Standard Izzet Elementals
Izzet Elementals is a Standard midrange strategy that usually features Eddymurk Crab, Opt, and Sleight of Hand.
Meta
10.9%
Colors
Shift
+23%
Variability
Low
88 decks in Slickshot Show-Off
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29 | View | DrPP | Standard Challenge 32 | 30th | 1-4 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 28 | View | indianpancake | Standard Challenge 32 | 3rd | 6-2 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 23 | View | _Stream | Standard Showcase Challenge | 8th | 7-3 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 23 | View | Foxantes | Standard Challenge 32 | 10th | — | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| May 23 | View | _must_be_nice | Standard Challenge 32 | 30th | — | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| May 22 | View | LucasG1ggs | Standard Challenge 32 | 1st | — | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 22 | View | HyPPeR | Standard Challenge 32 | 2nd | — | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 22 | View | MaeMtg | Standard Challenge 32 | 20th | 4-3 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 22 | View | bruno_bto | Standard Challenge 32 | 22nd | — | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 20 | View | indianpancake | Standard League 2026-05-20 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| May 19 | View | JayCutler | Standard Challenge 64 | 10th | 5-2 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 19 | View | boytriton | Standard Challenge 64 | 21st | 4-3 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 19 | View | DougieJones | Standard League | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| May 18 | View | Sam_Lewin | Standard Challenge 32 2026-05-02 | 1st | 8-1 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 18 | View | _ZNT_ | Standard Challenge 32 2026-05-02 | 31st | — | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 17 | View | Lord_Beerus | Standard Challenge 32 | 7th | 5-2 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 17 | View | therock988 | Standard Challenge 32 | 8th | 5-2 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 17 | View | Sam_Lewin | Standard Challenge 32 | 17th | 3-3 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 16 | View | Sam_Lewin | Standard Challenge 32 | 14th | 3-2 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 16 | View | Sam_Lewin | Standard Challenge 32 2026-05-16 | 14th | — | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 16 | View | rastaf | Standard League | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| May 16 | View | Foxantes | Standard League | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 15 | View | itstime | Standard Challenge 32 2026-05-15 | 9th | 4-2 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 15 | View | Foxantes | Standard Challenge 32 2026-05-15 | 11th | 4-2 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| May 15 | View | Bosseidon | Standard Challenge 32 2026-05-15 | 24th | — | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 |
Izzet Elementals has slipped from ~11.7% to 10.9% of the Standard metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Slipped from ~11.7% to 10.9% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Izzet Elementals cards
Cards gaining share within Izzet Elementals vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bounce Off | 10% | 34% | +23.9% |
| Thundering Falls | 6% | 10% | +3.8% |
| Colorstorm Stallion | 27% | 31% | +4.3% |
| Stormcarved Coast | 85% | 90% | +4.6% |
| Spell Snare | 90% | 94% | +4.7% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cavern of Souls | 6% | 16% | +9.5% |
| Gigastorm Titan | 2% | 7% | +5.1% |
| Sunspine Lynx | 17% | 26% | +9% |
| Return the Favor | 2% | 7% | +5.1% |
| Spell Pierce | 10% | 17% | +6.7% |
| Spell Snare | 33% | 41% | +8.1% |
| Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon | New | 4% | +4.3% |
| Ill-Timed Explosion | 13% | 17% | +4.6% |
| Disdainful Stroke | 85% | 93% | +7.4% |
| Annul | 83% | 89% | +5.2% |
Typical Standard Izzet Elementals maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 451 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Eddymurk Crab | 4.0 | 100% |
| Island | 6.2 | 100% |
| Opt | 4.0 | 100% |
| Sleight of Hand | 4.0 | 100% |
| Riverpyre Verge | 4.0 | 99% |
| Spirebluff Canal | 4.0 | 99% |
| Steam Vents | 4.0 | 99% |
| Burst Lightning | 3.0 | 99% |
| Get Out | 1.9 | 93% |
| Prismari Charm | 3.5 | 93% |
| Impractical Joke | 2.1 | 90% |
| Spell Pierce | 1.4 | 83% |
| Sunderflock | 3.8 | 81% |
| Hearth Elemental | 3.9 | 80% |
| Traumatic Critique | 2.8 | 78% |
| Spell Snare | 1.7 | 77% |
| Stormcarved Coast | 1.4 | 75% |
| Flow State | 2.9 | 73% |
| Winternight Stories | 2.2 | 59% |
| Multiversal Passage | 1.3 | 55% |
| Great Hall of the Biblioplex | 1.1 | 24% |
| Boomerang Basics | 3.8 | 21% |
| Colorstorm Stallion | 1.7 | 20% |
| Slickshot Show-Off | 4.0 | 19% |
| Stormchaser's Talent | 4.0 | 19% |
| Bounce Off | 1.2 | 16% |
| Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna | 1.6 | 15% |
| Stock Up | 1.0 | 8% |
| Vibrant Outburst | 1.2 | 6% |
| Thundering Falls | 1.6 | 6% |
| Cavern of Souls | 1.1 | 5% |
| Broadside Barrage | 1.1 | 4% |
| Three Steps Ahead | 1.6 | 4% |
| Secret Identity | 1.1 | 3% |
| Fire-Brained Scheme | 1.0 | 3% |
| Sear | 1.0 | 2% |
| Wild Ride | 1.0 | 2% |
| Namor the Sub-Mariner | 3.9 | 2% |
| Roaring Furnace | 1.9 | 2% |
| Glacial Dragonhunt | 1.0 | 1% |
Typical Standard Izzet Elementals sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 451 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 451 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Annul | 1.7 | 79% |
| Disdainful Stroke | 1.1 | 78% |
| Ghost Vacuum | 1.5 | 73% |
| Broadside Barrage | 1.1 | 72% |
| Ral, Crackling Wit | 1.7 | 66% |
| Flashfreeze | 1.4 | 64% |
| Colorstorm Stallion | 3.2 | 63% |
| Slagstorm | 1.5 | 57% |
| Spell Snare | 1.0 | 43% |
| Negate | 1.0 | 43% |
| Spell Pierce | 1.2 | 36% |
| Get Out | 1.2 | 31% |
| Abrade | 1.0 | 27% |
| Belion, the Parched | 1.3 | 25% |
| Sear | 1.1 | 23% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 1.5 | 22% |
| The Legend of Kuruk | 1.3 | 20% |
| Octopus Form | 1.2 | 17% |
| Sunderflock | 1.1 | 15% |
| Ill-Timed Explosion | 1.2 | 15% |
| Wan Shi Tong, Librarian | 1.3 | 14% |
| Stock Up | 1.4 | 12% |
| Gigastorm Titan | 1.7 | 12% |
| Emeritus of Ideation | 1.8 | 11% |
| Sunspine Lynx | 1.5 | 11% |
| Pyroclasm | 1.1 | 10% |
| Ashling, Rekindled | 2.1 | 9% |
| Bounce Off | 1.3 | 9% |
| Cavern of Souls | 1.0 | 9% |
| Impractical Joke | 1.1 | 9% |
| Magic Damper | 1.0 | 8% |
| Pit of Offerings | 1.8 | 7% |
| Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna | 1.1 | 6% |
| Skycrash | 1.0 | 5% |
| Hexing Squelcher | 2.0 | 4% |
| Return the Favor | 1.0 | 3% |
| Avengers Disassembled | 1.6 | 2% |
| Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon | 1.6 | 2% |
| Into the Flood Maw | 1.2 | 1% |
| Iroh's Demonstration | 1.0 | 1% |