Esper Control

Standard*

gateway

Creature (4)

• 4x Torrential Gearhulk

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
• 1x Liliana, the Last Hope
• 2x Tezzeret the Schemer

Land (26)

• 4x Aether Hub
• 2x Choked Estuary
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 3x Evolving Wilds
• 4x Island
• 1x Plains
• 2x Port Town
• 3x Sunken Hollow
• 6x Swamp

Instant (21)

• 2x Anguished Unmaking
• 3x Anticipate
• 3x Disallow
• 3x Fatal Push
• 3x Glimmer of Genius
• 4x Grasp of Darkness
• 3x Negate

Sorcery (5)

• 2x Transgress the Mind
• 3x Yahenni's Expertise

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Sideboard

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Dovin Baan

Instant (7)

• 2x Ceremonious Rejection
• 2x Decommission
• 3x Summary Dismissal

Sorcery (4)

• 2x Flaying Tendrils
• 2x Ruinous Path

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An updated UB Control list, splashed white mainly for Anguished Unmaking and artifact removal like the new Decommission, Fragmentize and maybe Consulate Crackdown. I don't know if this list needs white, but having Anguished Unmaking and Decommission at instant speed is really comfortable.

'Yahenni's Expertise' works as a slightly weaker Languish in this deck. Being able to play a couple cards with the second ability is also a nice upside. Being able to end a creature with 4 toughness by casting Liliana for free is nice, but casting To the Slaughter or Ruinous Path works well too. Either way, the Expertise will probably put in work in this deck and meta. Hopefully it won't be weak against all the +1/+1 counters that are coming into the meta with AER.

'Tezzeret the Schemer' makes this deck a turn earlier with his +1, an ability that also triggers Revolt for Fatal Push. The other abilities are not as important, the -2 might help in the late game if Tezz has any lotus petals left. If Tezz is terrible in the matchup, I have Dovin in the sideboard. That might be the case against aggro decks, but I'm not sure. I can't decide before the new meta has evolved.

'Fatal Push' is great. Period.

'Disallow' will be great in the meta, I think. With all the triggered and activated abilities I think it'll put in work.

I've been looking at Baral and his Expertise, but I think they will work better in a UR Spells shell.

If you have recommendations or feedback of any kind, please comment! Maybe Esper isn't perfect, maybe I'm living in christmas land where Esper Control works, but I have high hopes!

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 2 Mythic Rares 14 - 5 Rares 12 - 4 Uncommons 13 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.12
Tokens	Emblem Dovin Baan, Emblem Jace, Unraveler of Secrets, Emblem Liliana, the Last Hope, Emblem Tezzeret the Schemer, Energy Reserve, Etherium Cell, Zombie 2/2 B
Based on	Esper Control gateway STD