The new Magic: The Gathering Bloomburrow set features 10 dual-color animal creature type archetypes for Limited Draft and Sealed. You should walk into Prerelease and Draft events with confidence, knowing the strengths and signpost cards for each Draft archetype.
Here’s everything you need to know about the 10 MTG Bloomburrow Draft archetypes.
What are the 10 MTG Bloomburrow Draft archetypes?
There are 10 MTG color combo archetypes within the Bloomburrow set, featuring a creature-type theme.
- White and Blue (WU): Bird
- Red and White (RW): Mouse
- Green and White (GW): Rabbit
- Black and White (BW): Bat
- Green and Red (GR): Racoon
- Black and Red (BR): Lizard
- Black and Green (BG): Squirrel
- Blue and Black (UB): Rat
- Blue and Red (UR): Otter
- Blue and Green (UG): Frog
Synergies exist between the creature types to strengthen the archetypes, allowing you to splash a third or fourth color if you dare—or you can play it safe and stick to the two-color combos. There’s no bonus sheet within the Bloomburrow set, reducing the number of potential bombs while playing the MTG Limited format. 10 Special Guest cards through The List are playable within Draft and Sealed.
What are the MTG Bloomburrow signpost Draft archetype cards?
Signpost MTG cards for a Draft archetype in Bloomburrow have a rarity of Uncommon. There are Rare signpost cards, but they’re harder to pull and are often considered a bomb within that color pair. Not all of the Bloomburrow Draft archetype signpost cards have been revealed at the time of writing, and we’ll provide updates once they have been officially previewed.
Plumecreed Mentor WU Draft archetype Uncommon signpost
A Draft archetype full of Birds with Flying is enough to scare any opponent. Plumecreed Mentor takes Flying to new heights by granting creatures without flying the ability to fly while buffing their stats. Based on what we’ve seen so far, I’ll be Drafting the WU archetype a lot.
Kastral, the Windcrested WU Draft archetype Rare signpost
Kastral, the Windcrested is the Rare signpost for the WU Draft Archetype, offering players modal ability options when Birds you control deal combat damage to a player.
Seedglaive Mentor RW Draft archetype Uncommon signpost
Go Aggro with the RW Bloomburrow Draft archetype. Seedglaive Mentor has its baseline stats buffed when you target it with a spell like combat tricks or Equipment the first time each turn through the new mechanic, Valiant.
Finneas, Ace Archer GW Draft archetype Rare signpost
The GW archetype is a counter to WU, featuring Finneas, Ace Archer as the Rare signpost. Attacking with the Rabbit Archer buffs tokens and Rabbits and can even draw a card. The GW archetype is about going wide to overwhelm your opponent.
Starseer Mentor WB Draft archetype Uncommon signpost
Gaining or losing life before your end step is bad news for your opponents with Starseer Mentor on the battlefield. The Bat Warlock is also a solid attacker and defender with 3/5 stats and keywords like Vigilance and Flying.
Muerra, Trash Tactician RG Draft archetype Rare signpost
Ramp into bigger creatures using Muerra, Trash Tactician, and other Raccoon creatures on the battlefield. The Raccoon Warrior also features the Expand mechanic, granting you life or the ability to exile cards off the top of the library and play those cards until the end of your next turn.
Fireglass Mentor BR Draft archetype Uncommon signpost
The BR Bloomburrow Draft archetype is aggressive while benefiting you when your opponent loses life. Fireglass Mentor is a standard two-drop that provides you with card advantage upon your opponent losing life that turn.
Camellia, the Seedmiser BG Draft archetype Rare signpost
Go wide in the BG Bloomburrow Draft archetype and give all your Squirrels Menace with Camellia, the Seedmiser. The Squirrel Warlock also has the mechanic Forage as an activated ability.
Tidecaller Mentor UB Draft archetype Uncommon signpost
Tidecaller Mentor is a solid card based on mana cost and stats alone. The Rat Wizard also has Menace and uses the MTG mechanic Threshold for graveyard shenanigans.
Alania, Divergent Storm UR Draft archetype Rare signpost
Much like previous versions of the UR Draft archetype, it’s all about casting spells. But in Bloomburrow, the color pair synergizes with the Otter creature type. Alania, Divergent Storm can copy your first Instant/Sorcery or Otter spell that you cast. The cost, however, is that your opponent gets to draw a card.
Lilysplash Mentor GU Draft archetype Uncommon signpost
Lilysplash Mentor can counter Flying builds in Bloomburrow. The Frog Druid has Reach and can blink other creatures through an activation cost. Blinked creatures return to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on them.
