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Legion Micronized Creatine Monohydrate scores higher on safety - here's why.
R3 scored the Legion Micronized Creatine Monohydrate 7.6/10 and the AS-IT-IS Nutrition Creatine Monohydrate 4.0/10 on the same creatine scoring system, weighing safety, efficacy, and usability. The Legion Micronized Creatine Monohydrate comes out ahead, led by its safety score (7.2/10 vs 3.7/10).
The most important dimensions, side by side.
See which one actually scores higher — and why
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Everything you need to make the call - who each one is for, and who should skip it.
Go for it if you...
You want a single-ingredient, unflavored creatine monohydrate with no sweeteners or added flavor system.
You want to see published lab results, including a Certificate of Analysis and heavy-metal testing, before you buy.
You want the full 5-gram research-backed dose in one scoop, without measuring or stacking.
You are buying on Amazon, where the roughly 24.99 price for 60 servings makes it one of the lower per-serving options.
You want a clean, unflavored, single-ingredient creatine with no sweeteners or dyes.
You are happy to take two scoops a day to reach the full 5 g researched dose.
You prefer a micronized powder that mixes smoothly into water or a shake.
The main thing to know
Legion is Labdoor tested and publishes a Certificate of Analysis with heavy-metal results, but it does not carry NSF Certified for Sport or Informed Sport, the banned-substance certifications drug-tested athletes rely on.
Each serving is 2.5 g of creatine, half the 5 g dose used in most research, so you need to take two servings a day to match the studied amount. The brand also names no source for its creatine and publishes no current heavy-metal results, so its purity claims cannot be independently checked.
Skip this if you...
You are a drug-tested or competitive athlete who needs NSF Certified for Sport or Informed Sport certification.
You specifically want German-made Creapure creatine or a raw-material supplier named on the label.
You prefer a flavored creatine you can mix straight into water for taste.
You want a full 5 g of creatine in a single serving without measuring two scoops.
You want a named, verified source such as Creapure or a published heavy-metal certificate.
You are a tested athlete who needs an active NSF Certified for Sport or Informed Sport product.
Neither of these quite what you're looking for?
I've reviewed all Creatine options at every price pointEvery Creatine in our database is scored using R3's deterministic scoring system - the same inputs always produce the same score. For this comparison, we evaluated Legion and AS-IT-IS Nutrition across 3 independent criteria: Safety (85%), Efficacy (14%), Usability (1%). No sponsored rankings. No paid placements.
Straight answers - no sponsored content, no filler.
I'd start with Legion Legion Micronized Creatine Monohydrate - it scored 7.6/10 overall in our scoring system. Safety is our top-weighted scoring pillar, followed by efficacy, and usability. Check which pillar matters most to your family and compare those specific scores.
R3 uses a deterministic scoring system - the same inputs always produce the same score. We evaluate each Creatine across Safety, Efficacy, Usability using independently verified data. No sponsored rankings. No paid placements. Every score is fully reproducible.
Not necessarily. The overall score reflects how we weight those three pillars, but your priorities may differ. If you care most about safety, compare the safety scores directly. If budget drives your decision, the prices tell a clearer story. The "right" pick is the one that matches what matters most to your family.
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