GASTER, PLAYER SELECT by AshleyDTFan

Format: Commander

Commander: Saruman of Many Colors

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 33

Deck overview

This Esper control deck is commanded by Saruman of Many Colors and focuses on double-spell velocity, spell theft, and turn-hijacking effects. The early game establishes mana through a dense suite of artifact ramp and card filtering. By Turn 5, the deck deploys its commander or a major enchantment engine like Storm of Saruman. It leverages double-spell triggers to mill opponents and cast their best noncreature spells for free. In the mid-to-late game, the deck transitions from reactive disruption to proactive domination using devastating control spells like Mindslaver, Worst Fears, Cruel Entertainment, and Emrakul, the Promised End. Board wipes like Singularity Rupture and Nuclear Fallout clear opposing threats while giant finishers like Consuming Aberration close out the game over several attack steps. The list provides strong flexibility and resilient interaction, thriving in grindy multiplayer environments.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alisaie Leveilleur
  • 1 Alphinaud Leveilleur
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 As Foretold
  • 1 Blue Mage's Cane
  • 1 Breach the Multiverse
  • 1 Breena, the Demagogue
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consuming Aberration
  • 1 Continue?
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Court of Cunning
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Drown in the Loch
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Emrakul, the Promised End
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Firja, Judge of Valor
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Geist of Saint Thalia
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gleaming Bastion
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Gonti, Night Minister
  • 1 Gríma, Saruman's Footman
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hidden Lair
  • 1 High Fae Trickster
  • 7 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Ledger Shredder
  • 1 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
  • 1 Maddening Cacophony
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Master of Ceremonies
  • 1 Mesmeric Orb
  • 1 Mindslaver
  • 1 Monk Class
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Nuclear Fallout
  • 1 Opposition Agent
  • 1 Palantír of Orthanc
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Mire
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Saruman of Many Colors
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Sheoldred, Whispering One
  • 1 Singularity Rupture
  • 1 Snapcaster Mage
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sorin Markov
  • 1 Stock Up
  • 1 Storm of Saruman
  • 1 Stubborn Denial
  • 7 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Tasha, the Witch Queen
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 The Dominion Bracelet
  • 1 The Water Crystal
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Torrential Gearhulk
  • 1 Unwind
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Visions of Beyond
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Wizard's Staff
  • 1 Word of Command
  • 1 Worst Fears
  • 1 Y'shtola, Night's Blessed