Death and Taxes 
Death and Taxes Legacy decklist played by Thraben at $1K Legacy - SCG CON Washington DC - Saturday - 9:00 am (30 May 2026).
- Player
- Thraben
- Finish
- #35 of 59, 2-2
- 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
- 3 Dryad Militant
- 1 Lion Sash
- 4 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 4 Recruiter of the Guard
- 4 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 32 decks in the 30 days up to May 30, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +6 Plains (11 vs 4.9)
- +4 Clarion Conqueror (4 vs 0.5)
- +3 Ghost Quarter (4 vs 0.7)
- +3 Flagstones of Trokair (4 vs 0.9)
- +3 Dryad Militant (3 vs 0.2)
- +2 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben (3 vs 0.6)
- +2 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow (4 vs 1.8)
- +1 Skyclave Apparition (4 vs 2.7)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Marsh Flats (0 vs 3.0)
- -3 Overlord of the Balemurk (0 vs 2.9)
- -3 Thoughtseize (0 vs 2.6)
- -2 Prismatic Vista (0 vs 2.4)
- -2 Scrubland (0 vs 1.7)
- -2 Flooded Strand (0 vs 1.6)
- -1 Orcish Bowmasters (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Windswept Heath (0 vs 1.2)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +1 Wrath of the Skies (4 vs 2.6)
Fewer than usual
- –
Most unusual list in this period: Federico Macor in LA GIOSTRA: LLM LEGACY LEAGUE ELM QUALIFIER (32 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.24 average mana value · 2.63 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | 12 | 1 |
| 4 | 5 | 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
-
56 symbols (94.9%)
25 sources (92.6%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
2 sources (7.4%)
-
3 symbols (5.1%)
0 sources (0.0%)
Card types
- Creatures 40 (50.0%)
- Instants 4 (5.0%)
- Artifacts 7 (8.8%)
- Lands 29 (36.3%)