Esper Affinity 
Esper Affinity Pauper decklist played by Tralix98 at SECOND BLOOD: PAUPER EDITION (1 Mar 2026).
- Player
- Tralix98
- Finish
- #32 of 42, 1-3
- Archetype
- Esper Affinity
- Staples
- Esper Affinity
- Format
- Pauper
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (16)
Instants (9)
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (12)
- 2 Blood Fountain
- 4 Cryogen Relic
- 2 Grim Bauble
- 2 Navigator's Compass
- 2 Tithing Blade // Consuming Sepulcher
Lands (19)
Sideboard (15)
- 2 Arms of Hadar
- 4 Blue Elemental Blast
- 2 Counterspell
- 3 Duress
- 2 Envelop
- 1 Pilfer
- 1 Thraben Charm
Compared with the average Esper Affinity list
Average of 8 decks in the 30 days up to March 1, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +1 Eviscerator's Insight (2 vs 0.6)
- +1 Thraben Charm (3 vs 1.9)
Fewer than usual
- –
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Counterspell (2 vs 0.3)
- +2 Envelop (2 vs 0.3)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Dust to Dust (0 vs 1.8)
Most unusual list in this period: AmirMoustafa in Lega Pauper Genova, Winter Season Lunedi 2 Febbraio Ore 20.30 (6 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.49 average mana value · 2.76 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 12 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
19 31.7% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 69.3%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 59.3%
- Same, on the draw
- 68.0%
Colors: costs and sources
-
11 symbols (31.4%)
9 sources (32.1%)
-
8 symbols (22.9%)
9 sources (32.1%)
-
16 symbols (45.7%)
10 sources (35.7%)
Card types
- Creatures 16 (26.7%)
- Instants 9 (15.0%)
- Sorceries 4 (6.7%)
- Artifacts 12 (20.0%)
- Lands 19 (31.7%)