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Green–White

Pair white’s targeting spells with green counter payoffs, protecting an early board while increment adds lasting size.

52.5% game win · 80 games · -2.9 vs 55.4% average · Premier Draft, Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026 · 17Lands ↗
Mode

How it wins

Pair white’s targeting spells with green counter payoffs, protecting an early board while increment adds lasting size.

Early
Develop mana and an early creature or answer.
Middle
Inventory supplies a permanent counter, and Emil gives creatures with counters trample so that size can get through.
Finish
Pair white’s targeting spells with green counter payoffs, protecting an early board while increment adds lasting size.

What it needs

Commit when useful cards in both colors keep arriving and the support for this plan is present.

Four checks while you draft

  1. 1
    A playable curve

    Can this deck affect the board before its payoff arrives?

    Keep early creatures and interaction while assembling the specific support below.

  2. 2
    Support the plan

    Do I have enough cards that make this interaction happen?

    Inventory supplies a permanent counter, and Emil gives creatures with counters trample so that size can get through.

  3. 3
    Answers and a finish

    Can I break a board stall without drawing one particular rare?

    Pair white’s targeting spells with green counter payoffs, protecting an early board while increment adds lasting size.

Choose the missing job before another reward that needs it.

What to take next

You have the payoff but too few ways to activate it.

Look for Emil, Vastlands Roamer.

Inventory supplies a permanent counter, and Emil gives creatures with counters trample so that size can get through.

Your synergy is already working but you keep falling behind.

Take an early play or answer before another expensive reward.

This pairing has no published college identity or gold signpost. Prioritize individually useful cards and a reliable two-color curve.

The support is missing

Favor castable creatures and interaction if narrow support does not arrive.

Signals to watch
  • Repeated access to Elite Interceptor // Rejoinder, Dig Site Inventory, Emil, Vastlands Roamer is better evidence than one gold card.

Repeated useful cards are clues, not proof that the colors are open.

Don’t
Check the support

This pairing has no published college identity or gold signpost. Prioritize individually useful cards and a reliable two-color curve.

Bombs in these colors

17Lands Premier Draft ↗ · Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026 · 100-instance minimum

Cards for this pair

Worked turns

1 examples

Examples apply the printed rules; judge the board, costs and timing.

Put the pieces together

  1. Inventory supplies a permanent counter, and Emil gives creatures with counters trample so that size can get through.
  2. This pairing has no published college identity or gold signpost. Prioritize individually useful cards and a reliable two-color curve.

Adapt the plan to your format

One-pickSealed
Three Play Boosters per player; one card per pick. Premier statistics are recorded Arena games, not a prediction for your table.Start from the cards you opened. Favor a complete curve, interaction and castable threats over forcing the draft theme.
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