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Live Play Data

Izzet Signet

{2} · Artifact · Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC)
19%
Live Inclusion
Buy on TCGplayer
Times Brought
854
Decks Running
429
Median Cast Turn
3
Drawn → Played
77%
Format
Multiplayer 1v1

Izzet Signet appears in 19% of tracked Commander decks on Playgroup Live, with 77% of drawn copies reaching the battlefield and a median first-cast turn of 3.

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 803 tracked games, 429 of 2207 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, 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
  • 19% of tracked Commander decks include Izzet Signet
  • 77% of drawn copies are cast before the game ends
  • T3 median first-cast turn, with turn 2 as the most common
  • 77% battlefield stickiness once the Signet resolves
  • 366 distinct players have brought it to a tracked game, showing broad spread
  • 29% draw rate, typical for a singleton in a 100-card deck

First-cast turn

n=195
13%
T1
25%
T2
12%
T3
9%
T4
10%
T5
23%
T6-9
7%
T10+
Median 3 P25 2 · P75 6 · max 13
On curve 38% (48 / 195 cast on T2) Cast same turn as drawn 54%

The "good card" funnel

859 brought · 366 players
Brought to game
859
Ever drawn
252
Reached battlefield
195
Still on board at game end
150
77%

Of 859 Izzet Signets brought to games, 252 were drawn, 195 of those were cast, and 77% of resolved copies ended the game on the battlefield.

≥ -3.1pp

Players who cast this card win 28% of the time (n=191) , vs 25% when it never left the library (n=537).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 27% (n=54) — 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 +3.5pp; 95% confidence interval -3.1pp to +10.1pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

275 instances
2.2%
Library
54.5%
Battlefield
24.7%
Graveyard
4.0%
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

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 803 tracked games where Izzet Signet was in the deck, it was drawn 29% of the time. That aligns with what you'd expect from any singleton in a 100-card deck. Of 252 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, 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, 54% 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 28%, compared to 25% 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 366 unique players, with no single contributor dominating the sample.
How concentrated is the Izzet Signet data among a few players?
The data comes from 366 distinct players, and the single heaviest contributor accounts for only 29% 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.