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 16 decks in the 7 days up to Oct. 1, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +4 Island (7 vs 2.9)
- +3 Contaminated Landscape (4 vs 1.1)
- +3 Augur of Bolas (3 vs 0.2)
- +3 Cast Down (4 vs 1.4)
- +2 Contaminated Aquifer (3 vs 0.6)
- +2 Ponder (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Snuff Out (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Brainstorm (2 vs 0.3)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Dispatch (0 vs 3.0)
- -3 Mistvault Bridge (0 vs 2.9)
- -3 Baleful Strix (1 vs 3.6)
- -3 Razortide Bridge (0 vs 2.5)
- -2 Preordain (0 vs 2.4)
- -2 Seat of the Synod (0 vs 2.4)
- -2 Refurbished Familiar (0 vs 2.1)
- -2 Vault of Whispers (0 vs 1.7)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +4 Blue Elemental Blast (4 vs 0.5)
- +2 Duress (3 vs 1.1)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Hydroblast (1 vs 3.6)
- -1 Envelop (0 vs 1.2)
Most unusual list in this period: Emiliano Marcellini in PORCHEDDON (28 cards away from the average)































