Esper Gearhulk Control!

Standard* Competitive Control Midrange WUB (Esper)

Abysswalker.xx

0 drop (25)

• 4x Aether Hub
• 2x Choked Estuary
• 4x Concealed Courtyard
• 2x Prairie Stream
• 4x Shambling Vent
• 3x Sunken Hollow
• 6x Swamp

3 drop (9)

• 2x Anguished Unmaking
• 2x Essence Extraction
• 3x Liliana, the Last Hope
• 2x Live Fast

2 drop (11)

• 3x Blessed Alliance
• 2x Declaration in Stone
• 4x Grasp of Darkness
• 2x Transgress the Mind

4 drop (6)

• 2x Dovin Baan
• 2x Glimmer of Genius
• 1x Gonti, Lord of Luxury
• 1x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet

5 drop (4)

• 2x Fumigate
• 2x Ob Nixilis Reignited

6 drop (5)

• 1x Noxious Gearhulk
• 1x Sorin, Grim Nemesis
• 3x Torrential Gearhulk

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Sideboard

1 drop (4)

• 2x Ceremonious Rejection
• 2x Fragmentize

3 drop (6)

• 2x Flaying Tendrils
• 2x Lost Legacy
• 2x Ruinous Path

5 drop (2)

• 2x Fumigate

4 drop (1)

• 1x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet

2 drop (2)

• 2x Negate

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An awesome, albeit expensive deck that I came up with to battle all of the aggressive decks running around. I HIGHLY recommend this deck for any control player, as it can be very challenging and rewarding to play correctly. Basically, I built this deck because I'm sick of building aggro at this point and needed a change.

The list is very malleable, and can be interchanged with any number of the absolutely amazing cards that this shard has to offer as you see fit, but this build works extremely well against most of the decks I've tested it against thus far.

The main board is pretty resilient to aggro, as I believe this to be the number one threat to this deck. The aggro match-ups get even more favorable post board, having access to more mass removal and clean counters to Smuggler's Copter and other powerful artifacts.

The main reason I'm posting this deck though is to get people's feedback on the mana base. It hasn't caused me any problems yet, but I'd be interested in any changes that might make the mana even more consistent.

As always, +1 if you like the deck idea or if you just love playing control! :)

Date added	8 years
Last updated	3 years
Exclude colors	RG
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	18 - 1 Mythic Rares 17 - 6 Rares 13 - 4 Uncommons 6 - 4 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.51
Tokens	Clue, Emblem Dovin Baan, Emblem Liliana, the Last Hope, Emblem Ob Nixilis Reignited, Energy Reserve, Vampire Knight 1/1 B, Zombie 2/2 B