Premiere theme decks
Twilight Sparkle & Applejack Theme Deck
- Orange / Purple, cards from Premiere
- There is no overarching theme, it's a mess of underpowered cards.
- Flim is basically giving a free point to the opponent
Rainbow Dash & Rarity Theme Deck
- Blue / White, cards from Premiere
- Strong Tempo focus + control
- Rainbow Dash has a somewhat strong effect but will be tricky to flip, Rarity is hard to flip with this deck but would be fine elsewhere
- Decent troublemakers
Pinkie Pie & Fluttershy Two Player Theme Deck - Pinkie Pie
- Pink / White, cards from Premiere
- Strong Card Advantage focus + control
- Good card synergy, problems provide some deck manipulation
- Flim is basically giving a free point to the opponent
Pinkie Pie & Fluttershy Two Player Theme Deck - Fluttershy
- Yellow / Orange, cards from Premiere
- Strong Mane character
- Cards don't seem to have a consistent theme outside of yellow friends being all critters
- Good troublemakers
Canterlot Nights
Princess Celestia & Rarity Theme Deck
- White / Yellow, cards from Premiere/Canterlot Nights
- A mix of tempo and control
- Some problems are a tricky to deal with, troublemakers are a one-trick pony (heh)
- Eagle, Soaring Raptor
Princess Luna & Rainbow Dash Theme Deck
- Blue / Purple, cards from Premiere/Canterlot Nights
- A mix of ramp and tempo
- Princess Luna can be pretty strong if you can stack your hand properly
- Some weak removal helps in tricky spots
Rock N Rave
Rock N Rave Two Player Theme Deck - DJ Pon-3/Luna
- Pink / Purple, mostly cards from Premiere/Canterlot Nights
- Cares about card advantage (e.g. DJ Pon-3 flip condition)
- Pink cards provides weak friend removal and card draw while Purple inflates faceoff power.
- Problems provide some slowdowns and deck manipulation
- Troublemakers will at most slow down
Rock N Rave Two Player Theme Deck - Maud / Rarity
- Orange / White, mostly cards from Premiere/Canterlot Nights
- Ramp with some control and discard retrieval
- Orange and White cards both tend to ramp but some white cards let you get cards back from the discard pile.
- Has some amount of control-centric cards (banishing, exhausting)
- Octavia, Sweet Symphony
- Troublemakers are bad
The Crystal Games
Opening Ceremonies Theme Deck
- White / Pink, mostly cards from Crystal Games
- Both manes take a long time to flip
- Strong power/combat focus with combat tricks and faceoff matter cards
- Both white and pink events are light control
- Really strong pink problems
- Tricky troublemakers
Special Delivery Theme Deck
- Purple / Yellow, mostly cards from Crystal Games
- Both manes take a long time to flip
- Strong ramp focus
- Problems have a tempo theme
- MANY troublemakers (and really good too)
Absolute Discord
Double the Fun Theme Deck
- Orange / Pink, cards from the Premiere block
- Discord is funny but dumb, Princess Luna is the real deal
- Strong deck manipulation and control
- Nasty troublemakers
Unlikely Duo Theme Deck
- Blue / Yellow, cards from the Premiere block
- Manes are pretty similar and should flip relatively easy
- Tempo with some control
- Risky troublemakers
Equestrian Odysseys
Jam Session Theme Deck
- White / Pink, cards from Equestrian Odysseys
- Heavy control
- Tons of color fixing
- Some of the best troublemakers
Takin' Care of Business Theme Deck
- Orange / Yellow, cards from Equestrian Odysseys
- Heavy control
- Some counter/power interactions
- Muffin Mare is super strong
High Magic
Chaos is Magic Theme Deck
- Yellow / Blue, cards from Odysseys/High Magic
- Somewhat weak mane character
- Mix of tempo and prison
- Cloudchaser/Redheart are vital fixers for the early game
Steal the Show Theme Deck
- Purple / Pink, mostly cards from High Magic
- Tricky mane character
- Combat trick focus, friends have a plethora of random effects, general focus on playing Events
- Good troublemakers
- Weak fixing but should be fine?