Let me look up the last ban for Legacy, then pull the matchup data for both pairings simultaneously.
The last ban was March 31, 2025. Now let me pull both matchups simultaneously.
No matches recorded under those exact names. Let me look up the archetypes to confirm their names in the database.
Death and Taxes wasn't found directly. Let me search the Legacy meta report for the right archetype names, and also look up Storm specifically in Legacy.
Found them: "death & taxes" and "mystic forge combo." I don't see a plain "Storm" archetype in Legacy โ it may be listed under a different name (like ANT or TES). Let me now pull both matchups with the correct names, and also search for Legacy Storm variants.
Now I have the Legacy Storm archetypes. Let me pull the D&T matchup against all relevant Storm variants simultaneously.
Here's the full breakdown for Legacy Death & Taxes since the March 31, 2025 ban (Sowing Mycospawn and Troll of Khazad-dum):
vs. Mystic Forge Combo: D&T goes 32-53 for a 37.6% winrate across 85 decisive matches. This is a rough matchup โ Forge's artifact-based engine largely ignores D&T's taxing creatures, and the combo kills before D&T can apply enough pressure.
vs. Storm (all variants): The picture varies considerably depending on which Storm shell you're facing. Against TES, D&T wins 42.1% (16-22, 38 decisive) โ unfavorable but closer, likely due to Thalia and Sanctum Prelate gumming up the fast mana and low-cost spells. Against Ruby Storm, D&T actually performs well at 70% (7-3, 10 decisive). Necro Storm is also favorable at 75% (3-1, 4 decisive), though the sample size there is small. Black Saga Storm splits evenly at 50% (2-2, 4 decisive), also a very small sample.
The key takeaway: D&T is clearly disadvantaged against Mystic Forge Combo and the most popular Storm variant (TES), but manages to beat the red-based storm variants reasonably well. TES is likely the most relevant comparison given its presence in the meta.
Sources: Data from 394 tournaments since March 31, 2025 (57% MTGO, 43% Melee). Sample tournaments: