Iconic mono-blue tempo-combo. Deploys a 12/12 trample Phyrexian Dreadnought starting on turn 2 by countering its sacrifice trigger with Stifle or Vision Charm, protecting it with free and low-cost permission (Daze, Foil, Misdirection) to win in two swings.

Hyper-aggressive mono-red burn deck. Pressures from the opening turns with efficient attackers (Jackal Pup, Ball Lightning) and melts life totals with relentless burn (Lightning Bolt, Fireblast), punishing greedy nonbasic mana bases with Price of Progress.

Premier tribal aggro archetype. Combines explosive openings via Goblin Lackey and Goblin Piledriver with endless card advantage from Goblin Matron and Goblin Ringleader, finishing with direct burn from Siege-Gang Commander.

Enchantment-based combo-control engine. Draws cards with Argothian Enchantress and Enchantress's Presence powered by Serra's Sanctum, locks the game with Solitary Confinement, and finishes by turning its enchantments into creatures with Opalescence.

Aggressive and disruptive mono-black shell. Accelerates with Dark Ritual to strip opposing resources with Duress, Cabal Therapy, Hypnotic Specter, and Wasteland, applying early pressure and closing games with a massive Nantuko Shade backed by Cursed Scroll.

Quintessential UW attrition control. Forces difficult decisions with Standstill while attacking with creature lands like Mishra's Factory, stabilizing with Wrath of God, Swords to Plowshares, and countermagic before winning by cycling Decree of Justice.

GW / Naya aggro-control land denial strategy. Deploys efficient threshold beaters like Nimble Mongoose and Werebear, then resolves Armageddon to strip opposing mana while swinging with a massive trample Terravore.

Combo-control deck filling its graveyard with enchantments via Attunement or Frantic Search. Resolves Replenish to bring them all back at once, animating them with Opalescence and clearing opposing creatures with Parallax Wave.

Relentless mono-blue prison locking untap steps with Stasis. Breaks symmetry using Forsaken City to sustain upkeep costs indefinitely, suffocating opponents under countermagic and closing the game with Black Vise.

Intricate combo engine pairing Survival of the Fittest or Hermit Druid with Volrath's Shapeshifter. Manipulates the top of the graveyard at instant speed to morph Shapeshifter into Phyrexian Devourer, stack massive +1/+1 counters, and shift into Triskelion to machine-gun the opponent for lethal damage.

Classic UB control deck. Controls the pace of the game with permission, efficient removal, and deep card draw (Fact or Fiction, Accumulated Knowledge), exhausting the opponent's threats before closing the game with Psychatog consuming hand and graveyard for lethal damage.

The definitive BG midrange archetype. Tears apart opposing hands with Duress and Cabal Therapy, sweeps the board at will with Pernicious Deed, and finishes with resilient value engines like Deranged Hermit and Spiritmonger.

Hyper-fast tribal aggro-combo. Generates explosive bursts of mana chaining Priest of Titania with Wirewood Symbiote and Quirion Ranger, swarming the board with a massive squirrel army from Deranged Hermit or overrunning with Kamahl, Fist of Krosa.

Efficient red-green (RG) aggro deck. Pressures early with resilient beaters like Wild Mongrel and Grim Lavamancer, generates resilient board presence through Call of the Herd flashback, and finishes opponents off with direct burn (Lightning Bolt, Seal of Fire).

Tempo-control hybrid. Lands an early Quirion Dryad and grows it continuously with cheap cantrips and interaction, shielding it with permission and using Psychatog as an unanswerable secondary finisher.

The standard-bearer of tempo in Premodern. Uses Wild Mongrel and Aquamoeba as discard outlets to cast oversized beaters like Arrogant Wurm and Basking Rootwalla for their madness costs, granting them evasion with Wonder and counter-protection via Circular Logic.

Brutal mono-black attrition control. Symmetrically tears away life, lands, creatures, and hand sizes with Pox, breaking symmetry with recurring assets like Nether Spirit and grinding out wins with Cursed Scroll and Mishra's Factory.

Synergistic engine merging Survival of the Fittest with the Madness mechanic. Searches up silver-bullet creature answers on demand while discarding Basking Rootwalla or Arrogant Wurm to deploy them at an extreme mana discount.

Classic graveyard reanimation archetype. Discards threats like Akroma, Angel of Wrath or Phantom Nishoba with Careful Study, self-targeted Cabal Therapy, or Unmask, cheating them into play on early turns via Exhume or Animate Dead.

Resilient midrange evolution of the Madness shell. Incorporates white for Swords to Plowshares as premier removal and Glory to grant team-wide protection against opposing removal and blockers at instant speed.

Dedicated land destruction strategy. Denies opposing mana by chaining Stone Rain, Pillage, and Avalanche Riders on curve, clearing small creatures with red burn and closing the game with Cursed Scroll or Avalanche Riders beatdown.

The classic mono-white swarm strategy. Deploys fast attackers and shadow threats shielded by Mother of Runes, boosts damage with Crusade, and resolves Armageddon or Cataclysm to lock opponents out of a comeback.

Classic storm combo centered around Ill-Gotten Gains. Uses Dark Ritual, Cabal Ritual, and Lion's Eye Diamond to cycle its hand and graveyard repeatedly, generating lethal storm count to mill out the opponent with Brain Freeze.

Instant-speed combo deck centered on Aluren, allowing creatures with CMC 3 or less to be cast for zero mana. Loops Cavern Harpy with Raven Familiar to dig through the entire deck, gaining infinite life with Spike Feeder and finishing the opponent with repeated damage from Ghitu Slinger.

Explosive graveyard combo running zero basic lands so a single Hermit Druid activation mills the entire library, reanimating a lethal Sutured Ghoul with haste via Dragon Breath using Exhume or Animate Dead, backed by a Stiflenought backup plan.

Mono-black mana denial prison. Keeps Contamination active by feeding it recurring sacrifice fodder like Nether Spirit, forcing all lands to produce only black mana and completely cutting opponents off from colored spells.

Resilient mono-black tribal synergy deck. Leverages Rotlung Reanimator alongside sacrifice outlets like Soldevi Adnate and Cabal Archon to generate zombie tokens and drain opposing life totals, topped off by game-ending Living Death resets.

Mono-blue storm combo. Reduces casting costs with Sapphire Medallion and nets mana through Cloud of Faeries and Lion's Eye Diamond, chaining Diminishing Returns to refill the hand and escalate storm count into a lethal Brain Freeze mill.

Lightning-fast surprise combo capable of turn 2-3 kills. Discards cards to inflate Tireless Tribe's toughness, swaps its power and toughness with About Face, and grants evasion via Shadow Rift to swing for 20+ lethal unblockable damage.

Grindy UB value-attrition engine ('Dredge at Home'). Discards recurring fuel with Squee, Goblin Nabob and Krovikan Horror into Zombie Infestation to create an endless 2/2 zombie army, backed by Intuition, Duress, and flashbacked Cabal Therapy.

Mono-blue turbo combo accelerated by two-mana lands (Ancient Tomb, City of Traitors). Deploys Dream Halls to cast massive draw spells like Meditate and Opportunity by pitching cards instead of paying mana, cycling through the entire library to storm out with Brain Freeze.

Instant-speed sacrifice combo engine. Sacrifices creatures enchanted with Pattern of Rebirth to chain Iridescent Drake, Karmic Guide, and Volrath's Shapeshifter, fetching Academy Rector to deploy Goblin Bombardment and loop infinite noncombat damage.

Artifact prison and stax strategy evolved with UR Welder-Tinker. Uses Sol-lands (Ancient Tomb, City of Traitors) and mana rocks to power out Sphere of Resistance, Tangle Wire, and Winter Orb, recurring pieces with Goblin Welder and closing with Karn, Silver Golem or Masticore.

Ultra-low curve mono-green beatdown. Floods the board from turn 1 with undercosted beaters like Rogue Elephant, River Boa, and Quirion Ranger, applying relentless pressure with Rancor and combat pump spells before opponents can stabilize.

RG combo-midrange deck. Uses Survival of the Fittest to tutor utility creatures and generate card advantage with Squee, pitching high-impact artifacts (Thopter Squadron, Mindslaver, Triskelion) for Goblin Welder to reanimate.

Explosive storm combo with a Grixis core. Accelerates mana through Dark Ritual, Lotus Petal, and Lion's Eye Diamond, using Intuition and Burning Wish to resolve Dragonstorm and deploy lethal hasty dragons (Rorix, Volcanic Dragon, Bladewing), with an Oath of Druids sideboard pivot.

RG midrange/combo toolbox strategy. Floods the board with mana dorks to supercharge Gaea's Cradle, using Survival of the Fittest to tutor utility creatures like Deranged Hermit and Goblin Sharpshooter to overwhelm the opponent.