Esper Hippoblade

Modern* Control WUB (Esper)

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Creature (12)

• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 3x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 2x Razor Hippogriff
• 2x Snapcaster Mage
• 2x Solemn Simulacrum
• 2x Wurmcoil Engine

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana of the Veil

Land (25)

• 2x Buried Ruin
• 2x Darkslick Shores
• 3x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 4x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Island
• 4x Isolated Chapel
• 4x Plains
• 4x Swamp

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Oblivion Ring

Artifact (4)

• 1x Batterskull
• 2x Ratchet Bomb
• 1x Sword of War and Peace

Instant (9)

• 2x Doom Blade
• 2x Forbidden Alchemy
• 1x Go for the Throat
• 3x Think Twice
• 1x White Sun's Zenith

Sorcery (7)

• 3x Day of Judgment
• 2x Lingering Souls
• 1x Revoke Existence
• 1x Timely Reinforcements

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Sideboard

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Karn Liberated
• 1x Liliana of the Veil

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Curse of Death's Hold

Artifact (3)

• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Ratchet Bomb
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine

Instant (7)

• 2x Celestial Purge
• 2x Dissipate
• 1x Divine Offering
• 2x Surgical Extraction

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Day of Judgment
• 1x Timely Reinforcements

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An hybrid deck of traditional Esper Control and Boros Hippoblade. The deck aims to play a control game by playing threats or recurring them through Razor Hippogriff and Buried Ruin .

One can modify it to include Mana Leak , but I have never been a fan of the card in control decks (its perfect in tempo decks like Delver), and even without Cavern of Souls I only ran three. Nowadays, it just seems subpar.

The general sideboard plan is as follows:

Against UB control:

-1 Timely Reinforcements

-2 Ratchet Bomb

-1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite

-1 Revoke Existence

-1 Sword of War and Peace

+2 Dissipate

+1 Liliana of the Veil

+1 Karn Liberated

+1 Elixir of Immortality

+1 Sword of Feast and Famine

Against Delver:

-1 White Sun's Zenith

-1 Go for the Throat

-1 Revoke Existence

+1 Liliana of the Veil

+1 Curse of Death's Hold

+1 Divine Offering

Against GR Wolf Run Ramp:

-1 Timely Reinforcements

-1 Revoke Existence

-2 Ratchet Bomb

+1 Dissipate

+1 Divine Offering

+1 Karn Liberated

+1 Sword of Feast and Famine

Against Naya Pod:

-1 Revoke Existence

-1 White Sun's Zenith

-1 Go for the Throat

+1 Divine Offering

+1 Timely Reinforcements

+1 Day of Judgment

Against Frites:

-1 Go for the Throat

-1 Timely Reinforcements

+2 Surgical Extraction

Against Solar Flare:

-1 Timely Reinforcements

-2 Ratchet Bomb

-1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite

+1 Dissipate

+1 Liliana of the Veil

+1 Karn Liberated

+1 Sword of Feast and Famine

Against BW Tokens

-1 White Sun's Zenith

-1 Doom Blade

-1 Phyrexian Metamorph

+1 Ratchet Bomb

+1 Curse of Death's Hold

+1 Day of Judgment

Feel free to comment and give your opinion!

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Date added	12 years
Last updated	12 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 3 Mythic Rares 24 - 5 Rares 12 - 6 Uncommons 7 - 1 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.37
Tokens	Cat 2/2 W, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink