Miss Izzet | Mizzix EDH

Commander / EDH* Combo Counters UR (Izzet)

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Instant (38)

• 1x Aetherspouts
• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Capsize
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Electrodominance
• 1x Evacuation
• 1x Fall of the Titans
• 1x Final Fortune
• 1x Firemind's Foresight
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Fuel for the Cause
• 1x Fury Storm
• 1x Glorious End
• 1x Insidious Will
• 1x Learn from the Past
• 1x Magmaquake
• 1x Mindswipe
• 1x Mission Briefing
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystic Confluence
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Narset's Reversal
• 1x Nexus of Fate
• 1x Power Sink
• 1x Pull from Tomorrow
• 1x Quicken
• 1x Rewind
• 1x Scour from Existence
• 1x Shattering Pulse
• 1x Snap
• 1x Spell Burst
• 1x Steady Progress
• 1x Stroke of Genius
• 1x Sudden Substitution
• 1x Syncopate

Sorcery (17)

• 1x Bonfire of the Damned
• 1x Earthquake
• 1x Extract
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Finale of Revelation
• 1x Gitaxian Probe
• 1x Incendiary Flow
• 1x Inner Fire
• 1x Merchant Scroll
• 1x Mind Spring
• 1x Mystic Retrieval
• 1x Past in Flames
• 1x Rise from the Tides
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Runic Repetition
• 1x Tezzeret's Gambit
• 1x Treasure Cruise

Artifact (7)

• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Venser's Journal

Creature (2)

• 1x Dragonmaster Outcast
• 1x Guttersnipe

Commander (1)

Land (35)

• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Detection Tower
• 1x Emergence Zone
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Glacial Chasm
• 13x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 7x Mountain
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Spirebluff Canal
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Survivors' Encampment
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Vivid Creek
• 1x Wandering Fumarole

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Introduction:

First and foremost, thank you for taking the time to have a look at my list and read the description! The description isn't fully finished, but if you like the deck or have any suggestions, please be sure to comment below! Welcome to my EDH deck for Mizzix of the Izmagnus !

Designed to be a spell slinging counterpart to my Kruphix, God of Horizons big ramp list, I've determined what it is that I really enjoy is the cheating of mana costs... So yeah.

Why Mizzix/Izzet?

Life totals don't matter unless they're zero.

Izzet are the colours most known for blowing their stuff up in their own face half the time and that's half the fun. I've always found Izzet decks, in multiple formats, to be a machine that you have to learn how to utilise to its full potential and even when you do, every now and then something will go wrong and it'll backfire. Mizzix as an instant and sorcery tribal general - specifically one which allows for the 'cheating' of mana costs - has proven in my experience to be very powerful, but also very political and even slightly philosophical at times.

I've always enjoyed decks that mean you have to be almost constantly engaged with the game, even during your opponents' turns. I like to walk the knife edge and have a feeling of relief when my plans work, something I find with the deck's (partially unfortunate) reliance upon Mizzix being on board.

Strengths/Weaknesses of my Mizzix list:

1. S. You are able to cast spells which were already efficiently costed at an even more efficient rate, such as Stroke of Genius and Bonfire of the Damned , as well as being able to cast All Is Dust for free.
2. W. The deck is heavily reliant upon having Mizzix on board. The deck can survive without her, but having her on board makes everything exponentially more efficient and effective. It's a game to learn when and how to protect her and often depends upon the other decks at the table. Sacrifice effects are your bane, but that's why we run counter spells.
3. S. You'll pretty consistently draw a large number of cards and having a large number of cards in hand tends to mean you have some answers in your grip too. In other words, once you get going it tends to be pretty difficult to stop the snowball.
4. W. The little-to-no creatures in the deck provide little comfort against a lot of EDH decks which run a fair number of creatures. But our life total doesn't matter until it's zero. As an aside, Venser's Journal is in the list for the life gain, but the cost is pretty steep until we're very late into the game.
5. S. Reactive decks are pretty resilient if you can gain a foothold. Mizzix is one of the more subtly powerful commanders, meaning that if you're behind and politicise correctly you can often buy a little time to be able to catch back up and potentially get on ahead again.
6. W. Ramp isn't the forte of and the ramp cards you can reliably run in a Mizzix list aren't always optimal. Also, coloured mana is far more important than colourless. Sol Ring won't necessarily save you here, unfortunately.

Why play Mizzix? And why not?

Why you might enjoy Mizzix as a commander:

1. You're playing , which when you're wanting to protect yourself with little to no board presence can prove invaluable.

2. In my list at least, the provides a number of abilities which the blue side of the deck is lacking, as well as providing the near-totality of the win cons for the deck (See gameplan section).

3. Mizzix's ability makes already efficient spells even more so, allowing you to cast more spells often than is expected/ you should.

4. You'll routinely see a large part of your deck, meaning consistency is a pretty sure thing a lot of the time. However, just because you've drawn the same cards doesn't mean you'll play them in the same manner or order, helping to maintain variance in games.

5. The list is geared to being as reactive as possible, even to the point where I'm consistently looking for ways to trim out the sorceries for instant equivalents. This allows for some often unseen flexibility and resilience.

Why you might not:

1. You're playing , some people don't like that. I'm joking, but I know some people intentionally stray from it when making decks.

2. Talk about dependancy on your commander... We aren't totally dead in the water if we are being held back from Mizzix for whatever reason, but we are going to be seriously behind.

3. If you want to play creatures, this deck won't satisfy that. Don't get me wrong, the few creatures we have are potent, especially when combo'd with a kicked Rite of Replication , but they're not aggressive swingers at all.

4. Instants and Sorceries aren't your cup of tea. There's obviously a lot of them in this list.

5. The deck can get pretty brain-intensive at times with a large number of cards in hand and often the ability to cast several of them, if not more, with ease. There is political skill involved in playing it too, because after you play Stroke of Genius with =15 for one blue mana, you can be assured people are gonna look at you funny.

Exclusions and Overperformers:

Exclusions:

• Force of Will - whilst an expensive card money-wise, I also kind of feel like its unique versatility isn't really worth investing in a copy. As such it isn't in the list and unless I came across a cheap copy, I doubt I'd look to put it in. It might be a nice upgrade, but for the deck it isn't at all necessary.

• Mana Drain - Budget-based, though considering the deck likes to be mostly reactive the mana being in the main phase is a bit of a bummer, but it can be used for sorceries and artifacts allowing lands to remain untapped also where possible.

• Snapcaster Mage - Again partially budget based, but Mission Briefing does a nice enough imitation and synergises with Mizzix and Guttersnipe .

• Goblin Electromancer and the like - I've intentionally kept the deck creature-light because I have found that often taking a turn to play a creature leaves Mizzix either still in the command zone or with less possible protection, which is at most times our highest priority.

• Boseiju, Who Shelters All - Less budget based, I just don't own a copy. Though, the importance of coloured mana for this list dissuades me from putting a large number of colourless-producing lands in the list. Plus, whilst 2 life is often minimal, it can wrack up at times and in a deck with very little life gain, it can be the difference between a win and a loss.

• Worldfire - It's banned. I'm a fan of sudden death buttons, especially if they are able to win the game outright or almost immediately. It's an extremely contentious card and like all MLD, you'd have to play with it responsibly. But I stand, unban Worldfire!

Overperformers:

• Gitaxian Probe - A 'free' one drop to use right after you case Mizzix, even when tapped out, can nicely get the ball rolling and prove to be extremely helpful. Whilst the effect is also useful, it isn't powerful/irksome enough to cause any crackback in most cases. Plus it cantrips!

• Shattering Pulse - Initially a budget substitute for Vandalblast , I've actually come to very much prefer the pulse in its place. With four experience counters, the ability to pay at instant speed over and over to shoot down problem artifacts proves to be of greater utility and flexibility.

• Venser's Journal - I have a tumultuous relationship with this card in this list. is a steep cost for this deck, especially when it doesn't immediately do anything. However, finding the point to get it down and make it stick can prove to turn the tide in your favour as you are often gasingin excess of 10-15 life per upkeep.

• Runic Repetition - This card is so sweet, fetching some of the most important/useful spells in our list back to our hand from exile. Efficient in its costing, it can be a major turn-key moment for the deck's gameplan.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 36 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.85
Tokens	Copy Clone, Dragon 5/5 R, Experience Token, Zombie 2/2 B