Esper Land Denial

Modern* Control WUB (Esper)

ThirdAge

Land (25)

• 2x Arcane Sanctum
• 2x Drowned Catacomb
• 2x Flooded Strand
• 2x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 2x Island
• 2x Isolated Chapel
• 2x Marsh Flats
• 2x Plains
• 4x Polluted Delta
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Watery Grave

Creature (11)

• 1x Enigma Sphinx
• 4x Kathari Remnant
• 3x Phantasmal Image
• 3x Wall of Omens

Sorcery (3)

• 2x Day of Judgment
• 1x Deny Reality

Instant (3)

• 3x Esper Charm

Enchantment (16)

• 4x Ardent Plea
• 4x Contaminated Ground
• 4x Convincing Mirage
• 4x Spreading Seas

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Elspeth, Knight-Errant

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Sideboard

Enchantment (12)

• 3x Evil Presence
• 2x Genju of the Fields
• 3x Sea's Claim
• 4x Wind Zendikon

Creature (1)

• 1x Geist of Saint Traft

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Day of Judgment

Instant (1)

• 1x Commit / Memory

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Maybeboard

Creature (9)

• 1x Brago, King Eternal
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 2x Restoration Angel
• 4x Sphinx of Jwar Isle
• 1x Wall of Denial

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Voidwalk

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Corrupted Zendikon
• 2x Genju of the Fields
• 1x Skybind

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Instant (2)

• 1x Momentary Blink
• 1x Turn to Mist

Artifact (1)

• 1x Conjurer's Closet

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This is modeled after the Esper deck "Spread 'Em". Main deck turns opponent's lands into Islands/Swamps.

Sideboard for faster denial (generally vs burn) and Control. Stuff in Maybeboard for consideration of Blink/Flicker combos.

There are no Wrath of Gods/Damnations as they prevent Kathari Remnant from regenerating through the board wipe. Perhaps too specific of a use case.

Date added	13 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 1 Mythic Rares 23 - 2 Rares 16 - 2 Uncommons 13 - 10 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.89
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Emblem Elspeth, Knight-Errant, Soldier 1/1 W
Folders	Control