The recent update on the Mtg Standard metagame came from the Starcity Games Open Series tournament in Sacramento. The winning archetype is Esper Control, piloted by Beaux Bruggman. Bruggman was able to grab the last spot of the top eight and proved the power of the deck by defeating the top seed Wolf Run Ramp by David Myers.

A similar Esper Control deck also made the top 8. Here is Beaux Bruggman’s winning list.

Maindeck
Artifacts
1 Batterskull

Creatures
2 Consecrated Sphinx
2 Snapcaster Mage

Enchantments
2 Curse of Death’s Hold
1 Oblivion Ring

Instants
1 Doom Blade
2 Forbidden Alchemy
1 Go for the Throat
4 Mana Leak
3 Think Twice
2 Tragic Slip

Planeswalkers
2 Gideon Jura
3 Liliana of the Veil
2 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad

Sorceries
2 Day of Judgment
3 Lingering Souls
1 Sever the Bloodline

Basic Lands
2 Island
4 Plains
4 Swamp

Lands
2 Darkslick Shores
2 Drowned Catacomb
3 Evolving Wilds
2 Glacial Fortress
3 Isolated Chapel
4 Seachrome Coast

Sideboard
1 Batterskull
2 Nihil Spellbomb
2 Ratchet Bomb
1 Volition Reins
2 Celestial Purge
3 Geist of Saint Traft
1 Karn Liberated
3 Despise