Iconic Cards: Counterspell, Ponder, Damnation, Jace, the Mind Sculptor Popular Decks: UW Control, Jeskai Control, Taking Turns, Esper Control 3 Midrange Midrange decks are popularly said to solve problems, not create them. In other words, these decks are sort of designed to be able to win against every archetype, although they wont bulldoze over anything (the way aggro often wrecks control, for example)
What did make it
Since then, gods have boomed in popularity, appearing in Amonkhet, Ravnica, Kaldheim, and even The Forgotten Realms
The best Elf commanders in MTG lead one of the most beloved tribes in Commander for good reason
This Ink color has a surprisingly balanced range of offensive and defensive capabilities that make it easy to build around