Thanks, Obama!

Commander / EDH* Group Hug RUW (Jeskai, America)

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Land (37)

• 1x Boreal Shelf
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Homeward Path
• 2x Island
• 1x Kher Keep
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 4x Mountain
• 1x Mystic Monastery
• 4x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Rainbow Vale
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Sejiri Refuge
• 1x Skycloud Expanse
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Temple of Triumph
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Wind-Scarred Crag

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Council's Judgment
• 1x Cultural Exchange
• 1x Order of Succession
• 1x Plea for Power

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Enchantment (21)

• 1x Arrest
• 1x Assemble the Legion
• 1x Aurification
• 1x Banishing Light
• 1x Detention Sphere
• 1x Divine Intervention
• 1x Faith's Fetters
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Journey to Nowhere
• 1x Lightmine Field
• 1x Mystic Barrier
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Paradox Haze
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Solitary Confinement
• 1x Sphere of Safety
• 1x Standstill
• 1x Statecraft
• 1x Teferi's Moat
• 1x Wild Research
• 1x Zur's Weirding

Artifact (14)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Howling Mine
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Norn's Annex
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spectral Searchlight
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Venser's Journal

Commander (1)

Creature (17)

• 1x Akroan Horse
• 1x Azor's Elocutors
• 1x Ballot Broker
• 1x Brago's Representative
• 1x Council Guardian
• 1x Custodi Squire
• 1x Fog Bank
• 1x Guard Gomazoa
• 1x Humble Defector
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Lieutenants of the Guard
• 1x Messenger Jays
• 1x Mistmeadow Witch
• 1x Orzhov Advokist
• 1x Silent Arbiter
• 1x Vedalken Plotter
• 1x Wall of Denial

Instant (5)

• 1x Counterflux
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Illusion of Choice
• 1x Shoving Match
• 1x Split Decision

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AWWWWWWWW YISSSSSSSSSS. WE ABOUT TO GO 'MURICA ALL OVER EVERYBODY'S ASSES.

Now, you may be looking at this deck list and wondering, "How does this deck win?" Not the point, brah. 'Murica already WINS AT LIFE, so we don't have to worry about that. We're here to make bald eagles cry and make some FREEDOM enter the battlefield.

POTUS: Our classy goat lady, Zedruu the Greathearted. Fun fact, her playtest name in development was Obama, so we're going to use her to give presents to our friends and spread some democracy.

VEEP: Our man Venser, the Sojourner will be standing in for Biden. We're going to give our buddies some presents, and sometimes we'll need those things back, for freedom-related reasons. Biden here is going to get them back for us.

FLOTUS: If Biden's not in the house, our girl Mistmeadow Witch has our back.

VOTING: The reason we're here, to bring democracy to the heathen masses. Ideally, we will have a bit more democracy than everyone else, because we're #1.

• Split Decision
• Ballot Broker
• Brago's Representative
• Council Guardian
• Council's Judgment
• Custodi Squire
• Illusion of Choice
• Lieutenants of the Guard
• Messenger Jays
• Plea for Power

VETOS: Sometimes, people want things that aren't what's right for America, and that's why we've got to have a veto system in place: Counterflux and Counterspell

SANCTIONS: In order for democracy to flourish, our international partners need to abide by the rules of law and order, or else we will have to condemn their reckless actions in the strongest possible terms. However, we want to use both carrots and sticks. Once you've sanctioned a troublesome permanent, then you can donate the enchantment to the offending party to let them know that there's no hard feelings and you're still their friend. :)

• Arrest
• Banishing Light
• Detention Sphere
• Faith's Fetters
• Journey to Nowhere
• Oblivion Ring

REGULATIONS: We are a nation of laws, and we must have regulations to keep people's baser impulses in check. We're not saying people can't do things, just that they can't do things to us.

• Aurification
• Lightmine Field
• Sphere of Safety
• Teferi's Moat
• Sphere of Safety
• Mystic Barrier
• Norn's Annex

THE MEDIA: A free press is essential to a strong democracy.

• Propaganda (Huffpo)
• Ghostly Prison (Fox News)

CONGRESS: It's one of the three branches of government. Can't 'Murica without it.

• Azor's Elocutors
• Shoving Match
• Vedalken Plotter
• Standstill

THE COURTS: Can't have freedom without justice, brah.

• Silent Arbiter
• Council's Judgment

THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX: We need to a strong defense to maintain our freedom. Remember: Invasions are things that happen to other countries. As an added bonus, you can donate tokens to your international partners to curry their favor (and draw more cards).

• Assemble the Legion
• Akroan Horse
• Fog Bank
• Guard Gomazoa

MISCELLANEOUS

• Zur's Weirding, for a transparent democracy. We're going to be gaining more life and drawing more cards than our international partners anyway.
• Venser's Journal and Thought Vessel: Pifft. Liberal elites think they know everything.
• Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs: Red America. Don't piss them off.
• Wall of Denial: Because we need at least one "we're going to build a wall" joke.
• Humble Defector: Wikileaks, just who's side are they really on?!
• Lightning Greaves, Darksteel Plate, Swiftfoot Boots: The Secret Service, protecting our POTUS.

NO, SERIOUSLY, HOW DO WE WIN?

Alright. This deck has two "win conditions." The first is to get a bill through Congressional filibuster, with Azor's Elocutors. The second is to sit back and wait for the Rapture from Divine Intervention. We do this through pillowforting so hard that it's not worth the trouble for the international community to attack you. The strongest lock is to set up a lot of card draw with Zedruu (who has an upkeep trigger), so we can keep drawing cards and gaining life with a Solitary Confinement in play. Some DARPA-financed Wild Research can help us dig for combo pieces.

WHAT ABOUT TRUMP?

Ugh. Any deck with him in it would be mono-black, but in a pinch, Ruhan of the Fomori could work.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	6 years
Exclude colors	BG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 41 - 0 Rares 31 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.43
Tokens	Emblem Venser, the Sojourner, Kobolds of Kher Keep 0/1 R, Ogre 3/3 R, Soldier 1/1 RW, Soldier 1/1 W