Standard Izzet Elementals

Name: Standard Izzet Elementals — MTGO decklists
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Izzet Elementals is a Standard midrange strategy that usually features Eddymurk Crab, Opt, and Sleight of Hand.

Meta

11.0%

Colors

Shift

+24%

Variability

Low

ApproachesAll Winternight Stories160 · 58%Slickshot Show-Off50 · 18%Stock64 · 23%

Date	View Decklist	Player	Event	Place	Record	Uniqueness
Jun 6	View	pepeteam	Standard Challenge 32	10th	4-2	Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4
Jun 6	View	ScreenwriterNY	Standard Challenge 32	15th	3-2	Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3
Jun 6	View	taldoitalo	Standard Challenge 32	19th	2-3	Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3
Jun 6	View	Feitosa_	Standard Challenge 32	20th	2-3	Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3
Jun 6	View	_Falcon_	Standard Challenge 32	21st	2-4	Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4
Jun 6	View	arturcosta	Standard Challenge 32	22nd	2-3	Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3
Jun 6	View	Danielpena397	Standard Challenge 32	26th	2-4	Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3
Jun 6	View	Boydjw2	Standard Challenge 32	29th	1-2	Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4
Jun 6	View	_Stream	Standard Challenge 32	29th	1-3	Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7
Jun 5	View	_Falcon_	Standard Challenge 32	2nd	7-2	Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3
Jun 5	View	HyPPeR	Standard Challenge 32	6th	5-2	Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4
Jun 5	View	Terracotta99	Standard Challenge 32	7th	4-3	Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6
Jun 5	View	HoldTheElle	Standard Challenge 32	9th	4-2	Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3
Jun 5	View	Danielpena397	Standard Challenge 32	12th	4-2	Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3
Jun 5	View	firstshot	Standard Challenge 32	15th	3-3	Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2
Jun 5	View	HolaChico	Standard Challenge 32	16th	3-3	Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3
Jun 5	View	MisterTwin	Standard Challenge 32	21st	3-3	Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3
Jun 4	View	Searzist	Standard Challenge 32	5th	5-1	Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2
Jun 4	View	Botboy	Standard Challenge 32	15th	3-2	Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3
Jun 4	View	Denisevich	Standard Challenge 32	26th	1-2	Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3
Jun 4	View	OafMcNamara	Standard League	—	5-0	Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7
Jun 1	View	itstime	Standard Challenge 32	11th	4-2	Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6
May 31	View	itstime	Standard Challenge 32	4th	6-2	Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6
May 31	View	Tuper	Standard Challenge 32	7th	4-3	Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4
May 30	View	UninspiredMehjagic	Standard Challenge 32	8th	4-3	Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6

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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%	+23.4%
Cavern of Souls	4%	8%	+4.3%
Thundering Falls	6%	10%	+3.6%
Colorstorm Stallion	27%	31%	+3.9%
Stormcarved Coast	85%	90%	+4.7%
Spell Snare	90%	94%	+4.8%

Sideboard

Card	Was	Now	Δ
Cavern of Souls	6%	15%	+9.2%
Gigastorm Titan	2%	8%	+6.4%
Sunspine Lynx	17%	25%	+8.7%
Return the Favor	2%	7%	+5%
Spell Pierce	10%	17%	+6.5%
Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon	New	4%	+4.2%
Ill-Timed Explosion	13%	18%	+5.8%
Spell Snare	33%	41%	+7.5%
Disdainful Stroke	85%	93%	+7.5%
Annul	83%	89%	+5.4%

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	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	58%
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%
Three Steps Ahead	1.6	5%
Broadside Barrage	1.1	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 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	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%
Ill-Timed Explosion	1.2	15%
Sunderflock	1.1	15%
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian	1.3	14%
Stock Up	1.4	12%
Gigastorm Titan	1.7	12%
Emeritus of Ideation	1.7	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%

Izzet Elementals Standard FAQ

Is Izzet Elementals good in Standard right now?

It's a solid choice — Izzet Elementals is 11.0% of Standard decklists in the last two weeks (up 24% vs the prior window), with 1 Challenge win and 13 Top 8s. Best recent finish: 1st (8-1) at Standard Challenge 32 on Jul 17, 2026.

What are the key cards in Standard Izzet Elementals?

Nearly every list runs Eddymurk Crab, Opt, Sleight of Hand, and Riverpyre Verge (99%+ of Standard Izzet Elementals decklists in the last 90 days). Most lists are Stock (64); variants add Winternight Stories (160) and Slickshot Show-Off (50).

What's a typical Standard Izzet Elementals sideboard?

The most common Standard Izzet Elementals sideboard cards over the last 90 days: Annul (79% of lists), Disdainful Stroke (78% of lists), Ghost Vacuum (73% of lists), and Broadside Barrage (72% of lists). Cavern of Souls is the fastest riser, up from 6% to 15% of sideboards.

Are there different builds of Standard Izzet Elementals?

Mostly one stock build — recent lists are highly standardized. Recent lists split into Winternight Stories, Slickshot Show-Off, 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 Standard Izzet Elementals decklists are there?

Decklist Data tracks 798 Standard Izzet Elementals decklists all-time (71 in the last 14 days) from Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) Challenges and Leagues. New results are indexed automatically — latest Izzet Elementals result Jul 28, 2026.