Izzet Lessons 
Izzet Lessons Standard decklist played by nathaniel kichline at Mana & Mochas Standard League II (2 Feb 2026).
- Player
- nathaniel kichline
- Finish
- #1 of 16, 4-0
- Archetype
- Izzet Lessons
- Staples
- Izzet Lessons
- Format
- Standard
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- TopDeck.gg
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Main deck (76)
Main deck (76)
Creatures (7)
- 2 Eddymurk Crab
- 4 Gran-Gran Banned
- 1 Imodane, the Pyrohammer
Instants (26)
- 4 Abandon Attachments
- 2 Abrade
- 4 Accumulate Wisdom
- 4 Combustion Technique
- 2 Spider-Sense
- 1 Essence Scatter
- 4 Firebending Lesson
- 2 It'll Quench Ya!
- 2 Negate
- 1 Spell Snare
Sorceries (11)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (6)
- 2 Roiling Dragonstorm
- 4 Stormchaser's Talent Banned
Lands (22)
Compared with the average Izzet Lessons list
Average of 31 decks in the 30 days up to Feb. 2, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Stock Up (3 vs 0.1)
- +3 Multiversal Passage (4 vs 1.1)
- +3 Iroh's Demonstration (4 vs 1.4)
- +2 Island (8 vs 5.6)
- +2 Abrade (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Detect Intrusion (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Eddymurk Crab (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Ghost Vacuum (2 vs 0.1)
Fewer than usual
- -4 Artist's Talent (0 vs 3.9)
- -4 Steam Vents (0 vs 3.8)
- -4 Monument to Endurance (0 vs 3.6)
- -2 Mountain (0 vs 2.3)
- -1 Agna Qel'a (0 vs 1.2)
Sideboard
More than usual
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Fewer than usual
- -2 Soul-Guide Lantern (0 vs 1.9)
- -2 Ral, Crackling Wit (0 vs 1.6)
- -1 Sear (0 vs 1.5)
- -1 Spell Pierce (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Quantum Riddler (0 vs 1.1)
- -1 Pyroclasm (0 vs 1.0)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 31 cards away from the average.
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.78 average mana value · 1.93 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | 0 | 29 |
| 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
22 28.9% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 64.0%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 51.5%
- Same, on the draw
- 60.1%
Colors: costs and sources
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0 symbols (0.0%)
2 sources (5.9%)
-
37 symbols (64.9%)
18 sources (52.9%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
2 sources (5.9%)
-
20 symbols (35.1%)
10 sources (29.4%)
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0 symbols (0.0%)
2 sources (5.9%)
Card types
- Creatures 7 (9.2%)
- Instants 26 (34.2%)
- Sorceries 11 (14.5%)
- Artifacts 4 (5.3%)
- Enchantments 6 (7.9%)
- Lands 22 (28.9%)