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A Rose By Any Other Name (Esper Gifts)

Modern Competitive Control Midrange Reanimator Tokens WUB (Esper)

trixster87


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This is a control deck. It uses hand disruption, tokens, and removal to survive the early game and starts dropping big threats on T5 and after. I has a backup option for an immediate win against some decks, using Gifts Ungiven to put Unburial Rites + Fatty (Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite OR Iona, Shield of Emeria ) to end the game against small creature decks and mono colored decks.



This deck runs a lot of ones to facilitate Gifts Ungiven unique name requirement in case the combo Fatty/Unburial Rites won’t win the game on turn four and I need to use it for value.


Notable Card Selection:


  • Noxious Revival is my only “green card” but is here as a pay 2 life get whatever out of grave. It works wonders in gifts pile- noxious, snapcaster, what you want, value card will ensure you always get what you want and a good card down the road.

  • Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver was originally in as a budget Lily. She has proven to be her own powerhouse with so many creatures in modern being 4 cmc or less. And helps me grind in control/ midrange matches.

  • Gideon, Ally of Zendikar works well with my token strategy. I rarely make him a creature unless i know its safe. Most often its make a dude or anthem which is great with a bunch of souls on the field.

  • Elspeth, Sun's Champion is amazing in the late game spitting out 3 chumps a turn and having a wrath for high powered creatures is great. Many of the fair creature decks can't run through the chumps to get to her or me. She provides a late game inevitability like grave titan without having to worry about path and i can wrath without losing her if they get the upper hand on the board.

  • Anguished Unmaking is my catch all removal until esper gets something like Abrupt Decay and Maelstrom Pulse




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Inspired By:

PolyRites


This deck was originally inspired by a Polymorph+ Unburial Rites combo deck. I've since moved away from the polymorph as it limited my wincons. It was a really fun card and did win me some games though.

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Possible Drops-

drop: Prison x2 extirpate x1
prison is for agro but its affect is questionable compared to more kill and an extra timely. extirpate is for gy hate and tron but crumble package doesn't need extirpate to function and its not good by itself.
Add: Fatal Push x2 timely x1

Drop IOK?
The only <3 cmc cards I care about discarding are spot removal, lotv, blood moon, and counterspells. If I remove the IOK I can bring in more spot removal and a 3 timely main.

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(6 years ago)

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Date added 9 years
Last updated 5 years
Exclude colors RG
Legality

This deck is Modern legal.

Rarity (main - side)

8 - 1 Mythic Rares

36 - 9 Rares

10 - 3 Uncommons

0 - 2 Commons

Cards 60
Avg. CMC 3.54
Tokens Clue, Elephant 3-3 G, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Emblem Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, Knight Ally 2/2 W, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink, Zombie 2/2 B
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