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Meta archetypes

Izzet Spells (Sanar, Unfinished Genius)

Izzet Spells (Sanar, Unfinished Genius): Blue · Red · Midrange · frequent instants and sorceries pumping creatures

0.5% of winning MTGO lists · 4 lists from 4 events · 1 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)

Sanar, Unfinished GeniusImprovisation CapstoneTablet of Discovery

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
4Tablet of Discovery
3.2Sanar, Unfinished Genius
3Stock Up
3Colorstorm Stallion
3Burst Lightning
3Ashling's Command
2.5Molten-Core Maestro
1.5Prismari Charm
1.5Consult the Star Charts
1.2Improvisation Capstone
1Way of the Pyromancer
1Thor, God of Thunder
1Spell Pierce
1Jeskai Revelation
1Firebending Lesson
0.8Spell Snare

Typical list

the list closest to this archetype's average
Main
4 Ashling's Command
4 Burst Lightning
4 Colorstorm Stallion
4 Riverpyre Verge
4 Spirebluff Canal
4 Steam Vents
4 Stormcarved Coast
4 Tablet of Discovery
3 Molten-Core Maestro
3 Sanar, Unfinished Genius
3 Stock Up
2 Consult the Star Charts
2 Island
2 Mountain
2 Prismari Charm
1 Cori Mountain Monastery
1 Fire Magic
1 Flashback
1 Improvisation Capstone
1 Into the Flood Maw
1 Mistrise Village
1 Multiversal Passage
1 Spell Pierce
1 Spell Snare
1 Three Steps Ahead
1 Traumatic Critique
Sideboard
2 Broadside Barrage
2 Emeritus of Ideation
2 Flashfreeze
2 Sear
2 Slagstorm
1 Disdainful Stroke
1 Fire Magic
1 Return the Favor
1 Spell Pierce
1 Three Steps Ahead
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