Jeskai Control

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Card legality is set quarterly based on which cards are 2¢ or less at that time.
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Minimum 60 cards. Any number of basic lands. Max four of any other legal card. Sideboard of up to fifteen cards.

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Leagues last for roughly a month. You may enter any number of times but only one deck at a time.

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Legality is determined a week after the release of a Standard-legal set on Magic Online.

Prices are checked every hour for a week. Anything 2¢ or less for half or more of all checks is legal for the season.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	1120	1804–2050	46.8	7	70	46
Jeskai Control	139	254–229	52.6	1	8	7

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	75–42	64.1
Mono Black Aggro	3–0	100.0
Heroic	5–1	83.3
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	5–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	16–16	50.0
Goblins	4–0	100.0
Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono White Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	6–4	60.0
White Weenie	16–2	88.9
Odric Keywords	1–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	3–0	100.0
Kithkin	2–0	100.0
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	10–10	50.0
Gruul Aggro	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	0–1	0.0
Affinity	0–1	0.0
Devastating Dreams	1–0	100.0
Voltron	2–3	40.0
Hexproof	2–3	40.0
Slivers	0–1	0.0
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Humans	4–0	100.0
Selesnya Humans	3–0	100.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Combo	32–24	57.1
Storm	10–8	55.6
Sultai Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	4–4	50.0
Dragonstorm	0–1	0.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	4–2	66.7
Grozoth	0–2	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	4–0	100.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–4	33.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–4	33.3
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	1–1	50.0
"Twin"	1–2	33.3
Jeskai "Twin"	1–2	33.3
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–2	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	0–2	0.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Control	45–50	47.4
Mono Black Control	0–1	0.0
Esper Control	1–2	33.3
Demonic Rising	0–3	0.0
Paradox Haze Lock	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	2–0	100.0
Azorius Control	13–11	54.2
Izzet Control	3–0	100.0
Grixis Control	1–0	100.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	5–5	50.0
Galleon Control	0–1	0.0
Ponza	3–5	37.5
Mono White Control	2–1	66.7
Dynavolt Tower	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	3–6	33.3
Astral Slide	3–6	33.3
Sultai Control	2–5	28.6
Guildgate Control	3–1	75.0
Bant Control	0–2	0.0
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Combo	14–17	45.2
Aristocrats	10–8	55.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	5–3	62.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–3	57.1
Abzan Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Burn	2–2	50.0
Infect	1–6	14.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–6	14.3
Pummeler	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	13–11	54.2
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	2–1	66.7
Azorius Skies	0–3	0.0
Blue Madness	6–2	75.0
Simic Madness	4–1	80.0
Temur Madness	2–0	100.0
Wizards	3–1	75.0
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	1–2	33.3
Combo-Control	16–21	43.2
Curses	3–1	75.0
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	2–2	50.0
Battle of Wits	2–0	100.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	3–12	20.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	3–3	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–1	66.7
Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Midrange	54–57	48.6
Temur Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
The Rock	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	2–10	16.7
Selesnya Value Town	2–10	16.7
Blink	13–14	48.1
Anti-Persecution	2–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	2–1	66.7
Séance	1–0	100.0
Allies	4–6	40.0
Mardu Allies	3–4	42.9
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
Yisan-Prophet	1–0	100.0
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–0	100.0
Naya Midrange	4–4	50.0
Big Red	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	6–4	60.0
Dimir Midrange	3–2	60.0
Dimir Vat	1–1	50.0
Temur Energy	0–2	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	0–4	0.0
Sultai Emerge	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Ramp	5–7	41.7
Rofellos Ramp	0–1	0.0
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Domain	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	3–3	50.0