Esper Control 
Esper Control Penny Dreadful decklist played by GauldenWahn at APAC Penny Dreadful Sundays 43.12 (8 Nov 2026).
- Player
- GauldenWahn
- Finish
- #1 of 8, 3-0
- Archetype
- Esper Control
- Staples
- Esper Control
- Format
- Penny Dreadful
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Penny Dreadful
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (12)
- 1 Ashen Rider
- 1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
- 1 Magister of Worth
- 4 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 2 Master of Death
- 2 Timeless Dragon
- 1 Torrential Gearhulk
Instants (19)
- 2 Dig Through Time
- 2 Fatehold Charm
- 3 Forbid
- 3 Gifts Ungiven
- 3 Kaya's Guile
- 4 Mana Leak
- 2 Plunder the Trollshaws
Sorceries (6)
Lands (23)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Esper Control list
Average of 7 decks in the 30 days up to Nov. 8, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Forbid (3 vs 0.4)
- +3 Gifts Ungiven (3 vs 0.4)
- +3 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel (4 vs 1.4)
- +2 Agonizing Remorse (2 vs 0.3)
- +2 Creeping Tar Pit (2 vs 0.3)
- +2 Damn (2 vs 0.3)
- +2 Fatehold Charm (2 vs 0.3)
- +2 Master of Death (2 vs 0.3)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Deduce (0 vs 3.4)
- -3 The Raven's Warning (0 vs 3.4)
- -3 Absorb (0 vs 2.6)
- -2 Horned Loch-Whale (0 vs 1.7)
- -2 Kaya, Ghost Assassin (0 vs 1.7)
- -2 The Birth of Meletis (0 vs 1.7)
- -2 Wrath of God (0 vs 1.7)
- -1 Condemn (0 vs 1.4)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Sickening Shoal (4 vs 0.6)
- +3 Winter Moon (3 vs 0.4)
- +2 Disfigure (2 vs 0.3)
Fewer than usual
- -1 Approach of the Second Sun (0 vs 1.4)
- -1 Terminus (0 vs 1.3)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 24 cards away from the average.