Esper Ephemerate 
- Player
- Aaron M
- Finish
- #4 of 12, 2-2
- Event
- Pauperkraft at TCG-Tag,
- Archetype
- Esper Ephemerate
- Format
- Pauper
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
Main deck (60)
Creatures (14)
Instants (13)
Sorceries (7)
Artifacts (6)
Lands (20)
Sideboard (15)
Main deck (60)
Creatures (14)
- 2 Archaeomancer
- 2 Baleful Strix
- 2 Glint Hawk
- 2 Kenku Artificer
- 1 Kor Skyfisher
- 4 Refurbished Familiar
- 1 Thorn of the Black Rose
Instants (13)
- 4 Counterspell
- 2 Cut Down
- 4 Dispatch
- 1 Dispel
- 2 Ephemerate
Sorceries (7)
- 3 Preordain
- 4 Thoughtcast
Artifacts (6)
Lands (20)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Esper Ephemerate list
Average of 7 decks in the 30 days up to Sept. 26, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Giant's Boulder (4 vs 0.6)
- +3 Thoughtcast (4 vs 0.6)
- +3 Refurbished Familiar (4 vs 1.4)
- +2 Vault of Whispers (4 vs 1.7)
- +2 Glint Hawk (2 vs 0.3)
- +2 Seat of the Synod (4 vs 2.3)
- +2 Soul-Guide Lantern (2 vs 0.3)
- +2 Razortide Bridge (4 vs 2.4)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Lórien Revealed (0 vs 3.4)
- -3 Mulldrifter (0 vs 3.1)
- -2 Bender's Waterskin (0 vs 2.3)
- -2 Island (1 vs 3.3)
- -1 Baleful Strix (2 vs 3.1)
- -1 Contaminated Aquifer (0 vs 1.1)
- -1 Murmuring Mystic (0 vs 1.1)
- -1 Union of the Third Path (0 vs 1.1)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Envelop (4 vs 0.7)
- +3 Electrickery (3 vs 0.4)
Fewer than usual
- -1 Annul (0 vs 1.1)
- -1 Blue Elemental Blast (0 vs 1.1)
- -1 Nihil Spellbomb (0 vs 1.1)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 24 cards away from the average.