Follow the Legion

Standard Competitive Control RUW (Jeskai, America) RW (Boros) UR (Izzet) WU (Azorius)

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Creature (1)

• 1x AEtherling

Planeswalker (5)

• 2x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 3x Jace, Architect of Thought

Land (26)

• 4x Hallowed Fountain
• 6x Island
• 1x Mountain
• 3x Mutavault
• 2x Plains
• 4x Sacred Foundry
• 4x Steam Vents
• 2x Temple of Triumph

Enchantment (5)

• 2x Assemble the Legion
• 3x Detention Sphere

Instant (20)

• 2x Azorius Charm
• 2x Counterflux
• 2x Dissolve
• 2x Izzet Charm
• 2x Lightning Strike
• 2x Magma Jet
• 4x Sphinx's Revelation
• 2x Turn / Burn
• 2x Warleader's Helix

Sorcery (3)

• 3x Supreme Verdict

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Sideboard

Creature (3)

• 3x Precinct Captain

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Assemble the Legion

Artifact (1)

• 1x Pithing Needle

Instant (7)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 2x Electrickery
• 2x Negate
• 2x Wear / Tear

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Mizzium Mortars

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Been playing Esper lots lately and have been enjoying it. I generally like playing control as I hate playing against it. Put this together as lots of people are now starting to build around Esper and around black removal in general.

So Ive put this together, its looking to use spot removal in the first three turns to keep yourself alive, hit a turn 4 Verdict and follow with a Turn 5 Assemble the Legion into a open or mostly open board. Spot removal comes in the form of burn with a bit of bounce in the mainboard and the sideboard. Wincons are Elspeth, Sun's Champion and Assemble the Legion if either remain on the table for more than a couple turns its likely game. Few draw engines in Jace, Architect of Thought, Azorius Charm, and last but not least Sphinx's Revelation. Turn / Burn takes care of all sorts of things not the least of which is the Gods, let them get them active as a creature then just zap them away.

Cards in the sideboard are to deal with other control match ups that are likely to happen at my shop. As well a few things like Electrickery specifically for the Rakdos aggro deck that won Santiago recently. Mizzium Mortars great for Blood Baron as well as being another sudo-wipe.

This is the deck I plan to take to my FNM this week. Any suggestions are welcome.

Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 28 - 9 Rares 10 - 2 Uncommons 4 - 4 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.50
Tokens	Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Soldier 1/1 RW, Soldier 1/1 W