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
−15%
Variability
High
ApproachesAllDisruptor Flute31 · 32%Emperor of Bones19 · 20%Stock46 · 48%43 · 47%32 · 35%11 · 12%6 · 7%
265 decks in Orzhov
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8 | View | DominiqueTutor | Legacy Challenge 32 | 8th | 4-3 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Apr 8 | View | Boin | Legacy Challenge 32 | 28th | 2-4 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 8 | View | Nanovo | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 8 | View | jackestripador | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 5 | View | Sharkcaster_Mage | Legacy Showcase Qualifier | 8th | 2-3 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Apr 5 | View | yoshiwata | Legacy Challenge 32 2026-04-05 | 23rd | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 5 | View | yoshiwata | Legacy Challenge 32 | 23rd | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 5 | View | yoshiwata | Legacy Challenge 32 2026-04-05 | 23rd | — | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 5 | View | Akaleth | Legacy Challenge 32 2026-04-05 | 31st | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 4 | View | yoshiwata | Legacy Challenge 32 2026-04-04 | 22nd | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 4 | View | olbeda | Legacy Challenge 32 2026-04-04 | 32nd | 1-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 4 | View | Kunce | Legacy League 2026-04-04 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 30 | View | jackestripador | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 29 | View | PeperJack | Legacy Challenge 32 | 18th | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 29 | View | PeperJack | Legacy Challenge 32 2026-03-29 | 18th | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 29 | View | JohnDoe397 | Legacy Challenge 32 | 27th | 2-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Mar 29 | View | JohnDoe397 | Legacy Challenge 32 2026-03-29 | 27th | — | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Mar 23 | View | JohnDoe397 | Legacy Last Chance | — | 3-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Mar 22 | View | jackestripador | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 21 | View | McWinSauce | Legacy Challenge 32 | 7th | 4-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Mar 21 | View | yoshiwata | Legacy Challenge 32 | 17th | 4-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Mar 21 | View | Svendkj2 | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Mar 20 | View | RiftBolt | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Mar 18 | View | Boin | Legacy Challenge 32 | 4th | 6-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Mar 15 | View | PeperJack | Legacy Challenge 32 | 28th | 2-4 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 |
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% |