Death and Taxes 
- Player
- John Ryan Hamilton
- Finish
- #1 of 209, 7-0
- Archetype
- Death and Taxes
- Format
- Legacy
- MTGO price
- 265.86 TIX (GoatBots, 4 Nov)
- Paper price
- €1289.54 / $1545.51 (non-foil: the prints chosen, otherwise the cheapest, 4 Nov 2026)
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (80)
Creatures (35)
Planeswalkers (1)
Instants (4)
Artifacts (7)
Lands (33)
Sideboard (15)
Main deck (80)
Creatures (35)
- 1 Canoptek Scarab Swarm
- 3 Flickerwisp
- 1 Lion Sash
- 1 Loran of the Third Path
- 2 Magus of the Moon
- 4 Mother of Runes
- 4 Recruiter of the Guard
- 3 Skyclave Apparition
- 4 Solitude
- 4 Spirit of the Labyrinth
- 4 Stoneforge Mystic
- 4 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Planeswalkers (1)
Instants (4)
Artifacts (7)
Lands (33)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Death and Taxes list
Average of 265 decks in the last 90 days.
Main deck
More than usual
- +4 Spirit of the Labyrinth (4 vs 0.0)
- +4 Mother of Runes (4 vs 0.1)
- +3 Plateau (3 vs 0.0)
- +3 Arid Mesa (4 vs 1.3)
- +2 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben (4 vs 1.6)
- +2 Magus of the Moon (2 vs 0.0)
- +2 Rishadan Port (2 vs 0.0)
- +2 Flickerwisp (3 vs 1.0)
Fewer than usual
- -4 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd (0 vs 3.8)
- -3 Marsh Flats (0 vs 3.4)
- -3 Overlord of the Balemurk (0 vs 3.1)
- -3 Thoughtseize (0 vs 3.1)
- -3 White Orchid Phantom (0 vs 3.0)
- -2 Scrubland (0 vs 1.9)
- -2 Witch Enchanter (0 vs 1.7)
- -2 Pre-War Formalwear (0 vs 1.6)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +4 Pyroblast (4 vs 0.0)
- +2 Mindbreak Trap (2 vs 0.3)
- +1 Surgical Extraction (2 vs 0.7)
- +1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn (1 vs 0.0)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Wrath of the Skies (0 vs 2.7)
- -2 Disruptor Flute (0 vs 2.0)
- -2 Erode (0 vs 1.6)
Most unusual list in this period: Lemure90 in Legacy League (5-0) (49 cards away from the average)
Combos in this deck
1 combo from Commander Spellbook with every card in this list.