Death and Taxes leans on Aether Vial, Stoneforge Mystic, and a suite of efficient white creatures like Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd and Skyclave Apparition to grind with Wasteland and Karakas disruption; Twinshot Sniper's ETB damage picks off a 1-toughness Phelia or a token, and Portable Hole exiles cheap threats like Phelia or Stoneforge Mystic before they generate value. Abrade can destroy an Aether Vial, cutting off their free creature deployment engine, which is one of their most important pieces. We make modest swaps since our artifact-based game plan is resilient to their removal-light, creature-based disruption.