MTG Salvation

Purple mana is a mind affecting mana, it breeds in the darkest depths of the caverns and slowly bellows from it. This flow of mana creeps along through the dark crevices. Some areas trap this mana, and it concentrates into a purer form which are crystals. These crystals draw people to them, and those whom encounter them are infused with the same mana dwelling among the depths. While purple mana is physically solid, tangible, and easily manipulated. It corrupts your mind, as it pulls you away from the light, and therefore beyond the reach of reason.

Purples view of the world is a scary one. This is derived from the fact that many other colors unjustly detest, or attack Purple for its secrecy. This has significantly jaded the viewpoint of Purple into seeing the world as a place out of control. Where opinions often ignore facts, that or facts are used incorrectly to skew opinion. With such a despicable environment, Purple had no choice but to fear for its life. As it views itself as the one truth, that ones self should be kept hidden. It is sad that Purple must cloister itself away from the other colors. But as far as Purple is concerned its for the better, the less the colors truly know of Purple and about its abilities the better it is for it. In Purples eyes the world views it either as a boogey man whom prowls at night, or to a select few the keeper of hidden knowledge. Purple is afraid of either of those appearing untrue, so it sadly at least in part plays that role to necessitate fear from other colors.

Purple strangely enough cares about politics, and government quite a lot. This is likely because it feels the healthiest way for it to survive is as a ruling form of shadow government. Playing puppeteer over the actual one in place, in a sense mocking peoples securities. But such a role and reasoning for this is all in the name of its own safety. It likes to pray on peoples concerns, and allow them to create a false reality for themselves. In this sense they promote terrorism and mass hysteria, but at the same time only want people to accept the truth. Which is that Purple at its core wants to be left alone, to do what needs to be done for the betterment of all. Which more often than not requires it to do the worst, which perpetuates this negative self image. This way people do not get too close to Purples truth, and feel victimized instead of realizing it may all just be a backlash from Purple.

In its final end game, Purple would play puppet master to the rules. Creating an environment where it could control and live reclusively, and give orders remotely. Allowing itself to fall into obscurity and never be bothered again by the misguided morals, or shallow opinions of other colors. At its core it is an isolationist, and wants to be left alone to do as it does without fear of judgement from others. Purple likes to be alone, and does its best work while alone. It is stealthy, quiet, light footed, and trying to maintain its distance from anything it deems dangerous. While Purple thrives in the darkness of the caverns, it feels threatened by the criticisms of the world above. Purple wants to control, but does not want the responsibility of being in charge of others. More so that it wants to create an environment that promotes its own safety, and produce fear in those attempting to challenge it head on.


Simple it would use rogue like tactics in various forms. Sometimes this can be stealthily striking a foe while they are down, stabbing them in the back, or setting up traps. Another favored method is the many mind games it is capable of playing. Manipulating the memories of foes into forgetting they had ever seen or met Purple. That or controlling the mind of an unwilling person into temporary servitude. Sadly it has many times also had to resort to thievery of resources, or artifacts to substantiate itself. Finally it will choose to disguise itself to create hesitation and provide false guidance. It creates false environments for itself to appear larger, or more threatening when in reality it is not.


Purple cannot stand the idea that morality is a line that one can stand on the right or wrong side of. In this respect, it can sometimes do what some would consider unsavory things. Another of its least liked threats, are exactly that anything it perceives as a threat. If Purple cannot run away from it, it will lay traps to hinder it to give it better odds. If the traps turn out to fail it will sacrifice its friends, but never itself. Purple is negatively driven by fear, and it is this fear that will push it out of its comfort zone. Purple normally will leave those around it alone, however get to close and it will strike. Much like a snake shaking its rattle to warn you not to proceed. Sadly panic sets in much quicker than reason, and for this it loses its composure easily.


Pink- Purple feels safe with Pink, because Pink promotes safety and tolerance. As such Purple feels the Pink understands that Purple is antisocial and does not always want to be the center of attention. Pink creates an environment that it and Purple can coexist equally and both voices be heard. However it dislikes that Pink can sometimes be pushy with its values, and that it sometimes invites danger. Ironically Purple both loves and hates the gullibility of Pink, for it creates both advantageous and disadvantageous situations for the both of them.

Yellow- In Yellow, Purple finds something it lacks within itself. Purple sees Yellow as the champion who can conquer fear, by simply willing it to be so. Reality is just a whimsical game to Yellow, and Purple wishes it had that quality. For Purple knows its fault is that it is uptight, and has difficulty relaxing or easing up even when that may be necessary. But in this Purple sees that Yellow also tends to neglect itself in the process. Which Purple has difficulty understanding how anyone could be so foolish as to prevent their own sustainability.


Brown- Purple simply put, is terrified of brown and everything it represents. For in Brown, Purple sees an adversary that it cannot sneak up one. An enemy it cannot impersonate and integrate into with easy. It sees a hive minded beast whose very functions, it cannot manipulate in part without the remainder of the whole knowing. Interestingly it envies all of these qualities, yet equally dreads every encounter with Brown. For Browns ability to adapt as situations change, and transform entirely creates an air of uncertainty in any of Purples plans.

Orange- Philosophy is something Purple has little time for, as it spends a lot of time obsessing over the now. Where as Orange spends too much time thinking about the future, and the past. Orange is able to greatly outlive Purples most well thought out plans. If Purples plans do come to fruition, Orange has already planned for it. Orange is playing a game it has played many times, and Purple can easily outmaneuver Orange. But somehow Oranges patience allows it a certain level of clarity, and certainty in any course of action it or others take.


Purples biggest strength is its ability to exploit its opponents mind, and create situations where they may hesitate. That or it forces their opponents to live in the now, without ever truly having time to think about the how. Its greatest weakness is that it cannot face problems head on. Its phobias will always get the better of it, and put it into situations where it cannot excel. These issues are deep rooted, and often become apparent as they are forced to replan any given strategy they previously thought impervious to failure.


Mimicry
Purple has its own unique way of becoming other permanents, and nonpermanents as well. For example a creature that gains hexproof or shroud as long as another creature has said ability. That or having toughness equal to the highest toughness among creatures on the battlefield. A few even become full blown copies of creatures, unless targeted by a spell or ability.

Controlling Player Actions
Purple can uniquely pilot the actions of other players in limited extents. An echantment that enchants the player, and the first spell they cast that targets Purple may choose the target instead. That or one allowing them to choose the first spell that player casts in a turn. It likes everyone else to feel like they are in control, when in really Purple is in charge. The illusion of control is the cruelest joke after all.

Trap Spells
Purple has both permanents and nonpermanents that may be played face down, and then flipped up later. Think something like a trap, which they may carefully spring when needed. An instant that gains control of a creature entering the battlefield, facedown as a 1/1. Use it as you need it to be used, until the perfect moment.

Drawing Mechanic
Purple is very focused on mental manipulation, as such it only draws when it can "syphon" memories. In short an opponent discards, then you draw that many cards. On occasion however they will also be capable of stealing a drawn card. For example an instant you can cast anytime a foe draws, instead they draw nothing and you draw.

Destruction Mechanics
Purple sadly cannot destroy anything necessarily outright, instead opting to "steal" control of troublesome things. For example it does not inherently believe anything in its way deserves to die, instead that it should serve the purpose of Purple.

Hand Control
Purple likes to avoid conflict, and the best way is to prevent it altogether. It likes foes to have as few options as possible. It will do this either by discarding cards, or forcing them to return them to the library. These can be at random, or by Purples choice. It can also to some degree prevent spells of certain kinds from being cast from the players hands.

Avoidance
Purple pulls out all the stops on avoidance, using a multitude of means to accomplish this. It can utilize stealth, flying, shroud, or similar mechanics to avoid. In such cases where it needs to it can have effects that avoid activating trigger effects, or even different types of walking through lands.

Direct Damage
Although particularly rare, and weak among Purple. It has limited access to psionic direct damage effects that deal say two damage to target player, and one damage to itself. That or four damage to target creature, then three damage to a creature they control. These would almost always be rares when they occur.

Effect Redirection
When faced with any negative circumstance particularly those that target Purple as a player. It has various tools allowing it to redirect it to another player instead. That or ways of granting others a boon to prevent them from attacking them, or choosing them as a target.


Dokkalfar Tribe
The Dokkalfar are dark elves put in simple terms. They worship secrecy and often only work to maintain this. However if they feel others are getting to close they will redirect them. When they can no longer redirect, or hide they will strike without mercy.

Deepspawn Tribe
The Deepspawn are difficult to detect humanoids with nearly translucent skin. Some with a hue are almost albinos by some standards. They communicate with bioluminescence and produce mind altering tones that confuse those around them.

Gnomes Tribe
Gnomes are not as you may think, or they may be exactly as you think. They are mischevious and tend to steal magic from others, particularly enchantments. While at others there are times when they just simply hiding and watching quietly with no harm intended.

Noggles Tribe
Noggles are an eager species of ugly donkey faced theives. Often stealing artifacts for personal safety. They would rather steal and trade to the more powerful for safety. As to use it themselves would often make them a target of the more powerful.

Krystigian Creature
The Krystigian are a group of creatures who over many years within the caverns have crystalized. This has caused them to react strangely with spells, often requiring those to expend more energy than may be worth while. While at the same time empowering spells cast on them at times for the eldest.

Eye Creature
Now Eyes reside within the caverns to avoid being looked at. As more often than not they strike fear in those whom view their visage. They are unblinking and eerily seem to defy reality, confusing those whom view it. It can also incite feelings of fear, rage, and varying forms of hysteria.

Bat Creature
An obvious entry is the beloved bat, though those within the caves vary greatly. They have ultrasonic signals that are used to modify thoughts of enemies. They often syphon thoughts or memories and return to the depths of the caverns to feed on them.

Centipede Creature
Centipedes are skittering across the depths of cave floors and strike with venom. They weaken first, then force further striking. They often rapidly degrade foes, then strike terror in those forced to face it once again. Among the scariest of denizens within the cavernous depths below us.

Salamander Creature
The slimy foe that strikes from the stagnant pools on cave floors, the Salamander. Often they assimilate effortlessly into mucky, watery, or mossy cave floors. Allowing them to strike before one realizes danger is even present, or before they can ready a weapon.

Yellow mages pull illusory, and reality bending magic from the Deserts. This yellow mana can be anything, yet ultimately itself is nothing. For deserts sand move, drift, and endlessly cycle among itelf. The mana itself which the desert provides is loose, and not very concentrated. Causing it to exist in a constantly moving or altering state itself. Meaning spells cast using it are limited entirely by how much is remaining in the current area. The larger the area, the more tangible the effects of its spells.

The world is at its best when it is a blank canvas, when someone wants to build a house they look for a clear plot of land that is flat. This is Yellow in a nut shell, they are driven by boredom and prefer action over inaction. Yellow wants to constantly be moving and doing something, they believe inaction is to not exist. They question and challenge the notion that reality exists. Yellow sees the world as something to manipulate, interpret, or whisk away for something more interesting. They dislike the notion that anything, whether it be a concept, person, culture, or object can be static. As such they want everything to be living, alive, moving and flowing with energy. The world is filled with things one can either make more interesting, or see qualities of yourself within.

Yellow cares about motion, innovation, and the absence of stillness or stagnation. Just as every grain of sand in the desert moves with the wind, so do the thoughts of Yellow. Yellow cares most about what it can do to make the world different, regardless of whether it is an improvement or downgrade. Sometimes Yellow leaves half finished projects abandoned only to be swallowed up by the sands and move onto the next big idea. Only to uncover what was once lost and resume it. Yellow in as few words as possible cares more about doing something, than finishing it or seeing it through. Its the prospect of doing it, not finishing it that excites Yellow.

Yellows end game sadly has no end in site, eventually it would like for its impact to be felt everywhere. However this realistically would mean many half finsihed, or partially buried creations. The few that do make it to fruition are just fever dreams, and illusory components made to physically manifest. In the end Yellow seeks to eliminate boredom, it wants to continue moving onto more interesting or more engaging things. As nothing in particular will hold Yellows interest for long. So short answer is Yellow has no clear end game, nor does it perceive easily an end in sight. To Yellow the journey is more important than the destination, and the destination is far from achievable.


Yellow will use the very empty space itself, to drive its powerful magics. With various forms of banishment, or "losing" items. It likes to remove troublesome things but not forever. It does not like permanent solutions, as it believes it can always think of a better way. Besides why destroy what can be reused later as a new material. Sometimes though Yellow will require more substantial methods of doing things. This can cause Yellow to resort to having the lands themselves act as its source of damage, defense, or primary effect. At its core Yellow is difficult to track, or deter from any action as it is always moving.


Yellow is negatively driven by its need to maintain interest, boredom is its greatest strength and weakness. Yellow tends to want what it wants now, and does not do well with waiting for what it desires. This can potentially harm Yellows overall goals, as it also does not know how to conserve resources. While Yellow cannot always see the end of the tunnel, it is always wandering towards it though rarely focused on any given direction. Yellow cannot stand the idea that something is the way it is, and prefers to see things the way they could be. For this reason normal concepts are difficult for it to understand or even properly utilize in any sensible fashion.


Purple- Yellow feels that Purple likes to play games, and is easily frightened. Seeing how at times Yellow can be a practical joker, it enjoys these aspects of Purple. For it ultimately makes Purple fun to be with, or interact with unlike the other more judgemental colors. What it dislikes is that sometimes Purple wants to have too much control over a situation or its outcome. It does not like Purples constant need to avoid new things, or conflicts.

Brown- Brown is among Yellows favorite allies, for the color of change and duality is interesting always. Yellow can see Brown accessing the power to change itself, as needed, or whenever desired and mildly envies this aspect of it. It is the almost like Yellow sees in Brown, what it wishes it saw in itself. It is this same aspect that Yellow has a mild distaste for, as more often than not Brown is repeatable. Same reaction to every action encountered, meaning that Brown can become quite dull after the first few encounters.


Pink- Yellow greatly dislikes Pinks notion that there is a "perfect" image of what the future could be. Pink likes to work to much on its single minded goal for Yellow to ever side with it. For this reason Pink is viewed as more of an obstacle requiring more time than it is worth to acknowledge or interact with. The only quality redeeming Pink in Yellow's eyes, is its ability to bring together many different races, cultures, and peoples. The only thing preventing partnership with Yellow is that each individual does not influence the whole, instead the whole tells the parts how to fit within it.

Orange- Put simply, Orange is hated for it deals in something that Yellow cannot comprehend even given the most simple of explanations. This of course is that Orange deals in certainties, and worst of all patience in ones self and others. Yellow sees the fact that Orange waits too much, as something of a weakness and inability to learn new things or have engaging experiences. Though Yellow does have a soft spot for how deeply Orange honors philosophy, and wonders in depth about lifes greatest issues. Even if Orange spends too much time deciding the purpose of something, it agrees that Orange is creative in its own way.


Yellow is at its strongest point when it has full creative rights to a situation. It can always bring out the best or worst qualities of any given situation or object. It does this with its nearly unlimited ability to create within its own mind. Its greatest weakness though lies within its strength. Sometimes the act of creating is more important than the purpose, or use of the creation itself. Which results in sometimes nonsensical or utterly unusable items, even its people sometimes wander aimlessly without purpose or intent.

Muting
Yellow uses its imagination to pretend an effect does not exist. This process allows it to for example, remove the keyword Trample from target permanent or all permanents. Another example of this would be making a permanent creature, a noncreature temporarily.

Transference
Yellow likes to transfer abilities from one creature to another, often in strange ways. Swapping power and toughness is also common among Yellow. If it can be shifted, transfered or changed Yellow will attempt to do so.

Field Swapping
Due to Yellows boredom driving it constantly to make things interesting. This can sometimes result in Yellow shifting things from hand to field, or field to hand. One example is its unique way of ramping up mana. Casting for 1Y, for a 1/1 but then you can return it to your hand at any time to add 1Y to your mana pool. Every creature or permanent is exchangeable for its mana generally. Similar effects of swapping items from field to another location are common, and often more random.

Exiling
Yellow does not like things to be everlasting, so exiling is a common theme among its effects. Somethings are exiled the moment they enter the battlefield, some act as a countering measure. Normally this is only for a turn, rarely is it ever permanent though it is a recurring theme. For example the land shifting sands can be exiled to add YY to your mana pool, and it reenters the battlefield tapped at the beginning of your next end step.

Draw Mechanic
Just as in MTG, most colors have a drawing mechanic of some kind. For Yellow this mechanic is very strange, and sometimes detrimental. Look at the top X cards of your library, put one in your hand and exile the rest. Some cards also however return cards from exile to the top of your library in a chosen order, controlling what you draw.

Modal Spells
Yellow likes options and spells that do not provide constants. So many effects are a one time deal, or merely until end of turn. Often haste is a common keyword, its one time effects however can be activated multiple times when combined with exile until end of turn. In short Yellow likes options, and often the more the better.

One Time Effects
Enter the battlefield, and leave the battlefield. When exiled, when drawn etc. All of these one time situational effects are rife among spells and permanents alike within Yellows ranks. Though some are strange, a few not stable or even repeatable.

Blank Creatures
Yellow has the most self wiping creatures of any color. One time effects that are grand, lasting a turn. For example a creature that is a 3/2 with Trample, Haste, and Menace. But its secondary effect is "This creature loses Trample, Haste, and Menace at the beginning of your end step". Other creatures may have tap abilities that wipe themselves as well.

Jinn Tribe
Jinn are known as wish granters, and often have the ability to at least with proper payment grant them. This means they can make everything into nothing, or nothing into something on a whim. They are usually limited in wishes they may grant.

Gnoll Tribe
The sand rock bandits often known for their ability to hunt in packs, and disappear among the many dunes. It is rumored they whisk away important people or objects with them as they themselves leave an area. Their stench and cakcle being all that is left behind as they flee.

Lamia Tribe
These are desert bound snake people, normally driven by intense magics requiring sacrifice. These bring about many strange effects, and their allure draws in pray. The Lamias most powerful tool are the desert storms that follow them.

Mummran Tribe
These individuals practice mummification in search of immortality. However doing so sequesters their essence into the sands for eons. As the sands shift they are in a constant state of ephemeral dreaming, and semi physicality.

Scorpion Creature
These animals are wicked among the deserts, and their venom causes euphoric visions. Some believe their venom causes alternate views of the present existence. They scour the sands for prey, and are feared by locals.

Basilisk Creature
The Basilisk is a powerful creature whose glance, and venom void the soul from its targets. Often known as the earth scorcher for its ability to void areas of life. Some say its venom can also turn its victims to sand.

Worms Creature
Large subterranean worms dwell within the desert sands. Shortly after they strike they disappear into the depths of the desert. They are so monstrous, and so massive that they are said in legend to swallow cities.

Dakuram Creature
These mystical creatures are never visible moving among the sands and use dust devils to traverse with. Often carrying away victims to unknown lands to devour them then disappearing themselves without a trace.

Camel Creature
This creature of burden may make it great distances for the purpose of one thing. Carrying goods from one place to another, no matter the distance, or terrain. They are often accompanied by nomadic tribesman.

Orange mages draw upon the timeworn stones to produce spells. This mana is matured with time just as a fine wine improves with age. As a result strangely this man made construction, due to its age gives off orange mana. The older the location, the greater the density of this mana. A familiar feat unique to Orange mana is the ability to manipulate time itself. Though Orange mages use this only as a last resort, playing on responsibility over recklessness.


Now when you look at the world you often see what you want, or what you wish. Orange sees the world as an unimportant, yet necessary place for the nonphysical mind to interact with other consciousness. This is a strange world view as it means to them, past, present, and future are in a constant cycle of either repeat or slight changes. They dwell on the philosophy of why are we, and how do we, as opposed to the actual application of any of those ideas. Choosing instead to continue on with brute ignorance of other factors that may be applied to them. In short it is, therefore it always will be and so shall it continue as such indefinitely. Many dislike this ideaology, however some see it as an ability to expand their thoughts about the world around them. To Orange it is not always about what we think of something, or what we understand of it. But instead what does it mean to us, and how does it make us feel about itself. This aggravating thought process to some, is Orange at its finest asking weird questions that don't have a single answer and often leave more questions.


Orange strangely enough cares more about legacy, and what it can leave behind than anything else. It would rather live on in memory in death, but endure through hardship in life. This is both what it cares about and its end goal. What matters more is the stories of it left behind when it is gone, or in all irony the ruins to be discovered by others. To a degree it will lay in wait, and take its time to develop into something great. It knows how to take the hit, shrug it off, and soldier onto its own inevitable demise. It has no fear of death, and does not feel as if it is constrained by time or others. But if you could use a single word to cement its cares, it would be permanency. It wants to be around long after its death to either inspire greatness, fear, or sorrow in others. For it has seen it all before and will likely see it all again in enough time.

For its end goal though, if we had to sum it up. One could say that it just wants to ponder and think to itself in silent meditation. Then with a mighty show of knowledge, understanding, and enlightenment ascend to its final form and resting place. Short, but sweet and simple is often a very Orange thought process. The end to Orange is never truly the end, instead it is merely a new beginning. So its goal could be said to make it to the end, and see it through.


One of Oranges most powerful traits is its endurance, and will to continue on. With its mighty fortitude it will take hefty blows and survive some of the most vile venoms. Though with magics that manipulate their minds or wills, they shatter its grasp with stubborness and discovered wisdom. If Orange ever does not have the answer or the tools at hand, it will do what it needs to find them. That or remain steadfast until they have an opportunity to succeed. This gives them a show of confidence and certainty, and a rate of failure that is substantially lower the longer they stand. For Orange success is in the length of time it takes them to remain. The longer they are left to contemplate, or theorize the greater their success.


Orange heavily dislikes the irrational process's and lack of understanding of others. It simply cannot live knowing someone did something without first knowing full well the consequences. Leading Orange to view individuals who act first, before asking questions, with a negative inflection. It could be said though that its reluctance to act, and stubborness on perfectionism is its downfall. Often the foes of Orange take advantage of its stubborness with its course of action allowing them to take pot shots. This also means that it is inflexible to new ideas, concepts, or encounters. But its thirst for some portion of forever, to cement a future presence be it memory or corporeal is damning. For that quality alone will often push it over the edge, and disallow it from necessary change for victory to occur.


Pink- Orange aligns itself with Pink, mostly on principle alone. It sees that Pink among all other colors has the greatest potential for understanding its point of view and interest in the past. While at the same time working to have a more stable and everlasting future. However there is a mild distaste of its reluctance to show force. For Orange inability to perform self preservation is a foreign one.

Brown- With Brown, Orange allies but does so only because it can see the deeper pattern. Browns place in the world is to perpetuate a cycle. Something that Orange can deeply respect, even if Brown itself believes in removal of the weak to make room for the strong. It is something that structurally Orange dislikes, but Orange knows at its core it is done purely out of necessity as change is the only truth in this universe.


Yellow- Yellow is everything that Orange despises, Yellow could not be more of a perfect foe. For it stands for vagrancy, and ultimate flexibility above all else. It views everything in a form of permeable space to be changed, improved, or to add imperfections too. However Orange sees that often it is the utter dumb luck that Yellow has power to manipulate.

Purple- Purple prefers to subvert, or act as a propaganda machine against its foes. Orange cannot stand that Purple does not like to face challenges provided for it head on. It sees this as a weakness in Purple, and especially its viewpoint of secrecy and ambiguity. Orange does see however it likes to get results, and is willing to get them in otherwise round about ways.


Oranges greatest weakness is its durability, and mental fortitude. At the end of the day nothing will ever outlast it, in the long game Orange reigns supreme. For given enough time it can only achieve absolute victory. When it comes to a weakness, it is the inability or reluctance to change course. If it is moving towards a goal, it will only continue in a straight line. If it cannot push through the wall, it will begin running into the wall until it succeeds. If that does not work it will try tunneling, or climbing next but it will never try to go around the wall. But its confidence in itself is inspiring, and it will ruminate on all information it is perceiving before acting.


Additional Phases
Due to how Orange draws upon time and matured mana sources for energy. It allows itself to gain an additional phase, or insert one into another players turn. This can sometimes be whole turns, or just an extra phase. Anything to consume or add extra time onto an event or plan so that it may come to fruition.

Permanency
Orange likes effects that keep its permanents on the battlefield. For example keywords such as indestructible, fossilize, or ways to keep them as they are. A frequent theme among Orange is the inability to change beyond its printed values. Fossilize will turn a creature permanent, into a noncreature artifact for example, allowing its effects to continue.

Unemptying Mana Pool
Orange has a number of ways to absorb, or keep mana around even after your turn ends or phases continue on. Allowing it to gather up larger amounts of mana to cast its spells. However usually such cards come with limitations such as only spending it to cast creatures, or only allowing you to store it as colorless. That or it remains until your next upkeep, as a counter on an artifact.

Drawing Mechanic
Being the color of patience, and taking time to think we can imagine three drawing mechanics. First is draw an extra card, do not draw one at your next draw step. Then there is draw a card, place a card from your hand on top of your library. Then finally skip next turns draw step, then on the turn after that draw three cards. Similar time related or patience trying draw mechanics will be common among Orange.

Artifact & Enchantment Destruction
Orange is known for using time to fast forward artifacts to crumble, or enchantments to fade. It uses its power over time to weed out weaker, or less mature spells. However the more powerful the artifact or enchantment, the more resistance it can put up against Oranges time acceleration.

Upkeep Heavy
Orange likes consistency as well as persistance, as to be expected it has many effects that occur frequently. Many of these use specific phases, but the majority will use the upkeep phase. Such as allowing you to return a creature from the graveyard to the battlefield until end of turn with haste. That or similar effects that seem to rewind or fast forward time.

Artifact Oriented
Orange has many effects centered around artifacts as well. Anything from how many you own, whats the most powerful one you control, to repairing them by returning them to the battlefield.

Powerful Burdens
Orange tends to have cumulative maintenance, or upkeep values for its effects. The ability to take additional, or not take some phases helps mitigate this to a degree. Though ultimately it is self burdening due to its longevity. The output of strength though is quite important.

Quickness Effects
Orange due to controlling time to a degree has effects such as haste, being able to avoid counters, first strike, flash or similar effects. These are uncommon among the color, but do exist in limited volume.

Long Game
Effects such as prolonging your life, or indestructible creatures. Sometimes they have effects to slow a round or creatures as well. Such as imbuing them with last strike, or aging it to be decrepit.

Tap & Untap Procs
Orange requires constant use and strategy to maintain itself. This also means it has effects when it taps or untaps as well. It may also using time magics tap, or untap creatures in limited capacity. As long as it happened in the current turn.


Saurian Tribe
A time lost race of dinosaur like peoples, powerful, large, and above all else resilient. With their primitive world views, and their culture as a whole they stand proud.

Automoton Tribe
These are the machines semi-intelligent, left behind by those before us in better times. Proving we lost something long ago, that they held onto. These beings appear to have no emotion, but react with muted intelligence.

Kobold Tribe
The long descendants of the Saurian race, weaker in status, but keen on their ancestors. These little lizard men fail in comparison to the might of their ancestors, but make up for it with determination and numbers.

Gargoyle Tribe
Gargoyles are cursed saurians who wished to touch infinity with their magics. They were then cursed to only witness the moon rise, and never again could see the sun set. As a result many of them are only as powerful as they were when frozen in time.

Golem Tribe
Golems are clay or stone forged persons infused with magic. They possess an artificial soul that drives them towards their creators purpose. Often made with tools in place to help their goals be realized.

Phoenix Creature
A creature that defies time with its seemingly undeniable immortality. Phoenix have long since dodged the tests of mortality, through ash as old as time itself. The life of a phoenix is ever lasting, and that makes it worthy of roosting among the ruins.

Tortoise Creature
Tortoise live long lives, so much so they begin to absorb the powers of time itself. Some of them even possess an immortal or divine wisdom, if you are willing to believe such nonsense.

Chronodox Creatures
It is a pecuilar creature of jumbled energy that is personified time. It blips out of existence quickly, and is often the result of time based magic gone wrong. Some believe they are collapsed timelines attempting to alter our own.

Spirit Creature
Spirits are rife among the ruins, often finding themselves wandering aimlessly. As if they had never died at all, carrying on with their daily journey or tasks. Never truly knowing the sweet release of deaths final embrace.

Reliquar Creature
Creatures of varying kinds carved of stone, and made living through their aged state. Much like gargoyles but the opposite in that they wander by day as animal, and at night lay to rest as stone.

Brown mana is different from green in that it is pulled from the primal forces. The actual cycle of change in dominance, predator, and prey is Brown. This mana drives every creature in the jungle to be part of the cycle, and attempt to make itself the apex predator. There are only three types of creatures in the jungles. Those who play the role of predator, those playing the role of prey, and the select few sitting somewhere in between. Brown mana drives a persons intuition mad, all their senses heighten and their body begins to change physically. This aids them in their evolution to come closer to the top of the cycle.

Brown at its core sees the world in a simplistic way, there are only two types of beings. Those whom you deem as predator, or prey. It is for this reason that it finds the world a place to either struggle or thrive. Those whom thrive are destined to succeed via breeding, consumption, and eventual death of old age. While those who struggle are doomed to fail at all possible points in life, and face death from predators. In this world everything has a role to play, some try to play outside their role and are doomed to fail. Those whom play within their given role will succeed, this is a simple fact. However within every being, creature, or entity is the capacity to change or adapt. Whether or not someone is willing to do this Brown does not care, for it knows this is the only way to truly live without fear of predation, fear of weakness, or fear of self.


Brown cares about order, and it upholds this to its viewpoint of what the cycle of life is. To Brown life and death are part of the same cycle and as such, all beings within need to adhere by it. Those whom do not are abominations deserving of death by those at the top of the cycle. Brown likes the idea of change, both continuous change, and limited change. This is one of the more interesting thought provoking ideas that Brown will follow. For someone who believes in order and purpose, they enjoy change which is fundamental to Brown from the other colors.

Its end goal is that each color exists within the cycle, there are those colors whom are prey and others whom are predators. Its end game is to eventaually become the end all be all dominant color. Using any method possible within the scope of the cycle, if it can consume, hunt, or mate with it. Anything to improve itself, and eventually transform into its final form. As Brown makes its way through the ranks of the cycle it knows it will never be on top forever. But at its core this is what it always wishes it could do, but to do so would interupt the cycle.


Brown has no means directly to achieve these means, rather it will develop the means possible. In short if Brown is not strong enough to push a boulder, it uses the simple solutions. It gets stronger and through the will to survive and overcome will succeed. Its intuition more often than not will allow it to know before it consciously knows any issues it may encounter. Often creatures of the jungles use diurnal and nocturnal habits to maintain a level of awareness over their environment. While some others such as insects will use their overwhelming numbers to simply be bigger than whatever problem is ahead of them. Then there are those who use metamorphosis much like the caterpillar to induce massive changes to improve survivability. Brown is always eager to change, and improve itself in any environment. If Brown cannot change to meet the requirements of an occasion, it will totally transform. Which changing has rarely if ever failed Brown in or outside the jungles in which it dwells happily hunting, and wandering.

Brown cannot stand the idea of weakness, or the notion that the strong be forced to comply to the weak. It is for this reason it cannot understand and refuses to follow any of the laws of man. For all that matters is the cycle, and it is only possible for the cycle to exist as the law of the lands. Negatively it is driven by its need to be the most powerful, most prevalent, or overall greatest being in the jungle. It has a near insatiable need to show dominance over the other colors, even if its a false bravado. At no point though has Brown ever considered itself weak, instead it sees itself as not strong enough. The very thing is hates, is what it knows it is in comparison to the cycle. A weak cog in the machine that has to continue rotating its way along the chain before it finally reaches the top. This is the nature of survival, and that is the life Brown has accepted for itself and pushes others to observe.


Yellow- Brown sees Yellow as a prey that eludes it, by working within the cycle. For this reason it is considered somewhat of an ally, but only by our standards. For Brown understands that a predator and prey may coexist symbiotically as long as it is a benefit to the predator. For Yellow is always changing, and this is looked up to by Brown. Though its unforigable shortness of problem solving, and lack of self preservation irks Brown.

Orange- Orange is actually viewed as a predator to Brown. For Orange has been long lived, and can withstand much punishment from the elements and others. This makes Orange an estranged ally, but a being within the cycle Brown must stand with carefully to overcome it. Brown is disappointed however in Oranges lack of momentum, its refusal to act or lash out until its ready. This Brown is unsure about, but accepts that its endurance is enough to outlast any onslaught.


Pink- Pink is a prey using the guise of a predator. In the eyes of Brown it is a prey that refuses to accept its place. Feeling the weak and the strong should stand together as one against opposition. Why should the strong bow down to the weak, it is a pathetic attempt to value each individual. However Brown does see that at the very least Pink will accept it is not powerful on its own.

Purple- This predator is a shameful whom abuses the cycle, despicable. It is weaker than its prey, and yet it chooses to predate those before it. It will feign symbiotic relationships, but truly work against its predator. This to Brown is a mockery of the cycle, and needs to end. However Brown can commend it for its methods of using the system against itself, especially for self benefit. Though it is still not forgiven for any of its misgivings.


Browns greatest strength is that it does not let anything put it down. It will work tirelessly, and constantly without any delay. It is extremely goal oriented, and that goal is often to be the strongest. Whether it be to dominate by volume, eradicate through extinction, or mock via consumption. Its weakness however is that it is predictable, it has difficulty against foes whom work from inaction. As a foe that does not fight back, you cannot gain strength. The capacity for change within Brown is often by necessity, if there is a lack for that necessity it is at a significant disadvantage. Though the coin that is the two sides of its survival fueled life, it views every weakness as a chance to overcome. It views every strength it has as a chance to improve beyond capacity.

Form Changing
Now in Brown transformation is the key to any successful weakling. A caterpillar is nothing until it becomes a butterfly, the grub nothing until it is a fly. This is the key to any powerful insect, and thus a respected part of the cycle.

Legion & Herding
Brown has many effects and cards with kin like abilities. For example, creatures that enter the battlefield with tokens. That or creatures that state you may have any number of them, mostly on insects. That or it will have additional effects that target certain creature of the same type. Such as a silverback gorilla giving +1/+1 to each ape you control.

Creature Focused
Almost everything within Brown is centered around creatures. Creating tokens, giving them a permanent boost, or similar effect. Many of them have ambush type effects allowing them to be cast on opponents turn, then fighting that creature. In a sense they "counter" creatures, though do so with great ferocity often placing implications.

Counter Focus
Many of the effects and abilities produce counters both +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters on enemy and ally creatures. Effects that produce them, move them, or apply them. Though rare there are also poison counters among some of their permanents. Some effects only become active if the creature has a certain number of counters on it. Which is displayed on it using a unique card design.

Keyword Purchase
Some abilities, or spells within Brown will allow the user to purchase keywords such as Trample, First Strike, etc. This can be either temporary, or permanent until the creature leaves the battlefield. These will sometimes pass onto generated tokens, much like "offspring" of that creature.

Combat Oriented
Brown is very focused on effects that target primarily combat. Such as forcing opponents to attack, or deterring blockers. A few would for example would reward players with the strongest creature.

Drawing Mechanic
Sadly Browns method of drawing is limited. Instead of drawing it has "search your library" effects. Some of which will allow you to put it into your hand, while others require you to sacrifice that creature. No matter what it will feel as if you are working on the cycle itself. If you are not searching for something specific, you are doomed to the luck of the draw. If the top card is a creature, good news, if not discard it.


Amazonian Tribe
These individuals are denizens of the jungle, they have lived their for a long time. They have seen the sun and moon fall many times, and know their place within the cycle. They are sometimes prey, and at other times predator but never try to progress through the cycle higher or regress lower.

Ant Creature
Ants are a plentiful creature, they roam the forest floors by the thousands. But live beneath our very feet by the millions, and this is the real threat. For no matter how many you burn, or stomp there are always more on their way. They each serve a role within the colony.

Termite Creature
Termites are equally as plentiful as Ants, though they are more focused on buiolding structure. Hollowing out a resource so that it might instead become a place for them to flourish. More powerful than their ant cousins, they are known for being particularly aggressive in defense of their structures.

Wasp Creature
Wasps are the final trio of the Ant, and Termite varieties. They take to the skys, and swarm from within the trees. They all have only two purposes, protect the queen, and die for the queen. Many of them are so focused on this, that they swarm in dangerous numbers.

Ape Creature/Tribe
Apes are troop animals, normally lead by an alpha male of sorts whom wields the role of protector. The troop is only as efficient as its alpha. In the case of Apes, that would be the mighty silverback whom towers over the rest in might and stature. A pinnacle of what strength within its own species is, and there can only be one.

Phelddagrif Creature
A powerful representetive of brown is the Phelddagrif, with the magical ability to adapt in many ways. If introduced to the right catalyst, they will change rapidly. Sometimes all it needs is to absorb mana from the right source, others simply by possessing the land it can rise to an occasion.

Tiger Creature/Tribe
One of the larger predators in the jungle is the tiger, stealthy, agile, and fierce. A lone hunter, and as a tribe they only work together when necessary. Otherwise they lack a friendly mentality towards one another, and do not like to share territory or kills.

Frog Creature/Tribe
The tricky little colorful frogs of the deep jungles fit neither in prey nor predator. For they are poisonous, a self defense mechanism that protects them from harm mostly. Very few creatures can eat them, and even fewer can survive touching them let alone trying to eat them.

Well Pink mages are individuals whom draw mana from the collective soul of a city. Get enough people together, and among them mana is present. So while they do not necessarily draw it from the city itself, it is instead drawn from those within the city. Which is one of the few times there are enough people, with similar values, in a high enough density to draw mana from. As long as everyone within the city is on the same wavelength, they become a source of mana. In a sense this is the mana of the soul in that respect, seeing how it draws from each person collectively.


Pink knows that its view of the world, is an unlikely one but it is hopeful. It sees a world where each color can act on its own freely, segregated from the other colors. But then act together equally when a common goal is in place. It sees the world as having a need to balance itself, and often other colors attempt to fix it with violence. When in reality all that really need to be done, is a little cooperation. All races, factions, and colors possess the capacity to coexist peacefully and without conflict. They know their goal will be reached eventually, in good time. Though sometimes Pink will pressure others if it feels others are not playing fairly or as previously agreed upon. Pink knows it can sometimes be gullible, or even blind to the faults and malicious intent of others. But it chooses to remain generous, compassionate, and fair in short they wish to kill them with kindness. In their eyes anyone can be won over, as long as you show them you are not the enemy. Sometimes they do this diplomatically, and other times impose their own authority but apply the rules equally to all parties involved.


Pink at its core just wants peace, tranquility, and honesty among all the colors. If it had its way, each color would have its own representetive in a council of all the colors. Then each have their own section of the city carved out for themselves, with the town center freely open for all. It knows that peace is necessary for any larger problems that are bound to occur or be encountered. Yet it strangely cares a lot about segregation, almost as much as equality. It does believe that distance between the colors is necessary, but it also knows peaceful interaction is necessary as well. In its own way it looks at ancestry as something that binds us all. It looks to spirit guides, and asking their parents or distant ancestors for guidance or help. This has lead to many colors being cautious of them, for they converse with the dead. But in truth Pinks actions are all for the greater good, and happiness of all other colors. It just wants a world where it is safe, and others are safe. This is done with the intention to please the ancestors. To end all war, all famine, all hatred, all inequality, and everyone can eventually reach tranquility.


Pink will do as it needs to do, but avoid any and all means involving violence. Sometimes this will be done by guilting opponents into losing their will to fight. If they must show a display of strength, it will all be in self defense only. That or it will gather numbers and appear in force, to scare off attackers. At times they try to show that nothing opponents can will, will ever keep Pink down or diminish their ability to forgive. This can backfire, but in the end this will create anger among their ancestors which sometimes will seek retribution. Though often in a similar noncombat form, often this can be caused from poltergeist like activity. That or it will show them what Pink can do for them, causing them to for the time being form a temporary truce. If they need to, they will even save the life of a dying enemy in an attempt to show them Pink has everyones interest and health in mind. They do like to enforce family values among those sharing blood.


At its core Pink dislikes with a burning intensity of nonconformity. Though some clarification is needed for this in regards to their definition of conformity. To Pink everyone wants peace between each other, but at the same time believes everyone wants whats best for each other. For this Pink hates a great deal of things such as biggotry, pessimism, racism, and those who resolve issues using violence. Negatively this drives Pink to push for, and sometimes oppress others with conformity. This can cause it to act almost tyrannically, yet in a very passive aggressive manner. It is all to assert their views onto others, and sometimes succumb to their own jaded reality. Ultimately they are negatively driven by their agenda to form an economic, cultural, and peaceful community representetive of all colors. But at its core only ever if Pinks core values are represented. These include purity, humility, peace, charity, and most importantly temperance.


Orange- Orange is an ally to Pink, because they will sit and wait before they act. This gives Pink hope that they can turn Orange around, and guide them towards a path that is more socially acceptable. They possess philosophy, patience, and most of all intense vigor. Though Pink dislikes how Orange is sometimes too slow to act, that or when it does provide a show of force it is mortifying. This causes Pink to respect, and keep some distance away from this ally.

Purple- Purple is a most unlikely ally for Pink, though the reasoning is sensible. Pink believes that Purple can be changed, and is only acting out of fear. Pink believes it can change Purple, but it only works towards this as Purple wants to be left alone. Pink respects that Purple tries to avoid combat if possible, or even entire encounters with other colors. Pink detests that Purple will resort to skullduggery and other less scrupulous methods however. This leaves a sour taste in Pinks mouth, though it understands the intent behind Purples actions.


Yellow- In Yellow, it is difficult to make an ally of those who need constant change. At least in the eyes of Pink this is certainly the case. Pink sees the need for a sense of order, a sense of placement. While in Yellow everything is interchangable, solid doesnt exist its all just intangible noise. Pink dislikes how Yellow takes its own artistic viewpoint on all concepts, and things. However Pink appreciates that it can often think outside the box, and bring about some form of cohesion within its own right.

Brown- Brown is the most obvious enemy color of Pink, for it stands for the weak and the strong. Pink loathes the very notion that the strong should prey on the weak. Most of what Brown believes in violates the very core of Pink's beliefs. Especially when it comes to the place of law, order, and most importantly peace. However Pink does like its ability to adapt to situations, it even admires that its ugliest denizens can transform into beautiful ones. However Pink dislikes the nature over nurture attitude, and sees it more as a threat than a virtue.


Pink strangely has strength in its ability to make allies of of anyone. It pushes for the survival of all, and uses the guise of the greater good to aid all. They are inherently communal above all else, choosing to share all knowledge, power, and benefits even with enemies. They have the ability to alter how others feel, or choose to act based on the rules they make for others and themselves to follow. Their greatest weakness however is the out right refusal to commit to combat. They will always look at every option before them, whilst being ignorant of violence. Even if violence would allow for self preservation, they exhaust all other options first. In addition to this they are physically weak, and in a fist fight will lose out almost every time. What it lacks in strength however, it makes up for in honesty for it will never lie or be untrue to itself.


Alternate Win Conditions
Pink being noncombative in a traditional sense, needs a way to win. As a result we need to view the game of magic in a different way. Pink does this through alternate win conditions, in one form or another. Generally it is a permanent they control be it artifact, enchantment, or creature. They are often achievable, but not so easily or quickly obtained. Allowing for foes a chance to win as well, without simply shutting them out of options. This alternate win condition could be any number of things within the magic environment, such as having 100 or more life, each player controlling eight or more lands, each player having a hand of seven or more cards, opponent not performing his or her combat step 5 turns in a row. That or similar effects that grant victory counters on a permanent, five or ten of which would cause them to win depending on the permanent in question etc.

Anti-Multicolor
Pink while it is tolerant, dislikes creatures that are impure. Meaning it will take a preference to monocolors. For example any of its cards that designate a specific target, will destroy multicolor cards. That or it will remove its multicolor identity, and pushes it to have a single color identity. Another example is it prevents mana sources from providing multiple colors of mana. It would "wash" them into producing only colorless in the event that it produces orange mana or yellow for example. It also provides more powerful effects for more pure colors. An example of this is an enchantment where you gain 1 life for each pink mana in the mana cost among permanents you control. That or a creature that states if it is cast using only pink mana, it will gain an effect etc.

Group Hug
You get a card, and you get a card, and you get a card, everyone gets a card. Pink is mostly going to become known for its group hug mind set, letting everyone have a slice of the pie. That or its cards that only target itself, and its team mates. Anything from life, searching your library, drawing a card, to returning a creature from the grave. Anything Pink can do, it can make you do too. As more often than not the phrase "Each Player", or "You and your team mates" appears on many cards.

Pacify
Pink get cards that prevent combat in one form or another. It will do this by preventing damage target source deals, reducing the damage, or putting leins on combat activities. It is anti damage effects from opponents. It might also tap creatures, and prevent them from action, that or give them a tap ability that they'd rather use the commit that creature to attacking.

Defense Focused
Pink likes to defend itself, and as a result has creatures with low attack and low defense. However, many of its creatures do have effects like a Parry. That are similar to trample, but activate when blocking a opposed to attacking. That or benefits for creatures having blocked, or while they are blocking.

Creature Tutoring
Pink is all about ancestry, and community. So imagine something between Elves and Slivers within the magic universe, they work similarly. However often they are more specific to this, requiring a color connection and type connection. That or only creatures with a converted mana cost below its own. Sometimes this tutoring offers them an effect, while others a minor stat boost.

Untapped Preference
A lot of creatures or permanents within Pink have effects that occur during your end step, and only if the creature is untapped. These effects often target opponents too, but only on that opponents turn. Meaning they might not want to attack, as this would push them to block with a creature whose effect you want. Such as providing an additional draw of a card, or affording you some other game related benefit.

Type or Color Targeting
A lot of Pinks spells will target or affect creatures of the chosen type or chosen color. Sometimes this will be a bonus, or stopping combat. Sometimes it will be a sorcery that returns all creatures of the chosen type bounce to the hand. That or each player searches his or her library for a monocolor creature, and add it to their hand.


Half-Race Tribe
Half-Races will be any race that dictates the word "Half" in its name. For example Half-Orc, Half-Elf, Half-Dwarf, Half-Giant, etc. Half races are always considered human, in addition to its other type. Primiarily they are an example of what Pink likes, and what its goal is. The only accepted form of interbreeding or mixing, is if it is with their representetive race humans.

Saint Tribe
Saints are Pinks greatest defenders, they are sometimes incorpreal spirits, and others are corpreal beings. They serve to protect Pink from some of the more dangerous things in the world. Think of them like angels, but not so bent on attack oriented actions. Instead they benefit those defending, or blocking in some form or another.

Spirit Tribe
Spirits often are associated with Pink often humanoid ones. They are the ancestores come back from the dead to help against plights the living might have to deal with. Often these pleas are met with by spirits whom are hardly corpreal and offer little in terms of offense. Working more to protect and guide than to harm or create opposition.

Hound Creature
A great deal of hounds in Pink, often pets or treated as guard dogs. Serving mostly as one of the only lines of defense against unscupulous individuals. Though they are also used as companion animals as well, granting them a special place among any Pink group.

Cat Creature
Cats are strange animals in Pink, for they serve no real purpose. But they create a calming environment for others. Cats have a knack to harm antiques, and special items anyone would hold dear. They are harmless, calming, and possibly secretly scheming.

Pig Creature
Pigs among Pink are a sign of good luck, whether they live or die. They produce a multitude of effects on death, as they are the guest of honor served on a platter. That or alive as individuals want to feed them more, and more, to fatten them up for celebration. Adorned at any festive occasion for all to enjoy.

Bird Creature
The song singing bird is something anyone can enjoy watching, the majority of birds within Pink. They are a distraction tool generally speaking, that or used as messengers of some kind. You might see them as a little sparrow, or other times as parrots.

Flower Creature
Flowers are plentiful in Pink, wake up and smell the roses. They are pretty, they are nice, and just all around a sign of goodness. If you consider that some flowers alter moods, or have effects to sway thought. Flowers become an interesting tool in the war against war, flower power.

Wolpertinger Creature
The Wolpertinger is a rabbit with deer antlers. They are magical signs of luck and special within Pink. For they act like a good omen, when they show up you know you are in for something special. They are difficult to kill, and will pop up frequently.

Wisp Creature
Wisps are little balls of solidified good energy, sometimes thought among Pink to be the remanants of good spirits. They are rarely seen, but will usually guide them away from danger. Sometimes slightly mischevious and will instead guide them to hidden persons or objects.

Unicorn Creature
Unicorns are magical beings or protection, longevity, and energy. They are positive horned horses with some hints of narcissism. Though in the end they make a point of it to protect, and use their powers for the force of good. They are revered for their ability to block spells, or damage caused by them.