benthic_druid 34 days{"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"}]}
Edited 4/24/2025, 1:49:48 AM
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Uraku 27 days{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Cheating on the Prompt - Eat This!"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12371899/eat_this_mono_white\n\nSo, lets start off with how I 'cheated' without defying the wording of the prompt.\nBy using a Secret Commander, this is less a Kellan deck than it is a Eater of Virtues Deck. While not against the rules, since the prompt constantly mentioned commanders, it felt like a betrayal of part of the spirit of the prompt."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I chose to exclude red, but included a red color identity spell: Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh. However, Rograkh never requires red mana, so it technically fits within the wording of the prompt. \"You may include lands to cast your commander, but spells and abilities must not require the color you're omitting.\" The best part? Rograkh's inclusion isn't just a gimmick, but actually works towards the plan of the deck!"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Why 'cheat' like this? For an honest character like Kellan, this is the exact kind of torment a cursed blade should do. And what better color to hand a cursed weapon to than mono white? It feels too fitting, thematically, to not corrupt the rules like this. \n\nWithout further ado, let me introduce:\n\nEat This! - Mono White"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Led by Kellan, the Fae-Blooded, this is a 'Secret Commander' Deck that utilizes the \"Birthright Boon\" adventure on Kellan to tutor up \"Eater of Virtues\". The deck then revolves around slowly building this Equipment through the sacrifice of 'Virtuous Souls'.\n\nKellan can be used to either feed the sword or as a target to equip as his inherent double strike pairs well with the +2/+0 statline provided by the sword. Either Kellan, for Commander damage, or a 'Legendary Swordsman's can equip the weapon to start gaining advantage. \n\nKellan, Shrike Force, and Mirran Crusader can all be used to give the 'Eater of Virtues' Double Strike., which pushes some of the 'On player damage's triggers even further in cards like \"Ancient Gold Dragon\" and \"Zeriam, Golden Wing\".\n\n\"Loran's Escape\" and \"Blacksmith Skill\" are generally held to save the Secret Commander from Removal for 1 mana. The deck is vulnerable to removal of \"Eater of Virtues\", but that is the inherent risk of running a Secret Commander. Backup Plan is either Commander damage out of Kellan or Odric to share the Keywords among creatures in the deck.\n\nThe deck did take a hit from not running red. Red's impulse draw and loot would've been a big boon for the deck, along with better access to haste and trample for the sword.\n\n"}]}
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S0lonely 27 days{"ops":[{"insert":"Ognis, the Dragon’s Lash"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThis is a mono-red Ognis, the Dragon’s Lash deck focusing on haste creatures and making lots of treasure. The main strategy of this deck is to hit hard and fast while ramping by creating a ton of treasure tokens. Then you use those treasure tokens to draw cards, play bigger threats and even steal your opponents creatures. Hurry up and get your treasure maps out because it’s time to get rich quick!\n "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12385383/ognis"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12385383/ognis"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Edited 4/9/2025, 3:35:47 PM
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made.up.languages 28 days{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true,"background":"#181818","color":"#66a3e0","link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12327966/flubs_the_lonely_fool_mono_blue_oops_all_permanents"},"insert":"Flubs, the Lonely Fool (Mono Blue Oops All Permanents)"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12327966/flubs_the_lonely_fool_mono_blue_oops_all_permanents"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent"},"insert":"As a Temur commander, Flubs generally benefits the least from blue -- his cast-draw-cast-draw engine doesn't lend itself to interaction, hence his signature foolishness. As a result, most decks that run Flubs are generally filled with green land synergy and quick red aggro. Blue would seem to be the least synergistic mono color for Flubs. Traditionally, blue wants to 1) counter spells and 2) draw lots of cards, both of which are near useless (or even detrimental) in a Flubs strategy. That got me thinking -- how could I make mono blue Flubs "},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","italic":true},"insert":"work"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent"},"insert":"?"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent"},"insert":"Introducing, Flubs, the Lonely Fool, the only blue deck that may (even semi-justifiably) run zero sorceries or instants. That's right, this mono blue deck is exclusively permanents. But don't let Flubs' mono blue-ness "},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","italic":true},"insert":"fool"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent"},"insert":" you (please laugh); our favorite frog has many friends at his side! This deck harnesses the power of low CMC evasive blue weenies. Fill the board with flyers, skulkers, and other unblockable creatures to quickly chip away at your opponents' health. But don't stop there! This deck provides a suite of equipment that synergize with Flubs' engine to cheat in HUGE swings. Adventuring gear and Blackblade utilize Flubs' land drops, while Proft's Eidetic Memory and Diviner's Wand utilize Flubs' reliable card draw. Colossus Hammer's low casting cost allows us to get big hammer out quick, and the deck's many artifacts makes Excalibur a relatively affordable finisher. If that isn't enough, Aetherflux Reservoir allows for an alternate win con in a pinch."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent"},"insert":"Getting stuck with one card in hand on your end step is a death sentence for Flubs and his engine. Make sure you keep things at an odd number with this deck's many hand fixers. Aquamoeba and Ghostly Pilferer allow us to infinitely sac unwanted cards, Gustha's Scepter allows us to stow away spells for later, Crucible of Worlds allows us to play discarded lands from the graveyard, Library of Leng and Containment Construct return our discarded cards, and Trade Routes, Curiosity, The Reality Chip, and Sensei's Divining Top are easy ways to draw cards on demand. What's that? Your army of evasive creatures is too tiny? Use Dino DNA to turn unblockable 1/1 creatures into unblockable 8/8s!"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent"},"insert":"But our deck isn't nearly as powerful without our commander. We must protect our aloof frollicking frog (but how can we do this with no counterspells?) – Use permanents with instant speed sac abilities to bounce Flubs to your hand or counter spells. Cards like Seal of Removal turn into pesky roadblocks to would-be assailants. Your favorite protection equipment, including boots and Champion's Helm, are all here! While this deck would have benefited from pricey zero CMC mana rocks, I wanted to make the cost at least somewhat reasonable."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent"},"insert":"Is this deck good? "},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","bold":true},"insert":"Wrong question"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent"},"insert":". This deck attempts to be everything blue isn't -- all permanents and minimal card draw, and I think a plan "},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","italic":true},"insert":"that"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent"},"insert":" foolish is PERFECT for Bloomburrow's most infamous commander."},{"insert":"\n\n\n"}]}
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notTwiist 28 days{"ops":[{"insert":"No Dragons? "},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12402100"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12402100"},{"insert":"\n\nSo I brewed a no dragons Miirym deck and it was barely using red so I just took it out. Okay the main goal of this deck it to make a hundred copies of the commander. It does this because a creature enter as a copy of Miirym triggers Miirym. This causes Miirym to make a non legendary copy despite losing it to legend rule. From there you can start cloning the token, which will start accruing different abilities. \n\nThere is also no other creatures in the deck besides ones that enter as copies of Miirym. :P\n\nAlso blink and there's another one (see what I did there). This deck also uses blink effect to blink Miirym once the first copy is on the field to make more copies. I like calling this Scute Swarm but dragons.\n"}]}
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OMegAmmy 28 days{"ops":[{"insert":"Kykar's Caw Go Control"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/12401465\n\nBut without a blue pip in the pool!"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nKykar is here to turn the tides of battle with his blue mana-less hands. This now functionally-Boros deck tries to control the stack by redirecting or countering spells, without any blue mana in the mana pool once Kykar is deployed; a few Silence and Rule of Law effects are also used to make the process of stack control much easier for our Island searching aven. For extra dryness, none of the blue lands used to summon Kykar feature any major bodies of water.\n\nOnce Kykar is played, the deck can play Boros's best imitation of draw go control while slowly building a flying army that both draws cards on ETB and give you the a bit of mana advantage for doing so. If any other players intrude on Kykar's air-space, combat tricks like Galadriel's Dismissal (especially paired with Isochron Scepter) and ping effects give you a way to soar above their pesky blockers.\n"}]}
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Feen1x 28 days{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true,"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12381480/guff_and_his_redheads_april_2025_deckbuilding_contest"},"insert":"Guff and his Burning Redheads!"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nAs a recent "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Commodore Guff"}},{"insert":" enjoyer I have always wondered, how does Guff have such beautiful and luscious red hair???\n\nWell by surrounding himself by the most burning hot redheads in all of Magic! This epic build is meant to be a planeswalker party deck with a \"burning\" twist!\n\nIn all seriousness, this build is meant to use the rapid nature of red to get Guff and his entourage of redheaded pals like Chandra Jaya and Koth, out early, then use burn multiplying effects such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dictate of the Twin Gods"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fiery Emancipation"}},{"insert":" to decimate your foes!\n\nThis is the very first Archidekt Deckbuilding Contest that I have participated in and it was an absolute blast to build this deck! I feel that the restrictions on deck building in this contest forced me to think outside the box to fit the necessary draw and ramp packages into this deck to make it powerful. Regardless of any outcomes please tell me what you think! I have playtested this deck quite a bit and I am very much considering building it in paper just cause of how fun and fast it can be!\n\nThank you!!!\n\n\n"}]}
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ernstiggroteadelaar 28 days{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"What if "},{"attributes":{"bold":true,"link":"https://archidekt.com/card?name=Marina%20Vendrell&uid=6428cddc-2fb6-41af-a643-e83c81dc04f5"},"insert":"Marina Vendrell"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" teamed up with the Glitch-Ghosts from Duskmourn to try and defeat Valgavoth?"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12388769/marina_the_glitch_ghosts\n\nI'm very new to this, but for the challenge I tried to build a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Jeskai"},{"insert":" spirits enchantress deck, lead by "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/card?name=Marina%20Vendrell&uid=6428cddc-2fb6-41af-a643-e83c81dc04f5"},"insert":"Marina Vendrell"},{"insert":". Who needs black or green, all you need to fight Valgavoth is "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/card?name=Blessed%20Spirits&uid=41adcf82-1cb2-4b38-8607-c6229e9948cb"},"insert":"teamwork"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/card?name=Get%20Out&uid=5d9471c8-2db9-4ce3-a1e5-42b85134cb8e"},"insert":"tactics"},{"insert":" and some "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/card?name=Devouring%20Rage&uid=608a6e1e-3e95-4ce4-aaf6-5f14c0456850"},"insert":"RAGE"},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nWander through the different "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/card?name=Surgical%20Suite%20//%20Hospital%20Room&uid=96b2dc14-4477-4444-a9eb-4fa4c02dfbde"},"insert":"rooms"},{"insert":" of House, and you wonder how many of those ghosts got brutally murdered in the "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/card?name=Study%20Hall&uid=a3de9859-98b6-4efe-847a-43bac5b1ef9f"},"insert":"Study Hall"},{"insert":", the "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/card?name=Elegant%20Parlor&uid=1f0cef88-50bd-4baa-8d02-26ec4967a7be"},"insert":"Elegant Parlor"},{"insert":", or the "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/card?name=Library&uid=442cf173-8042-40fa-98d6-6ca93caa3e03"},"insert":"Library"},{"insert":". Luckily some of these dead want to help, and even sacrifice themselves for your survival! Embrace your "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/card?name=Fear%20of%20Death&uid=02e98ae6-51f8-46be-b948-cb705a0b104b"},"insert":"Fear of Death"},{"insert":" and let the spirits die or discard cards (think "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/card?name=Shipwreck%20Sifters&uid=2d08f061-5ef8-46fa-a547-4389cd6ffe10"},"insert":"Shipwreck Sifters"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/card?name=Touch%20the%20Spirit%20Realm&uid=e16ab44e-4257-4c0c-b705-8ac1e9c1d835"},"insert":"channel"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/card?name=Shepherding%20Spirits&uid=86c02ab1-0fb2-4cb0-a871-bfad406726fc"},"insert":"cycling"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/card?name=Senseless%20Rage&uid=9c779cb6-3454-4d5a-85a1-bea5cf8005b1"},"insert":"madness"},{"insert":", ...) to follow up by "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/card?name=Brine%20Comber%20//%20Brinebound%20Gift&uid=8d233bc5-8a08-4d38-abd4-21a112141afd"},"insert":"disturbing ghosts into auras"},{"insert":", triggering other ghosts like "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/card?name=Dawnhart%20Geist&uid=a1d27617-2d3d-44a1-b93f-0694253b6774"},"insert":"Dawnhart Geist"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/card?name=Steelclad%20Spirit&uid=795e42fd-78d8-4c82-b512-b0255f697b5d"},"insert":"Steeldclad Spirit"},{"insert":".\nCast countless other funky enchantments to strengthen cards like "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/card?name=Eidolon%20of%20Countless%20Battles&uid=4d16283b-b5bb-48e8-8c97-db5ad74fd544"},"insert":"Eidolon of Countless Battles"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/card?name=Ethereal%20Armor&uid=fd0e8a82-0201-483e-a976-5f29764b35a4"},"insert":"Ethereal Armor"},{"insert":".\nBut glitch ghosts also glitch, "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/card?name=Ghostly%20Flicker&uid=dc143ba3-2a58-4980-9fa0-a05a9e9ed082"},"insert":"flickering"},{"insert":" out and in of the battlefield and hopefully even causing a big "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/card?name=Clash%20of%20Realities&uid=064dcfb2-6088-49c9-89b2-88d63c9add53"},"insert":"Clash of Realities"},{"insert":".\n\nAnd as a final resort, if all else fails (or the mana base proves screwed), misuse the rooms themselves to create "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/card?name=Smoky%20Lounge%20//%20Misty%20Salon&uid=4700987d-fc55-44eb-bc9f-0e0316ca65e2"},"insert":"a BIG spirit"},{"insert":" or even "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/card?name=Central%20Elevator%20//%20Promising%20Stairs&uid=8634ba10-0312-4efe-9ddd-786c87d22131"},"insert":"unexpectedly win the game"},{"insert":".\nOr perhaps you might even get to cast Marina, who knows :)\n"}]}
Edited 4/9/2025, 12:55:19 PM
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Niforten 28 days{"ops":[{"insert":"Project Purity - My Colorless Jeskai Deck"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12294349"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12294349"},{"insert":"\n\nHi everyone! This month I decided to take the prompt a step further and not just get rid of one color from my commander's color identity, but to purify my deck and get rid of all of them! My commander is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dr. Madison Li"}},{"insert":", from the Fallout series. I haven't played Fallout, so I don't know much about her, but after briefly reading an article I know that she was part of a team of scientists working on something called project purity, which had the goal of purifying water of radiation. My deck I guess would be an alternate timeline version of her, where, similar to many other sci-fi tropes, she decided the best way to deal with radiation was to rid herself and everyone else of the weakness of the flesh and replace it with machine. Hence, my colorless artifact deck designed to kill everyone at once.\n\nThe Plan:"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This is a combo deck. You're main combo pieces are "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Basalt Monolith"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rings of Brighthearth"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sensei's Divining Top"}},{"insert":" . To cut the story short, with all of them on the battlefield plus two mana, you can create infinite colorless mana and draw through your entire deck. You then draw until you hit "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Walking Ballista"}},{"insert":", give it infinite +1/+1 counters, and then ping everyone else's face until they all die.\nTo get to the combo faster we have a decent amount of draw, some tutors, and some powerful ramp pieces. A big thing as well is Dr. Madison Li is a draw engine. With this deck you're making a minimum of one energy per turn, and often more, and so you're almost always tapping her whenever you can to spend three energy counters to draw a card.\nBeing a colorless deck, you do struggle with interaction targeting the combo. We only have one counterspell ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Not of This World"}},{"insert":"), and it will cost 7 mana most of the time. But luckily Dr. Madison Li pulls double duty. A lot of popular removal in commander for your artifacts won't exile them, so you can use the five energy counter option on your commander to bring your removed artifact right back to the battlefield. And even if your Walking Ballista get's path to exiled before you pop off, just go back and find your backup wincon, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blightsteel Colossus"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cybermen Squadron"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Flight Spellbomb"}},{"insert":", coupled with Dr. Li's first ability to win in perhaps an even more flashier way.\nI hope you all enjoy this deck. While it does get estimated by archidekt to be placed into bracket 4 (and rightfully so due to the combo), it also has some definite limitations being a colorless deck. As such, I believe with the right play group this could be brought to a quasi casual table and everyone still have a good time. Because lets be honest, the whole reason I hope anyone is playing Magic is to just have a fun time. \n"}]}
Edited 4/8/2025, 10:48:15 PM
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HumbleLich 28 days{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12394543/alexios_heir_of_the_isu"},"insert":"Alexios, Heir of the Isu"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos"}},{"insert":", or just Deimos if you prefer, considers himself a demigod because his ties to an unknowable precursor species and is a weapon for the Cult of Kosmos. What better way to exemplify that in Magic than to harness the power of colorless spells related to the Eldrazi and load him up with a massive arsenal of game-ending equipment?\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"The Game Plan"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nGet the jump on the other players by getting Deimos and his gear out quick with a host of cheap mana rocks, cost reducers, and equipment that will make treasures and keep lands hitting the battle field like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Prismatic Lens"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Foundry Inspector"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Goldvein Pick"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sword of the Animist"}},{"insert":", as Deimos makes his way around the table wreaking havoc."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Keep him and yourself safe! Suit him up with a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Champion's Helm"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thran Power Suit"}},{"insert":", or a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mithril Coat"}},{"insert":". You can also hang onto a couple of contingencies like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Eldritch Immunity"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Null Elemental Blast"}},{"insert":", and even a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"All Is Dust"}},{"insert":" since Deimos can't be sacrificed."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Get his blade where it needs to be! Keep Deimos evasive and light on his feet with some "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Trailblazer's Boots"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Prowler's Helm"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Brotherhood Regalia"}},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The killing blow. Double strike from "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fireshrieker"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Leyline Axe"}},{"insert":" combined with a massive damage boost from "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nettlecyst"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Excalibur, Sword of Eden"}},{"insert":", or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Eldrazi Conscription"}},{"insert":" should be more than enough to finish any opponents who may still be clinging to life."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"}]}
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Scorpio04 28 days{"ops":[{"attributes":{"strike":true},"insert":"Breya, Etherium Sculptor"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12391625/jinx"},"insert":"Jinx! You Owe Me a Thopter"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nBased off the League of Legends character who co-starred in the show Arcane, Not-Breya wants to do one thing: make cute little thopters that blow up!"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThis Breya deck subtracts white, making Jinx grixis (appropriately). Her main focus is on thopter creation, and having big payoffs specifically centered around her first sacrifice ability--dealing 3 damage to target player. To compound this effect and provide extra oomph, the deck is filled with death triggers in black and damage additions and multipliers in red. Why deal 3 damage when you could do 9 to one person, then drain the whole table for 2x Zulaport Cutthroat and Bastion of Remembrance triggers? If Wound Reflection is on the field, then combined with those effects, you're looking at half of someone's health total from one activation! Throw in cards with affinity for artifacts like Thought Monitor and wicked abilities to take advantage of regular sacrificing like Grave Pact, then your adorable, Trojan-horse thopters and their propensity for exploding will keep your hand full, your opponent's boards clear, and victory in your crosshairs as you bask in your burn.\n"}]}
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Pacto_de_la_Negato 28 days{"ops":[{"insert":"Having trouble ramping in white? Just play green instead!"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"("},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12349789/how_to_ramp_in_white"},"insert":"How to Ramp in White"},{"insert":")"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Karametra is the perfect Selesnya commander for ramping"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"However, do we really need that white in her mana cost? We have green which famously is much better at ramping. Which is good because this deck is looking to ramp fast and remove all lands from the deck. That's right we only run 22 actual lands! Although to help we do have 8 MDFC's and a lot of cheap creatures to ramp into Karametra. Once we have removed all the lands from our deck we are able to start using our many draw engines to either find a tutor or draw into our wincon directly. We're gonna "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Goblin Charbelcher"}},{"insert":" our opponents. With our suite of untappers, regrowth effects, and a welding jar, we should be able to kill two or even three players the turn that our charbelcher hits. Plus when else are you gonna see a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Goblin Charbelcher"}},{"insert":" win in commander?\n"}]}
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WovenWren 29 days{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true,"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12377304"},"insert":"It's Tempest Hawk Migration!!"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Derevi, Empyreal Tactician"},{"insert":", is trying to assess how many Tempest Hawks are migrating through the region, but the number just keeps going up!! In her rush to count them, it looks like she forgot to bring two of her colors, forcing her to command a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Mono-White Bird deck"},{"insert":"!! \n\nUse the Tempest Hawks to keep your hand full of birds to play, while Deveri gives you the mana to cast them all! Close out games with anthem affects and Halo Fountain, and keep your birds safe from graveyard hate with Campfire and Elixir of Immortality! And if your lucky, you'll teach the Storm Crows the meaning of storm with Murmuration and discount affects to vomit out Tempest Hawks all over the board!\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12377304 "},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12377304 "},{"insert":"\n\nAs an aside, I chose not to do an Azorius deck because birds are already best in that color. This deck would ABSOLUTELY be better with blue in it, since you'd get access to more discount effects and Kastrel/Kangee, but making it mono-colored felt more in spirit with what the challenge was about. I hope you enjoy my silly bird deck!\n"}]}
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jcluce 29 days{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Here me out... Selesnya Aristocrats"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12291287/3_raccoons_in_a_trench_coat"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12291287/3_raccoons_in_a_trench_coat"},{"insert":"\n\nThe entire premises of the deck is to create tokens and sac them to Felothar. Once you've buffed a creature enough you can sac it to create EVEN MORE TOKENS (hence the name 3 Raccoons in a Trech coat).\n\nIt's a fun mix of go wide and go tall, with a fun splash of death involved.\n"}]}
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Tikimyler 29 days{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"What If I Ran A Mono Colored Commander?"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12276611/edhrec_april_2025_deck_building_competition_colorless_chissgoria_forge_tyrant\n\nI would like to introduce you to colorless Chiss-Goira, Forge Tyrant. I recently found this commander but didn't have a reason to build them till I saw this challenge. I thought to myself, what if I chose a mono colored commander and made the deck colorless. This deck it built around a mixture of cheap and expensive artifacts. There are some cheap artifact mana-dorks to double as ramp and discounts for Chiss and the cards they exile. Then there are some large artifacts and X spells to capitalize on the affinity for artifacts. It has a decently sizable ramp package of 16 (not including affinity). The deck's focus is to get Chiss down as soon as possible and copy their ability to dump high cost artifacts onto the field. Recently I have been making a bunch of budget decks so it was nice to let loose and build a deck while not worrying about budget.\n"}]}
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e30jpark 25 days{"ops":[{"insert":"This is great! I play Chiss as one of my commanders and I love the deck :) Good luck!\n"}]}
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happydragun46@gmail.com 29 days{"ops":[{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Mono Black Voltron but the Commander isn't a Creature"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nDeck List: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11807476"},"insert":"Blex Mode"},{"insert":"\n\nThis is a Voltron deck with a sorcery in the command zone! Our buddy Blex is super lost, almost all of the time. We have to find one of three green producing lands to find him. Luckily his absence gives us the ability to search for him (Going Blex Mode). Will Blex be found? Will creatures from the 99 step up to the plate to become Voltron?\n\nWhat does the deck do well?\nNever running out of fuel"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Spot Removal"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Hidden Commander Strategies"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"What does the deck do poorly?\nCan get mana starved early game"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Can get blown out by exile removal"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Can't answer certain artifact, enchantment, or indestructible threats"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nWe also have a few secret commander strategies involving Giggling Skitterspike or infect creatures (Infect is kinda like better commander damage, right?)\n"}]}
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