The Color Pie
Magic's five colors of mana, plus the cards that belong to none or many.
- White ({W})
- Order, protection, and community: lifegain, small efficient creatures, and board wipes.
- Blue ({U})
- Knowledge and control: card draw, countermagic, and bouncing or stealing permanents.
- Black ({B})
- Power at a price: removal, reanimation, and paying life or sacrificing for an edge.
- Red ({R})
- Passion and chaos: direct damage, haste, and fast aggressive creatures.
- Green ({G})
- Growth and nature: big creatures, mana ramp, and fighting or trampling over blockers.
- Multicolor
- Cards combining two or more colors, blending their strengths.
- Colorless
- Cards with no color, including most artifacts and the Eldrazi.







