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
+6%
Variability
High
ApproachesAllWan Shi Tong, Librarian32 · 17%Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury23 · 12%Stock Up21 · 11%Stock111 · 59%175 · 97%5 · 3%
304 decks in Jeskai
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16 | View | eclipse4343 | Modern Challenge 32 | 32nd | 3-3 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Feb 8 | View | Aldenor1914 | Modern League 2026-02-08 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Feb 2 | View | eclipse4343 | Modern Challenge 32 | 17th | 3-3 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Feb 2 | View | eclipse4343 | Modern Challenge 32 | 32nd | 3-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Feb 1 | View | ganache1127 | Modern Challenge 32 | 19th | 4-2 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Feb 1 | View | ganache1127 | Modern Challenge 32 | 22nd | 3-3 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jan 30 | View | daibloXSC | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Jan 28 | View | eclipse4343 | Modern Challenge 32 2026-01-28 | 13th | 5-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jan 25 | View | ganache1127 | Modern Challenge 32 2026-01-25 | 17th | — | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jan 24 | View | eclipse4343 | Modern Challenge 64 2026-01-24 | 14th | 5-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jan 22 | View | ganache1127 | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jan 21 | View | eclipse4343 | Modern Challenge 32 | 3rd | 6-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jan 20 | View | Elliotta96 | Modern Challenge 32 2026-01-20 | 18th | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jan 19 | View | bobthedog | Modern Challenge 32 2026-01-19 | 8th | 5-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jan 19 | View | ganache1127 | Modern League 2026-01-19 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jan 18 | View | GigaChadSigmaMale | Modern Challenge 32 | 2nd | 7-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jan 18 | View | Parrotlet | Modern Challenge 32 | 22nd | 3-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jan 16 | View | sergilpg | Modern League 2026-01-16 | — | 5-0 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Jan 14 | View | joker10289 | Modern Challenge 32 2026-01-14 | 25th | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jan 10 | View | joker10289 | Modern Challenge 64 2026-01-10 | 30th | 3-4 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jan 9 | View | GigaChadSigmaMale | Modern Challenge 32 2026-01-09 | 13th | 4-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jan 8 | View | GigaChadSigmaMale | Modern Challenge 64 | 7th | 5-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jan 5 | View | GigaChadSigmaMale | Modern Challenge 32 2026-01-05 | 16th | — | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jan 2 | View | koira_simo | Modern League 2026-01-02 | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jan 1 | View | TSPJendrek | Modern Challenge 64 | 25th | — | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 |
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 | 22% | +22.2% |
| Jace, the Mind Sculptor | 2% | 20% | +17.7% |
| Sacred Foundry | 20% | 38% | +17.3% |
| Undercity Sewers | New | 16% | +15.6% |
| Windswept Heath | 2% | 18% | +15.5% |
| Castle Vantress | New | 13% | +13.3% |
| Hedge Maze | 5% | 20% | +15.5% |
| Field of Ruin | 11% | 20% | +8.6% |
| Tune the Narrative | 20% | 33% | +12.9% |
| Misty Rainforest | 18% | 36% | +17.4% |
| Dress Down | 2% | 11% | +8.8% |
| Lórien Revealed | 34% | 47% | +12.6% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyroclasm | New | 13% | +13.3% |
| Nihil Spellbomb | New | 11% | +11.1% |
| Ashiok, Dream Render | New | 9% | +8.9% |
| Isochron Scepter | 7% | 16% | +8.7% |
| Prismatic Ending | 2% | 7% | +4.4% |
| Relic of Progenitus | New | 7% | +6.7% |
| Rest in Peace | 41% | 51% | +10.2% |
| Fire Magic | 2% | 9% | +6.6% |
| Silence | New | 7% | +6.7% |
| Teferi, Time Raveler | 5% | 9% | +4.3% |
Typical Modern Jeskai Control maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 232 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 | 60% |
| Supreme Verdict | 1.3 | 57% |
| Hall of Storm Giants | 1.0 | 50% |
| Lórien Revealed | 1.9 | 45% |
| Otawara, Soaring City | 1.0 | 45% |
| Narset, Parter of Veils | 3.6 | 45% |
| Day's Undoing | 1.7 | 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 | 26% |
| 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 232 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 232 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 | 19% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 2.1 | 15% |
| Counterspell | 2.0 | 12% |
| Dovin's Veto | 1.4 | 10% |
| Fire Magic | 1.3 | 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% |
| Orim's Chant | 1.5 | 5% |
| Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury | 1.0 | 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% |