Tarkir: Fracturing Timelines: Draft Archetypes

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Mechanics | Draft Archetypes

General Themes (Single Colors)

{w} : Creature Survival

{u} : Noncreature Spells

{b} : Graveyard

{r} : Attacking

{g} : Bigger is Better

Primary (Allied Color Pairs)

{w} {u} : Paragon (Go Wide)

{u} {b} : Opportunist (Tempo)

{b} {r} : Steady Counters (Relentless)

{r} {g} : Awe

{g} {w} : Steady Counters (Resilient)

Secondary (Enemy Color Pairs)

{w} {b} : Martyr

{u} {r} : Paragon (Go Fast)

{b} {g} : Opportunist (Midrange)

{r} {w} : Steady Counters (Mixed)

{g} {u} : Paragon (Go Big)

Tertiary (Other)

Primary and Secondary Overlap (Common Enemy Color Triads)

{w} {u} {r} : Paragon (Go Wide) and Paragon (Go Fast) have obvious synergy, but Steady Counters doesn't have any aside from pump stacking from Resilient and Relentless

{u} {b} {g} : Opportunist (Tempo) and Opportunist (Midrange) have obvious synergy, and Paragon (Go Big) has potential to recur pump, protection, or threats

{b} {r} {w} : Relentless is the offensive form of Steady, and Martyr can keep the constantly attacking creatures alive

{r} {g} {u} : Awe is a pretty flexible mechanic, and Paragon (Go Big) and Paragon (Go Fast) work with it

{g} {w} {b} : Between the three mechanics, this will be an extremely grindy mix

Updated on 29 Jan 2022 by ELC