Heres a practical skeleton that keeps you honest: The role buckets Mana (lands + ramp + fixing) Card flow (draw, rummage, impulse, tutors if your group likes them) Interaction (spot removal, counterspells, protection, wipes) Plan enablers (the cards that make your deck your deck) Payoffs and finishers (how you convert setup into a win) Utility (grave hate, recursion, flexible tools) The exact counts depend on your commander, curve, and pod
Red, the missing color, was all about instant gratification and throwing away resources
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As part of a pre-game Rule 0 conversation, it might be worth mentioning that this deck can technically produce infinite combos, but that its not a major focus of the deck and usually requires 3+ cards to work
Niv-Mizzet, Parun | Curiosity Next, we have the Izzet combo of Niv-Mizzet, Parun, and Curiosity