Cowboy Diplomacy

Commander / EDH

Lord_Murdock

Land (36)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Badlands
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Deserted Temple
• 1x Detection Tower
• 1x Field of Ruin
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 3x Mountain
• 1x Mystifying Maze
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 3x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Serra's Sanctum
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Council's Judgment
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Disrupt Decorum
• 1x Dreadbore
• 1x Vindicate

Creature (20)

• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Angel of Despair
• 1x Archangel of Tithes
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Bounty Hunter
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Magister of Worth
• 1x Orzhov Advokist
• 1x Overseer of the Damned
• 1x Reaper from the Abyss
• 1x Skirsdag High Priest
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sower of Discord
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Twilight Prophet
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer
• 1x Xantcha, Sleeper Agent

Enchantment (14)

• 1x Crescendo of War
• 1x Curse of Disturbance
• 1x Curse of Opulence
• 1x Debtors' Knell
• 1x Duelist's Heritage
• 1x Grave Betrayal
• 1x Overwhelming Splendor
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Revel in Riches
• 1x Rite of the Raging Storm
• 1x Sphere of Safety
• 1x Vow of Duty
• 1x Vow of Lightning
• 1x Vow of Malice

Commander (1)

Artifact (15)

• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Prismatic Geoscope
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spectral Searchlight
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Thaumatic Compass  ^Flip
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Victory Chimes

Instant (6)

• 1x Go for the Throat
• 1x Malicious Affliction
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Terminate
• 1x Volcanic Offering

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Ob Nixilis Reignited
• 1x Sorin, Grim Nemesis

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The object of this deck is to paint big targets on your opponents' heads, while using bribery tactics and other dissuading methods to keep yourself safe. Sometimes, you just need to sew a little chaos!

First, it's important to keep your shields up. Sphere of Safety, Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs, and similar effects make you out to be a less suitable target for your opponents. You can also use the "Vow" enchantments, Crescendo of War, and Duelist's Heritage to give a bit of a boost to your opponents' creatures. Let them attack each other all they want, as long as you're safe! There's nothing wrong with letting the other players get out of hand as long as you have some way of pointing them away from yourself.

It's also important to take advantage of those Bounty counters. Something like a Terminate on an Isochron Scepter is a great way to capitalize on them, and Bounty Hunter is a perfect creature to work alongside your commander. Since creatures are gonna die anyway, why not use that to your advantage? Big enchantments like Grave Betrayal and Debtors' Knell keep your field full of your opponents' threatening creatures.

Now, how does this deck win? Not very easily. It's built more for the mid-game, 1v1-ing an opponent at the end is difficult. You could always go for the Revel in Riches route, but someone could easily stop you if they are able. Overwhelming Splendor can cut your opponent down to size, and hopefully you have enough big demons or angels to beat them. I brought these cards up earlier, but Crescendo of War and Duelist's Heritage can also enable you to one-shot someone with Mathas, since people often don't pay attention to the fact that he has Menace.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 52 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.83
Tokens	City's Blessing, Demon 5/5 B, Emblem Ob Nixilis Reignited, Gold, Lightning Rager, Ogre 3/3 R, Spirit 1/1 C, Treasure, Vampire Knight 1/1 B, Zombie 2/2 B