Legacy Death and Taxes
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| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2025 | View | 9sharps | Legacy League 2025-12-16 | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Dec 15, 2025 | View | Grandfather_Taxes | Legacy League 2025-12-15 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Dec 15, 2025 | View | jamiewvh | Legacy League 2025-12-15 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Dec 14, 2025 | View | Mortaa | Legacy Showcase Qualifier 2025-12-14 | 16th | — | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| 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 | |
| Dec 8, 2025 | View | Matys007 | Legacy League 2025-12-08 | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Dec 8, 2025 | View | IsolatedSystem | Legacy League 2025-12-08 | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Dec 7, 2025 | View | olbeda | Legacy Challenge 32 2025-12-07 | 11th | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Dec 7, 2025 | View | Grandfather_Taxes | Legacy League 2025-12-07 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Dec 7, 2025 | View | l337erhosen | Legacy League 2025-12-07 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Dec 5, 2025 | View | Grandfather_Taxes | Legacy League 2025-12-05 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Dec 5, 2025 | View | Carllomv | Legacy League 2025-12-05 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Dec 4, 2025 | View | pabl0rtiz | Legacy League 2025-12-04 | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Dec 4, 2025 | View | MikeOxlittle | Legacy League 2025-12-04 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Dec 4, 2025 | View | Grandfather_Taxes | Legacy League 2025-12-04 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Dec 1, 2025 | View | Carllomv | Legacy League 2025-12-01 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Dec 1, 2025 | View | hundinggjornersen | Legacy League 2025-12-01 | — | 5-0 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Nov 30, 2025 | View | yoshiwata | Legacy Challenge 32 2025-11-30 | 17th | — | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Nov 30, 2025 | View | olbeda | Legacy Challenge 32 2025-11-30 | 22nd | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Nov 30, 2025 | View | sakuma0213 | Legacy League 2025-11-30 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Nov 29, 2025 | View | Joslam | Legacy Challenge 32 2025-11-29 | 19th | — | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Nov 29, 2025 | View | hundinggjornersen | Legacy League 2025-11-29 | — | 5-0 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Nov 29, 2025 | View | cleverPPZ | Legacy League 2025-11-29 | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 |
Death and Taxes has slipped from ~3.9% to 1.8% of the Legacy metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Slipped from ~3.9% 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 | 29% | 64% | +35.1% |
| Windswept Heath | 50% | 91% | +40.9% |
| Marsh Flats | 57% | 100% | +42.9% |
| Overlord of the Balemurk | 57% | 82% | +24.7% |
| Scrubland | 57% | 82% | +24.7% |
| Swamp | 57% | 82% | +24.7% |
| Thoughtseize | 57% | 73% | +15.6% |
| Shadowy Backstreet | 71% | 82% | +10.4% |
| Prismatic Vista | 71% | 82% | +10.4% |
| Flickerwisp | 79% | 91% | +12.3% |
| Arid Mesa | 64% | 73% | +8.4% |
| Flooded Strand | 57% | 64% | +6.5% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deafening Silence | 71% | 100% | +28.6% |
| Erode | 50% | 64% | +13.6% |
| Disruptor Flute | 71% | 91% | +19.5% |
| Mindbreak Trap | 57% | 64% | +6.5% |
| Containment Priest | 79% | 82% | +3.2% |
Typical Legacy Death and Taxes maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 129 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 | 91% |
| White Orchid Phantom | 3.7 | 91% |
| Flickerwisp | 1.4 | 81% |
| Shadowy Backstreet | 1.7 | 67% |
| Marsh Flats | 3.9 | 66% |
| 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 | 49% |
| Thoughtseize | 4.0 | 47% |
| Swamp | 1.0 | 45% |
| Canoptek Scarab Swarm | 1.0 | 44% |
| Arid Mesa | 2.0 | 43% |
| Flooded Strand | 2.5 | 36% |
| Orcish Bowmasters | 2.4 | 33% |
| Disruptor Flute | 3.4 | 33% |
| Ghost Quarter | 4.0 | 29% |
| Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire | 1.2 | 26% |
| 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 129 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 129 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 | 91% |
| Surgical Extraction | 1.7 | 70% |
| Faerie Macabre | 1.1 | 69% |
| Disruptor Flute | 2.6 | 67% |
| Containment Priest | 1.1 | 66% |
| Mindbreak Trap | 1.6 | 57% |
| Erode | 1.8 | 56% |
| Grafdigger's Cage | 1.2 | 40% |
| 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% |
Death and Taxes Legacy FAQ
Is Death and Taxes good in Legacy right now?
It's a fringe pick right now — Death and Taxes is 1.8% of Legacy decklists in the last two weeks (down 21% vs the prior window), with 2 Top 8s. Best recent finish: 5th (6-1) at Legacy Challenge 32 on Jul 22, 2026.
What are the key cards in Legacy Death and Taxes?
Nearly every list runs Solitude, Swords to Plowshares, Witch Enchanter, and Skyclave Apparition (99%+ of Legacy Death and Taxes decklists in the last 90 days). Builds split 43 Orzhov vs 32 Mono-White lists.
What's a typical Legacy Death and Taxes sideboard?
The most common Legacy Death and Taxes sideboard cards over the last 90 days: Wrath of the Skies (98% of lists), Yorion, Sky Nomad (98% of lists), Deafening Silence (91% of lists), and Surgical Extraction (70% of lists). Deafening Silence is the fastest riser, up from 71% to 100% of sideboards.
Are there different builds of Legacy Death and Taxes?
There's a clear stock core with real flex slots. Recent lists split into Orzhov, Mono-White, and Selesnya camps.
What does Uniqueness mean?
Uniqueness rates each list from band 1 (Stock) through band 10 (Unique). Higher means a list is more unusual vs recent peers of this strategy.
How many Legacy Death and Taxes decklists are there?
Decklist Data tracks 433 Legacy Death and Taxes decklists all-time (11 in the last 14 days) from Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) Challenges and Leagues. New results are indexed automatically — latest Death and Taxes result Jul 23, 2026.