Izzet Murktide: Cantrip Your Way to a Dragon
Cantrip-fueled tempo that delves into a hasty Murktide Regent.
Estimated budget
~$1,300 – $1,900
Playstyle
Tempo · Control
Strategy
Izzet Murktide plays a dense package of one-mana cantrips — Consider, Mishra's Bauble, Expressive Iteration — to dig for answers while filling the graveyard for delve. Once enough instants and sorceries are in the yard, Murktide Regent comes down early as a massive, evasive flier. Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer adds pressure and card advantage, and a suite of cheap interaction (Unholy Heat, Counterspell, Fatal Push) protects the plan and answers the opponent's threats.
Strengths
- ✓ Extremely efficient card selection smooths every draw
- ✓ Murktide Regent is often a same-turn 6/6 flier
- ✓ Flexible interaction adapts to aggro or control matchups
Weaknesses
- ✗ Manabase is demanding and expensive
- ✗ Graveyard hate slows the delve plan considerably
- ✗ Low life total from painlands and fetches against aggressive decks
Key Cards
Murktide Regent
Delve finisher, often cast for one or two mana
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
Early pressure and card advantage
Expressive Iteration
Card advantage that fills the graveyard
Consider
Cheap selection that enables delve
Counterspell
Protects the game plan
Unholy Heat
Efficient removal, often for one mana
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Common questions
01 Why is the graveyard so important in this deck?
Murktide Regent costs less for every instant and sorcery in the graveyard via delve, so the cantrips and cheap spells the deck plays double as fuel for a very early, very large flier.
02 Is Izzet Murktide beginner-friendly?
It rewards experience — sequencing cantrips, holding up interaction, and timing Murktide Regent all take practice, so it's usually recommended after learning a simpler tempo shell first.
