On the other hand, cards of the same Mana color usually have inherent advantages to one another, making the effect stronger. In contrast, cards of opposing Mana would usually apply limitations on each other and make the effect weaker.
Nevertheless, using single color is not the only strategy to employ and it has its drawbacks, too. In a common situation, if one uses a single colored deck, the ways of attack of the variety of strategies is easier to be predicted. Also, different Mana have different strengths; one is unable to make use of them if one relies solely on one Mana Color. However, this situation is changing over time because there are always new cards being born which would give hope in balancing the forces. One Mana color is able to spend a little extra cost to utilize abilities of another.
Of course, if you use a deck of multi-color of Mana, you may be able to use strengths of different Mana color. But at the same time you greatly increase your own chance of making a Bad Draw. For example, you may have an entire hand of Red cards but not even one Red land card. And you be sitting there eating fire balls.
Hence, playing multi-colored deck may be a superior sounding strategy, but you have to buy a lot of multi-color cards. And these cards are usually more expensive than single color cards plus we’re not talking about one or two. For example, City of Brass, when it is tapped, it deals 1 damage to player and adds one Mana of any color to your Mana Pool. It costs around $4.5. If you have decided to build a multi-color deck, bear in mind that you will need a lot of cards like that. And yes, you have complete right to refusing buying cards like that and rely on luck, but be warned that you must get used to eating bad draws.
For more information about the trading card game Magic the Gathering, check out: Magic the Gathering Guide
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Magically yours,
Michael
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