Pioneer Izzet Phoenix
Izzet Phoenix is a Pioneer tempo strategy that usually features Arclight Phoenix, Consider, and Fiery Impulse.
Meta
3.0%
Colors
Shift
−40%
Variability
Low
655 decks in Stock
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17 | View | DrPP | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 23rd | 3-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Feb 17 | View | silenttrigger | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 32nd | 2-4 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 15 | View | _Falcon_ | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 4th | 5-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 15 | View | O_danielakos | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-15 | 7th | 4-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Feb 15 | View | PNascimento | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 11th | 4-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Feb 15 | View | _Falcon_ | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-15 | 16th | 3-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Feb 15 | View | MagicalSnap | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 28th | 2-4 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Feb 15 | View | MagicalSnap | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-15 | 28th | — | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Feb 15 | View | PNascimento | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-15 | 31st | 0-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Feb 14 | View | O_danielakos | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 1st | 8-1 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Feb 14 | View | Mah_Alves | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 31st | 0-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Feb 13 | View | MagicalSnap | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-13 | 9th | 4-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Feb 13 | View | _Falcon_ | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-13 | 26th | 2-4 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 13 | View | MagicalSnap | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-13 | 29th | 3-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Feb 12 | View | MagicalSnap | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 19th | 3-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Feb 12 | View | O_danielakos | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 30th | 2-4 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Feb 8 | View | MagicalSnap | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 12th | 4-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Feb 8 | View | silenttrigger | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-08 | 12th | 4-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Feb 8 | View | MagicalSnap | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-08 | 12th | — | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Feb 8 | View | silenttrigger | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 17th | 3-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Feb 7 | View | silenttrigger | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 10th | 4-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Feb 7 | View | O_danielakos | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 17th | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Feb 6 | View | O_danielakos | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-06 | 6th | 5-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Feb 6 | View | MagicalSnap | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-06 | 11th | 4-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Feb 6 | View | ConnorM426 | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-06 | 22nd | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 |
Izzet Phoenix has climbed from ~1.3% to 3.0% of the Pioneer metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Climbed from ~1.3% to 3.0% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Izzet Phoenix cards
Cards gaining share within Izzet Phoenix vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prismari Command | 24% | 60% | +36% |
| Flashback | 28% | 60% | +32% |
| Artist's Talent | 56% | 93% | +37.3% |
| Hall of Storm Giants | 16% | 27% | +10.7% |
| Demilich | 28% | 33% | +5.3% |
| Proft's Eidetic Memory | 88% | 93% | +5.3% |
| Lightning Axe | 88% | 93% | +5.3% |
| Into the Flood Maw | 88% | 93% | +5.3% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ledger Shredder | 32% | 67% | +34.7% |
| Disdainful Stroke | 44% | 73% | +29.3% |
| Redcap Melee | 32% | 67% | +34.7% |
| Abrade | 56% | 73% | +17.3% |
| Pyroclasm | 28% | 33% | +5.3% |
| Mystical Dispute | 88% | 93% | +5.3% |
Typical Pioneer Izzet Phoenix maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 169 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Arclight Phoenix | 4.0 | 100% |
| Consider | 4.0 | 100% |
| Fiery Impulse | 3.9 | 100% |
| Island | 3.3 | 100% |
| Opt | 4.0 | 100% |
| Riverglide Pathway | 4.0 | 100% |
| Spirebluff Canal | 4.0 | 100% |
| Steam Vents | 4.0 | 100% |
| Treasure Cruise | 4.0 | 100% |
| Picklock Prankster | 4.0 | 96% |
| Lightning Axe | 3.2 | 94% |
| Otawara, Soaring City | 1.0 | 91% |
| Stormcarved Coast | 1.0 | 86% |
| Sleight of Hand | 4.0 | 85% |
| Proft's Eidetic Memory | 1.2 | 79% |
| Into the Flood Maw | 1.9 | 66% |
| Shivan Reef | 1.9 | 57% |
| Ledger Shredder | 3.8 | 50% |
| Artist's Talent | 4.0 | 39% |
| Spell Pierce | 1.1 | 32% |
| Flashback | 1.9 | 30% |
| Torch the Tower | 1.1 | 28% |
| Prismari Command | 1.0 | 24% |
| Galvanic Iteration | 1.1 | 22% |
| Temporal Trespass | 1.2 | 22% |
| Brazen Borrower | 1.0 | 22% |
| Hall of Storm Giants | 1.1 | 22% |
| Traumatic Critique | 3.2 | 20% |
| Prismari Charm | 1.1 | 19% |
| Thing in the Ice | 2.3 | 18% |
| Academic Dispute | 4.0 | 15% |
| Vibrant Outburst | 4.0 | 15% |
| Jwari Disruption | 1.1 | 11% |
| Demilich | 3.0 | 10% |
| Flow State | 3.0 | 8% |
| Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance | 1.0 | 6% |
| Cori-Steel Cutter | 2.9 | 5% |
| Riverpyre Verge | 2.9 | 5% |
| Exhibition Tidecaller | 4.0 | 4% |
| Otherworldly Gaze | 2.5 | 1% |
Typical Pioneer Izzet Phoenix sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 169 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 169 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazen Borrower | 1.6 | 88% |
| Mystical Dispute | 2.5 | 82% |
| Abrade | 1.1 | 67% |
| Negate | 1.2 | 59% |
| Annul | 2.2 | 50% |
| Anger of the Gods | 1.9 | 46% |
| Spell Pierce | 1.6 | 46% |
| Flowstone Infusion | 1.3 | 40% |
| Crackling Drake | 2.2 | 37% |
| Ledger Shredder | 3.6 | 34% |
| Redcap Melee | 2.6 | 34% |
| Rending Volley | 1.1 | 31% |
| Disdainful Stroke | 1.5 | 30% |
| Unlicensed Hearse | 1.0 | 28% |
| Into the Flood Maw | 1.1 | 24% |
| Boomerang Basics | 1.0 | 18% |
| Abandon Attachments | 1.0 | 15% |
| Combustion Technique | 1.0 | 15% |
| Firebending Lesson | 1.0 | 15% |
| Iroh's Demonstration | 1.0 | 15% |
| It'll Quench Ya! | 1.0 | 15% |
| Octopus Form | 1.0 | 15% |
| Price of Freedom | 1.0 | 15% |
| Third Path Iconoclast | 2.0 | 12% |
| Chandra's Defeat | 1.4 | 11% |
| Pyroclasm | 1.3 | 10% |
| Ghost Vacuum | 1.8 | 9% |
| Jace, Wielder of Mysteries | 1.0 | 7% |
| Thassa's Oracle | 1.0 | 7% |
| Brotherhood's End | 1.1 | 7% |
| Aether Gust | 1.6 | 3% |
| Pithing Needle | 1.0 | 3% |
| Cori-Steel Cutter | 2.3 | 2% |
| Prismari Charm | 1.3 | 2% |
| Swan Song | 2.0 | 2% |
| Thing in the Ice | 2.5 | 2% |
| Prismari Command | 1.7 | 2% |
| Saheeli, Sublime Artificer | 1.3 | 2% |
| Spell Snare | 1.0 | 2% |
| Ashiok, Dream Render | 1.5 | 1% |