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Modern Prowess Sideboard Cards Past Two Weeks

1 requestsStarted 9/18/2026, 2:13:47 PM
can you tell me all of the unique cards played in the sideboard of Modern Izzet Prowess decks in the past 2 weeks?

The archetype overview returned a Standard format match. Let me look for the Modern-specific version and fetch the sideboard cards simultaneously.

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No results came back for Modern specifically. Let me query the database directly to check what's available and also try a broader name search.

🛠️QueryIzzet and Prowess Archetypes in Recent Tournaments

There's no "Izzet Prowess" archetype in Modern — the closest match is likely "Prowess". Let me pull the sideboard cards for that archetype now.

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Here's the full list of unique sideboard cards played in Modern Prowess (the Izzet-based Prowess archetype) over the past 2 weeks — sorted by prevalence:

🔵🔴 Modern Prowess — Sideboard Cards (Aug 31 – Sep 14)
674 decks sampled

Core Staples (>80% presence):

  • Consign to Memory — 98.8% | avg 3.5 copies
  • Unholy Heat — 97.8% | avg 3.1 copies
  • Spell Pierce — 89.6% | avg 1.7 copies
  • Spell Snare — 88.0% | avg 2.0 copies
  • Meltdown — 83.1% | avg 1.7 copies

Common Picks (10–70% presence):

  • Surgical Extraction — 68.6%
  • Tormod's Crypt — 35.9%
  • Into the Flood Maw — 26.4%
  • Expressive Iteration — 17.5%
  • Murktide Regent — 15.0%
  • Assault Strobe — 12.5%
  • Obsidian Charmaw — 11.0%
  • Mystical Dispute — 8.5%

Fringe/Tech Options (<5% presence):
Boomerang Basics, Heritage Reclamation, Pick Your Poison, Firebending Lesson, Prismatic Ending, Eddymurk Crab, Wear // Tear, Prismari Charm, Thoughtseize, Fire Magic, Abhorrent Oculus, Octopus Form, Blood Moon, Vexing Bauble, It'll Quench Ya!, Redirect Lightning, Iroh's Demonstration, Monstrous Rage, Soul-Guide Lantern, Violent Urge, Shattering Spree, Hurkyl's Recall, Smash to Smithereens, End the Festivities, Untimely Malfunction, Stern Scolding, Counterspell, Damping Sphere, Price of Freedom, Nihil Spellbomb, Pyroclasm, Accumulate Wisdom, Stormchaser's Talent, Secret Identity, Abrade, Origin of Metalbending, Flusterstorm, Containment Priest, By Force, Dismember, Slickshot Show-Off, Alpine Moon, Grafdigger's Cage, This Town Ain't Big Enough, Magic Damper, Shore Up, Test of Talents

One-of Experimentals (1 deck each):
Boltwave, Apostle's Blessing, Temur Battle Rage, Destructive Revelry, Thraben Charm, Veil of Summer, Brotherhood's End, Fatal Push, Stock Up, Case of the Crimson Pulse, Poison Dart Frog, Mutagenic Growth, Noxious Revival, Engineered Explosives, Ragavan, Spider-Sense, Torpor Orb, Hexing Squelcher, Pithing Needle, Quantum Riddler, Gut Shot, Chalice of the Void, Bedlam Reveler, Force of Despair, Brazen Borrower, Disruptor Flute, Anger of the Gods, Engineered Explosives

Total unique sideboard cards: 84

📊 Sources: Data from 59 tournaments over 2 weeks (61% Melee, 39% MTGO).

⚠️ Note: "Izzet Prowess" isn't a tracked archetype in Modern — the data above is from the Prowess archetype, which is the Izzet-based version in Modern. Let me know if you'd like to also check Izzet Aggro or Izzet Wizards for comparison!