Esper Control (WECIC)

Commander / EDH* Combo Competitive Control Multiplayer WUB (Esper)

SynergyBuild

Land (31)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Gemstone Caverns
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Snow-Covered Island
• 1x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Tarnished Citadel
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Underground Sea
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Windswept Heath

Creature (6)

• 1x Dark Confidant
• 1x Gilded Drake
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Spellseeker

Instant (30)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Blink of an Eye
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Chain of Vapor
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Demonic Consultation
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Dismember
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Flusterstorm
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Impulse
• 1x Into the Roil
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mana Leak
• 1x Mental Misstep
• 1x Mindbreak Trap
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Negate
• 1x Opt
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Tainted Pact
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Grasp of Fate
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Rhystic Study

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor

Commander (1)

Artifact (16)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Progress
• 1x Thought Vessel

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Imperial Seal
• 1x Manifold Insights
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Serum Visions
• 1x Sleight of Hand
• 1x Timetwister
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Treasure Cruise
• 1x Windfall

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Example for Why Every Commander is Competitive

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This is an esper control list, running the normal cantrips, wheels, massive draw, tutors, sweepers, removal, counterspells, and general answers, but it wins with the Laboratory Maniac + Demonic Consultation/Tainted Pact win.

The rest of the deck is aimed to be as consistent and grindy as possible, while still having a powerful early game. Few cards are useless topdecks nor are bad in the opening hand. Jace, the Mind Sculptor, Rhystic Study, Dark Confidant, and Sensei's Divining Top are must-answer threats when late in the game, as they can help refill our hand with useful answers like Mana Drain, Toxic Deluge, Swords to Plowshares, Grasp of Fate or Gilded Drake.

The win condition, though very simple, only takes 3 cards in the deck, and only 1 is a dead draw (Laboratory Maniac), leaving us 67 nonland answer, card draw, or ramp in the deck.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 44 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 21 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	1.97
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Spirit 1/1 C