Esper Control Final Version

by tmw30 on 28 May 2013

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

Enchantments (3)

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Deck Description

This is the final version I have of my "budget" (I capped myself at $400) Esper deck which has been a work in progress for about two months now. After Dragon's Maze I saw the usages of AEtherling and Renounce the Guilds as well as Jace, Architect of Losers. It, the deck, can still use help, but I will be play testing it this Friday, so any spot checks are welcome. Win conditions are AEtherling, Drownyard, and Obzebat.

How to Play

Like an Esper deck. It's like I took a set list and copied it, looking it over, but switched proportions. You get rid of big things with counters and get to one of your 3 big things, protect it, and win. Murder anything you miss with a counter, and Take//Away anything indestructible. I put a lot of emphasis on my removal, so that I could get rid of my threats. Even heavier emphasis was placed on my countering, with three different counter-spells that counter anything I need them to. So, yeah, counter, kill, and win. The lack of Snapcaster was really due more to the fact that I didn't care for them, I have enough draw and would rather not just double my amount of Supreme Verdicts. Three is plenty.

Deck Tags

  • Esper
  • Standard
  • Murder
  • Aetherling
  • Obzebat
  • YOLO
  • Swag
  • Sin Collector

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Mana Symbol Occurrence

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Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Legal in Modern
  • Legal in Vintage
  • Legal in Legacy

Deck discussion for Esper Control Final Version

Have you thought about Cyclonic Rift. It works pretty darn well in my experience.

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Posted 28 May 2013 at 17:40

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The overload is rather expensive, and Supreme Verdict is a more deadly version of it in my opinion. Aetherize would be my choice over it, removing Aggro presence at a two less cvc. The Take in Take//Away does the non-overloaded Cyclonic rift to the letter, which kind of removes it as an option. It's a good idea, but I prefer Take.

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Posted 28 May 2013 at 17:51

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