MTG Deck Archetypes
Browse popular Magic: The Gathering decks — competitive constructed, Commander, and budget builds. Strategy, key cards, and price estimates for each archetype.
Tier 1
Boros Energy
Low-curve aggro that converts Energy counters into card advantage and reach.
Izzet Murktide
Cantrip-fueled tempo that delves into a hasty Murktide Regent.
Mono-Red Aggro
The fastest clock in Standard — curve out and burn the rest.
Amulet Titan
Bounce-land ramp that slams a game-ending Primeval Titan as early as turn two.
Azorius Control
Counter everything that matters, wrath the rest, win with a planeswalker.
Rakdos Midrange
Efficient removal and discard clear the way for Sheoldred to take over the game.
Golgari Yawgmoth
Sacrifice small creatures to draw cards, drain life, and remove threats — again and again.
Tier 2
Living End
Cascade into a one-card board wipe that reanimates your whole hand.
Hammer Time
Cheat a Colossus Hammer onto any creature for a lethal swing out of nowhere.
Dimir Control
Draw cards, kill everything, and let Sheoldred close out the long game.
Gruul Aggro
Big, efficient creatures backed by burn that closes out the game fast.
Esper Midrange
Three-color value and removal that grinds Pioneer opponents into dust.
Mono-Green Tron
Assemble three lands for an early, absurd mana advantage.
Commander
Atraxa Superfriends
Proliferate loyalty counters until a room full of planeswalkers ults at once.
Edgar Markov Vampires
A tribal vampire aggro deck that floods the board and drains life fast.
Krenko Goblins
Every activation doubles your goblin army until the swarm overwhelms the table.
The Ur-Dragon
Five-color dragon tribal that turns every attack into a card-advantage engine.
Muldrotha Graveyard
Replay a permanent from the graveyard every turn for relentless value.
Lathril Elves
Flood the board with elves, then drain the table for lethal.
Budget
Pauper Affinity
An all-artifact aggro shell that hits well above its rarity.
Pauper Mono-Blue Faeries
Tempo out with flash creatures and bounce until the opponent can't keep up.
Budget Mono-Red Goblins
A cheap, aggressive curve that punches above its price tag.
Budget Elves Commander
Ramp into a huge board of elves for well under sixty dollars.
Mono-Black Devotion (Budget)
A grindy black deck that drains the table for a fraction of the usual cost.
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