by Johnny Cycles, September 24th, 2025
How would you improve this deck? Let me know what big changes you’d make (directions, strategies) or what small changes (individual card choices).
A few rules to guide you:
- Budget of $100
- No more than 3 Wheel of Fortune effects
- No game changers
Let me know in the comments here or on my YouTube channel your ideas! Stay tuned for my upgraded version due out this Friday, September 26th!
Decklist – Izzet Burn with Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
| Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind |
Creatures (17)
| Delver of Secrets | |
| Goblin Motivator | |
| Cheatyface | |
| Dismissive Pyromancer | |
| Goblin Electromancer | |
| Void Stalker | |
| Champion of Wits | |
| Dragon Turtle | |
| Irencrag Pyromancer | |
| Neurok Commando |
| Rummaging Goblin | |
| Clone | |
| Ogre Battledriver | |
| Keranos, God of Storms | |
| Thundering Djinn | |
| Arjun, the Shifting Flame | |
| Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius |
Planeswalkers (6)
| The Royal Scions | |
| Chandra, Torch of Defiance | |
| Jace, Wielder of Mysteries | |
| Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor | |
| Ral, Storm Conduit | |
| Ral Zarek |
Artifacts (2)
| Swiftfoot Boots | |
| Chromatic Lantern |
Enchantments (3)
| Curiosity | |
| Smoke | |
| Dictate of Kruphix |
Instants (14)
| Brainstorm | |
| Lightning Bolt | |
| Rapid Hybridization | |
| Swan Song | |
| Turn Aside | |
| Icy Blast | |
| Abrade | |
| Essence Scatter | |
| Izzet Charm | |
| Magmaquake | |
| Redirect | |
| Blue Sun’s Zenith | |
| Cancel |
| Dissolve |
Sorceries (20) + 1 mfdc
| Fireball | |
| Preordain | |
| Curse of the Swine | |
| Finale of Revelation | |
| Arc Lightning | |
| Jace’s Triumph | |
| Ravenform | |
| Role Reversal | |
| Stone Rain | |
| Craterize | |
| Demolish |
| Ruination | |
| Sleep | |
| Reforge the Soul | |
| Echo of Eons | |
| River’s Rebuke | |
| Alrund’s Epiphany | |
| Sea Gate Restoration (mfdc) | |
| Star of Extinction | |
| Treasure Cruise |
Lands (38) + 1 mfdc
Arcane Lighthouse
City of Brass
Command Tower
Mana Confluence
Reliquary Tower
Sea Gate, Reborn (mfdc)
Spirebluff Canal
Steam Vents
Sulfur Falls
Island (15)
Mountain (14)
