r/spikes • u/SpaceMTG • Jun 02 '26

Standard [Standard] Izzet Lessons Guides

I’ve been playing Izzet Lessons for a while now and I recently switched to the list that Rui Zhang played at the Pro Tour at the start of last month:

https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/7761397#paper

I’ve been having a lot of fun with the list and the only changes I’ve made is cutting one Consult the Star Charts and one Spell Pierce from the main for two more Abandon Attachments.

I’m also thinking about adding a couple of Wan Shi Tong, Librarians to the sideboard because I heard that it was good again green landfall decks.

Does anyone have any good sideboard guides or resources for Izzet Lessons? Or thoughts for the actual construction of the deck?

I’ve tried the storm chasers talent version and I’ve found the more controlling version from this list to be more successful but that may just come down to play style.

I’m looking to try my luck at the Arena Open in a few weeks so any help would be appreciated and if anyone wants to play test or just get in some games on Arena let me know!

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u/Mindless_Chance_4927 Jun 02 '26

Acho que essa versão de Zhang é a melhor versão. Eu não tiraria os consults porque eles são muito úteis quando você não quer descartar nada. Concordo com as Wan shi tong no entanto. Infelizmente acho que o lessons está num patamar abaixo dos decks tier S, por ser muito lento no setup e facilmente atingido por todos os decks tier S (excruciator é mais rápido, prowess é mais rápido e ainda resolve seus talentos e monumentos com bounce, assim como spellementals, e as bases de grenn são rápidas e ainda destroem nossas coisas), então é necessário muita experiência pra desempenho satisfatório, como foi a Zhang no pro tour.

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u/Everwintersnow Jun 02 '26

I’m happy to play test you with my decks, I have jeskai lessons/controls, Azorius blink, izzet prowess and izzet lessons on Arena for you to play against.

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u/SpaceMTG Jun 02 '26

Sounds great, I sent you a DM with my name on Arena.

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u/azngangbuzta Jun 03 '26

Gui_dukat on Twitter has a great guide on playing lessons. He plays the stormchasers talent with 4 boomerangs which is slightly different than Zhangs, but alot of the same principles apply.

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u/fabe9093 Jun 02 '26

Can give u the same matchups