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 20 decks in the 7 days up to Oct. 17, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +4 Brainstorm (4 vs 0.2)
- +4 Cephalid Illusionist (4 vs 0.2)
- +4 Force of Will (4 vs 0.2)
- +4 Loki, God of Mischief (4 vs 0.2)
- +4 Nomads en-Kor (4 vs 0.2)
- +4 Shuko (4 vs 0.2)
- +4 Step Through (4 vs 0.2)
- +4 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar (4 vs 0.2)
Fewer than usual
- -4 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd (0 vs 3.8)
- -4 Solitude (0 vs 3.8)
- -4 Stoneforge Mystic (0 vs 3.8)
- -4 Wasteland (0 vs 3.8)
- -3 Overlord of the Balemurk (0 vs 3.4)
- -3 Thoughtseize (0 vs 3.4)
- -3 Prismatic Vista (0 vs 3.3)
- -3 Plains (2 vs 5.1)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Consign to Memory (3 vs 0.2)
- +3 Force of Negation (3 vs 0.2)
- +3 Prismatic Ending (3 vs 0.2)
- +2 Orim's Chant (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Relic of Progenitus (2 vs 0.1)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Wrath of the Skies (0 vs 2.7)
- -2 Erode (0 vs 1.9)
- -2 Disruptor Flute (0 vs 1.7)
- -2 Deafening Silence (0 vs 1.6)
- -1 Surgical Extraction (0 vs 1.2)
- -1 Faerie Macabre (0 vs 1.0)
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.


































