also The_Riddlebox I'm too damn poor to buy those fetch lands so I also didn't have them either.

I would just have 1 Dragonlord Dromoka in your sideboard for control strategies. :-)

Balaroth

I am glad you enjoyed and built the deck :)

Fetch lands definitely make this deck way better than it would be without it. Honestly if fetch lands were not in I probably would not have played Esper in particular, much less 4 colors. The new tango lands also helped a lot too. The reason I have Dispel over negate, is strictly to win counter wars in control match ups, but swapping it out for Negate is definitely not a bad choice as it does hit more targets, I just prefer Dispel for the purpose that I am running it. Still, good suggestion and glad you enjoyed the deck :)

MorgsJ

Thanks for the suggestion, and while that might be a good option I prefer it as a 2 of in the MB. He is good not just against control, but many other match ups. Not only does it help me stabilize against mid range decks (or aggro decks if I can grind out long enough)), but it also puts my opponent in an odd spot as he now has to play Instants almost at Sorcery speed. Not to mention is probably one of the biggest bodies in standard, a 5/7 with flying is not a joke. I may end up running one copy, but that would still be in the MB :)

Replaced Scatter to the Winds with Void Shatter.

Celestial Flare is good against hexproof.

Quicksilver

While that is a nice suggestion, I don't particularly like Celestial Flare for a few reasons:

• Are there really that many creatures with Hexproof being played right now, other than the dragons?

• I already have few ways of dealing with them like Crux of Fate, Languish, Foul-Tongue Invocation, as well as just outright countering it.

• While not a biggie, it's situational.

• The double white cost is harsh early game as I normally try to have double blue as soon as I can for Silumgar's Scorn.

Also going to revert Monastery Mentor to Gideon, Ally of Zendikar / Sorin, Solemn Visitor. I am seeing way too many Izzet-ish decks being played at the moment from what I see, and they pack too many removals like Fiery Impulse for it to be any good.

Nice deck, The_Riddlebox +1

Thanks, jstieps!