Jeremy(Archidekt Moderator)
2 months{"ops":[{"insert":"10/22/25"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Voting has concluded!"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n1st: ryankgress\n2nd: Pandalk\n3rd: erisaurolophus\n\nEach winner will be contacted via the email associated with their Archidekt account within the next 48 hours.\n\nCongratulations, and thank you to all who participated!\n\n---"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"10/15/25"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"We have our finalists!"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://edhrec.com/articles/deckbuilding-contest-finalists-october-2025"},"insert":"https://edhrec.com/articles/deckbuilding-contest-finalists-october-2025"},{"insert":"\n\nPlease be sure to shoot your favorite deck(s) an upvote! Each finalist's placement at end of the voting on Wednesday, October 22 determines their awarded Cardsphere credit. Congratulations to the finalists, and thank you to all who participated!\n\nUser: erisaurolophus\nDeck: Beware the Hidden Cellarspawn\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/16528583/beware_the_hidden_cellarspawn"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/16528583/beware_the_hidden_cellarspawn"},{"insert":"\n\nUser: Pandalk\nDeck: Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds - Omenpath to Zendikar\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/16399353/ghired_mirror_of_the_wilds_omenpath_to_zendikar"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/16399353/ghired_mirror_of_the_wilds_omenpath_to_zendikar"},{"insert":"\n\nUser: ryankgress\nDeck: All the Legends... All at Once!\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/16400532/all_the_legends_all_at_once"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/16400532/all_the_legends_all_at_once"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"---"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nHello brewers,"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"Welcome to the Archidekt Deckbuilding Contest! For those unfamiliar, this is a monthly contest with a different theme each month. Your goal is to build a Commander-legal deck that fulfills the prompt in a creative or unique fashion. At the end of each month, three finalists will be selected for you to vote on.\n\nWhat’s The Contest All About?"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nWorking within the parameters of the prompt provided below, construct a decklist with your own creative spin. Three chosen finalists will be awarded store credit to "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://cardsphere.com/"},"insert":"cardsphere.com"},{"insert":".\n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"For October's deckbuilding contest, build a Commander-legal deck that features a \"jumpscare\". In other words, your deck should appear to be doing one thing, then quickly shift in an unexpected and threatening direction. Decks will be judged primarily on their creativity and originality."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nFor some ideas about what constitutes a jumpscare, check out the "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://edhrec.com/articles/archidekt-deckbuilding-contest-october-2025"},"insert":"full announcement article"},{"insert":" over on EDHREC!\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"How To Participate"},{"insert":"\n Brew an EDH/Commander legal deck on Archidekt that satisfies the prompt."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":" Any unreleased cards spoiled during the contest’s duration are allowed."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":" Silver-bordered and acorn cards, while cool, are not allowed."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":" Digital-only cards (such as those designed for the Alchemy format on Arena) are not allowed."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":" Strictly one deck submitted per user."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nTo submit a deck, select the orange button labeled \"Submit a deck to this contest\" and follow the form prompt. Submissions are accepted until "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"9:00 pm EST"},{"insert":" (UTC -4, currently) on "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Wednesday, October 8, 2025"},{"insert":".\n\nOnly one submission per user! If you change your mind and want to submit a different deck before submissions close, you may do so by first deleting your submission. Edits can be made to your deck up until submissions close-- no actions are necessary to make chance To edit your description, you can do so from the deck page itself. From the eligible submissions, we'll select three finalists with lists that we believe best embody the spirit of the prompt. Deck descriptions are not required but certainly may provide valuable context!\n\nOn "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Wednesday, October 15, 2025"},{"insert":", we’ll announce three finalists via the Archidekt Discord and a brief article on EDHREC highlighting each deck.\n\nEach finalist will be awarded credit on"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://cardsphere.com/"},"insert":" cardsphere.com"},{"insert":". The value of the credit is in US dollars and depends on the finalist's placement in deck upvotes at the end of the week-long polling period:\n 1st Place Prize - $250"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":" 2nd Place Prize - $150"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":" 3rd Place Prize - $100"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nFinalists will be contacted via email regarding their winnings within roughly 24 hours following the conclusion of voting on "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Wednesday, October 22, 2025"},{"insert":".\n\nPlease note, you must have a Cardsphere account in order to receive your winnings. It's quick and free-- register "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.cardsphere.com/signup?referrer=archidekt_contest"},"insert":"here "},{"insert":"if you don't have an account already!\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/contestRules"},"insert":"Official contest rules."},{"insert":"\n\nIf you have any questions, feel free to ask here, or join our public "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://discord.gg/rYDFFVCmGr"},"insert":"Discord server"},{"insert":". We look forward to seeing what you all come up with!\n"}]}
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Tekuthal's Modular Counter Factory (with Jumpscare)
Created by: carijs
2 months
{"ops":[{"insert":"Modular artifact creatures love to have their +1/+1 counters proliferated. At first, it seems this is the only thing this deck aims to do: go tall and swing hard! \nUntil... "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Prologue to Phyresis"}},{"insert":" is played as a draw spell... with a side-effect. In the true spirit of Phyrexia, suddenly all opponents are on a doomsday clock as they see those poison counters grow simultanously until... all will be one. \nNote that Prologue to Phyresis is the "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"only "},{"insert":"card in the deck that introduces the poison counters to the game!\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Synergies"},{"insert":":\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Peter Parker's Camera"}},{"insert":" stays around thanks to proliferation and keeps doubling proliferation triggers."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ramp pieces work with charge counters (eg. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Astral Cornucopia"}},{"insert":"). Untappers help build up more mana (eg. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sonic Screwdriver"}},{"insert":"). "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Moxite Refinery"}},{"insert":" can boost your ramp pieces or boost a creature. So sad it's sorcery speed!"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Muddle the Mixture"}},{"insert":" can tutor out Prologue To Phyresis "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Achidekt October 2025 deckbuilding contest: For October's deckbuilding contest, build a Commander-legal deck that features a \"jumpscare\". In other words, your deck should appear to be doing one thing, then quickly shift in an unexpected and threatening direction. Decks will be judged primarily on their creativity and originality."},{"insert":"\n\nI love the Modular mechanic! I have several decks in different color combinations ("},{"attributes":{"background":"#232323","link":"https://archidekt.com/folders/876120"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/folders/876120"},{"insert":") and wrote the most extensive primer on the internet on this mechanic (https://moxfield.com/decks/KKgKa53-B0WjUt74bRcxYA). Check them out!\n"}]}
Surprise
Created by: rajonapong
2 months
{"ops":[{"insert":"I'm using a Commander that can summon angels, demons, and dragons. I focused primarily on demons and angels where the effects would balance and enhance each other. There are several small surprises. I added some black to allow for library searching. There's token generation for easy sacrifices. Some of the best surprises are flip cards. Mild threats suddenly turn into a creature with 9 toughness or 3 damage to every creature and player. This softens up their side so the Master of Cruelty can perform his trick. In reality, he's there to be a target for them to worry about while the rest of the army handles the fight. If his trick works, great. If not, there's demons and angels aplenty to resolve the situation.\n"}]}
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Surprise its Brudiclad!
Created by: sprag
2 months
{"ops":[{"insert":"At first glance this deck seems to be your average Izzet spell-slinger. Galazeth as a commander then means that I can create a token generator that keeps building and building and use that to make more and more treasures and clues etc. Many cards in here also serve as a draw engine so that I can draw cards, generate artifact tokens and use them to keep doing more of that. As I do that, my game shifts into phase two. Turns out that this is a combat deck. Many of the spells I have allow me to make token copies of opponents creatures which I can use on some of the best ones (For example: Ancient copper dragon, don't mind if I do). As I start to build up a bit of a board, SURPRISE, here is Brudiclad to turn all of my tokens into a copy of something tasty I stole. I quickly go from a mana base into 20 of the best creature on the board. BLAM spell-slinger no more, I hope you have enough blockers for 20 Terror of the Peak's. This deck \"hopefully\" starts as a token generator, and ends with a creature beatdown courtesy of Brudiclad. \n"}]}
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Marina's Maineating Rooms
Created by: Magillama
2 months
{"ops":[{"insert":"This deck initially looks like a grindy control deck which encourages players to attack other targets at the table as it doesn't outright deal a lot of damage and seems to focus on accruing rooms for the room win condition (which is also a possibility but not the intent). So, while you slowly build up a board state you actively encourage other players to target each other.\n\nThe twist comes when you get one of your enchantment enablers like Zur or Bello on the board which either immediately turns or enables you to turn those enchantments into weapons of mass destruction. Since the mana value of rooms is based on the cost of unlocking both doors, each one is sizeable creature with Zur's effect, they become powerful evasive creatures.\n\nThis deck is currently built for a 3 but could easily be upgraded by adding better tri-lands, fetch lands, surveil lands, tutors, etc. Without those tutors it can still succeed due to deck filtering and card draw.\n"}]}
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Jumpscare Contest Deck
Created by: General_Raven
2 months
{"ops":[{"insert":"On the surface, the deck appears to be scry into counters, but the primary win con is actually card advantage and decking itself when Eligeth converts all of the scrying into card draw. I am pretty happy with the deck, and at the very least I have a fun new deck to play!\n"}]}
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Great Leapfrog Forward
Created by: artcrodrigues
2 months
{"ops":[{"insert":"It turns out, Helga was skittish because she kept having visions of eldritch horrors.\n\nThe deck starts off as a frog/cute things tribal. There's a few low mana value frogs that draw cards, buff each other up a little and help you look like you're playing a non-threatening little deck. However, once Helga gets a little bigger, or Clement comes onto the field, or you find Food Chain, then you can start blasting your friends with the Eldrazi that make up the other half of the deck's curve. \n\nIt needs some work, but I really like the idea of frogs being consumed to power the casting of gigantic nightmares. I feel like it will give folks a good spook.\n"}]}
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Archidekt Deck Building Contest - October 2025
Created by: papi_aids
2 months
{"ops":[{"insert":"The entire premise revolves around giving my opponents astronomical amounts of life and car draw. Then heavily punishing the players for drawing cards and gaining life with some infinite life loss.\n"}]}
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Fat Albert: Mono Red Landfall
Created by: Waila
2 months
{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"NOTES"},{"insert":"\nCommander damage: Fat Albert aka Themberchaud because he's so chonky that he can only fly when exerted. Staff of the flame magus to ensure life gain because when the commander is cast it does damage to each player\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Wincons"},{"insert":"\nDragons, dragon tokens, combat damage."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Win by casting the commander + chandra's ignition and kill everyone with burn damage (gratuitous violence doubles damage)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Jumpscare looks like a dragon deck"},{"insert":" but can kill everyone with landfall burn using the casting of the commander, or Koth planeswalker alt emblem that does 4 damage for each mountain. use the from the ashes to destroy no basics and drop a bunch of mountains into play at once.\n\nMono red landfall with artifact ramp: lander tokens, equipment, vehicles, additional land drops, lands that put lands into play fetch amulet of vigor + thawing glaciers to ramp every turn. \n"}]}
Hippo Cyclestorm
Created by: BobertEvans
2 months
{"ops":[{"attributes":{"background":"transparent"},"insert":"The initial plan of this deck is to be a [living end]-style mass reanimation deck with a companion restriction of only spells with mana value 3 or greater are included. There are lots of utility cards whose abilities cost less than its CMC such as [colossal skyturtle] as well as flexible removal and boardwipes like [leyline binding], [realm-cloaked giant // cast off] and [rampaging war mammoth] The main gameplan involves ramping a ton and land cycling to make land drops in the early-mid game, and since almost all the creatures are either cycling enablers or provide incidental effects which help to put big creatures and a creature haste enabler into the graveyard, it lends itself to building towards an alpha strike on one or more players and presenting a lethal board for others. "},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent"},"insert":"This deck has multiple ways to quickly switch gameplans, however, if one is invalidated or the situation calls for it. If you cannot wait a full turn-cycle without dying to kill the table or if an opponent is presenting a potential victory, there is zenith flare as a surprise kill option. There are also several spell recursion-effects such as [pinnacle monk] and [arche"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent"},"insert":"omancer] which can recur a [zenith flare] to take out one or more players you wouldn't otherwise be able to, as well as the recursive creatures synergistically looping any of the multiple mass reanimation effects such as [rise of the dark realms] for more boardwipe protection and late game churn."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent"},"insert":"In the event of graveyard hate such as [rest in peace] the deck is able to shift to a super grindy late-game midrange engine with [omnath, locus of all] acting as a [phyrexian arena] and the companion serving as mass draw always accessible. Huge threats like [Atraxa1 threats which can act as huge late game plays to pull ahead, and creatures like [bringer of the last gift] and [herald of the forgotten] can provide redundancy for the [living death] plan."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent"},"insert":"TLDR: This deck is sort of a reverse of the prompt; it frontloads the “jumpscare” plan in winning via an alpha strike, however it often is not enough and requires another round of mass reanimation, surprise killing your opponents with direct damage via [zenith flare], or overwhelming them with late game value engines."},{"insert":"\n\n"}]}
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Secret commander izzet auto-mill
Created by: orzhovdecktest
2 months
{"ops":[{"insert":"This deck is an auto-mill and infinite turn izzet deck... What ! The commander isn't so strong, and we can think to create a scry an surveil deck when we look it. But the strategy of this deck is to mill a lot of cards, then return cards who give extra-turn on the bottom of the library. Afterward, we can draw them, play, take an extra-turn, then return them on the bottom of the library ! The deck can appear like a not funny and cEDH deck, but it isn't so strong, the strategy is slow and hard to mak in place.\n"}]}
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Rip Open a Surprise
Created by: Xanitross
2 months
{"ops":[{"insert":"Utilize vehicles and mounts to safely draw out the value of your Survivor creatures and then when the moment is right shock your opponents by dropping huge creatures into play for free with the secret commander of the deck, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kona, Rescue Beastie"}},{"insert":" ! \n\nThere are multiple ways to get Kona into hand, such as tutoring with the tap-enabler "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Seriema"}},{"insert":" or finding it with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rip, Spawn Hunter"}},{"insert":" ‘s ability. This is a fun deck that can make big splashy plays when your opponents least expect it\n"}]}
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Jumpscare 2025 - Secret poison
Created by: romulo_eop
2 months
{"ops":[{"insert":"This is a weird Aggro Grixis based on creating tokens and copies, giving them haste, and creating more dragon tokens. Also direct damage.... Did I forget to mention this damage is turned into Infect damage? \n"}]}
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Codie Endures a House of Horrors
Created by: Stonehouse
2 months
{"ops":[{"insert":"Codie, Vociferous Codex is trapped in a house of horrors of its own making! Can Codie endure long enough to reach safety? Find out in the description below!\n\nI love Enduring Ideal but could never find a great way to cast it without tutors. Then I stumbled on everyone's favorite loudmouth librarian from Lorehold, Codie, Vociferous Codex. Using Codie's ability, an adventure spell, and Spellshift, this deck casts Enduring Ideal pretty consistently on turn 4. From there play all of your favorite enchantments to craft a win. Is it as fast as using tutors? Maybe not, but no one expects a Codie deck with only two instants or sorceries that does nothing but pump out enchantments - jump-scare! I opted for a flavorful win-con using room cards from Duskmourn.\n\nStep 1 - Ramp to Codie. This iteration of the deck uses some pretty expensive fast mana but you don't need it.\n\nStep 2 - Activate Codie's ability to cast an adventure spell from your hand. Good mana fixing is important since some adventures have 2 of the same color pips but cards like Beluna Grandsquall and Amethyst Dragon can be cast with the WUBRG that Codie generates. Pay attention to the adventures in your hand and plan accordingly. The adventure card then exiles cards until you find Spellshift which in turn counters the adventure and casts Enduring Ideal. If you go through your deck and exile Ideal before finding Spellshift it should be put back into your library before Spellshift resolves, at least according to reddit. If it doesn't work that way this whole deck is a bust but you can read about it here.\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/mtgrules/comments/sqfuss/codie_and_timing/\n\nStep 3 - Using your Enduring Ideal epic ability put rooms onto the battlefield and unlock the cheaper side using mana from Codie. Escape the house using Central Elevator // Promising Stairs and win the game!\n\nSpecific Inclusions:\n\nElfhame Sanctuary and Mirri's Guile should be cast from your opening hand to ensure that you don't draw key cards before using Codie. If important permanents do get stuck in your hand use The World Spell to get them into play. \n\nGo-Shintai of Life's Origin and Starfield of Nyx offer some recursion.\n\nChannel lands and spells like Mirrorshell Crab are included to interact when you otherwise won't be able to with Enduring Ideal in play.\n\nShadow of the Second Sun and Paradox Haze can give you extra Ideal casts. Copy Enchantment etc. can give you extra copies. \n\nThe maybeboard offers some alternative win-cons and protection spells.\n\nThanks for reading!\n\n\n"}]}
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Triple Jumpscare
Created by: pbinspanish
2 months
{"ops":[{"insert":"The problem with a jumpscare is that once you use it, your opponents can expect it in future games, which is why I've opted to include three jumpscares, so you can keep jumpscaring your opponents multiple times with the same deck.\n\nThe first gameplan is playing aristocrats, sacrificing creatures and getting new ones to sacrifice off of The Prismatic Bridge. However, you can tutor for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Liliana Vess"}},{"insert":", which itself can tutor for many things, including "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reality Scramble"}},{"insert":", which when targeting The Prismatic Bridge will hit the only enchantment in the deck, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Legion Loyalty"}},{"insert":". Turning your powerful enters and death trigger creatures into having their abilities triggered multiple times off of attacks makes you no longer playing normal aristocrats and turn you into the biggest threat at the table.\n\nSo now your opponents can expect that, but next game you don't use The Prismatic Bridge, so they aren't sure what to fear. Turns out "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Liliana Vess"}},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sunforger"}},{"insert":" can tutor for many things, including "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Eldritch Evolution"}},{"insert":", which turns Esika into "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jodah, the Unifier"}},{"insert":", making your wide board of legendary creatures grow scarily fast and large.\n\nYour opponents in the third game are now expecting these creature gameplans, and they've brought all their creature boardwipes, but this game you tutor for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bolas's Citadel"}},{"insert":". Now your sacrifice to scry effects help keep the value going, the tutors to the top can get you any spell, and you'll be overloading on value with this game changer.\n\nAdditionally, the card "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jump Scare"}},{"insert":" can be tutored by "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Liliana Vess"}},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sunforger"}},{"insert":", for if aristocratting leads to you having a big enough "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chainsaw"}},{"insert":" to attach to Esika and she needs evasion for the voltron plan.\n"}]}
Noctis Flash Strike
Created by: lazyparagon
2 months
{"ops":[{"insert":"The deck primarily focuses on Noctis and equipment's with Noctis coming out of nowhere suddenly equipped with anything on the field. But on the side, I have Ninja's that can come out of nowhere as well taking advantage of Noctis ability of auto equipping any creature that ETB's during combat. \n\nOther than Ninjutsu, there is also Mobilize and Web-Slinging abilities being used in the deck to fully utilize Noctis ability. Every Combat would be a surprise to either a Ninja coming into play or to which equip would go to since Leonin Shikari is in the deck as well.\n"}]}
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