benthic_druid 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Voting has concluded!"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n🥇 Boomstud\n🥈 jkz\n🥉 rynoman14\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!"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://edhrec.com/articles/deckbuilding-contest-finalists-april-2025"},"insert":"https://edhrec.com/articles/deckbuilding-contest-finalists-april-2025"},{"insert":"\n\nUser: jkz\nDeck: Aragorn the Mono Uniter\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/7256787/aragorn_the_mono_uniter"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/7256787/aragorn_the_mono_uniter"},{"insert":"\n\nUser: Boomstud\nDeck: Niv Rizzet\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12286933/niv_rizzet"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12286933/niv_rizzet"},{"insert":"\n\nUser: rynoman14\nDeck: Haste\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12270297/haste"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12270297/haste"},{"insert":"\n\n----\n\nHello brewers,\n\nThis month, we're getting into the spring cleaning spirit by cutting a color from our decks.\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 April's deckbuilding contest, construct a Commander-legal deck that uses fewer colors than are in the commander's color identity. You may include lands to cast your commander, but spells and abilities must not require the color you're omitting. For example, if you choose to build an Izzet deck with Eshki Dragonclaw as your commander, you cannot include any cards that require green mana to cast or use, but you can include green lands to cast Eshki. As always, decks will be judged on creativity and originality."},{"insert":"\n\nThis contest prompt is inspired by the growing list of commanders that don't require all of their colors to be cast. Commanders like Alesha, Who Smiles at Death, Keruga, the Macrosage, and Jinnie Fay, Jetmir's Second can all helm decks that leave out one color in their identity. Two color decks often have cheaper mana bases, or you might prefer how a deck with fewer colors plays. Some of these commanders also naturally push you to prioritize one color over the others. An Alesha deck with no other red cards can more easily optimize it's mana base to pay for her activated ability. On the other hand, you can build Simic Yasova Dragonclaw to play the rare theft deck without red.\n\nOf course, you can choose any commander for this challenge, not just ones that abridge their own mana costs. This is a great opportunity to push strategies outside of their normal colors while having support from a strong commander. Nethroi, Apex of Death can lead a Selesnya reanimator deck, or a Golgari aggro deck that cheats its smaller attackers into play en masse. Raffine, Scheming Seer could make for an interesting Orzhov or even mono black tempo deck.\n\nPerhaps the easiest route to take is to choose a commander that doesn't need to be cast at all. You can easily build a deck of any color with The Ur-Dragon, and Oloro, Ageless Ascetic has been helming mono white lifegain decks for almost as long as Commander's been around. These commanders tend to be more specific to a creature type or theme, however, so building a creative deck that stands out will be more difficult.\n\nHow To Participate"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"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":"\nReply to the Archidekt newspost, or submission post on the Archidekt Discord with a link to your deck before "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"9:00 pm EST (UTC -5, currently)"},{"insert":" on "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Wednesday, April 9, 2025"},{"insert":" (do not submit the same deck in multiple places).\n\nOnly one submission per user! 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, April 16, 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 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":"\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, April 23, 2025"},{"insert":".\n\nPlease note, you must have a Cardsphere account in order to receive your winnings. It's quick and free-- register "},{"attributes":{"background":"#232323","link":"https://www.cardsphere.com/signup?referrer=archidekt_contest"},"insert":"here"},{"insert":" if you don't have an account already!\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"#232323","link":"https://archidekt.com/contestRules"},"insert":"Official contest rules."},{"insert":"\n\nIf you have any questions, feel free to ask here, or join our "},{"attributes":{"background":"#232323","link":"https://discord.gg/rYDFFVCmGr"},"insert":"public Discord server"},{"insert":". We look forward to seeing what you all come up with!\n"}]}
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the777s 6 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Edgar Markov is hosting a party, and there's a dress code. Everyone must wear red. "},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"We're running mono-red vampires, baby! (except there's one black card)"},{"insert":"\n\nTurns out that a lot of red vampires gain +1/+1 counters when connecting with a player, but not much in the way of evasion. I've including a few cards that prevents blocking, such as Coronation of Chaos, Destructive Tampering, and Sundering Eruption. Notice that Falter is an Instant, and you can keep your opponents from blocking someone else's attack.\n\nPlenty of other ways to pump your vampires, such as Patchwork Banner, Heraldic Banner, and Ferocity of the Wilds, and the largest pumps coming from Shared Animosity and Banner of Kinship that you can save as finishers. \n\nI kept this deck in mono-red, except for one black card, Olivia's Wrath. It's a one-sided board wipe that will keep all of your vampires safe (and anyone else's as well).\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/12327825\n"}]}
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metalflame 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Garth One Eyeland\n\nThis is your classic WUBRG mono blue deck build with a single island. Garth technically follows the conditions while doing what wizards do which is subvert your expectations and creating cards from the other colors.\n\nThe focus of the 99 is similar to many mono blue clones with 14 great draw effects, 24 control cards including stealing your stuff, and 17 copy effects to multiply your enemies high potential board state. There is a fair amount of ramp, and It has a few beefy creatures to cast as well. You can copy garth, toss the original, and keep pumping out those cards like black lotus without spending more commander tax.\n\nBest part is you can use any creatures activated abilities since you have WUBRG land base. The alternate win condition is to win with gates utilizing maze's End.\n\nKeep your opponents guessing with overwhelming control, and remember being technically correct is the best kind of correct.\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/12341700/garth_one_eyeland\n"}]}
Edited 4/6/2025, 6:16:52 PM
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Painda 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Why an Urza's deck needs blue cards? \nThere you go, an Urza's colorless deck.\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12302949"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12302949"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Edited 4/7/2025, 3:15:11 PM
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Squatcher 6 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"color":"#008a00","bold":true},"insert":"YDRIS"},{"attributes":{"color":"#e60000","bold":true},"insert":" SMASH!!!!"},{"insert":"\n\nOur boy Ydris has decided to return to his Ogrely roots by abandoning the intellectually stimulating, conniving, and scheming colors that have tainted the purity of his angy, angy soul. Shedding off such frivolous taint, Ydris, along with a bevvy of big dudes, just wants to punch real hard and cast big dudes. Gruul is BACK, BABYYYYYYY!!!\n\n♡ "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"URL BELOW "},{"insert":"♡\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/12345246/wizardless_ydris\n"}]}
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Draid 6 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"background":"#232323","link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12328434"},"insert":"Teval, the Unbalanced Scale"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nI had previously considered building this upcoming Tarkir Dragonstorm commander around Gilt-Leaf Archdruid, but eventually the zombie synergies won out more than the druid synergies. However, this contest felt like the perfect time to revisit the idea in a Golgari colour identity. The deck does pretty normal Golgari things, filling up the graveyard with self-mill and capitalizing on as many ways to remove cards from my graveyard as possible, whether it's reanimating them, exiling them, or returning them to my hand.\n\nThe goal of the deck is to speedrun losing all of our friends by flooding the board with as many druids as possible, then using Gilt-Leaf Archdruid to steal all of our opponents' lands. Once you do that, your next steps are really up to you, as everyone will likely have abandoned the table.\n"}]}
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DJLEGS 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I took my Commander baby and gave it a new skin. Introducing "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"EREBOS IN A TRENCHCOAT"},{"insert":"! \nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/12345588/erebos_in_a_trenchcoat\n\nYour standard lifedrain shenanigans but now in the forest! Plus, the new commander is half of the combo upon which the deck is built, so bonus fun! \n"}]}
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Jsierra21 6 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12344632/steal_dont_kill"},"insert":"Can I borrow that? • (Commander deck) • Archidekt"},{"insert":"\n\nKnow somebody that always asks to borrow something? Sometimes late returning it? \nOgnis has that kind of reputation. He asks at first, then just starts to take it. People avoid eye contact when they see him now. Avoiding Ognis because he never is prepared. Throughout school he ALWAYS asked for pencils and paper. Even today, trying to take people's stuff. Sometimes he gives it back, sometimes he doesn't. This only helps him and not you. causing some mild chaos and let's be honest, saltiness. This is just who Ognis is.\nSo the next time someone asks, \"Can I borrow a die?\" scoop and bring out Ognis. That way they can see how you feel. \n\nThis idea came from a friend, I just turned it into mono red.\n"}]}
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arc5683 6 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12280482/910_mono_green_lands"},"insert":"\"Mono\" Green 90 Lands!?"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nA 90 land deck is absurd enough on its own, but cutting out many colors takes it to a whole new level. The deck is essentially mono-green, but using "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy"}},{"insert":" as the commander provides card advantage in addition to early mana acceleration. There are no lands in this deck with blue-costing activated abilities, although the gates that allow us to cast Zimone also incidentally allow us to use "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Maze's End"}},{"insert":" as an alternate wincon. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Field of the Dead"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dark Depths"}},{"insert":" are additional decent land wincons, although basically all of the 9 nonland cards in our maindeck can win the game on their own. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Primal Surge"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cultivator Colossus"}},{"insert":" let us essentially put our entire deck into play, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Avenger of Zendikar"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Scute Swarm"}},{"insert":" win with absurd amounts of landfall tokens, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wrenn and Seven"}},{"insert":" lets us draw 4 cards or make massive tokens every turn, and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Manabond"}},{"insert":" lets us play 7 lands on turn 1. There aren't any ways to tutor the nonland cards, so it's up to fate which ones you end up drawing. There are many colorless and green lands that either turn into creatures or deter attackers, allowing us to play the long game until Zimone gets us to the wincons.\n"}]}
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ThanksFriend 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Izzet Vampires!"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Featuring Evelyn and her bloodthirsty friends"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12344120/evelyns_izzet_vampires"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12344120/evelyns_izzet_vampires"},{"insert":"\n\nWithout black, Evelyn needs to rely on her small red vampire friends and blue shapeshifters to steal from her opponents and swarm the field with copies!\n\nThe main objective of the deck is to rush out "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Maskwood Nexus "},{"insert":"so any creatures we steal from our opponents exile will add to our vampire army.\n\nI filed the deck with 1 cost vampires (and changelings) to trigger Evelyn’s ability as quickly as possible. There are also a handful of enchantments that make copies of my creature (and the ones I steal) to trigger Evelyn’s ability even more. Then we go wide and swing!\n\n"}]}
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reAlex 6 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Isu simicu?"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12342517/isu_the_abominable_simic_commander"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12342517/isu_the_abominable_simic_commander"},{"insert":"\n\nThough I dislike the idea of throwing the goofy white snow cards out of my beloved Isu the abominable deck, I believe the simic version is the more consistent engine. You play cards that let you play additional lands per turn, cast Isu and snowball the game playing the top cards of your deck. \n"}]}
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Rathman 6 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"MEGATRON - ALL ARTIFACTS"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Deck"},{"insert":": https://archidekt.com/decks/12285371/megatron_all_artifacts_deckbuilding_contest_april_2025\n\nBow before me, you weak flesh bags. I, "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Megatron"},{"insert":", am here to blast away the competition with pure metal power. My robot army will conquer this Archidekt's challenge. \n\nA deck with less colors than the Commander's identity? Behold this colorless de... Wait... What is "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Starscream "},{"insert":"doing here?! That treacherous piece of junk wants to mess with my design and make me look like a fool. I will enjoy seeing his miserable and unbelieving face when I sacrifice him for my plan. \n\nA plan that cannot fail! \n\nSee the Category \"T3 Megatron\"? That's right, look for any of those mana rocks in your opening hand and I will be coming down by turn 3. Do you know about the maths of war? With 13 of those cards in the deck, you have 63.9% chance to see one in your first 7 cards, and over 95% if you consider the free mulligan plus going down to six. The deck runs enough lands to help achieving the required mana and colors too. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"var(--color)","background":"var(--light-background)"},"insert":"Don't you dare to play "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"color":"var(--color)","background":"var(--light-background)","bold":true},"insert":"Starscream "},{"attributes":{"color":"var(--color)","background":"var(--light-background)"},"insert":"on turn 3."},{"insert":"\n\nThen what? Opening fire, of course. Turn 4 is when the explosions start. The Category \"T4 Shot\" has a lot of cards ready to come down after me, and ready to be fired by my cannon! Look for the opponent with less defenses, many players will be just setting up this early in the game, so let's blast potential blockers or pesky utility creatures, and I will transform to hit directly with 7 points of Commander Damage. Laugh when our victim realizes that I just need a couple more hits to take them out. \n\nRemember "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Starscream"},{"insert":"? He mades for a wonderful bullet on turn 4.\n\nOh, and don't stop there. Let's use the damage dealt to drop a Bomb and press our advantage. Between combat damage and the excess shot damage, we can expect to have between 7 or 9 mana at our disposal. See the \"T4 Bomb\" category for potent heavy weapons. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"var(--color)","background":"var(--light-background)"},"insert":"And we can repeat the attack next turn. Is "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"color":"var(--color)","background":"var(--light-background)","bold":true},"insert":"Starscream "},{"attributes":{"color":"var(--color)","background":"var(--light-background)"},"insert":"not dead yet? "},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Edited 4/6/2025, 5:48:53 PM
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Oriley 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Mono Green Ramos Gatekeeper"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12335903/ramos_mono_green_gatekeeper"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12335903/ramos_mono_green_gatekeeper\\"},{"insert":"\n\nThis deck was brewed around Maze's End but includes only cards castable with green mana. Ramos's colorless cost is great for this, allowing us to bring him out and slowly (we only have green cards) get some counters on him. Then we can sink his mana into an X spell like a Genesis Wave or Animist's Awakening to vomit our gates into play.\n\nA couple cards with hybrid mana costs like Omo, Queen of Vesuva are included to up the colors for Ramos, allowing us to ramp just a little quicker while still only costing green mana. The deck doesn't play any cards that just grab all the gates at once, so it has to work a little harder to get those gates in a few at a time, making it a constant race to the finish. Other ways to make big mana are Baldur's Gate paired with land untappers like Stone-Seeder Hierophant or a massively pumped Sporocyst. We run a lot of toolboxy land cards to let us tutor out our gates or other fun stuff along the way. In the end, I just thought it would be fun to build a famously WUBRG theme but restrict myself to only green support, especially card draw.\n\n"}]}
Edited 4/6/2025, 6:26:36 AM
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Cidsa 6 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12284398"},"insert":"Whoops, no creatures!"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nNot only have I removed white and turned this into an Izzet spellslinger deck, there's also no creature cards either.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Your goal is simple"},{"insert":": spawn more "},{"attributes":{"strike":true},"insert":"overlords"},{"insert":" spirit tokens by slinging spells, and use Kykar's ability to bring out the big guns like Crackle with Power. Just be sure to start with some white in your hand!\n"}]}
Edited 4/6/2025, 5:49:04 AM
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wade42 6 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true,"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12299387/edh_ttgm_monowhite_token"},"insert":"Mono-White Thalia and the Gitrog Monster Tokens"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thalia and The Gitrog Monster"}},{"insert":" as a player in a token deck, rather than the usual lands builds... So heres a \"mono-white\" T&tGM Token deck!\n\nThe game plan: \nMake some tokens, play some anthems. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Use your commander as ramp/draw, or even as a solid defense in a pinch."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Go-wide strategies are vulnerable to board wipes, so I include a few cards to defend against that, like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Guardian of Faith"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grand Crescendo"}},{"insert":" , or the new "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ainok Strike Leader"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Duty Beyond Death"}},{"insert":" ."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Included some stalemate breakers like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Moonshaker Cavalry"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite"}},{"insert":" . Or, if you want to be more subtle, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lossarnach Captain"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Odric, Master Tactician"}},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"}]}
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Elidoomsayer 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Myrs are never black "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12338172/for_two_not_one"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12338172/for_two_not_one"},{"insert":"\nThis is a Myr tribal without black the commander is Urtet, Remnant of Memnarch. A uborg Myr commander that needs uborg for his ability to pump all Myrs. So my land base includes a lot of black mana this doesn't effect other cards because almost all Myrs are colorless. This is very similar to a elf tribal because the Myrs produce a lot of mana. I also included a lot of cards that make my Myrs stronger and easier to play.\n"}]}
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