Izzet Phoenix 
- Player
- Peter Shmanka
- Finish
- #23 of 378, 9-4
- Archetype
- Izzet Phoenix
- Format
- Pioneer
- MTGO price
- 22.97 TIX (GoatBots, 3 Nov)
- Paper price
- €154.15 / $152.39 (non-foil: the prints chosen, otherwise the cheapest, 3 Nov 2026)
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (11)
Instants (17)
Sorceries (8)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (19)
Sideboard (15)
Main deck (60)
Creatures (11)
- 4 Arclight Phoenix
- 2 Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft
- 1 Ledger Shredder
- 4 Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae
Instants (17)
- 1 Burst Lightning
- 4 Consider
- 2 Fiery Impulse
- 2 Lightning Axe
- 4 Opt
- 2 Spell Pierce
- 1 Stern Dismissal
- 1 Torch the Tower
Sorceries (8)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (19)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Izzet Phoenix list
Average of 51 decks in the last 90 days.
Main deck
More than usual
- +2 Brazen Borrower (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Spell Pierce (2 vs 0.1)
- +1 Stormcarved Coast (2 vs 0.9)
- +1 Burst Lightning (1 vs 0.0)
- +1 Stern Dismissal (1 vs 0.0)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Into the Flood Maw (0 vs 2.6)
- -2 Fiery Impulse (2 vs 4.0)
- -1 Flashback (0 vs 1.0)
- -1 Lightning Axe (2 vs 3.0)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Crackling Drake (2 vs 0.0)
- +2 Annul (2 vs 0.1)
- +1 Third Path Iconoclast (2 vs 0.5)
- +1 Anger of the Gods (1 vs 0.0)
- +1 Negate (1 vs 0.0)
- +1 Torch the Tower (1 vs 0.0)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Ledger Shredder (0 vs 3.1)
- -2 Brazen Borrower (0 vs 1.9)
- -2 Redcap Melee (0 vs 1.9)
- -2 Mystical Dispute (1 vs 2.8)
Most unusual list in this period: indianpancake in Pioneer Challenge 32 (10 cards away from the average)