(no longer really) Budget Esper Control

Standard Competitive Control WUB (Esper)

sunnyosrego

Creature (1)

• 1x AEtherling

Planeswalker (5)

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

Land (24)

• 1x Godless Shrine
• 2x Hallowed Fountain
• 4x Island
• 2x Mutavault
• 5x Plains
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 4x Temple of Enlightenment
• 2x Temple of Silence

Enchantment (4)

• 4x Detention Sphere

Artifact (1)

• 1x Elixir of Immortality

Instant (19)

• 1x Deicide
• 4x Dissolve
• 3x Doom Blade
• 2x Hero's Downfall
• 2x Negate
• 2x Quicken
• 3x Sphinx's Revelation
• 2x Syncopate

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Gild
• 3x Supreme Verdict
• 2x Thoughtseize

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Sideboard

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Blind Obedience

Instant (6)

• 2x Dark Betrayal
• 2x Gainsay
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Syncopate

Sorcery (7)

• 2x Duress
• 2x Glare of Heresy
• 1x Planar Cleansing
• 2x Revoke Existence

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A twist on Esper control. I had a bunch of cards that fit the archtype from my other two decks on here Agents of the Doom and Blue-Eyed White Dragon

The unusual guys:Gideon, Champion of Justice: gets big, survives verdict, can verdict. He is easily answered, but I really don't mind trading a gideon for a Hero's Downfall or counterspell. gives more room for my Elspeth, Sun's Champion to wiggle.

Ephara, God of the Polis: aka god of the pole-dance. again survives verdict, is my main form of dig when paired with elspeth, especially since I don't have jayce. And with a couple of Detention Spheres its a solid attacker.

Opportunity / Divination: my budget Sphinx's Revelation

Haunted Plate Mail / Mutavault: same idea, survives verdict

Medomai the Ageless: I don't have an aetherling

Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts: I don't have blood barron. However, this is the very best answer to AEtherling in my humble opinion.

PacifismSave a detention sphere, delay till verdict, help out Gideon.

Why have Psychic Strike in my sideboard? To confuse people with my mana in game 2. Getting in the heads of your opponent in a mirror match is key.

Glaring Spotlight: for those pesky fleesemain lions

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 24 - 3 Rares 3 - 7 Uncommons 11 - 5 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.89
Tokens	Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Gold, Soldier 1/1 W