TasiGurmag And Friends

Modern Competitive Control WUB (Esper)

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Instant (19)

• 1x Dismember
• 2x Dispel
• 1x Esper Charm
• 1x Murderous Cut
• 3x Path to Exile
• 4x Remand
• 1x Smother
• 2x Spell Pierce
• 4x Thought Scour

Sorcery (5)

• 4x Lingering Souls
• 1x Supreme Verdict

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Monastery Siege

Artifact (1)

• 1x Sword of Light and Shadow

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Sorin, Solemn Visitor

Creature (8)

• 1x Dragonlord Ojutai
• 2x Geist of Saint Traft
• 2x Gurmag Angler
• 2x Jace, Vryn's Prodigy  ^Flip
• 1x Tasigur, the Golden Fang

Land (23)

• 1x Celestial Colonnade
• 1x Creeping Tar Pit
• 3x Flooded Strand
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 2x Hallowed Fountain
• 2x Island
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 2x Plains
• 4x Polluted Delta
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Vault of the Archangel
• 2x Watery Grave

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Sideboard

Instant (3)

• 2x Shadow of Doubt
• 1x Surgical Extraction

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Wrath of God

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Suppression Field

Artifact (5)

• 2x Dragon's Claw
• 1x Engineered Explosives
• 2x Relic of Progenitus

Creature (5)

• 2x Kataki, War's Wage
• 1x Meddling Mage
• 2x Spellskite

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Maybeboard

Instant (1)

• 1x Smother

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Primer:

INTRODUCTION

This deck's goal is to murder your opponent through either delving into Gurmag Angler or Tasigur, the Golden Fang, or controlling them with Remand and other counterspells until you can drop a Dragonlord Ojutai. There's no better part of the deck than the enjoyment of dropping a 5/5 on turn 2 using 1 (or 2, depending on the amount of fetches you use) Thought Scour, and 1-2 fetches.

Why run Esper Delve?

Esper Delve allows me to add in several beaters (Dragonlord Ojutai and Geist of Saint Traft) while retaining many core elements of Delve, like Tasigur, the Golden Fang, Gurmag Angler, and Murderous Cut.

Card Choices Explained

Coming soon to a primer near you.

Strengths/Weaknesses

Strengths:-Has both control elements and early creatures

-Deck thinning + card advantage in the form of fetches, Thought Scour, and others

-If the right hand is drawn, can quickly hit creatures like Gurmag Angler or Tasigur, the Golden Fang on turn 2

-Mill decks become useless due to Delve

Weaknesses:-Vulnerable to tempo and aggro due to the middle-ish amounts of both creatures and control spells

Sideboard Choices

Coming soon to a primer near you.

Considerations

-Fulminator Mage, Timely Reinforcements, and Pithing Needle for the sideboard

-1 more Smother in the main

Enjoy, don't forget to comment, and leave a +1 if you enjoyed!

Date added	8 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 21 - 10 Rares 15 - 3 Uncommons 10 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.70
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Emblem Jace, Vryn's Prodigy, Emblem Sorin, Solemn Visitor, Spirit 1/1 W, Vampire 2/2 B
Folders	Competitiive, Cool decks