---
name: "Diplomacy of the Wastes"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "FRF"
set_name: "Fate Reforged"
collector_number: "67"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Jack Wang"
oracle_id: "8b4670b9-6701-4ca6-afd7-256742267e86"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/diplomacy-of-the-wastes-frf"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Diplomacy of the Wastes
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card. If you control a Warrior, that player loses 2 life.

> *"I nostri emissari sono esperti negoziatori." —Alesha, Che Sorride alla Morte*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Despise](/printing/despise-ktk.md) — Sorcery
2. [Lay Bare the Heart](/printing/lay-bare-the-heart-akh.md) — Sorcery
3. [Castigate](/printing/castigate-gpt.md) — Sorcery
4. [Distress](/printing/distress-10e.md) — Sorcery
5. [Render Speechless](/printing/render-speechless-sos.md) — Sorcery
6. [Ostracize](/printing/ostracize-ulg.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fate Reforged (FRF) #67
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Jack Wang
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`