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Esper 60 cards, 15 sideboard 4 {Temple of Enlightenment} 3 {Flooded Strand} 1 {Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth} 4 {Temple of Deceit} 4 {Polluted Delta} 2 {Plains} 2 {Swamp} 2 {Island} 4 {Temple of Silence} 26 lands 3 {Bile Blight} 4 {Dissolve} 4 {Dig Through Time} 4 {Thoughtseize} 2 {Despise} 1 {Utter End} 3 {End Hostilities} 1 {Liliana Vess} 2 {Sorin, Solemn Visitor} 3 {Hero's Downfall} 3 {Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver} 3 {Elspeth, Sun's Champion} 1 {Jace's Ingenuity} 34 other spells Sideboard 2 {Negate} 4 {Drown in Sorrow} 3 {Nyx-Fleece Ram} 1 {End Hostilities} 1 {Hero's Downfall} 1 {Resolute Archangel} 2 {Erase} 1 {Ætherspouts} 15 sideboard cards Notes:

This deck has no main board way to gain life. I'd recommend switching the {resolute archangel} to the main. Also, playing uw, Brimaz is really good in the sideboard

Why no {Glare of Heresy} in the side?

He has more answers to everything that glare can do.

Also I like Prognasty in here just bc it's another finisher that can block a Dragon. Having just Elspeth and Ashiok as your win cons are kinda risky.

I like it.  I won my last 3 fnm games night in a row with something similar.  But I run 1 more end hostilities.  Other than that looks solid

I played a similar deck and had a lot of trouble getting it to go off consistently.  The other issue was it was slowwwwww.  Fast decks really ran all over it and I didn't have time to stabalize and get control of the board.  Have you had these issues as well?

Quote from: bravado883 on December 21, 2014, 01:07:57 PM
{Sorin, Solemn Visitor} usually provides a decent amount of life in game one. I want to run {Brimaz, King of Oreskos} in the sideboard, but then I have the "need to have WW, UU, and BB" on turn 3 issue, so I'm keeping him out for now. Especially with the number of {Stoke the Flames} and {Abzan Charm}s running around. {Resolute Archangel} is in the side since she's too slow against aggro--normally I bring her in against mid-range matchups. Tutoring with for her with {Liliana Vess} is pretty gross.

Aggressive decks are definitely tough. Not a ton of life gain, damage from lands and {Thoughtseize} and twelve temples make things hard, especially against traditional RDW. However, things haven't been too bad recently because a lot of the aggro decks are token based. That's the primary reason I run 3 {Bile Blight} main. If people go back to more angry red one drops, I'm not sure it wouldn't be better to switch from black to red for {Anger of the Gods}

{Glare of Heresy} and {Prognostic Sphinx} are good sideboard options that may end up in there. Simply had a brain fart with Glare, and I love the sphinx but it's such a grindy win-con that I'd rather rely on the walkers first. I've mostly been testing on MtGO and need to do a lot more; taking it to a PTQ in a few weeks so stuff will definitely change.

I agree with your assessments; similar to what I was thinking.  SCG just posted an article with an Esper build that looks promising.  I may try it in the coming weeks.  Elspeth, Ashiok, Sorin, and to a lesser extent Jace and Lilli, there seems like there should be some combo of cards that would be unstoppable.