Proxy war: A political control deck

Commander / EDH* Aikido Control Group Hug Pillow Fort

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Land (36)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Badlands
• 1x Bayou
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Murmuring Bosk
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Spectator Seating
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Taiga
• 1x Tarnished Citadel
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Tropical Island
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Underground Sea
• 1x Vault of Champions
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Volcanic Island
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Mass removal (6)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Coercive Portal
• 1x Farewell
• 1x Magister of Worth
• 1x Rout
• 1x Vanquish the Horde

Pillow fort (5)

• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
• 1x No Mercy
• 1x Propaganda

Wincons (3)

• 1x Assemble the Legion
• 1x Court of Grace
• 1x Luminarch Ascension

Back allies (14)

• 1x Alliance of Arms
• 1x Daryl, Hunter of Walkers
• 1x Duelist's Heritage
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Gahiji, Honored One
• 1x Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
• 1x Kros, Defense Contractor
• 1x Najeela, the Blade-Blossom
• 1x Scheming Symmetry
• 1x Shadrix Silverquill
• 1x Sylvan Offering
• 1x Varchild's War-Riders
• 1x Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
• 1x Wedding Ring

Ramp (12)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Dockside Extortionist
• 1x Faeburrow Elder
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Ignoble Hierarch
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Noble Hierarch
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Three Visits

Card advantage (11)

• 1x Coercive Portal
• 1x Court of Grace
• 1x Daryl, Hunter of Walkers
• 1x Generous Patron
• 1x Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
• 1x Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist *f-etch*
• 1x Mangara, the Diplomat
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Queen Marchesa
• 1x Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
• 1x Wedding Ring

Protection (6)

• 1x Deflecting Swat
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Gyome, Master Chef
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Teferi's Protection

Targeted removal (4)

• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Council's Judgment
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Return to Dust

New Cards (1)

• 1x Humble Defector

Targetted removal (1)

• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures

Commander (1)

Politics (13)

• 1x Coercive Portal
• 1x Council's Judgment
• 1x Court of Grace
• 1x Duelist's Heritage
• 1x Gyome, Master Chef
• 1x Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
• 1x Kros, Defense Contractor
• 1x Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist *f-etch*
• 1x Magister of Worth
• 1x Queen Marchesa
• 1x Shadrix Silverquill
• 1x Wedding Ring
• 1x Wishclaw Talisman

Aikido (11)

• 1x Arachnogenesis
• 1x Comeuppance
• 1x Deflecting Palm
• 1x Deflecting Swat
• 1x Hellish Rebuke
• 1x Inkshield
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
• 1x No Mercy
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Selfless Squire

Commander synergy (8)

• 1x Awakening
• 1x Biomancer's Familiar
• 1x Braid of Fire
• 1x Generous Patron
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Training Grounds
• 1x Wilderness Reclamation
• 1x Zirda, the Dawnwaker

Utility (5)

• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Mirage Mirror
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Timeless Witness
• 1x Wishclaw Talisman

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Sideboard

Land (5)

• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Sunbaked Canyon

New cards (2)

• 1x Heartstone
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs

Back allies (1)

• 1x Akroan Horse

Card advantage (1)

• 1x Keranos, God of Storms

Mass removal (1)

• 1x Damn

Pillow fort (4)

• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Sphere of Safety
• 1x Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
• 1x Windborn Muse

Targeted removal (3)

• 1x Damn
• 1x Diaochan, Artful Beauty
• 1x Excavation Technique

Commander synergy (1)

• 1x Heartstone

Other (1)

• 1x Brushland

Ramp (4)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Smothering Tithe

Aikido (2)

• 1x Karmic Justice
• 1x Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts

Politics (2)

• 1x Diaochan, Artful Beauty
• 1x Excavation Technique

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Maybeboard

Politics (4)

• 1x Athreos, God of Passage
• 1x Mathas, Fiend Seeker
• 1x Pharika, God of Affliction
• 1x Promise of Loyalty

Card advantage (1)

• 1x Mathas, Fiend Seeker

Mass removal (1)

• 1x Promise of Loyalty

Pillow fort (3)

• 1x Isperia, Supreme Judge
• 1x Protective Sphere
• 1x Righteous Aura

Aikido (1)

• 1x Narset's Reversal

Protection (1)

• 1x Athreos, Shroud-Veiled

Utility (3)

• 1x Mirri's Guile
• 1x Pharika, God of Affliction
• 1x Regrowth

Ramp (1)

• 1x Karametra, God of Harvests *f-etch*

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Be the puppeteer giving your opponents the tools to destroy themselves while staying safe inside your ivory tower and foil any attempts to harm you by turning their efforts against them

Feedback is appreciated and wanted!

reminder: Find card to cut for awakening

Date added	3 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	22 - 5 Mythic Rares 71 - 13 Rares 12 - 3 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	109
Avg. CMC	3.21
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Assassin 1/1 B w/ Haste, Bird 2/2 U, Copy Clone, Elf Warrior 1/1 G, Emblem Tamiyo, the Moon Sage, Food, Inkling 2/1 WB, Ogre 3/3 R, Soldier 1/1 RW, Soldier 1/1 W, Spider 1/2 G, Spirit 1/1 C, Spirit 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 WB, Survivor 1/1 R, The Monarch, Timeless Witness 4/4 B, Treasure, Treefolk X/X G, Warrior 1/1 W, Zombie 2/2 B