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Mangara, the Diplomat

Mangara, the Diplomat

Legendary Creature — Human Cleric

Mangara wants a deck that casts lots of instant and sorcery spells. It also works in a deck built around Clerics or Humans.

  • Mana cost3 genericwhite
  • White ()
  • Power / toughness2 / 4
  • RarityMythic

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Whenever an opponent attacks with creatures, if two or more of those creatures are attacking you and/or planeswalkers you control, draw a card.

Whenever an opponent casts their second spell each turn, draw a card.

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Cards That Fit Mangara, the Diplomat

Picked for what they do in Mangara's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Mangara's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Sol RingOpen the full glossary

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Rulings for Mangara, the Diplomat

explain how Mangara works in tricky situations. They come from Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic.RulingThe official answer to how a card works in a tricky situation. Most rulings are written by Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic, and a few are notes from Scryfall, the card database Magic players use. A ruling explains a card. It does not change what the card says.Open the full glossary

Wizards of the Coast 23 Jun 2020

An ability that triggers when a player casts a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.

Wizards of the Coast 23 Jun 2020

If some of the attacking creatures leave the battlefield while Mangara's triggered ability is on the stack, use the player or planeswalker they were attacking before they left to determine whether you draw a card. On the other hand, if they're removed from combat without leaving the battlefield, use their current information to determine that they're not attacking you or a planeswalker you control anymore.

Wizards of the Coast 23 Jun 2020

If your opponent attacks you with one creature and your planeswalker with another, you draw a card.

Wizards of the Coast 23 Jun 2020

Players can cast spells and activate abilities after the triggered ability resolves but before the spell that caused it to trigger does.

Wizards of the Coast 23 Jun 2020

You draw just one card, no matter how many creatures are attacking you and your planeswalkers beyond the second.

5 rulings, all written by Wizards of the Coast. Read the originals on Gatherer ↗

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Commanders that share the most with Mangara, and what they share.

Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryWPlayers write colors as letters: W for white.SpellslingerSpellslinger decks cast lots of instants and sorceries, one-time spells, and play creatures that reward every spell you cast. Instants and sorceries take effect once and then go to your graveyard, and an instant can even be cast during another player's turn.Open the Spellslinger pageSpellslinger PayoffRewards you specifically for casting or copying instants and sorceries, usually with a trigger each time. Narrower than Spellslinger, which covers the whole instant-and-sorcery family. Archmage Emeritus, Storm-Kiln ArtistOpen the Spellslinger Payoff pageDrawDraws you extra cards. More cards means more choices every turn, and in a 100-card deck it is the main way to find the pieces you need. Rhystic Study, SkullclampOpen the Draw pageLife GainGains you life, once or over and over. Soul Warden, The Great Henge. In Commander life is something to spend, not just a cushion, and many of these cards also set off others that reward gaining life.Open the Life Gain page