Hedonism With Attitude elcome to Rakdos Week! Finally! Yes, the ten-part two-color guild articles are finally coming to a close, this being number ten and all. The ten-part series was inspired by an original five-part series (six if you count artifacts) on the mono color and their philosophies (green, white, blue, black and red). As it’s been a while, let me recap how this is going to work. What do the two colors have in common? After the questions I will examine some aspect of the Rakdos that I feel is misunderstood. What do the two colors have in common? The trick to understanding an allied color pair is to examine the color that shares their enmity, in this case white. Black and red could care less about the needs of the group. The biggest overlap between black and red is its desire to do what it wants and not allowing the needs of others get in its way. How do the two colors differ? Black/red’s biggest internal conflict comes from this schism. What does the guild care about? What does the guild despise?
MTG Salvation - Magic: The Gathering Articles, Rumors & Community Group Think elcome to Selesnya Week! During Ravnica block, we are planning ten different theme weeks each dedicated to a different guild (aka color pair). We are starting with green/white. My plans for these weeks is to do a series of articles that are an extension of the color pie philosophy articles that I did during our cycle of mono-color weeks (“It's Not Easy Being Green”, “The Great White Way”, “True Blue”, “In the Black” and “Seeing Red”). Though many of the writers will be talking about the Selesnya Guild and Ravnica, pretty much anything green/white fits under the umbrella of the theme week, so you can expect some historical looks at the various color combinations as well as we do these. For this series of color pie philosophy articles, I am going to talk about the relationship of the two colors in question. Slicing Pie During my previous color pie columns, I answered the following questions about each color: What does the color care about? What do the two colors have in common? Sound good?
Serebii.net [ Life and Death elcome to Golgari Week! As I explained two weeks ago (during Selesnya Week), magicthegathering.com is planning ten theme weeks during Ravnica block dedicated to the color combinations of the ten guilds. For each of these theme weeks I am planning columns examining the philosophy of the interactions of the two colors. As I explained in my Selesnya column, I'm not going to be talking about the Golgari in particular (check out Matt Cavotta's “Taste the Magic” column Wednesday for that) but rather I'm going to explain the philosophy of the color pie intersection. What do the two colors have in common? Now that I've explained what I'm going to do, I guess it's time to do it. What do the two colors have in common? Last time I examined an ally color pair. Green is focused on growth. How could two colors working at such opposite ends have anything in common? Second, these two colors share a resiliency to withstand the forces of death. How do the two colors differ? So what exactly is this goal?
Pretty Sneaky Sis elcome to Dimir Week! This is the third in a ten part series exploring the color pie philosophies of the ten two-color pairings (“Group Think” and "Life and Death”, the green/white and black/green respectively, were the first two). The entire series is a follow-up to an earlier series where I explored the color pie philosophies of the five mono-colors – white, blue, black, red and green. (Quick tip: "Seeing Red" has links to the other four, so all you need is that one link to find all five articles.) So, how exactly do I tackle the color pie philosophy of two intersecting colors? What do the two colors have in common? Got it? What do the two colors have in common? The trick for allied colors is to examine the shared enemy of the two colors. Blue/black is the exact opposite. Blue seeks omniscience. Most importantly, blue and black understand the power that comes from your opponent having information on you. How do the two colors differ? What does the guild care about? Final Thought
Disorderly Conduct elcome to Boros Week! This is the last of the Ravnica guild theme weeks and the fourth of ten of the Ravnica block guild theme weeks. Come Guildpact, I'll dedicate three different weeks to the black/white (the Orzhov Syndicate), red/green (the Gruul Clans) and blue/red (The Izzet). Then as Dissension rounds the bend, I'll touch upon black/red (The Cult of Rakdos), green/blue (The Simic Combine) and blue/white (The Azorius Senate). As always I feel obliged to point out that the ten two-color philosophy articles are based on a series of mono-colored philosophy articles I did – on obviously white, blue, black, red and green. But enough of the past and future. What do the two colors have in common? Sound good? What do the two colors have in common? The key to understanding an enemy color pair is to examine what conflict defines them. So how does the force working towards order commingle with the force working towards chaos? How do the two colors differ? What does the guild care about?
Aaaargh!!! elcome to Gruul Week! This is the fifth part (and the first of the Guildpact section) in a ten-part series exploring the color pie philosophies of the ten two-color pairings (the first four were "Group Think" [Green/White], "Life and Death" [Black/Green], "Pretty Sneaky Sis" [Blue/Black] and "Disorderly Conduct" [Red/White]). The entire series is a follow-up to an earlier five-part series ("It's Not Easy Being Green", "The Great White Way", "True Blue", "In the Black" and "Seeing Red") where I explored the color philosophies of each color. Note that I will not being talking about the Gruul in particular (check in on Wednesday in Matt Cavotta's "Taste the Magic" column for that), but rather the general philosophy of how Red and Green mix. My required link-heavy exposition out of the way, let's jump right in. What do the two colors have in common? Just five little questions. What do the two colors have in common? Red/Green? In short, Red and Green are about acting in the moment.
Creative Differences elcome to Izzet Week! This is the second of the Guildpact guild theme weeks and the sixth of the Ravnica block (I've already covered Selesnya, Golgari, Dimir, Boros and Gruul). I'll cover Orzhov in a few weeks and then tackle the Rakdos, Simic and Azorius guilds once Dissension finally sees the light of day. As always, I'd like to start this article by reminding all of you that I am focusing on the intersection of the philosophies of Red and Blue, rather than talking about the Izzet guild in specific. What do the two colors have in common? At the end, I'll throw in a few pop culture examples to give the people in the thread something to argue about. What do the two colors have in common? To understand what two enemy colors have in common, we always begin by examining the core conflict between them. Their styles could not be more different. So how does a guild encompass both sides? You see, creativity mixes elements of logic and emotion. How do the two colors differ? Creative Exercises