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Allied Color Pairs

Colors that are adjacent in the arrangement on the card back are have complementary strategies.

Azorius

White Blue

Azorius Philosophy

Slow and Steady by Mark Rosewater

[Slow and Steady](http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/slow-and-steady-2006-05-01-0) by Mark Rosewater

Designing for Azorius by Mark Rosewater

[Designing for Azorius](http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/designing-azorius-2012-10-29) by Mark Rosewater
Azorius Decks

Daniel Ward's W/U Approach

Top Moments of GP Minneapolis
This deck uses an alternate win condition with Approach of the Second Sun and lots of card draw and a little life gain. It's a very unusual archetype but it finished 10th!

Approach of the Second Sun is a card that refers to the story of Amonkhet, where the two suns aligned between the Bolas horns before the Hour of Devastation. The mystery of what would happen when the second sun approached was baked into dozens of this summer's cards. Now that it's here and things are falling, can the card become dominant for the new year?

Daniel Ward's W/U Approach
[Top Moments of GP Minneapolis](http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/gpmin17/top-moments-gp-minneapolis-2017-08-06) This deck uses an alternate win condition with <a class="mtgcard">Approach of the Second Sun</a> and lots of card draw and a little life gain. It's a very unusual archetype but it finished 10th! <a class="mtgcard">Approach of the Second Sun</a> is a card that refers to the story of Amonkhet, where the two suns aligned between the Bolas horns before the Hour of Devastation. The mystery of what would happen when the second sun approached was baked into dozens of this summer's cards. Now that it's here and things are falling, can the card become dominant for the new year?
Azorius
White Blue

Dimir

Blue Black

Dimir Philosophy

Pretty Sneaky Sis by Mark Rosewater

[Pretty Sneaky Sis](http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/pretty-sneaky-sis-2005-11-07-0) by Mark Rosewater
Dimir
Blue Black

Rakdos

Black Red

Rakdos Philosophy

Hedonism with Attitude by Mark Rosewater

<a href="http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/hedonism-attitude-2006-08-14-0">Hedonism with Attitude</a> by Mark Rosewater
Rakdos
Black Red

Selesnya

Green White

Selesnya Philosophy

Group Think by Mark Rosewater

[Group Think](http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/group-think-2005-10-03-0) by Mark Rosewater
Selesnya Decks

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Selesnya
Green White

Gruul

Red Green

Gruul Philosophy

Designing for Gruul by Mark Rosewater

[Designing for Gruul](http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/designing-gruul-2013-03-04) by Mark Rosewater

Aaaargh!!! by Mark Rosewater

[Aaaargh!!!](http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/aaaargh-2006-01-30-0) by Mark Rosewater

Color Pie Friday: The Philosophy of Red/Green by Sarpadian Empires vol. VIII

[Color Pie Friday: The Philosophy of Red/Green](http://sarpadianempiresvol-viii.tumblr.com/post/99053685935/color-pie-friday-the-philosophy-of-redgreen) by Sarpadian Empires vol. VIII
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Gruul
Red Green