Legacy Death and Taxes
Death and Taxes is a Legacy midrange strategy that usually features Solitude, Swords to Plowshares, and Witch Enchanter. Recent lists are split between Orzhov and Mono-White builds.
Meta
1.8%
Colors
Shift
−14%
Variability
High
ApproachesAllDisruptor Flute31 · 32%Emperor of Bones19 · 20%Stock46 · 48%43 · 47%32 · 35%11 · 12%6 · 7%
90 decks in Mono-White
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8 | View | aso-neko | Legacy Challenge 32 2026-03-08 | 26th | 3-3 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Mar 6 | View | Grandfather_Taxes | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Mar 5 | View | Grandfather_Taxes | Legacy League 2026-03-05 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Mar 4 | View | Grandfather_Taxes | Legacy League 2026-03-04 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Mar 1 | View | l337erhosen | Legacy League 2026-03-01 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Feb 28 | View | JohnDoe397 | Legacy Challenge 32 | 20th | 3-3 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Feb 28 | View | JohnDoe397 | Legacy Challenge 32 2026-02-28 | 20th | — | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Feb 28 | View | aso-neko | Legacy Challenge 32 2026-02-28 | 28th | 3-3 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Feb 25 | View | JohnGranvik | Legacy League 2026-02-25 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Feb 23 | View | l337erhosen | Legacy League 2026-02-23 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Feb 18 | View | jamiewvh | Legacy Challenge 32 | 14th | 4-2 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Feb 15 | View | l337erhosen | Legacy Showcase Challenge | 1st | 10-2 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Feb 14 | View | Grandfather_Taxes | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Feb 13 | View | jamiewvh | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Feb 4 | View | Grandfather_Taxes | Legacy League 2026-02-04 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Jan 28 | View | Grandfather_Taxes | Legacy League 2026-01-28 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Jan 27 | View | Grandfather_Taxes | Legacy League 2026-01-27 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Jan 25 | View | l337erhosen | Legacy Challenge 32 2026-01-25 | 11th | 5-2 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Dec 31, 2025 | View | Grandfather_Taxes | Legacy League 2025-12-31 | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Dec 26, 2025 | View | Wrzek | Legacy League 2025-12-26 | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Dec 15, 2025 | View | Grandfather_Taxes | Legacy League 2025-12-15 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Dec 15, 2025 | View | jamiewvh | Legacy League 2025-12-15 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Dec 13, 2025 | View | l337erhosen | Legacy Challenge 32 2025-12-13 | 27th | — | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Dec 11, 2025 | View | Grandfather_Taxes | Legacy League 2025-12-11 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Dec 10, 2025 | View | Grandfather_Taxes | Legacy League 2025-12-10 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 |
Death and Taxes has slipped from ~3.8% to 1.8% of the Legacy metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Slipped from ~3.8% to 1.8% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Death and Taxes cards
Cards gaining share within Death and Taxes vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloak and Dagger, Entwined | 31% | 58% | +27.6% |
| Windswept Heath | 54% | 83% | +29.5% |
| Marsh Flats | 62% | 92% | +30.1% |
| Scrubland | 62% | 75% | +13.5% |
| Overlord of the Balemurk | 62% | 75% | +13.5% |
| Swamp | 62% | 75% | +13.5% |
| Prismatic Vista | 69% | 83% | +14.1% |
| Flooded Strand | 54% | 67% | +12.8% |
| Thoughtseize | 62% | 67% | +5.1% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erode | 46% | 67% | +20.5% |
| Deafening Silence | 77% | 92% | +14.7% |
| Disruptor Flute | 77% | 83% | +6.4% |
| Containment Priest | 77% | 83% | +6.4% |
| Surgical Extraction | 69% | 75% | +5.8% |
Typical Legacy Death and Taxes maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 130 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Karakas | 3.6 | 100% |
| Solitude | 3.9 | 100% |
| Swords to Plowshares | 4.0 | 100% |
| Witch Enchanter | 2.8 | 100% |
| Skyclave Apparition | 2.8 | 99% |
| Aether Vial | 4.0 | 98% |
| Recruiter of the Guard | 3.9 | 98% |
| Wasteland | 3.9 | 98% |
| Pre-War Formalwear | 1.9 | 94% |
| Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd | 3.8 | 93% |
| Plains | 6.5 | 93% |
| Stoneforge Mystic | 4.0 | 93% |
| Lion Sash | 1.0 | 92% |
| Meteor Sword | 1.0 | 92% |
| White Orchid Phantom | 3.7 | 92% |
| Flickerwisp | 1.4 | 82% |
| Shadowy Backstreet | 1.7 | 68% |
| Marsh Flats | 3.9 | 65% |
| Thalia, Guardian of Thraben | 3.2 | 62% |
| Overlord of the Balemurk | 4.0 | 52% |
| Scrubland | 2.4 | 52% |
| Windswept Heath | 2.1 | 52% |
| Flagstones of Trokair | 3.8 | 50% |
| Prismatic Vista | 3.9 | 48% |
| Thoughtseize | 4.0 | 47% |
| Swamp | 1.0 | 45% |
| Canoptek Scarab Swarm | 1.0 | 44% |
| Arid Mesa | 2.0 | 43% |
| Flooded Strand | 2.5 | 35% |
| Orcish Bowmasters | 2.4 | 33% |
| Disruptor Flute | 3.4 | 32% |
| Ghost Quarter | 4.0 | 28% |
| Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire | 1.2 | 27% |
| Savannah | 1.2 | 21% |
| Emperor of Bones | 1.8 | 17% |
| Gaddock Teeg | 1.0 | 17% |
| Meticulous Archive | 1.2 | 15% |
| Birthing Ritual | 4.0 | 13% |
| Erode | 1.6 | 13% |
| Forest | 1.1 | 13% |
Typical Legacy Death and Taxes sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 130 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 130 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Wrath of the Skies | 3.0 | 98% |
| Yorion, Sky Nomad | 1.0 | 98% |
| Deafening Silence | 3.2 | 92% |
| Surgical Extraction | 1.6 | 70% |
| Faerie Macabre | 1.1 | 68% |
| Disruptor Flute | 2.5 | 68% |
| Containment Priest | 1.1 | 66% |
| Mindbreak Trap | 1.6 | 58% |
| Erode | 1.8 | 56% |
| Grafdigger's Cage | 1.2 | 39% |
| Leyline of the Void | 3.9 | 12% |
| Clarion Conqueror | 2.1 | 7% |
| Gaddock Teeg | 1.9 | 7% |
| Prismatic Ending | 1.7 | 5% |
| Damping Sphere | 1.8 | 3% |
| Force of Negation | 1.8 | 3% |
| Consign to Memory | 2.3 | 2% |
| Ghost Vacuum | 1.7 | 2% |
| White Orchid Phantom | 2.3 | 2% |
| Collector Ouphe | 1.0 | 2% |
| Council's Judgment | 1.0 | 2% |
| Ethersworn Canonist | 1.0 | 2% |
| Hydroblast | 2.0 | 2% |
| March of Otherworldly Light | 1.0 | 2% |
| Plague Engineer | 1.0 | 2% |
| Sanctifier en-Vec | 1.0 | 2% |
| Sanctum Prelate | 1.0 | 2% |
| Thalia, Guardian of Thraben | 1.0 | 2% |
| Void Mirror | 2.0 | 2% |
| Abolish | 1.0 | <1% |
| Archive Trap | 1.0 | <1% |
| Cataclysm | 1.0 | <1% |
| Get Lost | 2.0 | <1% |
| Harbinger of the Seas | 1.0 | <1% |
| Lavinia, Azorius Renegade | 1.0 | <1% |
| Magus of the Moon | 1.0 | <1% |
| Meddling Mage | 1.0 | <1% |
| Meltdown | 1.0 | <1% |
| Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor | 1.0 | <1% |
| Orim's Chant | 1.0 | <1% |