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Ojutai's esper control (Modern)

Modern Control Counters WUB (Esper)

darklegionaire


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So i decided i got board of playing net-decks at weekly modern and so decided to brew my own creation, currently its doing pretty well though its struggling with decks that run collected company. Currently very much a work in progress with constant changes based on play testing and what I feel is and isn't working.

The deck revolves around gaining board advantage with lingering souls or vendilion clique while still maintaining card advantage through ojutai along with cards like cryptic, esper charm and remand with the aim of forcing them into a top deck scenario where you still have creatures on board or answers in hand.

The sideboard is also very counter and answer based to allow the deck to swap to a more control orientated plan if needed when paired against combo decks.

Please +1 if you like it and comment if you have any questions or suggestions would love any feedback.

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So I took the deck to my weekly modern event and went 3-1.

First round was a 2-0 loss to podless pod, first game I had him at 2 life but he kitchen finked followed by immediately sacrificing it to viscera seer putting him out of colonnade lethal range allowing him to win the game. Game 2 I mulled to 5 and got stuck on 2 Mana.

Second round I played against grixis control, won 2-0 however both games he got stuck on 3 land and never really got into the game and I got lingering souls and closed it out.

Third round was I versed affinity and won 2-1, I managed to clinch out the first game of the set after we both mulled to 6 allowing me to trade removal 1 for 1 and then board wipe on turn 4 and win after that. Game 2 he dropped cranial turn 1 and I just never got into the game. Game 3 I got stony silence on turn 2 on the play with his only land being a darksteel citadel and closed the game out with ojutai on turn 5

fourth round was against affinity, again I won 2-1 first game he dropped 2 steel overseer and a couple 1/1's and I didn't see a board wipe in time. Game 2 I managed to board wipe on turn 4 and follow with a stony silence locking him out the game. 3rd game he mulled to 6 and I managed to trade efficiently enough to kill him with lingering souls.

Overall I came 3rd I'm pretty happy with how the deck went however I definetely feel a few changes are in order.

Firstly the 2 Geist of Saint Traft are coming out and being replaced with Jace, Vryn's Prodigy  Flip - this is because i've been hearing great things about the card and I feel that geist doen't match up to the lingering souls or Esper Charm as an aggressive turn 3 play or as a 3 drop in general in this deck. The other change is dropping Wurmcoil Engine for Lingering Souls as I don't feel i need a second bomb other than Dragonlord Ojutai and lingering souls has done alot of work for me recently.

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Date added 9 years
Last updated 7 years
Legality

This deck is Modern legal.

Rarity (main - side)

6 - 2 Mythic Rares

26 - 5 Rares

16 - 5 Uncommons

7 - 3 Commons

Cards 60
Avg. CMC 2.31
Tokens Soldier 1/1 W, Warrior 1/1 W
Folders modern
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