Esper Ephemerate 


- Player
- bananaz987
- Finish
- #5 of 66, 5-1
- Archetype
- Esper Ephemerate
- Format
- Pauper
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
Main deck (60)
Creatures (11)
Instants (22)
- 2 Brainstorm
- 4 Cast Down
- 4 Counterspell
- 2 Cut Down
- 2 Dispel
- 3 Ephemerate
- 2 Snuff Out
- 1 Thraben Charm
- 2 Union of the Third Path
Sorceries (6)
Artifacts (2)
Lands (19)
Sideboard (15)
- 2 Annul
- 1 Arms of Hadar
- 4 Blue Elemental Blast
- 1 Campfire
- 3 Duress
- 2 Dust to Dust
- 1 Goliath Paladin
- 1 Hydroblast
Compared with the average Esper Ephemerate list
Average of 20 decks in the 30 days up to Oct. 1, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +4 Island (7 vs 3.3)
- +3 Contaminated Landscape (4 vs 1.2)
- +3 Augur of Bolas (3 vs 0.3)
- +3 Cast Down (4 vs 1.3)
- +2 Contaminated Aquifer (3 vs 0.8)
- +2 Ponder (2 vs 0.2)
- +2 Snuff Out (2 vs 0.4)
- +2 Brainstorm (2 vs 0.5)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Dispatch (0 vs 2.8)
- -3 Mistvault Bridge (0 vs 2.7)
- -3 Baleful Strix (1 vs 3.5)
- -3 Preordain (0 vs 2.5)
- -2 Razortide Bridge (0 vs 2.3)
- -2 Seat of the Synod (0 vs 2.2)
- -2 Refurbished Familiar (0 vs 1.8)
- -2 Vault of Whispers (0 vs 1.6)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Blue Elemental Blast (4 vs 0.7)
- +2 Duress (3 vs 1.1)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Hydroblast (1 vs 3.6)
- -1 Envelop (0 vs 1.0)
Most unusual list in this period: Emiliano Marcellini in PORCHEDDON (29 cards away from the average)































