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Esper Control

Standard* Competitive Control Lifegain WUB (Esper)

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This build beats B/G constrictor, and monument basically every time.

I normally hold back my removal and just take some hits if I have a kalitas in hand. Then play him and board wipe and get all the zombies.

Sideboard lets you switch back to traditional control, while the main has more removal (destroy) spells to keep high synergies with Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet

Liliana, brings back Gearhulk and Kalitas, while also being a pretty good win con all by herself.

Now Gideon is optional, you don't need him, but he's still really good, think of him as another kalitas that doesn't need to kill anything to make a "zombie" 2/2, and he can definitely get some of the heat off of your life total as everyone knows not to let a Gideon stick for too long, so he keeps them distracted while you continue to control

Now the only counterspells main board are negates, simply because we want to (Destroy) other creatures, not counter them, now if something indestructible hits we still have angiushed unmaking that can also be used again out of the grave with gearhulk

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Revision 14 See all

(6 years ago)

-1 Anguished Unmaking side
-3 Blessed Alliance main
+4 Censor side
-4 Comparative Analysis main
-1 Concealed Courtyard main
+2 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar main
+3 Glimmer of Genius main
-4 Glory-Bound Initiate main
+4 Hieroglyphic Illumination main
+1 Island main
-1 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet main
-1 Liliana, the Last Hope side
-3 Lone Rider  Flip main
-1 Murder main
-1 Plains main
-1 Pull from Tomorrow main
+2 Solemnity side
+1 Swamp main
+4 Yahenni's Expertise main
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Date added 6 years
Last updated 6 years
Exclude colors RG
Legality

This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)

11 - 0 Mythic Rares

16 - 10 Rares

10 - 4 Uncommons

11 - 1 Commons
Cards 60
Avg. CMC 3.51
Tokens Emblem Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, Emblem Liliana, the Last Hope, Knight Ally 2/2 W, Zombie 2/2 B
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