Characteristic and iconic races

Each color in Magic: The Gathering has characteristic and iconic creature types.
==Characteristic creature type==
A characteristic creature type which is used to typically represent the color in any given set. Characteristic creatures show up many times per set and are found in all rarities, but especially at common. They are smaller humanoids that appear on more mundane cards, such as vanilla and French vanilla creatures. The characteristic creatures are:
* Human
* Merfolk
* Vampire and Zombie
* Goblin
* Elf
==Iconic creature type==
Each color has an iconic, or marquee, creature type which is well known as the creature representative of everything the color embodies. Iconic creatures show up only a few times per set (and many times only once). They are almost exclusively rare or mythic rare and show up on splashable cards. The current iconic creature types are:
* Angel
* Sphinx
* Demon
* Dragon
* Hydra
==References==
Category:Races