Jeskai Ephemerate 
Jeskai Ephemerate Pauper decklist played by DanielDahan at Freak TLV Pauper Store Championship (8 May 2026).
- Player
- DanielDahan
- Finish
- #23 of 34, 2-3
- Archetype
- Jeskai Ephemerate
- Staples
- Jeskai Ephemerate
- Format
- Pauper
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (10)
Instants (21)
- 4 Brainstorm
- 1 Breath Weapon
- 4 Counterspell
- 1 Destroy Evil
- 1 Dispel
- 3 Ephemerate
- 1 Fire // Ice
- 2 Lightning Bolt
- 3 Skred
- 1 Thraben Charm
Sorceries (9)
Lands (20)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Jeskai Ephemerate list
Average of 28 decks in the 30 days up to May 8, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Cleansing Wildfire (4 vs 1.1)
- +3 Silverbluff Bridge (4 vs 1.1)
- +3 Rustvale Bridge (4 vs 1.3)
- +2 Brainstorm (4 vs 2.5)
- +1 Lightning Bolt (2 vs 0.8)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Volatile Fjord (0 vs 2.0)
- -2 Union of the Third Path (0 vs 1.6)
- -2 Perilous Landscape (1 vs 2.5)
- -1 Preordain (0 vs 1.5)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Dawnbringer Cleric (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Pyroblast (4 vs 2.4)
- +1 Cast into the Fire (2 vs 0.9)
Fewer than usual
- -1 Red Elemental Blast (0 vs 1.4)
- -1 Dust to Dust (0 vs 1.2)
- -1 Envelop (0 vs 1.2)
Most unusual list in this period: xubua in Rock Pauper and Beer (15 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.38 average mana value · 2.53 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
20 33.3% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 71.7%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 63.8%
- Same, on the draw
- 72.2%
Colors: costs and sources
-
6 symbols (12.0%)
8 sources (25.0%)
-
33 symbols (66.0%)
13 sources (40.6%)
-
11 symbols (22.0%)
11 sources (34.4%)
Card types
- Creatures 10 (16.7%)
- Instants 21 (35.0%)
- Sorceries 9 (15.0%)
- Lands 20 (33.3%)