Jeskai Ascendancy is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
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.
Complete guide
Jeskai Ascendancy is a powerful enchantment that rewards players for weaving noncreature spells into their strategy. By providing a tactical mix of creature buffs, untap effects, and hand filtering, it serves as a central engine for combo and tempo decks alike. Understanding how its triggers stack is the key to mastering the flow of battle.
Understanding the Triggers
Jeskai Ascendancy has two distinct triggered abilities that trigger whenever you cast a noncreature spell. The first ability provides your creatures with +1/+1 until end of turn and untaps them, while the second ability allows you to 'loot'—drawing a card and then discarding a card. Because these are two separate triggers, you can choose the order in which they are put onto the stack, though both will resolve before the original noncreature spell that triggered them.
Step-by-Step Resolution
When you cast a noncreature spell, both Jeskai Ascendancy abilities trigger simultaneously. You place them on the stack in the order of your choice. If you choose to resolve the draw/discard trigger first, you filter your hand before the stat boost occurs. Once the untap trigger resolves, all creatures you controlled at the time the ability was put on the stack gain +1/+1 and untap. Note that even creatures that were already untapped will still receive the +1/+1 bonus.
Common Pitfalls
A common mistake is forgetting that the +1/+1 bonus and the untap effect only apply to creatures you control as the ability resolves. If you play a creature spell after the Ascendancy triggers have finished, that new creature will not have the bonus. Additionally, the 'loot' ability is optional; you may choose not to draw, but if you do draw, you must discard a card.
When to Play It
This card shines in decks with many low-cost instants or mana-producing creatures. By casting an instant during your opponent's turn, you can unexpectedly untap your board to create blockers. In your own turn, it allows you to chain multiple spells together, growing your creatures to lethal sizes while digging through your library for more resources.
Interaction examples
Rhystic StudyIf you control both Jeskai Ascendancy and Rhystic Study, and your opponent casts a noncreature spell, only Rhystic Study triggers. However, when you cast a noncreature spell, Jeskai Ascendancy triggers twice. You can use the 'loot' trigger to find a counterspell to protect your Rhystic Study, while untapping your mana-producing creatures to ensure you have the resources to cast it.
Smothering TitheWhen you cast a noncreature spell with Jeskai Ascendancy and Smothering Tithe on the battlefield, you may choose to draw and discard. If your opponent also has a Smothering Tithe, your draw will trigger their Tithe. Conversely, if you cast a noncreature spell that causes your opponent to draw, your Ascendancy will buff your creatures while your Tithe demands a tax from them.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Jeskai Ascendancy
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Jeskai Ascendancy + Invasion of Segovia // Caetus, Sea Tyrant of Segovia
- 1Cast the buyback spell with buyback by tapping any number of creatures.
- 2Jeskai Ascendancy's first and second abilities trigger.
- 3Resolve the first trigger, giving creatures you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them.
- 4Resolve the second trigger, allowing you to loot.
- 5Resolve the spell with buyback, returning it to your hand.
- 6Repeat.
Underworld Breach + Frantic Search + Jeskai Ascendancy
- 1Activate up to three lands by tapping them, adding at least
. - 2Cast Frantic Search for its escape cost by paying and exiling three other cards from your graveyard.
- 3Jeskai Ascendancy's first and second abilities trigger. Resolve both triggers, causing you to loot, untap all creatures you control and give them +1/+1 until end of turn.
- 4Resolve Frantic Search, causing you to loot twice and untap three lands.
- 5Repeat.
Jeskai Ascendancy + Retraction Helix
- 1Cast Retraction Helix by paying , targeting a creature you control without summoning sickness.
- 2Jeskai Ascendacy's first and second abilities trigger.
- 3Resolve the first Jeskai Ascendancy trigger, giving creatures you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them.
- 4Resolve the second Jeskai Ascendancy trigger, allowing you to loot.
- 5If the permanent that costs
can tap to add mana, activate it by tapping it, adding at least one mana. - 6Activate the creature by tapping it, returning the free permanent to your hand.
- 7Cast that permanent by paying .
- 8Repeat from step 2.
Jeskai Ascendancy + Sorcerer Class + Haze of Rage
- 1Activate four creatures you control by tapping them, adding
that can only be spent to cast instant and/or sorcery spells, or to gain a Class level. - 2Cast Haze of Rage with buyback by paying , triggering Jeskai Ascendancy's first and second abilities, Haze of Rage's storm ability, and Sorcerer Class's third ability if it is level three.
- 3Resolve the Sorcerer Class trigger, if applicable, causing Haze of Rage to deal an amount of damage to each opponent equal to the number of instants and sorceries you've cast this turn.
- 4Resolve the Haze of Rage trigger, creating a copy of it for each spell you've cast before it this turn.
- 5Resolve the first Jeskai Ascendancy trigger, giving creatures you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them.
- 6Resolve the second Jeskai Ascendancy trigger, allowing you to loot.
- 7Resolve all Haze of Rages, causing creatures you control to get +1/+0 for each Haze of Rage, and returning the original Haze of Rage to your hand.
- 8Repeat.
Jeskai Ascendancy + Banishing Knack
- 1Cast Banishing Knack by paying , targeting a creature you control without summoning sickness.
- 2Jeskai Ascendacy's first and second abilities trigger.
- 3Resolve the first Jeskai Ascendancy trigger, giving creatures you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them.
- 4Resolve the second Jeskai Ascendancy trigger, allowing you to loot.
- 5If the permanent that costs can tap to add mana, activate it by tapping it, adding at least one mana.
- 6Activate the creature by tapping it, returning the free permanent to your hand.
- 7Cast that permanent by paying .
- 8Repeat from step 2.
Jeskai Ascendancy + Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Lotus Petal
- 1Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding one mana of of any color.
- 2Activate Emry by tapping it, targeting Lotus Petal.
- 3Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard by paying .
- 4Jeskai Ascendacy first and second abilities trigger.
- 5Resolve the first Jeskai Ascendancy trigger, giving creatures you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them.
- 6Resolve the second Jeskai Ascendancy trigger, allowing you to loot.
Jeskai Ascendancy + Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Mishra's Bauble
- 1Activate Mishra's Bauble by tapping and sacrificing it, looking at the top card of a player's library and drawing a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
- 2Activate Emry by tapping it, targeting Mishra's Bauble.
- 3Cast Mishra's Bauble from your graveyard by paying .
- 4Jeskai Ascendacy first and second abilities trigger.
- 5Resolve the first Jeskai Ascendancy trigger, giving creatures you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them.
- 6Resolve the second Jeskai Ascendancy trigger, allowing you to loot.
Jeskai Ascendancy + Sprout Swarm
- 1Cast Sprout Swarm with buyback by tapping five untapped creatures you control.
- 2Jeskai Ascendancy's first and second ability triggers.
- 3Resolve Jeskai Ascendancy's first trigger, untapping all creatures you control and giving them +1/+1 until end of turn.
- 4Resolve Jeskai Ascendancy's second trigger, allowing you to loot.
- 5Resolve Sprout Swarm, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token and returning Sprout Swarm to your hand.
- 6Repeat.
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