Izzet: The Usual, with a Splash of Lessons

Standard Aggro Prowess UR (Izzet)

amerika00

Creature (20)

• 4x Brazen Borrower
• 4x Overwhelmed Apprentice
• 4x Robber of the Rich
• 4x Sprite Dragon
• 4x Stormwing Entity

Sorcery (8)

• 4x Crash Through
• 4x Of One Mind

Land (18)

• 4x Frostboil Snarl
• 5x Island
• 5x Mountain
• 4x Riverglide Pathway  ^Flip

Instant (14)

• 4x Academic Dispute
• 4x Miscast
• 4x Opt
• 2x Shock

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Sideboard

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Environmental Sciences
• 1x Expanded Anatomy
• 2x Mercurial Transformation
• 1x Start from Scratch
• 2x Teachings of the Archaics

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The usual suspects Stormwing Entity and Sprite Dragon . Robber of the Rich and Overwhelmed Apprentice somewhat unusual additions; the first applies early pressure if Sprite Dragon is not in hand, while also digging for cards. The second can be a confusing turn 1 play but helps set up later turns, or scry lands away in the late game. More importantly, both are humans where Sprite Dragon and Stormwing Entity are not, allowing you to play Of One Mind as an incredibly efficient draw spell.

Brazen Borrower just extremely efficient; can trigger prowess abilities while getting a blocker off the board, then become an evasive threat. Miscast to counter interaction, or possibly an Ultimatum. Opt and Crash Through just cheap cantrips. Academic Dispute can throw away unneeded lands to draw, or fetch a utility lesson from the sideboard. Shock to remove small blockers or finish off the opponent.

Let me know if you have any suggestions, or tried out the deck; I haven't actually played with it myself, so I'm curious to see how it holds up. Usually, the problem with these decks is that they quickly run out of steam while the main threats are picked off the board. I'm not sure if 4 counters are gonna be enough to prevent that from happening, but at the very least the cards should keep coming for the majority of the game. Picking up a Teachings of the Archaics with an Academic Dispute to refuel should feel good.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 12 - 2 Rares 22 - 3 Uncommons 8 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.95
Tokens	On an Adventure