Meta archetypes
Izzet Aggro
Izzet Aggro: Blue · Red · Aggro
0.5% of winning MTGO lists · 4 lists from 4 events · 0 Top 8s · 0 wins · 2 League 5-0s
Data as of 2026-10-16 · Every list MTGO published since 2026-10-02 (748 lists from 34 events)
How to play it
- Play 1–2 mana creatures from turn one and attack every turn
- Keep hands with turn 1–2 plays; mulligan hands of expensive cards
- Spend removal on blockers, not on what is attacking you
- Count damage every turn: games end sooner than they look
Core cards
average copies per list, lands excluded
| 4 | Scalding Viper |
| 4 | Hired Claw |
| 4 | Colorstorm Stallion |
| 4 | Burst Lightning |
| 3.8 | Vibrant Outburst |
| 3.5 | Nova Hellkite |
| 2 | Stingcaster Mage |
| 2 | Razorkin Needlehead |
| 2 | Burnout Bashtronaut |
| 1.8 | Chandra, Torch of Defiance |
| 1.5 | Sunspine Lynx |
| 1 | Shock |
| 1 | Pompous Battlemage |
| 0.8 | Slick Sequence |
| 0.5 | Channeled Dragonfire |
Typical list
the list closest to this archetype's average
Main
11 Mountain
4 Burnout Bashtronaut
4 Burst Lightning
4 Colorstorm Stallion
4 Hired Claw
4 Razorkin Needlehead
4 Riverpyre Verge
4 Scalding Viper
4 Spirebluff Canal
4 Steam Vents
4 Vibrant Outburst
3 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
3 Nova Hellkite
3 Sunspine Lynx
Sideboard3 Giant Cindermaw
3 Magebane Lizard
3 Scorching Shot
2 Sear
2 Soul-Guide Lantern
2 Torpor Orb