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The popular Standard deck 5-color control was made possible by the interaction between "Vivid" lands like Vivid Grove and Reflecting Pool, which with a Vivid land out can tap for mana of any color. The deck then uses a control deck building archetype, throwing all the best spells in Standard into one deck, and winning with a card with a powerful effect such as Cruel Ultimatum.

Sample decklist, as piloted by Patrick Chapin at Worlds 2008:

Patrick Chapin's Standard 5-Color Control
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