Jeskai Control and Midrange Legacy Matchups

The overview returned a Pioneer version. Let me search for the Legacy-specific Jeskai Control archetype.

I can see "Jeskai Midrange" in Legacy. Let me get its overview and then pull matchup data against the top archetypes.

That returned a Standard archetype ID, but note the key cards (Force of Will, Brainstorm, Volcanic Island) are clearly Legacy cards. The archetype_id likely maps across formats in the DB. Let me query the Legacy-specific archetype ID directly, then pull matchups.

🛠️QueryJeskai Archetypes in Specific Format

Good. The Legacy Jeskai Control archetype ID is f3875927-be6b-43f5-b73b-4354ba987a74. Now let me check its entry count and pull matchups against the top archetypes simultaneously.

🛠️QueryArchetype Matchup Winrate Statistics

Very thin data for Jeskai Control (4 matches). Let me expand the window and also check if the Jeskai Midrange archetype in Legacy has more data, and try longer time window for control.

Jeskai Control has enough data over 12 months. Let me now pull the full matchup spread for both Jeskai Control (12 months) and Jeskai Midrange (3 months) in Legacy.

🛠️QueryArchetype matchup winrates against specific deck

🛠️QueryArchetype matchup winrates in time period

The wins/losses are all zero — the match result is stored on the matches table differently. Let me check the schema for the result field.

🛠️QueryMatch results distribution in specific tournament format

Result values are WIN/LOSS/DRAW. Let me redo the matchup query with correct string comparison.

🛠️QueryMatchup Winrates Against Opponent Archetypes

🛠️QueryArchetype matchup winrates for Jeskai Control

Now let me get sources to cite.

Here's the full matchup picture for Jeskai in Legacy. Note there are two relevant archetypes in the database: "Jeskai Control" (small sample, data pulled over 12 months) and "Jeskai Midrange" (more recent and higher volume, pulled over the last 3 months). I'll cover both since the distinction may reflect how different groups label the same shell.

JESKAI CONTROL (Legacy, Jun 2025 – Jun 2026, 233 matches, 46.5% overall WR excl. draws):

Favored matchups:

Doomsday: 72.7% (8-3)
Mono Red Prison: 71.4% (10-4)
Cephalid Breakfast: 66.7% (4-2, draws excluded)
Mystic Forge Combo: 66.7% (8-4)
Izzet Delver: 60.0% (9-6)
Show and Tell: 57.1% (4-3)
Lands: 50.0% (3-3, even)

Unfavored matchups:

Dimir Reanimator: 42.9% (15-20) — most common opponent
Dimir Tempo: 46.2% (6-7)
Oops! All Spells: 37.5% (3-5)
Energy: 25.0% (1-3)
Eldrazi: 25.0% (2-6)
Cradle Control: 14.3% (1-6) — worst matchup

JESKAI MIDRANGE (Legacy, Mar–Jun 2026, 343 matches, 48.5% overall WR excl. draws):

Favored matchups:

Lands: 84.6% (11-2) — dominant
Grixis Reanimator: 83.3% (10-2) — dominant
Doomsday: 71.4% (10-4)
Painter: 71.4% (5-2)
Dimir Delver: 66.7% (4-2)
Mystic Forge Combo: 55.6% (5-4)
Blue Artifacts: 52.6% (10-9)
Show and Tell: 50.0% (14-14, even)
Oops! All Spells: 50.0% (6-6, even)

Unfavored matchups:

White Beanstalk: 14.3% (1-6) — worst matchup
Dimir Tempo: 25.0% (7-21) — heavily unfavored, high volume
Mono Red Stompy: 33.3% (2-4)
Izzet Delver: 36.8% (7-12)
Energy: 36.4% (8-14)
Azorius Midrange: 40.0% (4-6)
Dimir Midrange: 41.7% (5-7)
Tron: 42.4% (14-19)

The big picture: Jeskai-flavored decks in Legacy thrive against pure combo (Doomsday, Cephalid Breakfast, Grixis Reanimator) and prison strategies, where interaction-heavy blue-white-red shells do their best work. The recurring weak spots are the tempo and fast blue-black strategies — particularly Dimir Tempo, which beats Jeskai Midrange at a lopsided 75-25 clip — and any deck that applies pressure faster than Jeskai can answer it (Energy, Eldrazi, White Beanstalk). If Dimir Tempo remains the #2 deck in Legacy at 7.88% share, that's a meaningful structural disadvantage for Jeskai players to navigate.

Sources: Data from 49 tournaments (53% MTGO, 47% Melee). Sample events include: