Izzet Big Sorceries by cleft

Format: Commander

Commander: Rootha, Mastering the Moment

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 37

Deck overview

This deck is an explosive Izzet spellslinger strategy built around Rootha, Mastering the Moment. The primary objective is deploying early cost reducers like Goblin Electromancer and Stormcatch Mentor to rapidly ramp into Rootha. By casting high-mana-value spells with built-in cost discounts—such as delve spells like Temporal Trespass and Treasure Cruise, or sweepers like Blasphemous Act—the deck triggers Rootha at the beginning of combat to create massive flying, hasty Elemental tokens. These giant threats immediately pressure life totals and synergize powerfully with token multipliers like Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer, Rionya, Fire Dancer, and Determined Iteration. Direct damage amplifiers like Champion of the Path convert each token entry into table-wide burn. Backed by efficient countermagic, card draw, and an infinite combat loop with Breath of Fury, the deck turns big mana spells into decisive combat victories.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abstract Paintmage
  • 1 Abstract Performance
  • 1 Aether Gale
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Melee
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Breath of Fury
  • 1 Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer
  • 1 Cascade Bluffs
  • 1 Champion of the Path
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Colorstorm Stallion
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Creative Technique
  • 1 Deep Analysis
  • 1 Determined Iteration
  • 1 Dig Through Time
  • 1 Dirgur Focusmage // Braingeyser
  • 1 Eclipsed Realms
  • 1 Ember Island Production
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Expressive Iteration
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Ferrous Lake
  • 1 Flashback
  • 1 Frostboil Snarl
  • 1 Furygale Flocking
  • 1 Glamdring, Foe-hammer // Gleam of Death
  • 1 Goblin Electromancer
  • 1 Hall of Oracles
  • 1 Inspired Skypainter // Maestro's Gift
  • 11 Island
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Mana Geyser
  • 1 Meteor Crater
  • 9 Mountain
  • 1 Muse Seeker
  • 1 Mystic Retrieval
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Prismari Charm
  • 1 Prismari Command
  • 1 Prismari Pianist
  • 1 Rapturous Moment
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Replication Technique
  • 1 Resculpt
  • 1 Resonating Lute
  • 1 Rionya, Fire Dancer
  • 1 Rite of Replication
  • 1 Rootha, Mastering the Moment
  • 1 Rousing Refrain
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea
  • 1 Sapphire Medallion
  • 1 Savage Beating
  • 1 Scorched Geyser
  • 1 Seize the Spoils
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Splatter Technique
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Stormcatch Mentor
  • 1 Study Hall
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Surge to Victory
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Temporal Trespass
  • 1 The Scarlet Witch
  • 1 Thunderclap Drake
  • 1 Treasure Cruise
  • 1 Turbulent Springs
  • 1 Veyran, Voice of Duality
  • 1 Volcanic Torrent
  • 1 Wizard's Staff