Modern Esper Control
Esper Control is a Modern control strategy that usually features Counterspell, Sink into Stupor, and Force of Negation.
Meta
0.6%
Colors
Shift
+15%
Variability
High
ApproachesAllTamiyo, Inquisitive Student16 · 24%Wrath of the Skies10 · 15%Stock Up8 · 12%Stock32 · 48%
226 decks in Stock
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2025 | View | va_el_tercero | Modern League 2025-12-22 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Dec 18, 2025 | View | va_el_tercero | Modern League 2025-12-18 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Dec 13, 2025 | View | KangXiaotian | Modern Challenge 32 2025-12-13 | 3rd | — | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Dec 13, 2025 | View | Terminus0 | Modern Challenge 64 2025-12-13 | 28th | — | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Dec 11, 2025 | View | BigTamboo | Modern League 2025-12-11 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Dec 9, 2025 | View | WadeB | Modern Challenge 64 2025-12-09 | 18th | — | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Dec 8, 2025 | View | KangXiaotian | Modern Challenge 32 2025-12-08 | 1st | — | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Dec 8, 2025 | View | Darthkid | Modern Challenge 64 2025-12-08 | 16th | — | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Dec 8, 2025 | View | Spellyp | Modern Challenge 32 2025-12-08 | 24th | — | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Dec 8, 2025 | View | elannion | Modern League 2025-12-08 | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Dec 7, 2025 | View | Spezzagatti23 | Modern League 2025-12-07 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Dec 6, 2025 | View | Spezzagatti23 | Modern Showcase Qualifier 2025-12-06 | 21st | — | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Dec 4, 2025 | View | nykthoshah | Modern League 2025-12-04 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Dec 2, 2025 | View | KangXiaotian | Modern League 2025-12-02 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Nov 29, 2025 | View | KangXiaotian | Modern League 2025-11-29 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Nov 28, 2025 | View | Spezzagatti23 | Modern League 2025-11-28 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Nov 17, 2025 | View | Akirasaurus | Modern Challenge 64 2025-11-17 | 3rd | — | — | |
| Nov 10, 2025 | View | Akirasaurus | Modern Challenge 64 2025-11-10 | 26th | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Nov 3, 2025 | View | derlumberzack | Modern Challenge 64 2025-11-03 | 16th | — | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Oct 22, 2025 | View | Fatcaster_Mage | Modern League 2025-10-22 | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Oct 21, 2025 | View | Akirasaurus | Modern League 2025-10-21 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Oct 16, 2025 | View | thekings | Modern League 2025-10-16 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Oct 7, 2025 | View | Rudokant | Modern League 2025-10-07 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Oct 5, 2025 | View | Rudokant | Modern League 2025-10-05 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jul 27, 2025 | View | Nekrohero | Modern League 2025-07-27 | — | 5-0 | — |
Esper Control has slipped from ~1.4% to 0.6% of the Modern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Slipped from ~1.4% to 0.6% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Typical Modern Esper Control maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 77 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Island | 2.8 | 99% |
| Flooded Strand | 3.2 | 90% |
| Counterspell | 3.9 | 81% |
| Sink into Stupor | 1.7 | 79% |
| Force of Negation | 2.3 | 78% |
| Spell Snare | 2.5 | 78% |
| Undercity Sewers | 2.1 | 70% |
| Wan Shi Tong, Librarian | 2.4 | 70% |
| Polluted Delta | 3.9 | 69% |
| Subtlety | 2.9 | 69% |
| Watery Grave | 2.5 | 66% |
| Fatal Push | 4.0 | 65% |
| Swamp | 1.1 | 65% |
| Orcish Bowmasters | 3.8 | 62% |
| Sheoldred's Edict | 1.9 | 61% |
| Cling to Dust | 1.7 | 58% |
| Scalding Tarn | 1.2 | 56% |
| Hallowed Fountain | 1.8 | 48% |
| Otawara, Soaring City | 1.0 | 45% |
| Consult the Star Charts | 3.2 | 44% |
| Kaito, Bane of Nightmares | 1.3 | 44% |
| Meticulous Archive | 1.5 | 44% |
| Quantum Riddler | 3.3 | 42% |
| Marsh Flats | 1.6 | 39% |
| Psychic Frog | 4.0 | 36% |
| Thoughtseize | 2.9 | 35% |
| Field of Ruin | 4.0 | 34% |
| Plains | 2.0 | 34% |
| Snapcaster Mage | 2.1 | 34% |
| Misty Rainforest | 1.7 | 32% |
| Prismatic Ending | 3.7 | 30% |
| Solitude | 3.8 | 30% |
| Darkslick Shores | 1.5 | 29% |
| Teferi, Time Raveler | 3.8 | 29% |
| Drown in the Loch | 1.6 | 26% |
| Orim's Chant | 3.9 | 26% |
| Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student | 1.8 | 26% |
| Arid Mesa | 2.8 | 23% |
| Day's Undoing | 1.9 | 22% |
| Narset, Parter of Veils | 3.9 | 22% |
Typical Modern Esper Control sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 77 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 77 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Mystical Dispute | 2.8 | 94% |
| Consign to Memory | 3.5 | 92% |
| Engineered Explosives | 1.7 | 45% |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 1.5 | 36% |
| Harbinger of the Seas | 2.1 | 35% |
| High Noon | 1.9 | 35% |
| Toxic Deluge | 1.1 | 30% |
| Break the Ice | 2.2 | 23% |
| Dress Down | 1.5 | 19% |
| Stern Scolding | 1.4 | 18% |
| Celestial Purge | 1.7 | 17% |
| Damping Sphere | 1.5 | 17% |
| Ghost Vacuum | 1.3 | 17% |
| Rest in Peace | 1.8 | 17% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 2.6 | 17% |
| Requiting Hex | 1.3 | 16% |
| Strategic Betrayal | 1.0 | 13% |
| Pest Control | 1.7 | 12% |
| Surgical Extraction | 1.1 | 12% |
| Thoughtseize | 1.3 | 12% |
| Temporary Lockdown | 1.0 | 10% |
| Damnation | 1.6 | 9% |
| Pithing Needle | 1.0 | 9% |
| The Meathook Massacre | 1.1 | 9% |
| Force of Despair | 1.8 | 8% |
| Graveyard Trespasser | 1.5 | 8% |
| Wear/Tear | 1.8 | 8% |
| Flusterstorm | 1.0 | 6% |
| Kaheera, the Orphanguard | 1.0 | 6% |
| Wrath of the Skies | 1.8 | 6% |
| Ashiok, Dream Render | 1.0 | 5% |
| Chalice of the Void | 1.8 | 5% |
| March of Otherworldly Light | 2.3 | 5% |
| Stony Silence | 2.0 | 5% |
| Commandeer | 2.0 | 4% |
| Hallowed Moonlight | 1.7 | 4% |
| Kaito, Bane of Nightmares | 1.0 | 4% |
| Orim's Chant | 2.3 | 4% |
| Teferi, Time Raveler | 1.0 | 4% |
| Void Mirror | 1.3 | 4% |