Death and Taxes 
Death and Taxes Legacy decklist played by SofiaCypri at 1ª etapa SP Legacy (25 Jan 2026).
- Player
- SofiaCypri
- Finish
- #3 of 25, 4-1
- Event
- 1ª etapa SP Legacy,
- Archetype
- Death and Taxes
- Staples
- Death and Taxes
- Format
- Legacy
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (31)
- 4 Flickerwisp
- 1 Lion Sash
- 3 Mother of Runes
- 4 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 3 Recruiter of the Guard
- 2 Skyclave Apparition
- 2 Solitude
- 2 Spirit of the Labyrinth
- 4 Stoneforge Mystic
- 2 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
- 4 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
Instants (4)
Artifacts (6)
Lands (19)
- 2 Flagstones of Trokair
- 3 Karakas
- 7 Plains
- 3 Rishadan Port
- 4 Wasteland
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Death and Taxes list
Average of 4 decks in the 30 days up to Jan. 25, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +2 Mother of Runes (3 vs 0.8)
- +2 Rishadan Port (3 vs 0.8)
- +2 Plains (7 vs 5.3)
- +2 Spirit of the Labyrinth (2 vs 0.5)
- +2 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben (2 vs 0.5)
- +1 Flagstones of Trokair (2 vs 0.8)
- +1 Flickerwisp (4 vs 2.8)
- +1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow (4 vs 3.0)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Marsh Flats (0 vs 3.0)
- -3 Overlord of the Balemurk (0 vs 3.0)
- -3 Thoughtseize (0 vs 3.0)
- -2 Arid Mesa (0 vs 2.3)
- -2 Scrubland (0 vs 2.3)
- -2 White Orchid Phantom (0 vs 2.3)
- -2 Prismatic Vista (0 vs 2.0)
- -2 Orcish Bowmasters (0 vs 1.5)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Cataclysm (2 vs 0.5)
- +2 Clarion Conqueror (2 vs 0.5)
- +2 Damping Sphere (2 vs 0.5)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Disruptor Flute (0 vs 1.8)
- -1 Leyline of the Void (0 vs 1.0)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 24 cards away from the average.
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.20 average mana value · 2.44 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 13 | 0 |
| 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 1 |
Lands
19 31.7% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 69.3%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 59.3%
- Same, on the draw
- 68.0%
Colors: costs and sources
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44 symbols (100.0%)
16 sources (100.0%)
Card types
- Creatures 31 (51.7%)
- Instants 4 (6.7%)
- Artifacts 6 (10.0%)
- Lands 19 (31.7%)