benthic_druid 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Voting has concluded!\n\n🥇 Zugzou\n🥈 Wikierrante\n🥉 CunningTreant\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\nUser: Zugzou\nDeck: Plague Auras\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/5231160/plague_auras"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/5231160/plague_auras"},{"insert":"\n\nUser: Wikierrante\nDeck: The Vanishing Horde - Golgari Blink\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11249970/the_vanishing_horde_golgari_blinkv10"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11249970/the_vanishing_horde_golgari_blinkv10"},{"insert":"\n\nUser: CunningTreant\nDeck: If the Izzet League were Park Rangers\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11251905/if_the_phyrexians_were_park_rangers"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11251905/if_the_phyrexians_were_park_rangers"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"#232323","link":"https://edhrec.com/articles/deckbuilding-contest-finalists-february-2025"},"insert":"https://edhrec.com/articles/deckbuilding-contest-finalists-february-2025"},{"insert":"\n\nHello brewers,\n\nHappy February! My name is Ben, and you may know me from Conditions Allow, my article series on EDHREC and Commander's Herald. This is the second contest of the year, so we're focusing on the number two. Specifically, two color decks that do something unexpected.\n\nWhat’s the contest all about?"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Working 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 cardsphere.com. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"For February's deckbuilding contest, brew a two color Commander-legal deck with a theme or strategy not usually seen in those colors. The more unexpected your deck's theme is, the better."},{"insert":"\n\nOne of Magic: the Gathering's defining features is the color pie, which defines what each of the five colors can do in the game. This ensures each color plays differently, and allows players to express themselves through the cards they choose to include in their decks. Each of these identities can also be interpreted in different ways, which opens up many different styles of play even among the same colors.\n\nWith thirty years of cards to choose from, however, there's no reason to limit your deckbuilding to what the color pie says. Every year we get new cards that push and pull the colors in different directions. Can you build a WR landfall deck, or a RG control deck? What about a UR lifegain deck? You're not supposed to, but that shouldn't stop us from trying.\n\nThis is also a great exercise for a color you're very familiar with. Thinking outside the box is a great way to break old patterns and reignite a passion you might've lost. Similarly, this could be the perfect time to revisit a color pair you don't like. What used to be strange and unwieldy can become fresh and invigorating when approached from a different angle. If you love burn decks try porting that to Azorius, or take your favorite Orzhov deck and rebuild it as Simic.\n\n\nHere’s how to participate:"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Brew an EDH/Commander legal deck on Archidekt that satisfies the prompt.\nAny 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":"\n\nReply to this newspost, or the Discord submission post with a link to your deck before 9:00 pm EST (UTC -5, currently) on "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Wednesday, February 12, 2025 "},{"insert":"(do not submit the same deck in multiple places). Only one submission per user! \n\nFrom 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, February 19, 2025"},{"insert":", we’ll announce three finalists via Discord and a brief article on EDHREC highlighting each deck. Each finalist will be awarded credit on cardsphere.com. 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\n1st 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":"\n\nFinalists will be contacted via email or Discord (depending on where they submitted) regarding their winnings within roughly 24 hours following the conclusion of voting on "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Wednesday, February 26, 2025"},{"insert":". Please 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\nThank you!\n\nIf you have any questions, feel free to ask here, or join our "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://discord.gg/rYDFFVCmGr"},"insert":"public Discord server"},{"insert":". We look forward to seeing what you all come up with! \n\nThe Archidekt Team\n"}]}
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Bettercallchall 6 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11253045/boros_spirits_control"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11253045/boros_spirits_control"},{"insert":"\n\nThe idea of this deck is to loop noncreature spells using quintorius loremaster and sunforger\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"win cons"},{"insert":"\n\napproach of the second sun - either hard cast it or pitch it and exile it with quintorius so that you can get the first cast for free\n\nAlternatively, we can make a giant board of tokens and swing for lethal with Akroma’s will\n\nprice of progress + riot control can also reliably burn out your opponents while making sure you stay alive\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"key interactions"},{"insert":"\n\nQuintorius is great at recurring noncreature spells from our graveyard, but it does have some conditions we need to build around:\n\n1) To cast spells for free, we need spirit fodder - this means the deck will have to make more spirits through spirit token generation itself or just token doubling\n\n2) In order to make a spirit and have a spell to cast, we need noncreature spells in our graveyard by the end step of the turn quintorius is played - this means we need rummage effects, cycling, or noncreature spells that sacrifice themselves like sagas to supply our graveyard\n\n3) and the last part is that when we cast a spell, if it were to hit the graveyard, it then would go to the bottom of our library instead - this may seem like a huge downside but we can get around that in the following ways\n\nNoncreature permanent spells like planeswalkers and sagas cease being spells once they resolve and they stay on the battlefield. Meaning that when we tick down our wandering emperor or hit the third chapter of showdown of the skalds, they will go back into our graveyard again anyway to loop them again"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"For instant spells, we are actually saved by sunforger, which allows us to use our deck like a toolbox to find the right instant at the right time by tutoring it out of the deck. The best part is that the combination of quintorius and sunforger will allow us to continuously cast the same instants each turn"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Unfortunately, we don’t have a solution for sorceries, but is that really a big deal since they are just worse instants? :P -The one exception is that the first time you cast approach of the second sun, it will put itself 7 from the top regardless of where it is cast from"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"Toolbox targets"},{"insert":"\n\nDebt of loyalty - steal the best creature on the board forever or a weird protection spell for your stuff"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"delayed blast fireball - a one-sided mana-efficient damage based board wipe"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"final showdown - a costly but unconditional board wipe"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"riot control - a fog and life gain in one neat package"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"settle the wreckage - a mix between fog and mass path to exile. The threat of settling the wreckage is a powerful deterrent"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"reprieve + tibalt’s trickery - the best remand/counterspell options in our colors"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"generous gift + swords to plowshares - great spot removal"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"your temple is under attack - card draw or board wipe protection"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"teferi’s protection - one of the best cards in the game which exiles itself on resolution so you cannot abuse it, but it is still broken"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"searing light + unexplained absence - multiplayer scaled removal"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Valakut reawakening - card draw and mdfc land"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"sejiri shelter - protection and mdfc land"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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jackiscool231 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://moxfield.com/decks/2Dn_vR6P5kqxVpWPAglTIw \nstax generally uses white but i thought that using the various damage dealing stax pieces in red with Niv-Mizzet, Visionary would create a huge amount of card advantage then i added some land destruction and disruption to really grind my opponents into dust \n\n"}]}
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TelemachusScone 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Hi all,\nFor this contest I made a gruul cleric tribal(3 on edhrec and none with this commander) and artifact deck. It's still a little fuzzy as I just started making it yesterday, let me know what you think!\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/11237293\n\nThere are a couple game plans right now:\nChandras Ignition +strax: whipe out most opponents, clear the board, really big commander\nPriest of Urabrask inf.loop: infinite triggers for cleric etb\nMycosynth Lattice: everything can be sacred to strax\nAnimation module: synergies with strax weakly\n"}]}
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Mr.OICA 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"My deck is Golgari artifacts, leaded by Armix and Ich-tekik (and the third commander, THE token golem).\n\nI started building this deck a while a go. Cranial plating is one of my favourite cards, so I wanted to build a deck where I could play it. As well, I didn't have any partners commander deck, so decided to start from there. One of them had to be black at least. The only two partner commanders that are artifacts as well were (and still if I'm not mistaken) Armix and Silas. I thought they could make a good pair, giving Silas the ability to play whichever artifact was discarded with Armix. But what I started building wasn't really the playstyle I was looking for, wasn't necessarily bad, but ended up relying too much on evasion and protection, besides I already had another dimir deck, so I ended up discarding this initial approach. Then I was looking in other color combinations, and came up with two other options: Ich-Tekik and Rebbec. And whether I honestly thought Rebbec would be a better option and that Ich-Tekik was underwhelming (a 1/1 for 5 mana that does something IF?), I couldn't resist when I realised Armix was a golem itself, It just looked that they both were meant to be together. So I decided to take that route (which would also allow to include Glissa the traitor, another card I'm a big fan of).\nI wanted to make it centred on playing a lot of cheap artifacts and getting value out of sacrificing them rather than on golems. So started including a lot of cheap expendable artifacts and ways to make artifact tokens (which, surprisingly, are not short in green, finally made Fae offering work!) to try to make the most out of both Armix and Ich-Tekik's abilities, and it allows to fill some gaps like card draw, ramp or graveyard hate.\n\nThe game plan in general is not too complicated. Turn 1, play an artifact. Turn 2, Play an artifact. Turn 3, play Armix and start talking to people. I've found people generally tend to assume Armix is going to kill their thing, and wont feel safe until they get rid of Armix. But Armix can only kill one thing per turn, and not everything on the board is a threat (plus it starts as a 3/2, so it can be risky to swing with it carelessly). I have found that making early deals to not kill peoples manadorks drastically increases the performance of the deck, so try to convince them that Armix can be their friend rather than something to fear (at least for now, I always try to be honest on that). Then on the later turns keep deploying artifacts, and when you have the mana (and nothing better to play) bring in Ich-Tekik with his little friend and subtlely start sacrificing artifacts to make the team grow (keep an eye on the others players, as it counts their artifacts as well, and everyone has treasures, right?). Then keep swinging and building the board.\nI've been playing the deck consistently now for around 6 months, and it has positively surprised me. The deck is consistent enough. Armix can commonly give -5/-5 or -6/-6 to something on turn 4 (being able to kill almost anything needed at that stage of the game, and can easily go up to -12/-12 further on the game). The tokens provided by Ich-Tekik really build up, being reasonable to have a 8/7, a 6/6, and a 8/8 one or two turns after you play it (this suddenly makes commander damage relevant). The deck can maintain a certain level of functionality without the commanders until you can recast them or find other of the strong cards in the deck, but its frail to repeated target removal (ironically).\nI'm still working on it, there are some cards I'm still not sure of, and the deck would really appreciate more evasion, protection, and noncreature removal. As well, a way to take advantage of the cards discarded with Armix would be great. A reanimation package would be great for that, but I have tried to avoid it due to golgari reanimator ubiquity.\nAny comments and suggestions are more than welcome.\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/11248492/armix_filigree_thrasher_ichtekik_salvage_splicer\n"}]}
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GamerTCG 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"No way! almost also made an artifact deck with those two as well\n"}]}
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gahelar 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11246911/is_this_a_white_storm\n\nToday I present to you "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffc266"},"insert":"Mono White Storm"},{"insert":"!\nWhen Assassin's Creed sat came out i had Just One idea in mind: have "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffc266"},"insert":"Thrumming Stone"},{"insert":" on board, cast one "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffc266"},"insert":"Templar Knight"},{"insert":" and storm off then laser beam everyone to the face with "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffc266"},"insert":"Aetherflux Reservoir"},{"insert":".\nThere was only one problem: assemble the combo. Sure the knights can tutor every artifact form the deck but it's slow and you have to attack and in White there's only "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffc266"},"insert":"Enlightened Tutor"},{"insert":" to search artifacts. \nHere comes the solution in the command zone: "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffc266"},"insert":"Oswald Fiddlebender"},{"insert":"! With the right sequence you can find every piece in 2/3 turn thanks to untappers like "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffc266"},"insert":"Magewright's Stone"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffc266"},"insert":"Thousand Year Elixir"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffc266"},"insert":"Patriar's Seal."},{"insert":"\nAdd a bit of stax ti slow down your opponents to make sure you have enough time and if everything goes smoothly you can close the game as early as turn 3, but usually around turn 5 to 7.\nEnjoy!\n"}]}
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Ban55 6 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11241618/contest"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11241618/contest"},{"insert":"\nStm I threw together\n"}]}
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PraxisOG 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Here's my take on a mono-blue burn deck, which was actually a trait of blue for alot of early mtg. It sets up Loreth of the healing house with an untapper and a tap to deal damage card, which once set up does infinite damage(muahaha). Due to the combo's requirement of all three creatures needing to be legendary, the damage wizards are Revka wizard savant which is a legend, but zuran spellcaster can use the ring tempts you mechanic to become legendary. Step through can wizardcycle for revka, but also wizards that can untap and can be made legendary by the same one ring mechanic. There's more blue burn cards, but also a viridian longbow which can be tutored for when you cant draw another win con. To be more viable it has other win conditions such as self mill with kitsa otterball elite and laboratory maniac, but that can also be used to search for your burn cards. It also has another combo that produces infinite mana that can untap burn cards infinitely. In playtesting this deck wins around turn 6 on average while still leaving some mana up for protection, but can win turn 3 with a perfect hand.\n\nIt might not fit the spirit of the contest 100% but I had a blast making it\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/10962820\n"}]}
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CSlice 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11136888/daddy_edgar newbie here wanting to show my one!\n"}]}
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