MTG Deck of the Week: “Izzet Murktide” – Delirious Dragons
Check out the current trending decks in Magic: The Gathering! This week, “Izzet Murktide” uses its spells for more than just casting.
Welcome Magic: the Gathering players! We’re back to showcase one of the top decks of the week for competitive Magic. We have the top lists being played on MTGO, what’s winning, and the decks that won the major events this last week. So get your playmat ready, set your spindown to 20, and dive into the data, brought to us by TCGPlayer.com.
Our deck of the week is “Izzet Murktide” by O_danielakos, which is currently trending on TCGPlayer. The deck came in first place during the MTGO Modern Showcase on October 15th.
Decklist
3 Consider
4 Counterspell
4 Dragon’s Rage Channeler
1 Dress Down
4 Expressive Iteration
1 Fiery Islet
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Mishra’s Bauble
2 Misty Rainforest
4 Murktide Regent
1 Otawara, Soaring City
2 Polluted Delta
2 Preordain
3 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
2 Scalding Tarn
3 Snow-Covered Island
2 Spell Pierce
2 Spell Snare
4 Spirebluff Canal
3 Steam Vents
1 Subtlety
4 Unholy Heat
Sideboard
1 Blood Moon
1 Cast into the Fire
1 Dress Down
2 Engineered Explosives
1 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
1 Fury
2 Ledger Shredder
1 Magus of the Moon
1 Mystical Dispute
1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
1 Subtlety
1 Unlicensed Hearse
Deck Notes
Normally, once a card hits the graveyard, it has served its purpose. Sure you can dig it out with Golgari shenanigans, but that requires a specific build. This Izzet deck turns all that on its head. You want as many cards of as many types as possible sitting in your graveyard. Once you have four types (creature, instant, etc) in your graveyard, many of your cards power up. Plus, the more instants and sorceries you have, the stronger the titular Murktide Regent gets when it hits the field. With an arsenal of delirious dragons on your side, there isn’t much that can slow you down.
