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The Conclave loves to help one another. They all have the ability convoke; which uses green's mana acceleration and white's equalizing. With that, a spell can be played much cheaper at the cost of tapping a few creatures.

The Simic Combine blue's lust for knowledge and "improvement" and green's love of life. Like other green-based guilds, they focus on creatures more than anything else. Their ability, Graft, allows strength and life to be moved to any incoming creature. Once a creature is complete, they are sellable to the mass market. But, like the Izzet, they aren't satisfied with just one; or rather with just one type. So, they continue to create new and "improved" versions of nature.

* DarkIsNotEvil / DarkIsEvil: Produced the PapaWolf protagonist Jarad Vod Savo, as well as the villainous Savra. Otherwise they're usually neutral, sans for internal backstabbing.

* KnightTemplar: They border on this sometimes, but thankfully unlike the Azorius they haven't become villainous. For the moment that is.

* AlwaysLawfulGood: A subversion is implied, however, as their nature as a brainwashing cult is sometimes indicated to not be just rumours...
* HiveMind: Its strongly implied that they are following this path.
* LightIsGood / LightIsNotGood: For the moment they're the former, but as seen above they're becoming a brainwashing hive mind, which many inhabittants of Ravnica don't consider good.


'''Simic Combine:''' ''Green and Blue''\\

* EvilutionaryBiologist: Momir Vig is not at Yawgmoth's level, but still counts.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Produced the PapaWolf protagonist Jarad Vod Savo.

The red-green Gruul Clans are a collection of loosely-organized barbarian tribes who scorn civilization, preferring to live free in what's left of Ravnica's wilderness.

'''Boros Legion:''' ''Red and White''\\
The Boros Legion are responsible for much of the law enforcement in Ravnica. They combine white's desire for order with red's passion, creating a passion for justice as they see it. Being of the law, they have to go by the rule "if it affects one, it affects all". And so, like modern law, they will arrest and execute anything they see as a danger, and empower anything they see as helpful (regardless of what that being is fighting for). This is reflected in their ability known as: Radiance. Through it, the guild can affect everyone/everything that shares a color with the target. These appear in red's useful instant & sorcery cards, and white's creatures (and to an extent, vice-versa).


'''Selesnya Conclave:''' ''Green and White''\\

The Gruul are the in between of red (irrational, instant gratification) and green (life, strength). To be in the clan is best exemplified through the guild's ability: Bloodthirst. This ability allows something to come into play more powerful if the opponent has been hurt this turn. Thus, it is a combination of green's respect for strength and red's love to hurt things.
* ChaoticStupid: Some other guilds see them as this.
--> '''Teysa:''' (''About Borborygmos'') It's easy to see why those Gruul dirtbags follow him—the only orders he gives are ‘Crush them' and ‘We eat'.

* KnightTemplar
* LightIsNotGood
* ANaziByAnyOtherName: At their worst, they can be described as this.

'''Azorius Senate:''' ''White and Blue''\\
Logic & Power (Blue), and/or Law & Order (White) What other being would be interested in law and order than those interested in logic and power? This decks philosophy is, at its core, a permission deck. It shuts down your opponents tactics and allows your creatures to march right through any defenses your opponent might be cooking up. This deck usually results in slow wins and very pissed off opponents.
* KnightTemplar: Any mean is justified to prevent any non-static activity on Ravnica.
* LightIsNotGood: Augustin IV was from this guild and one of the antagonists in the Ravnican novels.

'''Orzhov Syndicate:''' ''White and Black''\\
So, what do you get when you combine the equalizers (white) and those who want power at any cost (black)? You get the Orzhov, and to show this all you need is to look at its abilities and strategies. Ability-wise: Haunt is perfect for either, because it takes black's ability to manipulate the game from the graveyard. Strategy-wise: Bleeding to death; slowly and painfully. The Orzhov takes white's ability to slow down the entire game and let the opponent be chiseled away, bit by bit. Plus you probably owe them money.

* DarkIsNotEvil / LightIsNotGood: Plays both roles, with the main organisation being assholes but with some members like Teysa Karlov being more decent people. Of course, given the nature of the guild, LightIsGood and DarkIsEvil is also present.

'''House Dimir:''' ''Blue and Black''\\
Dimir has domain over the deck and hand whether it's blue's drawing, searching or reorganizing; or black's milling and discarding: The house is where it's at. They are crafty and cunning, with a love of versatility and wide-open resources. Transmute is a perfect fit for them, sacrificing one spell for the one you want.

'''Izzet League:''' ''Blue and Red''\\
The Izzet are the main researchers in Ravnica. Science, engineering, and other similar topics fall to them. They even have exclusive dominion over something called Meta-magic (or the study of magic itself). Through this, they have the ability called replicate, which allows a spell on the stack to be copied over as many times a player wishes. This combines blue's knowledge of magic and red's love for instant gratification. In addition, many members of the guild have a combination of something for red and something from blue. This is best showed by: Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind.

'''Cult of Rakdos:''' ''Black and Red''\\
Like red-based guilds, the cult loves doing things fast and violent. Like black, it prefers disabling the opponent, or powering up an ally, at any cost. For example: Hellhole Rats. From black, you are forcing the opponent to discard a card with a 2/2. Then throw in burn and haste from red, and you got a nice creature for only 4 mana. Hellbent is their specialty: power through insanity.
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Literally (they do nothing but commit atrocity after atrocity). Its especially jarring when other half-Black guilds with less likable traits have produced some decent people and they didn't.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Among the cult members.
* TheStarscream: Since each member of the cult only cares about personal power, everyone would be able to betray anyone in order to get it.

'''Golgari Swarm:''' ''Black and Green''\\
The Swarm combine green's love of life and strength, with black's lust for death and power. Thus, they have mastered the life-death cycle of Ravinca. Similar to Orzhov, the dead come back to life, but as zombies (or as they were) and not ghosts. The potential a library has for library is nothing when compared to the power the graveyard holds for this guild. Thus, they don't mind milling their own library in order to get something into and/or out of the graveyard (See Dredge).
* DarkIsNotEvil: Produced the PapaWolf protagonist Jarad Vod Savo.

'''Gruul Clans:''' ''Red and Green''\\

* Knight Templar

* NightOfLivingMooks

Logic & Power (Blue), and/or Law & Order (White) What other being would be interested in law and order than those interested in logic and power? This decks philosophy is, at its core, a permission deck. It shuts down your opponents tactics and allows your creatures to march right through any defenses your opponent might be cooking up. This deck usually results in slow wins and very pissed off opponents.

So, what do you get when you combine the equalizers (white) and those who want power at any cost (black)? You get the Orzhov, and to show this all you need is to look at its abilities and strategies. Ability-wise: Haunt is perfect for either, because it takes black's ability to manipulate the game from the graveyard. Strategy-wise: Bleeding to death; slowly and painfully. The Orzhov takes white's ability to slow down the entire game and let the opponent be chiseled away, bit by bit. Plus you probably owe them money.

Dimir has domain over the deck and hand whether it's blue's drawing, searching or reorganizing; or black's milling and discarding: The house is where it's at. They are crafty and cunning, with a love of versatility and wide-open resources. Transmute is a perfect fit for them, sacrificing one spell for the one you want.

The Izzet are the main researchers in Ravnica. Science, engineering, and other similar topics fall to them. They even have exclusive dominion over something called Meta-magic (or the study of magic itself). Through this, they have the ability called replicate, which allows a spell on the stack to be copied over as many times a player wishes. This combines blue's knowledge of magic and red's love for instant gratification. In addition, many members of the guild have a combination of something for red and something from blue. This is best showed by: Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind.

The Swarm combine green's love of life and strength, with black's lust for death and power. Thus, they have mastered the life-death cycle of Ravinca. Similar to Orzhov, the dead come back to life, but as zombies (or as they were) and not ghosts. The potential a library has for library is nothing when compared to the power the graveyard holds for this guild. Thus, they don't mind milling their own library in order to get something into and/or out of the graveyard (See Dredge).

The Gruul are the in between of red (irrational, instant gratification) and green (life, strength). To be in the clan is best exemplified through the guild's ability: Bloodthirst. This ability allows something to come into play more powerful if the opponent has been hurt this turn. Thus, it is a combination of green's respect for strength and red's love to hurt things.

The Boros Legion are responsible for much of the law enforcement in Ravnica. They combine white's desire for order with red's passion, creating a passion for justice as they see it. Being of the law, they have to go by the rule "if it affects one, it affects all". And so, like modern law, they will arrest and execute anything they see as a danger, and empower anything they see as helpful (regardless of what that being is fighting for). This is reflected in their ability known as: Radiance. Through it, the guild can affect everyone/everything that shares a color with the target. These appear in red's useful instant & sorcery cards, and white's creatures (and to an extent, vice-versa).

The Simic Combine blue's lust for knowledge and "improvement" and green's love of life. Like other green-based guilds, they focus on creatures more than anything else. Their ability, Graft, allows strength and life to be moved to any incoming creature. Once a creature is complete, they are sellable to the mass market. But, like the Izzet, they aren't satisfied with just one; or rather with just one type. So, they continue to create new and "improved" versions of nature.

'''Selesnya Conclave:''' ''White and Green''\\

'''Azorius Senate:''' ''White and Blue''

'''Orzhov Syndicate:''' ''White and Black''

'''House Dimir:''' ''Blue and Black''

'''Izzet League:''' ''Blue and Red''

'''Cult of Rakdos:''' ''Black and Red''

'''Golgari Swarm:''' ''Black and Green''

'''Gruul Clans:''' ''Red and Green''

'''Boros Legion:''' ''Red and White''

'''Selesnya Conclave:''' ''White and Green''

'''Simic Combine:''' ''Green and Blue''

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* EvilutionaryBiologist: White at its worst.

A planeswalker trying to enter the world of Shandalar for its unique mana, Arzakon uses the five guilds from there, each of a different color of mana, to gain three "mana taps" to summon him.

* FourIsDeath: One worldmagic makes it so he needs four mana taps instead of three. Also, on the most difficult level, he has 400 life.

* Even Evil Has Standards: When she rejected the deal Nicol Bolas made with her.

* VaginaDentata: Has a mouth where her "lady parts" would be.

** And white got Oros, the Avenger, in the "enemy-color dragons" cycle from Planar Chaos, who is red, white, and black. Notably, his abilities are primarily White, with only the other colours to show aspects of his personality.

** And white got Oros, the Avenger, in the "enemy-color dragons" cycle from Planar Chaos, who is red, white, and black.

* PowerOfTheSun: Its symbol.

* CombatSadomasochist: Lifelink, which lets you gain life every time your creature does damage. Occasionally, on the "masochist" side, we have cards like [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=19552 Pious Warrior]] and [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=26822 Soul Link]].

* GameBreaker: Of the Power Nine, widely considered the most powerful cards, three are blue, and the other six all don't cost anything. You can have all nine Power Nine in your deck!
* IForgotICouldFly: Rootwater Thief, Faerie Squadron, etc. They literally forget they can fly.

* IGotBetter: WIth green

* TheStarscream: [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=159132 Juzám Djinn]]

* WorthyOpponent: Despite being an enemy to white, both share a sense of honor.

* IForgotICouldFly: [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=1781 Whippoorwill]]
* IGotBetter: With black

** But [[TimeyWimeyBall what happens when something can't phase back in?]]

* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Subverted. He ''almost'' becomes a Phyrexian.

* GameBreaker: Not Yawgmoth himself, but two very famous cards which feature him: [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=15193 Yawgmoth's Bargain]] lets you pay life for cards. This wouldn't be so bad, but black has some of the best lifegain. [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=5629 Yawgmoth's Will]], on the other hand, lets you use your graveyard as your hand; the only thing that fixes this is that you don't get infinite mana with Dark Ritual.

* FourIsDeath: The number of Eldrazi Spawn needed to summon [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=193616 Hand of Emrakul]].

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