Esper Control wants to answer your threats one-for-one with Wrath of the Skies and Counterspell while grinding you out with Wan Shi Tong. High Noon punishes their heavily fetch- and tapland-based manabase (Flooded Strand, Misty Rainforest, Meticulous Archive), slowing their ability to hold up interaction. Orim's Chant lets you jam a threat past their countermagic on your own turn for free. Nahiri, the Harbinger is resilient card advantage that survives their removal-light, counter-heavy plan and can pressure planeswalkers like Teferi. Thraben Charm and Claim/Fame are too low-impact against a deck with few small creatures or artifacts to punish and where recursion doesn't outpace their card advantage.