Death and Taxes 
Death and Taxes Legacy decklist played by levitation06 at TOPdeck.Ru - 2026 Legacy Championship (4 Apr 2026).
- Player
- levitation06
- Finish
- #1 of 92, 5-1
- Archetype
- Death and Taxes
- Staples
- Death and Taxes
- Format
- Legacy
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (80)
Creatures (36)
- 2 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Flickerwisp
- 1 Lion Sash
- 4 Orcish Bowmasters
- 4 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 4 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 4 Recruiter of the Guard
- 2 Skyclave Apparition
- 4 Solitude
- 4 Stoneforge Mystic
- 3 White Orchid Phantom
- 3 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
Instants (4)
Sorceries (5)
- 1 Duress
- 4 Thoughtseize
Artifacts (7)
Lands (28)
- 4 Arid Mesa
- 1 Flagstones of Trokair
- 2 Karakas
- 4 Marsh Flats
- 4 Plains
- 4 Prismatic Vista
- 2 Scrubland
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 2 Swamp
- 4 Wasteland
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Death and Taxes list
Average of 25 decks in the 30 days up to April 4, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Arid Mesa (4 vs 1.1)
- +2 Orcish Bowmasters (4 vs 1.8)
- +2 Emperor of Bones (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Prismatic Vista (4 vs 2.5)
- +1 Thoughtseize (4 vs 2.6)
- +1 Swamp (2 vs 0.8)
- +1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow (3 vs 2.0)
- +1 Overlord of the Balemurk (4 vs 3.0)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Karakas (2 vs 3.7)
- -2 Plains (4 vs 5.6)
- -1 Flooded Strand (0 vs 1.4)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +1 Surgical Extraction (2 vs 0.6)
- +1 Disruptor Flute (3 vs 1.8)
Fewer than usual
- -1 Path to Exile (0 vs 1.1)
Most unusual list in this period: Dan Atkins in MLCG March (formerly February) Legacy Challenge (30 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.25 average mana value · 2.63 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | 18 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 1 |
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
-
41 symbols (68.3%)
25 sources (59.5%)
-
19 symbols (31.7%)
17 sources (40.5%)
Card types
- Creatures 36 (45.0%)
- Instants 4 (5.0%)
- Sorceries 5 (6.3%)
- Artifacts 7 (8.8%)
- Lands 28 (35.0%)