benthic_druid 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Voting has concluded!\n\n🥇 HelenaBruh\n🥈 Offsprings_Revenge_Enthusiast\n🥉 thenotjoe\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!\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://edhrec.com/articles/deckbuilding-contest-finalists-may-2025"},"insert":"https://edhrec.com/articles/deckbuilding-contest-finalists-may-2025"},{"insert":"\n\nUser: Offsprings_Revenge_Enthusiast\nDeck: Red Deck Wins\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13140107/red_deck_wins"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13140107/red_deck_wins"},{"insert":"\n\nUser: thenotjoe\nDeck: Boros Energy (I can't believe it's not Boros)\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13002554/boros_energy_i_cant_believe_its_not_boros"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13002554/boros_energy_i_cant_believe_its_not_boros"},{"insert":"\n\nUser: HelenaBruh\nDeck: \"Burn\"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13025705/burn"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13025705/burn"},{"insert":"\n\nHello brewers,\n\nWelcome to May! This month we're delving into Magic's past and pulling inspiration from competitive 60 card decks, specifically their names. If you're not familar, Magic decks of the past have had creative names that don't describe how the deck works. This month, your task will be to reinterpret those names and create a Commander deck to match. More details below.\n\nWhat’s The Contest All About?"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nWorking 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":{"bold":true},"insert":"For May's deckbuilding contest, build a Commander-legal deck based on the name of a classic sixty card deck. However, Rather than adapting the strategy of the deck, develop a creative interpretation based only on the deck's name. A non-exhaustive list of wacky deck names is included here, but you can choose any deck from competitive sixty card formats. Including an explanation of your thought process in the deck description will help your submission stand out."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Tin Fins, Zoo, Maverick, The Rock, MUD, Deadguy Ale, Fruity Pebbles, Four Horsemen, Cephalid Breakfast, Full English Breakfast, Nic Fit, Raisin Bran, Quick n' Toast, The Mighty Quinn, The Truffle Shuffle, Ice Station Zebra, Zero Effect, Spring Tide, Iggy Pop"},{"insert":"\n\nThis month's prompt is about interpreting a deck name in a creative way, without consideration for the cards in the actual deck. For example, Tin Fins sounds like a deck built around sea creatures and artifacts. That could be copying Inkwell Leviathan, or suiting merfolk up with as many equipment as possible. Four Horsemen might include only four creatures, each riding a horse, or be a deck built around a four card combo.\n\nSome names are harder to interpret. You might have an idea of what a Fruity Pebbles deck would do, but what about Raisin Bran? Or Nic Fit? The color of Raisin Bran might remind you of the old artifact border, while raisins might represent the desiccated figures of Zombies.\n\nFor Nic Fit you might focus on the apparent typo, and include cards like Zaffai, Thunder Conductor which have spelling mistakes in their text.\n\nOf course, you can pick any deck from the long history of Magic tournaments. Keep in mind, however, that the more strange and cryptic the deck name the more opportunity you have for creative interpretation.\n\nThat shouldn't stop you from exploring an idea for UR Delver or Domain Overlords, but be careful you don't simply recreate that strategy in Commander.\n\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":"\n\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"},{"insert":" (UTC -4, currently) on "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Wednesday, May 14, 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, May 21, 2025"},{"insert":", we’ll announce three finalists via the Archidekt Discord and a brief article on EDHREC highlighting each deck.\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 1st 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, May 28, 2025"},{"insert":".\nPlease note, you must have a Cardsphere account in order to receive your winnings. It's quick and free-- "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.cardsphere.com/signup?referrer=archidekt_contest"},"insert":"register here"},{"insert":" if you don't have an account already!\n\n"},{"attributes":{"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":{"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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FunTime 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13002187/may_challenge_iggy_pop\n\nI saw Iggy Pop and new what I was doing, as this deck is the offical Iggy Pop deck. Lead by the punk rock bard Torentaz (listen Rakdos is punk rock so it's close), lands that are mostly theater's of performances, and all the cards refrencing either a movie he starred in or a song he sang. such as \"I want to be your slave\" as Enslave! In addition, his invention of the stage dive is featured in the Glidedive Duo. And the Poppet is in refrence to Iggy \"Pop\" himself.\n"}]}
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emmm 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"What happens when four horsemen, their horse-riding friends, and a bunch of horses ride into battle? "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13001931/four_horsemen_may_2025_deckbuilding_contest"},"insert":"I'll give you a hint: it involves horses!"},{"insert":"\n\nI saw \"Four Horsemen\" was a former 60-card deck listed in the post, immediately went to Scryfall and searched \"Horsemanship\". Turns out there is a commander that gives all of your creatures horsemanship, and he comes with 3 other horseman buddies!!! Searching \"art:horse\" also helped a lot.\n\nThe \"Four Horsemen\" are Sun Quan, Lord of Wu (the commander); Sun Ce, Young Conqueror; Lu Xun, Scholar General; and Lu Meng, Wu General.\n\nThey come along with a bunch of other (lesser) horsemen, horse-drawn chariots, and a bunch of horses (including some pegasi, hippocamps, and unicorns). They also fly banners as they ride, like any good knight. Finally, there Bill Ferny is following them as they ride into battle, waiting for his chance to nab a horse or two to sell.\n\nAnd if you look closely enough, apart from 3 of the 4 banners, every single card in the deck has a horse in the art! I could have made it all 100 by cutting the banners and adding more lands, but that feels like cheating.\n"}]}
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Fazzo 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12984216/lantern_control"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12984216/lantern_control"},{"insert":"\n\nThis is the infamous Lantern Control deck, whose goal is to control the board through a bunch of cards who feature a lantern in their art. Wait, what?\n\n(EACH ONE of the cards features a lantern in the art - I checked personally).\n\nThe goal of the deck is to slow the game down thanks to its enchantments (recurred through Go-Shintai of Life's Origin) and removal, then win thanks to its Spirit creatures. The deck also features a discard engine in the form of Tergrid-Infernal Kirin or Magus of the Jar to steal you opponents' cards. \n\nFor some reason this is a bracket 3 deck. I can't believe it either. \n"}]}
Edited 5/8/2025, 7:46:12 PM
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Snowy_MTG 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I see \""},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Maverick"},{"insert":"\", I think one thing and one thing only: TOP GUN. 'MURICA. FAST PLANES AND BIG EXPLOSIONS. Ok so that was four things, but you get the point.\n\nPresenting...\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12998174/top_gun_maverick"},"insert":"Top Gun: Maverick"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nAnd who better to lead the Red, White, and Blue (TIL that's the official ordering per WBURG design at WotC - happy coincidence) than "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Captain America, First Avenger"}},{"insert":"? And oooh boy, is he going to have some nice shiny toys (read: Equipment) to play with. But more on that in a minute.\n\nNaturally, my first priority was ensuring the as much of the Top Gun gang was well-represented as possible:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Maverick"},{"insert":": Pete Mitchell himself, showing up vicariously through cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Maverick Thopterist"}},{"insert":" (so perfect, could have been the Commander if it was Legendary...) and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Paladin Danse, Steel Maverick"}},{"insert":" (adds some nice synergy being both an Artifact and benefitting Human tribal)."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Iceman"},{"insert":": Who better to rep Mr. Chill himself than "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Icewrought Sentry"}},{"insert":" , another Soldier with some tap control?"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Viper"},{"insert":": A little less synergy, a little more perfect-callsign-to-card-match, with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Broodbirth Viper"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Scalding Viper // Steam Clean"}},{"insert":" for a little bit of everything you'd expect in Red-Blue."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Goose"},{"insert":": Goose is dead. Definitely not excluded because all geese in Magic are Green..."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sundown: "},{"insert":"Marcus Williams is so essential to this deck, I'd already included"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sundown Pass"}},{"insert":" in my essential Lands before I even started working on call-signs! As another nod, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset"}},{"insert":" also makes an appearance (sundown, sunset, you get the idea)."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Stinger:"},{"insert":" A little less glamorous inclusion in the deck, but still well-repped by "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arcbound Stinger"}},{"insert":" AND "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Daru Stinger"}},{"insert":" (more Artifacts and Soldiers, yay synergy!)."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Hollywood"},{"insert":": This one was tough. Eventually, I opted for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant"}},{"insert":" because OMG CUTE ELEPHANT WITH WINGS. Not a ton of synergy, but you do what you gotta do to maintain a theme."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Cougar"},{"insert":": "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chartooth Cougar"}},{"insert":" . Nothing more to say."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Wolfman"},{"insert":": Animals in this deck are tough, what with being usually Green and all, but I figure "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kasimir the Lone Wolf"}},{"insert":" is as good a Wolfman as any, so in he goes."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Charlie"},{"insert":": Shockingly, there are no actual \"Charlie\" creatures in MTG. Just way for the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Secret Lair Drop, I guess. In the meantime, I had to make do with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Meletis Charlatan"}},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Chipper"},{"insert":": Who? Exactly. We're scraping the bottom of the barrel here. And you know what we find? A Jellyfish. That's right, it's "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Reality Chip"}},{"insert":" time! Pseudo-synergy for the win!"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nDid you think I was done? Of course not. The cast of Top Gun: Maverick doesn't want to be left out either!\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Phoenix"},{"insert":": SO MANY CHOICES. For the sake of synergy, I kept it limited to "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kuldotha Phoenix"}},{"insert":" . Metalcraft is sick, and works well in this deck."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Slayer"},{"insert":": Ok, so I went a bit nuts with this one but c'mon. SO. MUCH. SYNERGY. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Elspeth, Storm Slayer"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ironclad Slayer"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rem Karolus, Stalwart Slayer"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Slayer's Plate"}},{"insert":" all make an appearance."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Cyclone"},{"insert":": I needed a little board-wipe capability, so I went with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cyclone Summoner"}},{"insert":". Should pair nicely with some of the \"No Max Hand Size\" cards I have in here."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThe rest of the deck is filled with other Humans, Soldiers, and Equipment to try and maintain some semblance of synergy and playability, plus more dual-mana lands than you can shake a stick at. But my absolute favorite inclusion in the deck? "},{"attributes":{"strike":true},"insert":"DANGER"},{"insert":" ZONE, I mean "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blast Zone"}},{"insert":"!!!\n"}]}
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chinesejello 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12982935/ponza"},"insert":"PONZA"},{"insert":" \nThe whole deck with exception of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Plains"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Swamp"}},{"insert":" are cards whose names are a single two syllable word.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cromat"}},{"insert":" is the perfect commander for this rubric. It also provides a five color commander to maximize what cards are available to add to the deck given the One word two syllable restriction.\n\nThe game plan is to utilize ramp spells and card draw to find all five colors. Then cast "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cromat"}},{"insert":" or any of the other quirky creatures like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Guma"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grollub"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Shambleshark"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ragnar"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Johan"}},{"insert":". \n\nSome finishers include "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Berserk"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hatred"}},{"insert":". "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Maro"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rubblehulk"}},{"insert":" take advantage of the high land count and ramp to make large creatures. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Godsire"}},{"insert":" was just too hard to pass up.\n\n*The maybeboard has a bunch of things that I found while building the deck that I felt didn't contribute to the deck's game plan as much, but were interesting within the restrictions I created.\n"}]}
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obnerage 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12994533/hungry_boi\nfor this deck I wanted to keep it simple. Ygra is a hungry boi. And a hungry boy needs food. \n"}]}
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jakevidya 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Here's my take on "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13000286/rakdos_scam"},"insert":"\"Rakdos Scam\" "},{"insert":"\n\nI never understood what the \"scam\" part of that deck name meant but it sure does lead to a fun and flavorful deck here! Intended to play at bracket 2, this deck tries to entice your opponents with goodies and then makes them pay for it! Paying you, specifically, as your commander benefits for each creature that dies during your turn! Once you've amassed a wealth of treasures, simply leverage them into a game win with one of several treasure win-cons. The deck favors flavor over function, so a few of the obvious picks for this deck strategy are missing, but that makes it an easy upgrade to bracket 3 if that's the vibe you want to go for. It even has Fury in it, since it does kind of work in our deck strategy!\n"}]}
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Diposaur 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12982004/att_abusing_tiny_tramplers"},"insert":"A.T.T. (Abusing Tiny Tramplers)"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Based off of "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/att-abusing-tiny-tramplers-turn-3-win/"},"insert":"this"},{"insert":" 60 card deck I found online, unlike the original gameplan of \"abusing\" low cost creatures with trample by buffing them up so they can hit big, my take on the name \"Abusing Tiny Tramplers\" aims to give these little tramplers a world of hurt. Helmed by "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Meren of Clan Nel Toth"}},{"insert":" (who not only benefits from the repeated bullying of our trample creatures, but also lets us bring them back for more!), this deck is full of sac outlets and recursion so that we can keep killing our T.T. (Tiny Tramplers) over and over again.\n\nSome standout creatures are the intimidating "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Almighty Brushwagg"}},{"insert":" and fearsome "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Charging Badger"}},{"insert":", coming straight from the 60 card deck that inspired this deck, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Destiny Spinner"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Silvanus's Invoker"}},{"insert":" who both allow us to turn our lands into tramplers for more sac targets, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Greenbelt Guardian"}},{"insert":" which can turn any of your creatures into tramplers so that they can feel the abuse, and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Redtooth Vanguard"}},{"insert":"/"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kami of Transience"}},{"insert":" because they just can't get enough of dying over and over again. There's also "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Goldvein Hydra"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ochre Jelly"}},{"insert":" which we will be casting exclusively for X = 0 (so that they immediately die upon entering) or for X = 1 (thus they can be as tiny as our other tramplers).\n\nYou might think that this deck is a joke, but think again because we have heavy hitters like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wilson, Refined Grizzly"}},{"insert":", who not only can't be countered, but he also comes with a whopping ward 2! There's no way our opponents can stop us from casting "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Saw in Half"}},{"insert":" on him, and than immediately sacrificing one of them to the legend rule! It's genius!\n\nBut how does the deck win? Well, while we might have the standard wincons you might see in a Meren deck such as; "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blood Artist"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Zulaport Cutthroat"}},{"insert":", these are merely ruses to soak up removal while we draw for our true wincon: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Altar of Dementia"}},{"insert":". We can then throw our T.T. into the Altar, milling one of our opponents for a horrifying 2 cards at a time. \n\nIn terms of recursion, my two favorites for this deck are "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dread Return"}},{"insert":" (because there's no better value than sacrificing three 2 cmc creatures for an "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Almighty Brushwagg"}},{"insert":" ) and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Persist"}},{"insert":" (because most of the time when you use this on a creature, it enters and immediately goes back to the graveyard). \n\nFinally, one of my favorite cards in the deck has got to be: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pattern of Rebirth"}},{"insert":", because even though it lets you tutor out your favorite T.T. from the deck, it costs two times more than even your most expensive trampler, which means it's essentially one T.T. for the price of two!\n"}]}
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DatBoiCalvin 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"\"12-Post\" Garden of Doom:"},{"insert":"\n\nThis deck instead of focusing on lightning fast ramp and playing eldrazi to nuke someone's boardstate, instead ops to slow down the game by slowing erecting giant value train walls (Fence posts) around a garden of doom. Protected by your neighborhood killer scarecrows and cultivated by the persistent undead. This deck wins by controlling the game by persistent removal combos with "},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"Reaper King "},{"insert":"or by reanimation chaining to generate a token army of plants or zombies to overrun the table. The garden can also win by planting the tree of perdition to quickly kill off pesky opponents, and other wincons like maskwood nexus + eerie interlude/semesters end and Arcades to turn the fenceposts of the garden into the rumbling from attack on titan. You are sure to have a fun time with this unique take on the worldclass 12-post deck.\n\nWith a modest budget of $100 with a few pricey upgrades this deck is sure to leave a lasting impression on your playgroup around the bracket 2-3 arena (listed as 4 on archidekt due to the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rhythm of the Wild"}},{"insert":" + "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Murderous Redcap"}},{"insert":" infinite)\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12999186/12_post_garden_of_doom"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12999186/12_post_garden_of_doom"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Maskwood Nexus"}},{"insert":" \n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Eerie Interlude"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tree of Perdition"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reaper King"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Insidious Roots"}},{"insert":" \n"}]}
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DatBoiCalvin 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Someone downvoted..... I thought this was a cool idea XD\n"}]}
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Nougette 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Decklist link: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12998167/mud"},"insert":"MUD (Muldrotha's Ugly Ducklings)"},{"insert":"\n\nSwamp-man, swamp-man, in the bog. Who's the ugliest of them all?\n\nMy submission for the May 2025 Deckbuilding Competition is a spin on the 'MUD' deck using one of the most popular commanders: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Muldrotha, the Gravetide"}},{"insert":" . Full of some of the boggiest, stinkiest, and straight up ugliest spells I could find, I wanted to celebrate the disfigured and disgusting by giving them the spotlight that they have always deserved. Creepy crawlies like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Consuming Aberration"}},{"insert":" , slimy-wimies like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Gitrog Monster"}},{"insert":" , and some spells that are downright disgusting (I'm looking at you "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pulling Teeth"}},{"insert":") are what you'll find in this magnificent collection of the unnerving. I know what you're all thinking: \"Finally, a deck that looks like every piece smells just like that one Golgari player in my pod!\", and to that I say: "},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"You're Welcome"},{"insert":". \n\nAll of this packed into the pseudo-mill deck that you never asked for, this deck looks to throw your own library into your graveyard, slam large creatures into your opponents, and take advantage of the ensuing carnage in order to pump those mucky suckers up! The last sound that your opponents will hear is the wet thwacking sound of your creatures smacking into them and dragging them to the depths of your "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bojuka Bog"}},{"insert":". \n\nHope you enjoy :)\n"}]}
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almostghost 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12990002/deadguy_ale_drink_responsibly"},"insert":"Deadguy Ale: A Drivers ED PSA"},{"insert":"\n\nWARNING ⚠️ ⚠️ THIS DECK CONTAINS!?:\nA Sexy Debaucherous Vampire\nA Cautionary Tale\nTables\nAnd absolutely no cursing\n\nFor real though I've always really liked the name Deadguy Ale, it's silly and just brings to mind images of Wishbone in a pirate outfit for some reason. I'm really not taking this seriously, fuck. \nHave fun!\n"}]}
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arc5683 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12984094/junk_animator"},"insert":"\"Junk (Re)animator\""},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nWay back around the time Theros was just released in Standard, before the Abzan ever existed, the BGW color wedge was referred to as \"Junk\" for some reason. \"Junk Reanimator\" was a popular way to play the color combination, filling up the graveyard with large creatures and cheating them back into play. Today, I'm going to ignore all of that and provide a completely different and literal interpretation for the name \"Junk Reanimator\". When I think of Junk, artifacts are immediately what comes to mind, and not just any artifacts. I'm talking about over-costed, incredibly niche, and/or potentially self-harming artifacts that most people normally think twice about putting in their commander decks. Think cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Altar of Shadows"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Aladdin's Lamp"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Aladdin's Ring"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Armageddon Clock"}},{"insert":", aka. artifacts you normally see sitting around in a bulk bin. So what are we going to do with all of these junk artifacts? Well, we'll get them onto the battlefield through ramp or cheat effects, then we animate them, of course! And if our opponents destroy them? Then we reanimate the artifacts, then re-animate them into creatures!\n\nRunning all of this junk gives us quite the high mana curve, so we run lots of generic artifact cost-reducers and mana rocks to help get everything into play ahead of curve. We also run a few cards that will directly cheat the junk into play like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Copper Gnomes"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Master Transmuter"}},{"insert":". Our commander "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sydri, Galvanic Genius"}},{"insert":" can animate all of the junk and also turn all of it into an army of homemade "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wurmcoil Engine"}},{"insert":"s, but we still have additional ways to animate the junk via planeswalkers like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh"}},{"insert":". We also run some mass-animation cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rise and Shine"}},{"insert":" to serve as finishers and mass-reanimation cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Brilliant Restoration"}},{"insert":" in case people start destroying our junk. Not all of our junk is complete garbage however, as cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Runaway Boulder"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spine of Ish Sah"}},{"insert":" provide removal, while others like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Marina Vendrell's Grimoire"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Book of Rass"}},{"insert":" provide card advantage. Ramp, removal, and card draw that also wins us the game thanks to our commander, what more could you want!?\n\nAll-in-all, this is a funny but janky interpretation of a forgotten color wedge name. Do with it what you will.\n"}]}
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Atgowt 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Zero Effect - Fog\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/12997917/zero_effectdefending_fog\n\n\nNothing is more frustrating than having your plan have no effect. Although a lot of decks win with indirect damage most still use attacking as the main form of winning. Often with some grand gesture like Craterhoof Behemoth. A move where tiny little guys become big or a big guy becomes unstoppable. This deck understands that nothing would be more frustrating that having that gesture, that most satisfying act of aggression come to naught. Even small sniggering hits are annoying and should be stopped. So this deck obsessed and discovered a word. One beautiful word\n\nFog\n\nThis deck isn't an attacking deck. It does attack but mostly it defends. Nearly all the creatures have defender and most of those that don't either turn off defender or are a fog effect themselves. There are even spells that will defend against board wipes; Eerie interference, Gideon's Sacrifice, and Safe Passage.\n\nThe goal is to build a strong defensive board and to let your opponents fight each other. Hitting your defender's really doesn't do anything. Or because of that 0 power they might forget that with your commander or certain other creatures out that 0 mean nothing. Their plan doesn't advance like it should. If they do attack you there are several fogs that just let it pass. each defender brings in new cards and new potential. \n\nI could have put a bunch of counter spells and made it so they couldn't do anything but I believe a \"few\" fogs make you seem less threatening, less like an opponent who is going to have any effect on the game. I does seem a bit hypocritical to have Craterhoof and Moonshaker but oops.\n"}]}
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dsBlocks 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12997236"},"insert":"Jund Ramp"},{"insert":"\nWhy else would it be called \"Ramp\" if not because the point is to launch some vehicles? This deck utilises "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ziatora, the Incinerator"}},{"insert":" to accomplish most of your flinging needs, some ways to get your vehicles back out of the scrapyard, impound or Amonkhetian roadside sand dune you got them stuck in (looking at you, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Daretti, Scrap Savant"}},{"insert":"), and the few people we managed to find that actually want to drive these things, including "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Crime Novelist"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen"}},{"insert":". The plan is simple -- hop aboard, pump the vehicle's power a bunch, and fling it after combat. I nearly ran out of deck slots, but managed to do by cutting all those spells that get additional lands. If the mana acceleration isn't either itself a piece of scrap, or old enough to drive a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reaver Titan"}},{"insert":", we don't need it.\n"}]}
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Mrmcnuggets 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":"Hey all, this is my take on the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse prompt and my first flavor deck! I tried fitting as many relevant references to the actual story of the four horsemen as possible while still maintaining some semblance of a playable deck, as well as fitting in some ties to the interpretation of the horseman as a representation of the fall of Rome and some of the interesting nuances involving it. As a whole the deck looks to be making tokens, inciting conflict, and then clearing the board, hopefully benefitting from all the destruction with some of the available death payoffs. Feel free to comment if you think something is out of place or represented poorly so that I can improve it after the contest, (I'm assuming you're not allowed to edit submitted decks?) and I hope you enjoy it!"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#1155cc","link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12985406/and_the_apocalypse_that_follows"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12985406/and_the_apocalypse_that_follows"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":" "},{"insert":"\n\n"}]}
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