I'd Tap that

Commander / EDH Competitive Control WUB (Esper)

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Creature (13)

• 1x Aegis Angel
• 1x Apprentice Wizard
• 1x Avatar of Woe
• 1x Blazing Archon
• 1x Chancellor of the Spires
• 1x Clone
• 1x Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
• 1x Magister Sphinx
• 1x Mnemonic Wall
• 1x Platinum Emperion
• 1x Prognostic Sphinx
• 1x Sphinx of Uthuun
• 1x Wall of Denial

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Jace, Architect of Thought
• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Land (36)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Coral Atoll
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Drifting Meadow
• 1x Esper Panorama
• 1x Everglades
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Flood Plain
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 3x Island
• 1x Karoo
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 3x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Polluted Mire
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Remote Isle
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Watery Grave

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Future Sight
• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Rhystic Study

Artifact (8)

• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Jandor's Saddlebags
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mindlock Orb
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir

Instant (18)

• 1x Anticipate
• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Cancel
• 1x Counterlash
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dissipate
• 1x Doom Blade
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Learn from the Past
• 1x Moment of Silence
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Negate
• 1x Render Silent
• 1x Safe Passage
• 1x Unsummon
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Wipe Clean

Sorcery (19)

• 1x Akroma's Vengeance
• 1x Bribery
• 1x Crux of Fate
• 1x Devastation Tide
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Divine Reckoning
• 1x Hidden Strings
• 1x Mind's Desire
• 1x Part the Waterveil
• 1x Revoke Existence
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Rout
• 1x Stolen Goods
• 1x Stolen Identity
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Talent of the Telepath
• 1x Thoughtseize
• 1x Tragic Arrogance
• 1x Wrath of God

Commander (1)

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This deck to me is a decent esper control deck that I have worked on for the past 4 months in it are some decent combos that work well with the idea of the deck.

Merieke Ri Berit is not really played until there is at least a decent way to protect it. My way of doing this is trying to get at least one counter in hand or having Darksteel Plate already on the field for use.

The premise of the deck is to essentially keep the board clear until the big hitters such as Platinum Emperion, Blazing Archon, and Magister Sphinx hit the field. An added bonus is that Merieke Ri Berit will either make everyone scared to play anything or just take it.

The two best ways to untap her are Minamo, School at Water's Edge and Thousand-Year Elixir. These allow her to stay untapped ready to steal anything the opponents are throwing at you.

Conjurer's Closet is one of the most ideal artifacts to have on the field when using this deck. The idea is that you blink what you have taken so that Merieke Ri Berit will no longer kill it if it becomes untapped and you also get to keep the creature.

Any substitutions would be welcome!

Date added	9 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 44 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 21 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.92
Tokens	Copy Clone, Emblem Venser, the Sojourner