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Title: Budget Esper Dragon Control
Post by: The deaf warrior on January 28, 2016, 10:51:10 pm
Esper Dragon Control (http://deckstats.net/decks/52170/411320-esper-dragon-control)

I'll briefly list each card

Setup-
Anticipate (http://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Anticipate), Dig through Time (http://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Dig+Through+Time), Dragonlord Ojutai (http://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Dragonlord+Ojutai), Monastery Siege (http://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Monastery+Siege).
Running Ojutai is counterproductive to building a budget deck, but let's face it; it's a flying tank that triggers a free Anticipate (http://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Anticipate).

Counterspells-
Cancel (http://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Cancel), Silumgar's Scorn (http://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Silumgar%27s+Scorn)
Counterspells that shut down things quickly. What's not to like?

Field control-
Foul-Tongue Invocation (http://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Foul-Tongue+Invocation), Murderous Cut (http://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Murderous+Cut), Revoke existence (http://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Revoke+Existence), Crux of Fate (http://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Crux+of+Fate), Ojutai, Soul of Winter (http://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Ojutai%2C+Soul+of+Winter), Icefall Regent (http://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Icefall+Regent), Silumgar, the Drifting Death (http://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Silumgar%2C+the+Drifting+Death).
This is where a number of my cards are, to ensure that once the field is set, it stays that way.

Other-
Dragonlord's Perogative
Draw power and I'll likely have a dragon.

What cards would make better fill ins or contribute to the deck? Again, i'm building on a budget, so no Thoughtsieze, please. Thanks for taking the time to look at this!
Title: Re: Budget Esper Dragon Control
Post by: robort on January 29, 2016, 02:20:23 am
Not enough creatures, only running 7 even with constantly countering can be rough (http://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Rough).
Title: Re: Budget Esper Dragon Control
Post by: The deaf warrior on January 29, 2016, 02:50:04 pm
In that case, what would you suggest I change? The majority of my creatures are already high cost and/or are legendaries, so it's hard to want to add more copies.
Title: Re: Budget Esper Dragon Control
Post by: robort on January 29, 2016, 09:21:46 pm
For something in a budget, how about sunscorch regent (http://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Sunscorch+Regent) or ojutai soul of winter (http://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Ojutai%2C+Soul+of+Winter)