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Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	35421	59209–60536–18	49.4	404	2590	1607
Jeskai Ascendancy	1454	2764–2213	55.5	33	135	109
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	799	1475–1197	55.2	13	58	58

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	358–302	54.2
Mono Black Aggro	7–4	63.6
Heroic	36–27	57.1
Mono White Heroic	29–17	63.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–7	30.0
Boros Heroic	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	61–53	53.5
Mono Red Devotion	1–2	33.3
Proliferate Red	1–1	50.0
Goblins	8–4	66.7
Tokens	7–5	58.3
Selesnya Tokens	2–2	50.0
Mono White Tokens	3–3	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	17–4	81.0
White Weenie	23–22	51.1
Odric Keywords	1–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	5–3	62.5
Soldiers	1–1	50.0
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Mono White Humans	1–0	100.0
Elves	33–16	67.3
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Warriors	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	7–2	77.8
Selesnya Counters	1–1	50.0
Rogues	3–3	50.0
Zombies	18–11	62.1
Gruul Aggro	7–3	70.0
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	7–10	41.2
Mono Red Swarm	5–9	35.7
8 Whack	2–3	40.0
Artifact Aggro	55–74	42.6
Affinity	40–52	43.5
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Salvage Titan	1–2	33.3
Tempered Steel	11–14	44.0
Mono Blue Architect	3–6	33.3
Mono Blue Aggro	1–2	33.3
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Madness	9–8	52.9
Gruul Madness	1–1	50.0
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	7–5	58.3
Voltron	6–6	50.0
Hexproof	5–4	55.6
Equipment Aggro	0–1	0.0
Hateful Auras	0–1	0.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	5–2	71.4
Knights	4–3	57.1
AggroSlide	20–19	51.3
Cats	3–4	42.9
Mono White Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	3–3	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	6–1	85.7
Humans	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Boros Humans	0–3	0.0
Legends Aggro	0–3	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–3	0.0
Pirates	1–0	100.0
Combo	260–242	51.8
Storm	65–60	52.0
Dimir Tendrils	19–29	39.6
Dark Tide	0–2	0.0
Dragonstorm	7–8	46.7
Hazoret Storm	5–5	50.0
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	3–1	75.0
High Tide	8–8	50.0
Grixis Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	7–6	53.8
Swath Storm	1–1	50.0
Channel Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	32–52	38.1
Recurring Nightmare	0–2	0.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	6–5	54.5
Double Dragon	4–0	100.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
8 Goyf	0–1	0.0
Living Death	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	24–41	36.9
Rakdos Reanimator	9–14	39.1
Dimir Reanimator	4–1	80.0
Mono Black Reanimator	7–24	22.6
Grixis Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	1–6	14.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–5	44.4
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	0–2	0.0
Zubera Tribal	3–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	4–1	80.0
New Perspectives	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	18–15	54.5
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	11–11	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	5–2	71.4
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
Myr Incubator	1–3	25.0
Umbral Mantle	1–3	25.0
"Twin"	2–1	66.7
Murderous Mastery	1–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Combo Post	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	11–1	91.7
Anvil Colossus	5–1	83.3
Upheaval Colossus	2–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	4–0	100.0
Eggs	18–18	50.0
Saffi Combo	1–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	5–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	10–1	90.9
Izzet Ascension	9–5	64.3
Ominous Good	4–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–1	66.7
Soulflayer	4–6	40.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–3	0.0
Breakfast	11–23	32.4
Hermit Gond	1–0	100.0
Hermit Dredge	4–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	5–16	23.8
Neoform Hermit	1–7	12.5
Oops All Lands	1–1	50.0
Dredge	19–12	61.3
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	2–1	66.7
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	3–3	50.0
Ad Nauseam	4–3	57.1
Ad Swanseam	0–1	0.0
Chain of Acid	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	2–2	50.0
Gyruda	1–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	1–1	50.0
Belcher	0–1	0.0
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Actual Twin	0–2	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–2	0.0
Control	235–161	59.3
Mono Black Control	6–2	75.0
Esper Control	14–20	41.2
Demonic Rising	5–1	83.3
Mono Blue Control	2–0	100.0
Dimir Control	6–12	33.3
Azorius Control	35–34	50.7
Cawblade	7–2	77.8
Turbo Fog	3–3	50.0
Izzet Control	2–3	40.0
Mardu Control	6–6	50.0
Mill	4–1	80.0
Boros Control	3–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	24–10	70.6
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–3	57.1
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	13–3	81.3
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	3–1	75.0
Grixis Control	15–5	75.0
Cruel Control	6–4	60.0
Stax	13–1	92.9
Chandra Nalaar	2–1	66.7
Stagnant Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	11–5	68.8
Dragon Control	3–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	2–0	100.0
Runeflare	3–1	75.0
Ponza	16–9	64.0
Mono White Control	11–5	68.8
Life is Ez	6–2	75.0
Dynavolt Tower	3–0	100.0
Cycling Control	11–6	64.7
Astral Slide	10–6	62.5
Five Color Control	8–2	80.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	3–0	100.0
Sultai Control	7–6	53.8
Sultai Ultimatum	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	2–1	66.7
Bant Control	2–5	28.6
Pox	9–12	42.9
Enchantments Control	1–1	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–1	0.0
Seasons Past Control	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Control	2–2	50.0
Prison	2–1	66.7
Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	97–99	49.5
Aristocrats	20–15	57.1
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	6–6	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Boros Bombardment	2–3	40.0
Burn	12–16	42.9
Infect	18–23	43.9
Simic Infect	10–8	55.6
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–12	14.3
Golgari Infect	3–1	75.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	12–17	41.4
Izzet Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	9–15	37.5
Izzet Blitzkrieg	6–7	46.2
Hushnought	6–9	40.0
Liquimetal Fishing	2–2	50.0
Combo Goblins	19–10	65.5
Goblin Persist	15–10	60.0
Dirty Kitty	4–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	87–89	49.4
Simic Flash	1–3	25.0
Simic Vat	1–1	50.0
Izzet Tempo	32–24	57.1
Azorius Skies	4–4	50.0
Blue Madness	3–2	60.0
Simic Madness	0–2	0.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–2	33.3
Wizards	5–1	83.3
Tetsukotog	1–0	100.0
12 Pest	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	5–4	55.6
Mono Blue Tempo	12–28	30.0
Mono Blue Faeries	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	4–4	50.0
Dimir Tempo	12–8	60.0
Dimir Faeries	1–1	50.0
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	73–58	55.7
Curses	4–2	66.7
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	4–1	80.0
Sunforger	3–0	100.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	8–14	36.4
Dragoncrank	1–4	20.0
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	3–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	3–5	37.5
Solar Flare	0–5	0.0
Plasma Swans	8–5	61.5
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	35–22	61.4
Wildfire	18–11	62.1
Thryx-Wildfire	4–3	57.1
Borderpost Wildfire	9–4	69.2
Jokulhaups Control	17–11	60.7
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	5–5	50.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	7–3	70.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Midrange	285–212	57.3
Temur Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
The Rock	9–5	64.3
Golgari Citadel	2–0	100.0
Grenzo	4–1	80.0
Abzan Midrange	10–13	43.5
Selesnya Midrange	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Value Town	3–1	75.0
Jund	16–9	64.0
Blink	47–35	57.3
Wave Blink	25–17	59.5
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	17–8	68.0
Orzhov Wave	1–5	16.7
Abzan Wave	4–3	57.1
Bant Wave	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–3	25.0
Anti-Persecution	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	17–5	77.3
Séance	4–1	80.0
Varolz Dreadnought	10–3	76.9
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	13–6	68.4
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	1–2	33.3
Boros Allies	2–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	2–2	50.0
Esper Allies	5–2	71.4
Treefolk	5–2	71.4
Fake-Rack	6–13	31.6
Mardu Midrange	2–5	28.6
Yisan-Prophet	0–2	0.0
Vampires	4–7	36.4
Mono Black Vampires	2–3	40.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Vampires	2–2	50.0
Legends Midrange	5–3	62.5
Selesnya Legends	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Midrange	18–14	56.3
Big Red	3–4	42.9
Mono Black Midrange	23–22	51.1
Mono Black Devotion	14–11	56.0
Dimir Midrange	10–3	76.9
Dimir Vat	1–0	100.0
Temur Energy	1–0	100.0
Angel Tribal	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	3–2	60.0
Adventures	1–1	50.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	3–8	27.3
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Sultai Energy	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	7–11	38.9
Jeskai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–2	33.3
Zur the Enchanter	1–1	50.0
Ordealbreak	3–1	75.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	3–1	75.0
Mythic Colossification	2–2	50.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	8–2	80.0
Hero of Precinct One	5–10	33.3
Abzan Hero	1–1	50.0
Esper Hero	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	0–2	0.0
Five Color Hero	1–4	20.0
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	4–1	80.0
Simic Snow	14–1	93.3
Artifact Midrange	2–1	66.7
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–3	25.0
Ramp	80–34	70.2
Villainous Wealth	2–1	66.7
Rofellos Ramp	4–8	33.3
Wild Pair	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	50–19	72.5
Eldrazipost	2–0	100.0
Locus Awakening	4–1	80.0
Golgari Post	3–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–3	25.0
Greenpost	35–13	72.9
Simic Post	2–1	66.7
Domain	2–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	3–1	75.0
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	2–1	66.7
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	3–1	75.0
Applejacks	2–1	66.7