The Archidekt Deckbuilding Contest
Welcome to the home of the Archidekt Deckbuilding Contest! On the first Wednesday of each month, a new contest with a new prompt is announced. Users have one week to construct a Commander-legal deck that fulfills the prompt in a creative and original fashion. From the submissions, our panel of judges select three finalists to win credit to Cardsphere.com. Check the most recent contest linked below for additional details!
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Build a creative, unique deck using one of the most popular commanders on EDHREC
Build an interesting, unique deck lead by a couple
Build your best snow deck to help pass the time this cold January season
Build a deck with the craziest combo!
Build kindred deck in unexpected colors!
Build a commander deck with a jumpscare!
Build a commander deck that combines two themes you wouldn't expect to see together
Build the best deck with too many or too few lands
Build a deck that transforms the most using a 20 card sideboard
Build your most creative commander deck around a Final Fantasy card
Create a commander deck based on the weird names of old MTG decks
Build a commander deck using fewer colors than the commander's color identity.
Build a thematic deck that meets the criteria for Bracket 1
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If you like doing something weird with really popular commanders, then March's Archidekt Deckbuilding Contest is right up your alley.
Let's take a look at the three finalists for this month's Archidekt deckbuilding contest. Who made the coolest partner deck?
For February's Archidekt contest, we're celebrating Valentine's Day by having two commanders get cozy. It's partners! Or Backgrounds. Or...
Let's take a look at the three finalists for this month's Archidekt deckbuilding contest. Who made the snowiest Commander deck?
January's Archidekt deckbuilding contest is asking you to pack up your heaviest snowball into a fun and unique Commander brew.
It's time to check out the three finalists for December's Archidekt deckbuilding contest. Which brewers made the best convoluted combo deck?
The December Archidekt deckbuilding contest is here! This month's theme is all about comboing off, but not in an easy way...
The finalists for Archidekt's November deckbuilding contest are here. Come see which brewers made the best typal decks in strange colors.
The November Archidekt Deckbuilding Contest is here! This month, it's all about brewing around a creature type - with a twist.
Here are the finalists for Archidekt's October 2025 deckbuilding contest. Which decks presented the best jumpscare? Let's find out.
February 2026 Deckbuilding Contest Winners
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