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Secrets of Strixhaven
A quick refresher before your next pick.
Format reminders
- Five colleges each support an enemy-color pair.
- Spell sequencing matters as much as spell size.
- Keep enough creatures to exploit your spell-based rewards.
Archetypes
The main starting points for this format. Follow the cards available to you.
Silverquill reparteeTarget creatures and attack.
Pair cheap threats with targeted spells.
Prismari opusInvest mana in spells.
Opus upgrades at five mana spent, not five mana value.
Witherbloom infusionGain life and build a swarm.
Pest tokens support lifegain and sacrifice.
Lorehold flashbackReuse the graveyard.
Flashback also enables rewards for cards leaving it.
Quandrix incrementGrow creatures with larger spells.
Increment compares spell mana value with power or toughness.
Observed color results
17Lands · Premier Draft (BO1) · all users · two main colors · no splashes
White–Black has the highest observed win rate in this sample among combinations with at least 500 games.
| Colors / theme | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| White–BlackSilverquill repartee | 57.9% | 175,923 |
| White–RedLorehold flashback | 57.6% | 191,326 |
| Black–GreenWitherbloom infusion | 55.0% | 94,979 |
| Blue–GreenQuandrix increment | 53.9% | 35,676 |
| Blue–RedPrismari opus | 53.9% | 103,083 |
| White–Green | — | 195 |
| Red–Green | — | 210 |
| Blue–Black | — | 259 |
| Black–Red | — | 196 |
| White–Blue | — | 191 |
All two-color decks without splashes 56.4%602,038 games · same sample
These are deck-color results, not confirmed archetype classifications. Win rates reflect the players and decks in the sample; use the same-sample baseline, not 50%. Combinations below 500 games show their count but no rate.
All-time data may include return events. A high rate is context, not a reason to force a color combination. Explore the 17Lands data ↗