Standard Izzet Elementals
Izzet Elementals is a Standard midrange strategy that usually features Eddymurk Crab, Opt, and Sleight of Hand.
Meta
11.1%
Colors
Shift
+27%
Variability
Low
596 decks in Winternight Stories
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14 | View | -Nausea- | Standard Challenge 32 | 20th | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Feb 14 | View | jps_17 | Standard Challenge 32 2026-02-14 | 24th | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 14 | View | iHuman | Standard League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Feb 13 | View | Salty_Orange | Standard Challenge 64 2026-02-13 | 32nd | 4-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Feb 12 | View | Manny- | Standard Challenge 32 | 11th | 5-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Feb 12 | View | Xsper | Standard Challenge 32 | 20th | 4-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 12 | View | CarlosZ | Standard League | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Feb 10 | View | Alakai | Standard Challenge 32 | 7th | 6-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 10 | View | Manny- | Standard Challenge 32 | 20th | 5-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Feb 8 | View | SandroMTG94 | Standard Challenge 32 | 25th | 4-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Feb 7 | View | TheKG | Standard Showcase Challenge 2026-02-07 | 24th | 6-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Feb 6 | View | LucasG1ggs | Standard Challenge 32 | 15th | 4-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 6 | View | WadeB | Standard Challenge 64 | 20th | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 6 | View | jessy_samek | Standard Challenge 32 | 20th | 4-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 6 | View | Foxantes | Standard Challenge 64 | 28th | 4-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 6 | View | nadcar | Standard Challenge 32 | 31st | 3-4 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 6 | View | hirata | Standard League 2026-02-06 | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Feb 5 | View | renatoaraujo | Standard Challenge 32 2026-02-05 | 4th | 6-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 5 | View | Manny- | Standard Challenge 32 2026-02-05 | 21st | 4-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Feb 5 | View | dawido | Standard League 2026-02-05 | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Feb 4 | View | SurrenderMonkey | Standard League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 3 | View | Manny- | Standard Challenge 32 | 5th | 4-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Feb 3 | View | jready | Standard Challenge 32 | 17th | 2-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 3 | View | olea | Standard Challenge 32 | 22nd | 1-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 3 | View | Varo | Standard Challenge 32 | 23rd | 1-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 |
Izzet Elementals has slipped from ~12.0% to 11.1% of the Standard metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Slipped from ~12.0% to 11.1% · 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 | 12% | 33% | +21.3% |
| Cavern of Souls | 4% | 11% | +7.1% |
| Three Steps Ahead | New | 6% | +5.6% |
| Thundering Falls | 6% | 10% | +3.7% |
| Stormcarved Coast | 84% | 92% | +7.7% |
| Spell Snare | 88% | 94% | +6.4% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cavern of Souls | 6% | 15% | +9.3% |
| Gigastorm Titan | 2% | 10% | +7.7% |
| Ill-Timed Explosion | 12% | 21% | +8.8% |
| Return the Favor | 2% | 7% | +4.9% |
| Spell Pierce | 12% | 17% | +4.7% |
| Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon | New | 4% | +4.2% |
| Sunspine Lynx | 18% | 25% | +7% |
| Disdainful Stroke | 84% | 94% | +10.4% |
| Annul | 82% | 90% | +8.3% |
| Spell Snare | 34% | 40% | +6.3% |
| Colorstorm Stallion | 78% | 88% | +9.5% |
Typical Standard Izzet Elementals maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 452 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 | 94% |
| Prismari Charm | 3.5 | 93% |
| Impractical Joke | 2.1 | 91% |
| 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 | 58% |
| Multiversal Passage | 1.3 | 55% |
| Great Hall of the Biblioplex | 1.1 | 24% |
| Boomerang Basics | 3.8 | 21% |
| Colorstorm Stallion | 1.7 | 19% |
| 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 | 6% |
| Three Steps Ahead | 1.5 | 5% |
| Broadside Barrage | 1.1 | 4% |
| Secret Identity | 1.0 | 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 452 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 452 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 | 74% |
| Broadside Barrage | 1.1 | 72% |
| Ral, Crackling Wit | 1.7 | 65% |
| Flashfreeze | 1.4 | 64% |
| Colorstorm Stallion | 3.2 | 63% |
| Slagstorm | 1.5 | 57% |
| Spell Snare | 1.0 | 44% |
| Negate | 1.0 | 43% |
| Spell Pierce | 1.2 | 36% |
| Get Out | 1.2 | 31% |
| Abrade | 1.0 | 27% |
| Belion, the Parched | 1.3 | 24% |
| Sear | 1.1 | 22% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 1.5 | 22% |
| The Legend of Kuruk | 1.3 | 20% |
| Octopus Form | 1.2 | 17% |
| Ill-Timed Explosion | 1.2 | 15% |
| Sunderflock | 1.1 | 15% |
| Wan Shi Tong, Librarian | 1.3 | 14% |
| Gigastorm Titan | 1.7 | 12% |
| Stock Up | 1.4 | 12% |
| Emeritus of Ideation | 1.7 | 12% |
| 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% |