Esper Blink 
Esper Blink Modern decklist played by Nick Chow at Magic Spotlight: The Hobbit™ Main Event (28 Aug 2026).
- Player
- Nick Chow
- Finish
- #133 of 574, 5-2
- Archetype
- Esper Blink
- Staples
- Esper Blink
- Format
- Modern
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Sideboard (15)
Main deck (60)
Creatures (26)
- 1 Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog
- 3 Emperor of Bones
- 2 Flickerwisp
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 4 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 4 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 4 Quantum Riddler
- 4 Solitude
- 3 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
Planeswalkers (2)
Instants (6)
Sorceries (6)
Lands (20)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Esper Blink list
Average of 201 decks in the 30 days up to Aug. 28, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow (3 vs 0.4)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Witch Enchanter (0 vs 3.3)
- -2 Fatal Push (2 vs 3.8)
Sideboard
More than usual
- –
Fewer than usual
- -2 High Noon (0 vs 2.4)
Most unusual list in this period: 4colorlover in Modern League (5-0) (16 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.38 average mana value · 2.88 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
20 33.3% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 71.7%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 63.8%
- Same, on the draw
- 72.2%
Colors: costs and sources
-
27 symbols (48.2%)
20 sources (39.2%)
-
10 symbols (17.9%)
14 sources (27.5%)
-
19 symbols (33.9%)
17 sources (33.3%)
Card types
- Creatures 26 (43.3%)
- Planeswalkers 2 (3.3%)
- Instants 6 (10.0%)
- Sorceries 6 (10.0%)
- Lands 20 (33.3%)