Meta archetypes
Izzet Wizard
Izzet Wizard: Blue · Red · Aggro · frequent instants and sorceries pumping creatures · Tribe Wizard
1.7% of winning MTGO lists · 13 lists from 13 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)
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 | Slickshot Show-Off |
| 4 | Pompous Battlemage |
| 4 | Hired Claw |
| 4 | Burst Lightning |
| 4 | Boltwave |
| 3.8 | Vibrant Outburst |
| 3.8 | Stingcaster Mage |
| 3.4 | Gandalf, Goblins' Bane |
| 2.2 | Fire-Brained Scheme |
| 1.2 | Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage |
| 0.8 | Ghitu Lavarunner |
| 0.6 | Sleight of Hand |
| 0.6 | Scorching Shot |
Typical list
the list closest to this archetype's average
Main
8 Mountain
4 Boltwave
4 Burst Lightning
4 Gandalf, Goblins' Bane
4 Hired Claw
4 Pompous Battlemage
4 Riverpyre Verge
4 Slickshot Show-Off
4 Spirebluff Canal
4 Steam Vents
4 Stingcaster Mage
4 Vibrant Outburst
3 Fire-Brained Scheme
2 Great Hall of the Biblioplex
2 Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage
1 Ghitu Lavarunner
Sideboard4 Sunspine Lynx
2 Leyline of the Void
2 Scorching Shot
2 Spell Pierce
2 Torch the Tower
1 Fiery Annihilation
1 Pinecone Strike
1 Stormcarved Coast