Modern Jeskai Control
Jeskai Control is a Modern control strategy that usually features Wrath of the Skies, Teferi, Time Raveler, and Counterspell.
Meta
2.8%
Colors
Shift
+2%
Variability
High
ApproachesAllWan Shi Tong, Librarian32 · 17%Stock Up24 · 13%Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury23 · 12%Stock111 · 58%178 · 97%5 · 3%
176 decks in Stock
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31 | View | YopopMTG | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| May 30 | View | ganache1127 | Modern Challenge 32 | 5th | 5-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 30 | View | bobthedog | Modern Challenge 64 | 11th | 5-2 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| May 30 | View | MDSoccer35 | Modern Challenge 32 | 26th | 4-3 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| May 30 | View | McWinSauce | Modern Challenge 64 | 30th | 4-3 | Unique · band 10 of 10 · 10 | |
| May 28 | View | echecetmat35 | Modern Challenge 64 | 29th | 4-3 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 26 | View | GWT | Modern Challenge 64 | 6th | 6-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 26 | View | GWT | Modern Challenge 32 | 7th | 5-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 26 | View | rip_hopscotch | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| May 25 | View | Mikol_ | Modern Challenge 64 | 25th | 4-3 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 24 | View | bobthedog | Modern Challenge 32 | 13th | — | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| May 23 | View | ganache1127 | Modern Challenge 32 | 15th | 5-2 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 20 | View | medical | Modern League 2026-05-20 | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 20 | View | bobthedog | Modern League 2026-05-20 | — | 5-0 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| May 19 | View | Curryvore | Modern League 2026-05-19 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 10 | View | ScreenwriterNY | Modern Challenge 32 | 30th | 3-3 | Unique · band 10 of 10 · 10 | |
| May 9 | View | ScreenwriterNY | Modern Challenge 32 2026-05-09 | 15th | — | Unique · band 10 of 10 · 10 | |
| May 9 | View | ScreenwriterNY | Modern Challenge 32 | 15th | 3-3 | Unique · band 10 of 10 · 10 | |
| Apr 24 | View | LangeBastian | Modern League 2026-04-24 | — | 5-0 | — | |
| Mar 11 | View | eclipse4343 | Modern Challenge 32 | 26th | 4-3 | — | |
| Feb 22 | View | eclipse4343 | Modern Challenge 32 | 13th | 4-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 22 | View | eclipse4343 | Modern League 2026-02-22 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 21 | View | eclipse4343 | Modern Challenge 32 | 18th | 4-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 16 | View | eclipse4343 | Modern Challenge 32 | 32nd | 3-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Feb 8 | View | Aldenor1914 | Modern League 2026-02-08 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 |
Jeskai Control has climbed from ~1.7% to 2.8% of the Modern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Climbed from ~1.7% to 2.8% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Jeskai Control cards
Cards gaining share within Jeskai Control vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logic Knot | New | 21% | +21.3% |
| Sacred Foundry | 18% | 38% | +20.1% |
| Jace, the Mind Sculptor | 2% | 19% | +16.9% |
| Windswept Heath | 2% | 17% | +14.7% |
| Undercity Sewers | New | 15% | +14.9% |
| Castle Vantress | New | 13% | +12.8% |
| Hedge Maze | 5% | 19% | +14.6% |
| Lórien Revealed | 32% | 47% | +15% |
| Field of Ruin | 11% | 19% | +7.8% |
| Tune the Narrative | 20% | 32% | +11.5% |
| Dress Down | 2% | 11% | +8.4% |
| Misty Rainforest | 18% | 34% | +15.9% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyroclasm | New | 13% | +12.8% |
| Nihil Spellbomb | New | 11% | +10.6% |
| Rest in Peace | 41% | 53% | +12.3% |
| Ashiok, Dream Render | New | 9% | +8.5% |
| Isochron Scepter | 7% | 15% | +8.1% |
| Prismatic Ending | 2% | 6% | +4.1% |
| Relic of Progenitus | New | 6% | +6.4% |
| Fire Magic | 2% | 9% | +6.2% |
| Silence | New | 6% | +6.4% |
| Teferi, Time Raveler | 5% | 9% | +4% |
| Day's Undoing | 5% | 9% | +4% |
Typical Modern Jeskai Control maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 233 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Flooded Strand | 3.9 | 99% |
| Island | 2.3 | 98% |
| Plains | 2.0 | 96% |
| Hallowed Fountain | 1.8 | 95% |
| Steam Vents | 1.2 | 94% |
| Meticulous Archive | 1.8 | 94% |
| Wrath of the Skies | 2.9 | 92% |
| Teferi, Time Raveler | 3.1 | 91% |
| Counterspell | 3.2 | 88% |
| Scalding Tarn | 2.2 | 88% |
| Orim's Chant | 3.9 | 80% |
| Consult the Star Charts | 3.5 | 79% |
| Solitude | 3.0 | 79% |
| Arid Mesa | 2.7 | 78% |
| Prismatic Ending | 2.6 | 77% |
| Thundering Falls | 1.1 | 76% |
| Spell Snare | 2.0 | 75% |
| Galvanic Discharge | 3.5 | 72% |
| Isochron Scepter | 1.8 | 70% |
| Monumental Henge | 1.0 | 69% |
| Mystic Gate | 1.3 | 61% |
| Teferi, Hero of Dominaria | 1.4 | 61% |
| Supreme Verdict | 1.3 | 58% |
| Hall of Storm Giants | 1.0 | 50% |
| Lórien Revealed | 1.9 | 45% |
| Narset, Parter of Veils | 3.6 | 45% |
| Otawara, Soaring City | 1.0 | 45% |
| Day's Undoing | 1.6 | 42% |
| Geier Reach Sanitarium | 1.0 | 42% |
| Force of Negation | 1.2 | 42% |
| Tune the Narrative | 2.7 | 29% |
| Elegant Parlor | 1.0 | 28% |
| Sacred Foundry | 1.0 | 27% |
| Misty Rainforest | 1.5 | 23% |
| Brainsurge | 2.5 | 22% |
| Wan Shi Tong, Librarian | 2.5 | 17% |
| Snapcaster Mage | 2.8 | 17% |
| Mountain | 1.0 | 14% |
| Polluted Delta | 1.5 | 14% |
| Flame of Anor | 3.2 | 14% |
Typical Modern Jeskai Control sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 233 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 233 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Consign to Memory | 3.8 | 100% |
| Mystical Dispute | 3.0 | 94% |
| High Noon | 1.9 | 69% |
| Wrath of the Skies | 1.2 | 59% |
| Kaheera, the Orphanguard | 1.0 | 58% |
| Celestial Purge | 1.3 | 49% |
| Surgical Extraction | 1.3 | 48% |
| Rest in Peace | 1.6 | 37% |
| Supreme Verdict | 1.0 | 33% |
| Spell Snare | 1.1 | 24% |
| Force of Negation | 1.3 | 19% |
| Beza, the Bounding Spring | 1.3 | 18% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 2.1 | 15% |
| Counterspell | 2.0 | 12% |
| Fire Magic | 1.3 | 10% |
| Dovin's Veto | 1.4 | 10% |
| Obsidian Charmaw | 2.4 | 8% |
| Isochron Scepter | 1.1 | 8% |
| Vexing Bauble | 1.8 | 7% |
| Damping Sphere | 1.5 | 6% |
| Ashiok, Dream Render | 1.1 | 6% |
| Veil of Summer | 1.9 | 6% |
| Teferi, Time Raveler | 1.1 | 6% |
| March of Otherworldly Light | 1.0 | 5% |
| Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury | 1.0 | 5% |
| Orim's Chant | 1.5 | 5% |
| Meltdown | 1.8 | 4% |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 1.4 | 4% |
| Chalice of the Void | 2.1 | 3% |
| Day's Undoing | 1.0 | 3% |
| Endurance | 2.3 | 3% |
| Pyroclasm | 1.3 | 3% |
| Dress Down | 1.1 | 3% |
| Prismatic Ending | 1.0 | 3% |
| Stern Scolding | 1.0 | 3% |
| Relic of Progenitus | 2.0 | 3% |
| Solitude | 1.8 | 2% |
| Blood Moon | 1.3 | 2% |
| Disruptor Flute | 1.0 | 2% |
| Erode | 1.0 | 2% |