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Izzet Pinnacle Emissary Crushes Jeskai Ascendancy

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compare the winrates of pinnacle emissary lists in izzet vs jeskai ascendancy lists

I'll help you compare the winrates of Pinnacle Emissary lists in Izzet versus Jeskai Ascendancy lists. Let me first search for the card and then analyze the data.

Now let me search for Ascendancy lists to understand the archetypes better:

Now let me check what archetypes are running these cards in Modern format over the last 60 days:

🛠️QueryArchetype Performance with Pinnacle Emissary and Ascendancy

Now let me get tournament sources for this analysis:

Based on my analysis of tournament data from the last 60 days, here's the comparison between Pinnacle Emissary lists in Izzet versus Jeskai Ascendancy lists:

Pinnacle Emissary in Izzet vs Jeskai Ascendancy Comparison

Pinnacle Emissary in Izzet Cutter:

  • 22 entries with a 56.0% winrate (42-33 record, excluding draws)
  • Most successful configuration for Pinnacle Emissary lists

Jeskai Ascendancy Lists:

  • 7 entries in Jeskai Cutter with a 48.48% winrate (16-17 record)
  • 1 entry in WUBR Cutter with 0% winrate (very small sample)

Key Findings:

• Izzet Pinnacle Emissary significantly outperforms Jeskai Ascendancy (+7.52% winrate difference)
• Izzet lists have much better sample size (22 vs 7-8 entries)
• Pinnacle Emissary also appears in Affinity (120 entries, 47.22% winrate) as the most popular home

Additional Context:

  • Pinnacle Emissary appears primarily in artifact-based strategies (Affinity being most common)
  • The Izzet Cutter variant seems to be the most competitive non-Affinity home for the card
  • Jeskai Ascendancy lists remain quite niche with limited tournament representation

Sources

Data from 113 Modern tournaments (84.1% MTGO, 15.9% Melee) over the last 60 days. Recent events include Modern Challenge 32 and Modern Showcase Challenge.