Archidekt Deckbuilding Contest - March 2025 (Locked)

{"ops":[{"insert":"This is an homage to my favorite CCG, Legend of the Five Rings (L5R.) This deck attempts an \"Enlightenment\" win. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/10175155/l5r_homage_dragon_clan"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/10175155/l5r_homage_dragon_clan"},{"insert":"\n\n\nIn L5R, an Enlightenment win involved playing 5 specific cards in your deck (the five Rings) by meeting very particular requirements. A full game did not always provide an opportunity to win in this fashion. Achieving this win, in a fair way, required luck and patience and many many many attempts. An Enlightenment win was rare and challenging even in casual play. In an attempt to mimic that experience, and from my long time veteran status as an L5R player, this deck reaches an incredibly close approximation of the experience.\n\nUsing the card Research // Development, bring in 4 copies of Hedron Alignment from outside the game. Try and get a win using them.\n\nBest of luck my friends.\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Adventure Time!"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/10810535/beluna_grandsquall"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/10810535/beluna_grandsquall"},{"insert":"\n\nThis deck is all about casting exciting Adventures, and my favorite part is the win conditions! "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Primal Surge"}},{"insert":" serves as an exhilarating finisher. It lets you exile cards from the top of your library, putting permanents directly into play. Since the deck only contains one non-permanent card, you won’t risk decking yourself. Plus, because it's a \"may\" ability, you can choose to stop whenever things get too complicated.\n\nThe adventure spells are central to the deck's strategy. Once you cast them, they exile to \"go on an adventure,\" but when you cast the permanent side from exile, you unlock major value. I've included some powerful cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Passionate Archaeologist"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Keeper of Secrets"}},{"insert":" that provide additional benefits and can burn opponents for extra damage.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cunning Evasion"}},{"insert":" is another crucial tool, allowing you to bounce your adventure spells back to your hand for even more value if your creatures are blocked. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lucky Clover"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chancellor of Tales"}},{"insert":" provide fantastic copy effects, giving your adventure spells an extra boost of power and excitement. Token generators like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Lost and the Damned"}},{"insert":" can help your board state get out of control! Last but not least, we cannot forget the value our commander "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Beluna Grandsquall // Seek Thrills"}},{"insert":" brings to the table! Her adventure spell helps us find more adventure spells, and her permanent side will help us with cost reduction on these adventures!\n\nWith all these adventures, you can not only take your opponents on a wild ride but also keep them guessing as you find creative ways to win!\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"Chicken Soup for the Deck builder's Soul.\n\nThis deck is all about food and feeling cozy. Every card is a reference to food and it should feel like your playing your Grandma's Cookbook every time you pull out this deck.\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/11735945/from_farm_to_table\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11868257/too_wordy_"},"insert":"Too Wordy • (Commander deck) • Archidekt"},{"insert":"\n\nTLDR: All creatures in the 99 are vanilla, all abilities come from equipment. \n\nWhen I learned of this contest I was trying to brainstorm and look at what are some unique things I haven't done already. Looking at a bunch of cards became too overwhelming with all the abilities nowadays and the novels of text to discover new things. Which is great that there feels like there is always something new to find, but I didnt have the time for that, this contest ends today! Which lead to thinking if only the cards were simpler, vanilla matters has existed, but can I tweak it up? I think most actual people would be vanilla creatures and their belongings are what give them abilities, leading to what I present to you. Outside of the commander as they are looked up to, all the creatures in the 99 are vanilla, all the abilities are from artifacts/ equipment. Tried to get a good spread that still felt functional and has the ability to do things. \n\nFirst time using the site for this! Take care!\n\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"I only have one word to say: one...\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/11821448/one\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"Tuk Tuk the Sacrificial Lamb "},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"oklab(0.89908 -0.00192907 -0.0048306)"},"insert":"Meet Tuk Tuk the sacrificial lamb : "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3922432/300_tuktuk_the_sacrificial_lamb"},"insert":"TukTuk the sacrificial lamb • (Commander deck) • Archidekt"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"oklab(0.89908 -0.00192907 -0.0048306)"},"insert":"This is a bracket 1 deck all about copying Tuk Tuk and other legends to use the legend rule for auto death triggers. We then use our additional enter effects and death effects to burn out our opponents slowly but surely. "},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"oklab(0.89908 -0.00192907 -0.0048306)"},"insert":"Tuk Tuk in particular is a fantastic choice for coping because his death trigger creates another legendary creature token that we can use to get extra etb triggers and extra legend rule death. "},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"oklab(0.89908 -0.00192907 -0.0048306)"},"insert":"The normal gameplan is to build out a few burn cards and permanent based copy effects then play Tuk Tuk and start copying Tuk Tuk as much as possible. When the copy enters it will cause the legend rule where you choose to sacrifice the copy making the legendary 5/5 token giving you an extra enter. Every additional copy will now give you 2 enter effects and 2 death effects. You can get value out of other Legends like "},{"insert":"Atsushi, the Blazing Sky as well.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"oklab(0.89908 -0.00192907 -0.0048306)"},"insert":" Panharmonicon, lithoform engine "},{"insert":"Strionic Resonator help"},{"attributes":{"color":"oklab(0.89908 -0.00192907 -0.0048306)"},"insert":" get more triggers and value from single copy spells. Cauldron of souls can even be used to persist the original Tuk Tuk or other legendries on cast/ability trigger return for bonus triggers. "},{"insert":"\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"This is my entry for Archidekt's March 2025 Deckbuilding Challenge - \""},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11823015/where_is_my_mindslaver_way_out_in_the_water_see_it_swimming"},"insert":"Where is My Mind(slaver) - Way Out in the Water See it Swimming"},{"insert":"\"\n\nI think we all remember the first time we looked at "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mindslaver"}},{"insert":" and immediately thought, \"finally! a way to break "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Liar's Pendulum"}},{"insert":"!\", right? ...right??\n\nAssuming this isn't a universal fascination (unlikely), allow me to explain how for the bargain price of 13 colorless mana I can use these cards to absolutely HUMILIATE my good pal Ricky.\n\nStep 1: Crack Mindslaver targeting Ricky (Ricky starts to perspire).\nStep 2: Pass turn to Ricky.\nStep 3: Activate Liar's Pendulum on Ricky's turn, naming "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blacker Lotus"}},{"insert":" — \"oh Ricky, my dear chum, do you believe I have a Blacker Lotus in my hand?\", I say lips curled from the sheer depravity of the dastardly act I'm committing.\nStep 4: Watch the sweat on Ricky's brow turn to a torrent. He knows, of course, that my copy of Blacker Lotus was turned to confetti during the Unfinity incident of '24, but that knowledge won't help Ricky out of this one.\nStep 5: Break out the best possible Ricky impression to say one simple phrase that will forever relegate him to shame, \"Yes, Ricky think Blacker Lotus in hand\".\nStep 5: Profit. I draw my card, finally justifying the investment of 13 mana.\nStep 6: Relish how much I just massively dunked on Ricky (he's crying now, completely deflated by how hard I just memed on him).\n\nAs groundbreaking and devastating as it is, the Liar's Pendulum combo isn't even the only way to abuse Mindslaver. In fact, this deck is dedicated to finding all of the "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"best"},{"insert":" ways to break Mindslaver and turn its otherwise pretty mid ability to control your opponent into an absolute workhorse of an ability that can absolutely make Ricky look foolish. In particular, there is another card that plays out very similarly to Liar's Pendulum: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vexing Arcanix"}},{"insert":". First I'll target Ricky, then I'll have him name "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Paper Tiger"}},{"insert":", which I'm "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"reasonably confident"},{"insert":" won't be in his deck, he then reveals the card and takes two damage like an actual goober.\n\nAs a commander, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Parnesse, the Subtle Brush"}},{"insert":" seemed like the obvious choice because of its wombo combo with Mindslaver. That's right, when I take control of Ricky I can have him use all of his targeted removal spells on any of my permanents and not have him pay the four life. He loses all of his best spells and a full turn. But what if Ricky has spells that would benefit my permanents? Well then he's going to pay to not get countered, thus losing four life to help out his good old pal. Either way, Ricky has been pranked so hard his ego will become unmoored ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Unmoored Ego"}},{"insert":" not included)! But what is included? A suite full of effects similar to Parnesse that trigger when Ricky tries to perform specific actions that I call \"Unless Ricky Do\" since they all give him an opt out clause. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mogis, God of Slaughter"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cephalid Shrine"}},{"insert":" are a couple of my favorite effects in this niche given that I can use Mogis to either cull or ping and I can guarantee that his spells get countered with Cephalid Shrine by making Ricky refuse to pay the 0. Usually giving people a choice in magic is something I consider to be a cardinal sin, but somehow Ricky will always make the choice that helps my position most. What a silly little fella!\n\nTwo other ways that this deck can setup absolutely baller plays with Mindslaver double as generically fun multiplayer dynamics even without Mindslaver. The first of these themes is hot potatoes, particularly "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jinxed Idol"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jinxed Ring"}},{"insert":". Even without Mindslaver these cards are enjoyable as a gimmick to pass around the table, but by donating these to Ricky while he's under my control I can get him to wipe his own board by retaining priority and repeatedly putting the pass ability on the stack until he is out of creatures. It might be the dirtiest thing the deck is capable of, but arguably less disrespectful than a lot of the other gimmicks and a good way to put Ricky out of his misery. The other theme is cards that allow any player to pay to activate their ability such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Xantcha, Sleeper Agent"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Warmonger"}},{"insert":". These cards allow for a fun dynamic for most of the match but also give me something to do with Ricky's mana (or cards, in the case of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Oona's Prowler"}},{"insert":") when he doesn't have any other plays that I care to make on his behalf. A particularly fun way to finish Ricky off might be to have him drain himself with Xantcha.\n\nLike most \"secret commander\" decks, the main hurdle is to get Mindslaver out. However, since the fun police nerfed casual secret commander decks by deciding that tutoring is a geld-able offense in low-bracket EDH, I had to settle for a slew of \"Technically Not Tutors\" that let me rifle through chunks of cards of the top of my deck looking for Mindslaver. These card selection pieces range from above average to a bit overpriced but, since I'm getting banished to one of my "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Island"}},{"insert":"s if I try to cast a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Diabolic Tutor"}},{"insert":", I needed to have enough cards like this to afford missing Mindslaver a handful of times. Suffice it to say I've dedicated more deck space to this than I would prefer, but it was necessary in order to hopefully cast Mindslaver before a gothic architecture tribal deck wins on turn twenty or before Ricky's fifteen step combo deck wins on turn thirty.\n\nTo get back to how I make a fool of poor Ricky, one of the ways I found to "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"totally break"},{"insert":" Mindslaver can also help me to dig towards Mindslaver if necessary. This is the set of five instant speed "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fact or Fiction"}},{"insert":"-type cards in a category that I call \"Premium Piles\". These cards allow me to totally meme on Ricky by casting them at instant speed while I have control of him, effectively allowing me to puppet-master him into spoon-feeding me a stacked pile with a stupid amount of value (what a fool).\n\nWhat if one of those effects puts Mindslaver in the bin? Well, I've got some ways to \"Get My Babyback Babyback\" anyways since you have to sacrifice Mindslaver to use its ability. I run a good number of these cards in order to perpetuate the game plan of memeing on Ricky, including: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge"}},{"insert":", and the perpetually undervalued "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Beacon of Unrest"}},{"insert":". "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Trading Post"}},{"insert":" Ricky isn't getting off the hook that easy. Additionally, this deck includes a three card combo that makes recurring Mindslaver more consistent when its up and running. The combo is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Goblin Welder"}},{"insert":" + "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Forensic Gadgeteer"}},{"insert":" + Mindslaver, which allows me to repeatedly pull back Mindslaver from the graveyard with Goblin Welder by sacrificing the clue produced by Forensic Gadgeteer. Welder and Gadgeteer are both valuable pieces in the deck in their own right since Welder is already an above average recursion piece and Gadgeteer's cost reduction may look small, but can often mean getting to use Mindslaver earlier and more often.\n\nSpeaking of cost reduction I have a handful of cards that reduce the cost of getting Mindslaver onto the board and help me get it activated. In addition to the cost reducers I also have a couple of generically good ways to print out wads of colorless mana including the "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"game changing *cough cough*"},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sol Ring"}},{"insert":". I also run "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Terisiare's Devastation"}},{"insert":" which in addition to making a respectable amount of Powerstone tokens can get me out of a pinch with its ability to wipe the board.\n\nA fair question might be, \"what if Ricky doesn't pose a threat?\" or, \"what if there's no value to be gained from Mindsaving Ricky?\" Well, first off, Ricky is always a threat. I'm not just picking on a generic nincompoop, this guy plays stuff that routinely wins out of nowhere. Even down here in bracket one, I'll use "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Telepathy"}},{"insert":" to monitor what this toolbox-combo-arse-son-of-a-gun is doing so I can keep him on as short of a leash as possible while I strategically pick my shots.\n\nFinally, I run a couple of cards that give me some value for casting or sacrificing the Mindslaver. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ovika, Enigma Goliath"}},{"insert":" gives me six goblins everytime I cast Mindslaver and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Slagstone Refinery"}},{"insert":" gives me a Powerstone every time I sac Mindslaver and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Summoning Station"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sly Requisitioner"}},{"insert":" both also reward me with tokens for sacrificing Mindslaver. All of these cards help to ensure my ability to survive while trying to pull of my various gimmicks. Incidentally, they also make my life easier for pulling off repeatable recursion with cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Trading Post"}},{"insert":" and Goblin Welder.\n\nPerhaps the $10 question of the day is, can this deck actually win? Well, let me answer that question with another question. Have you ever heard of how even a blind pig can find a truffle? Well playing this deck is kind of like hoping for a truffle to find a blind pig. Take that how you will but, truly, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"the real win is the Ricky I dunked on along the way"},{"insert":".\n\nBest wishes, and thank you for considering my deck.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Disclaimer:"},{"insert":" No Rickys were hurt ("},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"badly"},{"insert":") during the testing of this deck. Also, I am aware that Mindslaver as an archetype is a bit more intense than what most people probably picture for an exhibition match, but attempting to reach this deck's ceiling is routinely harder than playing Donkey Kong without any ladders, and is definitely intended to prioritize humor and showmanship over actually winning. Unless I missed anything, there should also be no combos in this deck that are always able to result in winning on the spot and it is highly unlikely that this deck will be able to lock anyone out of the game before several turns deep into the late-game when other decks might be starting to approach a possible win. Furthermore, exiling Mindslaver entirely disarms the deck, and although one could theoretically add "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Karn, the Great Creator"}},{"insert":" as a clever way to rescue Mindslaver from exile, without access to tutors this is too inconsistent to justify the card slot at this bracket over something more consistently fun. I also take great pride in keeping the salt score below average, as I think that serves as a clear indicator of my intent to keep this deck feeling valid among its peers.\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11757541/angus_anaconda_mackenzies_group_hug"},"insert":"Angus' Big Squeeze"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Angus Mackenzie"}},{"insert":" just wants everyone to get along. In fact, he's "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"so "},{"insert":"dedicated to keeping the peace that he gives out big ol' hugs instead! And then he just keeps squeezing, and squeezing, and - oh, why is your face turning purple?!\n\nThis deck is a playful, fun twist on a Group Hug deck - it can actually win!\n\nTo start, we've got our burly, bearded Bant benefactor, Angus. He's a silly commander that only exists to "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fog"}},{"insert":" up the battlefield (whether you're saving your own skin or someone else's - that's politics baybee!).\n\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"You get a card, you get a card, everybody gets a card! (or, you know, tons of them)"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nNext, we wanna start handing out gifts, namely, cards! Your pod will all be drawing cards like they're lives depend on it (and in a way, they do!). We've got "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Horn of Greed"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Font of Mythos"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Folio of Fancies"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Howling Mine"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kami of the Crescent Moon"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Temple Bell"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Prosperity"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Windfall"}},{"insert":" ...you name it, we got it.\n\nBut it's not just cards we're handing out, oh no. We're also giving out lands! "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Collective Voyage"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"New Frontiers"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rites of Flourishing"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tempt with Discovery"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Veteran Explorer"}},{"insert":" ...the lands will come out whether you like it or not! "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Nobody "},{"insert":"gets mana screwed on Angus' watch.\n\nWhat's that? You want even "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"more"},{"insert":" free stuff?? Well, okay then! Free tokens from "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tempting Contract"}},{"insert":" & "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Master of Ceremonies"}},{"insert":"! Free mana from "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Eladamri's Vineyard"}},{"insert":"! Free life from "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kwain, Itinerant Meddler"}},{"insert":"! It's all here folks.\n\n\nNo Violence for You!"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nAngus frowns upon violence. In fact, his disdain of being attacked means your opponents probably won't attack you at all! To stop all of this meaningless violence, we've got a whole host of defense mechanisms: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Crawlspace"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ghostly Prison"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Propaganda"}},{"insert":", & "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Windborn Muse"}},{"insert":". But that's "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"definitely "},{"insert":"not all that Angus has hidden in his beard...we're also running the esoteric ones, like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Archon of Absolution"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Baird, Steward of Argive"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sphere of Safety"}},{"insert":", & "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Champions of Minas Tirith"}},{"insert":"! We even run "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Solitary Confinement"}},{"insert":" to "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"really"},{"insert":" drive home the point that we don't want to get hurt.\n\n\nOffers You (Literally) Can't Refuse"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nWhat's a Commander game (even a bracket 1 game) without some interaction? If anything on the board proves too problematic for you, make your opponent "},{"insert":{"card-link":"An Offer You Can't Refuse"}},{"insert":"! Or you could use "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arcane Denial"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pongify"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rapid Hybridization"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Swords to Plowshares"}},{"insert":", or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Path to Exile"}},{"insert":", each of which gives your opponents a nice gift for their trouble. You can also use "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dawn's Truce"}},{"insert":" & "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Everybody Lives!"}},{"insert":" as politicking pieces should the need arise.\n\n\n\nHoly Zoomies Batman! Pump the Brakes!"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nNow, with the whole gang drawing just "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"ludicrous "},{"insert":"amounts of cards, and getting free lands, etc., you may think this would accelerate their own gameplans, and possibly cause us to lose more quickly. Well, you'd be right! That's why we want to slow down all of our "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"opponents"},{"insert":" free stuff with cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Authority of the Consuls"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blind Obedience"}},{"insert":", and good ol' "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kismet"}},{"insert":".\n\n\nWait, we can "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"actually "},{"insert":"win?!"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nYou heard right folks. This is a deck that not only comes packed with flavor, not only wants to help everyone else get to their cards and lands, but "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"also"},{"insert":" can win the game! Just because Angus doesn't want any violence doesn't mean he doesn't wanna win!\n\nTo that end, we've got many possibilities. You can:\n\ndrain your opponents slowly but surely with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Scrawling Crawler"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Iron Maiden"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Isolation Cell"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ebony Owl Netsuke"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Psychosis Crawler"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rug of Smothering"}},{"insert":", & "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Viseling"}},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"mill them out with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Folio of Fancies"}},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"use an alternate win condition in the form of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Laboratory Maniac"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Triskaidekaphile"}},{"insert":", or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Twenty-Toed Toad"}},{"insert":". Or, if all attempts at peace fail..."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"you can nuke them for 50 with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Aetherflux Reservoir"}},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"And there you have it! Hope you have as much fun playing this deck as Angus and I had making it!"},{"insert":"\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":{"card-link":"Atla Palani, Nest Tender"}},{"insert":" Press Your Luck! \n\nAtla Palani is an incredibly fun commander. The moment when you crack an egg and everyone leans forward in their seats as you start revealing cards off the top of your library is exciting. But I decided to take it step further. Before each game, I randomly shuffle twenty creatures from a larger set, listed in this decklist as the sideboard. This way, not only do I not know what's at the top of my library, I don't know what's in the library. This had led to some other unique deckbuilding decisions. There are no tutors, not even a rampant growth, because I don't want to look through my library at all. I've put in some less ideal lands that fix me because I don't know what the color balance of my deck will be from game to game. But even that wasn't enough. I wanted to add risk to the randomness. So in tribute to the classic game show \"Press Your Luck\" I added whammies. When I crack an egg, I could hit a prize, like a Kozilek, an Etali, or even a Blightsteel. I could hit a classic creature like a Serra or a Shivan. I could hit a bad creature like a Hurloon Minotaur or a Camel. But I could also hit an Eater of Days or a Leveler, which would end my game. It adds a whole new dimension to this deck. \n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/11425761/atla_palani\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"Hello everyone! I am posting my first deck in a contest here. When I read the rules I just simple thought of fairy tales, but how do I translate that into a deck? Well, I assume you will know instantly what I did in my deck as you read the title. \n\nI present you the Mirror Themed Commander, Cayth The Evil Dwarf Witch, who seeks with her servants for the most beautiful lady in the kingdom to make her disappear once and for all.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11858383/mirror_mirror_on_the_wall_whos_the_fairest_of_them_all"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11858383/mirror_mirror_on_the_wall_whos_the_fairest_of_them_all"},{"insert":"\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"All the World's a Stage"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11800627/all_the_worlds_a_stage\n\nI am a professional actor, so the deck I brewed is all about putting on a show. Lots of sagas, and cards that specifically relate to the world of performance. The point of the deck is less about winning and more about assembling all the elements necessary for a show...namely: the story being told, the script or songbook, the venue for the performance, the performers, and the show itself (represented by a big climactic ending). \nA \"win\" for me means playing at least one card from each of the following categories:\n\n1) Any card with the words \"Story,\" \"Tale,\" or \"Fable\" in it's name \n2) Any card with the words \"Book,\" \"Scroll,\" \"Ballad,\" or \"Song\" in it's name.\n3) Any card with the words \"Theater,\" \"Stage,\" \"Screen,\" or \"Festival\" in it's name\n4) Any card with the words \"Act,\" \"Player,\" \"Artist,\" or \"Singer\" in it's name.\n5) Any card with the words \"Final,\" \"Finale,\" \" Last,\" or \"Curtain\" in it's name.\n\nCards can be played in any order, but I consider it a bonus if the condition from group 5 is the last one to be met.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tom Bombadil"}},{"insert":" \nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/11800627/all_the_worlds_a_stage\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"Hike Through the Woods Deck"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11760252"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11760252"},{"insert":"\n\nThis is a mono-green \"Hiking through the woods\" themed deck that revolves around making as many forests as possible and making really big trees. Every category in the deck embodies the different things you might see or say on a hike. It is helmed by "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Yedora, Grave Gardener"}},{"insert":" , who will turn any creatures I play into forests after they die. \n\nThe categories I used while deckbuilding are things like \"Look at that big tree\" which are all enchantments or creatures which become enchantments and make your forests tap for more mana like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Utopia Sprawl"}},{"insert":" . Go tall with your enchantments and then use cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arbor Elf"}},{"insert":" to tap and untap your forests, simulating the trees blowing in the wind (and giving you lots of mana). You might catch yourself saying \"the forest feels like it's alive\" on your hike, and you would be right with cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Living Terrain"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wakeroot Elemental"}},{"insert":" animating lands (and providing you some mana sinks). You may come across some animals on your hike, it wouldn't be too surprising to see a turtle ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blossoming Tortoise"}},{"insert":"), an elk ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kenrith's Transformation"}},{"insert":") or some mushrooms ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Insidious Fungus"}},{"insert":") while walking through the woods. You may even run into some other hikers on the trail like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tireless Tracker"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nissa, Vital Force"}},{"insert":" who help give the deck some card draw. Become one with the trees on your walk through the woods ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Song of the Dryads"}},{"insert":"), and find yourself lost in nature!\n\nI had an idea for a mono green deck months ago that wanted to go tall with enchantments on forests and untap those forests, but I couldn't get it to work very well. The 1 bracket really let me take this idea and run with it, while also getting to showcase Retro border forests and classic card art from artists like Rebecca Guay, Ron Spears, and others! \n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"background":"#f9fafb","bold":true},"insert":"The D20 Chronicles!"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"#f7f7f7","color":"#111111"},"insert":"The deck is designed with the theme of D&D and its adventures in mind, a bit to introduce the world that revolves more around the wizard of the coast (magic & Dungeon and dragons)."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"#f7f7f7","color":"#111111"},"insert":"The deck is based on rolling the D20 with some D20 cards. I fell back on Gart, for a generic help on the whole deck. For fun with friends."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true,"background":"#e60000","link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11860229/the_d20_chronicles_"},"insert":"The D20 Chronicles!"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nDecklist:\n1x Adult Gold Dragon\n1x Ancient Brass Dragon\n1x Ancient Bronze Dragon\n1x Ancient Copper Dragon\n1x Ancient Silver Dragon\n1x Ascend from Avernus\n1x Baldur's Gate\n1x Barbarian Class\n1x Bard Class\n1x Black Dragon\n1x Black Dragon Gate\n1x Blue Dragon\n1x Bruenor Battlehammer\n1x Chaos Channeler\n1x Citadel Gate\n1x Cleric Class\n1x Contact Other Plane\n1x Delayed Blast Fireball\n1x Delina, Wild Mage\n1x Den of the Bugbear\n1x Djinni Windseer\n1x Dragonborn Looter\n1x Drizzt Do'Urden\n1x Druid Class\n1x Dungeon Delver\n1x Dungeon Descent\n1x Dungeon Map\n1x Earth-Cult Elemental\n1x Ebondeath, Dracolich\n1x Ellywick Tumblestrum\n1x Elminster\n1x Farideh, Devil's Chosen\n1x Font of Magic\n5x Forest\n1x Gale's Redirection\n1x Garth One-Eye\n1x Gelatinous Cube\n1x Gond Gate\n1x Greatsword of Tyr\n1x Heap Gate\n1x Hoard Robber\n1x Hoarding Ogre\n1x Inspiring Bard\n5x Island\n1x Journey to the Lost City\n1x Magic Missile\n1x Manor Gate\n1x Meteor Swarm\n1x Mimic\n1x Monk Class\n1x Monster Manual // Zoological Study\n1x Mordenkainen\n5x Mountain\n1x Myrkul's Edict\n1x Nadaar, Selfless Paladin\n1x Neera, Wild Mage\n1x Nine-Fingers Keene\n1x Nothic\n1x Old Gnawbone\n1x Overwhelming Encounter\n1x Paladin Class\n5x Plains\n1x Polymorph\n1x Ranger Class\n1x Raugrin Triome\n1x Red Dragon\n1x Rogue Class\n1x Sorcerer Class\n5x Swamp\n1x The Deck of Many Things\n1x Thunderwave\n1x Trelasarra, Moon Dancer\n1x Volo, Guide to Monsters\n1x Wand of Wonder\n1x Warlock Class\n1x White Dragon\n1x Wild-Magic Sorcerer\n1x Wrathful Red Dragon\n1x Wyll, Blade of Frontiers\n1x Zagoth Triome\n\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Caw-Blade"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThis submission is a fully functional Bracket 1 exhibition deck that is based on the infamous Caw-Blade standard deck that took over the standard meta in 2011. Tl;dr it runs all the iconic cards from 2011 Caw-Blade with more birds, swords, brainstorm effects and shuffling effects! The commander is an indestructible bird that wears equipment well and has top of library synergy. Caw Caw!\n\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"A Brief History of Caw-Blade"},{"insert":"\n\nThe Caw-Blade standard deck stood on the shoulders of the Caw-Go standard deck which was designed by fan favorite MTG pro Brian Kibler. Caw-Go was a control deck that ran Jace the Mind Sculptor and the only creature in the deck was 4 x Squadron Hawk. Jace's \"0\" ability functioned as a brainstorm on a stick once a turn. After the Brainstorm, the deck's pilot could play squadron hawk as a shuffle ability to shuffle away the unwanted cards from the top of the deck. Pretty fun if you're the pilot.\n\nCaw-Blade ran this same interaction but also ran Stoneforge Mystic which allowed Caw-Blade's pilot to tutor for the best swords in the standard meta and cheat them out onto the battlefield. These swords would be equipped onto the squadron hawk for serious evasion beatdown, hence the name Caw-Blade.\n\nCaw-Blade was being piloted ubiquitously on the standard scene. To name a few - LSV got top 8 at the 2011 US nationals and Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa won the Singapore Grand Prix with it.\n\nThis deck was widely considered to be one of the most dominant decks to ever see standard play. As a result, Stoneforge Mystic and Jace the Mindsculptor were banned from standard play in June of 2011. Worlds would take place after the bans, but the top 8 would have been full of Caw-Blade variants, with Caw-Blade likely winning.\n\nThis all took place just before Modern was even a thing. Stoneforge Mysic and Jace the Mindsculptor were banned from Modern preceding the launch of Modern, for fear of them being too powerful for that format!\n\nIf you played standard at this time, you either loved the deck or hated it, but you will never forget the name, Caw-Blade.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11769664/cawblade"},"insert":"Caw-Blade • (Commander deck) • Archidekt"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":{"image":"https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/c244f62d-6c7b-4ac1-9319-d87412bebdbf/d3kr2ep-66bec3dc-6983-4f3a-9d01-4df4847922cc.jpg/v1/fill/w_862,h_600,q_75,strp/caw_blade_by_tobiasvyseri_d3kr2ep-fullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9NjAwIiwicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvYzI0NGY2MmQtNmM3Yi00YWMxLTkzMTktZDg3NDEyYmViZGJmXC9kM2tyMmVwLTY2YmVjM2RjLTY5ODMtNGYzYS05ZDAxLTRkZjQ4NDc5MjJjYy5qcGciLCJ3aWR0aCI6Ijw9ODYyIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmltYWdlLm9wZXJhdGlvbnMiXX0.rtfDw8IEY4Q8mdoIDRffjSRBIGnEZ2JK8gbonicWbxU"}},{"insert":"\n\n\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Homer's "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"The Odyssey"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" is a tale for the ages: it is the ultimate hero's journey, a story of travel, adventure, hubris, and coming home. It is a myth among myths, and for this reason it has even carved out a place for itself in the mythos of Magic: the Gathering. "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"The Odyssey"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" and other myths are classics because they illuminate the human condition—our struggles, desires, and moral dilemmas—through timeless narratives."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Sing to me, O "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Whispers of the Muse"}},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":", of cunning "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea"}},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"... "},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea"}},{"insert":" is an analogue for the mighty trickster, and seeing this month's challenge, I felt inspired to recreate her own Odyssey, and turn the ancient Epic myth into a commander deck. I've found great joy in creating this deck, and it's allowed me to re-experience the story, and has honestly revitalized the story and concept of the Epic for me. By retelling the story through a medium I enjoy, I've found it to be much more interesting. Every card in this deck is thus carefully chosen to represent a key moment within "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"The Odyssey,"},{"insert":" separated by the books they appear in. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The description of the deck explains "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"each and every"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" card's place in the story:"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11770406/the_odyssey"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11770406/the_odyssey"},{"insert":"\n\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"In many ways, I found this deckbuilding challenge to be the most fun I've had deckbuilding in a while!"},{"insert":"\n"}]}