Death and Taxes 
Death and Taxes Legacy decklist played by Ivo Minikowski at CLC 2026 | Etapa 01 (8 Feb 2026).
- Player
- Ivo Minikowski
- Finish
- #21 of 30, 2-3
- Event
- CLC 2026 | Etapa 01,
- Archetype
- Death and Taxes
- Staples
- Death and Taxes
- Format
- Legacy
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (80)
Creatures (38)
- 3 Flickerwisp
- 1 Lion Sash
- 1 Loran of the Third Path
- 4 Mother of Runes
- 4 Recruiter of the Guard
- 3 Skyclave Apparition
- 4 Solitude
- 4 Spirit of the Labyrinth
- 1 Starfield Shepherd
- 4 Stoneforge Mystic
- 4 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
- 3 White Orchid Phantom
- 2 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
Instants (4)
Artifacts (6)
Lands (32)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Death and Taxes list
Average of 11 decks in the 30 days up to Feb. 8, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +10 Plains (16 vs 5.6)
- +3 Spirit of the Labyrinth (4 vs 0.5)
- +3 Mother of Runes (4 vs 0.6)
- +3 Rishadan Port (4 vs 0.6)
- +3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben (4 vs 0.6)
- +2 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire (2 vs 0.2)
- +2 Flagstones of Trokair (2 vs 0.5)
- +1 Flickerwisp (3 vs 2.0)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd (0 vs 3.5)
- -3 Marsh Flats (0 vs 3.3)
- -3 Thoughtseize (0 vs 3.3)
- -3 Overlord of the Balemurk (0 vs 2.9)
- -2 Scrubland (0 vs 2.2)
- -2 Prismatic Vista (0 vs 2.1)
- -2 Orcish Bowmasters (0 vs 1.9)
- -1 Arid Mesa (0 vs 1.4)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Leyline of the Void (4 vs 0.7)
- +3 Cataclysm (3 vs 0.5)
- +1 Surgical Extraction (2 vs 0.5)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Disruptor Flute (0 vs 2.1)
- -1 Wrath of the Skies (0 vs 1.5)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 27 cards away from the average.
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.08 average mana value · 2.50 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | 11 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 1 |
Lands
32 40.0% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 76.7%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 78.3%
- Same, on the draw
- 85.0%
Colors: costs and sources
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57 symbols (100.0%)
26 sources (100.0%)
Card types
- Creatures 38 (47.5%)
- Instants 4 (5.0%)
- Artifacts 6 (7.5%)
- Lands 32 (40.0%)