Pioneer Izzet Prowess
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| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
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| Jul 23 | View | PedraStone Challenge Semifinalist | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 3rd | 5-2 | — | |
| Jul 27 | View | Denisevich Challenge Finalist | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 2nd | 6-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jul 27 | View | Denisevich | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 2nd | 6-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jul 27 | View | Mateusf34 | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 3rd | 6-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jul 27 | View | itstime | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 7th | 5-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 27 | View | deleon91 | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 15th | 4-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 26 | View | deleon91 | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 5th | 5-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 26 | View | Danielpena397 | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 8th | 4-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jul 26 | View | itstime | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 9th | 4-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 26 | View | Danielpena397 | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 13th | 4-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jul 26 | View | itstime | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 19th | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 26 | View | PedraStone | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 20th | 3-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jul 26 | View | BiIIyBruto | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 21st | 3-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jul 26 | View | fazparte | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 23rd | 3-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jul 26 | View | Brunninho | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 24th | 3-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jul 26 | View | PedraStone | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 29th | 2-4 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jul 26 | View | Kazekiri87 | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 30th | 2-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 26 | View | _Batutinha_ | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 31st | 2-4 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 25 | View | Mateusf34 | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 7th | 4-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jul 25 | View | deleon91 | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 15th | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 25 | View | Faria_Limer | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 24th | 2-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jul 25 | View | jackie42005 | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 27th | 2-4 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jul 25 | View | itstime | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 29th | 1-4 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 24 | View | VitoCorleone | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 2nd | 7-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jul 24 | View | Mateusf34 | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 3rd | 5-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jul 24 | View | Denisevich | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 4th | 6-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jul 24 | View | HolaChico | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 4th | 5-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 |
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Izzet Prowess has climbed from ~13.9% to 16.5% of the Pioneer metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Climbed from ~13.9% to 16.5% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Izzet Prowess cards
Cards gaining share within Izzet Prowess vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monstrous Rage | New | 59% | +58.5% |
| Multiversal Passage | New | 6% | +6.1% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost Vacuum | 43% | 65% | +21.2% |
| Reckless Rage | 2% | 6% | +3.9% |
| Price of Freedom | 2% | 6% | +3.9% |
| Ral, Crackling Wit | New | 7% | +7.3% |
| Scorching Shot | 83% | 90% | +7.6% |
Typical Pioneer Izzet Prowess maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 347 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Monastery Swiftspear | 3.9 | 100% |
| Spirebluff Canal | 4.0 | 100% |
| Steam Vents | 4.0 | 100% |
| Stormchaser's Talent | 4.0 | 100% |
| Boomerang Basics | 3.0 | 99% |
| Mountain | 2.3 | 99% |
| Soul-Scar Mage | 3.9 | 99% |
| Academic Dispute | 3.9 | 99% |
| Riverpyre Verge | 3.6 | 99% |
| Shivan Reef | 3.0 | 98% |
| Reckless Rage | 3.0 | 97% |
| Flow State | 3.9 | 95% |
| Sleight of Hand | 3.9 | 94% |
| Riverglide Pathway | 1.9 | 94% |
| Emberheart Challenger | 3.3 | 82% |
| Burst Lightning | 3.3 | 78% |
| Experimental Synthesizer | 1.8 | 56% |
| Island | 1.1 | 55% |
| Screaming Nemesis | 2.2 | 40% |
| Den of the Bugbear | 1.0 | 31% |
| Cori-Steel Cutter | 4.0 | 30% |
| Spell Pierce | 1.1 | 28% |
| Fiery Impulse | 3.1 | 21% |
| Monstrous Rage | 2.0 | 19% |
| Vivi Ornitier | 3.0 | 15% |
| Wild Ride | 2.0 | 15% |
| Consider | 2.1 | 14% |
| Quantum Riddler | 1.4 | 7% |
| Prismari Charm | 1.0 | 6% |
| Fire-Brained Scheme | 4.0 | 4% |
| Multiversal Passage | 2.0 | 3% |
| Slickshot Show-Off | 3.5 | 3% |
| Stock Up | 1.9 | 3% |
| Vibrant Outburst | 3.4 | 2% |
| Torch the Tower | 2.8 | 1% |
| Colorstorm Stallion | 2.0 | 1% |
| Impractical Joke | 1.0 | 1% |
| Into the Flood Maw | 1.0 | 1% |
| Kumano Faces Kakkazan | 2.8 | 1% |
| Secret Identity | 1.5 | 1% |
Typical Pioneer Izzet Prowess sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 347 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 347 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Boomerang Basics | 1.0 | 99% |
| Firebending Lesson | 1.0 | 99% |
| Iroh's Demonstration | 1.0 | 98% |
| Octopus Form | 1.0 | 95% |
| Spell Pierce | 2.1 | 93% |
| It'll Quench Ya! | 1.0 | 82% |
| Redcap Melee | 1.9 | 63% |
| Scorching Shot | 1.9 | 60% |
| Pyroclasm | 1.6 | 57% |
| Accumulate Wisdom | 1.0 | 51% |
| Ghost Vacuum | 1.0 | 37% |
| Disdainful Stroke | 1.0 | 37% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 1.4 | 37% |
| Abrade | 1.5 | 35% |
| Quantum Riddler | 1.9 | 33% |
| Abandon Attachments | 1.0 | 28% |
| Broadside Barrage | 1.0 | 25% |
| Price of Freedom | 1.0 | 20% |
| Divide by Zero | 2.0 | 14% |
| Torch the Tower | 1.9 | 12% |
| Ral, Crackling Wit | 1.6 | 9% |
| The Legend of Roku | 1.4 | 9% |
| Detect Intrusion | 1.2 | 6% |
| Reckless Rage | 1.0 | 5% |
| Screaming Nemesis | 1.4 | 4% |
| Spell Snare | 1.0 | 4% |
| Impractical Joke | 1.0 | 3% |
| Combustion Technique | 1.0 | 2% |
| Brazen Borrower | 1.5 | 2% |
| Into the Flood Maw | 1.0 | 1% |
| Invasive Surgery | 1.6 | 1% |
| Negate | 2.0 | 1% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 1.0 | 1% |
| Chandra's Defeat | 2.8 | 1% |
| Flowstone Infusion | 1.8 | 1% |
| Origin of Metalbending | 1.3 | 1% |
| Redirect Lightning | 1.0 | 1% |
| Teachings of the Archaics | 1.0 | 1% |
| Annul | 2.0 | <1% |
| Mystical Dispute | 1.0 | <1% |
Izzet Prowess Pioneer FAQ
Is Izzet Prowess good in Pioneer right now?
Yes — and rising fast. Izzet Prowess is 16.5% of Pioneer decklists in the last two weeks (up 76% vs the prior window), with 4 Challenge wins and 32 Top 8s. Best recent finish: 1st (7-1) at Pioneer Challenge 32 on Jul 20, 2026.
What are the key cards in Pioneer Izzet Prowess?
Nearly every list runs Monastery Swiftspear, Stormchaser's Talent, Boomerang Basics, and Soul-Scar Mage (99%+ of Pioneer Izzet Prowess decklists in the last 90 days). Most lists are Stock (82); variants add Monstrous Rage (25) and Vivi Ornitier (18).
What's a typical Pioneer Izzet Prowess sideboard?
The most common Pioneer Izzet Prowess sideboard cards over the last 90 days: Boomerang Basics (99% of lists), Firebending Lesson (99% of lists), Iroh's Demonstration (98% of lists), and Octopus Form (95% of lists). Ghost Vacuum is the fastest riser, up from 43% to 65% of sideboards.
Are there different builds of Pioneer Izzet Prowess?
Mostly one stock build — recent lists are highly standardized. Recent lists split into Monstrous Rage, Vivi Ornitier, and Stock approaches.
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 Pioneer Izzet Prowess decklists are there?
Decklist Data tracks 1,516 Pioneer Izzet Prowess decklists all-time (82 in the last 14 days) from Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) Challenges and Leagues. New results are indexed automatically — latest Izzet Prowess result Jul 27, 2026.