Secrets of Strixhaven archetypes and synergies: the colour-pair map

April 2026 · 266 cards · 2 archetypes · 3 damage kills 68%

Growth Curve, art by Joe Slucher

Colour

Mana value

Type

Creature type

Rarity

Basics

Keywords

Tags

▶triggered-ability127

cast-trigger-you44

triggered-ability36

intervening-if-clause19

attack-trigger14

delayed-trigger9

leaves-graveyard-trigger6

ward6

non-mana-ward5

cast-trigger-self3

blood-artist-ability2

death-trigger-self2

reflexive-trigger2

leaves-body-behind1

trigger-from-graveyard1

titan-trigger1

splits-on-death1

death-trigger1

▶single-target-instant-sorcery77

single-target-instant-sorcery77

▶card-advantage51

draw-engine16

repeatable-pure-draw16

pure-draw12

cantrip8

burst-draw8

repeatable-card-advantage5

tome3

impulse-creature3

wheel-one-sided3

impulse-land3

consult-cast2

impulse2

impulse-onto-battlefield2

curiosity2

plunder1

consult1

repeatable-impulse1

▶removal50

spot-removal46

removal-destroy15

removal-creature14

removal-nonland7

removal-exile6

sweeper4

removal-toughness4

multi-removal4

removal-bounce3

removal-artifact3

repeatable-removal3

removal-planeswalker2

mutual-sacrifice2

removal-enchantment1

removal-tuck1

man-o-war1

removal-land1

removal-sacrifice1

removal-permanent1

abrade1

sweeper-one-sided1

disenchant-naturalize1

▶synergy-instant45

synergy-instant45

▶synergy-sorcery45

synergy-sorcery45

▶activated-ability45

activated-ability39

activate-from-graveyard3

renew2

pseudo-cycling1

▶gives-castable-from-nonhand42

gives-castable-from-exile36

impulsive-mill2

gives-cascade1

gives-flashback1

impulsive-recursion1

gives-castable-from-graveyard1

▶evasion41

evasion38

unblockable2

gains-flying1

▶lifegain39

repeatable-lifegain18

lifegain13

drain-life9

gains-lifelink2

gives-lifelink1

drain-creature1

▶mana-spent-matters30

amount-spent-matters21

converge6

sunburst3

gives-sunburst1

▶gives-pp-counters29

gives-pp-counters23

gives-pp-counters-to-all6

▶repeatable-pp-counters28

repeatable-pp-counters28

▶ramp25

mana-dork8

land-ramp7

ritual3

ramp3

utility-mana-rock2

multi-land-ramp2

mana-producer1

land-or-hand1

sneak-land1

▶mill24

surveil17

mill-self3

mulch3

mill-any1

▶burn23

burn-creature11

burn-any6

burn-player5

burn-planeswalker3

one-sided-fight1

removal-fight1

▶out-of-color-token23

out-of-color-token23

▶flavors-of-vanilla22

virtual-french-vanilla11

virtual-vanilla8

french-vanilla3

▶gains-pp-counters22

gains-pp-counters22

▶recursion21

reanimate-creature7

regrowth-instant3

regrowth-sorcery3

reanimate-nonland3

reanimate-artifact2

reanimate-self2

regrowth-creature2

regrowth-self2

reanimate-from-any1

regrowth-any1

restock-to-bottom1

▶repeatable-crime21

repeatable-crime21

▶card-names19

mathy-name6

punny-name6

virtual-legendary4

portmanteau2

school-name2

shares-name-with-a-mechanic1

▶multiple-targets18

multiple-targets18

▶opponent-loses-life18

opponent-loses-life18

▶lifegain-matters18

infusion12

lifegain-to-damage3

pridemate2

lifegain-matters1

▶cycle-sos-draft-signpost15

cycle-sos-draft-signpost15

▶hate14

hate-graveyard4

hate-instant2

hate-set-mechanic2

hate-sorcery2

hate-high-mv1

hate-activation1

opaline-effect1

hate-attacker1

hate-nonbasic-land1

hate-tapped1

hate-flying1

homeward-effect1

hate-high-pt1

▶group-slug13

group-slug13

▶mana-sink13

mana-sink11

bottomless-mana-sink2

▶exile-self13

exile-on-resolution7

exile-self6

▶castable-from-nonhand13

castable-from-graveyard9

castable-from-exile4

▶copy12

copy-instant5

copy-sorcery5

copy-self4

copy-spell4

copy-creature2

copy-permanent1

copy-permanent-spell1

gives-casualty1

gives-storm1

▶combat-trick12

combat-trick8

giant-growth4

▶synergy-target12

heroic12

unheroic12

▶cheaper-than-mv11

discount-self5

cheaper-than-mv4

affinity-for-spells1

affinity-for-creatures1

▶blue-effect11

loot3

counterspell2

repeatable-loot2

catalog1

probe1

counterspell-soft1

counterspell-creature1

▶life-payment11

life-for-cards6

life-payment4

painland1

▶staple-with-set-s-mechanic11

bear-with-set-s-mechanic7

discard-with-set-s-mechanic2

mana-rock-with-set-s-mechanic1

staple-with-set-s-mechanic1

▶red-effect10

long-term-impulsive-draw3

rummage3

repeatable-rummage2

tormenting-voice2

repeatable-impulsive-draw1

▶mana-value-matters10

mana-value-matters5

low-mana-value-matters4

scales-with-mana-value1

▶tutor10

tutor-land-basic7

tutor-to-hand5

tutor-land-to-battlefield4

tutor-instant1

tutor-sorcery1

tutor-card1

tutor-creature1

tutor-to-graveyard1

▶repeatable-token-generator9

repeatable-creature-tokens8

repeatable-treasures1

▶multiple-bodies9

multiple-bodies5

enters-in-company4

▶counters-matter8

pp-counters-matter4

counter-preservation-self2

counters-matter2

▶modal8

modal4

modal-inverse-choices2

charm2

▶force-draw8

force-draw8

▶sacrifice-outlet8

repeatable-sacrifice-outlet5

sacrifice-outlet-creature3

sacrifice-outlet-universal2

sacrifice-outlet-artifact1

sacrifice-outlet-land1

▶attacking-matters-self8

attacking-matters-self8

▶self-replacement-effect8

self-replacement-effect8

▶graveyard-fuel7

graveyard-fuel4

graveyard-fuel-instant1

graveyard-fuel-sorcery1

graveyard-fuel-noncreature1

graveyard-fuel-creature1

▶unique-mana-cost7

unique-mana-cost7

▶utility-land7

utility-land7

▶tapper7

tapper-creature7

▶hand-disruption7

discard7

thoughtseize1

▶more-expensive-than-mv7

more-expensive-than-mv7

▶discard-outlet6

discard-outlet4

free-discard-outlet1

discard-symmetrical1

▶gives-trample6

gives-trample4

overrun2

▶tax6

rhystic6

▶protection5

protects-creature5

gives-indestructible2

gives-hexproof1

▶restricted-mana5

restricted-mana5

Archetypes

plus1-counters
3.1
graveyard
1.1
tribe:pest
0.3
spells-cast
0.2
graveyard
0.1
tribe:wizard
0.1
tribe:wizard
0.1
life
0.0
graveyard
0.0
life
0.0

Set mechanics

cycle-sos-draft-signpost

135×blind

converge

39×blind

infusion

38×blind

mathy-name

37×blind

unheroic

28×blind

amount-spent-matters

26×mapped

leaves-graveyard-trigger

18×blind

synergy-instant

13×mapped

synergy-sorcery

13×mapped

gives-castable-from-exile

13×mapped

non-mana-ward

13×blind

heroic

12×blind

exile-on-resolution

8×blind

surveil

7×mapped

out-of-color-token

6×blind

cast-trigger-you

5×mapped

266 cards|138 creatures|avg mv 3.22

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