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Esper Control — Modern metagame & decklists | CastHaven
Modern archetype
Esper Control
Meta share · 30d
0.3%
n=2,981 decks
Top 8s · 30d
0
finishes of 8th or better
Best finish
11th
Modern Challenge 64, Jun 9, 2026
Power Index
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Results-only · last 90 days
Power Score
A
18.3
Rank
#41
of 54
▼
Down
4
Popularity
0.3%
30 entries
Pilot strength
74%
100% ranked
Win rate
61.8%
n=55 games
Current top-performing list
Esper Control — 11th place
Modern Challenge 64 · Jun 9, 2026 · DB_cntrlfreak_ttv
via mtgo.com
Modern
Creatures · 16
4
Psychic Frog
4
Subtlety
3
Orcish Bowmasters
3
Quantum Riddler
Core vs. flex
Staples
In ≥90% of lists (modal quantity shown) · mainboard · last 30 days · n=8 lists
Insufficient data (n=8)
We don’t show percentages below the sample threshold. Check back as more events report.
Data as of Jul 4, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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Past top performers
No top finishes in the window yet
Top 8 results for Esper Control land here as events report — check back after the next nightly ingest.
Trends
Esper Control adoption
% of classified Modern decks · weekly · n=33,484
View as table
Data as of Jul 4, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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2
Tasigur, the Golden Fang
Planeswalkers · 2
2
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
Instants · 17
4
Counterspell
4
Fatal Push
3
Force of Negation
2
Drown in the Loch
2
Spell Snare
1
Shoot the Sheriff
1
Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
Sorceries · 4
4
Thoughtseize
Lands · 21
4
Polluted Delta
2
Flooded Strand
2
Island
2
Marsh Flats
2
Scalding Tarn
2
Undercity Sewers
2
Watery Grave
1
Darkslick Shores
1
Hallowed Fountain
1
Meticulous Archive
1
Otawara, Soaring City
1
Swamp
Sideboard · 15
4
Consign to Memory
3
Mystical Dispute
3
Pest Control
2
Harbinger of the Seas
1
Nihil Spellbomb
1
Stony Silence
1
Teferi, Time Raveler
Flex slots
Inclusion rate · mainboard · last 30 days · n=8 lists · top 12 of 28
Insufficient data (n=8)
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Data as of Jul 4, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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Rotated out
Dress Down
last seen Jun 28, 2026 · in lists since Oct 17, 2025 · avg 1.1× per list
Force of Negation
last seen Jun 28, 2026 · in lists since Jun 24, 2025 · avg 2.5× per list
Nihil Spellbomb
last seen Jun 28, 2026 · in lists since Jun 30, 2025 · avg 1.4× per list
Orcish Bowmasters
last seen Jun 28, 2026 · in lists since Jun 24, 2025 · avg 3.1× per list
Sheoldred's Edict
last seen Jun 28, 2026 · in lists since Jul 27, 2025 · avg 1.9× per list
Stern Scolding
last seen Jun 28, 2026 · in lists since Jun 24, 2025 · avg 1.9× per list
Subtlety
last seen Jun 28, 2026 · in lists since Jun 24, 2025 · avg 3× per list
Consign to Memory
last seen Jun 22, 2026 · in lists since Jun 24, 2025 · avg 3.6× per list
Cards this deck used to play, from the archetype’s full card-pool history — when they were last seen and how many copies lists ran.
0%
Jun 9
Jun 29
Finish distribution
Final standings finishes · last 30 days · n=2 decks
View as table
1st
0
2nd
0
Top 4
0
Top 8
0
Other
2
Data as of Jul 4, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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