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Esper Control
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Browse recent Esper Control Legacy decklists from MTGO Challenges and Leagues. See current meta share, Top 8 finishes, player results, and the latest builds of one of the top decks in the Legacy metagame.
Meta share0.6%
Top 8s1
Shift−66%
List variability—
Meta share trend, last 90 days
Always 90 days. Trend line = 3-week smoothed share. Bars = weekly League 5-0s & Challenge Top 8s.
Featured lists
Recent strong results — one per pilot.
Tinker_deck
Challenge Top 8
DeviousPenguin666
Challenge Top 8
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4 | View | Mazzu93 | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jul 3 | View | nick4567 | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jul 2 | View | Ergazpo | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jul 1 | View | Gustavo_BR91 | Legacy Challenge 32 | 16th | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jun 27 | View | Hodibert | Legacy Challenge 32 | 32nd | 2-4 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Jun 24 | View | Ermanator | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jun 20 | View | Xiongye | Legacy Challenge 32 | 11th | 4-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jun 10 | View | Tinker_deck | Legacy Challenge 32 | 8th | 4-3 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Jun 9 | View | habsburger | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jun 7 | View | habsburger | Legacy Challenge 32 | 25th | 2-4 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jun 6 | View | habsburger | Legacy Challenge 32 | 6th | 4-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jun 3 | View | drikorf | Legacy Challenge 32 | 11th | 4-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 31 | View | Carroz | Legacy Challenge 32 | 31st | 2-3 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 30 | View | Srogers90 | Legacy Challenge 32 | 23rd | 2-4 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 29 | View | kalcin66rocks | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 27 | View | DeviousPenguin666 | Legacy Challenge 32 | 6th | 5-2 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| May 27 | View | Carroz | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 24 | View | CorvOscuro92 | Legacy Showcase Challenge | 22nd | — | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 23 | View | DeviousPenguin666 | Legacy Challenge 32 | 6th | 5-2 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| May 19 | View | SrRuiz08 | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| May 17 | View | Carroz | Legacy Challenge 32 2026-05-17 | 2nd | 8-1 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| May 17 | View | Misaligned | Legacy Challenge 32 2026-05-17 | 18th | 4-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 17 | View | harmonywoods | Legacy Challenge 32 | 24th | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 17 | View | harmonywoods | Legacy Challenge 32 2026-05-17 | 24th | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 16 | View | Carroz | Legacy Challenge 32 2026-05-16 | 3rd | 5-3 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 |
Typical Esper Control maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 48 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Brainstorm | 4.0 | 100% |
| Force of Will | 4.0 | 100% |
| Island | 1.7 | 100% |
| Polluted Delta | 3.3 | 100% |
| Flooded Strand | 3.8 | 96% |
| Swords to Plowshares | 4.0 | 90% |
| Tundra | 2.4 | 90% |
| Meticulous Archive | 1.0 | 85% |
| Plains | 1.1 | 85% |
| Wasteland | 3.6 | 75% |
| Underground Sea | 1.9 | 73% |
| Orcish Bowmasters | 3.2 | 67% |
| Ponder | 3.8 | 67% |
| Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student | 3.6 | 60% |
| Scrubland | 1.0 | 58% |
| Karakas | 1.5 | 56% |
| Undercity Sewers | 1.0 | 56% |
| Swamp | 1.1 | 50% |
| Flow State | 3.7 | 48% |
| Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd | 3.7 | 48% |
| Prismatic Ending | 1.5 | 48% |
| Teferi, Time Raveler | 1.0 | 48% |
| Quantum Riddler | 3.8 | 44% |
| Thoughtseize | 3.1 | 40% |
| Murktide Regent | 2.4 | 38% |
| Baleful Strix | 1.2 | 35% |
| Force of Negation | 1.7 | 35% |
| Marsh Flats | 3.4 | 35% |
| Consign to Memory | 2.2 | 33% |
| Mystic Sanctuary | 1.2 | 33% |
| Erode | 1.7 | 31% |
| Snapcaster Mage | 1.7 | 31% |
| Aang, Swift Savior | 3.0 | 27% |
| Abhorrent Oculus | 1.0 | 27% |
| Aether Vial | 4.0 | 27% |
| Boggart Trawler | 1.0 | 27% |
| Glasspool Mimic | 1.0 | 27% |
| Hullbreacher | 1.0 | 27% |
| Lavinia, Azorius Renegade | 1.0 | 27% |
| Meddling Mage | 1.0 | 27% |
Average sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 48 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 48 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Force of Negation | 1.7 | 79% |
| Containment Priest | 1.5 | 67% |
| Wrath of the Skies | 2.8 | 67% |
| Consign to Memory | 2.8 | 65% |
| Harbinger of the Seas | 1.3 | 42% |
| Surgical Extraction | 1.5 | 42% |
| Hydroblast | 1.8 | 38% |
| Barrowgoyf | 1.9 | 33% |
| Deafening Silence | 2.7 | 31% |
| Faerie Macabre | 1.1 | 31% |
| Yorion, Sky Nomad | 1.0 | 31% |
| Clarion Conqueror | 1.9 | 29% |
| Grafdigger's Cage | 1.5 | 27% |
| Prismatic Ending | 1.5 | 27% |
| Erode | 1.2 | 25% |
| Lavinia, Azorius Renegade | 1.1 | 23% |
| Blue Elemental Blast | 1.3 | 19% |
| Gilded Drake | 1.0 | 15% |
| Null Rod | 1.3 | 15% |
| Temporary Lockdown | 1.9 | 15% |
| Damping Sphere | 1.8 | 10% |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 1.8 | 10% |
| Teferi, Time Raveler | 1.6 | 10% |
| Stony Silence | 1.5 | 8% |
| Engineered Explosives | 1.0 | 6% |
| Thoughtseize | 1.0 | 6% |
| Toxic Deluge | 1.0 | 6% |
| Celestial Purge | 1.0 | 4% |
| Commandeer | 3.0 | 4% |
| Court of Grace | 1.0 | 4% |
| Dauthi Voidwalker | 2.0 | 4% |
| Dress Down | 1.0 | 4% |
| High Noon | 1.0 | 4% |
| Monastery Mentor | 1.0 | 4% |
| Pithing Needle | 1.0 | 4% |
| Rest in Peace | 2.0 | 4% |
| Sheoldred's Edict | 1.0 | 4% |
| Spell Pierce | 2.0 | 4% |
| White Orchid Phantom | 2.0 | 4% |
| Assassin's Trophy | 1.0 | 2% |