Death and Taxes leans on Aether Vial, Stoneforge Mystic, and a suite of disruptive white creatures backed by Thoughtseize, so Duress adds more proactive discard to fight their hand disruption on the draw. Sheoldred's Edict is strong against their nontoken creatures, since it forces a sacrifice rather than targeting. Sylvan Safekeeper is weaker here because sacrificing lands is costly, even though granting shroud protects against Swords to Plowshares and Skyclave Apparition since both target, and Dryad Arbor is too fragile against their Wasteland and removal-dense curve.