Lorwyn Eclipsed MTG Draft & Sealed Guide

Golgari is elves and the graveyard. Scarblade Scout and Dawnhand Eulogist mill on entry, Creakwood Safewright shrinks its own counters off an Elf in the yard, Morcant's Loyalist is the lord that returns one, and Eclipsed Elf finds the next. Morcant's Eyes surveils every upkeep and then becomes a board. The deepest pair at common and the one to fight for.

Azorius is merfolk that tap. Gravelgill Scoundrel taps a friend to become unblockable, Tributary Vaulter and Silvergill Peddler trigger whenever they tap, Deepchannel Duelist untaps one at end step and pumps the rest, and Convoke pays for Merrow Skyswimmer and Unexpected Assistance with the same taps. The slow deck's best flier plan.

Rakdos is goblins, and the drafters do not trust it. It has the most removal castable of any pair and the lowest curve of the five tribes, which makes it the aggro deck in a format that punishes aggro. Elder Auntie makes two bodies, Boneclub Berserker grows with every Goblin, Boggart Prankster pumps the attacker, and Mudbutton Cursetosser is a one-drop off a Goblin in hand. Be in it for the removal and the rares, not the tribe.

Izzet is elementals. Twinflame Travelers doubles every Elemental trigger, Soulbright Seeker is a one-drop off an Elemental in hand, Flaring Cinder loots on every four-drop, and Ashling's Command copies the best one and sweeps the small ones. It wants the expensive spells the format rewards.

Selesnya is kithkin going wide. Gallant Fowlknight gives the team first strike, Mistmeadow Council draws for four mana with a Kithkin out, Crossroads Watcher grows on every body, Timid Shieldbearer is the mana sink, and Brigid's Command does two of copy, token and pump. The best commons of the five tribes, one rung below the elves.

Orzhov is Blight. Moonlit Lamenter and Bile-Vial Boggart want to carry counters and Prideful Feastling is every type with lifelink. The commons are the weakest of the ten pairs; it works only as a second colour to a tribe.

Boros is the aggro pair without a tribe. Flame-Chain Mauler and Gristle Glutton are cheap and have something to do with mana, Cinder Strike is the burn, and Catharsis is the mythic that pays for two colours. The least support of the ten; take it only when white and red are both flowing.

Gruul is Vivid. Explosive Prodigy deals damage per colour on entry and Prismabasher pumps per colour on the way in; Gangly Stompling is every type, Shimmerwilds Growth makes a land any colour, and Bloom Tender is the mythic that turns colours into mana. A sub-theme for a deck that splashed anyway.

Simic is Vivid too, with the draw instead of the damage: Shinestriker draws a card per colour and Puca's Eye draws off five. The highest curve of the ten pairs and one of the lightest on removal, so it is the ramp deck of a format that already goes long.

Dimir is flash and faeries. Voracious Tome-Skimmer draws for every spell on their turn, Pestered Wellguard makes a Faerie whenever it taps, Wild Unraveling counters for two off a Blight, and Noggle the Mind turns their best creature into a 1/1 at instant speed. The most removal of any pair with Rakdos, and the one that plays on their turn.