Death and Taxes 



- Player
- MINE3016
- Finish
- #8 of 14, 1-2
- Archetype
- Death and Taxes
- Format
- Legacy
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
Main deck (80)
Creatures (27)
- 4 Cephalid Illusionist
- 1 Grand Abolisher
- 4 Loki, God of Mischief
- 3 Narcomoeba
- 4 Nomads en-Kor
- 4 Recruiter of the Guard
- 4 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar
- 2 Thassa's Oracle
- 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
Instants (12)
Sorceries (6)
Artifacts (9)
- 4 Aether Vial
- 1 Pithing Needle
- 4 Shuko
Lands (26)
- 4 Flooded Strand
- 2 Island
- 2 Karakas
- 3 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 3 Misty Rainforest
- 2 Plains
- 3 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Sea
- 4 Urza's Saga
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Death and Taxes list
Average of 68 decks in the 30 days up to Oct. 17, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +4 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar (4 vs 0.1)
- +4 Step Through (4 vs 0.2)
- +4 Urza's Saga (4 vs 0.2)
- +4 Shuko (4 vs 0.2)
- +4 Cephalid Illusionist (4 vs 0.2)
- +4 Nomads en-Kor (4 vs 0.2)
- +4 Loki, God of Mischief (4 vs 0.3)
- +4 Brainstorm (4 vs 0.4)
Fewer than usual
- -4 Stoneforge Mystic (0 vs 3.8)
- -4 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd (0 vs 3.7)
- -4 Solitude (0 vs 3.7)
- -4 Wasteland (0 vs 3.7)
- -3 Overlord of the Balemurk (0 vs 3.2)
- -3 Prismatic Vista (0 vs 3.2)
- -3 Thoughtseize (0 vs 3.1)
- -3 Plains (2 vs 5.0)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Force of Negation (3 vs 0.1)
- +3 Prismatic Ending (3 vs 0.2)
- +3 Consign to Memory (3 vs 0.3)
- +2 Relic of Progenitus (2 vs 0.0)
- +2 Orim's Chant (2 vs 0.1)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Wrath of the Skies (0 vs 2.6)
- -2 Deafening Silence (0 vs 1.9)
- -2 Disruptor Flute (0 vs 1.8)
- -2 Erode (0 vs 1.6)
- -1 Faerie Macabre (0 vs 1.3)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 51 cards away from the average.
Combos in this deck
3 combos from Commander Spellbook with every card in this list, the most popular first.


































