Izzet Spellementals (10.5% of the Winner's Metagame) 6 Island 4 Riverpyre Verge 4 Spirebluff Canal 4 Steam Vents 4 Eddymurk Crab 4 Hearth Elemental 4 Sunderflock 4 Opt 4 Prismari Charm 4 Sleight of Hand 3 Burst Lightning 2 Get Out 2 Traumatic Critique 2 Spell Snare 2 Impractical Joke 2 Stormcarved Coast 2 Flow State 2 Winternight Stories 1 Spell Pierce 3 Colorstorm Stallion 2 Annul 2 Ghost Vacuum 2 Slagstorm 2 Ral, Crackling Wit 1 Disdainful Stroke 1 Flashfreeze 1 Octopus Form 1 Spell Pierce Izzet Spellementals is built around a high density of cheap instants and sorceries that draw cards, interact early in the game, and stock the graveyard for Eddymurk Crab and Hearth Elemental
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The gameplan is simple: play double creature effects, play non-creature spells, storm off, go infinite, destroy your opponents
This set promised a classic horror feel and it definitely delivered, even if the references to 1980s horror movies feel a bit jarring compared to the usual Magic fare