Archidekt Deckbuilding Contest - April 2025 (Locked)

{"ops":[{"insert":"Ever wanted to run all the Shadowmoor/Eventide Avatars in one deck without worrying about their mana requirements? Presenting "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12372733/5c_monog_devotion_apr_25"},"insert":"5c monoG"},{"insert":", where every card only has G requirements (no generic costs here! Hydras notwithstanding). Bonus points for a surprise kill via "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Aspect of Hydra"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Primal Bellow"}},{"insert":"!\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"I build a Sliver Hivelord Mutate Deck in Simic"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/12371242/simic_copy_sliver_mutate\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12190705/ping_it_4"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12190705/ping_it_4"},{"insert":"\n\nping it all \n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Blink White if you're ok, Twice if you're not..."},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12370294/blink_white_if_youre_ok_twice_if_youre_not \n\nNiko, the under-rated commander of the year. This mono-white deck really does one thing well, blinks 'Niko, Light of Hope' to make lots and lots.. and LOTS of shard tokens via token multipliers. These shards are a great utility to scry and draw for 1 colorless, or, with Niko's ability, 2 colorless and tap to exile a target non-legendary and they ALL become a copy. Use this to make 38 copies of your favorite angel or bird as the win con. Also has another alt win-con in Halo Fountain.\n\nOf course given Niko's full color identity, I would use things like 'Training Grounds' to reduce the cost of Niko's activated ability, giving you a free tap. Nonetheless, this deck is still very good in mono-white!\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Great and Powerful Zaxara"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12329468/zaxara_blue_and_green"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12329468/zaxara_blue_and_green"},{"insert":"\nI love this deck, and I put my heart and soul into this deck, even Zaxara himself told me this is a pretty good deck. I don't care if I win or lose, I just like making decks and being creative. Zaxara's story: I was just a little hydra with a big dream, and that was to explore the world of Sliver and Eldrazi. After about 400 years, I had been corrupted by the Eldrazis to powerful and I had become the strongest. Most hydras choose green as their color, but I chose black, blue, and green. I just made this up don't get too serious about the story.\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"background":"#181818","color":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"I'm pretty sure that Blex is a mono-green commander..."},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12353694/im_pretty_sure_that_blex_is_a_monogreen_commander"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12353694/im_pretty_sure_that_blex_is_a_monogreen_commander"},{"insert":"\n\nBlex's anthem effect for a hodgepodge of creature types seems to be an interesting build-around. Pests are okay for a little bit of incidental life gain (I guess), insects can grow out of control pretty quickly, snakes do all kinds of fun things, and spiders have big butts. I couldn't find any bats in Blex's color identity, so there aren't any in the deck. I've tried to lean into the creature types supported by Blex, and have tried to pick thematically appropriate cards (or art, at least) where possible (Hardened Scales is obviously a snake card, there's clearly a giant moth on Inspiring Call, and what self-respecting bug or spider wouldn't want to hang out in the environment depicted on Doubling Season). I've had to make a few concessions to actual playability (I genuinely can't see a way to pretend that Andúril is spider), but I've tried to keep those to a minimum.\n\nI checked EDHRec to see what other people do with Blex in the command zone---in particular, I was hoping to find some bats---but most of the decks and synergies I can find on EDHRec seem to fall outside of Blex's mono-green color identity. People seem to be running a lot of black cards! There also seems to be a bug (heh heh get it? 'cause insects are bugs!) with Archidekt---sometimes, my commander gets replaced by a weird black card draw / card selection sorcery. Someone should look into that.\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"We don't have to be fancy. Just some very sturdy defenders..."},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12350751/sanctuary_april_deck_build"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12350751/sanctuary_april_deck_build"},{"insert":"\n\nSome of us don't have the taste for outright attacking. So why not just build up a wall... or 20!\nWait? Why do they still come after you? Cant they see these incredible walls? Well if you wont leave you alone...\nOh they want to fly over your beautiful walls? We can take care of that!\nJust too much noise? Well lets tear it all down, then rebuild!\n\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12367701/april_contest_time"},"insert":"Green & Colorless Morph deck"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Using one of my favorite criminally underrated commanders, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods"}},{"insert":", we abuse the fact that face down creatures are colorless and combine them with powerful Eldrazi. My idea for this deck challenge came from "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kozilek, the Broken Reality"}},{"insert":" and the fact that morph is lowkey impossible without green, so in my mind I just replaced the red pip in Yarus with a colorless one.\n\nThe main goal of the deck is to take advantage of the lose lose decision you give opponents when you attack them provided from Yarus' abilities. Using cards "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Obscuring Haze"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Panoptic Projektor"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Scroll of Fate"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ugin's Mastery"}},{"insert":" you can easily get morphs down and cards without morph abilities face down. Once you have plenty of face down creatures and Yarus out make sure to strategically attack and give your opponents the choice of if they don't block you draw and if they do block and kill your facedown creature it could turn into a big Eldrazi. The same goes for defending keep a few face down creatures that you could chump block with and get a free permanent. You can also use sac outlet like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phyrexian Altar"}},{"insert":" to force you face down creatures death for double profit.\n\nEventually your board will be very confusing and with half of your permanents being face down and face up. Thankfully, Yarus also gives every other creature haste so you keep a steady pace. Some non big Eldrazi payoffs to this strategy are cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hooded Hydra"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Temur War Shaman"}},{"insert":" , and the best one "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Printlifter Ooze"}},{"insert":". By late game you should have powerful colorless creatures like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kozilek, the Broken Reality"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate"}},{"insert":" that help your face down creatures while also having green creatures like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cryptid Inspector"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hauntwoods Shrieker"}},{"insert":" that are taking advantage of all of the morph shenanigans. \n\nI hope you think this deck is interesting. I love building decks, but I know I need more practice. If anyone has tips/ideas on what to add to this deck or what I need to be thinking about when I make decks will be greatly appreciated. Thanks\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"!THE FIRST ZOMBIE DECK NOT RUNNING BLACK!"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":"Hi there, I am quite new to Commander and Archidekt site, but I am not new to Magic in general, given I orbitate around the game since 2002 (although with some intermittent breaks)."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":"A couple of days ago, shortly after I subscribed to this site, I learned to my amazed surprise, that there's a monthly contest organized to recognize Magic's knowledge, creativity and imagination, so I thought to give it a try."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":"And since \""},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true,"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Teval, the Balanced Scale"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":"\" is both a multicolor commander and probably the most hyped commander of the recent standard set, I decided to use all of my imagination to reinvent him in two colours only, the Simic ones. So here it is, a simic \"Balanced Scale\", maybe the only commander able to continuosly cast zombie tokens (and in rare occasions, some horror tokens) without running black cards! And yet, bracket 4 fully optimized!"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":"Down below there's the list of the 99 cards I chose, plus ten cards that didn't make the list, but can be included anyway (doing some cuts accordingly to the pods we face). The deck is a Simic Self-Mill Mid Range Combo deck, which can close the game in many different ways, here I explain a few."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":"First, and foremost, the deck can finish the opponents without having to cast the commander at all, because we can assemble all our combos without him. "},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":"In Magical Magic Christmas land, we can close the game as early as turn two, if we were able to cast Emry Lurker of the Loch in turn one (using "},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Sol Ring"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Talisman of Curiosity"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":") with this line: If we can enchant "},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Emry, Lurker of the Loch"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":" with "},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Freed From the Real"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":" and we have"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":" Lotus Petal"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":" in hand (otherwise already on the battlefield or in the graveyard), we can achieve infinite tap/untap triggers and infinite Lotus Petal casts, which will let us close the game with "},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Brain Freeze"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":" (milling all our opponents through the Storm Mechanic). "},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":"Second, we have a lot of ways to generate Infinite mana (as an example, by enchanting an \"adapted\" "},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Incubation Druid"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":" with "},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Freed From the Real"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":" or if we manage to enchant "},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Krosan Restorer"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":" while we have threshold and "},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":" on the field as a land) so to win the game by using the abilities of "},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Walking Ballista"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Ambassador Laquatus"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":" (the first will kill all our opponents through infinite damage, the latter will mill them out) or to reach an incredible big and strong board situation by casting"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Kamahl's Druidic Vow ("},{"insert":"if we have one of our many legendaries cards subtheme on the field) or by using "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Bristly Bill, Spine Sower"},{"insert":" ability to double +1+1 counters, if we have many creaures with +1/+1 counters already on the battlefield (quite likely, given his landfall ability, or given the other cards that can be adapted or that give counters to creatures).\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":"Then we can achieve victory through card advantage, using "},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Windfall"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Echo of Eons"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Days' Undoing "},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":"and "},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Geier Reach Sanitarium"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":" (although the latter is quite slow to do it and it's in the deck more to help us to fill the graveyard in order to use Flashback, Disturb, Renew, Escape and Dredge abilities of our spells) while we have "},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Narset, Parter of Veils"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":" on the battlefield."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":"Lastly, we run "},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Titania, Voice of Gaea"},{"attributes":{"color":"#111111","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Argoth, Sanctum of Nature"},{"insert":" (which can meld into "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Titania, Gaea Incarnate"},{"insert":", a real powerhouse inside the board), the "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Basking Broodscale"},{"insert":" - Tarrian's Soulcleaver / "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Blade of the Bloodchief"},{"insert":" combo, and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Grimoire of the Dead, "},{"insert":"that can help us close the game in later turns.\n\nAnd our commander? Well, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Teval"},{"insert":" can help us dig through our library, while, at the same time, provides us with a solid board presence, both combining is ability to self mill and his capacity of generating zombie tokens whenever one or more our cards leaves the graveyard, which will happen plenty of times, given the many spells that offer recursion or can be casted/exiled from the graveyard. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"So here it is, my zombie deck, not running black and with a legendary spells sub-theme."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true,"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12326215/tevalism"},"insert":"Teval, the Legendary (un)Balanced Scale, 99's"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n1x Ambassador Laquatus [Mill,"},{"attributes":{"background":"#66b966","bold":true},"insert":"Finisher"},{"insert":"]\n1x Arcbound Reclaimer [Recursion,Counters]\n1x Argoth, Sanctum of Nature [Land,Mill,Tokens,"},{"attributes":{"background":"#66a3e0"},"insert":"Combo"},{"insert":"]\n1x Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle [Ramp,"},{"attributes":{"background":"#66a3e0"},"insert":"Combo"},{"insert":", Land]\n1x Basking Broodscale [Counters,Tokens,"},{"attributes":{"background":"#66a3e0"},"insert":"Combo"},{"insert":"]\n1x Blade of the Bloodchief [Counters,"},{"attributes":{"background":"#66a3e0"},"insert":"Combo"},{"insert":"]\n1x Boseiju, Who Endures [Land,Removal]\n1x Brain Freeze [Mill,"},{"attributes":{"background":"#66b966","bold":true},"insert":"Finisher"},{"insert":"]\n1x Breeding Pool [Land]\n1x Bristly Bill, Spine Sower [Counters,Landfall,Pump]\n1x Confession Dial [Recursion,Dig Through Library,Mill]\n1x Consider [Draw,Mill,Dig Through Library]\n1x Contingency Plan [Dig Through Library,Mill]\n1x Crown of Gondor [Draw,Pump]\n1x Day's Undoing [Draw]\n1x Delighted Halfling [Ramp,Protection]\n1x Drowned Secrets [Sideboard,Mill]\n1x Dryad Arbor [Land,Creature]\n1x Echo of Eons [Draw,Recursion]\n1x Embalmer's Tools [Ramp,Mill,Tap]\n1x Emry, Lurker of the Loch [Recursion,Mill]\n1x Evolution Witness [Recursion,Counters]\n1x Forest [Land]\n1x Freed from the Real [Untap,"},{"attributes":{"background":"#66a3e0"},"insert":"Combo"},{"insert":",Tap]\n1x Geier Reach Sanitarium [Land,Draw,Discard]\n1x Golgari Grave-Troll [Mill,Counters]\n1x Great Hall of the Citadel [Land]\n1x Grimoire of the Dead [Discard,Recursion,"},{"attributes":{"background":"#66b966","bold":true},"insert":"Finisher"},{"insert":"]\n1x Hedge Maze [Land,Mill,Dig Through Library]\n1x Hedron Crab [Mill,Landfall]\n1x Incubation Druid [Ramp,Counters,Combo]\n1x Instrument of the Bards ["},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffff66"},"insert":"Creatures Tutor"},{"insert":",Ramp]\n9x Island [Land]\n1x Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound [Discard,Draw,Protection,Recursion,Mill]\n1x Kamahl's Druidic Vow [Dig Through Library,Mill, Landfall]\n1x Key to the City [Evasion,Discard,Draw]\n1x Kiora, the Rising Tide [Draw,Tokens,Discard]\n1x Krosan Restorer [Ramp,"},{"attributes":{"background":"#66a3e0"},"insert":"Combo"},{"insert":"]\n1x Llanowar Wastes [Land]\n1x Leyline Dowser [Mill,Recursion,Tap]\n1x Lotus Petal [Ramp]\n1x Malevolent Hermit // Benevolent Geist [Counterspell,Recursion,Protection]\n1x Mass Diminish [Removal,Recursion,Protection]\n1x Mesmeric Orb [Mill]\n1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge [Land,Untap]\n1x Misty Rainforest [Land,Lands Tutor,Landfall]\n1x Mithril Coat [Protection]\n1x Mox Amber [Ramp]\n1x Narset, Parter of Veils [Dig Through Library,Stax]\n1x Neerdiv, Devious Diver [Draw,Pump,Mill]\n1x Oboro, Palace in the Clouds [Land, Self Bounce]\n1x Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers [Land,Pump]\n1x Otawara, Soaring City [Land,Removal,Bounce]\n1x Otherworldly Gaze [Dig Through Library,Recursion,Mill]\n1x Overgrown Tomb [Land]\n1x Plaza of Heroes [Land,Protection]\n1x Polluted Delta [Land,Lands Tutor,Landfall]\n1x Quiet Speculation ["},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffff66"},"insert":"Flashback Cards Tutor"},{"insert":",Mill]\n1x Realms Uncharted "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffff66"},"insert":"[Lands Tutor"},{"insert":",Ramp,Mill]\n1x Rootcoil Creeper [Ramp,Recursion]\n1x Rubblebelt Maverick [Mill,Counters]\n1x Sage of the Fang [Counters,Recursion]\n1x Sapphire Medallion [Ramp]\n1x Search for Azcanta // Azcanta, the Sunken Ruin [Ramp,Dig Through Library,Mill]\n1x Shadow Kin [Recursion,Mill]\n1x Shifting Woodland [Land,Recursion,Clone]\n1x Six [Recursion,Mill,Ramp]\n1x Skyway Robber [Recursion]\n1x Sol Ring [Ramp]\n1x Spellskite [Protection]\n1x Taigam's Scheming [Dig Through Library,Mill]\n1x Talisman of Curiosity [Ramp]\n1x Tamiyo, Compleated Sage [Recursion,Tap,Tokens,Ramp,Draw]\n1x Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar [Draw,Clue Tokens,Recursion,Protection]\n1x Tarrian's Soulcleaver [Counters,"},{"attributes":{"background":"#66a3e0"},"insert":"Combo"},{"insert":"]\n1x The Everflowing Well // The Myriad Pools [Draw,Mill,Ramp,Clone]\n1x The Grey Havens [Land,Dig Through Library]\n1x Titania, Voice of Gaea [Recursion,Lifegain,"},{"attributes":{"background":"#66a3e0"},"insert":"Combo"},{"insert":"]\n1x Tolaria West [Land,"},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffff66"},"insert":"Lands Tutor"},{"insert":",Discard,"},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffff66"},"insert":"Artifacts Tutor"},{"insert":"]\n1x Tracker's Instincts [Dig Through Library,Mill,Recursion]\n1x Trinket Mage [Artifacts Tutor]\n1x Underground Mortuary [Land,Mill,Dig Through Library]\n1x Underground River [Land]\n1x Urza's Saga [Land,"},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffff66"},"insert":"Artifacts Tutor"},{"insert":",Tokens]\n1x Verdant Catacombs [Land,Lands Tutor,Landfall]\n1x Vineglimmer Snarl [Land]\n1x Walking Ballista ["},{"attributes":{"background":"#66b966","bold":true},"insert":"Finisher"},{"insert":",Removal,Counters]\n1x Watery Grave [Land]\n1x Windfall [Draw,Discard]\n1x Yavimaya Coast [Land]\n1x Zellix, Sanity Flayer [Mill,Tokens]\n1x Zuran Orb [Lifegain]\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"Colors？ Never heard of them!"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Who needs colors anyways? Were going to be playing with a deck that thinks "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12289965/colors_are_overrated"},"insert":"Colors are overrated"},{"insert":". \nThis deck runs "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Animar, Soul of Elements"}},{"insert":" with a lot of powerful Eldrazi. Thanks to Animar's ability that makes colorless creatures you cast cost less, we will be taking full advantage of that by running many colorless eldrazi. \nOnce we get a lot of +1/+1 counters on Animar, we can even cast our powerful finishers, such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Emrakul, the World Anew"}},{"insert":", for barely any mana at all!\n\nI know the prompt said to omit at least one color from the deck, but I don't think this deck needs any colors at all to be good!\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"Omnath Locus of Absolutely Nothing. \n\nBy removing the only color in this commanders identity, I made Omnath into a colorless artifact/voltron/mana generation deck. There are quite a few interesting synergies between Omnath and all these mana artifacts like doubling cube and extraplanar lens. The deck also uses the mass mana generation relatively efficiently even if omnath can't attack easily yet with cards like Kozilek's Command and Azor's Gateway to keep ramping up without having to be the obvious target. There are also several other creatures that can be good hosts for the equipment's if Omnath is removed.\n\nI decided against the eldrazi titans in favor of a more interesting gameplay loop of being forced to choose between using my unspent green mana as power for Omnath, or to diversify my game plan more via equipments or other threats.\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/12349606/omnath_locus_of_nothing\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"I've always found "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stella Lee, Wild Card"}},{"insert":" to be a mono red commander than Izzet. \nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/12300768/stella_lee_mono_red\n\nThis deck focuses on efficient burn spells to both up the spell count per turn and gradually wear down the opponent's creatures and life.\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12294499/when_i_get_my_claws_on_those_birds"},"insert":"If I Ever Get My Claws On Those Birds..."},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"I've tried going over. I've tried going under. Now it's time to go "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"through."},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Shilgengar, Sire of Famine has a rather large thorn in his side. They flit and they fly, from here to there, like pathetic birds. These damned angels. It's high time we take care of them once and for all. Through cunning and treachery, Shilgengar deceives the angels into forming an alliance, whereupon he unleashes his demonic fury through exsanguination, stealing their blood and using it to build and command an army of deadly, vampiric angels. You thought a normal angel was dangerous."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThis deck is as much about the flavor as it is about the mechanics. Shilgengar is as black a creature as they come. He's a heartless demon, but he obtains the ability to use white mana in order to depose and resurrect angelic creatures in a vampiric image.\n\nMechanically, the idea of the deck is to set the table with useful creatures, artifacts, and enchantments that can be used for card draw and protection, ramp into larger angels with ETBs or powerful effects, then blink them to recur the effects, all the while whacking your opponents and getting coincidental lifegain. When you reach critical mass, you can play Shilgengar, and activate his first ability by sacrificing everything (except for your key pieces like Avacyn, Brisela, Archangel of Thune, Battle Angels of Tyr, etc.), then use his second ability to bring everything back, retriggering all of their ETBs.\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Curse you Lynde the Warlock"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12305627/curse_you_perry_the_platypus"},"insert":"Curse you Perry the Platypus • (Commander deck) • Archidekt"},{"insert":"\n\nMy commander Lynde, Cheerful Tormenter is a true testament to her name, with a mix of never-ending curses and Rakdos Aggro she punishes your opponent at every step. The curses themselves range from draw punishment, casting punishment, combat punishment, and token creators. So, while your opponent is worrying about all the life they are losing and all the tokens you are making, now is the time to swing. With a slew of creatures with effects ranging from treasure creation off of both combat and death triggers, pinging enemies while attacking, and top deck/tutor effect to play even more curses. But one combat step is not enough, you do have two hands after all, with various instants, sorceries, and creature effects multiple beatings should finish off your opponent with ease.\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9184588/tamiyo_curious_cat"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9184588/tamiyo_curious_cat"},{"insert":"\nI built a mono-blue Simic deck with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar"}},{"insert":" as the commander. This deck is all about emptying your library as quickly as possible with flipped Tamiyo's ultimate. \"Wait!\" you say, \"Aren't you just going to Thoracle me then, you monster in human guise!\" Nope, this is bracket 2, baby! \nAfter letting Tamiyo recreate her death scene, you should have a lot of options for how to finish out the game.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chasm Skulker"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spreading Seas"}},{"insert":" let you kill your own thing to release an unblockable army of squids. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Windfall"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Living Conundrum"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ormos, Archive Keeper"}},{"insert":" get that library empty, and then take advantage of the fact that you have already seen all your cards to give you beat sticks. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Proft's Eidetic Memory"}},{"insert":" lets you turn any creature into a massive threat, especially "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Slither Blade"}},{"insert":" or something with flying.\nAnd while you are waiting for that big turn, cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Homunculus Horde"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thopter Fabricator"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mischievous Mystic"}},{"insert":" get you extra value (and blockers to protect that Tamiyo) from all your card draw. \nThis deck is a ton of fun to play for anyone who thinks \"I put 100 cards in this deck, and by god, I am going to see all 100 of them\" \n"}]}