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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V-TEC 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"This is my submission - a fully colorless braids morular deck \nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/12325527/braids_modularr_nightmare\n"}]}
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GrooseLord 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12311703/april_deck_building_contest\n"}]}
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ElChupacabra 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12324333/ichishai_blink_sans_green\n"}]}
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ViableVallee 6 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Your can't afford the services of the legendary Admiral Brass! "},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You scallywags need to earn the right for her to offer her services. "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12323801/april_deckbuild_pirates\n\nThis is a mono-red pirates deck that aims to get all the treasure, before the Admiral comes down and makes our puniest pirates, 4/4 true demons of the seas.\n"}]}
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GrebisDooble 6 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12275290/davros"},"insert":"Davros: 3 Damage In Two Colors"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nDavros doesn't need Blue to Burn! This deck is fairly simple: burn for at least 3 damage a turn, to as many players as possible! For each player burned, we force them to either discard a card or to give us a draw, acting as a pseudo draw-engine. The Rakdos color pairing works perfectly to ensure ample burn damage, as well as payoffs such as Bloodchief Ascension and Waste Not and finishers like Descent Iinto Avernus and Exsanguinate. We are running plenty of one-sided boardwipes, such as Delete, Their Name Is Death, and Exterminate! to provide easier access to our opponent's life points for our Dalek army. I hope you enjoy this list, and thanks for taking the time to read this!\n\n"}]}
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Atraxafan123 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Its time, Urza is going colorless like he always should have been"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12293872/colorless_urza_artifacts\nIn this deck we play only colorless spells, using urzas ability to ramp fast, play some stax pieces, generate lots of mana and win through either the millennium calendar, infinite mana and staff of domination, or just plain out beat them to death. We can also animate the millennium calendar with a animation piece and use voltaic construct to untap it and double counters. Can't generate infinite mana, no problem just swing with a heavy hitting construct, or play stax to keep opponents from winning. If you preffer a more casual approach you can substitute the stax pieces for more heavy hitting artifacts and protection for your existing artifacts, such as platinum angel, which prevents you from losing while you pull of a win.\n"}]}
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janousaldren04 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"[deck title=Drop the White]\n\n[Commander]\n*1 Queza, Augur of Agonies\n[/Commander]\n\n[Instants]\n*1 Chemister's Insight\n*1 Counterspell\n*1 Cyclonic Rift\n*1 Dig Through Time\n*1 Fierce Guardianship\n*1 Into the Story\n*1 Mana Drain\n*1 Mission Briefing\n*1 Narset's Reversal\n*1 Pact of Negation\n*1 Rewind\n*1 Scour from Existence\n*1 Sinister Sabotage\n*1 Vampiric Tutor\n[/Instants]\n\n[Enchantments]\n*1 Dictate of Kruphix\n*1 Forced Fruition\n*1 Psychic Corrosion\n*1 Teferi's Ageless Insight\n*1 Thought Reflection\n*1 Wizard Class\n[/Enchantments]\n\n[Creatures]\n*1 Arcanis the Omnipotent\n*1 Archaeomancer\n*1 Body of Knowledge\n*1 Consecrated Sphinx\n*1 Dakra Mystic\n*1 Ethereal Usher\n*1 Kami of the Crescent Moon\n*1 Kheru Spellsnatcher\n*1 Laboratory Maniac\n*1 Mnemonic Wall\n*1 Nezahal, Primal Tide\n*1 Ornithopter of Paradise\n*1 Palladium Myr\n*1 Scholar of the Ages\n*1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse\n*1 Shipwreck Dowser\n*1 Sphinx of the Second Sun\n*1 Thassa's Oracle\n[/Creatures]\n\n[Sorceries]\n*1 Acquire\n*1 Demonic Tutor\n*1 Drawn from Dreams\n*1 Grim Tutor\n*1 Mnemonic Deluge\n*1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn\n*1 Tales of the Ancestors\n*1 Time Stretch\n*1 Time Warp\n*1 Windfall\n[/Sorceries]\n\n[Artifacts]\n*1 Alhammarret's Archive\n*1 Arcane Signet\n*1 Chrome Mox\n*1 Decanter of Endless Water\n*1 Dreamstone Hedron\n*1 Fellwar Stone\n*1 Folio of Fancies\n*1 Font of Mythos\n*1 Howling Mine\n*1 Key to the City\n*1 Liquimetal Torque\n*1 Sisay's Ring\n*1 Sky Diamond\n*1 Sol Ring\n*1 Star Compass\n*1 Temple Bell\n*1 Thought Vessel\n[/Artifacts]\n\n[Lands]\n*1 Command Tower\n*1 Emergence Zone\n*1 Exotic Orchard\n*1 Flood Plain\n*14 Island\n*1 Mikokoro, Center of the Sea\n*1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge\n*1 Mystic Sanctuary\n*3 Plains\n*1 Raffine's Tower\n*1 Reliquary Tower\n*1 Rogue's Passage\n*1 Shipwreck Marsh\n*3 Swamp\n*1 Temple of the False God\n*1 Watery Grave\n[/Lands]\n\n[Planeswalkers]\n*1 Jace, Wielder of Mysteries\n[/Planeswalkers]\n\n[/deck]\n"}]}
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Dimreapa 6 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Goblins are fun, monored goblins are fun-er, and throwing monored goblins at people is fun-est! But if you borrow a certain Boros Giant, you can throw more. Plus Goat. Because Goats. This is a silly deck."},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12298260/gobbo_offensive_air_team"},"insert":"Brion Strongarm and the Gobbo Offensive Air Team! "},{"insert":"\n\nMake Goblins, connive a multitude of ways to throw them at people. Continue in this fashion until the only thing is left is a pile of more goblins to throw! Bring in bigger goblins and throw them at more annoying things. Get bored of throwing goblins? Throw a mountain. Lots of flying goblins, lots of ways to bring in goblin tokens, a bit of tribal but not too much cos tickling players to death with tiny projectiles is more fun. It's red so there's some artifact hate, and there's some choice artifacts to add to the amount of projectile gobbos. \n\nTo unlock the true potential of the deck, just effortlessly draw half a dozen cards I totally justifiably left in. Bring out the Frantic Scapegoat, gift the Frantic Scapegoat to a friend or enemy. Goatnap it back, and then throw it back at them, telling them, actually, they can keep it for a game-breaking 4 damage. Just unstoppable and will clearly happen without fail in every game.\n"}]}
Edited 4/5/2025, 4:51:50 PM
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Canonically-Crazy-Cat 6 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"\"What do you mean I'm supposed to play coloured spells?\" -Ooops no colours"},{"insert":"\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/12284668\n\nSo, when I read the prompt I started looking at the commanders that first came to mind where you had \"optional\" colours; New Capenna second-in-commands like Jinnie Fey, Ognis and the rest, Kenrith and anything that was just colourless in the cost, like Urtet. But while that's staying true to the \"letter of the law\", as it were, it's not staying true to the spirit. I then just looked at random commanders to get inspiration when I happened on a mono-coloured commander. I then said \"Well that wouldn't work, then you can't play "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"any"},{"insert":" colour... Then you could play colourless...?\" And thus, This deck is \"Colourless\" Eldrazi but with a singular mono-green pip in the command-zone. Ramp out with colourless ramp and play huge Eldrazi that, thanks to Runadi, our commander get even bigger, and some even get haste... That is terrifying... Stomp on your opponents with the biggest and the baddest without playing any coloured spells (other than your commander)!\n"}]}
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Unununium111(Common Patron)
6 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Let's play Russian Roulette! "},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12282389/the_twelfth_doctor_graham_obrien_russian_roulette\n\nCommanders: The Twelfth Doctor + Graham O'Brien\n\nThis is a Russian Roulette deck! It relies on The Twelfth Doctor's Demonstrate ability to force a selected opponent to copy spells cast from exile. Randomness is provided through Discover and Cascade cards (which Graham loves, to help pad your life total). Broadly, 1 in 6 spells (i.e. nonland cards) are Roulette Losses.\n\nThe proper way to play this deck (which also creates maximum fun and jank) is to follow a self-imposed rule to always Demonstrate the card that is cascaded into or discovered. For example, if it's a Show and Tell, then there will be 3 of them on the stack for everyone; if it's a Pact of Titan, you and the other player will both have to deal with the upkeep triggers to not lose the game on the spot (most fun when they aren't in these colors). In short, as the deck pilot, you can choose who you'd like to play Russian Roulette with, and you are obligated to accept the results of the spin... Good or bad.\n\nRoulette Loss spells include the two Pacts in Izzet, extra turn spells like Alchemist's Gambit that "},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"lose the game on end step"},{"insert":", crippling effects like on Soulgorger Orgg, effects that help other opponents more than they help you and your roulette partner, and massive burn spells like Molten Psyche or Delayed Blast Fireball.\n\nRoulette Win spells include Mana Vault, Show and Tell, and any of the several card draw + treasure production spells (e.g. Unexpected Windfall and Big Score).\n\nRoulette Mid spells are generally utility cards, spot removal, and artifact tutors (see next paragraph).\n\nCards tagged Roulette Dodge are included to allow you to survive through the Roulette Losses that you're Discovering or Cascading into. There is a small 2-mana artifact tutors package in the deck to help you find Sundial of the Infinite to end the turn in response to some of the worst triggers.\n\nRoulette win/mid/loss are tagged from your perspective, not your roulette partner's.\n\nA Flash package is added so you can cast cascade and discover spells on others' turns for more roulette spins!\n\nHappy spinning!\n"}]}
Edited 4/6/2025, 2:33:01 AM
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SphinxWarlock 6 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Want people to scared to attack you and if in a pinch you can't draw a board whip use your Commander and win without needing violence!"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Using a five-color commander but only actually using Black, Green and Blue. Having every single gate in the history of magic in all colors makes your deck cheap and reliable yes, they come in tapped but with all the land ramp spells that spit out lands you'll never be short of mana. With Maze's End and the number of put land onto the battlefield spells you rarely if ever will need to place a creature other than your commander down. The mass fear effect of Child of Alara keeps you protected from most things with a little Voltron situation to edit abilities like fly etc.... I have used this deck multiple times and the deck make others in the pod avoid interactions with me, and by the time they figure it out I am a turn or two away from winning.\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#0047b2","underline":true},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11974692/gates"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"}]}
Edited 4/5/2025, 6:16:29 AM
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cosmoKinesis 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Urza - Zero Colors"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12279099/urzas_artifacts_zero_colors"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12279099/urzas_artifacts_zero_colors"},{"insert":"\n\nFor this contest, I have brewed an Urza, Chief Artificer deck which contains no colored cards outside of the commander himself. The deck is focused on swarming the field with artifacts and ramp to take advantage of Urza's menace providing ability, and pumping said artifacts with cards like Cranial Plating, Steel Overseer, Chief of The Foundry, and Adaptive Omnitool. There are a variety of spells in this deck which scale based on the number of artifacts you control, such as Metalworker, so the wider you can go the better. The mana base is focused on any color lands and some lands in the commander's identity, as well as a package of colorless producing ramp spells and lands.\n"}]}
Edited 4/5/2025, 5:57:01 PM
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It_Qwub 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/10765390/use_what_you_got\n\ndid you know there is NO SELESNYA DOCTOR! This is Heretical! how am I supposed to play Naya "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bludgeon Brawl"}},{"insert":" in these conditions?\nThe commander is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dan Lewis"}},{"insert":" with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Fourteenth Doctor"}},{"insert":" purely for that sweet sweet Selesnya colors. who needs blue anyway?\nThe deck loves to dump dozens of trinket artifact tokens onto the field. Then through Dan's bootleg "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bludgeon Brawl"}},{"insert":" effect, make them into equipment to abuse in a multitude of ways. Whether that's through "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chishiro, the Shattered Blade"}},{"insert":" creating large amounts of tokens, or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Eivor, Battle-Ready"}},{"insert":" nuking opponents based on our artifacts. This deck also has generic artifact synergies like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reckless Fireweaver"}},{"insert":". though my favorite odd include has to be "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reckless Crew"}},{"insert":" to dump potentially dozens of little dwarves onto the field.\nTheres also a slight addition of some power matters cards in "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Elemental Mastery"}},{"insert":" \nanother one of my fav pieces of tech in this deck, is that powerstones can equip themselves!\n"}]}
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batchfiles 6 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12310052/swords_of_the_meek_and_colorless"},"insert":"Swords of the Meek and Colorless"},{"insert":" - Mono red with a colorless 99"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nHave you ever thought \"Man, I've got way too much card draw\" or \"All this enchantment removal is really overwhelming to pick from\" while building your mono-red commander deck? Well I've got the list for you. Ninety nine cards in a sweet, relaxing grey color. You could wave your hand at a pen of angry bulls and they wouldn't bat an eye at you.\n\nHere's the breakdown:\nLead by "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hazoret, Godseeker"}},{"insert":" , the aim of the deck is to equip little creatures such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ornithopter"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Darksteel Myr"}},{"insert":" with various equipment that keep them below the 2 power cutoff for our commander's "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"colorless"},{"insert":" ability, making it easy to sneak behind enemy lines and beat face for some sweet payoffs. We've also got every colorless equipment that grants double strike, allowing creatures to hit twice as hard for twice the rewards while still being unblockable.\n\nThe deck also includes a suite of infect cards which can be equipped to whittle away life totals much faster than your 2 power weenies. Throw in some artifact and equipment synergy, a pile of mana rocks, and some backup evasion cards, and you've got a deck that can hang with any precon!\n\nHazoret can be swapped out directly for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Subira, Tulzidi Caravanner"}},{"insert":" if you don't mind the red secondary ability and want a more competitive build.\n"}]}
Edited 4/5/2025, 2:38:11 AM
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TheRealMax 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Dimir Queza. I just turned it into a classic dimir control strategy with a turbo draw spin. It's nothing special, just wanted to participate\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12308967"},"insert":"April Deckbuilding Contest • (Commander deck) • Archidekt"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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