Esper Gearhulks

Standard* Artifact Competitive Control Midrange WUB (Esper)

Temeraire1798

Creature (7)

• 2x Linvala, the Preserver
• 2x Noxious Gearhulk
• 3x Torrential Gearhulk

Planeswalker (4)

• 2x Ob Nixilis Reignited
• 2x Sorin, Grim Nemesis

Land (26)

• 4x Aether Hub
• 3x Choked Estuary
• 2x Concealed Courtyard
• 4x Island
• 2x Plains
• 1x Port Town
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 2x Shambling Vent
• 3x Sunken Hollow
• 4x Swamp

Instant (20)

• 2x Anguished Unmaking
• 2x Anticipate
• 3x Glimmer of Genius
• 3x Grasp of Darkness
• 2x Insidious Will
• 3x Murder
• 2x Negate
• 3x Void Shatter

Sorcery (3)

• 3x Transgress the Mind

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Sideboard

Creature (5)

• 2x Gonti, Lord of Luxury
• 3x Kambal, Consul of Allocation

Instant (2)

• 2x Ceremonious Rejection

Sorcery (8)

• 3x Fragmentize
• 3x Fumigate
• 2x Ruinous Path

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Maybeboard

Creature (4)

• 1x Aerial Responder
• 1x Cloudblazer
• 1x Gisela, the Broken Blade  ^Meld
• 1x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Dovin Baan
• 1x Gideon, Ally of Zendikar

Instant (2)

• 1x Failed Inspection
• 1x Revolutionary Rebuff

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Add to maybe board

An Esper variant of Gearhulk Control

A bit of background, I have been looking at playing on and off for about a year, buying a couple of budget decks and playing a few FNMs, but now life has cleared up and rotation seems a great time to get in properly

Its looking to hold of the opponent until the gearhulks can hit the ground trigger there ETB effects to make a path, and finish the opponent,

I have tried to use a variety of cards in each role in the deck, Draw, Discard, Removal, Counter spell the planeswalkers each also add to that - so far Liliana isnt included for budget reasons but can clearly be very strong, Gideon, ally of Zenidkar and Dovin Baan also look like they might have a place.

I am looking for advice on the cards chosen and their ratios (is there to much removal and to little card draw for example?)

There also seem to be a lot of tapped lands but I guess that cant be helped in three colours.

Sideboard,Here I am looking for both help with card section and also if the general ideas I have of when to bring in what are correct

Ruinous Path- comes in against walker heavy decks

Gonti, Lord of Luxary against spell based decks (in place of removal)

Kambal, consul of allocation against spell based decks (in place of removal)

Flaying tendrils against aggro decks (in place of counter spell?)

Fumigate against aggro decks (in place of counter spell?)

Negate agsinst burn or control decks (in place of removal)

Fragmentise against artefact or enchantment heavy decks (in place of removal)

Things that look fun to try

Would Kalitas trigger off the Cataclysmic gear hulks sacrifice effect?

Giesla, flying vigilent lifelinker whats not to like no really synergy though and not sure what would come out

An Esper Version of my Gearhulks deck BW Gearhulk Control

I wonder if the benefits: card draw, counter spells, are worth complicating the mana base and adding more tapped lands

Top Ranked	Achieved #7 position overall 8 years ago
Date added	8 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 17 - 10 Rares 13 - 2 Uncommons 10 - 3 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.76
Tokens	Angel 3/3 W, Emblem Ob Nixilis Reignited, Energy Reserve, Vampire Knight 1/1 B
Folders	ideas, Standard, Kaladesh Deck Ideas, Decks I Like, standard, Esper (Modern/Standard), esper, Kaladesh, Esper, potential decks
Based on	BW gearhulk control Temeraire1798 STD