Izzet Lessons 
Izzet Lessons Standard decklist played by Dan Caskey at LCQ - Standard - SCG CON Milwaukee - Friday - 12:00 pm (20 Feb 2026).
- Player
- Dan Caskey
- Finish
- #51 of 63, 0-1
- Archetype
- Izzet Lessons
- Staples
- Izzet Lessons
- Format
- Standard
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
Play this deck
Add to my decks
Compare with another deck
Export
Export
- MTGO Download for MTGO
- MTG Arena Download for MTG Arena
- Plain text Download for Plain text
Main deck (60)
Sideboard (15)
Main deck (60)
Creatures (4)
- 4 Gran-Gran Banned
Instants (17)
- 3 Abandon Attachments
- 4 Accumulate Wisdom
- 4 Combustion Technique
- 4 Firebending Lesson
- 2 It'll Quench Ya!
Sorceries (6)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (8)
- 4 Artist's Talent
- 4 Stormchaser's Talent Banned
Lands (21)
Sideboard (15)
- 2 Annul
- 2 Flashfreeze
- 2 Pyroclasm
- 2 Quantum Riddler
- 1 Ral, Crackling Wit
- 2 Sear
- 2 Soul-Guide Lantern
- 2 Torpor Orb
Compared with the average Izzet Lessons list
Average of 234 decks in the 30 days up to Feb. 20, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +2 Stormchaser's Talent (4 vs 2.4)
- +1 Boomerang Basics (4 vs 2.7)
- +1 Multiversal Passage (2 vs 0.8)
- +1 Iroh's Demonstration (2 vs 1.0)
Fewer than usual
- -1 Mountain (1 vs 2.0)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Torpor Orb (2 vs 0.5)
- +1 Pyroclasm (2 vs 0.7)
- +1 Quantum Riddler (2 vs 0.9)
- +1 Flashfreeze (2 vs 0.9)
Fewer than usual
- –
Most unusual list in this period: nathaniel kichline in Mana & Mochas Standard League II (30 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.69 average mana value
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
21 35.0% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 73.8%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 68.0%
- Same, on the draw
- 76.1%
Colors: costs and sources
-
21 symbols (55.3%)
18 sources (58.1%)
-
17 symbols (44.7%)
13 sources (41.9%)
Card types
- Creatures 4 (6.7%)
- Instants 17 (28.3%)
- Sorceries 6 (10.0%)
- Artifacts 4 (6.7%)
- Enchantments 8 (13.3%)
- Lands 21 (35.0%)