Izzet Prowess 
Izzet Prowess Pioneer decklist played by Eduard Babayan at DeadCatCup (9 May 2026).
- Player
- Eduard Babayan
- Finish
- #89 of 89, 0-4
- Event
- DeadCatCup,
- Archetype
- Izzet Prowess
- Staples
- Izzet Prowess
- Format
- Pioneer
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Sideboard (15)
Main deck (60)
Creatures (12)
Instants (10)
Sorceries (9)
Artifacts (5)
- 4 Cori-Steel Cutter
Banned - 1 Experimental Synthesizer
Enchantments (4)
Lands (20)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Izzet Prowess list
Average of 6 decks in the 30 days up to May 9, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Heroes' Hangout (4 vs 1.0)
- +1 Emberheart Challenger (4 vs 2.8)
- +1 Mountain (4 vs 2.8)
- +1 Riverpyre Verge (4 vs 2.8)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Sleight of Hand (0 vs 3.2)
- -2 Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway (0 vs 1.8)
- -1 Fiery Impulse (0 vs 1.0)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 6 cards away from the average.
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.25 average mana value
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 8 | 22 |
| 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
20 33.3% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 71.7%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 63.8%
- Same, on the draw
- 72.2%
Colors: costs and sources
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9 symbols (22.5%)
15 sources (42.9%)
-
31 symbols (77.5%)
20 sources (57.1%)
Card types
- Creatures 12 (20.0%)
- Instants 10 (16.7%)
- Sorceries 9 (15.0%)
- Artifacts 5 (8.3%)
- Enchantments 4 (6.7%)
- Lands 20 (33.3%)