Black It's a common misconception that black in Magic means evil
The Sapphire/Steel deck accelerates resources to cheat out big characters early, the Emerald/Ruby deck had lots of character removal and ways to steal Lore from the opponent, and the Amber/Amethyst deck had lots of card draw and could pull off many tricks and combos
Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale, Bruenor Battlehammer, Puresteel Paladin, Stoneforge Mystic
I was a little apprehensive (and intimidated) about getting back into Magic, but these decks have made it easy and fun to jump right back into kitchen table play
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As a fun piece of Magic history, the term comes from a classic card called Rampant Growth
