Approach of the Esper Control

Standard Control WUB (Esper)

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Instant (16)

• 2x Cancel
• 2x Demystify
• 2x Essence Scatter
• 2x Moment of Craving
• 2x Negate
• 2x Opt
• 2x Spell Pierce
• 1x Unsummon
• 1x Unsummon

Land (23)

• 3x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Fetid Pools
• 2x Glacial Fortress
• 6x Island
• 1x Meandering River
• 5x Plains
• 5x Swamp

Creature (8)

• 3x God-Pharaoh's Faithful
• 2x Ruin Rat
• 3x Shore Keeper

Sorcery (8)

• 2x Approach of the Second Sun
• 2x Duress
• 2x Fumigate
• 2x Harsh Scrutiny

Planeswalker (5)

• 2x Dovin Baan
• 2x Gideon of the Trials
• 1x Jace, Cunning Castaway

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Sideboard

Instant (6)

• 2x Cancel
• 1x Commit / Memory
• 2x Failure / Comply
• 1x Insidious Will

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Dispossess
• 1x Never / Return
• 2x Rags / Riches
• 1x River's Rebuke

Creature (4)

• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 2x Djeru, With Eyes Open
• 1x Glyph Keeper

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I was talking to some friends and realized that Esper is literally the best way to run control, so I became inspired.

The hope is that you can build up enough defense and deny things early on well enough to get Gideon out and immediately get your emblem, then just ride it out until you can Approach twice.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 10 - 12 Rares 2 - 1 Uncommons 27 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.19
Tokens	Emblem Dovin Baan, Emblem Gideon of the Trials, Glyph Keeper 5/3 W, Illusion 2/2 U w/ Phantasmal, Zombie 2/2 B