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Where do you fall on the color wheel?

Alright, so story time.

Here is my problem with this wheel, I think it represents a need to be classified and accepted into some category.

I agree with the wheel in it’s principles, but not in it actually identifying the players itself. Yes this is what the colors of magic are supposed to encompass, but how can that be passed on in a wheel? Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

I do the same intro whenever I teach people how to play. I show them the back of the card, and tell them about each color and it’s philosophies. These are the philosophies I discuss,

White: Order, Justice, Peace, rebirth through miracles

Green: Nature, tranquility, freedom of life through the natural order

Red: Chaos, hatred, fire, disorder

Black: Death, despair, rebirth through aboninations

Blue:Ingenuity, creativity, trickery, advancement of the mind

This is the speech I give every time. The next question is “Which one do you want to try?” However I always recommend people make a red or green deck since the mechanics are the simplest to grasp. The first deck I ever made was black and blue beatdown. But as I got older I began to understand that there are “easier” colors to understand when you first start. Blue is one to stay away from (obviously that is not a RULE, but it is true that it can be complicated and overwhelming at first) in the beginning, and eventually you do get a “playstyle.” However part of being a good player is being able to play anything. I used to run a whole bunch of decks that were just black and blue, but when you are teaching people to play, or just trying to have fun, you got to have diversity. I always had trouble building white decks, but that was just me not fully grasping it yet. I don’t ever think it was because I had a problem with order or was just too creative. And the fact that I ran black did not make me… well… evil. I have actually always been very self righteous with my morals. Obviously that is not the best thing in the world, but it is important to note this.

As human beings, we all want some place to fall, in magic people say things like “Spike” or “melvin” and I have never bought any of it. Maybe it’s because I was raised in kitchen table magic, or just the lack of competition growing up, but I don’t see the need to label myself under and of these. When I look at this wheel, I realize that I have all of these traits, because of the duality of man. I took one of those personality tests and came up as an INFJ. I do all of these things!

I have a deck of every color in my backpack right now! And when I play, I can play any style I need to. Do I have a preference? I like to think and plan, but in all sincerity I have found that with age I do and love all of these styles. Whether it’s planning out my combo in blue, paying life for power in black, burninating the peasants with red, trampling the city folks with green, or purifying the heretics with white, all of these appeal to me.

I am of course reading WAYYYY to deep into all of this, but I just want to point out something here. We should work on not labeling ourselves, but just letting our actions and choices speak for who we are on the inside.

Besides, how many people on tumblr don’t fall under blue for the whole “Technology” thing? That is kind of a given.

Anyway, I will get back to being all casual like. I still compete in big events and can call myself a “professional” player, but you know what I strive to be? A magic player.

Think about it.

(via mtgfan)

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