Esper Midrange

Modern

Gyoka

Creature (16)

• 1x Baneslayer Angel
• 2x Blade Splicer
• 3x Geist of Saint Traft
• 3x Restoration Angel
• 2x Snapcaster Mage
• 3x Tidehollow Sculler
• 2x Wall of Omens

Land (25)

• 2x Celestial Colonnade
• 1x Creeping Tar Pit
• 3x Darkslick Shores
• 1x Eiganjo Castle
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 2x Hallowed Fountain
• 2x Island
• 2x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Moorland Haunt
• 1x Plains
• 3x Seachrome Coast
• 2x Swamp
• 2x Verdant Catacombs
• 2x Watery Grave

Artifact (3)

• 1x Batterskull
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice

Instant (14)

• 1x Cryptic Command *list*
• 2x Dismember
• 4x Mana Leak
• 3x Path to Exile
• 3x Remand
• 1x Sphinx's Revelation

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Lingering Souls

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Sideboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Leyline of the Void

Artifact (2)

• 2x Chalice of the Void

Instant (4)

• 2x Squelch
• 2x Surgical Extraction

Sorcery (6)

• 3x Inquisition of Kozilek
• 1x Lingering Souls
• 2x Supreme Verdict

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Maybeboard

Creature (2)

• 2x Aven Mindcensor

Land (2)

• 2x Marsh Flats

Instant (5)

• 1x Cryptic Command *list*
• 2x Shadow of Doubt
• 2x Spell Snare

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Esper midrange deck I have been playing for a while. Split Top 4 with no losses in the first Modern FNM I played it in.

The deck itself has been very fun to play. Tidehollow Sculler has been an all-star at disrupting my opponent. Multiple Blade Splicer and Restoration Angel interactions kept the aggressive decks at bay quite well. Geist of Saint Traft closed out many games quickly. Path to Exile and Dismember kept the opponents board clear of threats and blockers. And the counterspell suite stops most other things before they could get going. The manlands, Creeping Tar Pit and Celestial Colonnade also did tons of work to block and close out some games quickly.

The sideboard did some work as well. Leyline of the Void helped shut down some infinite Melira Pod antics. Inquisition of Kozilek pairs well with Tidehollow Sculler for disruption. And Chalice of the Void shuts down a few decks when X = 1. Inquisition of Kozilek and Chalice of the Void were instrumental in defeating the 3 different infect combo decks I encountered.

Overall I have been very pleased with the deck. Only things I wanna change would be to swap the Verdant Catacombs for Marsh Flats and get a second Cryptic Command in place of one Remand or Mana Leak.

Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 3 Mythic Rares 26 - 6 Rares 15 - 6 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.66
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Phyrexian Golem 3/3 C, Spirit 1/1 W