Diaochan, Artful Beauty
{T}: Destroy target creature of your choice, then destroy target creature of an opponent's choice. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.
How Diaochan decks play in EDH
Diaochan, Artful Beauty is a mono-red commander costing 3R, and its legendary creature - human advisor line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones Diaochan, Artful Beauty decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $41.78Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (1)
Removal (4)
Creatures (3)
Synergy & payoffs (10)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Diaochan, Artful Beauty decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Diaochan, Artful Beauty deck?
Diaochan, Artful Beauty has a mono-red colour identity, so every card in the deck must be red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Diaochan, Artful Beauty?
The cards played most often in Diaochan, Artful Beauty decks include The Lonely Mountain, Koth, the Geomancer, Tether Technician. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Diaochan, Artful Beauty deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $41.78 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Diaochan, Artful Beauty deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.