Esper Cryptic Lock

Modern WUB (Esper)

NylaFire

Land (24)

• 2x Celestial Colonnade
• 2x Field of Ruin
• 4x Flooded Strand
• 2x Hallowed Fountain
• 3x Island
• 2x Mystic Sanctuary
• 2x Plains
• 4x Polluted Delta
• 1x Swamp
• 2x Watery Grave

Instant (23)

• 2x Archmage's Charm
• 3x Cryptic Command *list*
• 3x Drown in the Loch
• 1x Esper Charm
• 3x Fatal Push
• 2x Force of Negation
• 4x Opt
• 4x Path to Exile
• 1x Spell Snare

Planeswalker (7)

• 2x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
• 2x Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
• 3x Teferi, Time Raveler

Creature (4)

• 4x Snapcaster Mage

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Supreme Verdict

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Sideboard

Instant (5)

• 2x Celestial Purge
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 2x Surgical Extraction

Artifact (2)

• 2x Engineered Explosives

Planeswalker (4)

• 2x Ashiok, Dream Render
• 2x Narset, Parter of Veils

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Timely Reinforcements

Creature (2)

• 2x Monastery Mentor

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Maybeboard

Instant (13)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Archmage's Charm
• 1x Disdainful Stroke
• 2x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Drown in the Loch
• 1x Esper Charm
• 1x Fatal Push
• 2x Mana Leak
• 3x Spell Snare

Enchantment (5)

• 2x Detention Sphere
• 1x Myth Realized
• 2x Rest in Peace

Land (2)

• 1x Castle Ardenvale
• 1x Castle Vantress

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Collective Brutality
• 4x Serum Visions
• 1x Winds of Abandon

Creature (1)

• 1x Vendilion Clique

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A Modern take on Esper Control. The deck aims to 2-for-1 itself into a Cryptic Command lock (with the opponent on 0 cards in hand a Teferi, Hero of Dominaria/Jace, the Mind Sculptor and Mystic Sanctuary ). Once this lock has been established, the Planeswalkers draw the rest of the deck and eventually a Teferi, Hero of Dominaria ultimate, Jace, the Mind Sculptor ultimate, or Celestial Colonnade beats will close the game. Apart from the Cryptic Command lock, the deck leverages Mystic Sanctuary to make your opponent discard their hand with Esper Charm, duplicate Supreme Verdict, and a multitude of other effects that help control the game. Overall, the deck is built to out card-advantage it's opponents with 2-for-1's before slamming Planeswalkers to close the game. I hope you enjoy the list, I've worked for years on it.

Any comments, questions, or feedback are very welcome.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is not Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 2 Mythic Rares 29 - 6 Rares 11 - 7 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.44
Tokens	Emblem Teferi, Hero of Dominaria, Monk 1/1 W, Soldier 1/1 W