MTG Deck of the Week: “Esper Legends” – Death, Death, Evil, Evil
Check out the current trending decks in Magic: The Gathering! This week, “Esper Legends” reminds us why WUB is the deadliest color suite…their graveyard isn’t the end.
Welcome Magic: the Gathering players! We’re back to showcase one of the top decks of the week for competitive Magic. We have the top lists being played on MTGO, what’s winning, and the decks that won the major events this last week. So get your playmat ready, set your spindown to 20, and let’s dive into the data, brought to us by TCGPlayer.com.
Our deck of the week is “Esper Legends” by karatedom, which is currently trending on TCGPlayer. The deck came in first place during the MTGO Standard Challenge on March 12th.
Decklist
1 Adarkar Wastes 2 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar 2 Ao, the Dawn Sky 2 Caves of Koilos 2 Darkslick Shores 4 Dennick, Pious Apprentice 3 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire 3 Go for the Throat 1 Loran of the Third Path 1 Ludevic, Necrogenius 3 Otawara, Soaring City 4 Plaza of Heroes 3 Raffine’s Tower 4 Raffine, Scheming Seer 2 Razorlash Transmogrant 3 Seachrome Coast 2 Shattered Sanctum 4 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse 2 Shipwreck Marsh 4 Skrelv, Defector Mite 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire 4 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben 2 Toluz, Clever Conductor 1 Underground River
Sideboard
4 Cut Down 2 Disdainful Stroke 1 Loran of the Third Path 2 Razorlash Transmogrant 2 Spell Pierce 2 Temporary Lockdown 2 Wedding Announcement
Deck Notes
This is a slightly obscure graveyard deck, but it’s powerful regardless. Raffine can power bomb one of your creatures while Sheoldred(R.I.P.) empowers your life for every draw. Even better, she drains your enemy, and considering all the draws you can force, and how powerful card draw usually is, this is a huge power card. With four copies in the library, even death isn’t the end for her, and with all the graveyard shenanigans, you can make death work in your favor. Just make sure you can strike the killing blow before you draw your opponent into their wincon.
