Esper Aristocrats

Standard WUB (Esper)

Kewlz

Creature (30)

• 4x Bloodsoaked Champion
• 4x Hangarback Walker
• 3x Liliana, Heretical Healer  ^Flip
• 4x Nantuko Husk
• 3x Sidisi's Faithful
• 4x Sultai Emissary
• 4x Whirler Rogue
• 4x Zulaport Cutthroat

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Sorin, Solemn Visitor

Land (22)

• 4x Bloodstained Mire
• 2x Flooded Strand
• 1x Island
• 1x Plains
• 4x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 2x Sunken Hollow
• 7x Swamp

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Mastery of the Unseen

Instant (4)

• 4x Murderous Cut

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Sideboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Fleshbag Marauder

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Silkwrap

Instant (10)

• 3x Disdainful Stroke
• 2x Dispel
• 1x Negate
• 2x Ultimate Price
• 2x Valorous Stance

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Duress

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I've been testing this deck out for a couple of days now. I've been using UB Aristocrats ever since the Pro Tour and making small changes because it's really fun and good but I've always felt there's something missing in order to make it tier 1. With this change I really thing the deck can shine and with the testing I've been doing it's been doing just that.

We already have good MUs vs Atarka Reds, Control, and Megamorph and Jeskai Black can be a toss up but Abzan with Anafenza has always been a big issue. With all the Abzan running around now-a-days the MU gets easier with the white splash. I've added Silkwrap and Valorous Stance in the sideboard. Both hit Anafenza, VS also hits Rhinos and can actually save your Husk when doing the unblockable combo if needed.

Sorin in the mainboard really help out the deck since you are almost always on the defensive, the extra +1/+0 to all your creatures until your next turn helps your smaller creatures block more effectively plus gain life. You can also -2 Sorin and create a token when needed and the Sorin ultimate helps out alot too. I thought Mastery of the Unseen was going to be good in the deck, but after trying it out, I noticed it's a complete powerhouseee. This deck tends to run out of hand quickly, and you are always in a top deck mode, but with 30 creatures you almost always get a creature, with MotU you assure to always have a creature out even if you didn't draw a creature plus the incidential effect on manifesting a Sultai Emmissary or Zulaport or even Nantuko all help out bunch. This just really gives you alot of card advantage plus more life flipping over this, and you have 4 Sultai Emmisarys that also manifest. I absolutely love love this card in the maindeck.

Mana base has been pretty good so far, though I have been thinking about dropping Bloodstained Mire down to 3 and Flooded strand up to 3 but I'm not 100% sure yet. I'll do some testing and see whatsup.

I have a pretty big tournament coming up this weekend and I'll use this build and write up a tournament report about it.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 22 - 2 Rares 12 - 5 Uncommons 11 - 8 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.42
Tokens	Emblem Liliana, Defiant Necromancer, Emblem Sorin, Solemn Visitor, Manifest 2/2 C, Thopter 1/1 C, Vampire 2/2 B, Zombie 2/2 B