Death and Taxes 
- Player
- ZHIHENG XU
- Finish
- #417 of 614, 2-2
- Archetype
- Death and Taxes
- Format
- Legacy
- MTGO price
- 213.51 TIX (GoatBots, 3 Nov)
- Paper price
- €1093.41 / $1345.97 (non-foil: the prints chosen, otherwise the cheapest, 3 Nov 2026)
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (80)
Creatures (32)
Instants (4)
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (8)
Lands (32)
Sideboard (15)
Main deck (80)
Creatures (32)
- 4 Emperor of Bones
- 2 Flickerwisp
- 1 Lion Sash
- 1 Loran of the Third Path
- 4 Mother of Runes
- 4 Recruiter of the Guard
- 3 Skyclave Apparition
- 4 Solitude
- 4 Spirit of the Labyrinth
- 4 Stoneforge Mystic
- 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
Instants (4)
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (8)
Lands (32)
- 4 Arid Mesa
- 4 Karakas
- 4 Marsh Flats
- 6 Plains
- 4 Prismatic Vista
- 2 Scrubland
- 2 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Swamp
- 4 Wasteland
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Death and Taxes list
Average of 48 decks in the last 30 days.
Main deck
More than usual
- +4 Mother of Runes (4 vs 0.0)
- +4 Spirit of the Labyrinth (4 vs 0.0)
- +3 Emperor of Bones (4 vs 0.8)
- +3 Arid Mesa (4 vs 1.0)
- +1 Prismatic Vista (4 vs 2.9)
- +1 Kaldra Compleat (1 vs 0.0)
- +1 Phantom Blade (1 vs 0.0)
- +1 Umezawa's Jitte (1 vs 0.0)
Fewer than usual
- -4 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd (0 vs 3.8)
- -3 Overlord of the Balemurk (0 vs 3.0)
- -3 White Orchid Phantom (0 vs 3.0)
- -2 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben (0 vs 1.8)
- -1 Witch Enchanter (1 vs 2.4)
- -1 Flooded Strand (0 vs 1.4)
- -1 Flagstones of Trokair (0 vs 1.1)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 White Orchid Phantom (3 vs 0.4)
- +2 Path to Exile (2 vs 0.0)
- +2 Grafdigger's Cage (2 vs 0.1)
- +1 Opposition Agent (1 vs 0.0)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Disruptor Flute (0 vs 1.9)
- -2 Erode (0 vs 1.8)
- -2 Deafening Silence (0 vs 1.7)
Most unusual list in this period: Lemure90 in Legacy League (5-0) (50 cards away from the average)