Diaochan, Artful Beauty
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Format Legality
1v1 Commander Legal
Archenemy Legal
Canadian Highlander Legal
Casual Legal
Commander / EDH Legal
Commander: Rule 0 Legal
Custom Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Highlander Legal
Legacy Legal
Leviathan Legal
Limited Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Planechase Legal
Quest Magic Legal
Vanguard Legal
Vintage Legal

Diaochan, Artful Beauty

Legendary Creature — Human Advisor

: Destroy target creature of your choice, then destroy target creature of an opponent's choice. Play this ability only during your turn, before attackers are declared.

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brandonplaysmagic on Rare commander build?

2 years ago

I love stupidly obscure commanders. I have a Lady Zhurong, Warrior Queen voltron deck that is pretty stupid and fun. I also have a Diaochan, Artful Beauty kinda politics deck that is weird too. I don’t know why this one is more rare, but I have Varis, Silverymoon Ranger as my elfball commander and he is SO good.

Idoneity on Diaochan, Artful Beauty Mono-R Control

2 years ago

I am fond of any deck with a selcouth commander at its helm. I have my own Diaochan list that I have been piloting for some number of years now.

As for recommendations, the card that has impressed me to no end is Goblin Engineer, for it finds apparel for the commander and sets up other chicanery. The inclusion of Ichor Wellspring further allows the Engineer to draw an additional card each turn.

Another nocent contender is Meekstone, which hits essentially none of your threats and all of the others. If the table becomes wise to it, Diaochan will be the first thing removed. Meekstone serves in her absence.

Though I needn't mention it, Sword of Fire and Ice is the best Sword for warding the commander from herself. Price is inhibiting, but the power is there.

That shall be all for my offerings. I do like the Karn you have in the list! I shall need to add one to mine.

Speaking of which, my deck is here if you care to peruse it: Kick You Whilst I Dance

May all of fortune have you!

Idoneity on Adherence to Archetype

2 years ago

Over my years of commander, I have grown a fondness of constructing selcouth legendary creatures and strange strategies. I have built Hakim as an aura-madness-graveyard value deck, Diaochan as mono-red control, and Halfdane as Esper stompy for ensamples.

Yet, these entail a further line of thinking, "When is an archetype extenuated beyond the point of cohesion?" My Halfdane list verges on a flash/control list just out of desperation for other substantiation to build a big Sturmgeist . My Hakim list opts for a discard theme more than auras, despite the commander's text box. The commanders define the game's end, but not its process.

These are "strange" decks, yet hold another plan within them to attain such a strategy. Thus is my query here, do the supporting principles and engine pieces of a deck define the archetype, or does the manner wherein the game is ended define the archetype?

Idoneity on Kick You Whilst I Dance

2 years ago

Profet93 - As for the rulings of Diaochan , I have checked the rules and asked around. Despite the opponent making the choice, the game still identifies me as the controller of the ability. As such, Hexproof is somehow worse than Shroud.

As for Phyrexian Portal , this is steadily becoming a favourite of mine. This deck can generate a lot of mana really quickly, but does not always have a place to put it. This artifact, breezing all of its rules text, essentially has a three-mana activated ability that draws a card. When I have nothing else to do, what better than to draw cards?

I have wayward deck decisions, but I can draw a lot of cards.

Idoneity on Kick You Whilst I Dance

2 years ago

Profet93 Alright. Let's do this.

Jeska's Will , Hanweir Battlements  Flip, and War Room are in the list. War Room in specific has become a favourite of mine.

I have steadily become averse to the slow Myriad Landscape , thence have excluded it from all lists.

I mislike spells blatantly designed for Commander, starting with the free cycle of spells from Ikoria. Deflecting Swat is thus ignored.

Blast Zone was considered, but I need a high amount of Mountains to actually cast my spells. The current swath of utility lands I have has worked out well.

Tectonic Edge is one I should add. I own a Gaea's Cradle and know all the power it imposes.

Finally is Champion's Helm , which does not work as you would think. Hexproof is not functional with Diaochan , for she targets herself, meaning that I control the ability maugre it being my opponent's choice. Thus, Whispersilk Cloak .

Thus is all.

Idoneity on Kick You Whilst I Dance

2 years ago

Profet93 Alright, allow me to address all of these lovelies.

Endless Atlas costs two mana, thence I backed away from it. It is in consideration, but likely to remain off.

Hedron Archive is just four mana, and this deck does not actually use that much.

Ignite the Future is a lot of mana, and then a lot more mana. No thank you.

Humble Defector involves giving my opponents things, and I am morally against that.

Now, Rings of Brighthearth is one I much like, for it copies the commander and works extraordinarily well with Rummaging Goblin . It then provides card advantage!

Light Up the Stage is fine, but this deck cannot reliably deal damage to reduce its stark cost.

Skullclamp is obscenely broken, but I only have fourteen creatures in this list, none of which yearning to die. Good, yet not here.

Ancient Tomb is always great, yet is tristfully fifty dollars at its cheapest. Lovely at the price of taxes.

Thank you very much for the suggestions! Rings shall definitely find a home.

Idoneity on Yes, "another" Diaochan question.

2 years ago

Yes, another query about this nocent folk, Diaochan .

So, I have finished her deck, but only just considered another minutia with her rules text that is not covered in the oracle.

Whenever I tap her , I choose a creature to target—let us say Deadly Recluse . Thereupon, an opponent chooses a creature. Are they able to choose the same Deadly Recluse as was previously targeted in the same activation of the ability, or must something else be chosen given the opportunity?

The keyword "another" is not divulged in the text, yet I still wish to be aware of each rule before I put this in the command zone with confidence.

Idoneity on Can Diaochan be chosen by …

2 years ago

I have been toiling with a Diaochan deck for commander, and naturally swayed towards protective equipment to prevent her from being perished by her own hand.

But, I had the realization that Swiftfoot Boots might not work as I first thought.

My understanding is that, even if my opponent makes the choice and she is donning a Hexproof equipment, I am still the technical controller of Diaochan's ability, and thus she can die to it.

Is this correct?

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