White – This color embraces order, justice, and divinity, focusing on the group as a whole over the individual. Many mechanics revolve around lifegain and balancing the playing field (while slowly tipping the scales in their favor). Structure is perfection, and looks to benefit all those within its grasp, but doing so as they dictate. Even though White is seen as the color of justice, leaving it unchecked can result in it turning into a very authoritarian role, dictating how the game progresses and is played.

Black – The color of death and personal gain at “no matter the cost”. Risky, opportunistic, and amoral, Black’s approach benefits from the suffering of all. Everything at your disposal is a resource, and can often exchange one for another, such as trading life for additional cards, or sacrificing your creatures to harm your opponents. Black magic trusts no one but themselves and will do whatever it takes to rise in power.

Blue – Intelligence is paramount to the Blue mage. Careful planning and knowing when to strike is just as important as brute force, and Blue embraces this approach. Not instinctual in nature, it instead takes a logical approach to dealing with threats and overtaking the opponent. Knowledge and illusion are a Blue mage’s weapons, so many spells revolve around drawing cards and planning and shaping your strategies to fit the current situation.

Red – The color of passion and chaos, no other color plays as impulsively as Red. While often acting first and thinking second, it does so with purpose for an end goal of doing as much as is possible in the shortest amount of time. Red mages embrace the aspects of fire and passion, being able to shift their plans at a moments notice if needed to keep up the momentum. Direct damage and being able to shift the roles of their resources on the fly admist the chaos is where a Red mage revels.

Green – Embracing the ideals of the instinct and “survival of the fittest”, Green looks to change the field around them through individual action and growth. However, green is not necessarily selfish, but rather looks to resolve conflict through the life cycle, with its spells and creatures often giving way to new life. Obtaining mana resources comes naturally to Green, allowing for big spells to occur earlier. Through pure strength, Green seeks to overcome all obstacles.