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Monument Impact on Izzet Lessons

1 requestsStarted 12/12/2025, 1:08:26 PM
is izzet lessons better or worse w/ vs w/o monument to endurance? (In standard, over the last month)

I'll analyze the performance of Izzet Lessons with and without Monument to Endurance in Standard over the last month.

🛠️QueryMonument Impact on Deck Performance in Format
🛠️Get Archetype Cards

Izzet Lessons performs BETTER with Monument to Endurance:

With Monument (40 entries):

  • 56.9% winrate (115-87 record)
  • 42.1% of Izzet Lessons decks are running it (as a 4-of typically)

Without Monument (55 entries):

  • 51.4% winrate (114-108 record)
  • This is the "traditional" build

Key Findings:

  • Monument builds show a +5.5% winrate advantage over the last month
  • Monument adoption is at 42%, suggesting it's becoming a major variant
  • The card appears to provide significant value in the discard-focused strategy, likely synergizing with cards like Abandon Attachments (2.9 avg copies) and the lessons package

Monument to Endurance appears to be a real upgrade to the archetype, offering better consistency through card draw/treasures while punishing opponents. The data suggests running the Monument variant if you're on Izzet Lessons.

Sources:
Data from 26 tournaments (61.5% MTGO, 38.5% Melee). Recent examples: EUL Standard National, Standard Challenge 32 (Dec 6)