Poly Staff

Modern Combo Control Tokens WUB (Esper)

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Land (24)

• 2x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Darkslick Shores
• 3x Flooded Strand
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 2x Godless Shrine
• 2x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Island
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 3x Marsh Flats
• 2x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Seachrome Coast
• 1x Shambling Vent
• 1x Swamp
• 2x Watery Grave

Sorcery (15)

• 3x Collective Brutality
• 4x Lingering Souls
• 3x Polymorph
• 3x Serum Visions
• 2x Spectral Procession

Instant (6)

• 3x Fatal Push
• 3x Path to Exile

Creature (1)

• 1x Emrakul, the Aeons Torn

Planeswalker (7)

• 2x Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
• 4x Gideon of the Trials
• 1x Sorin, Solemn Visitor

Enchantment (6)

• 2x Bitterblossom
• 2x Intangible Virtue
• 2x Search for Azcanta  ^Flip

Artifact (1)

• 1x Smuggler's Copter

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Sideboard

Enchantment (8)

• 2x Leyline of Sanctity
• 2x Rest in Peace
• 2x Runed Halo
• 2x Stony Silence

Instant (4)

• 2x Celestial Purge
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Negate

Creature (2)

• 2x Geist of Saint Traft

Artifact (1)

• 1x Engineered Explosives

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Cheat out Emrakul, the Aeons Torn using Polymorph and Proteus Staff. Profit.

Tournament Notes:

I wasn't blown away by Inquisition of Kozilek in this list. They are a terrible top deck late game and they compete with Serum Visions as your turn 1 play. They also make the mana base weird. You are forced to fetch for blue and black sources turns one and two, but you want double white by turn three. They could be replaced with some number of Detention Spheres or counter spells (Cryptic Command?)

There is a huge amount of synergy between Polymorph and the gideon planeswalkers as a Polymorph target. Going to 4x Gideon of the Trials could be a possibility.

A ton of games were won with tokens from Lingering Souls. Gideon of the Trials also over performed. He is a card that your opponent has to deal with if they are going to win the game.

An issue I have had before was drawing Emrakul and having it get stuck in my hand. This problem has been entirely fixed by the addition of 3x Collective Brutality in the main. This card is also ridiculously good against burn.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 4 Mythic Rares 29 - 7 Rares 17 - 2 Uncommons 0 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.89
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Emblem Gideon of the Trials, Emblem Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, Emblem Sorin, Solemn Visitor, Faerie Rogue 1/1 B, Knight Ally 2/2 W, Spirit 1/1 W, Vampire 2/2 B