Esper Help
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Posted on Jan. 27, 2020, 6:22 p.m. by herrickk
I'm playing around with an Esper Exile build.
Looking for some suggestions. Haven't decided of it will be Modern or Pioneer so either will do.
Daveslab2022 says... #3
Alrighty so I definitely like the idea of utilizing an exile-matters Esper deck, and I have always loved Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver, and definitely think she should be a staple. Especially if you continue on the mill-plan. But I would actually advise against that. I would, personally, play a deck that runs cards like Spell Queller and Brain Maggot combined with “processor” eldrazi like Wasteland Strangler so that the card you exile will never come back! I like Etrata, but the rest of the creatures in the deck seem particularly weak. They do really cool things, but in competitive mtg you really want your 4-5-6 drops to do something when they enter the field (like Siege Rhino), to be really annoying to remove, (like Niv-Mizzet, Parun) or be potentially game winning if not answered immediately (like Elspeth, Sun's Champion)
Hope I helped and I would definitely answer any questions you have! I just think mill is an extremely weak archetype, and think a more control-oriented strategy would work out very well.
January 27, 2020 8:22 p.m.
Thanks. I took out some of the creatures. I want to keep the theme of exile and get things out of the graveyard so they can't be played back.
But you've given me some alternate strategies to consider
Daveslab2022 says... #2
Pick pioneer for sure. I’ll say more when I get outta work and have time.
January 27, 2020 6:44 p.m.