Esper Extort

Commander / EDH WUB (Esper)

QueenPyro

Lands (40)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Cabal Stronghold
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Esper Panorama
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 5x Island
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 5x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 10x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Other (5)

• 1x Angelic Accord
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
• 1x Temporal Extortion
• 1x Vedalken Orrery

Recursion (5)

• 1x Havengul Lich
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Magus of the Will
• 1x Ravos, Soultender
• 1x Undertaker

Extort (12)

• 1x Basilica Screecher
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Kingpin's Pet
• 1x Knight of Obligation
• 1x Pontiff of Blight
• 1x Syndic of Tithes
• 1x Syndicate Enforcer
• 1x Thrull Parasite
• 1x Tithe Drinker
• 1x Treasury Thrull
• 1x Vizkopa Confessor

Counter (9)

• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Dimir Charm
• 1x Dissipate
• 1x Dissolve
• 1x Forbid
• 1x Insidious Will
• 1x Render Silent
• 1x Soul Manipulation
• 1x Stubborn Denial

Board Wipes (6)

• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x In Garruk's Wake
• 1x Life's Finale
• 1x Plague Wind
• 1x Supreme Verdict

Pillow Fort (3)

• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Norn's Annex
• 1x Propaganda

Commander (1)

Drain (10)

• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Chalice of Life  ^Flip
• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Drana's Emissary
• 1x Epicure of Blood
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Falkenrath Noble
• 1x Magister Sphinx
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Sorin Markov

Ramp (9)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Obelisk of Esper
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Worn Powerstone

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Since I started playing Magic in 2017, my favorite card has always been Crypt Ghast and I have always loved the Extort ability and since I only play EDH now, i figured it was time to bring extort to a deck.

This deck is all about life drain and life gain. I wanted to splash in blue to add control and pillow forting so Oloro, Ageless Ascetic was perfect for that, allowing me to constant gain life and add card draw to every extort that I do.

I feel like a lot of people don't think extort is any good, but the ability to convert excess mana to 3 life per mana is great, along with draining everyone for one. Especially when I can get my opponents to 10 health with Sorin Markov or recurring Magister Sphinx multiple times, allows me to only have to extort 10 times or use Exsanguinate to finish off everyone at once.

This deck is probably pretty jank, and honestly I like jankness. I built this on a bit of a budget, the expensive cards that are in are because I already own them. I'm not the greatest at deck building and built this all myself so please let me know what I should cut and add into the deck!

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 29 - 0 Rares 29 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.70
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Emblem Tamiyo, the Moon Sage