Play style of each two color combination

Started by Birdbrain, October 12, 2013, 06:01:46 PM

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Birdbrain

What's the play style of each two color combination?
Example:
Blue/blacks is deception
Red/blacks is go all out despite the consequences

Pirate John

My personal take on the 2-color combinations:

Blue/white: control/tempo (order)
Black/red: haste/burn (chaos)
Blue/green: growth/tempo/blue control (mystery)
Blue/red: control/burn (burn)
Black/green: growth/ramp/ black control (reduce, re-use, recycle)
Green/red: growth/ramp/burn (aggression)
Red/white: creature synergy/ combat tricks (structured militia)
Green/white: ramp/lifegain/creature-synergy (community)
Black/blue: black and blue control (deceit)
Black/white: slow-death/lifegain/combo (life&death)

LordJanova

Quote from: Pirate John on October 12, 2013, 08:15:29 PM
My personal take on the 2-color combinations:

Blue/white: control/tempo (order)
Black/red: haste/burn (chaos)
Blue/green: growth/ blue control (mystery)
Blue/red: control/burn (burn)
Black/green: growth/ramp/ black control (reduce, re-use, recycle)
Green/red: growth/ramp/burn (aggression)
Red/white: creature synergy/ combat tricks (structured militia)
Green/white: ramp/lifegain (community)
Black/blue: black and blue control (deceit)

You forgot black and white.

Pirate John

Quote from: LordJanova on October 12, 2013, 08:38:12 PM
Quote from: Pirate John on October 12, 2013, 08:15:29 PM
My personal take on the 2-color combinations:

Blue/white: control/tempo (order)
Black/red: haste/burn (chaos)
Blue/green: growth/ blue control (mystery)
Blue/red: control/burn (burn)
Black/green: growth/ramp/ black control (reduce, re-use, recycle)
Green/red: growth/ramp/burn (aggression)
Red/white: creature synergy/ combat tricks (structured militia)
Green/white: ramp/lifegain (community)
Black/blue: black and blue control (deceit)

You forgot black and white.

Thank you. Edited post above

Spikepit

I've always affectionately called ☀️💀 'Pillage.'

Pirate John

Quote from: Spikepit on October 12, 2013, 09:00:15 PM
I've always affectionately called ☀️💀 'Pillage.'

It really depends on what blocks you looked at. Why do you consider black/white 'Pillage?'

LordJanova

Quote from: Pirate John on October 12, 2013, 08:42:20 PM
Quote from: LordJanova on October 12, 2013, 08:38:12 PM
Quote from: Pirate John on October 12, 2013, 08:15:29 PM
My personal take on the 2-color combinations:

Blue/white: control/tempo (order)
Black/red: haste/burn (chaos)
Blue/green: growth/ blue control (mystery)
Blue/red: control/burn (burn)
Black/green: growth/ramp/ black control (reduce, re-use, recycle)
Green/red: growth/ramp/burn (aggression)
Red/white: creature synergy/ combat tricks (structured militia)
Green/white: ramp/lifegain (community)
Black/blue: black and blue control (deceit)

You forgot black and white.

Thank you. Edited post above

No problem. :) any time

FlickerYourOwnIdentity


Spikepit

Quote from: Pirate John on October 12, 2013, 09:02:12 PM
Quote from: Spikepit on October 12, 2013, 09:00:15 PM
I've always affectionately called ☀️💀 'Pillage.'

It really depends on what blocks you looked at. Why do you consider black/white 'Pillage?'
The way I've always played the colours. Amass a large army by running into their battlefield, destroying all their things, taking them as my own, then bashing their face in and getting stronger due to the spoils. Etc...

Best example of what I mean: http://imtgapp.com/forum/index.php?topic=1028.0

An oldie (that is ever updated), but a goodie. Defs my fav deck.

Steerpike

At the moment i'm really liking RB and UR
RB: "I will hurt myself to kill you"
UR: "Do what you want, I have an answer for anything"

At least that's what goes on in my head :p

Pirate John

Quote from: Steerpike on October 13, 2013, 02:53:28 AM
UR: "Do what you want, I have an answer for anything"

If only. Red/blue can't do much towards consistently dropped large creatures, enchantments, or Hexproof creatures.

Steerpike

I'm just thinking counters and lightning strikes everywhere haha

Birdbrain

I wasn't looking for summarizations of the ten guilds of ravnica. How do you explain infect In green/black? That doesn't fit with what was said

How do you explain the sacrifice white/black deck in innistrad?

That_Guy

Quote from: Birdbrain on October 13, 2013, 09:45:08 AM
I wasn't looking for summarizations of the ten guilds of ravnica. How do you explain infect In green/black? That doesn't fit with what was said

How do you explain the sacrifice white/black deck in innistrad?
I think you need to stop thinking so much about this stuff all the time and enjoy the game.

Birdbrain

Quote from: That_Guy on October 13, 2013, 09:52:57 AM
Quote from: Birdbrain on October 13, 2013, 09:45:08 AM
I wasn't looking for summarizations of the ten guilds of ravnica. How do you explain infect In green/black? That doesn't fit with what was said

How do you explain the sacrifice white/black deck in innistrad?
I think you need to stop thinking so much about this stuff all the time and enjoy the game.
no. Because there is a reason I'm asking this