How to beat Jeskai Prowess in Modern
Over the last 90 days no active Modern archetype holds a winning record against Jeskai Prowess across 5 or more recorded matches. The table below shows every pairing that clears that floor, Jeskai Prowess's best matchups included.
Best records against Jeskai Prowess
Matches played in the last 90 days, from events that publish round-by-round pairings. Ranked by the bottom of each 95% range, not by the headline percentage, so a small sample cannot outrank a large one.
| Deck | Win rate vs Jeskai Prowess | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devoted Combo | 37.5% | 3-5 | 8 | Medium sample | 14%–69% |
| Affinity | 40.0% | 2-3 | 5 | Low sample | 12%–77% |
| Goryo's Vengeance | 33.3% | 2-4 | 6 | Low sample | 10%–70% |
| Gruul Basking Broodscale Combo | 20.0% | 1-4 | 5 | Low sample | 4%–62% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
30 further pairings (58 matches) fall below the 5-match floor and are not given a percentage. 1 pairing against archetypes that have left the Modern metagame is excluded. Full history, retired archetypes included, is on Jeskai Prowess's archetype page and in the Modern matchup matrix.
Questions
What beats Jeskai Prowess in Modern?
No active Modern archetype currently holds a winning record against Jeskai Prowess over 5 or more recorded matches in the last 90 days. That is a statement about what we have recorded, not a claim that Jeskai Prowess is unbeatable.
What does Jeskai Prowess beat?
Jeskai Prowess's best recorded matchups over the same window are Gruul Basking Broodscale Combo (80% across 5 matches), Devoted Combo (63% across 8 matches) and Goryo's Vengeance (67% across 6 matches). If you are picking a deck to attack Jeskai Prowess with, these are the ones the record argues against.
How reliable are these Modern matchup numbers?
Not very, and the page says so per row rather than in aggregate. Every pairing shows its match count, its sample band and a 95% range; the strongest band we award is 20+ matches, which is still roughly a ±20-point range around the figure shown. Pairings under 5 matches are counted but never given a percentage — there are 30 of those for Jeskai Prowess right now. Rankings use the bottom of each range rather than the headline percentage, so a small sample cannot outrank a large one it has not earned.
What period does this cover?
Matches played in the last 90 days, filtered on when each match was actually played. Archetypes that have dropped out of the Modern metagame are excluded from the ranking, which removes 1 pairing here — their historical records are still on Jeskai Prowess's own archetype page and in the format matchup matrix.
What each number on this site measures, and where it is least reliable, is set out on the methodology page.