Here is how the archetypes looked coming out of development: Theros: Red-White "Go wide" Bant: Green-White Renown mechanic with pump spells Vryn: White-Blue Control with flyers (and spell mastery) Ravnica: Green-Blue Tempo Dominaria: White-Black Auras Innistrad: Blue-Black Graveyard Kaladesh: Blue-Red Tempo aggro/Artifacts Regatha: Black-Red Sacrifice Zendikar: Red-Green Midrange beatdown/creature ramp Lorwyn: Black-Green Midrange attrition/Elves Once the archetypes were chosen it was still early in the process
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Magics structure is especially useful for worldbuilders because it turns abstract themes into names: order, curiosity, ambition, passion, instinct, decay, growth, memory, prophecy, and catastrophe all become playable concepts
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