5 Color Mirror is a creation based on an imagination of how the game of Magic card game could look like if it would be designed to be more similar to a stand alone board game.

It is a very interesting game to play:

Rule difference compared to regular Magic

The 6 Extra Starting Cards (same for both players)

Standing Stones

The deck (same for both players)

A lot of thinking and playtesting have been put to make this deck list. Many other cards has been considered and tested but removed (see list here). In this kind of game, more cards are not better and the amount right now is a good amount. The current selection has been proven to be a good balance.

Wall of Wood Scavenger Folk Ley Druid Elves of Deep Shadow Wild Growth Ironroot Treefolk Thicket Basilisk Craw Wurm Web Crumble Fog Shock Goblin Rock Sled Goblins of the Flarg Atog Fire Drake Brothers of Fire Fissure Abu Ja'far Holy Strength Healing Salve Alabaster Potion Guardian Angel Samite Healer Disenchant Swords to Plowshares Wrath of God Drudge Skeletons Black Knight Paralyze Weakness Animate Dead Evil Presence Blight Cursed Land Flood Impulse Careful Study Counterspell Power Sink Sea Serpent Spell Blast Unsummon Boomerang Siren's Call Twiddle Recall Brass Man Ashnod's Transmogrant Jalum Tome Fountain of Youth Nevinyrral's Disk City of Brass Desert Gemstone Mine Xira Arien

List of all cards

Both players need 1 copy of each card (proxies are allowed).

Updates

July 8, 2025: Grizzly Bears replaced by Ironroot Treefolk. Web added. Tranquility removed.

July 7, 2025: Drain Life and Tawnos's Weaponry removed.

July 6, 2025: This new version replaces the old version.

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Who is the Best Player?

Undoubtedly, the title belongs to the legendary Old School player Elof "The Mighty" Gottfridsson (owner of 3 Giant Sharks). I introduced him to the format during Easter 2025, just after the n00bcon tournament in Gothenburg. That night, in the hotel room, we played. Despite it being his first time, Elof instantly played at double the speed of me and Alvin — the very creators of the format. Over the course of ten intense games, he emerged victorious in nine - a 90% winrate. His opponents included seasoned Old School player Pefken, myself, and Alvin. It was a performance worthy of his reputation.

Who created this?

Jim Westergren and his son Alvin created this in May 2023. We live in Täby Sweden and we love to play card and board games. As for Magic we also currently play the old school format 7pts Singleton as well as regular Swedish Old School on a regular basis including in tournaments.

For the new version 2.0, valuable feedback and contribution received from Magnus de Laval (creator of old school).

Jim is an aspiring game designer, check out his other creations: