Death and Taxes 
Death and Taxes Legacy decklist played by Thraben at $1K Legacy - SCG CON Richmond - Friday - 10:00 am (6 Mar 2026).
- Player
- Thraben
- Finish
- #7 of 50, 4-0
- Archetype
- Death and Taxes
- Staples
- Death and Taxes
- Format
- Legacy
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (80)
Creatures (40)
- 1 Canoptek Scarab Swarm
- 4 Clarion Conqueror
- 1 Containment Priest
- 1 Flickerwisp
- 1 Lion Sash
- 1 Loran of the Third Path
- 4 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 1 Phyrexian Metamorph
- 4 Recruiter of the Guard
- 3 Skyclave Apparition
- 4 Solitude
- 4 Stoneforge Mystic
- 3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
- 4 White Orchid Phantom
- 4 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
Instants (4)
Artifacts (7)
Lands (29)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Death and Taxes list
Average of 16 decks in the 30 days up to March 6, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +4 Clarion Conqueror (4 vs 0.4)
- +3 Ghost Quarter (4 vs 0.6)
- +3 Plains (10 vs 7.3)
- +3 Flagstones of Trokair (4 vs 1.4)
- +2 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow (4 vs 2.1)
- +1 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben (3 vs 1.6)
- +1 White Orchid Phantom (4 vs 3.0)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Marsh Flats (0 vs 2.3)
- -2 Thoughtseize (0 vs 2.3)
- -2 Prismatic Vista (0 vs 2.2)
- -2 Overlord of the Balemurk (0 vs 2.1)
- -1 Scrubland (0 vs 1.4)
- -1 Mother of Runes (0 vs 1.2)
- -1 Orcish Bowmasters (0 vs 1.2)
- -1 Rishadan Port (0 vs 1.2)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Mindbreak Trap (3 vs 0.8)
- +1 Wrath of the Skies (3 vs 1.8)
Fewer than usual
- -1 Path to Exile (0 vs 1.1)
Most unusual list in this period: Ivo Minikowski in CLC 2026 | Etapa 01 (23 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.35 average mana value · 2.75 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | 13 | 1 |
| 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 1 |
Lands
29 36.3% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 74.3%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 70.5%
- Same, on the draw
- 78.2%
Colors: costs and sources
-
55 symbols (98.2%)
25 sources (92.6%)
-
1 symbol (1.8%)
0 sources (0.0%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
2 sources (7.4%)
Card types
- Creatures 40 (50.0%)
- Instants 4 (5.0%)
- Artifacts 7 (8.8%)
- Lands 29 (36.3%)