Esper Affinity 
Esper Affinity Pauper decklist played by ThatsNotCarl at Manaforge Friday Pauper League Week 1 (25 Sep 2026).
- Player
- ThatsNotCarl
- Finish
- #9 of 17, 1-1
- Archetype
- Esper Affinity
- Format
- Pauper
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (16)
Instants (6)
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (14)
Lands (20)
Sideboard (15)
Main deck (60)
Creatures (16)
Instants (6)
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (14)
- 2 Blood Fountain
- 4 Cryogen Relic
- 2 Grim Bauble
- 2 Navigator's Compass
- 2 Nihil Spellbomb
- 2 Tithing Blade // Consuming Sepulcher
Lands (20)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Esper Affinity list
Average of 56 decks in the 30 days up to Sept. 25, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +4 Cast Down (4 vs 0.5)
- +2 Myr Enforcer (4 vs 1.9)
- +2 Kor Skyfisher (4 vs 2.3)
- +2 Navigator's Compass (2 vs 0.4)
- +1 Grim Bauble (2 vs 0.6)
- +1 Tithing Blade // Consuming Sepulcher (2 vs 0.6)
Fewer than usual
- -4 Dispatch (0 vs 3.8)
- -3 Utrom Monitor (0 vs 3.1)
- -3 Baleful Strix (0 vs 2.9)
- -2 Giant's Boulder (0 vs 2.1)
- -2 Reckoner's Bargain (0 vs 2.0)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Thraben Charm (3 vs 0.9)
- +2 Duress (3 vs 1.0)
- +1 Hydroblast (3 vs 1.5)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Blue Elemental Blast (0 vs 2.5)
- -1 Envelop (0 vs 1.0)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 14 cards away from the average.