MTG Esper Midrange Deck by Benji Harrison

Kicker {1}{B} (You may pay an additional {1}{B} as you cast this spell.) Lifelink When this creature enters, if it was kicked, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Blitz—{2}{B}{B}, Pay 2 life. (If you cast this spell for its blitz cost, it gains haste and "When this creature dies, draw a card." Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.) You may cast this card from your graveyard using its blitz ability.

Flying, ward {1} Whenever you attack, target attacking creature connives X, where X is the number of attacking creatures. (Draw X cards, then discard X cards. Put a +1/+1 counter on that creature for each nonland card discarded this way.)

Deathtouch Whenever you draw a card, you gain 2 life. Whenever an opponent draws a card, they lose 2 life.

Flying, vigilance When Ao dies, choose one — • Look at the top seven cards of your library. Put any number of nonland permanent cards with total mana value 4 or less from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. • Put two +1/+1 counters on each permanent you control that's a creature or Vehicle.

This Vehicle enters with three charge counters on it. {2}, {T}, Remove a charge counter from this Vehicle: Draw a card. Then if there are no charge counters on this Vehicle, create a Treasure token and a 1/1 colorless Pilot creature token with "This token crews Vehicles as though its power were 2 greater." Crew 3

Destroy target creature with total power and toughness 5 or less.

Choose one — • Destroy target creature with toughness 4 or greater. • Destroy target enchantment.

Casualty 1 (As you cast this spell, you may sacrifice a creature with power 1 or greater. When you do, copy this spell and you may choose a new target for the copy.) Counter target spell unless its controller pays {2}.

Destroy target creature. You lose 2 life.

At the beginning of your end step, if Kaito entered this turn, he phases out. +1: Draw a card. Then discard a card unless you attacked this turn. −2: Create a 1/1 blue Ninja creature token with "This token can't be blocked." −7: You get an emblem with "Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, search your library for a blue or black creature card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle."

Flash As long as The Wandering Emperor entered this turn, you may activate her loyalty abilities any time you could cast an instant. +1: Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature. It gains first strike until end of turn. −1: Create a 2/2 white Samurai creature token with vigilance. −2: Exile target tapped creature. You gain 2 life.

({T}: Add {W}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {B}.)

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {W} or {B}. This land deals 1 damage to you.

This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands. {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

({T}: Add {W}, {U}, or {B}.) This land enters tapped. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {W} or {U}. This land deals 1 damage to you.

This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.