Midrange Budget Esper Token Control

Modern* Casual Control Tokens WUB (Esper)

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Land (25)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Azorius Guildgate
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Dreadship Reef
• 2x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 3x Island
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 5x Plains
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Vault of the Archangel
• 1x Vivid Meadow

Instant (20)

• 3x Condemn
• 3x Esper Charm
• 4x Mana Leak
• 2x Negate
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 1x Sphinx's Revelation
• 1x Think Twice
• 4x Tragic Slip

Creature (1)

• 1x Snapcaster Mage

Sorcery (8)

• 2x Day of Judgment
• 4x Lingering Souls
• 1x Oust
• 1x Timely Reinforcements

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Jace Beleren
• 2x Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
• 1x Sorin, Solemn Visitor

Artifact (2)

• 2x Nihil Spellbomb

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Sideboard

Instant (6)

• 1x Celestial Purge
• 1x Dispel
• 3x Midnight Haunting
• 1x Negate

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Bitterblossom

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Day of Judgment
• 2x Duress
• 3x Killing Wave

Creature (2)

• 1x Shadowmage Infiltrator
• 1x Sphinx of the Steel Wind

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Maybeboard

Land (22)

• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 3x Field of Ruin
• 4x Flooded Strand
• 2x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 2x Hallowed Fountain
• 3x Island
• 2x Marsh Flats
• 1x Plains
• 1x Swamp
• 2x Watery Grave

Instant (15)

• 1x Cryptic Command
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 4x Esper Charm
• 1x Gifts Ungiven
• 1x Mission Briefing
• 1x Opt
• 4x Path to Exile
• 1x Surgical Extraction
• 1x Think Twice

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Detention Sphere
• 1x Search for Azcanta  ^Flip

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Serum Visions
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Thoughtseize
• 1x Unmoored Ego

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
• 1x Kaya, Orzhov Usurper
• 1x Liliana of the Veil
• 1x Teferi, Timebender

Creature (2)

• 1x Monastery Mentor
• 1x Snapcaster Mage

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I am a returning magic player after about 5 years off, and I know I want to play Esper in modern I am looking for all forms of feedback. I really want to enter competitive modern, but I need a lot of help in understanding how the format works, as well as how to construct an Esper deck. I have done some research, and out of the cards I have, this is the closest to competitive that I can come up with, while still having win conditions. The main win con is to use the Sorin's as well as tokens to poke the enemy down and chump block until the debt to the deathless pops off. The reason it is so scattered is that I am currently using this deck in casual multiplayer, and I am wondering if anyone can understand the direction I am trying to go with this deck and how I can make it into a competitive modern deck without spending more than 100 dollars. All of these cards I already have, and hence the random construction and many one-offs in the deck. I am planning on first fixing the mana base, adding 4 unmoored egos, and 4 paths. I also know it is not modern legal, but the 'sideboard' fixes that.

Any help is appreciated, and I am looking forward to the constructive feedback of this trainwreck :D

Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 2 Mythic Rares 6 - 4 Rares 17 - 5 Uncommons 17 - 4 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.23
Tokens	Emblem Sorin, Lord of Innistrad, Emblem Sorin, Solemn Visitor, Faerie Rogue 1/1 B, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W, Vampire 1/1 B w/ Lifelink, Vampire 2/2 B