If anyone is interested, I'm currently testing a Esper Flash version of the deck, feat. Queller and Souls. So far, it has performed well. This is the decklist I opted for:
I was trying some Jeskai Flash/Jeskai Geist lists for a change, being mostly a Control/BlueShadow player. What I didn't like was the amount of cards which very often rotten in my hand (all the burn spells, tbh) because the meta is filled with bigger creatures, and we already do a great job in clocking the opponent while disrupting him. So, I choose to go a little more grindy (thanks to the LSouls inclusion) which let us have a change also against removal-heavy archetypes (Delver, Jund/k, Shadow). Push + Path + Snappy is the usual beating against so many strategies, and having some Cryptics it's always useful as a swiss army knife. I also find very useful the inclusion of Thoughtseizes in the board, because against combo decks having a wall composed by discard + counters + Queller/Vendilion + surgical is nearly unbeatable for them.
I'll add more impressions after further testing, if anyone is interested in it.
I like the idea and i've also looked at the Esper list that Top8'ed at the GP and I think it can be improved.
#The Ultimate is rather good but not particularly fast and can be easily kept in check by burn spells (if all the creatures are dealt with) and doesn't impact aggro decks at all. Jace, Unraveler of Secrets has a similar Ultimate which can be sometimes better and Ob Nixilis Reignited's ability will usually win the game.
#She doesn't pressure the opponent like Gideon or even Elspeth (or Sorin) that can attack or create tokens.
What I like about Jace, Vryn's Prodigy/Jace, Telepath Unbound is that it can come down earlier and start looting to generate value (and discard Lingering Souls) and then can flip to continue flashing back spells or hold back a creature.
Being a 2-cmc spell leaves you more mana to work with instead of tapping out for a PW like Narset.
I've also looked at building an "Esper Midrange" deck and I don't think that Narset is any good so I took the shell around it and replaced her with Jace, Vryn's Prodigy which seems better at digging for cards while filling the GY and flashing back spells.
I like the idea and i've also looked at the Esper list that Top8'ed at the GP and I think it can be improved.
#Spell Queller should be very good in the deck (much better than Glory-Bound Initiate) but otherwise I don't really like Logic Knot/Spell Snare and prefer the mainboard discard spells.
#Esper Charm is very good and one of the main reasons to play these colors imho (much better than Painful Truths).
Here is my idea for the deck:
4x Snapcaster Mage
4x Spell Queller
1x Tasigur, the Golden Fang
Sorcery (16)
4x Serum Visions
3x Thoughtseize
3x Inquisition of Kozilek
3x Collective Brutality
3x Lingering Souls
Instant (12)
3x Fatal Push
3x Path to Exile
4x Esper Charm
2x Cryptic Command
4x Flooded Strand
3x Polluted Delta
4x Darkslick Shores
1x Watery Grave
1x Hallowed Fountain
1x Godless Shrine
3x Shambling Vent
1x Creeping Tar Pit
3x Island
1x Plains
1x Swamp
3x Countersquall
2x Anguished Unmaking
2x Supreme Verdict
1x Zealous Persecution
1x Timely Reinforcements
2x Nihil Spellbomb
2x Stony Silence
1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
1x Batterskull
There is actually a (relatively) new thread for "Esper Delver" here - http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/modern/deck-creation-modern/768224-esper-delver
#Her +1 has less than 50% of hitting which is much worse than Jace, Unraveler of Secrets/Ob Nixilis Reignited +1, Dovin Baan -1 or Jace, Architect of Thought -2.
#Her -2 is rather situational (and win-more), I would prefer Jace, Telepath Unbound -3.
#The Ultimate is rather good but not particularly fast and can be easily kept in check by burn spells (if all the creatures are dealt with) and doesn't impact aggro decks at all.
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets has a similar Ultimate which can be sometimes better and Ob Nixilis Reignited's ability will usually win the game.
#She doesn't protect herself unlike Ob Nixilis Reignited which destroys a creature,Jace, Unraveler of Secrets which can bounce a creature (or your own Snapcaster) or Jace, Telepath Unbound/Jace, Architect of Thought/Dovin Baan which can weaken opposing creatures.
#She doesn't pressure the opponent like Gideon or even Elspeth (or Sorin) that can attack or create tokens.
What I like about Jace, Vryn's Prodigy/Jace, Telepath Unbound is that it can come down earlier and start looting to generate value (and discard Lingering Souls) and then can flip to continue flashing back spells or hold back a creature.
Being a 2-cmc spell leaves you more mana to work with instead of tapping out for a PW like Narset.
Here is the deck idea:
2x Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
3x Snapcaster Mage
Planeswalkers (4)
1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
2x Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
1x Sorin, Solemn Visitor
Instant (10)
3x Fatal Push
3x Path to Exile
3x Esper Charm
1x Anguished Unmaking
Sorcery (17)
4x Serum Visions
3x Inquisition of Kozilek
3x Thoughtseize
1x Collective Brutality
4x Lingering Souls
2x Supreme Verdict
4x Flooded Strand
4x Polluted Delta
2x Watery Grave
2x Godless Shrine
2x Hallowed Fountain
3x Shambling Vent
2x Creeping Tar Pit
2x Island
2x Plains
1x Swamp
2x Stony Silence
1x Collective Brutality
2x Countersquall
2x Engineered Explosives
2x Geist of Saint Traft
1x Supreme Verdict
2x Surgical Extraction
2x Timely Reinforcements
1x Batterskull
What do you think ?
4x Geist of Saint Traft
4x Spell Queller
1x Thassa, God of the Sea
4x Zur the Enchanter
Enchantment (7)
3x Detention Sphere
2x Steel of the Godhead
1x Runed Halo
1x Threads of Disloyalty
Sorcery (11)
4x Inquisition of Kozilek
3x Thoughtseize
4x Lingering Souls
Instant (4)
4x Path to Exile
2x Smuggler's Copter
Land (23)
4x Flooded Strand
4x Polluted Delta
2x Godless Shrine
2x Hallowed Fountain
2x Watery Grave
2x Island
1x Plains
1x Swamp
3x Shambling Vent
1x Eiganjo Castle
1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
3x Engineered Explosives
3x Blessed Alliance
2x Rest in Peace
2x Stony Silence
2x Spreading Seas
1x Nevermore
1x Ghostly Prison
1x Worship
What do you think ?
It is based on this deck:
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/instant-deck-tech-esper-zur-modern
http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=104200
http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=104419