I'm thinking about Esper Souls in modern. It'll start as casual but eventually competitive. Are there any modern Souls decks that compete?
{Lingering Souls}
I would guess something with GoST. I don't play competitive but I have a fun deck with GoST and {Steel of the Godhead} which annoys people.
I am not too familiar with esper, I've only played against an esper control deck, and it didn't run souls. Noah and I recently made a junk midrange that runs souls though. Not going to lie, the deck's price tag is high, but it is a solid deck. I can post it in the modern section if you'd like to take a look.
Quote from: Moneekahh on December 30, 2013, 11:45:30 AM
I am not too familiar with esper, I've only played against an esper control deck, and it didn't run souls. Noah and I recently made a junk midrange that runs souls though. Not going to lie, the deck's price tag is high, but it is a solid deck. I can post it in the modern section if you'd like to take a look.
Cool but I like Esper. What are the Modern staples for an Esper Control/midrange deck to run?
Quote from: ConanEdo on December 30, 2013, 03:29:00 PM
Quote from: Mattao19 on December 30, 2013, 03:22:40 PM
Quote from: Moneekahh on December 30, 2013, 11:45:30 AM
I am not too familiar with esper, I've only played against an esper control deck, and it didn't run souls. Noah and I recently made a junk midrange that runs souls though. Not going to lie, the deck's price tag is high, but it is a solid deck. I can post it in the modern section if you'd like to take a look.
Cool but I like Esper. What are the Modern staples for an Esper Control/midrange deck to run?
UWR is the preferred color combination b/c Lightning Bolt, Helix, and Electrolyze are things:
http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/deck/1291
I know I would go UWR but my friends and I have all of the Esper shocks/buddies and 0 Boros ones :( so I think that it'd be easier for me to just start with Esper.
So are there staples that are a must? I have 3 sphinx rev. 4 verdicts 2 Elspeth sun champ. is that a good start?
What else do I need?
Sell the suns champs and invest in Knight Errant. Much more powerful and will retain value better. This is the kinda stuff I'd look at including (whichever you can afford initially obviously):
{Geist of Saint Traft}
{Dismember}
{Remand}
{Spell Snare}
{Mana Leak}
{Path to Exile}
{Cryptic Command}
Quote from: ConanEdo on December 30, 2013, 03:44:33 PM
Quote from: imthelolrus on December 30, 2013, 03:43:02 PM
Sell the suns champs and invest in Knight Errant. Much more powerful and will retain value better. This is the kinda stuff I'd look at including (whichever you can afford initially obviously):
{Geist of Saint Traft}
{Dismember}
{Remand}
{Spell Snare}
{Mana Leak}
{Path to Exile}
{Cryptic Command}
Not a fan of spell snare in modern personally.
I'm not either, :P I dont have a single copy in my midrange deck... but people run it. It's a card? Lol
Edit: Also forgot Supreme Verdict. Look at a few lists and try to see what you want to do. I know someone at my LGS was ruinning an esper teachings deck but from what I saw I didn't care for it. See: {Mystical Teachings}
Quote from: ConanEdo on December 30, 2013, 03:44:33 PM
Quote from: imthelolrus on December 30, 2013, 03:43:02 PM
Sell the suns champs and invest in Knight Errant. Much more powerful and will retain value better. This is the kinda stuff I'd look at including (whichever you can afford initially obviously):
{Geist of Saint Traft}
{Dismember}
{Remand}
{Spell Snare}
{Mana Leak}
{Path to Exile}
{Cryptic Command}
Not a fan of spell snare in modern personally.
It's excellent sideboard material, IMO. Hanging out with {Threads of Disloyalty} on the sidelines.
Thanks guys so should I run sac spells for say Bogle or even their Geist of Saint Traft? Or is that not a thing?
I have Bogles but its not really a common deck to run into. It's powerful if you aren't prepared but a few sideboard cards can take care of it. I left off expensive cards like {Liliana of the Veil} and {Vendilion Clique} but they are a solid investment if you end up really liking how the deck plays.