I hate making a thread that probably won't spawn a lot of discussion, but this has gotten me curious. I have a friend who is rather new to Magic and just now started moving beyond mono-colored decks. Every time he builds a new color combination, I tell him the "name" of the color combo (Like UR being Izzet) and explain where it came from. But there are some 3-color combos which don't have names, as far as I know.
Most of the color pair names are obvious.
GW = Selesnya (Any other names for this color pair?) BW = Orzhov RW = Boros UW = Azorious (Any other name for this color pair?) UB = Dimir RB = Rakdos GB = Golgari UR = Izzet GU = Simic GR= Gruul
RGW = Naya UBW = Esper UBR = Grixis GBR = Jund UGW = Bant BGW = The Rock (where did this name come from?) RUG = ??? RWU = ??? America? France? BWR = ??? GUB = ???
It's my understanding that the wedge names aren't as popular as the arc names in part because color combos didn't really pick up nicknames until Ravnica block, and when Alara rolled around players were already used to saying "oh, I'm running Orzhov colors" so the arcs just picked up shard names. Also, WotC doesn't seem to have tried as hard to make things like Ceta Sanctuary really resonate with players, so the whole "wedge colors matter" thing didn't really produce any nicknames that stuck.
Well I remember the Rock deck, at least the one from Ravnica, because I played it. But I can't remember why it was named that.
Rock is the name of a BGx midrange archetype based around creatures that gain card advantage, discard and efficient removal. IIRC the first Rock deck ran Phyrexian something (the one that can sac creatures to give -2/-2 or himself to give -4/-4) and Deranged Hermit as the primary creatures. Jund is an example of BRG rock and Elf Rock from Lorwyn standard was an example of BG tribal rock.
That's right! How could I forget the Volvers and Sanctuaries from MM. I guess I didn't think of them because they're not technically multicolor cards.
The names sound a little odd for deck color combinations, though.
Rock is the name of a BGx midrange archetype based around creatures that gain card advantage, discard and efficient removal. IIRC the first Rock deck ran Phyrexian something (the one that can sac creatures to give -2/-2 or himself to give -4/-4) and Deranged Hermit as the primary creatures. Jund is an example of BRG rock and Elf Rock from Lorwyn standard was an example of BG tribal rock.
Phyrexian Plaguelord? It's always interesting to see what cards were used in combination back in the day. I always figured that the deck originated with some combo of Spiritmonger, Vindicate and Pernicious Deed, but I've never known /why/ it was called "The Rock". Is it because it's as hard as a rock? Is it named after Alcatraz? The wrestler? Because it rocks your world?
As I remember hearing it "the Rock" got its name because of the pro wrestler. There was a line about him floating around years ago that went something like "The Rock and his millions" (or minions, or something). Phyrexian Plaguelord was "the Rock" and token creatures were his "millions".
Rock decks were orignally :symb::symg: but I think adding white got popular after Doran the Explorer came along. Not sure about this last bit, though.
EDIT: Apparently Deranged Hermit's squirrel tokens were "the millions"
I'd say the Apocalypse names are as "definitive" as the names of the Ravnica guilds or Alara shards. The only difference is they're much older and weren't as heavily pushed. Until they make new names for the wedges, though, there's really nothing better to call them.
I'd say the Apocalypse names are as "definitive" as the names of the Ravnica guilds or Alara shards. The only difference is they're much older and weren't as heavily pushed. Until they make new names for the wedges, though, there's really nothing better to call them.
Or you could just call them by the colors they are.
As I remember hearing it "the Rock" got its name because of the pro wrestler. There was a line about him floating around years ago that went something like "The Rock and his millions" (or minions, or something). Phyrexian Plaguelord was "the Rock" and token creatures were his "millions".
Rock decks were orignally :symb::symg: but I think adding white got popular after Doran the Explorer came along. Not sure about this last bit, though.
EDIT: Apparently Deranged Hermit's squirrel tokens were "the millions"
I think the White splash became popular before that with Ravnica. As I said, I played the Roxodon Hierarchy deck during Rav Standard (With stuff like Loxodon Hierarch, Putrefy, Mortify and it was one of my favorite decks ever.
"Bug" (like the things you squish) and "Rug" like the floor covering are pretty popular for those wedges.
Usually people don't say my Selesna deck unless they are using thematic contents because these names tend to be shortcuts and W/G Tokens or whatever is just easier than Selesna Tokens.
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As I remember hearing it "the Rock" got its name because of the pro wrestler. There was a line about him floating around years ago that went something like "The Rock and his millions" (or minions, or something). Phyrexian Plaguelord was "the Rock" and token creatures were his "millions".
Yep. Someone on The Dojo named it that IIRC. The Rock used to have a catch phrase that went: "the millions *deep breath in* AND MILLIONS of the Rock's fans".
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Phyrexian Plaguelord? It's always interesting to see what cards were used in combination back in the day. I always figured that the deck originated with some combo of Spiritmonger, Vindicate and Pernicious Deed, but I've never known /why/ it was called "The Rock". Is it because it's as hard as a rock? Is it named after Alcatraz? The wrestler? Because it rocks your world?
The Spiritmonger/Vindicate/Deed version came out in Apocalypse, but iirc the original version was around in the Urza block after the combo decks were banned.
For the wedges, we usually just go BUG, RUG (pronounced like the actual words), Rock or Junk (don't care that they aren't correct based on the history), American/America and Oros. Oros just works for that color combo.
A weird note, the word Oros (BRW) is Boros (RW) without the B, yet the color combination is Boros + Black (or B). Shouldn't it be the other way around?
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Usually people don't say my Selesna deck unless they are using thematic contents because these names tend to be shortcuts and W/G Tokens or whatever is just easier than Selesna Tokens.
Likewise, thematics are why I don't like using Ravnica guild names unless the guild is somehow involved. Everyone accepts, say, R/W Aggro in Standard as "Boros," but I consider it far less Boros-y than my Razia EDH (although taking the step back to name it Boros shows more creativity than most deck names these days).
This is how I refer to decks of a given color configuration:
GW = Selesnya BW = Orzhov RW = Boros UW = Azorius UB = Dimir RB = Rakdos GB = The Rock (because the Original Rock was just Green and Black) UR = Izzet GU = Simic GR= Gruul
I'd change BUG to Weed Farm
The reason for this is that UG is a manipulative colour (I am Canadian) or in a sense a trippy colour and the colours BG are related to the Golgori which are sort of the producers and UB is sort of the mindmelding colour combo
I'm surprised no one has mentioned BGW being called "Junk". That's what I think of when I need to call that color combination something.
Also, while RWU being called "America" or something like that is very intuitive, I don't use it because of the BUG Legacy deck "Team America", which is probably more notable and has a name with more staying power than any RWU deck.
RGW = Naya UBW = Esper UBR = Grixis GBR = Jund UGW = Bant BGW = Rock RUG = Rug RWU = American BWR = Nazi <-- Probably not PC but look at Oros, He hates NON-WHITE CREATURES. How is that not Nazi? GUB = Bug
WURBG = 5-Color
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Most of the color pair names are obvious.
GW = Selesnya (Any other names for this color pair?)
BW = Orzhov
RW = Boros
UW = Azorious (Any other name for this color pair?)
UB = Dimir
RB = Rakdos
GB = Golgari
UR = Izzet
GU = Simic
GR= Gruul
RGW = Naya
UBW = Esper
UBR = Grixis
GBR = Jund
UGW = Bant
BGW = The Rock (where did this name come from?)
RUG = ???
RWU = ??? America? France?
BWR = ???
GUB = ???
WURBG = ???
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Well I remember the Rock deck, at least the one from Ravnica, because I played it. But I can't remember why it was named that.
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RUG = Ceta
RWU = Raka
BWR = Dega
GUB = Ana
WURBG = Coalition. Also, Rainbow.
It's my understanding that the wedge names aren't as popular as the arc names in part because color combos didn't really pick up nicknames until Ravnica block, and when Alara rolled around players were already used to saying "oh, I'm running Orzhov colors" so the arcs just picked up shard names. Also, WotC doesn't seem to have tried as hard to make things like Ceta Sanctuary really resonate with players, so the whole "wedge colors matter" thing didn't really produce any nicknames that stuck.
Rock is the name of a BGx midrange archetype based around creatures that gain card advantage, discard and efficient removal. IIRC the first Rock deck ran Phyrexian something (the one that can sac creatures to give -2/-2 or himself to give -4/-4) and Deranged Hermit as the primary creatures. Jund is an example of BRG rock and Elf Rock from Lorwyn standard was an example of BG tribal rock.
That's right! How could I forget the Volvers and Sanctuaries from MM. I guess I didn't think of them because they're not technically multicolor cards.
The names sound a little odd for deck color combinations, though.
Phyrexian Plaguelord? It's always interesting to see what cards were used in combination back in the day. I always figured that the deck originated with some combo of Spiritmonger, Vindicate and Pernicious Deed, but I've never known /why/ it was called "The Rock". Is it because it's as hard as a rock? Is it named after Alcatraz? The wrestler? Because it rocks your world?
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Rock decks were orignally :symb::symg: but I think adding white got popular after Doran the Explorer came along. Not sure about this last bit, though.
EDIT: Apparently Deranged Hermit's squirrel tokens were "the millions"
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WUBRG Is either called WUBRG("Woo - berg"), 5-color, or rainbow.
P.S. For wedges, you can just call them BUG, RUG, RWU, WBR, and BGW.
There aren't really any definitive names.
RUG is rug (pronounced like the floor covering)
WUR is america-______ (control, aggro, etc...)
Or you could just call them by the colors they are.
I think the White splash became popular before that with Ravnica. As I said, I played the Roxodon Hierarchy deck during Rav Standard (With stuff like Loxodon Hierarch, Putrefy, Mortify and it was one of my favorite decks ever.
I also remember American Control with Lightning Angel and Numot, the Devastator.
I suppose the Apoc. names are fine for now. Until we get Anti-Shards.
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I call the the enemy tri-colors wedge blue URG or wedge green GBU.
Domain is the common name for 5-color too.
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Usually people don't say my Selesna deck unless they are using thematic contents because these names tend to be shortcuts and W/G Tokens or whatever is just easier than Selesna Tokens.
Yep. Someone on The Dojo named it that IIRC. The Rock used to have a catch phrase that went: "the millions *deep breath in* AND MILLIONS of the Rock's fans".
The Spiritmonger/Vindicate/Deed version came out in Apocalypse, but iirc the original version was around in the Urza block after the combo decks were banned.
A weird note, the word Oros (BRW) is Boros (RW) without the B, yet the color combination is Boros + Black (or B). Shouldn't it be the other way around?
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WBR Fervent Charge
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BRG Guided Passage
RWU America
BGW Doran (Doran, the Siege-Tower)
Seriously though, Rock and America are the only "obvious" ones. The others are yet to really get there.
I personally like "Neapolitan" for WBR, especially since it's in the correct sequence as printed on Fervent Charge and Oros, the Avenger.
Likewise, thematics are why I don't like using Ravnica guild names unless the guild is somehow involved. Everyone accepts, say, R/W Aggro in Standard as "Boros," but I consider it far less Boros-y than my Razia EDH (although taking the step back to name it Boros shows more creativity than most deck names these days).
GW = Selesnya
BW = Orzhov
RW = Boros
UW = Azorius
UB = Dimir
RB = Rakdos
GB = The Rock (because the Original Rock was just Green and Black)
UR = Izzet
GU = Simic
GR= Gruul
RGW = Naya
UBW = Esper
UBR = Grixis
GBR = Jund
UGW = Bant
BGW = Teneb
RUG = Rug
RWU = Wur
BWR = Oros
GUB = Bug
WURBG = Domain
Of course my naming either has to do with convenience, learned habit, or knowing the origin of a given type of deck.
The reason for this is that UG is a manipulative colour (I am Canadian) or in a sense a trippy colour and the colours BG are related to the Golgori which are sort of the producers and UB is sort of the mindmelding colour combo
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Also, while RWU being called "America" or something like that is very intuitive, I don't use it because of the BUG Legacy deck "Team America", which is probably more notable and has a name with more staying power than any RWU deck.
GW = Selesnya
BW = Orzhov
RW = Boros
UW = Azorius
UB = Dimir
RB = Rakdos
GB = Golgari
UR = Izzet
GU = Simic
GR= Gruul
RGW = Naya
UBW = Esper
UBR = Grixis
GBR = Jund
UGW = Bant
BGW = Rock
RUG = Rug
RWU = American
BWR = Nazi <-- Probably not PC but look at Oros, He hates NON-WHITE CREATURES. How is that not Nazi?
GUB = Bug
WURBG = 5-Color
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