Legacy Esper Control
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Esper Control has climbed from ~0.7% to 2.6% of the Legacy metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Climbed from ~0.7% to 2.6% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Esper Control cards
Cards gaining share within Esper Control vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tune the Narrative | New | 35% | +35.3% |
| Erode | 21% | 47% | +25.6% |
| True-Name Nemesis | 7% | 29% | +22.3% |
| Murktide Regent | 14% | 35% | +21% |
| Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student | 50% | 88% | +38.2% |
| Wrath of the Skies | 14% | 35% | +21% |
| Lórien Revealed | 57% | 88% | +31.1% |
| Mystic Sanctuary | 21% | 35% | +13.9% |
| Kaito, Bane of Nightmares | New | 18% | +17.6% |
| Scrubland | 43% | 59% | +16% |
| Scalding Tarn | 43% | 65% | +21.8% |
| Thoughtseize | 36% | 53% | +17.2% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meddling Mage | New | 29% | +29.4% |
| Erode | 36% | 71% | +34.9% |
| True-Name Nemesis | New | 24% | +23.5% |
| Null Rod | 14% | 35% | +21% |
| Surgical Extraction | 29% | 53% | +24.4% |
| Lavinia, Azorius Renegade | 29% | 47% | +18.5% |
| Triumph of Saint Katherine | 14% | 35% | +21% |
| Hullbreacher | New | 18% | +17.6% |
| Stony Silence | 7% | 18% | +10.5% |
| Thoughtseize | 7% | 18% | +10.5% |
| Deafening Silence | 57% | 65% | +7.6% |
| Consign to Memory | 79% | 100% | +21.4% |
Typical Legacy Esper Control maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 61 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Force of Will | 4.0 | 100% |
| Polluted Delta | 2.8 | 98% |
| Brainstorm | 4.0 | 97% |
| Flooded Strand | 3.8 | 97% |
| Island | 1.7 | 95% |
| Swords to Plowshares | 3.9 | 93% |
| Tundra | 2.3 | 92% |
| Plains | 1.2 | 85% |
| Meticulous Archive | 1.0 | 84% |
| Ponder | 3.8 | 80% |
| Flow State | 3.6 | 72% |
| Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student | 3.5 | 72% |
| Wasteland | 3.7 | 69% |
| Underground Sea | 1.8 | 66% |
| Scrubland | 1.0 | 56% |
| Teferi, Time Raveler | 1.2 | 56% |
| Karakas | 1.3 | 51% |
| Prismatic Ending | 1.3 | 51% |
| Orcish Bowmasters | 3.2 | 49% |
| Quantum Riddler | 3.6 | 48% |
| Force of Negation | 1.7 | 46% |
| Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd | 3.6 | 46% |
| Thoughtseize | 3.0 | 46% |
| Lórien Revealed | 2.3 | 44% |
| Marsh Flats | 2.4 | 41% |
| Erode | 1.5 | 39% |
| Murktide Regent | 2.3 | 39% |
| Undercity Sewers | 1.0 | 39% |
| Scalding Tarn | 1.5 | 38% |
| Stifle | 3.0 | 38% |
| Mystic Sanctuary | 1.2 | 36% |
| Swamp | 1.1 | 34% |
| Snapcaster Mage | 1.5 | 23% |
| Baleful Strix | 1.5 | 20% |
| Stock Up | 2.2 | 20% |
| Consign to Memory | 2.6 | 18% |
| Daze | 2.2 | 16% |
| Aether Vial | 4.0 | 15% |
| Lavinia, Azorius Renegade | 1.1 | 15% |
| Misty Rainforest | 2.1 | 15% |
Typical Legacy Esper Control sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 61 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 61 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Consign to Memory | 2.4 | 80% |
| Wrath of the Skies | 2.1 | 75% |
| Containment Priest | 1.6 | 72% |
| Force of Negation | 1.7 | 67% |
| Surgical Extraction | 1.3 | 48% |
| Erode | 1.3 | 46% |
| Deafening Silence | 1.9 | 43% |
| Hydroblast | 1.6 | 34% |
| Lavinia, Azorius Renegade | 1.1 | 30% |
| Prismatic Ending | 1.4 | 30% |
| Blue Elemental Blast | 1.6 | 28% |
| Barrowgoyf | 1.9 | 23% |
| Harbinger of the Seas | 1.2 | 23% |
| Null Rod | 1.1 | 23% |
| Rest in Peace | 1.9 | 23% |
| Grafdigger's Cage | 1.5 | 18% |
| Yorion, Sky Nomad | 1.0 | 18% |
| Faerie Macabre | 1.2 | 16% |
| Triumph of Saint Katherine | 2.4 | 15% |
| Clarion Conqueror | 1.8 | 13% |
| Stony Silence | 1.3 | 11% |
| Meddling Mage | 2.0 | 10% |
| Teferi, Time Raveler | 1.5 | 10% |
| Thoughtseize | 1.2 | 10% |
| Damping Sphere | 1.8 | 8% |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 1.8 | 8% |
| Temporary Lockdown | 1.8 | 8% |
| Engineered Explosives | 1.0 | 7% |
| Hullbreacher | 1.0 | 7% |
| True-Name Nemesis | 1.0 | 7% |
| Dress Down | 2.0 | 5% |
| Flusterstorm | 2.3 | 5% |
| Monastery Mentor | 1.0 | 5% |
| Toxic Deluge | 1.0 | 5% |
| White Orchid Phantom | 1.7 | 5% |
| Carpet of Flowers | 2.5 | 3% |
| Celestial Purge | 1.0 | 3% |
| Geist of Saint Traft | 2.0 | 3% |
| Pest Control | 1.0 | 3% |
| Sheoldred's Edict | 1.0 | 3% |
Esper Control Legacy FAQ
Is Esper Control good in Legacy right now?
It's a fringe pick right now — Esper Control is 2.6% of Legacy decklists in the last two weeks (up 11% vs the prior window), with 1 Top 8. Best recent finish: 3rd (7-1) at Legacy Challenge 32 on Jul 19, 2026.
What are the key cards in Legacy Esper Control?
The most-played cards are Force of Will (100% of lists), Brainstorm (97% of lists), and Swords to Plowshares (93% of lists) over the last 90 days. Most lists are Stock (12); variants add Thoughtseize (19), Consign to Memory (7), and Spell Snare (6).
What's a typical Legacy Esper Control sideboard?
The most common Legacy Esper Control sideboard cards over the last 90 days: Consign to Memory (80% of lists), Wrath of the Skies (75% of lists), Containment Priest (72% of lists), and Force of Negation (67% of lists). Meddling Mage is the fastest riser — new this window at 29% of sideboards.
Are there different builds of Legacy Esper Control?
Yes — builds vary a lot across recent lists. Recent lists split into Thoughtseize, Consign to Memory, Spell Snare, and Stock approaches.
What does Uniqueness mean?
Uniqueness rates each list from band 1 (Stock) through band 10 (Unique). Higher means a list is more unusual vs recent peers of this strategy.
How many Legacy Esper Control decklists are there?
Decklist Data tracks 244 Legacy Esper Control decklists all-time (17 in the last 14 days) from Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) Challenges and Leagues. New results are indexed automatically — latest Esper Control result Jul 28, 2026.