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Card Roles
Removal
Destroy or exile effects
Board Wipe
Mass removal effects
Ramp
Mana acceleration cards
Draw
Card draw effects
Tutor
Search library effects
Counter
Counterspell effects
Protection
Protection effects
Recursion
Graveyard recursion
Token
Token creation
Sacrifice
Sacrifice outlet effects
Discard
Make opponents discard
Lifegain
Life gain effects
Blink
Exile and return effects
Steal
Gain control effects
Archetypes
Aristocrats
Sacrifice creatures for value
Enchantress
Cards that reward playing enchantments
Spellslinger
Cards that reward casting instants and sorceries
Artifacts-matter
Cards that interact with artifacts
Reanimation
Return creatures from graveyard to battlefield
Hatebears
Low-cost creatures that disrupt opponents
Wheels
Mass card draw and discard effects
Voltron
Equipment and auras that enhance a single creature
Group Hug
Cards that benefit all players
Counters
+1/+1 counters and counter manipulation
Table Politics
High SaltStrategies that tend to cause frustration at the table. Use with caution!
