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 15 decks in the 90 days up to Nov. 8, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel (4 vs 0.9)
- +3 Forbid (3 vs 0.2)
- +3 Gifts Ungiven (3 vs 0.2)
- +2 Kaya's Guile (3 vs 1.1)
- +2 Fatehold Charm (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Master of Death (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Unburial Rites (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Creeping Tar Pit (2 vs 0.3)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Absorb (0 vs 2.6)
- -2 Condemn (0 vs 2.4)
- -2 Deduce (0 vs 1.9)
- -2 The Raven's Warning (0 vs 1.9)
- -2 Kaya, Ghost Assassin (0 vs 1.7)
- -1 Sauron's Ransom (0 vs 1.5)
- -1 Godless Shrine (1 vs 2.3)
- -1 Render Silent (0 vs 1.2)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Sickening Shoal (4 vs 1.1)
- +3 Winter Moon (3 vs 0.2)
- +2 Disfigure (2 vs 0.4)
Fewer than usual
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Most unusual list in this period: iheartpuzzles in League September 2026 (41 cards away from the average)