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Izzet Lessons Without Monument Investigated

1 requestsStarted 12/13/2025, 9:48:45 PM
is izzet lessons better or worse w/ vs w/o monument to endurance? (In standard, over the last month)
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<think> Okay, so the user wants to know if Izzet Lessons is better with or without Monument to Endurance in Standard over the last month. Let's break this down.

First, I used get_archetype_overview to confirm that Izzet Lessons is a valid archetype and got its ID. Then I checked for the card using search_card, which found Monument to Endurance. The next step was to query the database to see if there are decks in that archetype that include the card.

The initial SQL query had an error because it tried to access te.format_id, which doesn't exist. The correct approach is to join with the tournaments table where format_id is stored. After fixing that, the query returned results showing that all 95 decks in the sample (Izzet Lessons) don't have Monument to Endurance (since lacks_monument is 1), with a win rate of about 53.88%.

But wait, if all decks are lacking Monument, how do we compare with/without? It seems Monument isn't being used in Izzet Lessons in Standard. So the answer would be that it's not being played, so there's no data on its impact. The user might need to check if they have the right archetype or if the card is in a different archetype.
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Izzet Lessons in Standard does not appear to be using Monument to Endurance in tournament play from November 13 to December 13, 2025. The query found 95 decks in the archetype that exclude the card (lacks_monument=1), with a 53.88% win rate. There were 0 decks observed in this window that included Monument to Endurance in their maindeck.

This suggests Monument to Endurance is not currently being adopted by Izzet Lessons players in Standard. To analyze its potential impact, you could:

  1. Use get_matchup_winrate to test if specific Izzet subarchetypes outperform others
  2. Run a sideboard analysis with board='SIDE' to check for tech card usage
  3. Query recent Modern tournaments to see if the card has performance history in similar aggro decks

Sources: Data from 95 decks in 26 tournaments (100% MTGO) over the last month.