Jeskai Control (Feedback Wanted)

Standard Competitive Control RUW (Jeskai, America)

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Land (26)

• 1x Castle Ardenvale
• 2x Castle Vantress
• 4x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Island
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Plains
• 3x Raugrin Triome
• 4x Sacred Foundry
• 4x Steam Vents
• 2x Temple of Enlightenment
• 2x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Temple of Triumph

Instant (10)

• 3x Absorb
• 2x Aether Gust
• 2x Mystical Dispute
• 3x Scorching Dragonfire

Enchantment (6)

• 2x Elspeth Conquers Death
• 4x Omen of the Sea

Creature (3)

• 3x Dream Trawler

Planeswalker (9)

• 2x Narset of the Ancient Way
• 3x Narset, Parter of Veils
• 4x Teferi, Time Raveler

Sorcery (6)

• 4x Shatter the Sky
• 2x Storm's Wrath

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Sideboard

Instant (10)

• 2x Aether Gust
• 3x Dovin's Veto
• 3x Fry
• 2x Mystical Dispute

Artifact (3)

• 3x Grafdigger's Cage

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Maybeboard

Creature (6)

• 1x Archon of Sun's Grace
• 1x Drannith Magistrate
• 1x Hushbringer
• 1x Lore Drakkis
• 1x Skycat Sovereign
• 1x Tithe Taker

Artifact (1)

• 1x Glass Casket

Instant (5)

• 1x Blitz of the Thunder-Raptor
• 1x Commence the Endgame
• 1x Fire Prophecy
• 1x Heliod's Intervention
• 1x Neutralize

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Shark Typhoon
• 1x Whirlwind of Thought

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Blazing Volley
• 1x Cathartic Reunion

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Edit I know that there is a Jeskai list currently going around, but it's not my style. Please do not simply give me the recommendations to transform my list into that one.

Jeskai Control List Going Into Ikoria. I Will Keep This List Updated With My Testing! I Will Also Include More Information On This Deck When I Find A Final Version That Works Well For Me.

I Do My Testing On A Website Called Untap.in, Which Allows Me To Tinker With My Lists For Free As Well As Try Out New Cards Before They Come Out. My Matches Are Best Of Three, But I Will Only Include The Actual Game Counts. If A Player Concedes The Second Game Before We Begin Turn 1, Then I Will Label It As "Drop".

MATCHUPS: 77.78% Cumulative Win Rate

Round 1: Mono Blue Flash : W : 2-0

Round 2: Yorion Petitioners : W : 1-0 Drop

Round 3: Keruga Fires : W : 2-1

Round 4: Azorius Control : L : 1-2

Round 5: Azorius Control : W : 2-1

Round 6: Rakdos Sacrifice : L : 2-0

Round 7: Sultai Mutate : W : 2-0

Round 8: Azorius Control : W : 2-0

Round 9: Jund Sacridice : W : 2-1

Playing a control deck means playing into the late game, not simply to stop your opponent from playing the game. Where most players assume "control" means controlling your opponent, it really just means that you have control of the game in general. You want to be able to set the pace for the game to get to your late game. The late game is the ultimate goal of the control player, not simply to get their opponent to concede from their infinite supply of counterspells. Where an aggro deck plays one mana-efficient threat after another for the fastest victory, a control deck is looking to answer an opponent's threats and make the game go long. In that long game, the control deck uses card-drawing spells to out-resource an opponent, clearing the way to play a large, game-ending threat that the opponent can't deal with. I've seen so many lists that don't run a game ender. The crucial thing about playing a deck like this is that you have a way to win the game. You can't just play cards and hope that your opponent concedes out of pure frustration.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 44 - 3 Rares 4 - 10 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.35
Tokens	Emblem Narset of the Ancient Way, Human 1/1 W
Folders	STD competitive