Marvel Super Heroes archetypes and synergies: the colour-pair map

June 2026 · 276 cards · 3 damage kills 69%

Iron Man, Master of Machines, art by John Tyler Christopher

Colour

Mana value

Type

Creature type

Rarity

Basics

Keywords

Tags

▶triggered-ability166

triggered-ability90

attack-trigger24

cast-trigger-you22

intervening-if-clause13

reflexive-trigger13

delayed-trigger3

death-trigger3

non-mana-ward2

ward2

titan-trigger2

combat-neutral-damage-trigger1

block-trigger1

leaves-body-behind1

death-trigger-self1

cast-trigger1

cast-trigger-self1

▶activated-ability73

activated-ability64

activate-from-hand6

activate-from-graveyard2

pseudo-cycling1

▶evasion57

evasion51

gains-flying3

unblockable2

gains-menace1

stalking1

▶gains-pp-counters51

gains-pp-counters51

▶card-advantage49

draw-engine24

repeatable-pure-draw23

cantrip7

burst-draw4

pure-draw4

impulse-creature-hero3

repeatable-impulse3

curiosity2

impulse-onto-battlefield2

plunder2

impulse-cast1

wheel-one-sided1

impulse-enchantment1

impulse-artifact-equipment1

impulse-artifact-vehicle1

impulse-artifact1

consult1

repeatable-card-advantage1

repeatable-plunder1

impulse-creature1

impulse-permanent1

▶removal48

spot-removal44

removal-creature14

removal-destroy11

repeatable-removal7

multi-removal7

removal-nonland5

sweeper4

removal-toughness4

banish3

sweeper-one-sided3

removal-land2

man-o-war2

removal-exile2

abrade1

removal-sacrifice1

removal-bounce1

marauder1

removal-token1

removal-tuck1

removal-enchantment1

disenchant-naturalize1

naturalize-with-set-mechanic1

▶repeatable-pp-counters34

repeatable-pp-counters34

▶typal32

noncreature-typal26

typal-hero16

typal-merfolk2

typal-non-villain1

typal-squirrel1

▶power-matters30

tap-fuel-power12

power-matters-self9

scales-with-power7

ferocious6

crew3

power-matters3

power-doubler2

greatest-power-matters1

naya-ferocious1

▶flavors-of-vanilla28

virtual-vanilla13

virtual-french-vanilla10

french-vanilla5

▶burn28

burn-player8

burn-any8

burn-creature7

removal-fight5

one-sided-fight3

bombard1

▶single-target-instant-sorcery27

single-target-instant-sorcery27

▶indefinite-effect26

exhaust24

untracked-indefinite-effect2

▶lifegain23

repeatable-lifegain15

lifegain6

drain-life5

gains-lifelink2

gives-lifelink1

▶gives-pp-counters22

gives-pp-counters16

gives-pp-counters-to-all4

support2

▶multiple-targets19

multiple-targets19

▶repeatable-token-generator17

repeatable-creature-tokens14

repeatable-artifact-tokens2

repeatable-treasures2

repeatable-clues1

▶synergy-artifact16

synergy-artifact6

artifactfall6

cost-reducer-artifact2

cranial-plating2

gives-improvise1

▶repeatable-crime16

repeatable-crime16

▶attacking-matters16

attacking-matters15

raid1

▶card-names15

misnomer7

rhyming-name3

marvel-storyline-name2

punny-name1

virtual-legendary1

quote-name1

▶blue-effect15

repeatable-loot8

loot4

counterspell-soft1

counterspell-with-set-mechanic1

extra-turn1

compulsive-research1

▶multiple-bodies14

enters-in-company10

multiple-bodies4

▶hate14

homeward-effect2

hate-discard2

hate-attacker2

draw-hate1

hate-tapped1

hate-flying1

hate-token1

hate-activation1

hate-flash1

hatebear1

hate-blocker1

hate-high-mv1

hate-high-pt1

hate-target1

▶mana-sink14

mana-sink11

bottomless-mana-sink3

▶modal14

modal12

modal-inverse-choices1

command1

▶typal-villain14

typal-villain14

▶combat-trick14

combat-trick13

giant-growth1

▶ramp13

mana-dork5

ramp3

utility-mana-rock2

land-ramp2

mana-rock1

sneak-land1

▶attacking-matters-self13

attacking-matters-self13

▶synergy-noncreature13

synergy-noncreature13

▶recursion13

regrowth-creature3

reanimate-creature2

regrowth-artifact2

regrowth-enchantment2

crucible-of-worlds1

reanimate-equipment1

reanimate-artifact-creature1

regrowth-permanent1

regrowth-self1

reanimate-self1

regrowth-instant1

regrowth-sorcery1

regrowth-land1

▶copy12

shapesharing4

copy-creature3

copy-legendary3

copy-artifact3

copy-from-graveyard2

copy-ability2

copy-instant2

copy-sorcery2

copy-spell2

copy-enchantment1

copy-land1

copy-self1

▶cheaper-than-mv12

cheaper-than-mv6

discount-self4

improvise2

▶staple-with-set-s-mechanic12

staple-with-set-s-mechanic6

discard-with-set-s-mechanic2

5c-set-mechanic-commander1

burn-bright-with-set-mechanic1

burn-with-set-s-mechanic1

bear-with-set-s-mechanic1

▶discarded-type-matters11

discarded-type-matters11

▶protection11

protects-creature7

gives-indestructible4

gives-hexproof3

gives-ward3

protects-all2

protects-nonland1

▶mill11

surveil4

mill-self2

mulch2

repeatable-mulch1

ingest1

mill-exile1

mill-opponent1

▶cycle10

cycle-msh-draft-signpost10

▶draw-matters10

second-draw-matters8

draw-matters2

▶mana-value-matters10

scales-with-mana-value3

mana-value-matters3

low-mana-value-matters3

high-mana-value-matters1

▶counters-matter10

pp-counters-matter7

counter-fuel-pp1

counter-fuel-any1

counters-matter1

▶sacrifice-self10

sacrifice-self7

martyr2

egg1

▶thingfall9

creaturefall6

impact-effect3

▶red-effect9

repeatable-impulsive-draw2

long-term-impulsive-draw2

rummage2

repeatable-rummage2

tormenting-voice1

▶quick-attach9

auto-equip4

quick-equip4

living-weapon1

▶tutor9

tutor-land-basic7

tutor-to-hand6

tutor-to-battlefield3

tutor-artifact-creature1

tutor-mv1

tutor-enchantment-plan1

▶tapper8

tapper-creature7

tapper-artifact1

tapper-land1

tapper-nonland1

twiddle1

▶synergy-target8

heroic8

unheroic3

▶gives-evasion8

gives-flying5

gives-unblockable2

gives-menace1

▶aesthetic-counter8

aesthetic-counter8

▶life-payment7

life-for-cards4

life-payment3

▶group-slug7

group-slug7

▶opponent-loses-life7

opponent-loses-life7

▶synergy-equipment7

synergy-equipment6

armament-ability1

▶offcolor-ability7

offcolor-ability7

▶untapper7

untapper-creature5

untaps-self1

untapper-nonland1

▶synergy-solo-attack7

synergy-solo-attack6

exalted1

▶gives-castable-from-nonhand7

impulsive-recursion2

gives-castable-from-exile2

gives-castable-from-library1

demilich-effect1

precognition-engine1

▶cost-ignorer7

free-cast-another4

sneak-creature2

sneak-artifact1

Archetypes

red
0.6
artifacts
0.5
white
0.5
graveyard
0.3
draws
0.3
green
0.3
spells-cast
0.3
artifacts
0.2
green
0.2
draws
0.2

Set mechanics

cycle-msh-draft-signpost

130×blind

typal-villain

51×mapped

typal-hero

49×mapped

exhaust

30×blind

second-draw-matters

15×mapped

synergy-solo-attack

15×mapped

staple-with-set-s-mechanic

14×blind

tap-fuel-power

14×mapped

references-keyword

14×blind

discarded-type-matters

13×mapped

synergy-basic

10×mapped

misnomer

10×blind

artifactfall

8×mapped

heroic

8×blind

auto-equip

8×blind

shapesharing

7×blind

276 cards|170 creatures|avg mv 3.09

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