Standard - Izzet Prime

Control

TCGPlayer $111

Cardmarket €86

Cardhoarder 5 Tix

Deck contains 18 invalid cards for this format: Primal Amulet // Primal Wellspring (XLN), Search for Azcanta // Azcanta, the Sunken Ruin (XLN), Sulfur Falls (DOM), Blink of an Eye (DOM), Syncopate (DOM), Banefire (M19), Lightning Strike (M19), Niv-Mizzet, Parun (GRN), Ionize (GRN), Steam Vents (GRN), Expansion // Explosion (GRN), Chemister's Insight (GRN), Lava Coil (GRN) Fiery Cannonade (XLN), Ral, Izzet Viceroy (GRN), Crackling Drake (GRN), Risk Factor (GRN), Lava Coil (GRN)

Main 60 cards (17 distinct)

Lands - 26

Side 15 cards (7 distinct)

Maybeboard 26 cards (26 distinct)

Main 60 cards (17 distinct)

Lands - 26

Side 15 cards (7 distinct)

Maybeboard 26 cards (26 distinct)

Main 60 cards (17 distinct)

Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (32)
4 Lightning Strike			$0.24€0.140.03
3 Ionize			$0.48€0.270.02
2 Search for Azcanta // Azcanta, the Sunken Ruin			$2.80€2.560.02
3 Blink of an Eye			$0.25€0.130.03
2 Syncopate			$0.18€0.060.03
2 Banefire			$0.74€0.410.02
3 Primal Amulet // Primal Wellspring			$10.19€6.620.02
3 Expansion // Explosion			$0.69€0.400.02
3 Chemister's Insight			$0.25€0.170.03
2 Lava Coil			$0.25€0.150.03
3 Shock			$0.19€0.060.03
2 Essence Scatter			$0.19€0.050.03
Creature (2)
2 Niv-Mizzet, Parun			$1.45€0.600.02
Land (26)
4 Sulfur Falls			$1.00€0.710.02
4 Steam Vents			$13.00€11.930.96
9 Mountain			$0.89€0.030.04
9 Island			$0.53€0.050.03

Side 15 cards (7 distinct)

2 Crackling Drake			$0.25€0.140.03
1 Essence Scatter			$0.19€0.050.03
1 Lava Coil			$0.25€0.150.03
3 Negate			$0.24€0.100.03
3 Risk Factor			$0.77€0.540.02
3 Fiery Cannonade			$0.24€0.150.03
2 Ral, Izzet Viceroy			$0.94€0.590.02

Maybeboard 26 cards (26 distinct)

1 Rekindling Phoenix			$1.00€0.730.02
1 Guttersnipe			$0.35€0.18
1 Goblin Electromancer			$0.20€0.090.03
1 Arclight Phoenix			$1.97€1.886.78
1 Electrostatic Field			$1.00€0.870.03
1 Nezahal, Primal Tide			$7.01€5.840.02
1 Erratic Cyclops			$0.25€0.070.02
1 The First Eruption			$0.27€0.130.02
1 Sinister Sabotage			$0.20€0.170.03
1 Firemind's Research			$0.30€0.210.02
1 Spell Pierce			$0.25€0.160.03
1 River's Rebuke			$0.99€0.600.02
1 Opt			$0.25€0.090.03
1 The Immortal Sun			$16.00€11.670.03
1 Azor's Gateway			$2.95€2.410.02
1 Experimental Frenzy			$0.30€0.100.02
1 Vance's Blasting Cannons			$0.50€0.280.02
1 Thousand-Year Storm			$4.49€1.820.02
1 Storm the Vault			$6.25€4.920.02
1 Shock			$0.19€0.060.03
1 Fight with Fire			$0.20€0.040.03
1 Selective Snare			$0.20€0.100.03
1 Memorial to War			$0.20€0.110.03
1 Field of Ruin			$0.30€0.210.03
1 Detection Tower			$2.00€1.310.02
1 Ral, Izzet Viceroy			$0.94€0.590.02

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Venissenter 08 Nov 2018 23:50

Switched 1 Chemister's Insight for 1 Primal Amulet. Switched sideboard Detection Tower to Cackling Drake, if Carnage Tyrant gets out, might as well kill it in battle instead wasting spells on him, plus it will be useful for other matches.

Venissenter 07 Nov 2018 19:20

Looking at some spot land removal, specifically Memorial to War and Field of Ruin. To get rid of their flip enchant/land cards if I didn't have the counter ready. Having Field of Ruin seems better just for the counter war mana requirements.

Venissenter 07 Nov 2018 07:45

Rough matchup against Esper Control. Eldest Reborn kept taking my Niv Mizzet and making life hard. Probably just playing error rather than a necessary improvement on the deck. I'll think on it.

Play Note: When [[Banefire]] with the Primal Wellspring out, make sure if they have any lifegain potential, that you calculate that. They Varaska Contempted the stolen Niv Mizzet to gain 2 more life. Luckily, with the copy of Banefire, I could kill their lvl8 Tefari and do 8 to them. Narrow Win there.

Venissenter 06 Nov 2018 21:39

Sideboarded in a Ral and the Detection Towers. Ral helps in the aggro match, because at his worst he will 1 for 1, usually will get a card draw and removal for 5 mana, which seems like a fine spell. If not, he used one of their removals. Or his is a self contained win condition.
Detection tower for those pesky hexproofers.
Removed 1 syncopate and 3 distainful strokes from the sideboard to fit it. The Negates and Risk Factors should be enough for the mirror/control opponent

Venissenter 06 Nov 2018 20:45

[Carnage Tyrant] is difficult. If I have the burn in hand, I can race them. If not, I just lose.

Venissenter 06 Nov 2018 08:42

Done testing now. Without sideboard, aggro wins most of the time. Have not tested with sideboard. However, against midrange and control, it stands a great chance. Primal Amulet is bonkers, and I might up it to 3 or even 4 copies. Seriously game winning, before and after flip. Izzet mirror match with sideboard was an exhilarating success.

Venissenter 06 Nov 2018 06:18

Running tests in MTGA now. Current as built. 26 lands seems steep, but control rewards it.

Venissenter 05 Nov 2018 21:26

On second thought, First Eruption is too slow. And it can't be copied.

Also need to bump it up to 24-26 land

Venissenter 05 Nov 2018 19:43

Ral, Guttersnipe, Goblin Electromancer, Electrostatic Field, and Firemind's Research are all close additions.
Firemeind's is replaced with Search for Azcanta.
Ral's don't synergize as well with all the instances, as opposed to Niv-Mizzet. Opt's and Shock's are more useful with Drakes, so minimizing that. The whole deck gets ran over with aggro.

Seriously considering putting in The First Eruption over Fiery Cannonades for token decks. It could get a turn 4 Niv-Mizzet with luck.

Venissenter

Last Updated: 09 Nov 2018
Created: 05 Nov 2018
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Color Breakdown

Main/Sideboard Rarity Count

10	9	23	0	0

4	6	3	2	0

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	Symbols	Percentage	Lands

About mana recommendations

These are general recommendations for a 60 card deck.

Lands	CMC	Description
18	0.48-0.80	Low Curve Deck - You need 1 or 2 lands to function and have no 3-drops in the deck
19-20	0.80-1.44	Low Curve Deck - You need 2 lands on turn 2 but would like 3 lands on turn 3 for some 3-drops
21-22	1.44-2.08	Aggro Deck - You need 2 lands on turn 2 every game and 3 lands on turn 3 for several 3-drops
23	2.08-2.40	Aggro Deck - You need 3 lands on turn 3 in most games. 4 lands by turn 4 is nice but not necessary
24	2.40-2.72	Midrange Deck - You need 3 lands on turn 3 in most games. 4 lands by turn 4 is nice but not necessary
25	2.72-3.04	Midrange Deck - You need 3 lands on turn 3 in most games. 4 lands by turn 4 often
26	3.04-3.36	Control Deck - You need the 3rd land drop to function and want to hit your 4th land often
27	3.36-3.68	Control Deck - You need the 4th land drop to function and want to hit your 5th land often