The two archetypes live in different formats: Izzet Midrange in Legacy, Izzet Lessons in Standard. Let me pull tournament wins for both over the last 60 days.
The wins column shows 0 across the board, which likely means wins aren't tracked per-entry in that tool. Let me directly query the database for 1st-place finishes for both archetypes across all formats.
Hey @Zacktrack92, here is what the data shows:
Izzet Lessons (Standard) is the clear winner in terms of tournament victories. It has recorded 1 confirmed first-place finish in the database, a 3-0 run at a Standard Last Chance event on MTGO (December 1, 2025). More importantly, it is the dominant archetype in Standard right now with a 52.8% match winrate (excluding mirrors) over 8,000+ matches since early January, and it commands the highest top-8 presence in the format at 12.2% meta share.
Izzet Midrange, on the other hand, lives in Legacy and has zero recorded first-place finishes in the same window. It also shows a below-average 41.6% recent winrate, and it does not crack the top-8 breakdown of Legacy's most present archetypes over the last 60 days. Legacy is currently dominated by Dimir Tempo (11.5% top-8 share), and Izzet Midrange simply isn't a major force there.
So by the numbers: Izzet Lessons wins this comparison handily, both in tournament wins and in overall performance.
Sources: Data covers Jan 4 – Mar 5, 2026. Izzet Midrange is Legacy; Izzet Lessons is Standard. Win data from MTGO events.