Esper Control (W/U/B)

Standard Competitive Control Dragons WUB (Esper)

ZyelTheFallen

Instant (22)

• 3x Anticipate
• 2x Bile Blight
• 3x Dig Through Time
• 1x Disdainful Stroke
• 2x Dissolve
• 2x Foul-Tongue Invocation
• 3x Hero's Downfall
• 4x Silumgar's Scorn
• 2x Ultimate Price

Sorcery (4)

• 2x Crux of Fate
• 2x Thoughtseize

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 1x Ugin, the Spirit Dragon

Creature (5)

• 3x Dragonlord Ojutai
• 2x Silumgar, the Drifting Death

Land (27)

• 2x Caves of Koilos
• 3x Dismal Backwater
• 2x Flooded Strand
• 2x Haven of the Spirit Dragon
• 3x Island
• 1x Plains
• 3x Polluted Delta
• 2x Swamp
• 4x Temple of Deceit
• 4x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

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Sideboard

Instant (7)

• 2x Bile Blight
• 2x Dragonlord's Prerogative
• 1x Foul-Tongue Invocation
• 1x Negate
• 1x Ultimate Price

Sorcery (4)

• 2x Drown in Sorrow
• 2x Thoughtseize

Creature (4)

• 2x Dragonlord Silumgar
• 2x Tasigur, the Golden Fang

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Maybeboard

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Narset Transcendent

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This is a list I am working on for Esper (W/U/B) Control for standard, using cards from Dragons of Tarkir. Please give me any feedback, comments, suggestions, and/or +1s. Thanks!

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Counters:

Disdainful Stroke, Dissolve, Negate, Silumgar's Scorn

Card Draw/ Advantage:

Dragonlord Ojutai, Dig Through Time, Anticipate, Tasigur, the Golden Fang, Dragonlord's Prerogative

Removal:

Hero's Downfall, Thoughtseize, Crux of Fate, Drown in Sorrow, Bile Blight, Ultimate Price, Foul-Tongue Invocation

Win-cons:

-Dragonlord Ojutai: Doesn't take long to win with a 5 power creature attacking in the air, and the ability helps u get to what u need.

-Silumgar, the Drifting Death: Swoops in and kills anything small, like goblin tokens, and avoids removal. Side in Dragonlord Silumgar if playing against something with bigger baddies.

-Elspeth, Sun's Champion: Enough Said!

-Ugin, the Spirit Dragon: First ability is removal, direct damage all in one, use as needed. Second ability is another board wipe, and the third ability bascially gets you the game if you time it right.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 4 Mythic Rares 25 - 4 Rares 12 - 3 Uncommons 7 - 4 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.70
Tokens	Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Soldier 1/1 W
Folders	esper, decks to try