MTG Color Identity

Colorless cards have no color identity. They include most artifacts, Eldrazi creatures, and lands that produce only colorless mana.

White focuses on order, protection, and community. White excels at lifegain, creature tokens, removal enchantments, and board-wide effects.

Blue specializes in knowledge and control. Blue excels at counterspells, card draw, flying creatures, and manipulating the stack.

Black embraces power at any cost — destruction, sacrifice, and reanimation. Black excels at creature removal, discard, and graveyard recursion.

Red channels chaos, speed, and direct damage. Red excels at burn spells, haste creatures, and impulsive card advantage.

Green represents nature and raw power. Green excels at big creatures, mana ramp, and destroying artifacts and enchantments.

White / Blue

Azorius (White-Blue) embodies law and order. This guild excels at control magic, flying creatures, and protective enchantments.

White / Black

Orzhov (White-Black) wields power through faith. This guild excels at lifedrain, token armies, and gradual attrition.

White / Red

Boros (White-Red) represents military might. This guild excels at aggressive creatures, combat tricks, and equipment strategies.

White / Green

Selesnya (White-Green) celebrates community and growth. This guild excels at token generation, +1/+1 counters, and enchantments.

Blue / Black

Dimir (Blue-Black) operates through deception. This guild excels at mill strategies, card draw, creature removal, and evasive threats.

Blue / Red

Izzet (Blue-Red) thrives on experimentation. This guild excels at instant and sorcery synergies, direct damage, and card advantage.

Blue / Green

Simic (Blue-Green) blends evolution with intellect. This guild excels at +1/+1 counters, card draw, mana ramp, and flash creatures.

Black / Red

Rakdos (Black-Red) revels in chaos and destruction. This guild excels at aggressive creatures, sacrifice synergies, and direct damage.

Black / Green

Golgari (Black-Green) harnesses the cycle of life and death. This guild excels at graveyard recursion, sacrifice strategies, and midrange value.

Red / Green

Gruul (Red-Green) embodies primal fury. This guild excels at big creatures, mana ramp, haste, and aggressive strategies.

White / Blue / Black

Esper (White-Blue-Black) is the shard of artifice and control. It combines counterspells, removal, and card advantage for total board dominance.

Blue / Black / Red

Grixis (Blue-Black-Red) is the shard of dark power. It combines burn, removal, and card draw to overwhelm opponents with raw efficiency.

Black / Red / Green

Jund (Black-Red-Green) is the shard of savage predators. It combines efficient threats, removal, and card advantage for midrange dominance.

White / Red / Green

Naya (White-Red-Green) is the shard of towering beasts. It combines big creatures, mana ramp, and combat-focused strategies.

White / Blue / Green

Bant (White-Blue-Green) is the shard of noble warriors. It combines +1/+1 counters, tempo plays, and creature-based card advantage.

White / Black / Red

Mardu (White-Black-Red) is the wedge of relentless warriors. It combines aggressive creatures, removal, and raid-style combat triggers.

White / Blue / Red

Jeskai (White-Blue-Red) is the wedge of enlightened monks. It combines spell-based strategies, prowess creatures, and tempo plays.

White / Black / Green

Abzan (White-Black-Green) is the wedge of enduring warriors. It combines midrange threats, +1/+1 counters, and resilient strategies.

Blue / Black / Green

Sultai (Blue-Black-Green) is the wedge of ruthless schemers. It combines graveyard strategies, delve, and resource-based value engines.

Blue / Red / Green

Temur (Blue-Red-Green) is the wedge of primal savagery. It combines big spells, mana ramp, and creatures with ferocious power.

White / Blue / Black / Green

Non-Red four-color identity (Witch-Maw) combines white, blue, black, and green. These rare cards span almost the entire color pie.

White / Blue / Red / Green

Non-Black four-color identity (Ink-Treader) combines white, blue, red, and green. These rare cards span almost the entire color pie.

All Colors

Five-color cards contain all five colors in their identity. These cards range from powerful commanders to domain payoffs and rainbow strategies.