If Looks Could Kill.. (Diaochan, Artful Beauty)

Commander / EDH Artifact Burn Control Mono-Red Multiplayer

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Draw (20)

• 1x Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
• 1x Caves of Chaos Adventurer
• 1x Coveted Jewel
• 1x Curse of Hospitality
• 1x Etali, Primal Storm
• 1x Humble Defector
• 1x Jeska's Will
• 1x Memory Jar
• 1x Professional Face-Breaker
• 1x Ruin Grinder
• 1x Sandstone Oracle
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Skyline Despot
• 1x Stolen Strategy
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Sword of Forge and Frontier
• 1x Valakut Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x War Room
• 1x Wheel of Fortune
• 1x Wheel of Misfortune

Protection (13)

• 1x Brash Taunter
• 1x Field of the Dead
• 1x Glacial Chasm
• 1x Hammer of Nazahn
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mirage Mirror
• 1x Stuffy Doll
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Sword of Sinew and Steel
• 1x Sword of War and Peace
• 1x Thaumatic Compass  ^Flip
• 1x Vengeful Ancestor
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine

Burn (6)

• 1x Brash Taunter
• 1x Leyline Tyrant
• 1x Price of Progress
• 1x Stuffy Doll
• 1x Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
• 1x Wheel of Misfortune

WinCon (2)

• 1x Hellkite Tyrant
• 1x Insurrection

Land (35)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Field of the Dead
• 1x Flamekin Village
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 1x Hanweir Battlements  ^Meld
• 1x High Market
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Kher Keep
• 9x Mountain
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Shatterskull Smashing  ^Flip
• 8x Snow-Covered Mountain
• 1x Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
• 1x Urza's Saga
• 1x Valakut Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
• 1x War Room

Removal (10)

• 1x All is Dust
• 1x Balefire Dragon
• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Reckless Endeavor
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Soul-Guide Lantern
• 1x Sword of Sinew and Steel
• 1x Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
• 1x Vandalblast

Tutor (7)

• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Gamble
• 1x Goblin Engineer
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Thaumatic Compass  ^Flip
• 1x Urza's Saga

Combo (3)

• 1x Dualcaster Mage
• 1x Heat Shimmer
• 1x Twinflame

Commander (1)

Ramp (17)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Coveted Jewel
• 1x Curse of Opulence
• 1x Cursed Mirror
• 1x Dockside Extortionist
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Jeska's Will
• 1x Leyline Tyrant
• 1x Liquimetal Torque
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Professional Face-Breaker
• 1x Reckless Endeavor
• 1x Ruby Medallion
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sword of Forge and Frontier
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Recursion (7)

• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Feldon of the Third Path
• 1x Goblin Engineer
• 1x Goblin Welder
• 1x Junk Diver
• 1x Myr Retriever
• 1x Scrap Trawler

Haste (4)

• 1x Anger
• 1x Flamekin Village
• 1x Hanweir Battlements  ^Meld
• 1x Lightning Greaves

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Other (16)

• 1x Arcbond
• 1x Gauntlet of Might
• 1x Great Furnace
• 1x Helm of Possession
• 1x Knollspine Dragon
• 1x Magus of the Moon
• 1x Mindclaw Shaman
• 1x Neheb, the Eternal
• 1x Outpost Siege
• 1x Pariah's Shield
• 1x Price of Glory
• 1x Reforge the Soul
• 1x Skred
• 1x Starke of Rath
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak
• 1x Zealous Conscripts

Land (1)

• 1x Blast Zone

Wipe (1)

• 1x Mizzium Mortars

Draw (7)

• 1x Chandra, Torch of Defiance
• 1x Daretti, Scrap Savant
• 1x Endless Atlas
• 1x The Immortal Sun
• 1x Thrill of Possibility
• 1x Trading Post
• 1x Valakut Exploration

Ramp (4)

• 1x Chandra, Torch of Defiance
• 1x Gauntlet of Power
• 1x Koth of the Hammer
• 1x The Immortal Sun

Burn (3)

• 1x Pyrohemia
• 1x Valakut Exploration
• 1x Vicious Shadows

Copy (1)

• 1x Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker

Tutor (1)

• 1x Hoarding Dragon

Removal (6)

• 1x Blast Zone
• 1x Chandra, Torch of Defiance
• 1x Mizzium Mortars
• 1x Pyroblast
• 1x Pyrohemia
• 1x Red Elemental Blast

Control (5)

• 1x Deflecting Swat
• 1x Pyroblast
• 1x Red Elemental Blast
• 1x Stranglehold
• 1x Tibalt's Trickery

Protection (2)

• 1x Akroma's Memorial
• 1x Deflecting Swat

Recursion (2)

• 1x Daretti, Scrap Savant
• 1x Trading Post

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Hopefully people will stop thinking that mono-red is a handicap...

Total politics deck for the best politics commander, Diaochan, Artful Beauty.

A quick rundown of the deck..

Inherently, there are some obstacles that need to be overcome before constructing a successful mono-red deck in EDH.

For one, there's the card advantage problem, in this deck we have many ways to refill our hand and make sure everything is going swimmingly. See Mind's Eye, Staff of Nin, Skullclamp, etc.

Secondly, ramp is also nonexistent outside of artifacts so I have made sure to include plenty of those. See Sol Ring, Gauntlet of Power, etc.

Lastly, we're not using Purphoros so that's definitely a mistake /s

With that in mind, this deck runs in a 3-step process and like most red decks, it's pretty straightforward...

1. State your case.

Here's what going to happen when people see our commander, they're gonna say "Noooooooo! You're gonna kill my commander, I can't have that!" I've found there are three ways to respond to this:

1. "Yup. My commander does stuff, who would have thought?" - say this when they're commander in any wy seems threatening. Kaalia? Needs to be dealt with. Atraxa? Way more threatening that Diaochan. Animar? Lol, is that even a question? Keep the focus off of you and have the table look at other threats around the table.
2. "What? Her? Don't worry, she doesn't even have haste!" - say this if the person next to you is playing aggressive decks.
3. "As if your commander doesn't have responses to threats." - say this if you're playing against anybody magic. Espeically a top tier commander, a spellslinger.

2. Play politics and sandbag.

It's really tempting, but never empty your hand. If you do, you will eventually run out of gas and feel bad for the remainder of the game while your opponents slowly take you out. Use your commander often and try to deal with threats politically.

3. Win through burn or really really big creatures.

Despite what some may say, burn is a totally viable way to win commander -- it's just not anyone's first choice. Cards like Pyrohemia, Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle and Vicious Shadows in the late game can usually kill an opponent or two. Alternatively, Insurrection and Colossus of Akros make great wincons on their own.

Suggestions, comments and +1's are always appreciated!

Thank you to everyone for making this the highest-rated Diaochan, Artful Beauty deck on TappedOut!

Top Ranked	Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Artifact 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Budget 4 years ago
Date added	8 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	15 - 0 Mythic Rares 45 - 0 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.49
Tokens	Construct 0/0 C, Copy Clone, Dragon 5/5 R, Dungeon: Undercity, Gold, Kobolds of Kher Keep 0/1 R, Skeleton 4/1 B, Spirit 1/1 C, The Initiative, Monarch Emblem, Treasure, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink, Zombie 2/2 B
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