Death and Taxes 
Death and Taxes Legacy decklist played by swimmy at 第180回 マッサンのなんでも放送局 おうちでレガシー / The 180th Legacy at Home (7 Mar 2026).
- Player
- swimmy
- Finish
- #1 of 11, 3-0
- Archetype
- Death and Taxes
- Staples
- Death and Taxes
- Format
- Legacy
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (80)
Creatures (34)
- 1 Flickerwisp
- 1 Lion Sash
- 2 Orcish Bowmasters
- 4 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 4 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 1 Plague Engineer
- 4 Recruiter of the Guard
- 3 Skyclave Apparition
- 4 Solitude
- 4 Stoneforge Mystic
- 4 White Orchid Phantom
- 2 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
Instants (4)
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (7)
Lands (31)
- 1 Flagstones of Trokair
- 3 Flooded Strand
- 4 Karakas
- 4 Marsh Flats
- 6 Plains
- 4 Prismatic Vista
- 3 Scrubland
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Swamp
- 4 Wasteland
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Death and Taxes list
Average of 21 decks in the 30 days up to March 7, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +2 Flooded Strand (3 vs 1.3)
- +2 Prismatic Vista (4 vs 2.4)
- +2 Thoughtseize (4 vs 2.5)
- +1 Overlord of the Balemurk (4 vs 2.6)
- +1 Marsh Flats (4 vs 2.7)
- +1 Scrubland (3 vs 1.7)
- +1 White Orchid Phantom (4 vs 3.0)
Fewer than usual
- -1 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben (0 vs 1.2)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +1 Surgical Extraction (2 vs 0.7)
Fewer than usual
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Most unusual list in this period: Dan Atkins in MLCG March (formerly February) Legacy Challenge (31 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.24 average mana value · 2.65 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | 15 | 0 |
| 3 | 9 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 1 |
Lands
31 38.8% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 76.1%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 75.9%
- Same, on the draw
- 82.9%
Colors: costs and sources
-
45 symbols (75.0%)
28 sources (63.6%)
-
15 symbols (25.0%)
16 sources (36.4%)
Card types
- Creatures 34 (42.5%)
- Instants 4 (5.0%)
- Sorceries 4 (5.0%)
- Artifacts 7 (8.8%)
- Lands 31 (38.8%)