Esper Affinity 
Esper Affinity Pauper decklist played by Satiro8051 at Pimpou Pauper 2k (23 Feb 2026).
- Player
- Satiro8051
- Finish
- #18 of 36, 3-3
- Event
- Pimpou Pauper 2k,
- Archetype
- Esper Affinity
- Staples
- Esper Affinity
- Format
- Pauper
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (17)
Instants (7)
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (12)
- 2 Blood Fountain
- 3 Cryogen Relic
- 2 Grim Bauble
- 3 Navigator's Compass
- 2 Tithing Blade // Consuming Sepulcher
Lands (20)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Esper Affinity list
Average of 7 decks in the 30 days up to Feb. 23, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +2 Metallic Rebuke (2 vs 0.3)
- +1 Goldmire Bridge (4 vs 3.0)
Fewer than usual
- -1 Vault of Whispers (2 vs 3.4)
- -1 Cast Down (2 vs 3.0)
- -1 Nihil Spellbomb (0 vs 1.0)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Pilfer (3 vs 0.4)
- +2 Hydroblast (3 vs 0.9)
- +2 Negate (2 vs 0.4)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Blue Elemental Blast (0 vs 3.3)
- -2 Duress (0 vs 2.3)
- -1 Navigator's Compass (0 vs 1.1)
- -1 Thraben Charm (0 vs 1.0)
Most unusual list in this period: AmirMoustafa in Lega Pauper Genova, Winter Season Lunedi 2 Febbraio Ore 20.30 (7 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.40 average mana value · 2.93 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 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
-
10 symbols (29.4%)
10 sources (33.3%)
-
12 symbols (35.3%)
9 sources (30.0%)
-
12 symbols (35.3%)
11 sources (36.7%)
Card types
- Creatures 17 (28.3%)
- Instants 7 (11.7%)
- Sorceries 4 (6.7%)
- Artifacts 12 (20.0%)
- Lands 20 (33.3%)