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    [Standard] Hipster Esper Control

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    Post by .Rai Mon Dec 17, 2012 3:39 pm

    3 Bloodgift Demon
    2 Misthollow Griffin
    2 Snapcaster Mage

    4 Thought Scour
    3 Forbidden Alchemy
    3 Lingering Souls
    2 Sphinx's Revelation
    2 Terminus
    2 Dissipate
    1 Supreme Verdict
    1 Cyclonic Rift
    1 Increasing Devotion

    2 Detention Sphere
    1 Oblivion Ring

    3 Garruk Relentless
    1 Jace, Architect of Thought
    1 Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
    1 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad

    4 Hallowed Fountain
    4 Drowned Catacomb
    4 Glacial Fortress
    4 Isolated Chapel
    2 Moorland Haunt
    1 Overgrown Tomb
    1 Evolving Wilds
    1 Nephalia Drownyard
    1 Swamp
    1 Island
    1 Plains
    1 Forest

    3 Feeling of Dread
    3 Duress
    2 Ultimate Price
    2 Jace, Memory Adept
    1 Rest in Peace
    1 Memory's Journey
    1 Supreme Verdict
    1 Detention Sphere
    1 Sever the Bloodline
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    Post by Ashiok Mon Dec 17, 2012 3:47 pm

    Splashing green for Garruk?

    It'd make sense if you splashed for Thragtusk, since he can get you back into a race, but Garruk just can't, and seems to be just a worse Sorin in here.

    Sorin or Jace is definitely a better replacement, and you can just cut the 4th colour entirely.

    Increasing Devotion just seems like a worse Entreat the Angels.

    Bloodgift Demon seems weak, since your opponent never has anything else to burn spot removal on, as soon as he comes down he's bound to die.

    Is there actually a point to using Misthollow Griffin here?

    Thought Scour should be used in tandem with at least 1 Runechanter's Pike, or else it's just a worse Think Twice.

    Most obvious changes to me would be something like

    -3 Bloodgift Demon
    -2 Misthollow Griffin
    -3 Garruk
    -1 Increasing Devotion

    +1 Runechanter's Pike
    +1 Supreme Verdict
    +2 Sorin
    +2 Jace
    +1 Sphinx's Revelation
    +2 Ultimate Price

    Then you can also fix the mana up.

    I say go into 3 colour Esper, because Esper as a base has a really, really weak mana base for 3 colours right now, splashing Green, instead of going Bant splash Black just makes it even weaker.
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    Post by .Rai Mon Dec 17, 2012 4:12 pm

    Increasing Devotion is better if you want sheer advantage in the long term. Garruk's not been too reliable in the long term, but Bloodgift is still working out fairly well.

    Misthollow/Moorland Haunt was a cute interaction that saw play at a SCG, I think. It's definitely not awful in control. Otherwise, it means Misthollow is practically uncounterable with all of the Dissipate/Syncopate going around.

    I'm going to test a bit, and see whether I should drop Green or not.

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