Limited Draft Guide

Rivals of Ixalan (RIX)

Crush your next MTG draft with our Rivals of Ixalan draft guide, including a color tier list, card ratings, set mechanics, and more.

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Set OverviewStats based on: Premier Draft

9.4
Fast
Slow
6.7 min
Short
Long
BestWorst
201
73
62
51
15
2018

Top Colors Combinations

Tier
Colors
6+ Wins
Popularity
Tier
A
Orzhov
26.7%
Tier
B
Simic
16.6%
Izzet
6.7%
Azorius
6.2%
Dimir
5.0%
Boros
3.8%
Golgari
3.7%
Tier
C
Gruul
7.4%
Rakdos
7.4%
Grixis
1.9%
Abzan
1.0%
Tier
D
Selesnya
4.5%
Naya
3.5%
Esper
1.5%
Low Match Volume
Tier
?
Mardu
0.8%
Bant
0.6%
Sultai
0.5%
Mono White
0.5%
Temur
0.3%

Top Commons by Color

Archetypes & Signpost Uncommons

Popular Combat Tricks

Set Mechanics

Ascend unlocks different bonuses on different cards if you have the city's blessing. The city's blessing is a designation that the ascend ability can give you. The city's blessing isn't a permanent or emblem, and nothing can destroy it or otherwise interact with it.

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Raid abilities care in some way if you attacked this turn. It doesn't matter what happened during that attack. The hope is that your creatures got through and dealt some damage, or overcame some poor chumps sent to block them. But even if the attack didn't go so well and your attackers didn't survive, raid abilities will still see that you attacked.

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If a creature you control explores, you reveal the top card of your library. If the revealed card is a land, representing your creature finding some new territory you can check out, put that card into your hand. If it's not a land card, your creature comes back empty-handed (or empty-winged, empty-taloned, empty-pawed, etc.) but still benefits from the attempt. Specifically, you put a +1/+1 counter on it. Then, you decide whether the nonland card goes back on top of your library or into your graveyard.

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