Izzet Real (Melek, Izzet Paragon)

Commander / EDH Burn Casual Competitive Multiplayer Theme/Gimmick UR (Izzet)

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Instant (10)

• 1x Beacon of Destruction
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Comet Storm
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Evacuation
• 1x Inferno
• 1x Magmaquake
• 1x Quicken
• 1x Searing Wind
• 1x Urza's Rage

Sorcery (21)

• 1x Beacon of Tomorrows
• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Blatant Thievery
• 1x Devil's Play
• 1x Earthquake
• 1x Epic Experiment
• 1x Incite Rebellion
• 1x Insurrection
• 1x Mass Mutiny
• 1x Mind's Desire
• 1x Mizzium Mortars
• 1x Mizzix's Mastery
• 1x Molten Disaster
• 1x Mystic Speculation
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Portent
• 1x Red Sun's Zenith
• 1x Serum Visions
• 1x Temporal Trespass
• 1x Time Stretch
• 1x Volcanic Vision

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Arcane Melee
• 1x Eyes of the Watcher
• 1x Jace's Sanctum

Artifact (16)

• 1x Armillary Sphere
• 1x Crystal Ball
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Izzet Cluestone
• 1x Izzet Keyrune
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Mirari
• 1x Pyromancer's Gauntlet
• 1x Pyromancer's Goggles
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Shield of Kaldra
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Traveler's Amulet

Creature (12)

• 1x Charmbreaker Devils
• 1x Curious Homunculus  ^Flip
• 1x Docent of Perfection  ^Flip
• 1x Echo Mage
• 1x Fire Servant
• 1x Galvanoth
• 1x Goblin Electromancer
• 1x Guttersnipe
• 1x Lunar Mystic
• 1x Talrand, Sky Summoner
• 1x Uyo, Silent Prophet
• 1x Young Pyromancer

Land (37)

• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 13x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Izzet Guildgate
• 14x Mountain
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nivix, Aerie of the Firemind
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Spirebluff Canal
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs

Commander (1)

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Sideboard

Instant (3)

• 1x AEtherize
• 1x Starstorm
• 1x Thunderous Wrath

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Call the Skybreaker
• 1x Invoke the Firemind

Artifact (2)

• 1x Mana Matrix
• 1x Runechanter's Pike

Creature (6)

• 1x Dualcaster Mage
• 1x Hypersonic Dragon
• 1x Mercurial Chemister
• 1x Nivix Guildmage
• 1x Satyr Firedancer
• 1x Spellheart Chimera

Land (1)

• 1x Desolate Lighthouse

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Maybeboard

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Mob Rule

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This deck's theme's the Izzet guild. It was really fun to play, and play against - according to some of my co-players - since it features so many different spells, you'll always be doing something. This deck also is a good opportunity to play some of the spells you hardly ever play (either because of their casting cost, or because they don't fit elsewhere).

Once you can hit off one (two, because Melek, Izzet Paragon copies it) of the 'heavy' spells, particularly Time Stretch, Blatant Thievery or Insurrection or the very destructive Inferno you are virtually bound to win. This deck only has a few cards with an in the casting cost (such as Devil's Play): those cards are primarily meant as wipes or finishers. BTW: Strionic Resonator makes matters much worse :) .

Additional sorceries that allow you to copy cards ( Fork and such) have not been included. I've experienced that they slow you down: you need to have the mana, and it makes no sense to play them with Melek's abilities without casting another spell first. Moreover, the chances of you having enough free mana in your upkeep to cast a big instant spell and then copying it on the stack with a free casted Fork (while awesome) are pretty slim.

While the win condition relies on the commander and his ability to play (and copy) spells, the deck can win without its commander. It has mana sources and supporting cards like Curious Homunculus   and Goblin Electromancer that ensure you cast cast spells for less, but Pyromancer's Goggles is also always fun to use.

Furthermore, though this deck does not boast many creatures (you are meant to win by playing spells), the ones included strive for synergy with each other, the spells you play and Melek. Many of the supporting creatures have an ability that triggers when a spell is played such as Talrand, Sky Summoner, Guttersnipe, Docent of Perfection   and Young Pyromancer: the tokes are excellent blockers, but on one occasion I've managed to create so many tokens that I actually won through attacking with them (though that is a rare exception). A number of cards mimic Melek's ability to make the deck less dependent on him, such as: Mirari, Echo Mage , Galvanoth , and Uyo, Silent Prophet . If you want more there's Dualcaster Mage and Nivix Guildmage in the sideboard.

Noteworthy other cards are those that allow you to stack your deck such as Portent , Serum Visions, Brainstorm, Jace's Sanctum, Eyes of the Watcher needless to say, these all have great synergy with Melek. Melek, Izzet Paragon + Scroll Rack or Melek, Izzet Paragon + Sensei's Divining Top are even a bit sick, so don't be too disappointed when people try to disrupt your play and destroy those artifacts :) .

Date added	9 years
Last updated	6 years
Key combos	Melek, Izzet Paragon + Scroll Rack Melek, Izzet Paragon + Sensei's Divining Top
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 39 - 10 Rares 14 - 3 Uncommons 13 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.84
Tokens	Drake 2/2 U, Elemental 1/1 R, Elemental 5/5 UR, Human Wizard 1/1 U
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