Izzet Control 

Izzet Control Penny Dreadful decklist played by toodlesdc at Penny Dreadful Thursdays 41.09 (2 Apr 2026).
- Finish
- #7 of 11, 2-2
- MTGO
- Paper
Main deck (60)
Creatures (11)
Instants (15)
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (5)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (23)
Main deck (60)
Creatures (11)
Instants (15)
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (5)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (23)
Compared with the average Izzet Control list
Average of 6 decks in the 30 days up to April 2, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
Sideboard
Most unusual list in this period:
shainas in League March 2026
(21 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.35 average mana value · 2.54 printed
Cards by mana value
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
| 0 | 0 | 2 |
|---|
| 1 | 3 | 7 |
|---|
| 2 | 3 | 8 |
|---|
| 3 | 2 | 5 |
|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 |
|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 |
|---|
| 6 | 1 | 0 |
|---|
| 7+ | 0 | 1 |
Lands
23 38.3% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 76.7%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 75.5%
- Same, on the draw
- 82.8%
More draw odds for this deck
Colors: costs and sources
- Mana symbols in costs
- Sources (lands and mana makers)
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0 symbols (0.0%)
2 sources (5.3%)
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29 symbols (67.4%)
20 sources (52.6%)
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0 symbols (0.0%)
2 sources (5.3%)
-
14 symbols (32.6%)
12 sources (31.6%)
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0 symbols (0.0%)
2 sources (5.3%)
Card types
- Creatures 11 (18.3%)
- Instants 15 (25.0%)
- Sorceries 4 (6.7%)
- Artifacts 5 (8.3%)
- Enchantments 2 (3.3%)
- Lands 23 (38.3%)
Interaction
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Removal
13
13 cards
Burst Lightning, Chain Lightning, Cryptic Command, Horned Loch-Whale // Lagoon Breach, Ill-Timed Explosion, Incinerate, Nulldrifter, Repeal, Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna, Stadium Headliner, Sweltering Suns, Unable to Scream, Venser, Shaper Savant
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Counterspells
8
8 cards
Aether Spike, Archmage's Charm, Cryptic Command, Invert Polarity, Mana Leak, Negate, Phantom Interference, Venser, Shaper Savant
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Hand disruption
0
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Board wipes
2
2 cards
Ill-Timed Explosion, Sweltering Suns
Themes
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Card draw
16
16 cards
Ancestral Vision, Archmage's Charm, Bomat Courier, Cryptic Command, Deduce, Ill-Timed Explosion, Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel, Mazemind Tome, Nulldrifter, Opt, Palantír of Orthanc, Repeal, Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna, Sweltering Suns, Tune the Narrative, Waterbending Scroll
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Creature removal
13
13 cards
Burst Lightning, Chain Lightning, Cryptic Command, Horned Loch-Whale // Lagoon Breach, Ill-Timed Explosion, Incinerate, Nulldrifter, Repeal, Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna, Stadium Headliner, Sweltering Suns, Unable to Scream, Venser, Shaper Savant
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Burn
9
9 cards
Ash Zealot, Burst Lightning, Chain Lightning, Ill-Timed Explosion, Incinerate, Price of Progress, Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna, Stadium Headliner, Sweltering Suns
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Burn to players
5
5 cards
Ash Zealot, Burst Lightning, Chain Lightning, Incinerate, Price of Progress
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Cantrips
5
5 cards
Cryptic Command, Deduce, Opt, Repeal, Tune the Narrative
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Repeatable draw
5
5 cards
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel, Mazemind Tome, Palantír of Orthanc, Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna, Waterbending Scroll
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Artifact removal
4
4 cards
Cryptic Command, Nulldrifter, Repeal, Venser, Shaper Savant
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Draw engines
4
4 cards
Mazemind Tome, Palantír of Orthanc, Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna, Waterbending Scroll