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Izzet Phoenix

12 decks from 11 events · 26 Sep – 24 Oct 2026

Counting lists over the last
12Decks2.0% of published lists▾ 0.9 pp vs. the 30 days before
43.9%Win rate 31.8–56.7% · 25–32–0 · 57-match sample▴ 7.9 pp vs. the 30 days before
70.4 of 75 LockedSlots settled24 cards, each in 80% of lists or more
4.6 slotsStill argued overspread over 17 cards, in both boards

Maindeck 60 slots

4 copies in every list 4 copies in 1 list out of 4 1 copy in every list always 1 copy, sometimes 2 Grey means 80% of lists or more. Violet means fewer.

Settled core

18 cards · 57.5 slots
Arclight Phoenix 100% Arclight Phoenix1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Artist's Talent 100% Artist's Talent1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Consider 100% Consider1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Fiery Impulse 100% Fiery Impulse1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Into the Flood Maw 100% Into the Flood Maw1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 83%
Island 100% Island1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 92%
Lightning Axe 100% Lightning Axe1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100%
Opt 100% Opt1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Otawara, Soaring City 100% Otawara, Soaring City1st 100%
Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae 100% Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Proft's Eidetic Memory 100% Proft's Eidetic Memory1st 100%
Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway 100% Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Sleight of Hand 100% Sleight of Hand1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Spirebluff Canal 100% Spirebluff Canal1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Steam Vents 100% Steam Vents1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Treasure Cruise 100% Treasure Cruise1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Stormcarved Coast 92% Stormcarved Coast1st 92%
Prismari Command 83% Prismari Command1st 83%

Still argued over

8 cards · 2.5 slots
Flashback 50% Flashback1st 50% · 2nd 50%
Galvanic Iteration 50% Galvanic Iteration1st 50%
Temporal Trespass 50% Temporal Trespass1st 50%

5 cards are in fewer than 10% of lists. Their rows are not shown. Their 0.5 slots still count in the total above.

Point to a card to read its copies. Each percentage is the share of lists that play at least that many.

Sideboard 15 slots

Settled core

6 cards · 12.9 slots
Abrade 100% Abrade1st 100% · 2nd 8%
Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft 100% Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft1st 100% · 2nd 92%
Disdainful Stroke 100% Disdainful Stroke1st 100% · 2nd 50%
Mystical Dispute 100% Mystical Dispute1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 92%
Ledger Shredder 92% Ledger Shredder1st 92% · 2nd 92% · 3rd 92% · 4th 92%
Redcap Melee 83% Redcap Melee1st 83% · 2nd 83% · 3rd 17%

Still argued over

9 cards · 2.1 slots
Spell Snare 42% Spell Snare1st 42% · 2nd 42%
Aether Gust 25% Aether Gust1st 25%
Pyroclasm 17% Pyroclasm1st 17% · 2nd 8%

6 cards are in fewer than 10% of lists. Their rows are not shown. Their 0.8 slots still count in the total above.

Point to a card to read its copies. Each percentage is the share of lists that play at least that many.

The lists people registered 12 published lists in this window. Pick one. The lists can reach past this window. The numbers above count only this window.

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Show decklist for Marghar
#12 Marghar Pioneer Challenge 16 · 2026-10-24 · 3-2-0 Representative

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (8)
  • 4 Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae 100%
  • 4 Arclight Phoenix 100%
Sorceries (8)
  • 4 Sleight of Hand 100%
  • 4 Treasure Cruise 100%
Instants (21)
  • 4 Consider 100%
  • 4 Fiery Impulse 100%
  • 2 Flashback 50%
  • 3 Into the Flood Maw 100%
  • 3 Lightning Axe 100%
  • 4 Opt 100%
  • 1 Prismari Command 83%
Enchantments (5)
  • 4 Artist's Talent 100%
  • 1 Proft's Eidetic Memory 100%
Lands (18)
  • 4 Island 100%
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City 100%
  • 4 Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway 100%
  • 4 Spirebluff Canal 100%
  • 4 Steam Vents 100%
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast 92%

Sideboard (15)

  • 2 Redcap Melee 83%
  • 1 Abrade 100%
  • 1 Aether Gust 25%
  • 2 Disdainful Stroke 100%
  • 4 Ledger Shredder 92%
  • 2 Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft 100%
  • 3 Mystical Dispute 100%
Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae
Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.
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#23 chevetteprateado Pioneer Challenge 32 · 2026-10-22 · 2-4-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (8)
  • 4 Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae 100%
  • 4 Arclight Phoenix 100%
Sorceries (8)
  • 4 Sleight of Hand 100%
  • 4 Treasure Cruise 100%
Instants (21)
  • 4 Consider 100%
  • 4 Fiery Impulse 100%
  • 2 Flashback 50%
  • 3 Into the Flood Maw 100%
  • 3 Lightning Axe 100%
  • 4 Opt 100%
  • 1 Prismari Command 83%
Enchantments (5)
  • 4 Artist's Talent 100%
  • 1 Proft's Eidetic Memory 100%
Lands (18)
  • 4 Island 100%
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City 100%
  • 4 Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway 100%
  • 4 Spirebluff Canal 100%
  • 4 Steam Vents 100%
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast 92%

Sideboard (15)

  • 2 Redcap Melee 83%
  • 1 Abrade 100%
  • 1 Aether Gust 25%
  • 2 Disdainful Stroke 100%
  • 4 Ledger Shredder 92%
  • 2 Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft 100%
  • 3 Mystical Dispute 100%
Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae
Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.
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#25 Andy_Over Pioneer Challenge 32 · 2026-10-19 · 3-3-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (8)
  • 4 Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae 100%
  • 4 Arclight Phoenix 100%
Sorceries (8)
  • 4 Sleight of Hand 100%
  • 4 Treasure Cruise 100%
Instants (21)
  • 4 Consider 100%
  • 4 Fiery Impulse 100%
  • 2 Flashback 50%
  • 3 Into the Flood Maw 100%
  • 3 Lightning Axe 100%
  • 4 Opt 100%
  • 1 Prismari Command 83%
Enchantments (5)
  • 4 Artist's Talent 100%
  • 1 Proft's Eidetic Memory 100%
Lands (18)
  • 4 Island 100%
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City 100%
  • 4 Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway 100%
  • 4 Spirebluff Canal 100%
  • 4 Steam Vents 100%
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast 92%

Sideboard (15)

  • 2 Redcap Melee 83%
  • 1 Abrade 100%
  • 1 Aether Gust 25%
  • 2 Disdainful Stroke 100%
  • 4 Ledger Shredder 92%
  • 2 Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft 100%
  • 3 Mystical Dispute 100%
Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae
Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.
Show decklist for Marghar
#30 Marghar Pioneer Challenge 32 · 2026-10-15 · 2-4-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (8)
  • 4 Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae 100%
  • 4 Arclight Phoenix 100%
Sorceries (8)
  • 4 Sleight of Hand 100%
  • 4 Treasure Cruise 100%
Instants (21)
  • 4 Consider 100%
  • 4 Fiery Impulse 100%
  • 2 Flashback 50%
  • 3 Into the Flood Maw 100%
  • 3 Lightning Axe 100%
  • 4 Opt 100%
  • 1 Prismari Command 83%
Enchantments (5)
  • 4 Artist's Talent 100%
  • 1 Proft's Eidetic Memory 100%
Lands (18)
  • 4 Island 100%
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City 100%
  • 4 Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway 100%
  • 4 Spirebluff Canal 100%
  • 4 Steam Vents 100%
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast 92%

Sideboard (15)

  • 2 Redcap Melee 83%
  • 2 Spell Snare 42%
  • 1 Abrade 100%
  • 1 Disdainful Stroke 100%
  • 4 Ledger Shredder 92%
  • 2 Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft 100%
  • 3 Mystical Dispute 100%
Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae
Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.
Show decklist for chevetteprateado
#10 chevetteprateado Pioneer Challenge 32 · 2026-10-12 · 4-2-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (8)
  • 4 Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae 100%
  • 4 Arclight Phoenix 100%
Sorceries (8)
  • 4 Sleight of Hand 100%
  • 4 Treasure Cruise 100%
Instants (21)
  • 4 Consider 100%
  • 4 Fiery Impulse 100%
  • 2 Flashback 50%
  • 3 Into the Flood Maw 100%
  • 3 Lightning Axe 100%
  • 4 Opt 100%
  • 1 Prismari Command 83%
Enchantments (5)
  • 4 Artist's Talent 100%
  • 1 Proft's Eidetic Memory 100%
Lands (18)
  • 4 Island 100%
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City 100%
  • 4 Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway 100%
  • 4 Spirebluff Canal 100%
  • 4 Steam Vents 100%
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast 92%

Sideboard (15)

  • 2 Redcap Melee 83%
  • 2 Spell Snare 42%
  • 1 Abrade 100%
  • 1 Disdainful Stroke 100%
  • 4 Ledger Shredder 92%
  • 2 Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft 100%
  • 3 Mystical Dispute 100%
Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae
Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.
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#22 chevetteprateado Pioneer Challenge 32 · 2026-10-08 · 3-3-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (8)
  • 4 Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae 100%
  • 4 Arclight Phoenix 100%
Sorceries (9)
  • 4 Sleight of Hand 100%
  • 4 Treasure Cruise 100%
  • 1 Temporal Trespass 50%
Instants (20)
  • 4 Consider 100%
  • 4 Fiery Impulse 100%
  • 3 Into the Flood Maw 100%
  • 3 Lightning Axe 100%
  • 4 Opt 100%
  • 1 Galvanic Iteration 50%
  • 1 Prismari Command 83%
Enchantments (5)
  • 4 Artist's Talent 100%
  • 1 Proft's Eidetic Memory 100%
Lands (18)
  • 4 Island 100%
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City 100%
  • 4 Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway 100%
  • 4 Spirebluff Canal 100%
  • 4 Steam Vents 100%
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast 92%

Sideboard (15)

  • 2 Redcap Melee 83%
  • 2 Spell Snare 42%
  • 1 Abrade 100%
  • 1 Disdainful Stroke 100%
  • 4 Ledger Shredder 92%
  • 2 Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft 100%
  • 3 Mystical Dispute 100%
Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae
Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.
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#21 misfits_skulls Pioneer Challenge 32 · 2026-10-05 · 3-3-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (8)
  • 4 Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae 100%
  • 4 Arclight Phoenix 100%
Sorceries (9)
  • 4 Sleight of Hand 100%
  • 4 Treasure Cruise 100%
  • 1 Temporal Trespass 50%
Instants (20)
  • 4 Consider 100%
  • 4 Fiery Impulse 100%
  • 3 Into the Flood Maw 100%
  • 3 Lightning Axe 100%
  • 4 Opt 100%
  • 1 Galvanic Iteration 50%
  • 1 Prismari Command 83%
Enchantments (5)
  • 4 Artist's Talent 100%
  • 1 Proft's Eidetic Memory 100%
Lands (18)
  • 4 Island 100%
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City 100%
  • 4 Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway 100%
  • 4 Spirebluff Canal 100%
  • 4 Steam Vents 100%
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast 92%

Sideboard (15)

  • 2 Redcap Melee 83%
  • 2 Spell Snare 42%
  • 1 Abrade 100%
  • 1 Disdainful Stroke 100%
  • 4 Ledger Shredder 92%
  • 2 Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft 100%
  • 3 Mystical Dispute 100%
Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae
Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.
Show decklist for DrPP
#20 DrPP Pioneer Challenge 16 · 2026-10-04 · 1-2-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (8)
  • 4 Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae 100%
  • 4 Arclight Phoenix 100%
Sorceries (9)
  • 4 Sleight of Hand 100%
  • 4 Treasure Cruise 100%
  • 1 Temporal Trespass 50%
Instants (20)
  • 4 Consider 100%
  • 4 Fiery Impulse 100%
  • 2 Flashback 50%
  • 2 Into the Flood Maw 100%
  • 3 Lightning Axe 100%
  • 4 Opt 100%
  • 1 Galvanic Iteration 50%
Enchantments (5)
  • 4 Artist's Talent 100%
  • 1 Proft's Eidetic Memory 100%
Lands (18)
  • 1 Great Hall of the Biblioplex 8%
  • 4 Island 100%
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City 100%
  • 4 Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway 100%
  • 4 Spirebluff Canal 100%
  • 4 Steam Vents 100%

Sideboard (15)

  • 2 Abrade 100%
  • 2 Disdainful Stroke 100%
  • 4 Ledger Shredder 92%
  • 2 Pyroclasm 17%
  • 2 Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft 100%
  • 3 Mystical Dispute 100%
Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae
Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.
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#25 Andy_Over Pioneer Challenge 32 · 2026-10-01 · 2-4-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (8)
  • 4 Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae 100%
  • 4 Arclight Phoenix 100%
Sorceries (9)
  • 4 Sleight of Hand 100%
  • 4 Treasure Cruise 100%
  • 1 Temporal Trespass 50%
Instants (20)
  • 4 Consider 100%
  • 4 Fiery Impulse 100%
  • 3 Into the Flood Maw 100%
  • 3 Lightning Axe 100%
  • 4 Opt 100%
  • 1 Galvanic Iteration 50%
  • 1 Prismari Command 83%
Enchantments (5)
  • 4 Artist's Talent 100%
  • 1 Proft's Eidetic Memory 100%
Lands (18)
  • 4 Island 100%
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City 100%
  • 4 Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway 100%
  • 4 Spirebluff Canal 100%
  • 4 Steam Vents 100%
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast 92%

Sideboard (15)

  • 2 Redcap Melee 83%
  • 2 Spell Snare 42%
  • 1 Abrade 100%
  • 1 Disdainful Stroke 100%
  • 4 Ledger Shredder 92%
  • 2 Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft 100%
  • 3 Mystical Dispute 100%
Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae
Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.
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#13 giraffesarentreal Pioneer Challenge 32 · 2026-10-01 · 4-2-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (8)
  • 4 Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae 100%
  • 4 Arclight Phoenix 100%
Sorceries (8)
  • 4 Sleight of Hand 100%
  • 4 Treasure Cruise 100%
Instants (20)
  • 4 Consider 100%
  • 4 Fiery Impulse 100%
  • 2 Into the Flood Maw 100%
  • 3 Lightning Axe 100%
  • 4 Opt 100%
  • 2 Spell Pierce 8%
  • 1 Torch the Tower 8%
Enchantments (5)
  • 4 Artist's Talent 100%
  • 1 Proft's Eidetic Memory 100%
Lands (19)
  • 3 Island 100%
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City 100%
  • 4 Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway 100%
  • 1 Riverpyre Verge 8%
  • 1 Shivan Reef 8%
  • 4 Spirebluff Canal 100%
  • 4 Steam Vents 100%
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast 92%

Sideboard (15)

  • 2 Boomerang Basics 8%
  • 1 Chandra's Defeat 8%
  • 1 Spell Pierce 8%
  • 3 Stormchaser's Talent 8%
  • 1 Abrade 100%
  • 1 Disdainful Stroke 100%
  • 1 Flashfreeze 8%
  • 1 Proft's Eidetic Memory 8%
  • 1 Pyroclasm 17%
  • 1 Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft 100%
  • 2 Mystical Dispute 100%
Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae
Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.
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#5 hugofreitas1 Pioneer Challenge 32 · 2026-09-28 · 6-1-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (8)
  • 4 Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae 100%
  • 4 Arclight Phoenix 100%
Sorceries (9)
  • 4 Sleight of Hand 100%
  • 4 Treasure Cruise 100%
  • 1 Temporal Trespass 50%
Instants (20)
  • 4 Consider 100%
  • 4 Fiery Impulse 100%
  • 3 Into the Flood Maw 100%
  • 3 Lightning Axe 100%
  • 4 Opt 100%
  • 1 Galvanic Iteration 50%
  • 1 Prismari Command 83%
Enchantments (5)
  • 4 Artist's Talent 100%
  • 1 Proft's Eidetic Memory 100%
Lands (18)
  • 4 Island 100%
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City 100%
  • 4 Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway 100%
  • 4 Spirebluff Canal 100%
  • 4 Steam Vents 100%
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast 92%

Sideboard (15)

  • 3 Redcap Melee 83%
  • 1 Abrade 100%
  • 2 Disdainful Stroke 100%
  • 4 Ledger Shredder 92%
  • 2 Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft 100%
  • 3 Mystical Dispute 100%
Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae
Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.
Show decklist for Marghar
#21 Marghar Pioneer Challenge 32 · 2026-09-26 · 3-3-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (8)
  • 4 Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae 100%
  • 4 Arclight Phoenix 100%
Sorceries (9)
  • 4 Sleight of Hand 100%
  • 4 Treasure Cruise 100%
  • 1 Temporal Trespass 50%
Instants (20)
  • 4 Consider 100%
  • 4 Fiery Impulse 100%
  • 3 Into the Flood Maw 100%
  • 3 Lightning Axe 100%
  • 4 Opt 100%
  • 1 Galvanic Iteration 50%
  • 1 Prismari Command 83%
Enchantments (5)
  • 4 Artist's Talent 100%
  • 1 Proft's Eidetic Memory 100%
Lands (18)
  • 4 Island 100%
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City 100%
  • 4 Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway 100%
  • 4 Spirebluff Canal 100%
  • 4 Steam Vents 100%
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast 92%

Sideboard (15)

  • 3 Redcap Melee 83%
  • 1 Abrade 100%
  • 2 Disdainful Stroke 100%
  • 4 Ledger Shredder 92%
  • 2 Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft 100%
  • 3 Mystical Dispute 100%
Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae
Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.

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Method

A slot is one card in the average list. For each card, we count the lists that play at least one copy, then at least two, then at least three. We add those shares. Add every card and the boards total 60 and 15.

The settled bound is chosen at 80% of published lists. Settled slots are grey. Other slots are violet. Cards in fewer than 10% of lists still count in the argued-over total, but their rows are not shown.

The band bounds are chosen. Locked starts at 60 settled slots out of 75. Consolidated starts at 50. Debated starts at 40. Open is below 40. A locked deck is not a better deck.

Share is share of published decklists, not of the field. Each list counts once, paper or MTGO. No platform and no event is weighted. An Arena event we add by hand counts here too.

The two platforms publish different lists. A paper event on Melee publishes almost every player's list. An MTGO Challenge publishes 32 lists, whatever its size, and those lists lean to the top of the standings. So paper and MTGO together mix almost the whole paper field with MTGO's top finishers. One big paper event can be a large part of a window. Pick MTGO or Paper to see one platform alone.

Leagues publish 5–0 decklists and no match data. Deck counts and shares count them, because a registered list is a registered list. Win rates cannot, because a League has no matches. So counts and shares cover all published decklists, and win rates cover events with match data only.

Preliminaries contribute nothing. They publish match records but no decklists, so their matches have no archetype to attach to.

Win rates count only matches where both players published a decklist. With both sides counted, every win has a matching loss, so the pool always balances at exactly 50% wins.

On paper, almost every match has both lists, so a paper win rate measures a deck against the whole field. On MTGO, the published lists are the top finishers, so an MTGO win rate measures a deck among the top finishers. Paper and MTGO together mix the two.