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Izzet Lessons Dominates 2025 World Championship

1 requestsStarted 12/11/2025, 2:47:05 AM
How is the izzet lesson matchup? And how did it perform during the world championship?

I'll help you analyze Izzet Lesson's matchups and World Championship performance. Let me start by getting information about this archetype.

I see Izzet Lessons is a Standard archetype, not Modern. Since you're asking about the World Championship, let me get the current meta and matchup data for Standard. Let me check recent performance and matchups:

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Excellent! I found 21 Izzet Lessons pilots at World Championship 31 just a few days ago. Now let me get matchup data against the top archetypes:

Izzet Lessons Matchups & World Championship Performance

World Championship 31 (Dec 5, 2025)

Izzet Lessons was the most popular deck at Worlds with 21 pilots! Here are the standout performances:

🏆 Seth Manfield - 7-0 (undefeated in Standard portion!)

  • Gabriel Nassif - 6-2
  • Cory Lack - 6-2
  • Akira Shibata - 7-3 (but 7-0 start!)
  • Matt Nass - 5-2
  • Arch Dota - 5-3

Combined World Championship record: 72 wins - 53 losses (57.6% winrate)

Overall Recent Performance (Last 30 Days)

  • Meta Share: 2.9% (9th most popular)
  • Winrate: 54.0% (229-195)
  • Played in 25 tournaments with 93 entries

Key Matchups

🔴 Mono Red Aggro (10.6% meta) - 33.3% WR (4-8)

  • This is your worst matchup - the aggressive red decks are problematic

⚖️ Reanimator (5.0% meta) - 50.0% WR (9-9)

  • Dead even matchup

✅ Dimir Midrange (11.5% meta) - 53.8% WR (14-12)

  • Slightly favored against the 2nd most popular deck

❓ Izzet Cauldron (12.7% meta, #1 deck) - No data

  • Insufficient matches recorded vs the top deck

Key Takeaway

The deck clearly excelled at Worlds with top pros piloting it, but the Mono Red matchup remains a significant weakness in the broader meta. The strong showing from Manfield and Nassif suggests the deck rewards skilled play and intimate knowledge of the format.

Sources:
Data from 7 recent tournaments (57.1% MTGO, 42.9% Melee). World Championship data: Standard Challenge 32 | EUL Standard National