Esper Control

[bravado883]

Esper Control 60 cards, 15 sideboard 4 {Temple of Deceit} 4 {Temple of Enlightenment} 2 {Swamp} 2 {Dismal Backwater} 1 {Caves of Koilos} 1 {Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth} 4 {Polluted Delta} 3 {Island} 4 {Temple of Silence} 25 lands 2 {Silumgar, the Drifting Death} 2 {Dragonlord Ojutai} 4 creatures 4 {Silumgar's Scorn} 3 {Crux of Fate} 1 {Foul-Tongue Invocation} 2 {Narset Transcendent} 4 {Dig Through Time} 1 {Utter End} 4 {Anticipate} 4 {Hero's Downfall} 4 {Dissolve} 3 {Ultimate Price} 1 {Bile Blight} 31 other spells Sideboard 1 {Ultimate Price} 1 {Dragonlord Silumgar} 1 {Utter End} 1 {Self-Inflicted Wound} 4 {Drown in Sorrow} 1 {Narset Transcendent} 1 {Foul-Tongue Invocation} 1 {Pearl Lake Ancient} 1 {Virulent Plague} 1 {Dragonlord's Prerogative} 2 {Negate} 15 sideboard cards Notes:

[LinkCelestrial]

I like {Jave, Architect of Thought}. He is a fantastic sponge especially vs wide strategies and he can draw cards very nicely if you're stable. His ult is also quite good. {Esper Charm} is some nice utility.

[Prplprince]

I think you need at least one more if not two  {Sphinx's Revelation}. Also you need to be careful with  {Go for the Throat} Because affinity is a thing and you would be drawing dead if you got it.

[LinkCelestrial]

{Hero's Downfall} is very under rated in modern IMO. If you want a two CMC spell {Go For the Throat} is the best one. Just have SB slots to swap it out like you've already planned with {Stony Silence}.

If you only hit 6-7 lands with a control deck you might be doing it wrong.

Try him as a one of. He did not disappoint. Worst case scenario {Esper Charm} is instant speed {Divination}. Seems good to me.

The mana base looks like you lose to {Blood Moon} every game. IMO the Modern mana base right now should consist of shocks, fetches, a couple utility lands and basics just due to how prevalent {Blood Moon} is. IMO the Innistrad check lands are better than the Mirridion....what are they called? If I were you my mana base would look more like,

{Polluted Delta}
{Flooded Strand}
As the fetches split by availability and symbols as needed. I picked these two because they can fetch all the shocks you'll be running and they're recently reprinted (Read: easily accessible and cheap) If you have {Marsh Flats} feel free to run it.

I'd probably run 5-8 fetches in any combination of the ones above.

{Watery Grave}
{Hallowed Fountain}
{Godless Shrine}
Split by symbols. I'd be running around 7-9 total.

{Creeping Tar Pit}
Souly because it doubles as a win con. 1-2

{Tectonic Edge}
You have it on your list and you know why. I sometimes prefer {Ghost Quarter} but up to you.

{Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth}
Because it smooths out your mana and it looks like you already have one.

{Island}
{Plains}
{Swamp}
As needed.

Depending on how prevalent {Blood Moon} is {Disenchant} and lean on {Plains}.

[LinkCelestrial]

You're right, {Blood Moon} is scary. Luckily not too many people around here play it, but I lose if it resolves. However, adding up your suggested lands, even using the minimum numbers suggested, doesn't really leave me with a functional mana base if {Blood Moon} happens, and it makes the deck slightly more inconsistent in other matchups. If I start seeing {Blood Moon} around that could change, and either way I'll definitely be adding {Disenchant} or {Erase} (I know the one has added utility, but it costs 1 more and gets hit by {Spell Snare}, so I'll have to see).

The reason I've been rocking {Darkslick Shores} is so I can T1 {Inquisition of Kozilek} without shocking myself, but maybe the 2 damage T1 isn't a big deal; I could run more {Watery Graves}, cut the fastlands and put in a couple more checks.

Sounds good to me. If you're not seeing {Blood Moon} I'm jealous.

[fj76ts4]

look dude

you're playing esper, you gotta run {esper charm}s, they do too much to not include

things you do with esper charm:

instant speed discard 2 in their draw phase is hilarious, especially if you're ahead on cards
instant speed draw 2 is never bad
kills blood moon dead

[LinkCelestrial]

look dude

you're playing esper, you gotta run {esper charm}s, they do too much to not include

things you do with esper charm:

instant speed discard 2 in their draw phase is hilarious, especially if you're ahead on cards
instant speed draw 2 is never bad
kills blood moon dead

Assuming you have a plains, island and swamp. Right? WRONG! Tap for the mana as the spell is on the stack and smack that {Blood Moon} out of the sky with your {Feminine Charm}! Er. {Esper Charm}.

[Codester1991]

look dude

you're playing esper, you gotta run {esper charm}s, they do too much to not include

things you do with esper charm:

instant speed discard 2 in their draw phase is hilarious, especially if you're ahead on cards
instant speed draw 2 is never bad
kills blood moon dead

Assuming you have a plains, island and swamp. Right? WRONG! Tap for the mana as the spell is on the stack and smack that {Blood Moon} out of the sky with your {Feminine Charm}! Er. {Esper Charm}.

I don't wanna sound stupid but uhh...

How bout just side boarding {erase}'s?

[fj76ts4]

look dude

you're playing esper, you gotta run {esper charm}s, they do too much to not include

things you do with esper charm:

instant speed discard 2 in their draw phase is hilarious, especially if you're ahead on cards
instant speed draw 2 is never bad
kills blood moon dead

Assuming you have a plains, island and swamp. Right? WRONG! Tap for the mana as the spell is on the stack and smack that {Blood Moon} out of the sky with your {Feminine Charm}! Er. {Esper Charm}.

I don't wanna sound stupid but uhh...

How bout just side boarding {erase}'s?

the problem with erase is that it's way too narrow, esper charm does a lot of stuff and is maindeckable to boot

[LinkCelestrial]

Just don't like it guys. There's not much {Blood Moon} where I am; {Esper Charm} doesn't hit it on the draw anyway. I like discard in the format right now, but not when I can't see what they've got; there's a lot of Abzan Aggro around and I'd rather not have people discarding {Loxodon Smiter} and {Wilt-Leaf Liege} on me. I don't really need more card draw, though I am considering the singleton {Jace, Architect of Thought} as was previously mentioned. Appreciate the suggestion though.

Fair enough. I highly recommend trying {Jace, Architect of Thought}. He has been very good and earned himself two slots in my Jeskai Counterburn deck.

[LinkCelestrial]

Updated after playing some more on MTGO.

Sideboard looks a bit inconsistent. Otherwise how has it been?

[Kaalia with haste]

There is a disturbing lack of {nephalia drownyards} in this list

[DimirOverlord1300]

There is a disturbing lack of {nephalia drownyards} in this list

It's baaaaaaaad

[LinkCelestrial]

There is a disturbing lack of {nephalia drownyards} in this list

It's baaaaaaaad

{Creeping Tar Pit} is far superior.

[Kaalia with haste]

There is a disturbing lack of {nephalia drownyards} in this list

It's baaaaaaaad

{Creeping Tar Pit} is far superior.

I'm probably wrong here but I like drownyards because they will never die ever, path to exile? Nope. Electrolyze? Nope. Lightning bolt? Nope. Just my preference