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Best Izzet Commanders (Blue-Red)
The izzet commanders worth building, from fan favourites to tournament winners and budget gems. Other colors →
👑 Most popular Izzet commanders
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Niv-Mizzet, Parun
· $5.40
Niv-Mizzet, Parun is a six-mana flyer that turns spells into card advantage and damage.
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Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
· $0.49
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain draws you a card whenever you cast a historic spell.
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Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
· $0.83
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame is a three-mana Izzet legendary creature built around Dragons.
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Balmor, Battlemage Captain
· $0.33
Balmor, Battlemage Captain is a flying Izzet creature whose engine is its triggered ability.
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Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer
· $0.34
Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer is a five-mana Izzet artifact creature that makes a 2/1 blue Phyrexian Myr artifact creature token at the beginning of combat on your turn.
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Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
· $6.83
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary is a six-mana flying Dragon Wizard built around converting noncombat damage into cards.
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Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
· $0.98
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind is a six-mana legendary flying Dragon Wizard that turns card draw into direct damage.
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Bria, Riptide Rogue
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Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Other creatures you control have prowess. (If a creature has multiple instances of prowess, each triggers separately.) Whenever
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Ovika, Enigma Goliath
· $0.23
Flying Ward—{3}, Pay 3 life. Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create X 1/1 red Phyrexian Goblin creature tokens, where X is the mana value of that spell. They gain haste until end of turn.
💪 Strongest in competitive play
From our cEDH power ranking (real tournament results, last 90 days).
- Vivi Ornitier — #10 overall · 111 top cuts, 9 wins
- Ral, Monsoon Mage — #11 overall · 94 top cuts, 12 wins
- Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar / Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator — #34 overall · 24 top cuts, 2 wins
- Jhoira, Ageless Innovator — #41 overall · 17 top cuts, 4 wins
- Prismari, the Inspiration — #56 overall · 9 top cuts, 2 wins
- Vadrik, Astral Archmage — #69 overall · 7 top cuts, 0 wins
🪙 Budget picks (commander under $3)
Alania, Divergent Storm
· $0.31
Whenever you cast a spell, if it's the first instant spell, the first sorcery spell, or the first Otter spell other than Alania you've cast this turn, you may have target opponent draw a card. If you do, copy that spell.
The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell
· $0.28
{T}: Add {U} or {R}. Spend this mana only to cast a noncreature spell. Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, if at least four mana was spent to cast it, put a +1/+1 counter on The Emperor of Palamecia. Then if it has th
Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
· $0.24
Flying Whenever you cast an Adventure or Dragon spell, Lozhan deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to any target that isn't a commander.
Zara, Renegade Recruiter
· $0.21
Flying Whenever Zara attacks, look at defending player's hand. You may put a creature card from it onto the battlefield under your control tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Return that crea
Captain Howler, Sea Scourge
· $0.34
Ward—{2}, Pay 2 life. Whenever you discard one or more cards, target creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn for each card discarded this way. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player this turn, you draw a ca
✨ New Izzet commanders
Iron Man, Titan of Innovation
· $7.95 · from Marvel Universe
Flying, haste Genius Industrialist — Whenever Iron Man attacks, create a Treasure token, then you may sacrifice a noncreature artifact. If you do, search your library for an artifact card with mana value equal to 1 plus
Tony Stark // The Invincible Iron Man
// · $3.54 · from Marvel Super Heroes
{1}, {T}: Look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal an artifact card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. {4}{U}{R}: Transform Tony Sta
The Squadron Sinister
· $0.29 · from Marvel Super Heroes Commander
Flying, haste Other Villains you control get +2/+2 and have flying and haste. Mayhem {3}{U}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for {3}{U}{R} if you discarded it this turn. Timing rules still apply.)
Iron Man, Master of Machines
· $0.26 · from Marvel Super Heroes
Flying, vigilance Iron Man gets +1/+0 for each other artifact you control. Whenever Iron Man attacks, if an artifact entered the battlefield under your control this turn, draw a card.
Scarlet Witch, Chaotic Avenger
· $0.31 · from Marvel Super Heroes Commander
Flying Whenever Scarlet Witch deals combat damage to a player, look at the top two cards of your library, then exile them face down. Then you may cast a Hero or noncreature spell from among cards exiled with Scarlet Witc
Red Ghost, Intangible Genius
· $0.25 · from Marvel Super Heroes Commander
Ward {2} Red Ghost can't be blocked. Whenever you draw your second card each turn, create a 3/3 red Ape Villain creature token with haste.
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