benthic_druid 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Voting has concluded!\n\nđ„ HelenaBruh\nđ„ Offsprings_Revenge_Enthusiast\nđ„ 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\nWhatâs 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 contestâs 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":", weâll 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"}]}
Edited 5/29/2025, 1:33:51 AM
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Zingingmaster77 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12983175/full_english_breakfast"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12983175/full_english_breakfast "},{"insert":"\n\nthis is a full English breakfast because doctor who is based in London it is a doctor deck with cards like the day of the doctor, and Gallifrey stands to help the theme of doctors progress while using cards like the girl in the fireplace to turn my doctors into threats and it has a food sub-theme for the full English"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" breakfast "},{"insert":"with cards like Ygra"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":"eater of all and Gyome master chef to make more and more food the commanders are Clara Oswald and the Fourteenth doctor and it was so fun to make I love doctor who and i ended up making another deck that is actually for me based around doctors called DOCTOR WHOOOOOO? sooo thanks so much i hope you like it!!! \n"}]}
Edited 5/12/2025, 3:16:20 PM
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Tonces 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Deadguy Ale 2: Only for Real Beer-Lovers! "},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nHello Brewers, \n\nWelcome to the "},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Rogue's Passage"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":" Brewing Co."},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":", home of t"},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffffff"},"insert":"he "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"background":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Deadg"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"background":"#ffffff","color":"#626465","bold":true},"insert":"uy Ale"},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffffff","color":"#626465","bold":true},"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffffff","color":"#626465"},"insert":"Beer."},{"insert":"\n\nAs an homage to "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Chris Pikula"},{"insert":", we invite you to join us for the "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"prerelease of our new beer"},{"insert":", the "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Bag End Porter"},{"insert":". For those who thrive in the heat of battle and the chill of the forge, "},{"attributes":{"color":"inherit","bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Bag End Porter"}},{"attributes":{"color":"inherit","bold":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":"is a brew as bold and unyielding as a warriorâs spirit. Crafted with roasted malts that echo the smoldering embers of a dwarven forge, this dark, robust "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"porter"},{"insert":" carries hints of dark chocolate and smoky undertones. "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"color":"inherit","bold":true},"insert":"\"Tongues run on when speaking of their handiwork, they say\""},{"attributes":{"color":"inherit"},"insert":". "},{"insert":"Itâs a drink that fuels the fire of elvesâ magic and the strength of warriorsâ steel. \n\nRaise your mug to the legends of old and the battles yet to come. You are our "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grand Ball Guest"}},{"insert":" â"},{"attributes":{"color":"inherit","bold":true},"insert":"Bag End Porter"},{"insert":" is the drink of champions.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":"You are invited to any of our nearly 30 taverns ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Xander's Lounge"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rogue's Passage"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Black Gate"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Brotherhood Headquarters"}},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":{"card-link":"Raffine's Tower"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":", among others), and participate in our most famous contest, \"The Beer Horn Challenge\". Drink as much as you can, and try to beat our champion - the "},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":{"card-link":"Copperhorn Scout"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":". "},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":{"card-link":"Gamble"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":", and even fight against our "},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":{"card-link":"Professional Face-Breaker"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":" - if you are brave enough."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":"Caution: Excessive beer consumption can cause side effects such as "},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":{"card-link":"Amnesia"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":{"card-link":"Memory Erosion"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":" or "},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":{"card-link":"Mental Misstep"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":". On our last event, one of our participants said \""},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"He had glimpsed the truth of the Multiverse. Now if only he could remember it"},{"insert":"\"."},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Thought Scour"}},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"flavor text"},{"insert":".\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Last but not least"},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":", meet our host, "},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":{"card-link":"Ezio Auditore da Firenze"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":", and play some games against him, but try to keep your life total above 10. If you don't, don't worry; we've got a full "},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":{"card-link":"Cleanup Crew"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":" (including our "},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":{"card-link":"Crooked Custodian"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":") to help you leaving the tavern if you are not able to do it by your own."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff"},"insert":"Here is Ezio's deck list for you to get prepared:"},{"attributes":{"color":"#626465","background":"#ffffff","link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12998805/dead_guy_ale_2_only_for_beer_lovers"},"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12998805/dead_guy_ale_2_only_for_beer_lovers"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12998805/dead_guy_ale_2_only_for_beer_lovers"},{"insert":". (Group by categories to understand the deck).\n\nBest,\nTonces\n"}]}
Edited 5/8/2025, 11:05:33 PM
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bowser1918 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"\"Sunny Side Up\" The deck: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13001058/sunny_side_up"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13001058/sunny_side_up"},{"insert":"\n\nThis deck is all about eggs, being hungry, and eating food. Just look at those eggs Atla's tending. They'd make a great big omelet . (And we all know that hobbits love food, so they're invited to the party too!)\n\nIs this deck good? No. Is the flavor on point? 100% Yes.\n"}]}
Edited 5/8/2025, 9:22:32 PM
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Zhofka 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Let me introduce you to... "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12995195/the_rock"},"insert":"The Rock"},{"insert":", the greatest invention ever.\n"},{"insert":{"image":"https://static1.thegamerimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/rock-token-by-tomasz-jedruszek.jpg"}},{"insert":"\n\nIn the command zone, a goblin pair sits. The main star is the weapon crafter himself, the inventor of the rock, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith"}},{"insert":". With Toggo on the table, we are stocking up on rocks, stone after stone, building our arsenal of weapons. However, we do not plan to throw them, rather use them with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ghirapur Aether Grid"}},{"insert":" and or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reckless Fireweaver"}},{"insert":" and the likes.\n\nTo boost up our mining capacities, we are focusing on one certain plan: Sac the lands and get them back. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hew the Entwood"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nahiri's Lithoforming"}},{"insert":", or even "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Zuran Orb"}},{"insert":" help with the first part, while a single copy of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gerrard's Hourglass Pendant"}},{"insert":" helps with the other. Cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Urza's Saga"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Goblin Engineer"}},{"insert":" help us with finding it on time. (Originally, I had a Gamble as well, but it ended up to be the only gamechanger, and so I cut it to keep the deck Bracket 2.)\n\n\"Rocks are pretty much like eggs, but made out of land and stone..\" (Toggo's quote as well... Probably..) With that quote I would like to point to the fact that the deck actually plays kind of like Eggs, another 60-card archetype.\n\nOur second goblin in crime, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Krark, the Thumbless"}},{"insert":" , enables an all-in win-big plays like betting on the Nahiri's Lithoforming or the Hewing. Once you flip well, you are set. (You can always opt out and play it Toggo-only safe.) Playing two, rather cheaply costed, goblins enables both some equipment synergies (like with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sword of the Animist"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sword of Hearth and Home"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Explorer's Scope"}},{"insert":") and an added value to cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Krenko, Baron of Tin Street"}},{"insert":".\n\nTo keep the post rather punchy and compact, I will just add that the deck synergizes very well with artifacts. Flipping rocks with Daretti representations and getting back Pendants or sad robots, sacrificing rocks to various draw or card advantage spells and abilities, ... Pretty much a typical artifact deck that relies on.. The Rocks.\n\nAnd to finish things up âboth culinary/flavor wise and potentially gameplay wiseâ we play THE rock from Zendikar â "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle"}},{"insert":" with a slim suite of ways of finding it, including "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Urza's Cave"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Expedition Map"}},{"insert":" .\n\nI very much hope that this deck matches your taste, edh-folk! <3 Please, spend some time going through the decklist â You might be surprised on how many levels the deck hits the spot despite being mono-color. It just made sense, to make it also go for the Valakut plan and play the goblin duo to emphasise the effect of the rock. :)\n\nExplicit link: https://archidekt.com/decks/12995195/the_rock\n"}]}
Edited 5/8/2025, 9:04:08 PM
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Silkss12 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Can we get a deck list please? It sounds like you have some nice combos, good job!\n"}]}
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Akuda 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true,"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12993569/oops_all_spells"},"insert":"\"Oops, All Spells!\""},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"As someone who has played multiple TCG's throughout the years, when i started MTG, i keep mixing up spells as only sorceries and instants because i came from a Yugioh background. Well why dont we turn that into a whole deck! This deck tries to just have \"Spells\" in Yugioh terms, hence \"Oops, All Spells!\". in Yugioh theres Normal Spells (Sorceries), Quick Play Spells (Instants), Continuous and Field Spells (Enchantments), and Equip Spells (Equipments). This deck aims to realize 3 things YGO players love: Drawing Cards, Comboing Off, and Make Everything Free Baybe! We first play a bunch of draw and ramp spells to get to "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Omniscience"}},{"insert":" , then we can go to a few different wincons, whether its storming out with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chatterstorm"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hunting Pack"}},{"insert":" to make a bunch of tokens, being doubled by "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Doubling Season"}},{"insert":" , mill people out with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Brain Freeze"}},{"insert":" , or do infinite extra turns with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nexus of Fate"}},{"insert":" .\n"}]}
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WovenWren 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true,"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12985330"},"insert":"12-Post Malone"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n12-Post was a modern deck designed to abuse Cloudpost to run out giant game enders as quickly as possible, and I couldn't think of a better way to recreate it in Commander than with Magic the Gathering darling, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Post Malone"},{"insert":" (It's in his name!!!). Just like the original deck, this deck's only goal is to get 12 'post' cards onto the battlefield, but because of Commander's singleton rule, I've had to improvise a little. \n\nWho needs a second Cloudpost when you can have... (checks notes) Adaptive Training Post...?\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"Post the Enchanter"},{"insert":" helms this deck, allowing you to find your "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"*game-warping*"},{"insert":" cards, like Copy Land, and Mirrormade. Dig out powerful copy affects for your "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"*backbreaking*"},{"insert":" Misleading Signpost or Fieldmist Borderpost. And I mean it when I say that this deck's ONLY goal in a game is to get 12 posts. But my sources tell me that if you get 12 posts in the original deck, you've won the game, so that's true here too, right?\n"}]}
Edited 5/9/2025, 4:44:09 PM
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Reltsuhsemaj 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12986530/the_four_horsemen"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12986530/the_four_horsemen"},{"insert":"\n\nThis is a 5-color, legend-heavy control deck built around "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Prismatic Bridge"},{"insert":", using it to cheat out terrifying, thematic threats that represent the "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"},{"insert":":\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Conquest"},{"insert":": "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite"}},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Avacyn, Angel of Hope"}},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":" â oppressive board control and invincibility."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"War"},{"insert":": "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Moraug, Fury of Akoum"}},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":","},{"insert":{"card-link":"Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness"}},{"insert":" ,"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Godo, Bandit Warlord"}},{"insert":" â aggressive, combat-focused dominance."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Famine"},{"insert":":"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern"}},{"insert":" â resource denial and theft."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Death"},{"insert":": "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Sheoldred, Whispering One"}},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sepulchral Primordial"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon"}},{"insert":" â graveyard recursion and decay."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Concept:"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"What if the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse were realâand legendary? This deck interprets the classic name "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"âThe Four Horsemenâ"},{"insert":" not as a combo, but as a prophecy. Each \"Horseman\"â"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Conquest, War, Famine, and Death"},{"insert":"âis represented by devastating legendary creatures, summoned one-by-one by "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"The Prismatic Bridge"},{"insert":" to usher in the end times.\nThe deck is a thematic journey: each turn brings another omen, another rider, another reckoning.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Win Conditions:"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Legendary Beatdown"},{"insert":": The Bridge cheats out game-ending bombs like "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Elesh Norn"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Etali"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Avacyn"},{"insert":", and "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Moraug"},{"insert":", quickly overwhelming opponents with board pressure and multiple combat steps."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Control & Attrition"},{"insert":": "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Sheoldred"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Tergrid"},{"insert":", and "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Vorinclex"},{"insert":" drain, lock, and steal resources, while sweepers like "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Farewell"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Toxic Deluge"},{"insert":", and "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Ruinous Ultimatum"},{"insert":" wipe the board clean for your apocalypse to unfold."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Alternate Finishes"},{"insert":": "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Skithiryx"},{"insert":" offers an infect kill, while recursion engines like "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Sepulchral Primordial"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Primevals' Glorious Rebirth"},{"insert":" make sure your Horsemen never stay dead for long."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Inevitable Value"},{"insert":": With topdeck control ("},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Scroll Rack"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Top"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Soothsaying"},{"insert":") and tutors ("},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Sisay"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Vampiric"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Mystical"},{"insert":"), you sculpt your endgame, ensuring every turn brings the next calamity."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n\n"}]}
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PandaDude97 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"The Deck: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/folders/908615"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/folders/908615"},{"insert":"\ni bring to you allâŠ. The rock, itâs pretty self explanatory. Get commander get rockâŠ. Get more mana for more rock⊠toss rock hurt opponentsâŠ. Now I know what youâre thinking whatâs the game plan? Simple: The Rock. how do I win? The rock. How do I get a better board stateâŠâŠ MORE ROCK \ndonât ask me how a deck with 50 lands cost more the 500$ because the answer is ROCK \nthanks have a great day \nif youâve read this far I have no intention to win I saw the rock remembered toggo and had to thanks for enjoying my deck \n"}]}
Edited 5/7/2025, 10:08:42 PM
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LightCasualGamer 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"CAW-BLADE"},{"insert":"\n\nThe deck: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12981982/caw_blade"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12981982/caw_blade"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Put the blade on the bird!!!"},{"insert":"\n\nLooking for one blade in particular!\nTurn that chorus of cawing avians sideways! Make them indestructible! Blow up the world!\n\nInspired by Gerry Thompson's iconic 2011 standard \"Caw-Blade\" control deck. \n"}]}
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Bloch 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12982197/kibos_fast_food_chain"},"insert":"FOOD CHAIN"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"(Based in legacy food chain a creature-based combo deck. The primary plan is to combine its namesake card Food Chain with Misthollow Griffin and generate infinite mana"},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffffff","color":"#121212"},"insert":")"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12982197/kibos_fast_food_chain"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12982197/kibos_fast_food_chain"},{"insert":"\n\nMy friend "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kibo, Uktabi Prince"}},{"insert":" is about to start his fast food chain. His plan is simple: sell his bananas, generate massive profits, and slowly kill people with his junk food.\n\nThe first step is to"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" increase production"},{"insert":" â thatâs why weâve brought several ways to untap our chef so he can produce tons of bananas like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Seedborn Muse"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Quest for Renewal"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sting, the Glinting Dagger"}},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Then we "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"need to profit"},{"insert":" from our food â otherwise, it wouldnât be a business. Thatâs why weâll make our opponents pay us with: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tempting Contract"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cavern-Hoard Dragon"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Curse of Opulence"}},{"insert":" and weâll also get extra profit margins with cards like: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Viridian Revel"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fangren Marauder"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"But as we said, our food "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"isnât healthy"},{"insert":", so no consumer can heal from it â thatâs why weâve included cards like: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Roiling Vortex"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Screaming Nemesis"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"And to slowly kill them as they consume our food, weâve added cards like: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vengeful Tracker"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Magnetic Mine"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pain Distributor"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Lastly, like any good fast food chain, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"our products are non-perishable"},{"insert":" and full of preservatives â "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Karn, the Great Creator"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Collector Ouphe"}},{"insert":" so they wonât be going to the graveyard that easily."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"}]}
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Darkraven99 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"The deck: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12980375/parfait"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12980375/parfait"},{"insert":"\n\nThe deck's namesake: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.wak-wak.se/9394decks/parfait"},"insert":"https://www.wak-wak.se/9394decks/parfait"},{"insert":"\n\nA parfait is a "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"layered "},{"insert":"dessert. I'm not sorry. \n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Coram, the Undertaker"}},{"insert":" interacts with layer 2, which is why it's absent from the decklist otherwise.\n\nEvery single card except for basic lands interacts with layers in some way.\n"}]}
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Silverww99 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Absolutely love this idea. Cheeky, committed to the bit, and well made. Kuddos mate\n"}]}
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nshamley3024 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Going with Zero Effect, I made a deck that has, well, Zero Effect (at least in combat).\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12981393/zero_effect_competition_entry"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12981393/zero_effect_competition_entry"},{"insert":"\n\nAll creatures have Zero power and most have defender so they can't attack, and only the commamder the chance to gain any power, but if the deck plays too many islands, the commander will just knock itself out unless some islands can be removed.\nThere's one wincon, but it's unlikely to pull off.\n\nEdited so that only the commander actually has any combat effect.\n"}]}
Edited 5/8/2025, 7:24:35 PM
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Offsprings_Revenge_Enthusiast 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Red Deck Wins"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13140107/red_deck_wins\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":"Commander has long posed a problem for Red Deck Wins. Iâm not saying that red isnât viable in commander, but come on, there are four players. On average youâre âRed Deck Wins 25% of the timeâ. Doesnât quite have the same ring to it, does it? The first idea I had to get around this was lying about the power level of your deck. While this can get you closer to âRed Deck Wins 100% of the timeâ, it still doesnât fully get you there, and it also turns you into âRed Player Loses Friendsâ. Flummoxed, I fell into despair. That is, until I had a sudden realization:Â "},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":"Using my literature degree for the first time since graduation, I analyzed the name Red Deck Wins. What I found shocked me. Nowhere does the name specify that you must be the red deck thatâs winning. Playing sixty forests into mono red? Thatâs Red Deck Wins, baby. Playing a starter deck into mono red? You guessed it, Red Deck Wins. Trying to force a cool dragon ramp deck in the current standard dominated by "},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":{"card-link":"Cori-Steel Cutter"}},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":"? You better believe thatâs Red Deck Wins."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":"The astute observer among you may notice a problem here. That works in 1v1 formats, but what about commander? Do you bring your 99 forests and hope you sit down against three red decks? Too unreliable. The real, most reliable Red Deck Wins in commander will do everything it can to ensure the reddest deck wins. The real Red Deck Wins is a stax deck. The black player wants to gain back all the life that got fairly burned away by a beautiful red deck with a "},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":{"card-link":"Gray Merchant of Asphodel"}},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":" or an "},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":{"card-link":"Exsanguinate"}},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":"? Try casting that through "},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":{"card-link":"Lifeforce"}},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":". Or maybe play a real deck like mono red next time. White player trying to cast literally anything? Ever heard of "},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":{"card-link":"Gloom"}},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":", buddy? I hope all your spells are good enough to be worth three extra mana (and donât even think about activating any of your enchantments). Green playerâs got a board full of creatures? Remind them that cumulative upkeep isnât just a line of text on "},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":{"card-link":"Mystic Remora"}},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":", itâs on their whole board now too with "},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":{"card-link":"Breath of Dreams"}},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":"! Blue players thought they were allowed to play creatures? Just say no, with "},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":{"card-link":"Llawan, Cephalid Empress"}},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":". Stay in your lane and stick to counterspells, blue. (Also, if no oneâs playing red, then no one deserves to win. Hit âem with the "},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":{"card-link":"Divine Intervention"}},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":"! Everybody loves Divine Intervention!)"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":"You may ask, at this point, âhow do I win with this deckâ? And to that I respond, were you even paying attention earlier? Youâre not winning, the red deck is winning. While most of the deck is stax, none of the pieces hit red. With this deck you cull the wheat from the chaff, stripping away all of the non-red elements of your opponents lists, and ensuring that the reddest deck wins. (Yes, some pieces like "},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":{"card-link":"Blood Moon"}},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":" render your deck nearly unplayable. Do you want the red deck to win, or not?)"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":"You now know that this deck doesnât win, rather the red deck wins, but you may also ask, âis it funâ? And I find that question ridiculous. Ridiculous you assume I would ever play this deck. Iâm a black player, not a red player, and I like winning, not having red decks win, thank you very much. But for those of you who do love red, I encourage you to drop the "},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":{"card-link":"Krenko, Mob Boss"}},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":" or "},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":{"card-link":"Torbran, Thane of Red Fell"}},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":" and see how a real red deck wins: by sitting across the table from you when you play this."},{"insert":"\n\n\n"}]}
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holdenkriconruck 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Combo Winter!\n\nDeriving the name from a number of lists and specifically times that combos are at a high, this list uses Winter, Misanthropic Guide as a draw engine with built in protection to hopefully help us find one of a NUMBER of infinite combos.\n\nOther pieces include standard support of ramp and efficient control-based protection pieces to ideally do our own thing until we win off some combo.\n\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13140249/winter_combo"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13140249/winter_combo"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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jbranupchurch@gmail.com 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"My Magic the Gathering history was learning to play at the lunch tables in middle school while cracking fresh packs of Ursa's Saga Boosters. My first \"Deck\" was the Opal Titan Sleeper deck full of enchantments lying in wait to pounce on my opponents' summoned creatures. I fell in love with the lore, art, story, and history of this game. I read all the novels I could find, traded cards for cool legends and characters from the stories. \n\nAs a 12-year-old, I wasn't playing on the pro tour, but I did have firsthand experience playing against an all-time monster of a card, and the namesake behind one of the greatest standard decks of all time.\n\nThe Tolarian Academy.\n\nThis commander deck is an ode to a lore and story I personally cherish. This deck pays homage to The Tolarian Academy by featuring characters, art, quotes, and themes that all tie back to the Tolarian Academy in every card (minus the swamp and plains, but I like to think Urza visited them). This deck is a fun Thopter tribal deck featuring solid cards and themes in blue-white led by none other than Urza himself in the command zone.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13000719/tolarian_academy_may_deck_builder_contest"},"insert":"\"Tolarian Academy\" May Deck Builder Contest âą (Esper Commander deck) âą Archidekt"},{"insert":"\n\nThe Academy itself, is featured in the following cards\n-Tolarian Emmissary\n-Academy Rector\n-Tolarian Terror\n-Academy Ruins\n-Idyllic Beachfront\n-Tolarian Entrancer\n-Tolarian Kraken\n-And the Island\n\nUrza, the founder of the Tolarian Academy is my Commander, and can be represented by\n-Urza, Chief Artificer\n-Urza's Bauble\n-Urza's Sylex\n-Urza, Lord Protector\n-Urza, Lord High Artifcer\n-Urza Prince of Kroog\n-Urza's Cave\n-Urza's Factory\n-Urza's Mine\n-Urza's Power Plant\n-Urza's Saga\n-Urza's Tower\n-Urza's Workshop\n-The Mightstone and Weakstone\n-Ornithopter\n-Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter\n-Opposition\n-Thran Golem\n-And Blessed Reversal\n\nAcademy Headmaster Barrin, shows up in\n-Barrin, Master Wizard\n-Levitation\n-Opposition\n-Confiscate\n-Barrin's Unmaking\n-Barrin's Spite\n\nHis wife, Rayne, and later headmaster in\n-Rayne Academy Chancellor\n-Rescue\n\nBarrin's daughter Hanna, a student at the Academy in\n-Hanna, Ship's Navigator\n\nMy favorite character in all of Magic lore, Urza's masterpiece Karn can be found in\n-Karn, Silver Golem\n-Karn's Sylex\n-Karn's reach\n-Karn's Bastion\n-Karn, Living Legacy\n-Thran Golem\n-And Blessed Reversal\n\nKarn had two friends at the Academy. Two of the most famous students. \n\nFirst, Jhoira can be featured in\n-Jhoira's Toolbox\n-Jhoira's Familiar\n-Confiscate\n-Slow Motion\n-And Blessed Reversal\n\nHer counterpart, Teferi, shows up in\n-Teferi who slows the sunset\n-Teferi, Hero of Dominaria\n-Teferi's Ageless Insight\n-Teferi's Response\n-Teferi's Time Twist\n-Teferi's Protection\n-Teferi's Isle\n-Slow Motion\n-And Confiscate\n\nOther Notable students at the Academy include\n\nErtai\n-Ertai, Wizard Adept\n-Tolarian Entrancer\n\nAlexi\n-Alexi, Zephyr Mage\n-Rhystic Study\n-Rhystic Cave\n\nGatha\n-Private Research\n-Treachery\n\nAnd Rona\n-Rona's Vortex\n\nWe have representation from the Academy at Lat Nam in\n-Sage of Lat Nam\n\nWe call back to Urza's research in\n-Thran Portal\n-Thran Golem\n-And Thran War Machine\n\nAnd finally, we use the research of Urza and all his Academy students to create and control Thopters to win our games of Magic.\n-Retro Fitter Foundry\n-Thopter Shop\n-Hope of Ghirapur\n-Roterothopter\n-Gold Forged Thopteryx\n-Ornithopter of Paradise\n-Thopter Mechanic\n-Etherium Spinner\n-Master Trinketeer\n-Sai, Master Thopterist\n-Stride Hanger Automaton\n-Snare Thopter\n-Thopter Squadron\n-Thopter Assembly\n-Thopter Spy Network\n-Foundry of the Consuls.\n\nI hope you have enjoyed this trip down memory and lore lane and remember. The Tolarian Academy is not just the best deck in Standard history, it is history.\n\n\n\n"}]}
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