Meta archetypes
Izzet Spells (It'll Quench Ya!)
Izzet Spells (It'll Quench Ya!): Blue · Red · Midrange · frequent instants and sorceries pumping creatures
1.3% of winning MTGO lists · 10 lists from 7 events · 1 Top 8s · 0 wins · 6 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
- A quality card every turn, trading removal for their key pieces
- Keep hands with both early plays and removal
- Be the defender against aggro, the attacker against control
- Two-for-one cards win long games
Core cards
average copies per list, lands excluded
| 4 | Firebending Lesson |
| 4 | Combustion Technique |
| 4 | Accumulate Wisdom |
| 3.6 | Abandon Attachments |
| 3.5 | Geist of Saint Thalia |
| 2.8 | It'll Quench Ya! |
| 2 | Tablet of Discovery |
| 2 | Jeskai Revelation |
| 1.8 | Spell Snare |
| 1.2 | Artist's Talent |
| 1 | Monument to Endurance |
| 0.8 | Ral, Crackling Wit |
| 0.8 | Iroh's Demonstration |
| 0.8 | Chandra, Torch of Defiance |
| 0.7 | Three Steps Ahead |
| 0.6 | Winternight Stories |
Typical list
the list closest to this archetype's average
Main
4 Abandon Attachments
4 Accumulate Wisdom
4 Combustion Technique
4 Firebending Lesson
4 Geist of Saint Thalia
4 Great Hall of the Biblioplex
4 Jeskai Revelation
4 Steam Vents
4 Tablet of Discovery
3 Deserted Beach
3 Stormcarved Coast
2 It'll Quench Ya!
2 Riverpyre Verge
2 Spell Snare
2 Spirebluff Canal
1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
1 Flashback
1 Inspiring Vantage
1 Island
1 Mistrise Village
1 Mountain
1 Ral, Crackling Wit
1 Sacred Foundry
1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
1 Winternight Stories
Sideboard2 Day of Judgment
2 Flashfreeze
2 Price of Freedom
2 Spell Snare
1 Disdainful Stroke
1 Emeritus of Ideation
1 Ghost Vacuum
1 Negate
1 Riverchurn Monument
1 Soul-Guide Lantern
1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian