Death and Taxes 
Death and Taxes Legacy decklist played by Dan Atkins at MLCG March (formerly February) Legacy Challenge (7 Mar 2026).
- Player
- Dan Atkins
- Finish
- #1 of 8, 3-1
- Archetype
- Death and Taxes
- Staples
- Death and Taxes
- Format
- Legacy
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (80)
Sideboard (15)
Main deck (80)
Creatures (32)
- 1 Baleful Strix
- 1 Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog
- 1 Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition
- 1 Flickerwisp
- 1 Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore
- 2 Hullbreacher
- 1 Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
- 1 Loran of the Third Path
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 4 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 4 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 3 Quantum Riddler
- 3 Recruiter of the Guard
- 1 Skyclave Apparition
- 3 Solitude
- 3 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar
- 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
Planeswalkers (1)
Instants (14)
Sorceries (1)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (28)
- 4 Flooded Strand
- 2 Island
- 2 Karakas
- 4 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 2 Plains
- 4 Polluted Delta
- 2 Scrubland
- 1 Swamp
- 2 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Sea
- 2 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
- +4 Brainstorm (4 vs 0.2)
- +4 Force of Will (4 vs 0.2)
- +4 Polluted Delta (4 vs 0.2)
- +3 Quantum Riddler (3 vs 0.1)
- +3 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar (3 vs 0.1)
- +3 Flooded Strand (4 vs 1.3)
- +2 Consign to Memory (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Hullbreacher (2 vs 0.1)
Fewer than usual
- -5 Plains (2 vs 6.6)
- -4 Stoneforge Mystic (0 vs 3.8)
- -3 White Orchid Phantom (0 vs 3.0)
- -2 Thoughtseize (0 vs 2.5)
- -2 Prismatic Vista (0 vs 2.4)
- -2 Skyclave Apparition (1 vs 2.9)
- -2 Wasteland (2 vs 3.9)
- -2 Karakas (2 vs 3.8)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Clarion Conqueror (2 vs 0.2)
- +1 Wrath of the Skies (3 vs 1.9)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Disruptor Flute (0 vs 2.1)
- -1 Path to Exile (0 vs 1.2)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 31 cards away from the average.
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.04 average mana value · 2.71 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | 10 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
28 35.0% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 73.1%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 67.5%
- Same, on the draw
- 75.5%
Colors: costs and sources
-
27 symbols (39.7%)
27 sources (31.8%)
-
30 symbols (44.1%)
25 sources (29.4%)
-
11 symbols (16.2%)
23 sources (27.1%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
5 sources (5.9%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
5 sources (5.9%)
Card types
- Creatures 32 (40.0%)
- Planeswalkers 1 (1.3%)
- Instants 14 (17.5%)
- Sorceries 1 (1.3%)
- Artifacts 4 (5.0%)
- Lands 28 (35.0%)