Perfection of Extortion

Casual Budget WUB (Esper)

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Creature (21)

• 2x AEtherling
• 3x Doomed Traveler
• 3x Invisible Stalker
• 3x Kingpin's Pet
• 2x Mentor of the Meek
• 4x Thrull Parasite
• 4x Tithe Drinker

Land (23)

• 3x Azorius Guildgate
• 6x Island
• 6x Plains
• 8x Swamp

Enchantment (3)

• 3x Dark Favor

Instant (6)

• 3x Dissipate
• 3x Orzhov Charm

Sorcery (7)

• 4x Hands of Binding
• 3x Lingering Souls

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Enchantment (2)

• 2x Blind Obedience

Artifact (9)

• 2x Glaring Spotlight
• 2x Grafdigger's Cage
• 3x Pithing Needle
• 2x Witchbane Orb

Sorcery (4)

• 2x Mental Vapors
• 2x Stolen Identity

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THIS DECK WAS IN STANDARD DURING ISD-RTR. IT HAS SINCE ROTATED OUT OF STANDARD.

Main Idea:

This second edition in my Perfection series of standard budget decks, combines the cipher and extort mechanics to exude constant pressure on the opponent. Extorting will serve as the main win condition for this deck, and I believe will be sustainable and reliable in competitive Standard MTG.

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Key Aspects:

1. Cipher mechanic -- Casting these spells and having the ability to cipher onto creatures, Invisible Stalker in particular, will allow this deck to maintain a sturdy board position through control; my favorite, Hands of Binding can be pesky against most decks, and Undercity Plague serves as an even more powerful late-game cipher.
2. Extort mechanic -- The life to the cipher-beast. Extort will allow this deck to constantly gain life/deal damage, while maintaining a board position. It currently serves as the deck's main win condition.

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For those of you who have seen my first Perfection deck, Perfection of Milling, it was far from perfect when I first built it. It is not yet perfect, nor will it ever be, but it is competitive, even against some of the top decks out there. This deck is in same position, and will rely on your comments to become competitive. With that said, as always,

All suggestions, comments, and +1's are welcome!

Top Ranked	Achieved #4 position overall 11 years ago
Date added	11 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is Casual legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 20 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.32
Tokens	Spirit 1/1 W
Folders	Favorites, Interested, Mill/extrot, Thoughts, Extort, Decks I like, Standard (ISD-RTR blocks), Decks I Want To Try, interessant, Para probar