Average Deck for Hope Estheim - Expensive Optimized Control

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Benjamin Levin
Jan 13, 2026
The 10 Most Fun Commanders of 2025
With almost 500 new commanders in 2025, Ben had his work cut out for him making his list of the most fun. Come see which legends made the cut.
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Cooper Gottfried
Jan 12, 2026
The Top 40 Two-Mana Commanders
In this latest Top 40 list, Cooper dives into the most popular commanders on EDHREC that you can play for just two mana.
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Average Decklist

Archivist of Oghma
Archivist of Oghma
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
Drannith Magistrate
Drannith Magistrate
Drift of Phantasms
Drift of Phantasms
Esper Sentinel
Esper Sentinel
Famished Paladin
Famished Paladin
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
Leonin Arbiter
Leonin Arbiter
Moon-Blessed Cleric
Moon-Blessed Cleric
Ocelot Pride
Ocelot Pride
Painter's Servant
Painter's Servant
Resplendent Mentor
Resplendent Mentor
Serra Ascendant
Serra Ascendant
Spellseeker
Spellseeker
Voice of Victory
Voice of Victory
Walking Ballista
Walking Ballista
Instants (20)
An Offer You Can't Refuse
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Dovin's Veto
Dovin's Veto
Enlightened Tutor
Enlightened Tutor
Fierce Guardianship
Fierce Guardianship
Flusterstorm
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Force of Negation
Force of Will
Force of Will
Honor the Fallen
Honor the Fallen
Mana Drain
Mana Drain
Mental Misstep
Mental Misstep
Mindbreak Trap
Mindbreak Trap
Muddle the Mixture
Muddle the Mixture
Path to Exile
Path to Exile
Reprieve
Reprieve
Silence
Silence
Swan Song
Swan Song
Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares
Teferi's Protection
Teferi's Protection
Trickbind
Trickbind
War Report
War Report
Sorceries (6)
Fabricate
Fabricate
Farewell
Farewell
Space-Time Anomaly
Space-Time Anomaly
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
Timetwister
Timetwister
Windfall
Windfall
Artifacts (14)
Aetherflux Reservoir
Aetherflux Reservoir
Eternity Vessel
Eternity Vessel
Gilded Lotus
Gilded Lotus
Grafdigger's Cage
Grafdigger's Cage
Grindstone
Grindstone
Isochron Scepter
Isochron Scepter
Lotus Petal
Lotus Petal
Mana Vault
Mana Vault
Mox Amber
Mox Amber
Mox Opal
Mox Opal
Profane Memento
Profane Memento
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
The One Ring
The One Ring
Torpor Orb
Torpor Orb
Enchantments (8)
Authority of the Consuls
Authority of the Consuls
Delusions of Mediocrity
Delusions of Mediocrity
Land Tax
Land Tax
Moat
Moat
Mystic Remora
Mystic Remora
Psychic Corrosion
Psychic Corrosion
Rhystic Study
Rhystic Study
Unstoppable Plan
Unstoppable Plan
Lands (20)
Adarkar Wastes
Adarkar Wastes
Adventurer's Inn
Adventurer's Inn
Ancient Den
Ancient Den
Ancient Tomb
Ancient Tomb
City of Brass
City of Brass
Command Tower
Command Tower
Flooded Strand
Flooded Strand
Floodfarm Verge
Floodfarm Verge
Gemstone Caverns
Gemstone Caverns
Hallowed Fountain
Hallowed Fountain
Mana Confluence
Mana Confluence
Marsh Flats
Marsh Flats
Meticulous Archive
Meticulous Archive
Mystic Gate
Mystic Gate
Nimbus Maze
Nimbus Maze
Otawara, Soaring City
Otawara, Soaring City
Polluted Delta
Polluted Delta
Sea of Clouds
Sea of Clouds
Tundra
Tundra
Urza's Saga
Urza's Saga
Basics (2)
Island
5 Islands
Plains
7 Plains