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: weekly played online using Ashteki.com timed at 60 mins following sudden death rules ranked (affecting your Elo rating) KIND - with zero-tolerance for bad actors (see the discord rules of play for details) 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: 12 Wins in Phoenix League Top Cut in a Phoenix Pod Top Cut in a Community Event Top X in Ashteki ELO (cutoff TBD) 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: Phoenixborn diversity - the number of different Phoenixborn a player used Overall wins of your played Phoenixborn - how many wins your Phoenixborn have overall (the less popular the PB, the more it counts here) Strength of schedule 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. 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 The Meta The "meta" in Ashes is not as well defined as it is other card games such as Pokemon or Magic The Gathering. This is in part due to the depth and viability of the card pool for deck building, the nature of it being an extendable card game without rotation, and a smaller community resulting in a lower volume of data. That said, there are definite trends in Phoenixborn and cards that get repeated play and have shown across multiple tournaments that they are always competitive. Here's a listing of articles written by various community members on the topic: Pulse of the Phoenixborn | The Ashes Reborn Meta, One Year In The Big Ones | The Best Ashes Reborn Decks (And Why They Kept Winning) Tournament Results Overview 2026 Digital European Cup 2026 Placing Player 1 Brancus   2 hmaster 2025 Collection of Ashes 2025 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1   2   3-4 Phoenix League 2025 Placing Player Number Of Wins 1 Under Rug Swept / Fred (TIE) 23   2 -- -- 3 ebfritz 22 - 4 Redking 20 - 5 hmaster 19 Digital European Cup 2025 Placing Player 1 hmaster   2 WickedWalt Digital Pan-American Cup 2025 Placing Player 1 MitchB   2 Fred77 Legendary Knockout Arena 10 May 2025 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 ebfritz James Swarm Aggro   2 Brancus Jessa Burn 3-4 Shadowfire Hope Swarm Aggro Ghhinman Odette PACT Midrange 2024 Collection of Ashes 2024 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 Fred Rin Battlefield Midrange   2 Brian B Hope Shadow Hound Battlefield Aggro  3-4 Under Rug Swept Dimona Dragon Fallen Abby Koji Aggro Swarm Phoenix League 2024 Placing Player Number Of Wins 1 Under Rug Swept 31   2 Ninja Dance Mat 29 3 Carl Diaz 28 - 4 ebfritz 25 - 5 Brancus 24 Digital European Cup 2024 Placing Player 1 Redking   2 Brancus 3-4 Asterix and NinjaDanceMat Legendary Knockout Arena 9 November  2024 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 Mbauers Odette Paladin Battlefield Spindown   2 Redentor Rowan Paladin Control 3-4 Ninja Dance Mat Harold Paladin Battlefield Brian B Harold Paladin Battlefield One and Done Placing Player 1 Under Rug Swept   2 Killercactus 3-4 Wavesey Abby Legendary Knockout Arena 8 July  2024 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 Brian B Odette Paladin Battlefield   2 Ninja Dance Mat Saria Removal Mill 3-4 Carl Diaz Saria Paladin Battlefield Mbauers Odette Battlefield Spindown Ashes International League 2024 Placing Player 1 Brian B   2 Carl Diaz 3-4 Inquisitor Ninja Dance Mat Legendary Knockout Arena 7 June  2024 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 Ebfritz Dimona Dragon Aggro   2 Fred Rimea Prison Mill 3-4 Brancus Jessa Burn Carl Diaz Rin Battlefield Release of The Siege of Lordswall. Legendary Knockout Arena 6 May  2024 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 Ninja Dance Mat Xander 0/2 Fatigue   2 Brian B Leo PACT Battlefield 3-4 Mbauers Rin Spindown Battlefield Alfred Leo Spindown Fatigue Legendary Knockout Arena 5 April 2024 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 Carl Diaz Hope Shadow Hound 0/2   2 Brancus Xander PACT Battlefield 3-4 Mbauers Coal Battlefield Ninja Dance Mat Astrea Burn Legendary Knockout Arena 4 March  2024 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 Carl Diaz Tristan Battlefield Burn   2 Brian B Leo Fatigue 3-4 Ebfritz Jessa Burn Brancus Jessa Burn Heroic Knockout Arena 4 March  2024 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 Wicked Walt Jessa Burn   2 Jolienw Aradel Battlefield 3-4 Alfred Brennen Control Reef Noah Draw Aggro Legendary Knockout Arena 3 February  2024 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 Brian B Tristan Swarm Aggro   2 Ninja Dance Mat Saria Burn 3-4 Mbauers Saria Battlefield Fatigue Lark Orrick Prison Awakened State Heroic Knockout Arena 3 February  2024 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 Lexaeus Astrea Burn   2 Reef Noah Aggro 3-4 Wicked Walt Jessa Burn Delementary Saria Burn 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 1 Fred Rin Aggro Battlefield   2 Brian B Aradel Creeper 3-4 Brancus Jessa Burn Ninja Dance Mat Rin Battlefield Heroic Knockout Arena 2 January 2024 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 95chins Rin Battlefield   2 Lexaeus Noah Battlefield 3-4 Ebfritz Koji Swarm Rush Delementary Harold Battlefield Aggro 2023 Collection of Ashes 2023 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 Carl Diaz Harold Battlefield PACT   2 Brian B Harold Battlefield PACT 3-4 Under Rug Swept Odette Bypass Combo Killercactus Hope Vampire Bat Swarm Aggro Burn Phoenix League 2023 Placing Player Number Of Wins 1 Under Rug Swept 32   2 Killercactus 29 3 Brian B 21 - 4 Carl Diaz 20 - 5 Shadowfire/Treatment 19 Legendary Knockout Arena 1 December 2023 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 Ninja Dance Mat Astrea Stall Burn   2 Fred Rin Aggro Battlefield 3-4 Killercactus Leo Turbo Mill Mbauers Rin Battlefield Spindown Heroic Knockout Arena 1 December 2023 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 Brancus Jessa Burn   2 Ebfritz Koji Swarm Rush 3-4 Ironcache Hope Reaction Spindown Tzo - - - Blitz 2 2023 Placing Player 1 Mbauers   2 Brian B 3 Asterix Release of Frostwild Scourge. Phoenix Pod 2 2023 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 Nosuchmethod Dimona Fallen PACT   2 Brian B Hope Shadow Hound PACT 3-4 Carl Diaz Koji Creeper The Treatment Harold Spindown Fatigue Ashes International League 2023 Placing Player 1 Carl Diaz   2 Redentor 3-4 Clu Under Rug Swept Blitz 1 2023 Placing Player 1 Carl Diaz   2 The Treatment 3 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 1 Lark Noah Spindown   2 Killercactus Harold Battlefield PACT 3-4 Shadowfire Odette Battlefield Apple Sith Echo Battlefield Bypass Release of The Corpse of Viros. Winter Open 2023 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 Tuxedo Hope Creeper   2 Brancus Brennen Agro Burn 3-4 Carl Diaz Hope Creeper Flora Snow Aradel Battlefield Bypass 2022 Shufflebus Worlds 2022 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 JK007 Brennen Aggro Burn   2 Brian B Coal Wishing Wing Aggro Combo 3-4 The Cap Brennen Aggro Burn Mbauers Coal Spindown Battlefield Shufflebus Last Chance Qualifier 2022 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 Clu Odette Realmwalker Aggro Bypass   2 Impossible German Leo 3-4 Killercactus Rimea Burn Ninja Dance Mat Koji Creeper 2022-10-03 Sleeping Widows added to the chained list. Ashes International League 2 2022 Placing Player 1 Brain B   2 Carl Diaz 3-4 Inquisitor Apple Sith Ashes International League 1 2022 Placing Player 1 Inquisitor   2 Asterix 3-4 Carl Diaz MHGreenleaf Shufflebus Pod Qualifier 2022 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 Tuxedo Hope Creeper   2 Brian B Aradel 3-4 Carl Diaz Rowan Control Josh Brennen Aggro Burn Shufflebus Single Day Qualifier March 2022 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 Carl Diaz Echo Battlefield Bypass   2 The Cap Echo Battlefield Bypass 3-4 The Treatment Noah Battlefield Brain B Coal Wishing Wing Aggro Combo Release of Hope and Dimona expansions. Shufflebus Invitational 2022 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 Kaile Odette Bypass Combo   2 Bparousis Xander Battlefield 3-4 Chaos Theory Harold Battlefield Mbauers Saria Spindown Fatigue Shufflebus Season 7 2022 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 JK007 Brennen Aggro Burn   2 Tuxedo Harold Battlefield 3-4 The Cap Echo Kaile Odette Bypass Combo 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 1 JK007 Brennen Aggro Burn   2 Asterix Brennen Aggro Burn 3-4 MHGreenleaf Aradel Carl Diaz Lulu Aggro 2021 Shufflebus Season 5 December  2021 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 Kaile Maeoni Bypass Combo   2 Phillycheaz Aradel Battlefield 3-4 Bparousis Lulu Battlefield Bypass JK007 Lulu Battlefield Burn Release of Lulu and Orrick expansions. Shufflebus Season 4 September 2021 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 Inquisitor Harold Battlefield   2 Brian B Harold Battlefield 3-4 Kaukomieli James Aggro Nick Conley Jessa Spindown Burn Ashes International League Season 4 March 2021 Placing Player 1 Brian B   2 Mbauers 3-4 ? ? Shufflebus Season 3 July 2021 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 Carl Diaz Maeoni Bypass Combo   2 Brian B Brennen Burn 3-4 Shufflebus Jesse Odette Battlefield Phillycheaz Aradel Battlefield Bypass Shufflebus Season 2 June 2021 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 Mbauers Coal Aggro Burn   2 Carl Diaz Harold Spindown Battlefield 3-4 Inquisitor Harold Battlefield Burn Phillycheaz Xander Battlefield AIL Season 2 May 2021 Placing Player 1 Shufflebus Jesse   2 Carl Diaz 3-4 ? ? Shufflebus Season May 2021 Placing Player Phoenixborn Deck Style Decklist 1 Carl Diaz Maeoni Bypass Combo   2 Stefanos Rimea Fatigue 3-4 Mbauers Odette Bparousis Xander 2021-06-0 2 Exhortation, Massive Growth, River Skald and Summon Shining Hydra added to chained list. Release of Ashes Reborn The Collection of Ashes WIP https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19Dfi7IGh2WVkU1tM0n1aH3tCn4BwGcVo8nLNJueHvrk/edit?resourcekey=&gid=224800960#gid=224800960 Pod A   Pod B   Pod C   Pod D   Topcut Bracket   abby 3-1 (+42) URS 4-0 (+69) Carl 3-0 (+47) Fred 2-0 (+42) Round of 8 Top 4 Finals Winner Ninja 2-1 (+15) Brian 3-1 (+52) nosuch 2-1 (+16) Brancus 2-1 (+5) M1: Abby (Koji) v Brancus (Rimea) M5: Abby v Brian Brian v Fred Fred ebfritz 1-1 (-2) redking 2-2 (-17) jolien 1-2 (-18) shadow 1-2 (-26) M2: Brian (Hope) vs Carl (Rimea) M6: UnderRugSwept v Fred     treatment 0-1 (-18) killercactus 1-3 (-28) apple 0-3 (-45) Bowman 0-2 (-21) M3: UnderRugSwept (Dimona) vs Nosuchmethod (James)       inquisitor 0-2 (-37) waves 0-4 (-79)         M4: Ninja Dance Mat (Rimea) vs Fred (Rin)     Shadow https://ashes.live/decks/share/078ea7a3-91ca-4ac9-a028-b6de6f964433/ Vicky Carl https://ashes.live/decks/share/d996e571-7828-4e79-bd75-7cc69da89da6/ Rimea inquisitor https://ashes.live/decks/share/2b47cc83-e7f4-4f97-a0ae-c059c0402513/ Harold waves https://ashes.live/decks/share/4d27620d-c332-4028-8bb4-7f8993e47d78/ Rowan Matt https://ashes.live/decks/share/6f79647f-cd0f-4372-ba56-dd65e1c28550/ Odette killer https://ashes.live/decks/share/8a3fcf3b-29a3-4ded-8ccc-070712f87dd3/ Vicky Abby https://ashes.live/decks/share/0b00306f-849e-4993-9d97-ac12a0bb600d/ Koji Redking https://ashes.live/decks/45368/ Rowan Under Rug Swept https://ashes.live/decks/share/f32dad01-6087-46d7-b13a-773c212fe052/ Dimona Ninja https://ashes.live/decks/share/a5995462-6336-4e63-be45-7d1b2d63ce88/ Rimea nosuchmethod https://ashes.live/decks/57724/ James Brancus https://ashes.live/decks/share/cf83e7b0-4c6b-46c0-abff-80f7ac816119/ Rimea ebfritz https://ashes.live/decks/share/5f7b47c5-2914-4770-b68a-224dde5cfd21/ Koji applesith https://ashes.live/decks/share/59223f53-052f-4412-ade6-52af1ec7b706/ Astrea jolien https://ashes.live/decks/share/2a5abf16-e75b-4075-ad99-388e6df8f9eb/ Maeoni The Treatment https://ashes.live/decks/share/85a7c35c-b4bc-4171-8513-0d6fd5cadde2/ Jessa Brian https://ashes.live/decks/share/421b8f18-3ef7-48c5-a75e-f975fa755c51/ Hope Fred https://ashes.live/decks/share/5d12dec9-df9b-4636-89ec-19664b28e459/ Rin