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Live Play Data

Izzet Signet

{2} · Artifact · Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC)
18%
Live Inclusion
Buy on TCGplayer
Times Brought
1479
Decks Running
707
Median Cast Turn
3
Drawn → Played
78%
Format
Multiplayer 1v1

18% of tracked Izzet-identity decks run Izzet Signet, and 78% of drawn copies are cast before the game ends, with a median first-cast turn of 3.

Izzet Signet sits in 18% of the 3883 tracked Commander decks on Playgroup Live. It appears across 707 distinct decklists, with a concentration so flat that no single player accounts for more than 2% of all tracked instances. That breadth makes the data unusually reliable for a card at this inclusion level.

The draw-to-play rate of 78% is the headline: when a copy reaches a player's hand, it resolves 78% of the time. The median cast turn is 3, and the mode is turn 2, precisely on curve for a 2-mana artifact. 37% of casts land on turn 2 exactly. Of the rest, the majority land later, which is typical for a card drawn well after the opening hand.

Izzet Signet is legal in Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and several other formats. It is most relevant in Commander, where color-fixing mana rocks are a structural necessity for two-color and three-color decks. Its {U}{R} output restricts it to blue-red-inclusive commanders, but that color pair is one of the most-played in the format.

At a glance
  • 18% of tracked Commander decks include Izzet Signet
  • 78% of drawn copies are cast before the game ends
  • T3 median first-cast turn, mode is turn 2
  • 77% battlefield stickiness once it resolves
  • 607 distinct players have brought Izzet Signet to a tracked game
  • 37% of casts land exactly on-curve at turn 2

First-cast turn

n=323
14%
T1
23%
T2
13%
T3
9%
T4
10%
T5
23%
T6-9
8%
T10+
Median 3 P25 2 · P75 6 · max 17
On curve 37% (73 / 323 cast on T2) Cast same turn as drawn 54%

The "good card" funnel

1484 brought · 607 players
Brought to game
1484
Ever drawn
412
Reached battlefield
323
Still on board at game end
250
78%

Of 1484 Izzet Signets brought to tracked games, 412 were drawn, 323 of those were cast, and 77% of resolved copies were still on the battlefield at game end.

≥ +0.4pp

Players who cast this card win 30% of the time (n=301) , vs 24% when it never left the library (n=916).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 27% (n=80) — 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 +5.8pp; 95% confidence interval +0.4pp to +11.2pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

445 instances
1.8%
Library
56.2%
Battlefield
22.2%
Graveyard
4.9%
Exile

The vast majority of Izzet Signets never leave the library in any given game, which is the normal baseline for a singleton in a 100-card deck and not a mark against the card.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

The commander list spans pure Izzet builds, three-color Grixis shells, and Jeskai commanders, showing Izzet Signet earns its slot across a broad range of blue-red strategies rather than concentrating in one archetype.

Frequently Asked

How often is Izzet Signet drawn in a Commander game?
Across 1387 tracked games where Izzet Signet was in the deck, the draw rate is 28%. That is consistent with what a singleton in a 100-card deck normally achieves. Of 412 drawn instances, 78% were cast before the game ended. The remainder largely reflects games that ended before the card could be played rather than a deliberate choice to hold it.
What turn does Izzet Signet typically hit the battlefield?
The median first-cast turn is 3 and the mode is turn 2. The distribution clusters early: a large share of casts come on turns 1-3 from opening-hand copies, with a long tail extending through the mid-game for copies drawn later. 37% of all casts land exactly on the card's mana-value turn of 2. The 25th percentile is turn 2 and the 75th is turn 6, which captures how strongly opening-hand presence shapes the timing.
Does casting Izzet Signet actually help you win?
The win rate when cast is 30% across 301 observations, versus 24% when the card never left the library across 916 observations. The delta is directional but the confidence interval on this sample crosses zero, so treat it as an early signal rather than a conclusive finding. Both bucket sizes are large enough to make the direction credible, but not large enough to rule out noise.
Is Izzet Signet banned anywhere relevant to Commander players?
No. Izzet Signet is legal in Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Legacy, Modern, Pauper, Vintage, and several other formats. It is not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Alchemy, or Premodern. No major format bans apply to it, and it has never appeared on a Commander watchlist due to its color-restriction. It only fits decks with blue and red in their commander's color identity.
How concentrated is the data across players?
607 distinct players have brought Izzet Signet to a tracked game on Playgroup Live. The single heaviest contributor accounts for just 2% of all instances. That is extremely well-spread, which strengthens confidence in the overall numbers. The data is not dominated by any one player's experience.
Which commanders most often run Izzet Signet?
The top commanders by raw deck count are Zinnia, Valley's Voice, Fire Lord Azula, and Sauron, the Dark Lord. All three accommodate Izzet Signet through blue-red or blue-red-black color identities. Pure Izzet commanders like Ovika, Enigma Goliath and Tony Stark // The Invincible Iron Man also appear prominently, which is expected given the signet's tight color-identity restriction.