Esper Control

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Card legality is set quarterly based on which cards are 2¢ or less at that time.
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Minimum 60 cards. Any number of basic lands. Max four of any other legal card. Sideboard of up to fifteen cards.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	1495	2232–2692	45.3	5	70	50
Esper Control	159	311–251	55.3	1	10	8

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	63–75	45.7
Heroic	10–9	52.6
Mono White Heroic	9–8	52.9
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	8–9	47.1
Goblins	2–3	40.0
Mono Green Stompy	0–1	0.0
White Weenie	2–3	40.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–3	25.0
Elves	9–7	56.3
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Rogues	2–0	100.0
Zombies	0–3	0.0
Gruul Aggro	1–2	33.3
Merfolk	2–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	13–21	38.2
Affinity	13–20	39.4
Mono Blue Architect	0–1	0.0
Voltron	1–1	50.0
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	6–12	33.3
Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–2	0.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Combo	69–37	65.1
Storm	5–2	71.4
Dimir Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Hazoret Storm	2–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	4–1	80.0
Worldgorger Dragon	3–1	75.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–5	37.5
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	8–4	66.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	5–2	71.4
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	5–2	71.4
Combo Post	2–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	10–10	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–1	66.7
Taking Turns	0–2	0.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	4–1	80.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–1	50.0
Soulflayer	2–0	100.0
Dredge	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	5–1	83.3
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	3–1	75.0
Ad Nauseam	4–2	66.7
Control	35–23	60.3
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	1–1	50.0
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	4–7	36.4
Cawblade	1–5	16.7
Turbo Fog	1–2	33.3
Mardu Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	0–2	0.0
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	1–3	25.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	2–2	50.0
Cruel Control	2–1	66.7
Stax	6–1	85.7
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	2–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	3–0	100.0
Mono White Control	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	3–1	75.0
Astral Slide	3–1	75.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Pox	1–1	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	3–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	34–26	56.7
Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	6–5	54.5
Infect	4–1	80.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–1	75.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–3	50.0
Hushnought	6–4	60.0
Liquimetal Fishing	4–2	66.7
Combo Goblins	6–9	40.0
Goblin Persist	6–9	40.0
Aggro-Control	19–11	63.3
Izzet Tempo	12–7	63.2
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	2–1	66.7
Combo-Control	19–22	46.3
Mindcrank	3–4	42.9
Lich's Mastery	1–1	50.0
Hive Mind	3–3	50.0
Solar Flare	1–1	50.0
Plasma Swans	4–4	50.0
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	5–8	38.5
Wildfire	5–8	38.5
Thryx-Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	4–7	36.4
Midrange	56–40	58.3
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	2–1	66.7
Grenzo	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	4–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	2–0	100.0
Blink	7–10	41.2
Graveyard Value	1–4	20.0
Séance	0–2	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	4–2	66.7
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	3–2	60.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Vampires	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Legends	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–7	36.4
Mono Black Midrange	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	4–1	80.0
Angel Tribal	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	4–2	66.7
Abzan Hero	1–0	100.0
Esper Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	2–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	1–1	50.0
Simic Snow	0–1	0.0
Ramp	16–17	48.5
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	2–4	33.3
Cloudpost Ramp	12–12	50.0
Greenpost	10–12	45.5
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0