I have no idea how flavorful these pairings are, but the original Partners werent always super flavorful anyways, right
An abundance of removal spells in Constructed, and especially bounce out of the control decks, kept it down in Standard, but probably more than they should have
these colors contain the most potent enablers and payoffs for the archetype (there arent really any green Young Pyromancers or white Treasure Cruises, for example)
(2016-01-22) Exiling Kozilek's Return due to the last ability isn't the same as casting it as a spell
Meanwhile, stopping noncreature spells could mean that youre guaranteeing that nobody interferes with a big turn, or the chance to cut off a combo deck before it gets going
Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist The idea here is to make a creatureless deck where you can manipulate other players creature types, to protect yourself, while making salamanders for yourself