Mono-Black Control, which uses removal spells such as Innocent Blood and Barter in Blood to control the board, and Cabal Coffers to kill the opponent with spells such as Consume Spirit.

Astral Slide, which uses large numbers of cards with cycling, including those with added benefits such as Eternal Dragon and Slice and Dice, to power Astral Slide and Lightning Rift.

Psychatog, supplemented by card-drawing like Fact or Fiction and a number of disruptive spells.Blue-White Control, which is similar to Mono-Blue Control, but features more board-control cards such as Wrath of God, and Pacifism.

This class of deck is nicknamed 'Draw-Go,' because most of its players' spells are instants designed to be played during his or her opponents' turns. Mono Blue Control, which uses a heavy suite of counterspells alongside card-drawing such as Thirst for Knowledge, removal such as Echoing Truth, and a win condition such as Tezzeret the Seeker.Tezzeret Control, which controls the game using counterspells such as Mana Drain, builds card advantage with cards such as Dark Confidant, and ends the game using Tezzeret the Seeker to find Time Vault and activate it for infinite turns.Example cards: Force of Will, Duress, Wrath of God, Pernicious Deed, Void.An opponent's faster, efficient cards will become less effective over time. Dragging the game out past opposing preparations.Even if control decks do not deal with every threat directly, they can leave out whichever ones stand poorly on their own e.g., an enchantment which gives a bonus to creatures will never need attention if all enemy creatures are quickly neutralized. By playing few proactive spells of their own, control decks gain virtual card advantage by reducing the usefulness of opposing removal cards. Given the opportunity, Control decks can gain card advantage by answering multiple threats with one spell ('clearing'/'wiping' the board), stopping expensive threats with cheaper spells, and drawing multiple cards or forcing the opponent to discard multiple cards with one spell. The primary strength of control decks is their ability to devalue the opponentвЂ™s cards. As the game progresses, control decks are able to take advantage of their slower, more powerful, cards. Д¬ontrol decks avoid racing and attempt to slow the game down by executing an attrition plan. Suicide Black epitomizes Black's philosophy-win at all costs-and treats even its life total as an expendable resource. Suicide Black, which uses efficient but dangerous cards that cost life such as Thoughtseize, Dark Confidant, Grim Tutor, and Bitterblossom.Sligh, which utilizes its mana as efficiently as possible to kill the opponent quickly, using low-cost cards such as Jackal Pup and Lightning Bolt.Zoo, which uses low-cost, high power creatures such as Tarmogoyf and Wild Nacatl to kill the opponent quickly.Affinity, which uses the affinity mechanic and large numbers of artifacts to quickly play spells such as Thoughtcast and Frogmite, while efficiently dealing damage using Disciple of the Vault and Arcbound Ravager.White Weenie, which uses small, efficient creatures such as Savannah Lions, Icatian Javelineers, and Mother of Runes.Example cards: Savannah Lions, Bitterblossom, Lightning Bolt, Rogue Elephant, Incinerate.

Aggro decks also generally have access to disruptive elements, which can inhibit the opponent's attempts to respond. Aggro decks can quickly overwhelm unprepared opponents and proceed to eke out the last bit of damage they need to end the game. Aggro generally relies upon creatures as its accumulative source of damage. Aggro decks focus on converting their cards into damage they prefer to engage in a race for tempo rather than a card advantage-based attrition war. Aggro ДЄggro (short for 'aggressive') decks attempt to reduce their opponents from 20 life to 0 life as quickly as possible, rather than emphasize a long-term game plan. Most classifications of decks begin from one of four major strategies: aggro, control, combo and midrange.

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