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Jeskai Ascendancy

Enchantment

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. Untap those creatures.
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{U}{R}{W}
Color identity
RUW
Rarity
rare
Set
Khans of Tarkir
Price
$1.42
EDHREC rank
#2975
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Jeskai Ascendancy card art
Jeskai Ascendancy turns every noncreature spell into a pump-and-loot effect while untapping your whole team — the ceiling on that is absurdly high for three mana. Commanders like Narset, Enlightened Exile that chain spells off attacks will loop the triggers into a same-turn win, and even a value-oriented build like Invasion of Segovia // Caetus, Sea Tyrant of Segovia gets meaningful mileage out of the repeated looting alone.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Narset, Enlightened Exile

Narset, Enlightened Exile

74.8% of decks · synergy 0.60

Jeskai Ascendancy is a near-auto-include with Narset, Enlightened Exile because every spell Narset exiles and casts untaps her, which chains into another trigger, turning any cheap cantrip sequence into a full combat loop.

02
Elsha, Threefold Master

Elsha, Threefold Master

62.0% of decks · synergy 0.48

Elsha, Threefold Master plays instants and sorceries off the top and casts them for free, so each one pumps all your creatures and untaps them — Jeskai Ascendancy converts that card advantage engine directly into a combat kill.

03
Kasla, the Broken Halo

Kasla, the Broken Halo

60.4% of decks · synergy 0.46

Kasla, the Broken Halo cares about casting spells with different names and rewards chaining them, making Jeskai Ascendancy's per-spell untap and looting a natural fit that accelerates both the storm count and the board state simultaneously.

04
The Archimandrite

The Archimandrite

60.0% of decks · synergy 0.46

The Archimandrite helms a Jeskai monk tribal shell, and Jeskai Ascendancy is both on-theme and mechanically essential — every spell you cast untaps your monks and pumps them, making a wide board threaten a kill out of nowhere.

05
Kykar, Wind's Fury

Kykar, Wind's Fury

47.7% of decks · synergy 0.33

Kykar, Wind's Fury generates a Spirit token for each noncreature spell, and Jeskai Ascendancy turns each of those same spells into a global pump-and-untap — the two cards feed the same loop and together can convert a handful of cheap spells into a lethal attack.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Jeskai Ascendancy is a genuine engine piece rather than a fringe include — it slots into any Jeskai spellslinger shell and scales from value-oriented play all the way to fast combo finishes. In Pioneer, it anchored dedicated combo decks built around mana creatures and cantrips, and while the format has evolved, the card remains a real threat that warrants respect. Modern gives it even more tools to work with, though the format's speed and disruption density mean you need the full combo infrastructure behind it to compete. Legacy and Vintage see almost none of it — the ceiling isn't high enough relative to the broken stuff available in those formats. Oathbreaker is worth mentioning because the lower starting life total and faster pace reward Jeskai Ascendancy's ability to close games quickly in a dedicated build.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

2,573 decks
Underworld BreachFrantic SearchJeskai Ascendancy

Underworld BreachFrantic SearchJeskai Ascendancy

Infinite draw triggers; Infinite looting; Infinite self-discard triggers; Near-infinite magecraft triggers; Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Near-infinite storm count; Near-infinite untap of creatures you control; Near-infinitely large creatures until end of turn

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Jeskai AscendancySorcerer ClassHaze of Rage

Jeskai AscendancySorcerer ClassHaze of Rage

Infinite draw triggers; Infinite looting; Infinite self-discard triggers; Near-infinite blue mana that can only be spent to cast instant and/or sorcery spells; Near-infinite damage; Near-infinitely large creatures until end of turn; Near-infinite magecraft triggers; Near-infinite red mana that can only be spent to cast instant and/or sorcery spells; Near-infinite storm count; Near-infinite untap of creatures you control; Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce

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Price Context

Current price

$1.42 cheap tier

At $1.42, Jeskai Ascendancy is firmly budget — you're getting a proven multi-format combo piece for the price of a pack of sleeves. The price is unlikely to climb significantly given multiple printings, which makes it one of the better value pickups for any Jeskai spellslinger build.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.