why is Garruk, Apex Predator on the list?

His ultimate makes opponents' creatures bigger.

some other possibly friendship cards: Sheltering Ancient, Wall of Shards, Learn from the Past, Beacon of Immortality.

Learn from the Past is primarily a graveyard hoser, not a helpful group hug card, and Beacon of Immortality is a single targetted effect which happens to have a mode that could be used to benefit an opponent.

A quick way to figure out if your card is group hug is to ask "If I get Coercioned, will my opponent like me keeping this card in my hand?"

Although, Beacon works so well with Arbiter of Knollridge, and Learn from the past, while it may target one person, helps that one player if they're getting targeted by a mill deck. And since Temporal Cascade is in the list, should also include Time Reversal.

Kavu Lair is very much a group hug card, I discovered it while browsing cards for my "Absurd Draw" EDH deck

could you please organize them by what type of hug they are? It would honestly make this list a lot more useful

I got one that fits

Terra Eternal

All lands Indestructable

That protects everybody's lands from destory land cards. (But not sacrifice though.)

Diaochan, Artful Beauty is group hug imo

Group hug cards from Eldritch Moon/Conspiracy 2/Kaladesh sets:

Borderland Explorer, Mirrorwing Dragon, Harmless Offering, Geier Reach Sanitarium(?), Dubious Challenge, Ghirapur Orrery, and last but not least Eager Construct.

How about Divine Intervention ?

Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis, even though you get a better boost.

Thank you to everyone who have helped me by suggesting great group hug cards and giving of your time to help make this resource better!

I would like to ask everyone for some help with a small task:

I have looked through my search many, many times, but it may be that I still overlooked a card that fits my mentioned parameters. If you have a bit of time, could you take a look through the search and see if there are any cards that I have missed?

And as always, let me know if you think of any new cards to add to my list and my search as well!

Thank you in advance, everyone, and happy deckbuilding!

Note to self: Add effects like Crescendo of War to this list.

Hey man havent looked through your list yet. Looks pretty comprehensive. I was planning on going through it when im not on mobile to see if i didnt miss anything in my edh politics list. Feel free to do the same :]

Hey man havent looked through your list yet. Looks pretty comprehensive. I was planning on going through it when im not on mobile to see if i didnt miss anything in my edh politics list. Feel free to do the same :]

Heartstone | Meletis Charlatan | Spectral Searchlight | Bazaar Trader

And Natural Balance has the potential of benefitting everyone.

Good list!

Heartstone and Natural Balance look great. Thanks!

However, the rest have issues:

• Meletis Charlatan and Spectral Searchlight are both cards that can be used to only give a benefit to you. This is why I wrote the first point under "What this list doesn't include" that way was to eliminate cards that aren't true group hug cards. Another example of cards like these is Heroes' Reunion, which is more obviously not a group hug card.
• Bazaar Trader gives you no reason/benefit to activate the ability, and as such, is not truly a group hug card for the list, as per the first point under "What this list includes".

Coat of Arms

You might want to revise your first point under "What this list doesn't include." I only recommended a card like Bazaar Trader because I use it frequently in group matches to maintain good politics between players. If someone is struggling I will throw them a creature to help block in hopes they will repay the favor. It doesn't have to "be used to only give advantage to yourself" (first point). It's great at making friends until you find your Homeward Path, pull everything back, and attempt to wipe everyone out :D

So what's the difference between that and Xira Arien? Both have an activated ability that can be used to help an opponent without any benefit to you.

Sure, they're both political cards, but not group hug cards.

Circumstances can really dictate your definition of a benefit. If you are playing 2v2, targeting your partner to draw a card helps your team; in turn helping you. I understand your point of a group hug card needing to benefit multiple players, rather than one. That's why I recommended you revise that first point.

Furthermore, you have cards like Act of Treason in this list. If you consider that a group hug card, then I think Bazaar Trader demands some consideration as well.

Oops, Act of Treason was a typo for Act of Authority... I need to fix that.

Then again, Act of Authority is a remnant back from when I allowed effects like Beast Within, so it shouldn't be here based on my second point under exclusions.

Yeah Beast Within is like punching someone in the face, giving them a bag of ice, and then asking, "We good?"

Love that card though!

friskysausage, somehow, I missed your suggestion of Coat of Arms. Needless to say, it's a great suggestion and is going on the list! Thanks for all the suggestions!