deck Jeskai Familiar

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About Pauper Jeskai Familiar

Belonging to the metagame from Pauper, Jeskai Familiar is a deck with the following key cards: Snow-Covered Island, Lórien Revealed, Mulldrifter, Ephemerate, Archaeomancer, Breath Weapon, with an overall win percentage of 57.1% in 21 games in the last 6 months. The deck performances better against Grixis Affinity and Mono Red Aggro and worst against Grixis Affinity and Mono Red Aggro. In recent appearances lucasdho made 4V-0L at FUGUETE CHAMP 209 and MichelBiro made 4V-0L at Fuguete League 193.

Main Deck cards Jeskai Familiar

Snow-Covered Island

7.0 in 100% of decks
Lórien Revealed

3.6 in 100% of decks
Mulldrifter

3.4 in 100% of decks
Ephemerate

2.6 in 100% of decks
Archaeomancer

2.4 in 100% of decks
Breath Weapon

2.0 in 100% of decks
Snow-Covered Mountain

1.6 in 100% of decks
Snow-Covered Plains

1.4 in 100% of decks
Volatile Fjord

1.2 in 100% of decks
Dawnbringer Cleric

1.0 in 100% of decks
Glacial Floodplain

1.0 in 100% of decks
Rustvale Bridge

4.0 in 60% of decks
Augur of Bolas

4.0 in 60% of decks
Cleansing Wildfire

4.0 in 60% of decks
Silverbluff Bridge

4.0 in 60% of decks
Counterspell

4.0 in 60% of decks
Brainstorm

3.7 in 60% of decks
Skred

3.0 in 60% of decks
Preordain

3.0 in 60% of decks
Dispel

2.0 in 60% of decks
Murmuring Mystic

1.7 in 60% of decks
Lightning Bolt

1.3 in 60% of decks
Union of the Third Path

1.0 in 60% of decks
Unholy Heat

4.0 in 40% of decks
God-Pharaoh's Faithful

4.0 in 40% of decks
Sunscape Familiar

4.0 in 40% of decks
Snap

3.0 in 40% of decks
The Modern Age

3.0 in 40% of decks
Azorius Chancery

3.0 in 40% of decks
Prohibit

2.0 in 40% of decks
Perilous Landscape

2.0 in 40% of decks
Deep Analysis

1.5 in 40% of decks
Ghostly Flicker

1.0 in 40% of decks
Mortuary Mire

1.0 in 40% of decks
Essence Scatter

1.0 in 40% of decks
Ash Barrens

1.0 in 40% of decks
Late to Dinner

1.0 in 20% of decks

Sideboard cards Jeskai Familiar

Blue Elemental Blast

3.2 in 100% of decks
Red Elemental Blast

2.6 in 100% of decks
Negate

1.6 in 100% of decks
Gorilla Shaman

1.0 in 100% of decks
Dust to Dust

2.5 in 80% of decks
Cast into the Fire

2.3 in 60% of decks
Thraben Charm

1.0 in 60% of decks
Destroy Evil

2.0 in 40% of decks

Strategy

### Jeskai Familiar in Pauper **Overview:** Jeskai Familiar is a control-oriented deck in the Pauper format of Magic: The Gathering, utilizing a combination of card advantage, tempo plays, and efficient removal. The deck revolves around the synergy between the "Familiar" creatures, particularly **Sunscape Familiar**, and various spells that allow you to control the board while drawing cards and generating value. --- **Strategy:** 1. **Card Advantage and Filtering:** The deck leverages cards like **Mulldrifter**, **Deep Analysis**, and **Preordain** to filter through your deck and find the necessary pieces to maintain control. **Archaeomancer** can recur spells, providing additional value. 2. **Tempo and Control:** The inclusion of counterspells like **Negate**, **Prohibit**, and **Essence Scatter** helps to disrupt your opponent's game plan while you build your board presence. **Unholy Heat** and **Destroy Evil** serve as efficient removal options for dealing with threats. 3. **Familiar Synergy:** **Sunscape Familiar** reduces the cost of your blue and red spells, allowing for explosive turns where you can cast multiple spells or powerful spells earlier than usual. This synergy can create a significant tempo advantage. 4. **Flicker Effects:** Cards like **Ghostly Flicker** and **Ephemerate** can be used to reset your creatures, trigger enter-the-battlefield effects, or protect your threats from removal. 5. **Win Conditions:** The deck can win through various means, including attacking with creatures like **Mulldrifter** or **God-Pharaoh's Faithful**, or through incremental damage from spells like **Breath Weapon** and **Lórien Revealed**. --- **Strengths:** - **Card Draw and Filtering:** The ability to draw cards and filter through your deck helps you find answers and maintain a steady flow of threats. - **Versatile Removal:** A mix of targeted removal and board wipes allows you to handle a variety of threats. - **Flexibility:** The deck can adapt to different matchups, whether it’s controlling the board against aggressive decks or outvaluing slower control decks. - **Familiar Cost Reduction:** The cost reduction from **Sunscape Familiar** can lead to explosive turns, allowing for powerful plays. --- **Weaknesses:** - **Vulnerability to Aggro:** While the deck has removal, it can struggle against fast aggressive decks that can overwhelm you before you stabilize. - **Reliance on Synergy:** The deck's effectiveness can diminish if you don't draw the right pieces, particularly the Familiar and card draw spells. - **Limited Win Conditions:** The deck can sometimes struggle to close out games if it doesn’t draw its win conditions or if they are dealt with effectively by the opponent. - **Mana Issues:** With a three-color mana base, the deck can face issues with color fixing, especially if you draw too many of one color. --- **Conclusion:** Jeskai Familiar is a fun and engaging deck that rewards players for leveraging card advantage and tempo plays. While it has strengths in card draw and versatility, it requires careful management of resources and can be vulnerable to fast-paced strategies. With practice, it can be a powerful contender in the Pauper format, offering a unique blend of control and synergy.