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Jeskai Ascendancy

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Combo	5758	12113–11176–18	52.0	430	2789
Jeskai Ascendancy	267	636–482	56.9	33	140
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	135	310–252	55.2	13	63
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	111	298–189	61.2	19	72
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	10	20–17	54.1	1	2

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	178–144	55.3
Mono Black Aggro	5–2	71.4
Heroic	9–9	50.0
Mono White Heroic	8–6	57.1
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	49–28	63.6
Mono Red Devotion	0–3	0.0
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	2–0	100.0
Tokens	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	6–3	66.7
White Weenie	11–17	39.3
Odric Keywords	1–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–2	50.0
Mono White Humans	0–1	0.0
Elves	8–3	72.7
Selesnya Little Kid	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Rogues	0–2	0.0
Zombies	20–7	74.1
Gruul Aggro	4–2	66.7
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	6–4	60.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
8 Whack	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	26–35	42.6
Affinity	19–31	38.0
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	7–3	70.0
Mono Blue Architect	0–1	0.0
Madness	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Madness	2–2	50.0
Voltron	4–2	66.7
Hexproof	2–1	66.7
Equipment Aggro	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	18–22	45.0
Cats	2–2	50.0
Mono White Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Combo	89–100	47.1
Storm	16–17	48.5
Dimir Tendrils	8–7	53.3
Dragonstorm	2–5	28.6
Hazoret Storm	1–1	50.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	2–2	50.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–2	33.3
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	6–14	30.0
Recurring Nightmare	2–1	66.7
Dragon Nightmare	2–1	66.7
Worldgorger Dragon	0–2	0.0
Living Death	1–1	50.0
Excruciator Combo	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	3–10	23.1
Rakdos Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–6	14.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–3	25.0
Warp World	0–1	0.0
Actual Warp World	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	2–1	66.7
New Perspectives	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	13–13	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	8–10	44.4
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	4–3	57.1
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	0–1	0.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	4–1	80.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	3–1	75.0
Combo Post	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–1	80.0
Anvil Colossus	4–1	80.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	8–12	40.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	5–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	0–3	0.0
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	0–4	0.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–4	0.0
Breakfast	20–20	50.0
Hermit Gond	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	17–14	54.8
Neoform Hermit	2–4	33.3
Unctus	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	2–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	1–1	50.0
Ad Swanseam	0–1	0.0
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	0–1	0.0
Control	95–43	68.8
Mono Black Control	3–3	50.0
Esper Control	4–5	44.4
Demonic Rising	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	2–0	100.0
Azorius Control	20–10	66.7
Cawblade	7–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	1–1	50.0
Izzet Control	2–0	100.0
Mardu Control	2–4	33.3
Cloudpost Control	10–1	90.9
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–1	80.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Grixis Control	4–2	66.7
Cruel Control	2–2	50.0
Stax	2–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	4–1	80.0
Dragon Control	4–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	2–0	100.0
Ponza	3–0	100.0
Mono White Control	3–2	60.0
Life is Ez	2–1	66.7
Dynavolt Tower	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	7–5	58.3
Astral Slide	7–5	58.3
Five Color Control	0–1	0.0
Last Stand Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Pox	5–1	83.3
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–1	50.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	8–1	88.9
Prison	1–1	50.0
Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	57–64	47.1
Aristocrats	12–7	63.2
Mono Black Aristocrats	8–2	80.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Boros Bombardment	2–1	66.7
Burn	5–9	35.7
Infect	2–7	22.2
Simic Infect	1–6	14.3
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	13–29	31.0
Izzet Dreadnought	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	12–26	31.6
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–0	100.0
Hushnought	9–5	64.3
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	13–5	72.2
Goblin Persist	10–5	66.7
Dirty Kitty	3–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	22–27	44.9
Izzet Tempo	5–5	50.0
Azorius Skies	2–0	100.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	3–8	27.3
Mono Blue Librarians	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	3–9	25.0
Dimir Tempo	3–2	60.0
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	36–25	59.0
Cruel Combo-Control	2–4	33.3
Battle of Wits	2–0	100.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	4–4	50.0
Displace Loop	1–1	50.0
Peregrine Drake	1–0	100.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	3–2	60.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	4–5	44.4
Mass Land Destruction	19–8	70.4
Wildfire	4–3	57.1
Borderpost Wildfire	3–2	60.0
Jokulhaups Control	15–5	75.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	4–0	100.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–0	100.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	4–1	80.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Midrange	143–76	65.3
Temur Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
The Rock	2–1	66.7
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund	3–2	60.0
Blink	35–20	63.6
Wave Blink	23–17	57.5
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	12–5	70.6
Orzhov Wave	10–10	50.0
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	4–1	80.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Allies	11–3	78.6
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	2–0	100.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	2–1	66.7
Esper Allies	4–2	66.7
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–1	50.0
Mardu Midrange	2–0	100.0
Yisan-Prophet	0–2	0.0
Vampires	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	17–7	70.8
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Midrange	13–7	65.0
Mono Black Devotion	5–3	62.5
Hellion Whip	1–2	33.3
Dimir Midrange	3–1	75.0
Angels	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	7–2	77.8
Martyr's Grace	7–2	77.8
Sultai Midrange	2–1	66.7
Sultai Emerge	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	7–4	63.6
Orzhov Capenna	2–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	2–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	4–8	33.3
Abzan Hero	0–1	0.0
Mardu Hero	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Hero	1–3	25.0
Five Color Hero	0–2	0.0
Naya Hero	1–1	50.0
Clerics	3–0	100.0
Simic Snow	5–1	83.3
Artifact Midrange	6–2	75.0
Ramp	16–3	84.2
Rofellos Ramp	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	9–2	81.8
Greenpost	8–2	80.0