Competitive Scene

Try-hard mode activated!

Information on competing at the highest level; sometimes for prizes, sometimes just for bragging rights.

If you are looking for deckbuilding restrictions for Organized Play events, the banned list and the chained list can be found under Rulebook->FAQ.

Phoenix League

A COMPETITIVE ASHES CIRCUIT

Phoenix League is new for 2023!

Ashes: Reborn is a game with a strong competitive lineage. Since the launch of 1.0 all the way through the latest Shufflebus Invitational, players have fought their hardest and brought their best when the opportunity arose. With that legacy in mind, we see a torch in need of picking up. That torch is Phoenix League. Phoenix League is a competitive Ashes circuit with qualifying events, which follow PHG's OP rules.

Phoenix League

Random weekly pairings in a competitive setting. Track your wins and sharpen your game in a drop-in, drop-out format that still expects you to play your best. This League will coexist with FFL.

Phoenix League games are:

Phoenix Pods

Quarterly, week-long closed-list pod tournaments that will feature a top cut. These events will pause Phoenix League pairings.

Community Events

Competitive outlets from other tournament organizers, events like AIL, will be partnered with to feature official Phoenix League support and integration.

Collection of Ashes

Phoenix League's "World Championship" level event

The event is invitation only, and qualifying steps for this event include:

To Join

You can join the league by typing !phx join in the Ashes Discord #bot-chatter channel.

To Drop

You can drop from the league by typing !phx drop in the Ashes Discord #bot-chatter channel.

Ashes International League (AIL)

The Ashes International League is an event that has multiple paths to the top.

Deck construction obeys the chained list, but is otherwise open ended.

What makes this different from other events is the tiebreakers. In order, they are:

  1. Phoenixborn diversity - the number of different Phoenixborn a player used
  2. Overall wins of your played Phoenixborn - how many wins your Phoenixborn have overall (the less popular the PB, the more it counts here)
  3. Strength of schedule
  4. Blood point differential - Blood Points earned minus Blood Points given up

Play is organized as per other tournaments.

Team Tourney - TODO

Blitz

One critique of Ashes games is that they can take anywhere between 45-60 minutes, sometimes longer. The Blitz format imposes a strict limit on game length.

Deck building follows normal rules, including use of the chained list.

Games are set up using a chess clock with the time set to 13 minutes per player. A game loss is given to the player who uses the entire 13 minutes.

Shufflebus (discontinued)

Tournaments were run by The ShuffleBus (https://theshufflebus.com/) for a few years. They were the premiere competitive scene for Ashes Reborn until they decided to close shop at the end of 2022 following the World Championship invitational.

This section is dedicated to preserving player deck lists, and ideally the results, from each SB tournament in case the individual players ever delete them from Ashes.live.

Shufflebus (discontinued)

Tournament Deck Lists

For posterity these are being cloned to The Jankyard's Ashes.live account. Rather than republish all of them, they are tracked in a Google Doc with the associated player and result (where available).

ShuffleBus Deck Lists

Tournament Results Overview

Collection of Ashes 2024

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 Fred Rin Battlefield Midrange card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Brian B Hope Shadow Hound Battlefield Aggro  card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Under Rug Swept Dimona Dragon Fallen card-2-spades.png
Abby Koji Aggro Swarm card-2-spades.png

Legendary Knockout Arena 9 November 2024

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 Mbauers Odette Paladin Battlefield Spindown card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Redentor Rowan Paladin Control card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Ninja Dance Mat Harold Paladin Battlefield card-2-spades.png
Brian B Harold Paladin Battlefield card-2-spades.png

One and Done

Placing Player
trophy-cup.png 1 Under Rug Swept
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Killercactus
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Wavesey
Abby

Legendary Knockout Arena 8 July 2024

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 Brian B Odette Paladin Battlefield card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Ninja Dance Mat Saria Removal Mill card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Carl Diaz Saria Paladin Battlefield card-2-spades.png
Mbauers Odette Battlefield Spindown card-2-spades.png

Ashes International League 2024

Placing Player
trophy-cup.png 1 Brian B
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Carl Diaz
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Inquisitor
Ninja Dance Mat

Legendary Knockout Arena 7 June 2024

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 Ebfritz Dimona Dragon Aggro card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Fred Rimea Prison Mill card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Brancus Jessa Burn card-2-spades.png
Carl Diaz Rin Battlefield card-2-spades.png

Release of The Siege of Lordswall.

Legendary Knockout Arena 6 May 2024

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 Ninja Dance Mat Xander 0/2 Fatigue card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Brian B Leo PACT Battlefield card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Mbauers Rin Spindown Battlefield card-2-spades.png
Alfred Leo Spindown Fatigue card-2-spades.png

Legendary Knockout Arena 5 April 2024

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 Carl Diaz Hope Shadow Hound 0/2 card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Brancus Xander PACT Battlefield card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Mbauers Coal Battlefield card-2-spades.png
Ninja Dance Mat Astrea Burn card-2-spades.png

Legendary Knockout Arena 4 March 2024

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 Carl Diaz Tristan Battlefield Burn card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Brian B Leo Fatigue card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Ebfritz Jessa Burn card-2-spades.png
Brancus Jessa Burn card-2-spades.png

Heroic Knockout Arena 4 March 2024

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 Wicked Walt Jessa Burn card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Jolienw Aradel Battlefield card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Alfred Brennen Control card-2-spades.png
Reef Noah Draw Aggro card-2-spades.png

Legendary Knockout Arena 3 February 2024

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 Brian B Tristan Swarm Aggro card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Ninja Dance Mat Saria Burn card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Mbauers Saria Battlefield Fatigue card-2-spades.png
Lark Orrick Prison Awakened State card-2-spades.png

Heroic Knockout Arena 3 February 2024

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 Lexaeus Astrea Burn card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Reef Noah Aggro card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Wicked Walt Jessa Burn card-2-spades.png
Delementary Saria Burn card-2-spades.png

Release of The Blight of Neverset. 2024-01-25 Golden Veil and Hypnotize added to the chained list. Massive Growth, Exhortation, and Summon Sleeping Widows removed from the chained list.

Legendary Knockout Arena 2 January 2024

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 Fred Rin Aggro Battlefield card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Brian B Aradel Creeper card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Brancus Jessa Burn card-2-spades.png
Ninja Dance Mat Rin Battlefield card-2-spades.png

Heroic Knockout Arena 2 January 2024

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 95chins Rin Battlefield card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Lexaeus Noah Battlefield card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Ebfritz Koji Swarm Rush card-2-spades.png
Delementary Harold Battlefield Aggro card-2-spades.png

Legendary Knockout Arena 1 December 2023

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 Ninja Dance Mat Astrea Stall Burn card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Fred Rin Aggro Battlefield card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Killercactus Leo Turbo Mill card-2-spades.png
Mbauers Rin Battlefield Spindown card-2-spades.png

Heroic Knockout Arena 1 December 2023

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 Brancus Jessa Burn card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Ebfritz Koji Swarm Rush card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Ironcache Hope Reaction Spindown card-2-spades.png
Tzo - - -

Collection of Ashes 2023

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 Carl Diaz Harold Battlefield PACT card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Brian B Harold Battlefield PACT card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Under Rug Swept Odette Bypass Combo card-2-spades.png
Killercactus Hope Vampire Bat Swarm Aggro Burn card-2-spades.png

Blitz 2 2023

Placing Player
trophy-cup.png 1 Mbauers
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Brian B
trophy-cup (2).png3 Asterix

Release of Frostwild Scourge.

Phoenix Pod 2 2023

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 Nosuchmethod Dimona Fallen PACT card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Brian B Hope Shadow Hound PACT card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Carl Diaz Koji Creeper card-2-spades.png
The Treatment Harold Spindown Fatigue card-2-spades.png

Ashes International League 2023

Placing Player
trophy-cup.png 1 Carl Diaz
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Redentor
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Clu
Under Rug Swept

Blitz 1 2023

Placing Player
trophy-cup.png 1 Carl Diaz
trophy-cup (1).png 2 The Treatment
trophy-cup (2).png3

2023-04-05 Release of Three Eyed Owl, Creeper, Salamander Monk and Brennen errata. Meteor added to chained list and Three Eyed Owl removed from chained list.

Phoenix Pod 1 2023

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 Lark Noah Spindown card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Killercactus Harold Battlefield PACT card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Shadowfire Odette Battlefield card-2-spades.png
Apple Sith Echo Battlefield Bypass card-2-spades.png

Release of The Corpse of Viros.

Winter Open 2023

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 Tuxedo Hope Creeper card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Brancus Brennen Agro Burn card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Carl Diaz Hope Creeper card-2-spades.png
Flora Snow Aradel Battlefield Bypass card-2-spades.png

Shufflebus Worlds 2022

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 JK007 Brennen Aggro Burn card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Brian B Coal Wishing Wing Aggro Combo card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 The Cap Brennen Aggro Burn card-2-spades.png
Mbauers Coal Spindown Battlefield card-2-spades.png

Shufflebus Last Chance Qualifier 2022

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 Clu Odette Realmwalker Aggro Bypass card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Impossible German Leo

trophy-cup (2).png 3-4 Killercactus Rimea Burn card-2-spades.png
Ninja Dance Mat Koji Creeper card-2-spades.png

2022-10-03 Sleeping Widows added to the chained list.

Ashes International League 2 2022

Placing Player
trophy-cup.png 1 Brain B
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Carl Diaz
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Inquisitor
Apple Sith

Ashes International League 1 2022

Placing Player
trophy-cup.png 1 Inquisitor
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Asterix
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Carl Diaz
MHGreenleaf

Shufflebus Pod Qualifier 2022

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 Tuxedo Hope Creeper card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Brian B Aradel

trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Carl Diaz Rowan Control card-2-spades.png
Josh Brennen Aggro Burn card-2-spades.png

Shufflebus Single Day Qualifier March 2022

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 Carl Diaz Echo Battlefield Bypass card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 The Cap Echo Battlefield Bypass card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 The Treatment Noah Battlefield card-2-spades.png
Brain B Coal Wishing Wing Aggro Combo card-2-spades.png

Release of Hope and Dimona expansions.

Shufflebus Invitational 2022

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 Kaile Odette Bypass Combo card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Bparousis Xander Battlefield card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Chaos Theory Harold Battlefield card-2-spades.png
Mbauers Saria Spindown Fatigue card-2-spades.png

Shufflebus Season 7 2022

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 JK007 Brennen Aggro Burn card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Tuxedo Harold Battlefield card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 The Cap Echo

Kaile Odette Bypass Combo card-2-spades.png

2022-05-16 Three Eyed Owl, Psychic Vampire and Explosive Growth added to the chained list.

Shufflebus Season 6 2022

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 JK007 Brennen Aggro Burn card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Asterix Brennen Aggro Burn card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 MHGreenleaf Aradel

Carl Diaz Lulu Aggro card-2-spades.png

Shufflebus Season 5 December 2021

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 Kaile Maeoni Bypass Combo card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Phillycheaz Aradel Battlefield card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Bparousis Lulu Battlefield Bypass card-2-spades.png
JK007 Lulu Battlefield Burn card-2-spades.png

Release of Lulu and Orrick expansions.

Shufflebus Season 4 September 2021

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 Inquisitor Harold Battlefield card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Brian B Harold Battlefield card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Kaukomieli James Aggro card-2-spades.png
Nick Conley Jessa Spindown Burn card-2-spades.png

Ashes International League Season 4 March 2021

Placing Player
trophy-cup.png 1 Brian B
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Mbauers
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 ?
?

Shufflebus Season 3 July 2021

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 Carl Diaz Maeoni Bypass Combo card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Brian B Brennen Burn
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Shufflebus Jesse Odette Battlefield
Phillycheaz Aradel Battlefield Bypass card-2-spades.png

Shufflebus Season 2 June 2021

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 Mbauers Coal Aggro Burn card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Carl Diaz Harold Spindown Battlefield card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Inquisitor Harold Battlefield Burn
Phillycheaz Xander Battlefield card-2-spades.png

AIL Season 2 May 2021

Placing Player
trophy-cup.png 1 Shufflebus Jesse
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Carl Diaz
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 ?
?

Shufflebus Season May 2021

Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist
trophy-cup.png 1 Carl Diaz Maeoni Bypass Combo card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (1).png 2 Stefanos Rimea Fatigue card-2-spades.png
trophy-cup (2).png3-4 Mbauers Odette

Bparousis Xander

2021-06-02 Exhortation, Massive Growth, River Skald and Summon Shining Hydra added to chained list.

Release of Ashes Reborn

The Collection of Ashes WIP