Death and Taxes 
Death and Taxes Legacy decklist played by TMaeda09 at Eternal Challenge 35 (14 Mar 2026).
- Player
- TMaeda09
- Finish
- #3 of 27, 3-0
- Event
- Eternal Challenge 35,
- 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)
- 2 Aang, Swift Savior // Aang and La, Ocean's Fury
- 1 Abhorrent Oculus
- 1 Baleful Strix
- 1 Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog
- 1 Flickerwisp
- 1 Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore
- 1 Hullbreacher
- 2 Meddling Mage
- 4 Orcish Bowmasters
- 4 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 3 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 4 Quantum Riddler
- 2 Recruiter of the Guard
- 2 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 Scrubland
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Swamp
- 2 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Sea
- 4 Wasteland
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Death and Taxes list
Average of 22 decks in the 30 days up to March 14, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +4 Quantum Riddler (4 vs 0.3)
- +4 Brainstorm (4 vs 0.4)
- +4 Force of Will (4 vs 0.4)
- +4 Polluted Delta (4 vs 0.4)
- +3 Flooded Strand (4 vs 1.3)
- +2 Orcish Bowmasters (4 vs 1.5)
- +2 Aang, Swift Savior // Aang and La, Ocean's Fury (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Meddling Mage (2 vs 0.1)
Fewer than usual
- -5 Plains (1 vs 6.2)
- -4 Stoneforge Mystic (0 vs 3.6)
- -3 White Orchid Phantom (0 vs 2.7)
- -2 Thoughtseize (0 vs 2.4)
- -2 Prismatic Vista (0 vs 2.2)
- -2 Karakas (2 vs 3.7)
- -2 Recruiter of the Guard (2 vs 3.7)
- -1 Pre-War Formalwear (0 vs 1.5)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Wrath of the Skies (4 vs 2.1)
- +1 Faerie Macabre (2 vs 0.8)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Disruptor Flute (0 vs 2.0)
- -2 Deafening Silence (1 vs 3.0)
- -1 Path to Exile (0 vs 1.0)
Most unusual list in this period: Dan Atkins in MLCG March (formerly February) Legacy Challenge (31 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
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27 symbols (37.5%)
22 sources (34.9%)
-
31 symbols (43.1%)
20 sources (31.7%)
-
14 symbols (19.4%)
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%)