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Mangara, the Diplomat · W · 100 cards · 38 lands
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Bracket 3 - UpgradedCommander 1Creatures 45Instants 4Sorceries 3Artifacts 5Enchantments 3Planeswalkers 1Lands 38
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Strategy
Mangara, the Diplomat leads a deck built from the cards players most often run with it, making creature tokens and turning a wide board into damage. The list holds 12 ramp pieces, 12 pieces of targeted interaction, 4 board wipes and 9 sources of card draw, at an average mana value of 3.34.
Early: Use the early turns on mana. Knight of the White Orchid and the rest of the 12 ramp pieces are what let the deck cast Mangara, the Diplomat on curve and keep casting after it.
Mid: Once the commander is down, the deck wants to be doing two things at once: advancing its own board and answering everyone else's. Aerial Extortionist is the first answer you will usually reach for, and Archivist of Oghma keeps the hand full while you do it.
Late: Hold Elspeth, Sun's Champion for the turn the table gets ahead of you - with 4 in the deck you can afford to use one early and still have an answer later. At 3.34 average mana value the top end is middling, which means most turns hold two spells.
Win conditions: Wins by going wide and attacking, or by draining the table with token payoffs.
- Sun Titan - Core to the plan
- Archivist of Oghma - Card draw
- Weathered Wayfarer - Core to the plan
- Knight of the White Orchid - Ramp
- Deep Gnome Terramancer - Ramp
- Sevinne's Reclamation - Core to the plan
- Aerial Extortionist - Interaction
- Elspeth, Sun's Champion - Board wipe
~$586.96
estimated to build this deck
Commander (1)
Mangara, the Diplomat
Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
Lifelink
Whenever an opponent attacks with creatures, if two or more of those creatures are attacking you and/or planeswalkers you control, draw a card.
Whenever an opponent casts their second spell each turn, draw a card.
Creatures (45)
Sun Titan
Creature — Giant
$0.26
Vigilance
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, you may return target permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Archivist of Oghma
Creature — Halfling Cleric
$6.06
Flash
Whenever an opponent searches their library, you gain 1 life and draw a card.
Weathered Wayfarer
Creature — Human Nomad Cleric
$1.46
{W}, {T}: Search your library for a land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Activate only if an opponent controls more lands than you.
Knight of the White Orchid
Creature — Human Knight
$1.68
First strike
When this creature enters, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you may search your library for a Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Deep Gnome Terramancer
Creature — Gnome Wizard
$8.43
Flash
Mold Earth — Whenever one or more lands enter under an opponent's control without being played, you may search your library for a Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Do this only once each turn.
Aerial Extortionist
Creature — Bird Soldier
$4.63
Flying
Whenever this creature enters or deals combat damage to a player, exile up to one target nonland permanent. For as long as that card remains exiled, its owner may cast it.
Whenever another player casts a spell from anywhere other than their hand, draw a card.
Keeper of the Accord
Creature — Human Soldier
$0.49
At the beginning of each opponent's end step, if that player controls more creatures than you, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
At the beginning of each opponent's end step, if that player controls more lands than you, you may search your library for a basic Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Loyal Warhound
Creature — Dog
$0.41
Vigilance
When this creature enters, if an opponent controls more lands than you, search your library for a basic Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Esper Sentinel
Artifact Creature — Human Soldier
$60.54
Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, draw a card unless that player pays {X}, where X is this creature's power.
Loran of the Third Path
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
$4.91
Vigilance
When Loran enters, destroy up to one target artifact or enchantment.
{T}: You and target opponent each draw a card.
Mother of Runes
Creature — Human Cleric
$8.51
{T}: Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.
Emeria Shepherd
Creature — Angel
$3.48
Flying
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may return target nonland permanent card from your graveyard to your hand. If that land is a Plains, you may return that nonland permanent card to the battlefield instead.
Grand Abolisher
Creature — Human Cleric
$17.41
During your turn, your opponents can't cast spells or activate abilities of artifacts, creatures, or enchantments.
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
$15.11
Vigilance
Other creatures you control get +2/+2.
Creatures your opponents control get -2/-2.
Soul Warden
Creature — Human Cleric
$2.77
Whenever another creature enters, you gain 1 life.
Skyclave Apparition
Creature — Kor Spirit
$0.28
When this creature enters, exile up to one target nonland, nontoken permanent you don't control with mana value 4 or less.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, the exiled card's owner creates an X/X blue Illusion creature token, where X is the mana value of the exiled card.
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
Legendary Creature — Angel
$30.12
Flying, vigilance, indestructible
Other permanents you control have indestructible.
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
Legendary Creature — Human Knight
$2.47
Vigilance
Adeline's power is equal to the number of creatures you control.
Whenever you attack, for each opponent, create a 1/1 white Human creature token that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control.
Serra Ascendant
Creature — Human Monk
$28.21
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
As long as you have 30 or more life, this creature gets +5/+5 and has flying.
Moonshaker Cavalry
Creature — Spirit Knight
$9.1
Flying
When this creature enters, creatures you control gain flying and get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of creatures you control.
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
$1.2
First strike
Creatures and nonbasic lands your opponents control enter tapped.
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
$6.16
Vigilance
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, if no mana was spent to cast it, counter that spell.
Sacrifice Boromir: Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn. The Ring tempts you.
Welcoming Vampire
Creature — Vampire
$2.53
Flying
Whenever one or more other creatures you control with power 2 or less enter, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Cathar Commando
Creature — Human Soldier
$0.21
Flash
{1}, Sacrifice this creature: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
Angel of the Ruins
Artifact Creature — Angel
$0.23
Flying
When this creature enters, exile up to two target artifacts and/or enchantments.
Plainscycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
Solemn Simulacrum
Artifact Creature — Golem
$0.27
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
When this creature dies, you may draw a card.
Serra Paragon
Creature — Angel
$0.51
Flying
Once during each of your turns, you may play a land from your graveyard or cast a permanent spell with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard. If you do, it gains "When this permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, exile it and you gain 2 life."
Lion Sash
Artifact Creature — Equipment Cat
$2.23
{W}: Exile target card from a graveyard. If it was a permanent card, put a +1/+1 counter on this permanent.
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each +1/+1 counter on this Equipment.
Reconfigure {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control; or unattach from a creature. Reconfigure only as a sorcery. While attached, this isn't a creature.)
Palace Jailer
Creature — Human Soldier
$0.16
When this creature enters, you become the monarch.
When this creature enters, exile target creature an opponent controls until an opponent becomes the monarch.
God-Eternal Oketra
Legendary Creature — Zombie God
$0.7
Double strike
Whenever you cast a creature spell, create a 4/4 black Zombie Warrior creature token with vigilance.
When God-Eternal Oketra dies or is put into exile from the battlefield, you may put it into its owner's library third from the top.
Selfless Spirit
Creature — Spirit Cleric
$0.4
Flying
Sacrifice this creature: Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.
Karmic Guide
Creature — Angel Spirit
$0.33
Flying, protection from black
Echo {3}{W}{W} (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
When this creature enters, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Aven Interrupter
Creature — Bird Rogue
$3.36
Flash
Flying
When this creature enters, exile target spell. It becomes plotted. (Its owner may cast it as a sorcery on a later turn without paying its mana cost.)
Spells your opponents cast from graveyards or from exile cost {2} more to cast.
Soul's Attendant
Creature — Human Cleric
$5.74
Whenever another creature enters, you may gain 1 life.
Claim Jumper
Creature — Rabbit Mercenary
$0.38
Vigilance
When this creature enters, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you may search your library for a Plains card and put it onto the battlefield tapped. Then if an opponent controls more lands than you, repeat this process once. If you search your library this way, shuffle.
Recruiter of the Guard
Creature — Human Soldier
$6.63
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a creature card with toughness 2 or less, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Mentor of the Meek
Creature — Human Soldier
$0.19
Whenever another creature you control with power 2 or less enters, you may pay {1}. If you do, draw a card.
Charismatic Conqueror
Creature — Vampire Soldier
$22.87
Vigilance
Whenever an artifact or creature an opponent controls enters untapped, they may tap that permanent. If they don't, you create a 1/1 white Vampire creature token with lifelink.
Enduring Innocence
Enchantment Creature — Sheep Glimmer
$3.76
Lifelink
Whenever one or more other creatures you control with power 2 or less enter, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.
When Enduring Innocence dies, if it was a creature, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. It's an enchantment. (It's not a creature.)
Solitude
Creature — Elemental Incarnation
$35.03
Flash
Lifelink
When this creature enters, exile up to one other target creature. That creature's controller gains life equal to its power.
Evoke—Exile a white card from your hand.
Alms Collector
Creature — Cat Cleric
$1.1
Flash
If an opponent would draw two or more cards, instead you and that player each draw a card.
Defiler of Faith
Creature — Phyrexian Human
$0.4
Vigilance
As an additional cost to cast white permanent spells, you may pay 2 life. Those spells cost {W} less to cast if you paid life this way. This effect reduces only the amount of white mana you pay.
Whenever you cast a white permanent spell, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
Battle Angels of Tyr
Creature — Angel Knight
$24.21
Flying, myriad
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card if that player has more cards in hand than each other player. Then you create a Treasure token if that player controls more lands than each other player. Then you gain 3 life if that player has more life than each other player.
Master of Ceremonies
Creature — Rhino Druid
$16.21
At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent chooses money, friends, or secrets. For each player who chose money, you and that player each create a Treasure token. For each player who chose friends, you and that player each create a 1/1 green and white Citizen creature token. For each player who chose secrets, you and that player each draw a card.
Rumor Gatherer
Creature — Elf Wizard
$0.29
Alliance — Whenever another creature you control enters, scry 1. If this is the second time this ability has resolved this turn, draw a card instead.
Instants (4)
Swords to Plowshares
Instant
$1.42
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
Path to Exile
Instant
$1.01
Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Generous Gift
Instant
$0.71
Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.
Teferi's Protection
Instant
$34.74
Until your next turn, your life total can't change and you gain protection from everything. All permanents you control phase out. (While they're phased out, they're treated as though they don't exist. They phase in before you untap during your untap step.)
Exile Teferi's Protection.
Sorceries (3)
Sevinne's Reclamation
Sorcery
$0.39
Return target permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. If this spell was cast from a graveyard, you may copy this spell and may choose a new target for the copy.
Flashback {4}{W} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Austere Command
Sorcery
$0.33
Choose two —
• Destroy all artifacts.
• Destroy all enchantments.
• Destroy all creatures with mana value 3 or less.
• Destroy all creatures with mana value 4 or greater.
Farewell
Sorcery
$4.77
Choose one or more —
• Exile all artifacts.
• Exile all creatures.
• Exile all enchantments.
• Exile all graveyards.
Artifacts (5)
Archaeomancer's Map
Artifact
$0.92
When this artifact enters, search your library for up to two basic Plains cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.
Whenever a land an opponent controls enters, if that player controls more lands than you, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Sword of the Animist
Legendary Artifact — Equipment
$2.41
Equipped creature gets +1/+1.
Whenever equipped creature attacks, you may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Equip {2}
Wayfarer's Bauble
Artifact
$0.3
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Sword of Hearth and Home
Artifact — Equipment
$16.71
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has protection from green and from white.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, exile up to one target creature you own, then search your library for a basic land card. Put both cards onto the battlefield under your control, then shuffle.
Equip {2}
Enchantments (3)
Land Tax
Enchantment
$16.95
At the beginning of your upkeep, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you may search your library for up to three basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.
Trouble in Pairs
Enchantment
$15.08
If an opponent would begin an extra turn, that player skips that turn instead.
Whenever an opponent attacks you with two or more creatures, draws their second card each turn, or casts their second spell each turn, you draw a card.
Smothering Tithe
Enchantment
$54.96
Whenever an opponent draws a card, that player may pay {2}. If the player doesn't, you create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Planeswalkers (1)
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
Legendary Planeswalker — Elspeth
$2.16
+1: Create three 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens.
−3: Destroy all creatures with power 4 or greater.
−7: You get an emblem with "Creatures you control get +2/+2 and have flying."
Lands (38)
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
Land
$6.75
This land enters tapped.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control seven or more Plains, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
{T}: Add {W}.
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Legendary Land
$53.08
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}: Choose a color. Add an amount of mana of that color equal to your devotion to that color. (Your devotion to a color is the number of mana symbols of that color in the mana costs of permanents you control.)
War Room
Land
$5.32
{T}: Add {C}.
{3}, {T}, Pay life equal to the number of colors in your commanders' color identity: Draw a card.
Castle Ardenvale
Land
$0.23
This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains.
{T}: Add {W}.
{2}{W}{W}, {T}: Create a 1/1 white Human creature token.
Minas Tirith
Legendary Land
$6.88
Minas Tirith enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature.
{T}: Add {W}.
{1}{W}, {T}: Draw a card. Activate only if you attacked with two or more creatures this turn.
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
Legendary Land
$5.66
{T}: Add {W}.
Channel — {2}{W}, Discard this card: It deals 4 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Lotus Field
Land
$2.63
Hexproof
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, sacrifice two lands.
{T}: Add three mana of any one color.
Karoo
Land
$0.31
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, sacrifice it unless you return an untapped Plains you control to its owner's hand.
{T}: Add {C}{W}.
Guildless Commons
Land
$1.2
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
{T}: Add {C}{C}.
Mistveil Plains
Land — Plains
$0.25
({T}: Add {W}.)
This land enters tapped.
{W}, {T}: Put target card from your graveyard on the bottom of your library. Activate only if you control two or more white permanents.
Scavenger Grounds
Land — Desert
$0.29
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice a Desert: Exile all graveyards.
Basic lands: 26 Plains
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