Death and Taxes 
Death and Taxes Legacy decklist played by Jackson Scully at $1K Legacy - SCG CON Washington DC - Friday - 10:30 am (29 May 2026).
- Player
- Jackson Scully
- Finish
- #36 of 60, 2-3
- 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 (33)
- 3 Aang, Swift Savior // Aang and La, Ocean's Fury
- 1 Abhorrent Oculus
- 1 Baleful Strix
- 1 Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog
- 1 Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore
- 1 Hullbreacher
- 1 Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
- 1 Meddling Mage
- 1 Opposition Agent
- 3 Orcish Bowmasters
- 4 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 4 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 4 Quantum Riddler
- 2 Recruiter of the Guard
- 1 Skyclave Apparition
- 3 Solitude
- 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
Planeswalkers (1)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (28)
- 4 Flooded Strand
- 1 Island
- 2 Karakas
- 4 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Plains
- 4 Polluted Delta
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Swamp
- 2 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 2 Underground Sea
- 4 Wasteland
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Death and Taxes list
Average of 25 decks in the 30 days up to May 29, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +4 Polluted Delta (4 vs 0.4)
- +4 Quantum Riddler (4 vs 0.5)
- +3 Brainstorm (4 vs 0.6)
- +3 Force of Will (4 vs 0.6)
- +3 Aang, Swift Savior // Aang and La, Ocean's Fury (3 vs 0.4)
- +3 Flooded Strand (4 vs 1.5)
- +2 Consign to Memory (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Underground Sea (2 vs 0.1)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Plains (1 vs 4.4)
- -3 Stoneforge Mystic (0 vs 3.4)
- -3 White Orchid Phantom (0 vs 3.0)
- -3 Thoughtseize (0 vs 2.9)
- -3 Prismatic Vista (0 vs 2.8)
- -2 Scrubland (0 vs 1.9)
- -2 Recruiter of the Guard (2 vs 3.8)
- -2 Skyclave Apparition (1 vs 2.6)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Clarion Conqueror (2 vs 0.2)
- +2 Wrath of the Skies (4 vs 2.5)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Disruptor Flute (0 vs 2.0)
Most unusual list in this period: Federico Macor in LA GIOSTRA: LLM LEGACY LEAGUE ELM QUALIFIER (33 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.19 average mana value · 2.87 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | 11 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 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
-
25 symbols (35.2%)
21 sources (33.3%)
-
32 symbols (45.1%)
21 sources (33.3%)
-
14 symbols (19.7%)
19 sources (30.2%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
1 source (1.6%)
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0 symbols (0.0%)
1 source (1.6%)
Card types
- Creatures 33 (41.3%)
- Planeswalkers 1 (1.3%)
- Instants 14 (17.5%)
- Artifacts 4 (5.0%)
- Lands 28 (35.0%)