Legacy Izzet Tempo
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Izzet Tempo has slipped from ~10.6% to 4.6% of the Legacy metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Slipped from ~10.6% to 4.6% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Izzet Tempo cards
Cards gaining share within Izzet Tempo vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boomerang Basics | 12% | 59% | +46.9% |
| Stormchaser's Talent | 12% | 59% | +46.9% |
| Amped Raptor | New | 24% | +24.1% |
| Mountain | 9% | 38% | +29.1% |
| Island | 85% | 100% | +14.7% |
| Cori-Steel Cutter | 88% | 97% | +8.3% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silent Gravestone | New | 31% | +31% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 6% | 34% | +28.6% |
| Pyrokinesis | New | 24% | +24.1% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | New | 21% | +20.7% |
| Pyroclasm | 18% | 34% | +16.8% |
| Counterbalance | 3% | 14% | +10.9% |
| Unable to Scream | 6% | 10% | +4.5% |
| Abrade | 12% | 17% | +5.5% |
Typical Legacy Izzet Tempo maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 333 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Brainstorm | 4.0 | 100% |
| Ponder | 4.0 | 100% |
| Volcanic Island | 4.0 | 100% |
| Force of Will | 4.0 | 100% |
| Mishra's Bauble | 3.8 | 100% |
| Flow State | 3.9 | 99% |
| Lightning Bolt | 3.9 | 99% |
| Wasteland | 4.0 | 98% |
| Dragon's Rage Channeler | 4.0 | 98% |
| Daze | 3.7 | 98% |
| Polluted Delta | 2.3 | 98% |
| Flooded Strand | 2.2 | 93% |
| Scalding Tarn | 2.4 | 92% |
| Thundering Falls | 1.0 | 92% |
| Cori-Steel Cutter | 3.5 | 89% |
| Island | 1.0 | 89% |
| Misty Rainforest | 2.1 | 89% |
| Murktide Regent | 2.2 | 82% |
| Preordain | 1.2 | 48% |
| Unholy Heat | 1.3 | 47% |
| Delver of Secrets | 3.2 | 47% |
| Mystic Sanctuary | 1.0 | 36% |
| Prismari Charm | 1.0 | 31% |
| Brazen Borrower | 1.0 | 22% |
| Boomerang Basics | 2.3 | 19% |
| Force of Negation | 1.2 | 16% |
| Stormchaser's Talent | 3.6 | 13% |
| Chain Lightning | 1.1 | 13% |
| Snow-Covered Island | 1.0 | 10% |
| Mountain | 1.0 | 9% |
| Urza's Bauble | 1.2 | 8% |
| Into the Flood Maw | 1.0 | 7% |
| Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student | 2.0 | 6% |
| Sink into Stupor | 1.0 | 5% |
| Bloodstained Mire | 1.2 | 4% |
| Steam Vents | 1.0 | 3% |
| Spell Pierce | 1.1 | 3% |
| Amped Raptor | 2.7 | 2% |
| Lórien Revealed | 1.1 | 2% |
| Spell Snare | 1.0 | 2% |
Typical Legacy Izzet Tempo sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 333 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 333 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Pyroblast | 2.9 | 99% |
| Force of Negation | 1.8 | 97% |
| Consign to Memory | 2.2 | 96% |
| Hydroblast | 1.8 | 92% |
| Surgical Extraction | 1.5 | 85% |
| Unholy Heat | 1.3 | 79% |
| Meltdown | 1.1 | 79% |
| Price of Progress | 1.5 | 73% |
| Grafdigger's Cage | 1.2 | 41% |
| Rough/Tumble | 1.0 | 17% |
| Abrade | 1.1 | 15% |
| Pyroclasm | 1.2 | 13% |
| Null Rod | 1.1 | 12% |
| Price of Freedom | 1.7 | 11% |
| Cori-Steel Cutter | 1.3 | 11% |
| Unlicensed Hearse | 1.0 | 8% |
| Pyrokinesis | 1.3 | 6% |
| Blue Elemental Blast | 1.4 | 6% |
| Fire Magic | 1.2 | 6% |
| Unable to Scream | 1.0 | 5% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 1.1 | 4% |
| Counterbalance | 1.0 | 4% |
| Red Elemental Blast | 1.5 | 4% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 1.0 | 3% |
| Brazen Borrower | 1.0 | 3% |
| Brotherhood's End | 1.9 | 3% |
| Rough / Tumble | 1.2 | 3% |
| Silent Gravestone | 1.0 | 3% |
| Spell Snare | 1.3 | 3% |
| Flusterstorm | 1.3 | 2% |
| Spell Pierce | 1.3 | 2% |
| Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student | 1.0 | 2% |
| Engineered Explosives | 1.2 | 2% |
| Lava Dart | 1.0 | 2% |
| Fury | 1.0 | 1% |
| Alpine Moon | 1.3 | <1% |
| Barrowgoyf | 2.0 | <1% |
| Echoing Truth | 2.0 | <1% |
| Hexing Squelcher | 1.3 | <1% |
| Invasive Surgery | 1.0 | <1% |
Izzet Tempo Legacy FAQ
Is Izzet Tempo good in Legacy right now?
It's a fringe pick right now — Izzet Tempo is 4.6% of Legacy decklists in the last two weeks (down 15% vs the prior window), with 1 Challenge win and 3 Top 8s. Best recent finish: 1st (7-2) at Legacy Challenge 32 on Jul 19, 2026.
What are the key cards in Legacy Izzet Tempo?
Nearly every list runs Brainstorm, Ponder, Force of Will, and Mishra's Bauble (99%+ of Legacy Izzet Tempo decklists in the last 90 days). Builds split 248 Izzet vs 4 Grixis lists.
What's a typical Legacy Izzet Tempo sideboard?
The most common Legacy Izzet Tempo sideboard cards over the last 90 days: Pyroblast (99% of lists), Force of Negation (97% of lists), Consign to Memory (96% of lists), and Hydroblast (92% of lists). Silent Gravestone is the fastest riser — new this window at 31% of sideboards.
Are there different builds of Legacy Izzet Tempo?
What does Uniqueness mean?
Uniqueness rates each list from band 1 (Stock) through band 10 (Unique). Higher means a list is more unusual vs recent peers of this strategy.
How many Legacy Izzet Tempo decklists are there?
Decklist Data tracks 1,157 Legacy Izzet Tempo decklists all-time (29 in the last 14 days) from Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) Challenges and Leagues. New results are indexed automatically — latest Izzet Tempo result Jul 26, 2026.