Let me pull up the matchup data for all of these! Fetching the current Standard meta and all six matchups simultaneously.
I can see that "spellementals" matched to Pioneer, not Standard — it's actually Izzet Spellementals in Standard. I also need to find the "4 color control" archetype. Let me look it up from the meta report, and also check if "landfall" maps to "Mono Green Landfall" in Standard. Now let me pull all the matchup data simultaneously!
I couldn't find "4 color control" in the database. Let me search the archetype list more broadly and also pull matchup data for more top decks against all the targets.
No "4 color control" archetype exists in the Standard database. Now I have enough data for the top candidates. Let me also check if "Izzet Spellementals" needs its 4-color control matchup and grab sources.
I can see there's no "4 color control" — the closest 4-color archetypes use color codes (WUBG, WUBR, WURG, UBRG). Let me check those and also get the Izzet Spellementals matchup against them.
None of these have significant Standard tournament presence. "4 color control" simply doesn't exist as a Standard archetype in our database. Now I have everything I need. Let me compile the full comparison — focusing on Izzet Spellementals vs the five confirmed archetypes, and note the caveat on "4 color control."
⚠️ Note on "4 Color Control": This archetype does not exist in our Standard tournament database. The closest multi-color control variants (WUBG/WUBR/5C) have extremely few entries (<10). I'll cover the other 5 matchups and flag this.
Here's how it stacks up across all 5 available targets (Jul 15–Sep 14, 2026):
| Matchup | Izzet Spellementals | Izzet Prowess | Jeskai Control | Jeskai Lessons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Mono Green Landfall | 59.8% ✅ | 48.8% ❌ | 44.6% ❌ | 43.9% ❌ |
| vs. Dimir Excruciator | 51.7% ✅ | 53.3% ✅ | 46.2% ❌ | 55.1% ✅ |
| vs. Dimir Midrange | 58.5% ✅ | 66.7% ✅ | 35.7% ❌ | 12.5% ❌ |
| vs. Mardu Discard | 50.0% ➖ | 75.0% ✅ | 28.6% ❌ | 33.3% ❌ |
| vs. 4C Control | ❓ N/A | ❓ N/A | ❓ N/A | ❓ N/A |
Izzet Spellementals wins or ties in 4 of 5 available matchups and is the only deck with no losing records across the board. It crushes Landfall (59.8%) and Dimir Midrange (58.5%) — the two most popular decks in your list.
Note: Izzet Prowess technically goes 75% vs Mardu Discard and 66.7% vs Dimir Midrange — but those samples are very small (4 and 9 matches), and it has a losing record against Landfall and Spellementals themselves.
📌 "4 Color Control" — Could you clarify what deck you mean? The Standard database has archetypes like Jeskai Control, Azorius Control, or 5C Control, but no explicit "4 Color Control" label. If you can share more about the deck's colors or key cards, I can map it!
📊 Sources: Data from 90 Standard tournaments (Jul 15 – Sep 14, 2026): 72.2% MTGO, 27.8% Melee.