Esper Stax

Commander / EDH* WUB (Esper)

brainard52

Creature (11)

• 1x Archangel of Tithes
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Dark Confidant
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
• 1x Lodestone Golem
• 1x Obzedat, Ghost Council
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x True-Name Nemesis

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
• 1x Tamiyo, the Moon Sage

Land (37)

• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Coral Atoll
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Dromar's Cavern
• 1x Dust Bowl
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 6x Island
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Mystic Gate
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 3x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Skycloud Expanse
• 1x Strip Mine
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Tectonic Edge
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vesuva
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Windswept Heath

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Counterbalance
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Luminarch Ascension
• 1x Mana Breach
• 1x Mana Vortex
• 1x Overburden
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rhystic StudyGC
• 1x Stasis

Artifact (24)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Defense Grid
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Mindlock Orb
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Pithing Needle
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Slab Hammer
• 1x Smokestack
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sphere of Resistance
• 1x Star Compass
• 1x Static Orb
• 1x Storm Cauldron
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Torpor Orb
• 1x Trinisphere
• 1x Winter Orb

Instant (10)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic RiftGC
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Gush
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Sphinx's Revelation
• 1x Stoic Rebuttal
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Thwart

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Armageddon
• 1x Dark Petition
• 1x Terminus
• 1x Treasure Cruise
• 1x Vindicate

Commander (1)

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Maybeboard

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• 1x Sorin, Lord of Innistrad

Land (2)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Command Tower

Enchantment (5)

• 1x AEther Barrier
• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Detention Sphere
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x NecropotenceGC

Artifact (4)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Mana Web
• 1x Meekstone
• 1x Tangle Wire

Instant (3)

• 1x Dissipate
• 1x Evacuation
• 1x Rewind

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Supreme Verdict

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This deck is built around abusing taxing and prison effects. There is some mana disruption (Mana Vortex) as well. I may end up going for a more attrition-based style and tax cards.

Changelog:
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+ Added
- Removed
Note: This is a note

~2016-04-10~
Note: First iteration. Not tested
Note: No support for the commander. This was an ovesight.
Note: Some creatures (Ex. Archangel of Tithes, Dark Confidant) do not seem right for this build.
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Date added	9 years
Last updated	3 years
Exclude colors	RG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 0 Mythic Rares 43 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.22
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Emblem Tamiyo, the Moon Sage, Soldier 1/1 W
Folders	Other's Creativity