Archidekt Deckbuilding Contest - October 2025 (Locked)

{"ops":[{"insert":"This deck is very near and dear to my heart. On the surface, it's just a weirdly ramp-y Orzhov lifegain deck, but once it has enough mana in place, there are all sorts of unconventional ways it can win. There's a category in the deck list called \"dramatic life gain/loss\". This includes all the cards that either swap life totals or allow the deck's owner to regain all the life they lost that turn. There are tons of ways to weaponize this into a goofy win condition.\n"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Greatest Strengths:"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"It's not really outwardly aggressive initially"},{"insert":". Most of Verrak's utility for most of the game is just doubling effects that either pay life to draw cards, or my favorite - double pay life to fetch two lands with the fetchlands. When Crucible of Worlds is out, you can reliably grab two lands from your deck every turn. This is also nice because late game you don't really need to re-cast him if you've already gotten your value out of him and he doesn't directly further your game plan."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"There are numerous cards that let you pay a ton of life for a ton of cards"},{"insert":". Ad Nauseam, Peer Into the Abyss, and Necrologia are all great at helping you end the game."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Children of Korlis"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"and Tainted Sigil provide reasonable protection from combo-ruining moments"},{"insert":". Both of these abilities can be activated at instant speed and allow you to \"undo\" a lot of your life loss on big turns."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"There are a ton of routes to the same destination"},{"insert":". Sower of Discord, Tainted Remedy, Axis of Mortality are all really fun tools to do big chunks of damage in unexpected ways"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Biggest Drawbacks"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Very Plan-Focused, and Short on Protection and Removal"},{"insert":". Didn't save a lot of room for removal, despite being in black and white which are both exceptionally good at removal."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The most fun combos are extremely terrifying to pull off"},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Rules Distinction"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"A key component of how this deck works, for those in the know, is that when a life total is set, this counts as either "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"gaining life"},{"insert":" or "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"losing life"},{"insert":". Makes a lot of cards start to look a lot different when you realize that. Some examples:\nIf you swap the health of a player that has 10 life with a player that has 20 while Erebos, God of the Dead is out, player with 10 life cannot gain life, so they will simply stay at 10. To make things crazier, if you had Asterion or Bloodletter out, the life "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"lost"},{"insert":" by the player with 20 would double, sending him straight to 0."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"If you have Tainted Remedy on the board and you swap the health of one player with 20 and another player with 30, the player with 20 would go down to 10 life because they lost 10 "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"instead"},{"insert":" of gaining 10. The player with 30 would simultaneously swap, so they'd still be reduced to 20 in this case."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nFun Combos"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nFriday the 13th:"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Tap Tree of Perdition to swap its toughness with a player's life total, setting it to 13."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Play Triskaidekaphobia. People will know something is up, but not sure what."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"With Vedalken Orrery out or with Emergence Zone's ability, flash in Repay in Kind in response to Triskaidekaphobia's effect going on the stack."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Drag Me to Hell:"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Play Phyrexian Unlife"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Using Pain's Reward, Ad Nauseam, Wall of Blood, etc., bring yourself to 0 health or less."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Play Repay in Kind"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nStandard Finisher:"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Play Vizkopa Guildmage"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Pay for its ability, making it so whenever you gain life that turn, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"each"},{"insert":" opponent loses that much"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Self-damage yourself in whatever way you can. Verrak enables you to take double damage from all \"Pay Life\" abilities, and there's cards that can take you all the way to 0 if you want."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Crack Children of Korlis or Tainted Sigil to regain all the health back, killing everyone with the Guildmage's ability."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nWith a little work, this deck could be actually good...but as it stands it's a very silly and predictably unpredictable deck based on a niche mechanic and an even more niche commander. Hope you enjoy!\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"This deck uses Amazing Spider-Man’s web-slinging ability to cheat in powerful creatures at instant speed, creating a reactive, tempo-oriented playstyle. We use multiple flash enablers (like Teferi, Gandalf, and Heliod) along with built-in flash legends to keep our opponents on edge, as anything could pop out at instant speed and punish even a moment of greed. Thanks to Spider-Man bouncing to hand and blink effects (like Yorion and Abdel Adrian), the deck continuously reuses its ETB triggers for massive value, and can even create a psuedo-Teferi's Protection with an instant speed sling. \n\nRamp creatures (Arboreal Grazer is a gem here) and mana engines set up early webs, while protection pieces like Saryth, Masako, and Avacyn’s Memorial keep the board safe. Once established, the deck pivots into explosive value, dropping threats such as Elesh Norn, Jin-Gitaxias, or the Myojin cycle to take over the battlefield when our opponents are distracted. \n\nIn essence, it’s a reactive midrange deck that thrives on flexibility. Holding up mana, responding with threats at instant speed, and holding back on interaction (preserving our value) to jumpscare the table!\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"On its surface, this deck is one of the most well known archetypes in Magic; Izzet Spellslinger. Cast instants and sorcery spells for value while impacting the board; we've seen it before. However, aboard this pirate ship hides a barrel of fun! Or monkeys, maybe it was monkeys... why not both?\nPlay this deck as predictable as it will be in the early game. Then, when the time is right, tutor or recur one of the few Legend-Rule nullifying cards like Mirror Box using cards like Buried Ruin, Trash for Treasure, or good old Fabricate. Then, while your opponents are looking on confused, try and trigger your commanders ability on each players turn to get multiple first mate Ragavan tokens. From there, cast some copy spells on him, or even on your commander for more triggers and more monkeys, fueled with cards like Battle Hymm or Relic of Legends. Close out the game from there with cards like Shared Animosity or Tetsuko Umezawa Fugitive and leave your opponents scratching their heads. With all these primates, you'll be flinging more than spells at your opponents :)\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"It's an elf-druid tribal looking to pull the most stupid combo I ever conceived. Basically abusing the Formless Genesis changeling ability with any cards that care about type but do not specify \"creature\". It can be tutored up with elvish harbinger or treefolk harbinger, the cost can be reduced with ancient cellarspawn, starnheim aspirant, or knight of the stampede. Then cards like seton, krosan protector or heritage druid make it so we can recast the genesis using the tokens we make (best case scenario we'll have either a token doubler or Dionus, elvish archdruid out to make sure we still can use our guys to attack). Necrobloom garantees we always have lands in hand to pay for the retrace cost of the genesis, but the main idea is to just use haakon to cast it from or graveyard without worrying about decking ourselves. Top it off with the skeletal swarming to make the tokens huge and attack with hundreds of trample skeletons for the win.\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"This deck is a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Shadowborn Apostle"}},{"insert":" deck. Kind of. When building my other Apostles deck, I thought, wouldn't it be funny if instead of using the apostles to get big things, the apostles WERE the big things. This deck is built around making the biggest Shadowborn Apostle possible... THE Shadowborn Apostle, if you will.\n\nThe goal of the deck is to see how big you can make your Shadowborn Apostles. You play out Apostles... and then hang out. Your opponents think you're waiting for the opportune time to start the demon train rolling, but really you're building your board. There are only 2 demons in the deck (in case you draw one, mainly for if you need a flying blocker, though "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rune-Scarred Demon"}},{"insert":" gets us our \"jumpscare\" piece if we haven't found one). \n\nNormally the Apostles value out big fliers and kill opponents over a few turns with these, or drain via blood artist affects. We're winning the game with combat damage. The jumpscare happens when you suddenly play a card that turns all the 1/1 Apostles into much, much bigger bodies. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mirror Box"}},{"insert":" is the most important/best one of these for us- the deck includes a few ways to go get it and to make copies of it if necessary. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Beastmaster Ascension"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Craterhoof Behemoth"}},{"insert":" are both solid other options though for making the board huge!\n\nFriends will be when you cast the commander, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Mimeoplasm"}},{"insert":", and copy Shadowborn Apostle, with the power of, say, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Yargle and Multani"}},{"insert":" . Why not copy something with a better ability? Or, we can use "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Psychic Paper"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spy Kit"}},{"insert":" to turn The Mimeoplasm into an Apostle. All of these will buff it as if it were an apostle via Mirror Box if we're able to get it on the battlefield. \n\nI have run this deck a few times, and the biggest Apostle I've gotten is a 25/25 out of nowhere. (Last remaining player thought they had me dead on board but boy was he wrong!) This deck plays around a 2- I included some thematic cards about being strong to motivate the muscle cult into action. (I really love a good "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Muscle Burst"}},{"insert":" !) If you remove the theme cards and upgrade it could easily reach a level 3.\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":"The immediate win strategy is to stay on the offensive to activate the creatures' raid & afflict abilities. During the combat phase, your opponents must choose to either block & take damage from your afflicted creatures or take the brunt of the attack. Once that phase ends, you can either summon a creature with a raid ability (or trigger a creature on the field), which will either target the opponent's health or remaining creatures, or allow you to play other cards in your library. You must stay on the offensive to break down the opponent's defense to bring them down to 0. However, there is another means of victory that creeps in while your opponents try to stop the attack. With a combination of Howl of the Hord & Profane Command, you can make an opponent lose X amount of health 3x & claim your victory. In a group match, you may switch out some of the afflicted creatures with ones with the goad ability on the side deck. Forcing your opponents to target each other in the combat phase & be unable to stop you as you take them out one by one."},{"insert":"\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"Just your normal white Voltron, Or is it? ;) \n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Best grouped by \"Categories (multiple)\""},{"insert":"\n\nThis deck offers an unexpected \"jumpscare,\" but its early game will keep your board state strong enough to outlast your opponents until you bring out the big guys.\n\nInitially, the deck appears to want to \"go wide\" by pumping out lots and lots of creature tokens, and benefitting from that game plan. Our \"real\" "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Commander"},{"insert":" is "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Jinnie Fay, Jetmir's Second"},{"insert":", who offers us a relatively-innocuous advantage when pumping out small creature tokens. So, on its face, this deck follows that concept, churning out little guys with early-game plays such as"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" Khalni Garden"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Urza's Saga"},{"insert":", plus one-offs like "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Krenko's Command"},{"insert":", interaction like "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Voice of Resurgence"},{"insert":", and more constant sources, like "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Skrelv's Hive"},{"insert":". Jinnie Fay gets out with a quick and flexible 3 mana, so each of these "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Token Generators"},{"insert":" benefits from her ability to make more versatile and stronger creature tokens. Cards like "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Twitching Doll "},{"insert":"and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Treasure Vault "},{"insert":"offer early ramp, together with more token generation (even Treasures can become creature tokens with Jennie out — use whatever's needed at the time!)\n\nThis early game "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"can "},{"insert":"get pretty scary for your opponents, consuming a lot of their attention and energy, especially if several of the "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Token Multipliers"},{"insert":", such as "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Doubling Season"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation"},{"insert":" are in play at once. Multiplying already-multiplied numbers of tokens, especially if they're made bigger by Jinnie Fay or effects like "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Divine Visitation"},{"insert":", can gain you a devastating board state. "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Distractions — Token Payoffs"},{"insert":" complete this side of the deck, with many creatures whose power and toughness equal your total number of creatures. "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Burrowguard Mentor"},{"insert":" is a potential finisher at this stage of the game because of trample. If you manage to drop "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Ghalta, Primal Hunger"},{"insert":" for practically free, this could be game over right here. And "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Arabella, Abandoned Doll "},{"insert":"can deal massive direct damage in the early game, if you keep Jinnie's creations to Cats rather than Dogs. Which reminds me, you'll mostly probably be making Cats and Dogs, but you'll probably want a set of Infinitokens with this deck — just have a look at that token list!\n\nBut then comes the "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Jumpscare"},{"insert":". What this deck really wants to do in the mid-game is go tall, not wide. Our \"real,\" "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Jumpscare \"Commander\""},{"insert":" is "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Panglacial Wurm"},{"insert":", which can be played directly from the library when tutoring, as soon as you have the mana. And tutor you will. There are eight "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Jumpscare: Tutors"},{"insert":": you've got land tutors — don't forget that all your fetch lands are chances for Panglacial Wurm to come out, but so is Urza's Saga in its final chapter, as it finds (or even doesn't find) a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sol Ring "},{"insert":"to help pay for the Wurm — and our two primary tutoring engines: "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Behemoth's Herald"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Hunger Tide Rises"},{"insert":". The Herald, of course, wants to find you a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Godsire"},{"insert":" for a relatively modest fee of a few of your many creature tokens, and if your board is wide enough, use The Hunger Tide Rises to put any of the huge finisher threats "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Emrakul, the Promised End"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Blightsteel Colossus"},{"insert":", or "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"It That Betrays "},{"insert":"directly onto the battlefield (see "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Jumpscare: Targets"},{"insert":"). And don't forget to get Panglacial Wurm out at the same time!\n\nIf your opponents realize what you're up to when you drop Behemoth's Herald or The Hunger Tide Rises, you may need a "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Jumpscare: Backup Plan"},{"insert":". These cards return either of these tutors to your hand. "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Samwise Gamgee"},{"insert":" has the added benefit of being an early-game "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Token Generator"},{"insert":" as well. But by this point in the game, your opponents probably used up all their enchantment hate on your early "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Token Multipliers"},{"insert":" and all their creature hate and board wipes on your earlier scary board states. Not to worry, it's easy to rebuild with plenty more cheap tokens!\n\nEnjoy scaring your opponents, first with your massive board, then with the jumpscare of enormous finisher threats.\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"Clement turned out to be correct about worrying about what dangers lie around every corner...\n\nThis was a deck I've thought about for a long time after being lucky and pulling a raised Foil Clement from a pack. The main theme is cool interaction with face-down cards using his second ability that bounces a lower-cost creature back to the hand. All face-down cards are considered 0-cost, so any creature with with a 1 or greater cost entering can get it back to my hand. This essentially can turn every manifest dread into potential draw, mana ramp if i manifested a land and need it back, or didn't turn something that could flip itself up, as well as ways to cheat high-cost permanents out through other flip effects. Plenty of entering/leaving the battlefield bonuses, and lots of scry to make sure I hit something REALLY scary.\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"Deck Concept:\nWhat’s scarier than a spell-slinger across the table? One who fills the sky with devils, beasts, and fractals between every instant and response. The real ‘jump scare’ is realizing the spellstorm was just the distraction. On the surface, this looks like a classic Kalamax control deck—instants, copy effects, tempo plays—but every ‘response’ builds the board. Opponents prepare for the usual big X spell, not the ambush of dozens of creatures appearing out of nowhere.\n\nKey Cards:\n\nKalamax, the Stormsire: The storm behind the swarm. He copies your instants while growing out of control.\n\nDdeekah, Fractal Theorist / Bria, Riptide Rogue: Fill the board with threats as well as allow Kalamax or other tokens to attack unimpeded.\n\nMetallurgic Summonings / Talrand / Third Path Iconoclast: Token engines that turn every cantrip or counterspell into board presence.\n\nArachnogenesis / Fresh Meat / Fungal Rebirth: Emergency board rebuilds that can double as win conditions when copied.\n\nStorm-Kiln Artist/Gold Rush: Turns spell-slinging into mana generation for even bigger bursts.\n\nRal, Crackling Wit & Veyran, Voice of Duality: Amplify the chaos—doubling triggers and pinging opponents while your tokens multiply.\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"Masks as a Hydra tribal that is primarily a ramp to big creatures deck, but once I have big creatures I start saccing my creatures with cards like rupture, thud, and rite of consumption all the while I twincast those targeting all opponents out of nowhere, trashing the big creatures I was \"relying on\" to finish the game with trample.\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"5 Color Lands (Big Jump Scare Included)"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Commander: Kyodai, Soul of Kamigawa\n"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This deck is a 5 color lands deck based around running all the indestructible dual lands from modern horizons 2. It uses support cards to fetch and copy these lands. Kyodai, Soul of Kamigawa was a perfect commander for this theme due to his enter the battlefield ability making a permanent of your choice indestructible. He's good a great source of protection and a great mana sink to finish out in the late game."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nHere are some examples of the indestructible lands:\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Darkmoss Bridge"}},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Silverbluff Bridge"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cascading Cataracts"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nIn addition, there are lands that can become copies of our indestructible lands:\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vesuva"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Mycosynth Gardens"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thespian's Stage"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sum of These Lands in The Deck:"},{"insert":" 15 Lands\n\nThe main focus of the deck is to run a traditional landfall support package"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"Here are some examples of this:"},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lotus Cobra"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tireless Provisioner"}},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nSince we are running our land base as lands that have indestructible we gain some additional value that other land based decks don't have. We now have access to cards that will not only ramp us, but will also draw us a card or provide other value if we target one of our indestructible lands."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"Here are some examples of this:"},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cleansing Wildfire"}},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"2 Mana -> 1 Basic Land + Draw 1 Card"},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Geomancer's Gambit"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"3 Mana -> 1 Basic Land + Draw 1 Card"},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"White Orchid Phantom"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"2 Mana -> 2/2 Flying, First Strike + 1 Basic Land "},{"insert":"\n\nIn addition to indestructible these lands have the card type of artifact. The deck is packed full of many cards to take advantage of this."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"Here are some examples of this:"},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Prototype Portal"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t4 Mana + Imprint 1 indestructible land from hand = Tap to create 1 indestructible land each turn"},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thoughtcast"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Affinity for Artifacts makes it so if we have enough of our lands out we pay one blue mana to draw a card."},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cyberdrive Awakener"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Great finisher for the deck that poses a threat by turning all our artifacts into 4/4 bodies with flying"},{"insert":"\n\nIn addition to taking advantage of the land's ability and card type the deck runs a decent amount of interaction. and card advantage. Oh... and there is one more thing... SOMETHING THAT WILL MAKE YOU SREAM..... WHAHWHAHA.... ARMAGEDDON!!! "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"Nothing is more scary than mass land destruction. The final way the deck takes advantage of playing and copying indestructible lands is the fact that they are not affected by Armageddon and other land destruction cards. For those who play against this deck for the first time an affect like this can really be a true jump scare and take the table by surprise in a dark and sinister way. The deck runs 5 mass land destruction sorceries that if you draw them will truly change the fate of the game."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"Here are some examples of this:"},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Armageddon"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ravages of War"}},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Catastrophe"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nWarning: this deck only for those who are truly haunted.\n\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"This Ruric-Thar, the Unbowed deck looks to JUMPSCARE! your opponents by first appearing as a typical gruul creature stompy deck, then suddenly transitioning into a storm wincon while our Ruric-Thar deters interaction from our opponents. The deck is aiming to be at the higher end of bracket three since we have some 2 card combos that can take quite a bit of mana to get to. Our three included game changers are: Jeska's Will, Crop Rotation, and Underworld Breach. \n\nYou may be asking, \"how can we accomplish a storm turn while we have a Ruric-Thar out\"? Well, we have included several ways to to give Ruric-Thar lifelink (Witch's Clinic, Shadowspear, and Loxodon Warhammer to name a few). Once our Ruric-Thar has lifelink, we can storm off without fear of his triggers killing us, this also allows us to use Ruric-Thar as a way to deter interaction from our opponents with his triggers.\n\nDuring our storm turn, we will look to use non-conventional rituals such as Battle Hymn, Early Harvest, Vitalize, and Mobilize to untap all of our mana dorks/lands to generate mana (we also have a few classic rituals such as Mana Geyser, Seething Song, and Jeska's Will). To draw cards during our storm turn we will utilize Ruric-Thar's high power/toughness to enable cards such as Lifestream's Blessing, Rishkar's Expertise, etc. In order to keep going after depleting our resources, we will use cards such as Regrowth to get back our rituals and card draw. We will additionally use classic storm cards like Mizzix's Mastery, Underworld Breach, and Past in Flames to re-use our previously cast spells. Finally, to win during our storm turn, we will use one of 4 ways to win. \n\t1. Infinite recursion of our spells via infinite mana/copying with Reiterate/Mana Geyser \n\t2. Similar recursion using Bonus Round, Regrowth (or similar), and Rituals. \n\t3. The classic, Aetherflux Reserviour. \n\t4. Stormsplitter + storming off.\n\nI'd also like to point out the all-star card of the deck: Bonus Round. After we have cast bonus round, our storm turns become trivially easy, all of our Big Score/Manamorphose/Nature's Lore type effects become mana-neutral or mana-positive. If we are lucky enough to copy either Bonus Round or our Big Score's with Fork, Reiterate, etc. we can actually generate mana while we draw cards!\n\nThank you for taking the time to read my submission! I hope you're able to JUMPSCARE! all your friends this Halloween season with this sPoOkY Ruric-Thar storm deck!\n\n\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"Jurassic Janktastic Jumpscare"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This deck is inspired by multiple decks I've encountered while playing brawl. The usual commanders are "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The First Sliver"}},{"insert":" both using "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Keruga, the Macrosage"}},{"insert":" as the companion. "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The goal of the deck is to use the commander to cascade / discover into "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Monstrous Vortex"}},{"insert":", which is the only spell with mana value less than 5. Then casting a 5 mana creature from our hand will start chaining discover triggers to put all of our 5 mana creatures from the deck into play.\nSince "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The First Sliver"}},{"insert":" can be frequently built as a combo deck I felt like it didn't subvert any expectations and did not create the proper feeling of a jumpscare. Thus, I chose "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pantlaza, Sun-Favored"}},{"insert":" as the commander, since it is usually known for being a dinosaur kindred deck. I chose to make the deck a budget brew to make it accessible for those who wanted to try it out, since a three colored mana base can be much more reliable on a budget than one for a 5 color build.\n\nGameplay"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"In the early turns we can use ramp and interaction cardsthat cost more than 6 mana, but that can be cast for cheaper."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Once we have 5 mana we cast "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pantlaza, Sun-Favored"}},{"insert":". This will find "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Monstrous Vortex"}},{"insert":", revealing our game plan and giving our opponents a real jumpscare. To make it fair, they will have a turn to remove the enchantment or we will attempt to win the game; (even if Monstrous Vortex is removed we can still play the game by casting our creatures one at a time)."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"On the following turn if we cast any 5 mana creature from our hand it will trigger Monstrous Vortex. Any creature that we find is guaranteed to meet the requirements, and give us another Monstrous Vortex trigger. We continue chaining triggers until all we find all the 5 mana creatures in the deck and then go to combat."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nFinishers"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Frenzied Saddlebrute"}},{"insert":" give our team haste, we run both as redundancy so that a single removal spell isn't enough to stop us."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nylea's Forerunner"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stampeding Elk Herd"}},{"insert":" give our team trample."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Karlach, Fury of Avernus"}},{"insert":" gives our team first strike and an extra combat."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Challenger Troll"}},{"insert":" makes it harder for our opponents to kill creatures in combat."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest"}},{"insert":" gives us a way to win without combat damage, in case our opponents run fogs or similar effects."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nAdditional Resources / Inspiration"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"video":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/qre2AAMPrBQ?showinfo=0"}},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"video":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/eSNkzQoysBg?showinfo=0"}},{"insert":"\n5C variant suggestions (non-budget)"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Commander:"},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The First Sliver"}},{"insert":" + "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Keruga, the Macrosage"}},{"insert":" (companion)."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Interaction:"},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Colossal Skyturtle"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sapphire Dragon // Psionic Pulse"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sword Coast Serpent // Capsizing Wave"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mirrorshell Crab"}},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Ramp:"},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spring // Mind"}},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Finishers: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Terror of the Peaks"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Backup \"Jumpscare\":"},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Defense of the Heart"}},{"insert":" + 2 creatures with mana value 6 or greater that combo together. (e.g. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Duke Ulder Ravengard"}},{"insert":" + "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blightsteel Colossus"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Niv-Mizzet, Parun"}},{"insert":" + "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Niv-Mizzet, Visionary"}},{"insert":")"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"At first, Spirited Away looks like a tame Spirit-tribal deck — a procession of ethereal creatures, +1/+1 counters, and gentle value engines. Cards like Kami of Whispered Hopes, Thundering Raiju, and Rhythm of the Wild sell the illusion of a classic “modified creatures” build. \n\nWhen cards like Iname, Death Aspect, Primal Surge, and Myojin of Grim Betrayal hit the stage, they transform the board in one horrifying moment. What seemed like a midrange tribal brew becomes a deck dump in one fell swoop. The deck’s true power is its deception — the perfect jump scare for any Commander table.\n"}]}