurenTell by Joseph Hunt
DECKLIST_START
Creatures (8)
4 {Acererak the Archlich} [2][b]
4 {Atraxa, Grand Unifier} [3][w][u][b][g]
Instants (10)
4 {Brainstorm} [u]
4 {Force of Will} [3][u][u]
2 {Veil of Summer} [g]
Sorceries (12)
4 {Ponder} [u]
4 {Show and Tell} [2][u]
4 {Stock Up} [2][u]
Artifacts (4)
4 {Lotus Petal} [0]
Enchantments (6)
4 {Aluren} [2][g][g]
2 {Omniscience} [7][u][u][u]
Land (20)
4 {Ancient Tomb}
4 {Misty Rainforest}
3 {Tropical Island}
2 {Hedge Maze}
1 {Boseiju, Who Endures}
1 {City of Traitors}
1 {Island}
1 {Forest}
1 {Flooded Strand}
1 {Polluted Delta}
1 {Scalding Tarn}
Sideboard (15)
3 {Carpet of Flowers} [g]
2 {Consign to Memory} [u]
2 {Veil of Summer} [g]
1 {Faerie Macabre} [1][b][b]
1 {Force of Negation} [1][u][u]
1 {Grafdigger's Cage} [1]
1 {Hydroblast} [u]
1 {Nature's Claim} [g]
1 {Pithing Needle} [1]
1 {Vendilion Clique} [1][u][u]
DECKLIST_END
{Stifle} by Dany Orizio
Eighth Place — [u][w] Phelia by Chris Cornwell-Shiel
DECKLIST_START
Creatures (13)
4 {Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student} [u]
4 {Phelia, Exhuberant Shepherd} [1][w]
4 {Quantum Riddler} [3][u][u]
1 {Snapcaster Mage} [1][u]
Instants (21)
4 {Brainstorm} [u]
4 {Stifle} [u]
4 {Swords to Plowshares} [w]
2 {Spell Snare} [u]
3 {Daze} [1][u]
4 {Force of Will} [3][u][u]
Sorceries (4)
4 {Ponder} [u]
Planeswalkers (2)
2 {Teferi, Time Raveler} [1][u][w]
Land (20)
4 {Flooded Strand}
4 {Wasteland}
3 {Island}
2 {Polluted Delta}
2 {Tundra}
1 {Karakas}
1 {Meticulous Archive}
1 {Mystic Sanctuary}
1 {Plains}
1 {Scalding Tarn}
Sideboard (15)
2 {Clarion Conqueror} [2][w]
2 {Consign to Memory} [u]
2 {Force of Negation} [1][u][u]
2 {Prismatic Ending} [x][w]
2 {Triumph of Saint Katherine} [4][w]
2 {Wrath of the Skies} [x][w][w]
1 {Containment Priest} [1][w]
1 {Lavinia, Azorius Renegade} [u][w]
1 {Surgical Extraction} [bp]
DECKLIST_END
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Featured image: {Badgermole Cub} by Nathaniel Himawan