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Izzet Control

Izzet Control is 2.2% of the Pioneer metagame over the last 30 days, with 21 results in the last 60 days. Updated October 20, 2026.

Average main deck

• 4 Island
• 4 Consider
• 4 Steam Vents
• 4 Sunderflock
• 4 Eddymurk Crab
• 4 Fiery Impulse
• 4 Hearth Elemental
• 4 Spirebluff Canal
• 4 Prismari Charm
• 4 Sleight of Hand
• 4 Stubborn Denial
• 3 Riverpyre Verge
• 2 Riverglide Pathway
• 4 Opt (in 86% of lists)
• 3 Get Out (in 76% of lists)
• 2 Shivan Reef (in 76% of lists)
• 1 Winternight Stories (in 71% of lists)
• 1 Fading Hope (in 67% of lists)
• 2 Traumatic Critique (in 33% of lists)
• 1 Spell Snare (in 29% of lists)
• 4 Otherworldly Gaze (in 14% of lists)
• 2 Burst Lightning (in 14% of lists)
• 1 Abrade (in 10% of lists)
• 2 Vibrant Outburst (in 5% of lists)
• 2 Seasoned Cryomancer (in 5% of lists)
• 2 Torch the Tower (in 5% of lists)
• 2 Treasure Cruise (in 5% of lists)
• 1 Three Steps Ahead (in 5% of lists)
• 1 Multiversal Passage (in 5% of lists)
• 1 Sewer-veillance Cam (in 5% of lists)

Sideboard

• 3 Stormwing Entity
• 3 Soul-Guide Lantern (in 95% of lists)
• 2 Change the Equation (in 81% of lists)
• 2 Reckoner Bankbuster (in 76% of lists)
• 2 Annul (in 76% of lists)
• 1 Abrade (in 76% of lists)
• 1 Ral, Crackling Wit (in 52% of lists)
• 1 Redcap Melee (in 48% of lists)
• 2 Pyroclasm (in 43% of lists)
• 1 Mystical Dispute (in 29% of lists)
• 2 Disdainful Stroke (in 19% of lists)
• 1 Brazen Borrower (in 14% of lists)
• 1 Spell Snare (in 14% of lists)
• 1 Stubborn Denial (in 14% of lists)
• 2 Stock Up (in 10% of lists)
• 1 Roast (in 10% of lists)
• 1 Spell Pierce (in 10% of lists)
• 3 Colorstorm Stallion (in 5% of lists)
• 2 The Theorist, Jace Beleren (in 5% of lists)
• 2 Chandra, Chill of Compliance (in 5% of lists)
• 2 Rending Volley (in 5% of lists)
• 1 Fire Magic (in 5% of lists)
• 1 Lightning Axe (in 5% of lists)
• 1 Anger of the Gods (in 5% of lists)
• 1 Into the Flood Maw (in 5% of lists)
• 1 Ashiok, Dream Render (in 5% of lists)
• 1 Ghost Vacuum (in 5% of lists)
• 1 Sweltering Suns (in 5% of lists)

Recent results

• Top 32 · _Batutinha_ at Pioneer Challenge 16, 2026-10-18 (MTGO)
• Top 32 · _Falcon_ at Pioneer Challenge 16, 2026-10-18 (MTGO)
• Top 16 · apodepueblopaleta at Pioneer Challenge 16, 2026-10-17 (MTGO)
• Top 16 · SorryImSoTilted at Pioneer Challenge 32, 2026-10-12 (MTGO)
• Top 32 · lazerbeam at Pioneer Challenge 32, 2026-10-12 (MTGO)
• Top 32 · DuduDeNunu at Pioneer Challenge 32, 2026-10-12 (MTGO)
• Top 4 · renatoaraujo at Pioneer Challenge 16, 2026-10-10 (MTGO)
• Top 8 · Mathilde8 at Pioneer Challenge 16, 2026-10-10 (MTGO)
• Top 4 · _Falcon_ at Pioneer Challenge 32, 2026-10-08 (MTGO)
• 2nd · BryceFevold at Pioneer Revival RCQ, 2026-10-02 (paper)
• Top 16 · HolaChico at Pioneer Challenge 32, 2026-09-19 (MTGO)
• Top 8 · DuduDeNunu at Pioneer RC Qualifier, 2026-09-13 (MTGO)
• Top 32 · _Falcon_ at Pioneer RC Qualifier, 2026-09-13 (MTGO)
• 5-0 · _Falcon_ at Pioneer League, 2026-09-13 (MTGO)
• Top 8 · _Falcon_ at Pioneer Challenge 32, 2026-09-12 (MTGO)
• Top 16 · JV_7777 at Pioneer Challenge 32, 2026-09-12 (MTGO)
• 5-0 · _Falcon_ at Pioneer League, 2026-09-12 (MTGO)
• 5-0 · Paul16 at Pioneer League, 2026-09-07 (MTGO)
• 5-0 · Paul16 at Pioneer League, 2026-09-07 (MTGO)
• Top 8 · E_Kaminuma at Pioneer Challenge 32, 2026-09-05 (MTGO)
• Top 16 · HolaChico at Pioneer Challenge 32, 2026-09-05 (MTGO)

Spicy tech

• Multiversal Passage, played by BryceFevold (2nd at Pioneer Revival RCQ)
• Fire Magic, played by BryceFevold (2nd at Pioneer Revival RCQ)
• Lightning Axe, played by BryceFevold (2nd at Pioneer Revival RCQ)
• Rending Volley, played by BryceFevold (2nd at Pioneer Revival RCQ)
• Anger of the Gods, played by BryceFevold (2nd at Pioneer Revival RCQ)
• Into the Flood Maw, played by BryceFevold (2nd at Pioneer Revival RCQ)
• Colorstorm Stallion, played by BryceFevold (2nd at Pioneer Revival RCQ)
• Ashiok, Dream Render, played by BryceFevold (2nd at Pioneer Revival RCQ)
• Torch the Tower, played by Mathilde8 (Top 8 at Pioneer Challenge 16)
• Three Steps Ahead, played by Mathilde8 (Top 8 at Pioneer Challenge 16)

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