Yuri Vishnevsky

Scribble No. 3

The Types of Magic

Here’s a visualization of Magic card types by color, shown over time.

Colors are the standard Magic fare: , , , , , .

Click here to toggle between absolute and relative color charts.

CreaturesRelative colors over time19932016InstantsRelative colors over time19932016EnchantmentsRelative colors over time19932016SorceriesRelative colors over time19932016PlaneswalkersRelative colors over time19932016ArtifactsRelative colors over time19932016

The colors are sorted by size, showing how each card type has a characteristic color — creatures in , instants in , enchantments in , and sorceries in .

Dips in the chart happen when card types drop to zero, such as in 2003, when the all-creature set Legions was released.

Data notes — All card counts are normalized by set size and adjusted for cards with multiple colors and types. Here’s where I got the mana symbols and source data.