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Enemy Color Pairs

Non-adjacent colors can cooperate very effectively, and their occasional dalliances are very spicy.

Golgari

Green Black

Golgari Philosophy
<a href="http://www.gatheringmagic.com/alexullman-040814-looking-through-a-muck-crusted-lens-golgari-and-lenticular-design/">Golgari and Lenticular Design</a> by Alex Ullman

Designing for Golgari by Mark Rosewater

<a href="http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/designing-golgari-2012-11-26">Designing for Golgari</a> by Mark Rosewater

Life and Death by Mark Rosewater

<a href="http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/life-and-death-2005-10-24-0">Life and Death</a> by Mark Rosewater
Golgari
Green Black

Simic

Blue Green

Simic Philosophy

Improving Upon Nature by Mark Rosewater

[Improving Upon Nature](http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/improving-upon-nature-2006-05-22) by Mark Rosewater
[Wizard Tribal](https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/instant-deck-tech-ug-wizards-standard)
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Simic
Blue Green

Boros

White Red

Boros Philosophy

Designing for Boros by Mark Rosewater

[Designing for Boros](http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/designing-boros-2013-02-04) by Mark Rosewater

Color Pie Friday: The Philosophy of Red/White by Sarpadian Empires Vol. VIII

[Color Pie Friday: The Philosophy of Red/White](http://sarpadianempiresvol-viii.tumblr.com/post/102010667888/color-pie-friday-the-philosophy-of-redwhite) by Sarpadian Empires Vol. VIII

Disorderly Conduct by Mark Rosewater

[Disorderly Conduct](http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/disorderly-conduct-2005-12-05-0) by Mark Rosewater
Boros
White Red

Izzet

Red Blue

Izzet Philosophy
[Beyond Izzet: Examining the Red/Blue Archetype](https://firesidemagic.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/beyond-izzet/) by Seth Weinstein

Designing for Izzet by Mark Rosewater

[Designing for Izzet](http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/designing-izzet-2012-11-12) by Mark Rosewater

Creative Differences by Mark Rosewater

[Creative Differences](http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/creative-differences-2006-02-27-0) by Mark Rosewater

U/R Izzet Philosophy, Strengths, and Weaknesses by The Mana Source

U/R Izzet Philosophy, Strengths, and Weaknesses by The Mana Source
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Luis Scott-Vargas drafts blue-red in this video of the Hour of Devastation format.

Luis Scott-Vargas drafts blue-red in this video of the Hour of Devastation format.
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As Foretold Turns

This deck uses a number of different cards that allow you to take an extra turn.

As Foretold Turns
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X6Q7aYOZ6Ac" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> This deck uses a number of different cards that allow you to take an extra turn.
Izzet
Red Blue

Orzhov

Black White

Orzhov Philosophy

Playing By Their Own Rules by Mark Rosewater

[Playing By Their Own Rules](http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/playing-their-own-rules-2006-03-27-0) by Mark Rosewater
Orzhov
Black White