Jeskai Control (Suggestion welcomed!) (Standard MTG Deck)

Featured card: Narset, Enlightened Master

Jeskai Control (Suggestion welcomed!)

Standard Control RUW (Jeskai, America)

JernauMorat

Creature (6)

Planeswalker (3)

Land (24)

Enchantment (3)

3x Banishing Light

Instant (21)

Sorcery (3)

3x End Hostilities

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Creature (6)

Instant (7)

Sorcery (2)

So, I'm trying to make control work in standard although I realise that this isn't the best format for control I'd like to make a good effort at seeing if it can work.

The idea with this deck is relatively simple. I want to keep their board as clear as possible until I can resolve a threat, counter their biggest spells and hang on.

The key card here is really Narset, Englightened Master if I can resolve that and keep it on the board I am likely to win. The other main win-cons are Keranos, God of Storms and Elspeth, Sun's Champion

Plan B win-cons are mantis rider[[ and [[prognostic sphinx, both of which are evasive and I think provide great value. The Prognostic Sphinx especially when combined with Narset, Enlightened Master [[Keranos, God of Storms] or Chandra, Pyromaster can really help get you the draws you need and stabilise your board state.

My main problem is how to deal with the three drops in Temur and Abzan. The Jeskai Tempo match-up isn't actually that bad all things considered and I can go roughly even though it seems very draw dependant. I've brought in both the Nyx-Fleece Ram and Stoke the Flames into the sideboard because it can help be keep a reasonable board state until I can resolve a bigger threat or just board wide if it all starts going wrong.

This is what I've come up with so far and it feels like it still needs some more tweaking before it gets to be more consistent.

Any help would be really appreciated!

This is also the exact deck I'm currently running not a completely ideal list.

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Post FNM tweaks — Oct. 25, 2014

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I decided that after FNM I need some way to stay alive into the late game. I have enough threats to win once I get to mid-late game but I often am too low by that point to be able to aggressively play them for the win.

To this end I'm going to add Resolute Angel as a two of and remove some Mantis Rider as they didn't seem to be providing the board stability that I needed. I've removed the Ashcloud Phoenix from my sideboard and put the Mantis Rider in there instead.

I've also decided to add an additional Elspeth, Sun's Champion and a Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker as Chandra, Pyromaster just wasn't doing anything and having to take a turn off to cast her before generating any tangible benefit on the board really made her a poor play in most situations.

Hopefully this will help me stabilise my board position and enable me to get some more threats on the board.

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Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 20 - 5 Rares 15 - 7 Uncommons 8 - 3 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.92
Tokens	Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Emblem Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker, Soldier 1/1 W
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