Teferi Control (Esper) (Standard)

23/04/18
First draft of an Esper list for Teferi, Hero of Dominaria. Pretty standard control list, heavy on control and light on Approach of the Second Sun.

After a bit of testing, moved the lower cmc cards around a bit.

24/04/18
Slightly fiddled with the mana base to add an extra W source over a B source and change the ratio of cycling to check lands. The deck is playing pretty smoothly. Have taken out Karn, Scion of Urza from the sideboard in favour of some extra Ixalan's Binding etc as Teferi is card advantage enough. Also testing 1 Unwind in the side.

25/04/18
Unwind in the side is pretty good, you can have some insane turns where you unwind Karn on T4 then have Glimmer of Genius up at EOT, which usually just wins the game. I'm not sure if it should replace Negate entirely though as it's one more mana and therefore not great in a counter war. I might also consider an extra Disallow in the side as the counter package is very geared towards fast start creature decks with reliance on Syncopate, Censor, and Essence Scatter.

I've trimmed a couple of removal spells for 2 Duress as I realised I hadn't packed anything in the side for the control mirror.

26/04/18
Fiddled with the lands again to drop to one Concealed Courtyard and the full four Isolated Chapel, to maximise the chances of untapped lands on 2, 4, 5, and 6, which are the key turns.

27/04/18
Added a Lyra Dawnbringer to the sideboard, the card is insane in a lot of match ups and beats Glorybringer. Also testing a Thopter Arrest to stop GPG a turn earlier than 4 if it somehow slips through the net.

30/04/18
Lyra has impressed me a lot and I don't think small hasty creatures are a big problem for this deck so I've cut the Regal Caracal in the side for a second copy. Thopter Arrest can stay for now for curve considerations.