Drafting any Blue/Green deck in Shadows over Innistrad is a tricky prospect. Green has an abundance of strong creatures, and Blue does a little bit of everything-but nothing well in particular, making it a fine support color.
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Red White Allies is one of the “premier” archetypes of Oath of the Gatewatch draft. If you go back to Pro Tour Atlanta, many of the 6-0 Drafters recommended or actively pursued drafting RW. I tend to agree that RW is one of the stronger archetypes. It is pretty straightforward, which can make RW become…
In limited, Green Red (GR) archetypes tend to be midrange decks that generally are on the more aggressive side of the deck spectrum. Green/Red is often quite straight-forward, you want aggressive creatures from Red, bigger midgame options from Green, then a mixture of red removal and green combat tricks. This is “ABC” magic.
UB Devoid Blue/Black is one of the more interesting archetypes in Oath of the Gatewatch. You are presented with interesting options throughout the draft, as Blue/Black(UB) can be drafted in a multitude of ways. For instance, through the drafts I have done I have had the most success with UB Evasive Devoid decks-but as you…
Blue/Red Tempo is one of the more aggressive archetypes in Oath of the Gatewatch Draft, and is typically one of the tougher decks to end up in and is certainly one of the lesser represented archetypes.
