Live Play Data

Izzet Signet

· Artifact · Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC)

20%

Live Inclusion

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Times Brought

781

Decks Running

397

Median Cast Turn

3.0

Drawn → Played

77%

Format

Multiplayer 1v1

Izzet Signet appears in 20% of tracked Commander decks on Playgroup Live, with 77% of drawn copies reaching the battlefield and a median first-cast turn of 3.0.

Izzet Signet sits in roughly 1 in 5 tracked Commander decks on Playgroup Live, making it one of the more consistent two-mana rocks among blue-red shells. Across 733 tracked games, 397 of 2004 distinct decks have brought it to a table.

When a copy lands in a player's hand, 77% of those copies reach the battlefield before the game ends. Median first cast lands on turn 3.0, with the modal cast turn sitting at turn 2, consistent with players snapping it out early to fix and accelerate mana. Once it resolves, it sticks: 77% of cast copies end the game on the battlefield.

Because Izzet Signet produces only {U}{R}, it is strictly a blue-red identity card. Its home is any deck that wants reliable, early color-fixing over raw colorless acceleration. Commanders like Zinnia, Vivi Ornitier, and Sauron, the Dark Lord lead the pack in the tracked dataset, reflecting how broadly the signet spans Izzet and Grixis builds alike.

At a glance

20% of tracked Commander decks include Izzet Signet
77% of drawn copies are cast before the game ends
T3.0 median first-cast turn, with turn 2 as the most common
77% battlefield stickiness once the Signet resolves
338 distinct players have brought it to a tracked game, showing broad spread
30% draw rate, typical for a singleton in a 100-card deck

First-cast turn

n=180

13%

26%

12%

24%

T6-9

T10+

Median 3.0 P25 2 · P75 6 · max 13

On curve 38% (46 / 180 cast on T2) Cast same turn as drawn 53%

The "good card" funnel

786 brought · 338 players

Brought to game

786

Ever drawn

233

Reached battlefield

180

Still on board at game end

138

77%

Of 786 Izzet Signets brought to games, 233 were drawn, 180 of those were cast, and 77% of resolved copies ended the game on the battlefield.

≥ -2.8pp

Players who cast this card win 30% of the time (n=177) , vs 26% when it never left the library (n=490).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 25% (n=50) — about the same as leaving it in the library. Those players survived long enough to draw it, so the gap above is about the card resolving, not just about surviving.

Observed gap +4.2pp; 95% confidence interval -2.8pp to +11.2pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

256 instances

2.3%

Library

53.9%

Battlefield

25.0%

Graveyard

4.3%

Exile

Most Izzet Signets that finish on the battlefield get there early and stay, reflecting the card's role as a low-threat mana rock that opponents rarely prioritize removing.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

1 Zinnia, Valley's Voice 25 decks
2 Fire Lord Azula 16 decks
3 Sauron, the Dark Lord 14 decks
4 Ovika, Enigma Goliath 12 decks
5 Tony Stark // The Invincible Iron Man 12 decks
6 Admiral Brass, Unsinkable 11 decks
7 Nekusar, the Mindrazer 11 decks
8 Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor 10 decks
9 Rootha, Mastering the Moment 10 decks
10 Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom 10 decks

The top commanders span pure Izzet and Grixis builds, showing the Signet is a format-wide color-fixing staple rather than a narrow build-around piece.

Frequently Asked

How often is Izzet Signet drawn in a Commander game?

Across 733 tracked games where Izzet Signet was in the deck, it was drawn 30% of the time. That aligns with what you'd expect from any singleton in a 100-card deck. Of 233 instances that reached a player's hand, 77% were cast before the game concluded. The remainder were mostly instances drawn late, when the game ended before the player could act.

What turn does Izzet Signet usually get cast?

Median first-cast turn is 3.0, and the mode is turn 2. The distribution shows a meaningful cluster of early casts from players who kept it in their opening hand, plus a long tail extending to turn 13 in the dataset. The 25th percentile lands on turn 2, meaning at least a quarter of casts happen by turn 2. Players are generally not sitting on this card. Of drawn-and-cast instances with tracking data, 53% were cast on the same turn they were drawn.

Does casting Izzet Signet improve your win rate?

In tracked multiplayer games, the win rate in participations where Izzet Signet was cast is 30%, compared to 26% in participations where it was never interacted with. That's a positive delta, but the gap falls within sampling noise on this dataset size. Treat it as a directional early signal rather than a proven effect. The honest read is: decks that get to cast their two-mana rocks early tend to do a bit better, and this card is part of that pattern.

Is Izzet Signet legal in Commander?

Yes. Izzet Signet is legal in Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and several other formats. It is not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Alchemy, or Pauper's single-format restrictions that exclude it. There are no known bans in the formats where it is listed as legal.

Which commanders most commonly run Izzet Signet?

In the Playgroup Live dataset, Zinnia, Valley's Voice leads with the most Izzet Signet decks tracked, followed by Sauron, the Dark Lord and Fire Lord Azula. The spread across both pure Izzet (red-blue) and Grixis (black-red-blue) commanders reflects the card's role as reliable color-fixing for any shell containing blue and red. The commander distribution is well-spread across 338 unique players, with no single contributor dominating the sample.

How concentrated is the Izzet Signet data among a few players?

The data comes from 338 distinct players, and the single heaviest contributor accounts for only 30% of instances. That low concentration is a meaningful strength of this dataset. It means the observed patterns are not driven by one prolific player's preferences or playstyle, making the inclusion and cast-turn figures more representative of the broader Playgroup Live community.