MTG Deck of the Week: “Esper Control” – Shimmering Death
Check out the current trending decks in Magic: The Gathering! This week, “Esper Control” plays like Azorius with a faulty TARDIS.
Welcome Magic: the Gathering players! We’re back to showcase one of the top decks of the week for competitive Magic. We have the top lists being played on MTGO, what’s winning, and the decks that won the major events this last week. So get your playmat ready, set your spindown to 20, and dive into the data, brought to us by TCGPlayer.com.
Our deck of the week is “Esper Control” by Venom1, which is currently trending on TCGPlayer. The deck came in first place during the MTGO Standard Challenge 32 on August 20th.
Decklist
10 Plains
2 Island
3 Ambitious Farmhand
1 The Celestus
1 Field of Ruin
4 Wedding Announcement
3 The Restoration of Eiganjo
3 Spirited Companion
4 The Wandering Emperor
2 Roadside Reliquary
1 Sanctuary Warden
4 Obscura Storefront
4 Raffine’s Tower
1 Destroy Evil
3 Serra Paragon
1 Adarkar Wastes
4 Lay Down Arms
1 Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
1 The Eternal Wanderer
1 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
3 Ossification
2 Sunfall
1 Invasion of New Phyrexia
Sideboard
2 Negate
4 Disdainful Stroke
2 Farewell
1 Destroy Evil
2 Temporary Lockdown
2 Loran of the Third Path
1 The Eternal Wanderer
1 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
Deck Notes
This isn’t really Esper in its truest form (it’s missing the Black control pieces), but it still plays the same. It isn’t quite as “shut you down” as Azorius, but it still maintains a control deck slightly left of center with a sprinkling of draw. The blinking is my favorite part: there are so many ways to dodge board wipes, get extra ETBs, and just be a menace. The Wandering Emperor and Elesh Norn are the stars of the show for sure, but there really aren’t any dead cards. This is a top table deck in the first degree.
