Esper Gates 
Esper Gates Pauper decklist played by Roberto Arfavelli at Super IPT Pauper Scream (31 Jan 2026).
- Player
- Roberto Arfavelli
- Finish
- #26 of 185, 5-2
- Event
- Super IPT Pauper Scream,
- Archetype
- Esper Gates
- Format
- Pauper
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Sideboard (15)
Main deck (60)
Creatures (13)
Instants (10)
- 4 Brainstorm
- 4 Cast Down
- 2 Thraben Charm
Sorceries (8)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (21)
- 4 Basilisk Gate
- 1 Black Dragon Gate
- 4 Citadel Gate
- 1 Glacial Floodplain
- 2 Heap Gate
- 1 Ice Tunnel
- 1 Island
- 2 Plains
- 4 Sea Gate
- 1 Swamp
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Esper Gates list
Too few decks of this archetype in the 30 days up to Jan. 31, 2026 to compute an average list.
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.90 average mana value
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
21 35.0% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 73.8%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 68.0%
- Same, on the draw
- 76.1%
Colors: costs and sources
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19 symbols (48.7%)
9 sources (33.3%)
-
16 symbols (41.0%)
9 sources (33.3%)
-
4 symbols (10.3%)
5 sources (18.5%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
2 sources (7.4%)
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0 symbols (0.0%)
2 sources (7.4%)
Card types
- Creatures 13 (21.7%)
- Instants 10 (16.7%)
- Sorceries 8 (13.3%)
- Artifacts 4 (6.7%)
- Enchantments 4 (6.7%)
- Lands 21 (35.0%)