Izzet Lessons 
Izzet Lessons Standard decklist played by Cristofer Smith at Magic Spotlight: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - SCG CON Richmond - Saturday - 9:00 am (7 Mar 2026).
- Player
- Cristofer Smith
- Finish
- #310 of 675, 4-4
- Archetype
- Izzet Lessons
- Staples
- Izzet Lessons
- Format
- Standard
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (7)
Instants (26)
- 4 Abandon Attachments
- 4 Accumulate Wisdom
- 4 Combustion Technique
- 3 Consult the Star Charts
- 4 Firebending Lesson
- 3 Full Bore
- 2 It'll Quench Ya!
- 2 Spell Pierce
Sorceries (3)
Lands (24)
- 1 Agna Qel'a
- 2 Escape Tunnel
- 4 Fabled Passage
- 2 Forest
- 3 Island
- 3 Mountain
- 4 Starting Town
- 2 Steam Vents
- 2 Thornspire Verge
- 1 Willowrush Verge
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Izzet Lessons list
Average of 635 decks in the 30 days up to March 7, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +4 Fabled Passage (4 vs 0.0)
- +4 Mightform Harmonizer (4 vs 0.0)
- +4 Starting Town (4 vs 0.0)
- +3 Consult the Star Charts (3 vs 0.0)
- +3 Shared Roots (3 vs 0.0)
- +3 Full Bore (3 vs 0.0)
- +2 Leatherhead, Swamp Stalker (2 vs 0.0)
- +2 Escape Tunnel (2 vs 0.0)
Fewer than usual
- -4 Gran-Gran (0 vs 4.0)
- -4 Riverpyre Verge (0 vs 4.0)
- -4 Spirebluff Canal (0 vs 4.0)
- -4 Artist's Talent (0 vs 3.9)
- -4 Monument to Endurance (0 vs 3.9)
- -3 Island (3 vs 5.8)
- -3 Boomerang Basics (0 vs 2.8)
- -2 Stormchaser's Talent (0 vs 2.4)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Spell Snare (3 vs 0.7)
- +2 Origin of Metalbending (2 vs 0.0)
- +2 Torpor Orb (2 vs 0.5)
- +1 Pyroclasm (2 vs 0.5)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Annul (0 vs 1.8)
- -2 Ral, Crackling Wit (0 vs 1.5)
- -1 Sear (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Disdainful Stroke (0 vs 1.0)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 32 cards away from the average.
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.11 average mana value
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
24 40.0% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 77.5%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 78.9%
- Same, on the draw
- 85.6%
Colors: costs and sources
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0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (7.0%)
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16 symbols (33.3%)
17 sources (29.8%)
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0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (7.0%)
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16 symbols (33.3%)
17 sources (29.8%)
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16 symbols (33.3%)
15 sources (26.3%)
Card types
- Creatures 7 (11.7%)
- Instants 26 (43.3%)
- Sorceries 3 (5.0%)
- Lands 24 (40.0%)