What Color is Right for YOU | Magic: the Gathering Beginners Guide

[@DiceTry]

So which color or colors resonated with you the most?

[@siph0r154]

For years: I Enjoy playing Dimir. Control and Subterfuge are my bread and butter. But it is always like tipping my toes into a mired pond. I align with Bant and Jeksai philosophically. So no Black. It's more like when playing, I allow myself to relish in my urges to be uncompromising and cruel, in a safe manner :)

[@TheJamesGamel]

I started with Mono Red when I played Standard, and when I got into Commander I switched over to Esper, however over time I have found I have the most amount of fun with my own colors, Grixis. It doesn't matter what I play within that, whether it's the cunning and sabotage of Dimir, the pure childlike joy of Red, the sadistic glee of Rakdos, the dark duelality of Black, the outright storm of confusion of Izzet, or the simple complexity of Blue, Grixis is my home and the Grixis commanders bring a whole new light to "Go ahead, try and hurt me, if you can"

[@zairejordan4410]

Can you do a video with the two color pairings

[@revanreborn7626]

Definitely a mix, if I leaned towards one it would have to be the one that started it at, Red. Finish the fight quickly. Either your opponent will be left in the ashes of your wake, or you will be. Nowadays I end up playing two color. Boros grew on me recently, Gruul has my two fav colors BUT I have found a new love for Golgari

[@sparklefulpaladin]

Personality and ideology, definitely blue! Playstyle, probably white. I tend to bounce around Esper and various combinations within that, though.

[@WarrickRanger]

I have been playing since 1998 and I still couldn’t tell you. Changes all the time, as I do.

[@drboolin]

When I first started playing, my first couple commanders were Jund and Rakdos; Black/Red just resonates with me play-wise. But after I began looking into the color pie and the philosophies, I've found myself to be more Blue/Black aligned (with Red not far behind) and started playing Grixis. Now I'm a full-time Blue/Black/Red player!

[@drboolin]

@thelordsephiroth777 I build my own Grixis lists, actually! Recently just built a budget Inalla that I'm getting in paper soon

[@KingRoni1222]

that is exactly me when i began playing commander format, but it was inevitable that I returned to artifice one way or another.

[@PagoMTGAoE2]

I am glad that you found your true color match. For me it was Temur. Although I play mostly Jund now, Temur is my true nature. :) EDIT: Jund is my true nature. I have found that Jund decks come more naturally to me than Temur decks as I age.

[@Papa-Bumblebee]

I started off as a mono black player and while I have branched out to other colors I still have a deep fondness for the color even though I have found my play style aligns more with gruul. Sometimes the colors you start off with are still the colors you love the most.

[@typerez8132]

It's weird when I first started playing I couldn't play black for the life of me but now I need black in every deck lol

[@Xceles618]

I liked how Black was complex, challenging to learn and the art never gets old. The power level of black never gets old. 1c1b sorcery, search your library for any card, put it in your hand. Totally fair right?

[@robertgronewold3326]

I tend to lean more towards blue, white and green when playing, and often I'll make decks that combine those three with various benefits.

[@maxwellwang795]

I love the poetic descriptions of each color. As a Vorthos and Melvin, I'm able to resonate thematically in the art but also the mechanics, and this video gives ample quality description. Even for people who don't play magic, this is great for their stories or ttrpg gatherings. Anyway, my colors are in this order: 1. Red, 2. White, 3. Black, 4. Green, 5. Blue. When I play, I love to win quickly, with the least amount of clutter on the battlefield. As such if early game I can't achieve victory, I favor board wipes and removal, until I can be ahead chipping an burning away each point of life from my opponents.

[@DiceTry]

The bridge between the philosophies of each color and how that relates to mechanics is something I just love about magic.

[@Powershade117]

White really resonates with me, but not to the exclusion of the others...which honestly is a philosophy of white that I think makes it so much more robust. I have played and loved playing several mono-white decks. But...Some of my favorite decks to play have been an Orzhov enchantment deck, an Azorius spirit deck, a Boros Iroas commander deck, and Selesnya Tokens. What do all of these have in common? WHITE! White has been a meme for a long time ever since I started playing Magic, but that often happens when it stands by itself. White however, bolsters and strengthens whatever color it decides to pair itself with. It gives black a means to replenish what is sacrifices and allows green to flourish under its protection. In other words, White fulfills its own role when combined with the other colors. White speaks of unity, protection, order, peace, and believes that we are stronger together. Well...I'd say it achieves that, making the other four colors stronger when it is added to the mix.

[@Executioner9000]

well said. My favorite decks always seem to have some white in them.

[@shybard]

When I first played, I was primarily green. Eventually, I experimented with Gruul, Selesnya, and Simic. Later, I played around with white and white combinations, like Orzhov and Boros. Today, I'm mostly an Azorius player. It seems to suit me the best personally, and I enjoy the style of play. Of course, sometimes I still enjoy Simic or Selesnya.

[@makenzieshumate]

From most to least applicable. 1) green 2) red 3) white 4) blue 5) black. Only been playing for about a year, and I’m learning more about the game and the rules every day. Keep up the awesome work, people like you keep me loving this game and wanting to learn more about it, and I will likely show this video to everyone that I introduce mtg to. ❤

[@DiceTry]

Thanks for the kind words. As to your colors, a Green-Red planeswalker is one who is guided by its inner impulses and the greater instincts of nature.

[@stinkypoodog]

Give it 8 months to a year, black will be your number 1... you will struggle to break free from its grip. Good luck!

[@Xceles618]

Once you go black you never go back.

[@miesrah12]

Started off as Esper, but over the years my alignment has been shifting towards Sultai instead. My main colors have always been Blue, Black, and seems that the Green side of me has been slowly being overtaking White. Red has always lagged behind dead last.

[@DiceTry]

It just goes to show you are a more pragmatic and logical planeswalker, one who wishes to get the most out of their life

[@_Seru_]

Agreed with Red. I prefer White over Green but Red is FAR too chaotic and insane for my taste. Blue and Black are easily the best for me but I can't pick which one I like more.

[@RawGumbo]

I'm blue/black or green/black player. Started off as simic, but realized I like to play with my graveyard

[@lainhikaru5657]

I've played every color and everyy type of deck imaginable, but alignment it aways have been rakdos, never really shifted once even before ravnica existed 😂

[@abouc]

Red is typically the least appealing color to me as well, but I will run it as a supporting color when the theme requires. Tribal elementals, for example, really requires Temur or all 5 colors.

[@tootle_soup]

My first deck ever was in 1995 and it was a green and white deck. Watching this video was amazing. I think I’m going to create my original color deck from when I was little. Lol

[@shadowthewarlord705]

I can go into any of the colors, however, the two I see most commonly in myself that are almost always there are Green and white. Sure red shows itself in spurts of rage and the need for independence, black shows up occasionally when I decide that I need to do whatever it takes to win, even if that means doing unspeakable horrors, and Blue shows up when I’m introspective and planning, sitting down and figuring out the purpose and meaning of everything from rules to myself to why different people have different preferences. But I am always doing it in a controlled and disciplined manner, I refuse to not have control of myself, that being said, I believe the world was created to perform a purpose and that each person in it is here to play a role and that we shouldn’t be so eager to try and break the rules of nature and that by pushing these limits we are threatening the whole system and that must be protected. I need to make a deck that actually includes white lol.

[@TheJamesGamel]

Dice, you forgot colorless! Given that you have covered Colorless as a color before, and Colorless decks exist in every format (25 possible Colorless Commanders, so EDH gets the love as well) why leave it out here? I get the reasoning of "If you are new keep it simple" but it would have been nice to see how you would have introduced Colorless to someone just starting their *cough* addiction *cough* I mean their journey with MTG and all it's lore, game, and philsophy.

[@DiceTry]

Yeah perhaps I missed an opportunity here, maybe a quick delve into colorless using this style is in order

[@TheJamesGamel]

@DiceTry I would agree. Either a short video or a KZbin Short could do the trick. You did do a great job on this video, I got my usual disdain for White from how you described White, so that was spot on 😂. This was a pleasant surprise, I'm looking forward to your next video. When you wrap up your revisit to the Dual Color Combo's, are you thinking of revisiting the shards & wedges?

[@Just.Arguing]

Colorless is really bad for teaching new players to be fair, it's more like a challenge run for experienced players and isn't very fun if you aren't familiar with the game

[@dittmar104]

Everyone knows colourless is just simic

[@antonioarcano7989]

Is just a matter of time until they add colorless as the six color.

[@raeesmohammed6080]

The moment when i didnt know what dimir was and never played magic and i chose black blue because theyre my favorite colors only to find out dimir is my personality almost exactly 😂

[@rossf8616]

Glad to see this channel is growing. Keep it up. You are one of the best mtg content creators out there!

[@DiceTry]

Thanks, that means a lot.

[@chalupacabra1727]

The first deck I built was a mono green elfball deck. I loved that thing.

[@ParanormalKB]

I got Jund, green red and black! It seems a good fit!

[@kyleellis1825]

First deck was white/blue birds in 6thEdition era. Moved to Red Goblins(and ref/black in lorwynn), then red/blue. moved to dimir mill. became jund when devour came out. Now it depends on the day. Sometimes I'm Abzan and it's all about family, nature, and doing anything for them. Somedays I'm Jeskai and it's all about me being a writer. Other times I'm Sultai and it's all about nature being grim and dark and me being darkly creative.

[@podcache641]

My first commander deck was blue/green and I still love the combo

[@Redpoppy80]

Jeskai through and through. Impulsive but deep thinker, love a flourishing quick win but always going out of my way for the long game to leave bewildered opponents only left reflecting where they went wrong to conclude that they were outwitted from the start, inspired by my design of order.

[@micahhonig1575]

Phenomenal video! I’d definitely consider myself a white-aligned plainswalker.

[@evilmonkey2184]

Wonderful job, this is now my go to video to show new players to explain the color pie

[@DavidLugo0912]

THIS is the video I'll recommend to my friends new to Magic, thank you!

[@ianshurtleff806]

I feel like for most if my time playing magic, Blue/Red has always caught my attention. I believe that after sp many years, I know why. I look for opportunities to prove myself, and test my mettle. I look for ways to turn trash into treasure, and challenge people's perception of what can be done. I've dipped into other colors, sure, but always with that sane idea.

[@jordanpearson6446]

Your description just reminded me of a mono-black firebreather deck loaded with combat tricks that'd lure players into swinging all out just to be fogged by Darkness. No one expects an aggressive combat trick deck out of black.

[@Executioner9000]

I am a white player. My primary Commander deck is Darien, King of Kjeldor whose conquering armies will build an Empire. That said, the lure of Necromancy is not far behind....

[@ruhalfoyls]

For the last 20 years im a main red. Ofc sets differ, but i love going goblins. There is something charming about using your head the wrong way lol.

[@revanreborn7626]

Loved this. Can you do a series like this but for the two colors of Ravnica for their playstyles as well. Love hearing your descriptions

[@DiceTry]

I will definitely consider it, probably would be a good follow up.

[@Xceles618]

I agree with the op. The two color guilds are great to show as pairings to the larger audience. Also, I'm an older player so I don't really understand the new terminology well, like BANT and Jeskai are words that put a blank stare on my face because I only know that Sultai is blue green black and having an explanation from you with the new verbage would help this old man quite a bit. Thanks! Great video!

[@Poliswag7]

I love black combined with any color. I just love playing creatures from my graveyard.

[@HobGungan]

I like them all for different reasons and different capacities, but I tend to gel with Blue and Black/Green the most.

[@em8742]

My first deck was a black/green Liliana planeswalker deck. Then my friends were like "hey! I bet you'd like red!" So i played jund for a while, but what really got me intro grixis was playing mtg arena's mutation station deck (i know, i know). That's when i realized that although i still loved black and red, green no longer suited me. That said, I'd still rather play green than white.

[@onihunter93]

For myself, I’ve always viewed myself as a primarily Black planeswalker, but without the lust for power. I really liked your line about being a necessary evil, as that’s how I view it to a degree. Not all who are evil use black mana, and not all who utilize black mana are evil. As an example, look at Kaya, Tyvar, and Kaito. All walkers who utilize black mana, and who fight for more or less moral reasons.

[@blasecube]

My first and main color is White. I began playing around OG Theros. Dropped the game for a couple of years since I really couldn't find a suitable playgroup. Came back right before Amonkhet. Started Playing Selesnya. I felt like home! Got my first commander (Derevi), but it didn't set with me for some reason. Then I got my second commander and I fell in love with the format. Tried on and off mixing other colors but the playstyle just didn't click with me. However, recently, after a two year hiatus, I came back and bought a Grixis commander, and it was quite fun! Turns out while mixing White with colors other than green didn't fit my playstyle, playing my opposing colors was quite fun as a sort of "Anti-me" playstyle. Not playing for the honor of victory, but for pure, chaotic fun. RN I'm building a Dimir, and so far the process has been quite fun.

[@Slytherin90.]

I did the MTG test yesterday and got Blue as my primary color and Red as my secondary color which is pretty accurate. The neutral color for me is Green while Black and especially White are the weakest colors in me. Blue has always been my favorite color BTW.💙😌

[@Frostwolf666]

Green for life, but i often feel drawn to the Golgari archetypes. But whatever I play, I try to incorporate green in some way. Big creature fun!

[@DiamondCraft2000]

i have found myself in a difficult situation. a life of conflicting desires. one to uphold my beliefs based on what i beleive to be true and another of impulsive and dramatic feeling, a life of obligation and a life of shedding restriction and just BEING. at what point does one BECOME a color? can we say that simply performing the actions that are commonly associated with a way of thinking makes us aligned with that cause? what of those who are motivated by extreme emotion and have a dramatic nature that become timid and patient when confronted with something that would internally make them angry in person? is someone aligned with white mana when they beleive that there is something that they should do, even if they don’t like doing it, when it goes against what they want? what of someone who doesn’t like unnecessary standards to create a world of peace and would rather have everyone express their minds fully and loudly but would still hold back for the sake of their God or out of love for others? would that be just a zealous white? red white? just red? what about when we add a desire to simply just BE in this crazy world? when one just wants to feel attached to themselves and the beings they come across, feeling their essence as a living thing and all it’s instinctual urges flood over them while maintaining the aggressive structures of the world they call home? are we creatures that put on a facade to gain approval of others who do the same? or are we truly a civilized race, bestowed with a unique trait of denying our nature for the sake of what we think is better or is simply better in others’ eyes? where would the colors of mtg bring us in this regard? is it red? red green? red green white? red white? just green? just white? at what point do feelings that conflict with actions or actions that conflict with feelings decide someone’s identity?

[@rockoseeger6873]

One of the, i think, Common experiences for a Lot of Players is, that the colors that allign With ones individual personality is often different from what is preferedly played. The best Decks (fun and w/l Ratio wise) that i played in 20+ years are completely different from what should be more my Cup of Tea based on philosophy.

[@EpicEevees]

black and white, then black and blue has been my favourites so far

[@darkrai205]

Started off blue black then pulled something that made me wanna incorporate red and it's what I've resonated since

[@maddilynnmoore9762]

Green/red player here, but I’m definitely going to try black/blue after watching this video!

[@collinbeal]

Blue was the first color that drew me in, but not the type of blue play style you described really. I think it's a big disservice to blue to categorize it as the spells and combo color, with card draw as its main distinction. What got me into blue was its ability to manipulate, steal, and ignore. Blue can swing through unblocked in myriad ways, impose difficult choices on your opponent, and manipulate the game in a very meta way. I love blue, but I find counterspells boring. It's the trickery and mind games that drew me to the color. Cunning is, after all, somewhat analogous to guile. Cards like Master of Predicaments, Errant Ephemeron, Sigil of Sleep, Rootwater Matriarch, Tidal Influence, Stormtide Leviathan, Steal Enchantment, Monastery Flock, and Gravitational Shift are what got me into Magic. Idk if you're not really a blue player, or just a really Spike-y one, but you didn't portray the more compelling side of blue imo. Yeah, I built a mill deck at one point as well, but it was more about the inevitability than winning in one quick combo.

[@BlairsVaultOfStarsAndDreams]

My very first color was Green, so it's always the base for any deck I make. When Kamigawa and Ravnica came along, I started using Red and White as well. If I'm playing Green/Red, it usually means Borborygmos is coming eventually. If I'm playing Green/White, expect to be swarmed by Elves, Soldiers, and Knights. Red/White is usually Knights/Soldiers with buffs and burns.

[@shadowvamp17]

Honestly Blue and Black have always called me more than the others, with Red as a follow up.

[@WitchingMoon88]

Feel like sharing here real quick, but let me first say how amazing this channel is. I love philosophical debates about Magic, any debates about Magic, and I love this channel so much. Keep doing amazing work like this! I started out as a Mono-Green player, before I had began to dive into the lore of the game and the story. I have always found it so awesome that a dinosaur or beast or whatever is just big enough that it gets to stomp over everything with trample! I later tried out red and white, and found both of those to be very fun and unique. At this point, I've played every combination hundreds of times and I've never really liked black or blue's play style or ideals, with the exception of Orzhov, Izzet, Jund, and Temur because they have my favorite colors. Grixis was shockingly fun, it has my least favorite colors but the freedom and self-expression in red makes it fun for me. In short, I have ALWAYS adored Naya.

[@sythrus]

The answer is green. I am terrible when it comes to non-green mana curves, since i just want to be able to play emrakul from my hand by turn 5 via mana ramp alone. Or any number of equally horrifying threats lol. Llanowar elf/tribe goes brrr

[@KingRoni1222]

My Colors in Order: 1 - Blue, 35% 2 - Black, 25% 3 - Green, 16% 4 - Red, 14% 5 - White, 10%

[@mysticr3448]

I was mono black but now Black/Blue is what i do. Splashing red or green makes things interesting.😂

[@Xceles618]

I opened an unlimited Demonic Tutor as a child and played black as a main color ever since. Where other colors let you know how to do something, black simply says, "Pay x life and everything can be yours". Demonic consultation, contract from below, the abyss, doomsday. All cards that warped the game forever thanks to black.

[@Cook_king3]

Me who knows my color and has played the game for 5 years hmmmm interesting

[@MrRomanrin]

HAPPENED TO ME with a spirit (white blue) deck ... did NOT LIKE IT... but i loved the tyranid and necron decks and then i am loving the green/red/white deck "BACK UP" one. :D then i made 2 OWN DECKS ... THRUN and YARGLE/MULTANI !!! green .... and green/black LOVE IT

[@jamesdipego8240]

All my best decks are Black/Green, and I've always loved that playstyle, whether it was with Lilliana in Strixhaven or with New Phyrexia back in the day. If I could pick one color, its always black... Winning at all costs against my friends was important because I sucked. 😅 But as I got better, it was Black/Green that usually carried me through.

[@TikiKingTito]

I am and will forever be Mardu.

[@ericyang8474]

Green. Read card hard. Number, big creature easy. Mix with blue to be gooder.

[@jordanpearson6446]

I determined my favorite color and color combinations based on a 5-point system. Starting with mono colors I asked myself if I'd enjoy playing a deck with just that color, thinking about what those decks might look like. Green stompy or elves, red burn or goblins, black reanimator or zombie, white equipment or humans, and blue control or merfolk. If the color sounds like something I'd enjoy playing then I give it a point. Next, I do this for all ten of the two color combinations. If that seems a bit much for you then just look at the guilds of Ravnica and note which ones you'd like to play or could see yourself enjoying playing. Give a point for each color in each pair. Finally whatever color has the most points is your actual preferred color and whatever has the fewest points is your least favorite. For me, my preferences are as follows: + White 4/5 + Green 5/5 + Red 3/5 + Black 3/5 + Blue 1/5 White: yes Green: yes Red: yes Black: yes Blue: no Selesnya: yes Boros: yes Orzhov: yes Azorius: no Gruul: yes Golgari: yes Simic: yes Rakdos: no Izzet: no Dimir: no From here I can also determine between the shards and wedges which I'd most likely prefer. My favorite color shard is Naya (g/r/w) and my favorite wedge is Abzan (b,g,w). My least favorite 3 color combination is Grixis with Esper and Jeskai close behind. I prefer this method over most others for finding optimal enjoyment out of the colors someone might play compared to most other 'tests' you'll find in abundance online. Most two-color tests suggest that I'd enjoy Azorius decks when in actuality I despise piloting those colors because of the gameplay most of those decks offer. It also clearly shows in my personal assessment that I don't like playing blue, but online tests are right in that I have a secondary affinity for white. Granted this kind of self-assessment only really works for players who have tried out several decks in each of the 15 color types listed above, which is 45+ different decks. That's a lot to take in and probably too much for a newer player. For newer players, I'd recommend starting with a couple two color decks as it tends to be easier and gives you more exposure to the colors. I'd also recommend new players to play everything to really get to know what you like and dislike.

[@opalcosmic8328]

Oh, man. I've never played, and watching this video has been awesome! The 2 colors that resonate with me the most are white and green! Easily. Don't know how I would mix those two, but if I did play those are what I would choose between.

[@coopergraveline4533]

Your channel is always so amazing. I love every single video you put out, and I SO wish that your channel had more subscribers - not only to support you, but also so that more people could see the great content you put out

[@KnightofRome01]

White has always been the color that resonates woth me the most. I grew up on stories of King Arthur and his knights, plus the classics with their heroes and monsters.

[@ROMANTIKILLER2]

Blue is always my foundation, it just reflects very much both my personality and favourite playstyle. Favourite combination is U/W Azorious control followed by U/B Dimir control, sometimes going for a wilder R/U Izzet spellslinger. It goes without saying that Esper is my go-to 3 colour combination.

[@SpiritStoneWarrior94-yx3gs]

I've just started collecting/playing Magic and i feel black and green (Golgari) pulling me in more than anything else, but also want to build a Sultai deck afterwards. The Demon, Vampire, Eldrazi and Horror subtype are probably my favourite cards 😊 so id say im 1) Black 2) Green 3) Blue 4) White 5) Red.

[@fotherphrogg]

I lucked out and started playing black from the beginning. Best color

[@kyleellis1825]

I helped a lot of people start out. One person decided she wanted only artifacts and her first deck was a myr/golem deck in OG Mirrodin. No coloured spells, just the golem abilities/abilities and ones from other artifacts I let her have. Still not sure what kind of personalty she really has. She's kind of a mystery.

[@tonyleier]

Robot. You met a robot.

[@kyleellis1825]

@@tonyleier Honestly wouldn't be surprised with her. Super polite, quiet, and well spoken.

[@DiceTry]

Honestly, that's interesting, I do have a video on the philosophy of colorless. Maybe give jt a watch and see if anything resonates.

[@kyleellis1825]

@@DiceTry I will, thank you. I've been working my way through the videos as I have time.

[@dulmephistoslordofhatred]

I started 17 years ago and still play black, from day 1 to this day 🖤

[@srod9752]

I started playing with dimir zombies, but now i play both bant and rakdos respectfully

[@MariMari-mz8mp]

Great vid. Please make one for the color combinations!

[@DiceTry]

Honestly that's a great idea. Probably will start with color pairs next.

[@waldllwyn139]

I wish WotC would listen to your explanation of thr color pie and stick to it. I often think that black nowadays is too strong with very little drawback to their plans of getting ahead. They aren't as depicted desperate for power as they are just OP White is the most aggro and splashes in other colors territories with reprints of other cards but in white and better [moonshaker calvery]

[@henlohenlo689]

jund is my favorite this cards can deal with most opponent decks in vintage: kird ape gorilla shaman ragavan simian spirit guide abyssal persecutor desecration demon wall of roots dwarven blastminer army ants violent ultimatum casualties of war sideboard: carpet of flowers boil red elemental blast damping sphere pithing needle maze of ith creeping corrosion shatterstorm

[@James09892]

Temur on top, who needs life gain or graveyard shenanigans when you can out ramp your opponent, counter their removal, and then beat them to a bloody pulp with 5000 dragons.

[@rileyguerra8619]

The be simple and say that the color combination that resonates with me the most is Mardu, in the order of Red,White, and Black.

[@SSolemn]

Blue & Green, but I play Simic and Dimir the most. I can splash black and to a lesser extent white. And I really dislike red, only having a Jund spellslinger deck and an Izzet deck

[@nikoazure5235]

Simic and B/U/G have always been my callings

[@darkorochimaru666]

When I first played magic I played white with a dip into red or blue but I grew over time to replace white with black as the main color and I still keep the dip of red or blue but I come to relieve that my true self is like a coin where on one side is Mardu (Black/Red/White) where I build an army while using whatever means necessary to ensure victory and use the passion of pure battle to make victory possible. And the other side of my coin being Grixis (Black/Red/Blue) where I use the emotions of passion, ambitions, and curiosity to manipulate as I see fit and use whatever I want to calculate my victory. So yeah I can say my main mono color is black but mostly being torn between mardu and grixis makes me part of red, white, and blue.

[@TitoRohwedder-my1nh]

Garth is your color. Chonky stats, gives you lotus, can have many play styles built around him. Omnath Locus of all is more advanced, but just as viable.

[@derrabbit7289]

My soul sits with Bant. White for faith and commitment, Blue for understanding and Knowledge, and Green for life and what is wholesome. But when I play, Green/Black is my go to play style. Golgari (with some Simic) and Witherbloom are my favored decks and cards. In real life I am the knight in shining armor, but when I play I am the master of the swamp and jungle.

[@bart80-w1f]

Currently I have 2 blue-red edh decks, 2 blue-red-black, 1 blue-red-white and 1 wbbrg. I’ve also got a white-green that I never play.

[@cookingcommander]

just start green to learn basic.. then go with what you feel. starting blue is a deep learning curve

[@user-yh4gq6tw8f]

Best way to do this is to first play on MTG Arena or any online site that can let you playtest decks. Mtg Arena is better since it explains things to beginner as well and has some free decks. Then you can decide which ever playstyle suits you after trying to play the beginner decks

[@user-jl8td7tb9y]

A friend of mine from school had brought in his mono color decks to school. I was interested because of the art. So one by one I started to sift through each deck. White was boring to me just human soldiers and clereks with a bit of angels aven and other birds. Blue felt cold and complicated mechanics that needs knowledge of the game to work. I did like black's creature but not it's playstyle. Red was too hot and in your face for me. Green was perfect for me the color and the creatures were alluring to say the least it's my just perfect color for me. I forgot to metion that colorless felt empty to me once I got to see it.

[@Xceles618]

Green is the best color to start learning the game with. It has the least punishing mechanics and provides straight numbers to manage. Blue and black are the most advanced colors followed by red and white. White gives an introduction to control elements to new players so I recommend it as the second color to learn after mastering green.

[@lukyril]

Started simic still simic although I have a treasure based golgari and blackless deck, black and white are alway lower as equals then red third, second green, and always blue first

[@Hanmacx]

For example, when i built Blue+ decks, i don't play Counter Spells, i just play Izzet Storm cards 😅

[@dekaw9138]

As a newbie, I consider myself a white/good aligned Gruul walker

[@DiceTry]

Gruul can definitely stand for good, even if we don't always see it in Magic. It's a combination that follows its instincts and impulses, and when those are rooted in a good heart, then they make for quite the noble planeswalker.

[@dekaw9138]

@@DiceTry and also don’t make the mistake of thinking greens and reds are dumb just because they don’t like blue, I love being smart I just use my brain in harmony with my soul Yeah I kinda see myself in that “Godzilla protects civilization from evil monsters way” civilization is part of nature and if you threaten it with evil I will drop a kaiju on you

[@GlitchGhost1285]

I started as a mono green player but later on when I learned about commander I tossed in some red with Atarka as my commander and it was awesome. After that I sarted to experiment, feeling it out for a 3rd color and now I days I end up switching between Jund and Temur when I play 3 colors. But when I play 2 colors I always end up with green in one of them no mater what. So in short no mater the color combo I play if green is not in it then I will not play it. Green gang for life!!

[@papaqba5799]

like any game i play i try to make it difficult and challenging. I went WUBRG as my first commander deck colors lol. Finally got a win on spelltable after a couple upgrades. We gettin there 😎

[@ogre7699]

Red. Easy. Me smash. Enemy die. Me have fun. Plus, they have a lot of ogres, and those are one of my favourite races in fantasy. Can’t go wrong with throwing goblins and Lightning Bolts around.

[@aaronmarshall7497]

My first deck was a zombie deck 😊 still have it!

[@vayneinsane]

I think I'm Black, Red, and White or Blue. But Black is my primary color. It's the color of fuck it I'm tired of not looking after myself ya'll are priority #2

[@HieiDaHellSpawn94]

The colors that i like so far are Red,Black and Green My decks of choice are Golgari Radkos Gruul

[@theimpostorafungus1213]

The way i learnt it was that no colour is inherently more moral than others. White to me represents rules and cameraderie, which are not necessarily good or bad things. There have been plenty of white villains in Magic's story that wish to impose their twisted order upon the planes or unite everything into one. Black on the other hand represents individuality. It is about sacrifice - of others, yes - but also self sacrifice. There is nothing inherently wrong about watching out for yourself, but it can be dangerous. Red's love of chaos can be useful when times call for a rebellion, but is out of place elsewhere. Blue can take it's desire for knowledge to the extreme. Green's villains often have radical anti-human viewpoints, desiring to wipe all artificiality from the world. Nature is as much about death as it is about life.

[@JakeTheJay]

For me personally. I absolutely love the playstyle Golgari and Suiltai offer, but in terms of philosophy... I tend to connect with Izzet and Temur more. I have decks of each type built for whatever mood I'm in

[@lilyl4475]

when i first got a taste of magic, i was given a couple simic decks to try and see how i liked it. when i started building my own, however, i havent been able to even consider anything other than the white and blue of azorius.

[@moocowp4970]

Nice video! Already shared it :) Great thematic display of the colours and explanation of their gameplay styles. Only two minor issues i have with it: 1. You made it seem like some colours were 'good' and other colours weren't, which isnt the case. White isnt good and black bad; white just puts laws and equality over individuals. White is the colour of tyrants, slave owners and strict lawmen who care more about their rules being followed than whether someone is affected negatively by them. I thought you did a good job of explaining white, except for making it seem like the 'good' person's colour and skipping its 'bad' traits. Black is the colour of pragmatism, i think you did a good job of explaining it tbh, but i like to think of it more as a colour that emphasises that the ends justifies the means, it's the army commander that is willing to sacrifice some soldiers in order to win the war, but by failing to do this other colours condemn ALL their soldiers to die when they lose the war. Blue can also be callous and cruel, willing to do experiments on animals, enemies and lessers in order to understand the world (note that it is mono blue to be a cruel scientist, not black/blue; its only black/blue if you are sacrificing your own allies/resources/equals in order to understand something). 2. You showed a mono green card during the black explanation :P (Primal Adversary) (Okay, i know i wrote a lot in point 1, but i really want to emphasise that it actually was only a minor issue for me, for the most part i loved the video and thought it was an excellent starting point. I shared it with my friend who is getting into magic now.)

[@DiceTry]

Yeah for point one it was sort of intentional. As, in this video I discussed the colours sort of how they are most often seen in magic, as this was more of a surface level new player guide to the color pie. I actually have quite a few videos on my channel talking about the potential evil of white and the virtues of Black. As for point 2... woops.

[@Larry.R]

Here's what your favourite colour says about you: WHITE - You prefer to colour within the lines of a colouring book. BLUE - You think like a chess grandmaster. You prefer to use strategy to crush your opponents. BLACK - You're basically Raven Beak from Metroid Dread. RED - You crave instant gratification. GREEN - You're probably Tarzan.

[@pokegard]

I started with mono red then went to gruul then esper then temur then wubrg then Orzhov then dimir then simic then selesnya then mono blue then Izzet then golgari then wubrg again then finally witch(my main deck) Edit: my main deck is basically witch graveyard recursion/counter deck with some added card theft

[@antonioarcano7989]

Needed to add Grey/Colorless. I think MTG will make colorless the 6 color soon. Modern Horizon 3 has great colorless cards.

[@perezortegavalentin9343]

So, when I first started playing Magic as a kid, I picked Red, cause every kid picks red stuff, and then I added black for edgy factor. But, when I picked up the game again, I had my Magic Rick and Morty phase, my "I play smart magic, I play control and Azorius", until eventually returning to my true love of burn and red.

[@s.dalner7245]

I'm rooted in Blue, first and foremost. My most frequent companion in anything that isn't self-centered, however, is White, which makes me Azorius most of the time. I however get input from Red at times (whether I like it or not) to remind me of the importance of passion and emotional acknowledgement.

[@jamesrange9924]

Belaquééé has everything... for a price... but pretty much everything I need.

[@KnightsofGaming2016]

Sometimes I wished picking a colour combo to express myself with a favoured playstyle was as easy as a Lantern corps power ring selecting their new wielder. As of now, I'm an Izzet player because I love performing combos and feeling secure with my counterspells but it doesn't express myself as an individual. I guess as a human, we all have bits and pieces of WUBRG, but even after this wonderful video I'm still not sure what my colour would be because of how different the playstyle of that colour can be from how one wants to be expressed. I guess this will make experimenting with all of the possible colour combos all the more fun!

[@user-ws3yv9bs8q]

I’m in love with you with your voice

[@lorgren4002]

White and red are my favourite after watching this video :)

[@SuperShadowKinTwitch]

I've settled mostly on Green. Mixing it with the tokens and counters of White or the destructive and graveyard interaction of Black. Tribute to the World Tree has been a keystone to most of my decks.

[@alpacaofthemountain8760]

Amazing work!