Dakkon, Blade of Esper

Commander / EDH* Casual Control Multiplayer Ramp Voltron WUB (Esper)

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Creature (23)

• 1x Admonition Angel
• 1x Angel of Despair
• 1x Angel of the Dire Hour
• 1x Ashen Rider
• 1x Baleful Strix
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Drogskol Reaver
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Kor Cartographer
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Necrotic Sliver
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Silverblade Paladin
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Stonehewer Giant
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Thada Adel, Acquisitor
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Land (38)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Celestial Colonnade
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Creeping Tar Pit
• 1x Esper Panorama
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Faerie Conclave
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 4x Island
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 6x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Terrain Generator
• 1x Thawing Glaciers
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Winding Canyons

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Future Sight
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Rhystic Study

Artifact (13)

• 1x Azorius Keyrune
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Dimir Keyrune
• 1x Druidic Satchel
• 1x Empyrial Plate
• 1x Mimic Vat
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Instant (11)

• 1x Capsize
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dismantling Blow
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Jace's Ingenuity
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Tainted Strike
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Divine Reckoning
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Promise of Power
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Terminus

Commander (1)

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Instant (1)

• 1x Hatred

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So here's a voltron version of the legendary Esper Commander, the original badass:

Dakkon Blackblade

I wanted to make an Esper deck that wasn't all about control, idea is to ramp and get your commander to smash faces. There's plenty of control elements left, but the plan A is all about sending dudes to the red zone.

Alternative Win Conditions:

1. Tainted Strike gives you the win via poison counters (don't forget that you can target enemy creatures also).

2. Debt to the Deathless and Exsanguinate utilize the ramp and lategame power this deck has, Cabal Coffers + Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth gives insane amounts of mana.

3. Creatures with evasion and Swords of This and That can also finish games easily

I had a nastier version of this deck with more counter spells, more board wipes, more tutors and Hatred but the deck felt a bit too oppressive so I dialed down the control aspects of it.

The current iteration of the deck is a bit more casual, it can and it will win games but it needs to work hard to actually dominate them. I find it to be in a sweet spot in my playgroup powerwise.

I would appreciate any improvement suggestions!

Cards currently on the chopping block

Admonition Angel This card has been a bit lackluster, I just love the art of it

Promise of Power I'm in blue so I think there might be stronger card draw options available, I do love the flavor though

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Key combos	Cabal Coffers + Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 0 Mythic Rares 44 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.52
Tokens	Copy Clone, Demon X/X B, Emblem Elspeth, Knight-Errant, Emblem Venser, the Sojourner, Saproling 1/1 G, Soldier 1/1 W