Izzet Spellementals is a synergy-driven tempo deck that wants to resolve Hearth Elemental or Eddymurk Crab early and grow them through a chain of cheap cantrips and interaction. Flashfreeze is a premium answer to their red spells, countering Traumatic Critique, Prismari Charm, and Burst Lightning for just two mana. Spell Snare efficiently answers their critical two-mana spells like Prismari Charm and Traumatic Critique before they can trigger their creatures. Ghost Vacuum handles any graveyard recursion or token generation their engine might produce. Nowhere to Run can exile a pumped Hearth Elemental or Eddymurk Crab that has grown beyond reach of normal removal, while Requiting Hex and Deceit handle their threats in the early turns.