Esper Affinity 
Esper Affinity Pauper decklist played by micmon at Freak TLV Pauper Store Championship (8 May 2026).
- Player
- micmon
- Finish
- #34 of 34, 0-2
- Archetype
- Esper Affinity
- Staples
- Esper Affinity
- Format
- Pauper
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (16)
Instants (7)
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (13)
- 2 Blood Fountain
- 4 Cryogen Relic
- 2 Grim Bauble
- 2 Navigator's Compass
- 1 Nihil Spellbomb
- 2 Tithing Blade // Consuming Sepulcher
Lands (20)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Esper Affinity list
Average of 9 decks in the 30 days up to May 8, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +1 Tithing Blade // Consuming Sepulcher (2 vs 0.9)
- +1 Razortide Bridge (4 vs 3.0)
Fewer than usual
- -1 Goldmire Bridge (2 vs 3.0)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Hydroblast (4 vs 1.2)
- +1 Navigator's Compass (2 vs 0.9)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Blue Elemental Blast (0 vs 2.1)
- -1 Extract a Confession (0 vs 1.1)
Most unusual list in this period: Trullen Luciano in Pauper Provincial Abril2026 (27 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.45 average mana value · 2.75 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 12 | 11 |
| 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 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 (30.3%)
9 sources (31.0%)
-
8 symbols (24.2%)
11 sources (37.9%)
-
15 symbols (45.5%)
9 sources (31.0%)
Card types
- Creatures 16 (26.7%)
- Instants 7 (11.7%)
- Sorceries 4 (6.7%)
- Artifacts 13 (21.7%)
- Lands 20 (33.3%)