Urza's Saga revitalizing Affinity

Legacy Affinity Aggro Artifact WUB (Esper)

TheRheX

Creature (21)

• 1x Emry, Lurker of the Loch
• 4x Esper Sentinel
• 2x Etched Champion
• 3x Ethersworn Canonist
• 4x Ornithopter
• 4x Thought Monitor
• 3x Vault Skirge

Sorcery (4)

• 4x Thoughtcast

Land (20)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 4x Ancient Den
• 4x Ancient Tomb
• 2x Glimmervoid
• 1x Razortide Bridge
• 4x Seat of the Synod
• 4x Urza's Saga

Artifact (15)

• 2x Cranial Plating
• 4x Mox Opal
• 2x Nettlecyst
• 1x Shadowspear
• 2x Springleaf Drum
• 2x Triangle of War
• 2x Welding Jar

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Sideboard

Creature (2)

• 2x Kappa Cannoneer

Artifact (1)

• 1x Lotus Petal

Instant (2)

• 2x Dispatch

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Maybeboard

Creature (14)

• 2x Arcbound Ravager
• 1x Master of Etherium
• 2x Sai, Master Thopterist
• 2x Signal Pest
• 1x Sojourner's Companion
• 1x Spellskite
• 2x Stonecoil Serpent
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Walking Ballista
• 1x Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Steelshaper's Gift

Artifact (9)

• 1x Aether Spellbomb
• 1x Chalice of the Void
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Grafdigger's Cage
• 1x Masterwork of Ingenuity
• 1x Portable Hole
• 2x Retrofitter Foundry
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Karn, Scion of Urza
• 2x Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
• 1x Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge

Land (8)

• 1x Blinkmoth Nexus
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 1x Karakas
• 1x Plains
• 1x Spire of Industry
• 2x Vault of Whispers

Instant (3)

• 1x Nature's Claim
• 2x Spell Pierce

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This Deck is supposed to compete against other legacy decks in a casual but optimized environment (strong decks, but mostly not meant to be played in tournaments). It should be able to hold its ground in 1v1 as well as in multiplayer formats.

I used to run a more "glasscannon" version with cards like Arcbound Ravager / Signal Pest / Memnite and heavy focus on Cranial Plating.

The new additions from Modern Horizons 2 (Urza's Saga / Esper Sentinel / Thought Monitor / Nettlecyst) allow for a slower midrange style of play which I prefer for casual / multiplayer games.

So far, playtesting has shown that Urza's Saga is bonkers, especially in combination with Shadowspear. I'm on the verge about how many Dispatch / Thoughtcast / Ethersworn Canonist I want to play.

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If you have any questions feel free to ask. I've been playing affinity decks in pretty much every color combination for around 15 years.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Legacy legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 30 - 2 Rares 10 - 2 Uncommons 16 - 1 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.23
Tokens	Construct 0/0 C, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B
Folders	Leg