{{Core mechanics pie}}

((Goal))

• Identify core game mechanics, and distribute to colors primary and non-primary. Where primary color gets full strongest best versions; while non-primary get lesser versions or variants.

((Core mechanics))

• White - Life gain - Prevention
• Blue - Card draw - Counterspell
• Black - Removal - Re/Animation
• Green - Mana - Tokens/Counters
• Red - Damage - Copy/Steal

((Mana))

• Green - PRIMARY -
• Green/White - land search
• Green/Blue - mana abilities
• Green/Black - land filter
• Green/Red - one-time mana

((Damage))

• Red - PRIMARY -
• Red/White - target combatant
• Red/Blue - target caster
• Red/Black = -1/-1 counters
• Red/Green - target flyer

((Life gain))

• White - PRIMARY -
• White/Blue - if less life
• White/Black - Life steal
• White/Red - Temporary life
• White/Green - X life

((Card draw))

• Blue - PRIMARY -
• Blue/White - scry
• Blue/Black - discard and draw
• Blue/Red - exile and cast this turn
• Blue/Green - creature enters

((Removal))

• Black - PRIMARY -
• Black/White - exile
• Black/Blue - discard
• Black/Red - destroy creature, paragon, land
• Black/Green - destroy object, mod

((Prevention))

• White - PRIMARY -
• White/Blue - prevent attacking
• White/Black - prevent counters
• White/Red - prevent blocking
• White/Green - prevent destruction

((Counterspell))

• Blue - PRIMARY -
• Blue/White - deflect target
• Blue/Black - pay extra mana
• Blue/Red - copy, steal
• Blue/Green - X cmc

((Re/Animation))

• Black - PRIMARY -
• Black/White - creature in graveyard
• Black/Blue - object
• Black/Red - self revive, died this turn
• Black/Green - land

((Copy/Steal))

• Red - PRIMARY -
• Red/White - steal combatant
• Red/Blue - copy/steal spell
• Red/Black - steal hand
• Red/Green - copy creature

((Tokens/Counters))

• Green - PRIMARY -
• Green/White - creature Tokens
• Green/Blue - card draw object Tokens
• Green/Black - +1/+1 Counters
• Green/Red - mana object Tokens