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"}]}
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MajorGoldenrook 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Spring Tide\nWhen I first started playing magic I was a standard player who had some starting decks made for me by my uncle. One of these decks was actually named Spring Tide like the suggested deck titles in the prompts. It was a fairly simplistic simic merfolk deck that was okay to play. Inspired by my past deck and the ability to play more than one card in standard I built a Slime Against Humanity deck. I was inspired because as it is currently spring in my area and things are starting to bloom I feel that it would also be a time for oozes to make a return after the cold weather (oozes are weak to the cold). Building off of the prompt of building a story I used the deck to create a DND end of the world campaign in which oozes are over running the world in an overwhelming tide. In my new Spring Tide deck only creatures with attributes needed to survive or defeat oozes are in the deck. Only creatures with flying or fire attributes, either in their names or in their arts, are present in this deck and I attempted to maintain this standard across my other card types as well. I hoped that this deck would allow the player to not only experience good game play with hitting additional oozes from cascading but also allow the player to enter an alternate little DND campaign overrun with oozes.\nPlease Enjoy: https://archidekt.com/decks/13139155/spring_tide \n"}]}
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LoxodonOfTheStars 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"All I can say is that Nicol Bolas is in need of a new wardrobe. And I have provided: https://archidekt.com/decks/13106336/contest\n"}]}
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memememe 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I chose to build a \"Fruity Pebbles\" deck themed around watching cartoons on Saturday mornings as a kid. Although I ran out of time, building categories that are named the art should help. I wanted to represent chalk world, Scooby Doo, Skyland, Stormhawks, and the like. "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13138776/fruity_pebbles_saturday_morning_nostalgia_the_deck "},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13138776/fruity_pebbles_saturday_morning_nostalgia_the_deck "},{"insert":". Still New on the site, but please give it a check. I know Jodah, The Unifer is a disgusting commander, but I think SpongeBob really embodies the theme of Saturday morning.\n"}]}
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Ydneo 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Caw-Blade 2.0 : Birds With Swords"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13008024/cawblade_20_birds_with_swords"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13008024/cawblade_20_birds_with_swords"},{"insert":"\n\nInspired by the name of the classic deck \"Caw-Blade\", I immediately thought of a simple theme : Birds (Caw-caw*) with Swords (Blade). So I brewed this "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arna KennerĂŒd, Skycaptain"}},{"insert":" deck to make the most of this idea. Ironically, the commander isn't a Bird herself (although there's a huge bird depicted in the artwork of the card), but the deck is filled to the brim with almost exclusively Bird creatures and the only equipment cards in the deck all have either \"Sword\" or \"Blade\" in their name. I also made sure that other cards were either \"Bird\" or \"Blade\" themed.\n \nAnyway, enjoy! :)\n"}]}
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OnePrez4 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"The Four Horsemen of the Gitrog"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Deck:"},{"attributes":{"bold":true,"link":" https://archidekt.com/decks/13070579/the_four_horsemen_of_gitrog"},"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"link":" https://archidekt.com/decks/13070579/the_four_horsemen_of_gitrog"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13070579/the_four_horsemen_of_gitrog"},{"insert":"\n\nThe four horsemen of the apocalypse have come to the table, and theyâre going to bring it on the back of a ravenous beast: The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride! Draw any one of the four horsemen, set them up and attack with the monster. Each will be sacrificed, but itâll bring about the end of the commander game! The white rider, Ob Nixilis, the Fallen, will bring pestilence to the table. With each land that enters, he gains power and saps life from your opponent(s). Power him up enough to saddle him to the Gitrog and watch the beast's ability unfold. \n\nThe red rider, Yargle and Multani, is in this deck as well. With its power of 18 itâs geared up for war. Get it on the field, then on the next turn saddle it to the Gitrog for a satisfying payoff. Perhaps you might choose the black rider, Ygra, Eater of All. With its ability to gain power off the destruction of food, itâll power up quickly. Simply sac or destroy any creatures while it's on the field, then saddle it to set the Gitrog off. Finally there is the pale rider, Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord, who will benefit from the carnage. Sac your creatures from the battlefield or discard them if you wish, the death rider will grow stronger regardless. You can even bring it back for more with the recursion ability. \n\nPlenty of landfall triggers to exploit, especially when this commander goes off. Boost everything with Bristly Bill, Spine Sower and Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest, create armies of baloths, badgers, and scute swarms, or deal direct damage from the landfall with iridescent vinelasher and from the card draws with psychosis crawler. Should the landfall triggers not end the game, the potential mana from all the lands will. Wait one more turn and have a host of creatures whose power comes from all the lands you control. Creatures like Lumra, Bellow of the woods, Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar, and Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer will aid you with setting up the battlefield and then reap the rewards by having their power increased by the lands. Ashaya, Soul of the Wild, will drastically increase this thanks to its second ability which turns nontoken creatures into lands. \nCreatures are just as important to this deck as lands, so Honest Rutstein, Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma, and Kona, Rescue Beastie, will help get them onto the field. Gyome, Master Chef has been added to give protection to your Four Horsemen and the Gitrog. It can also help trigger Konaâs ability without sending it into battle. You might also want to end the game without an all out assault from the numerous creatures youâll summon and grow. Use the Commander to get a mess of lands onto the field while having the Spelunking enchantment or Tiller Engine out so these lands can be used right away, and finish your opponents off with Exsanguinate and/or Torment of Hail Fire. Saddle the Gitrog with the four horsemen and bring about the end of the game.\n"}]}
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Janaga14.ttv 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Cheerio!\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/13105240/cheerios_may_2025_deck_building_contest\n\nI took the classic deck name Cheerios and spent hours combing through and looking for cards that have, in either name art or flavor text, a hello or a goodbye taking the meaning for \"cheerio\" from British slang. You will find names such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tocasia's Welcome"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wave Goodbye"}},{"insert":". You'll see arts look like gestures of greeting such as in "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Champions of Minas Tirith"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Oath of Ajani"}},{"insert":". You'll read texts of greetings such as in "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Herald of the Fair"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Warm Welcome"}},{"insert":". And the tokens subtheme ensures there will be plenty of friends to greet with a warm \"Cheerio!\"\n"}]}
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Humphrey_Boggart 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Eggs!\n\nThis isn't your daddy's fast mana artifact deck. This deck is about cracking eggs and taking names.\n\nYour commander, Atla Palani, can make eggs as a mana sink. The ability you're really interested in though is when an egg of yours dies, you essentially cascade til you hit a creature and put it on the battlefield, which will ramp you into your huge dinos way ahead of schedule..\r\n\nThe egg type is more supported than you'd think, so most of the eligible choices are in here such as dinosaur egg, dragon egg, and the classic ruhk egg. \n\nIf your opponents are wise to what you're trying to do and won't attack into your eggs or block when you attack with a dinosaur egg, that's no problem. Wayta lets you have your creatures fight to crack your eggs. It also lets you double Atla's triggers to cheat out two monsters per egg. \n\nMaskwood nexus makes all the rest of our creatures into eggs as well to help ramp further. Dense foliage should help keep the worst pinpoint removal off our backs and lets us devote more slots to creatures. \n\nAside from most green decks, we don't bother with +1/+1 counters due to solemnity. This will prevent other players from enjoying them also, but most saliently it lets us recur any dinos who are sent to the graveyard prematurely, sacced to our fights, or wiped indefinitely since we won't put finality counters on them. She also provides us a little pinpoint graveyard hate for opponents.\n\r\n\nAs far as strategies go, act more or less like gruul ramp, get your big dinos out quick, and run over opponents. They'll have egg on their face!\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/13138480/eggs\n"}]}
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bunwise 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"background":"#e60000"},"insert":"F"},{"attributes":{"background":"#ff9900"},"insert":"r"},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffff00"},"insert":"u"},{"attributes":{"background":"#008a00"},"insert":"i"},{"attributes":{"background":"#0066cc"},"insert":"t"},{"attributes":{"background":"#9933ff"},"insert":"y"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"background":"#e60000"},"insert":"P"},{"attributes":{"background":"#ff9900"},"insert":"e"},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffff00"},"insert":"b"},{"attributes":{"background":"#008a00"},"insert":"b"},{"attributes":{"background":"#0066cc"},"insert":"le"},{"attributes":{"background":"#9933ff"},"insert":"s"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12985271/fruity_pebbles"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/12985271/fruity_pebbles"},{"insert":"\n\n5 color deck because Fruity pebbles are many colors."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Many lgbt+ characters because fruity."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Some manna rock ramp because pebbles."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"A bit of multicolor/legendary synergy for flavor."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"}]}
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EnbyPirate 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"No nissa and chandra? missed opportunity imo but love this deck\n"}]}
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friscomm 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Henzie's One-Eight-Sevensies:"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13040378"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13040378"},{"insert":"\n\nFor May's deck building contest, I decided to use the sixty-card archetype of â187â as inspiration and built a deck solely out of cards numbered 187! \n\nWhile straightforward enough on its surface, this card number theme severely restricted the options for deck building. With only 151 cards in the pool across all five colors, finding a commander that could offer enough color diversity to build a deck around, let alone with a semi-functional plan, was the first hurdle to clear. In the end, the choice of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Henzie \"Toolbox\" Torre"}},{"insert":" was an obvious one. His Jund coloration offered the largest card pool available, with just over 110 legal cards to choose from, and his ability to blitz creatures out at a discount gave me a solid game-plan to build around.\n\nWith every card having the identifying number of â187,â the card pool available to me was a veritable walk through Magicâs history. From Limited Edition Alpha to the most recent set of Commander decks from Tarkir: Dragonstorm, it was amazing to see the diversity of cards that have been published throughout Magicâs history in slot number 187. Now, did that make for a cohesive card pool that worked well together? Not so much.\n\nStill, with Henzieâs focus on creatures mana value 4 or greater, there was a strategy to the madness. Since blitzed creatures are sacrificed as part of the tradeoff for the discount and haste, I decided to try and lean into as many âdiesâ triggers and cards that care about creature cards in the graveyard as possible. Cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Butcher of Malakir"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pitiless Plunderer"}},{"insert":" help incentivize the death-centric strategy while the likes of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Aatchik, Emerald Radian"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kessig Cagebreakers"}},{"insert":" are some of the token-generating payoffs once enough creatures have hit the bin. \n\nAmusingly enough, that emphasis on creatures dying versus creatures entering is the polar opposite of the original 187 decks, which is a nice bit of flavor for the deck as well. As an additional flavor win, every land is numbered with some portion or rearrangement of the number 187 (since without that allowance the only basic land type that would be allowed in the deck would be Swamps).\n\nOnly being able to work with effectively one card per set made this deck building challenge an exercise in squeezing as much cohesion and coherence out of limited resources. It was a brain-scratching puzzle in the best way and never would I have ever thought to bring the vast majority of this selection of cards together without it. I hope you all enjoy looking over this numerical nonsense as much as I did!\n"}]}
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OneCyclops 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true,"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13051161/yarus"},"insert":"Deadguy Ale"},{"insert":"\n\n\tPicture this: You're playing commander with your buddies and one of them--let's call him Jacob--shows up without his decks. He's clearly depressed as he was looking forward to playing his new Kaalia of the Vast deck (booooooo). You know he likes to throw some drinks back, so you offer him the opportunity to borrow one of your decks. \"Wait until you get a taste of this Deadguy Ale,\" you say. You explain to Jacob that the commander, Yarus, brings back his face-down dead guys to the battlefield face up and ready to go! Jacob, a devout ale enjoyer, knows a thing or two about being face down and rallying back late in the night. He's hooked and admits that Yarus sounds strong. After all, he "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"does"},{"insert":" sound strong. Haste and finding a second wind after being face down in the dirt? This is Jacob's dream and specialty! Jacob, not yet drunk and still perceptive, asks an important question though: \"So what's the win-con?\" \n\tNow... you know there's no real win-con, and that part of this \"Deadguy Ale\" experience you're selling to your friend is nothing short of his typical drinking experience. It's going to start off fast and exciting, maybe feel empowering, but by the end of the night he's going to forget it all--or pray that's the case. See, there is no goal of this Deadguy Ale. There is no combo, and Yarus has no plan. He knows two things: Drink, and drink more. But you can't tell that to Jacob; he needs to think the night is going to end with him climbing his mountaintop of victory, just as he has done every night before. So you lie to Jacob. \"Come on buddy, you don't plan the night's victories beforehand, do you? You go out and you take them! Surely you know that alcohol pondered is alcohol wasted?\" Jacob, with his beer in hand, nods in agreement. \n\n\tYou begin to explain the deck to Jacob and show him the promising cards. Dream Chisel and Obscuring Aether let you cast face-down creatures for less mana. Threats Around Every Corner and Trail of Mystery fetch you lands every time a face-down creature enters. Panoptic Projektor even lets you cast face-down spells for free and gets you extra triggers from turning permanents face-up. Now, there is a world in which this deck does get rolling and everything falls into place nicely. A nice dose of gambling is the proper company for a good night of drinking. But let's be clear: It is certainly a gamble. If Yarus is not on the board to trigger his second ability, the creatures just die without being returned to the battlefield. If the creatures are exiled through Farewell, the whole board is gone. You quell Jacob's worries and remind him that "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"everybody"},{"insert":" is scared of a Farewell. He nods. You show him the multiple forms of protection for his Yarus and send him on his way. He sees the vision and begins drinking down his Deadguy Ale, an experience that will surely end like any other night of drinking: The painful pursuit of glory.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Final Comments"},{"insert":"\n\n\tThis Deadguy Ale really focuses in on the \"deadguy\" part by putting all of its egg into one basket. Yarus, like Jacob's alcohol, is the glue that keeps the night going strong. He gives creatures haste, similar to the burst of energy experienced from alcohol. He lets you draw cards from face-down creatures dealing combat damage, which just gives me the same vibes as your friend saying \"Who wants another shot\" after everybody just finished the last one. Lastly, he brings back the dead creatures to the battlefield with a second wind, a clearly alcohol-induced fervor. Boot and rally baby! There are some different forms of protection to help Yarus stay alive, but ultimately the deck rings of inevitability as the drinker's blackout takes control. Can the Deadguy Ale beat its opponents before it crashes and burns? Is Jacob a real person and will we ever stop insta-killing his Kaalia every time we see it? Only time will tell!\n"}]}
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beakf 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13044143/prime_time"},"insert":"Prime Time!"},{"insert":"\nThe CMC of each card in this deck is a prime number. Along with that, the power and toughness of each creature other than the commander is also a prime number. The deck's commander, Zimone, also checks to see if your land count is a prime number every turn. \n"}]}
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banzai 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Lord Colfenor's reign of death and taxes!\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/13129080/death_and_taxes\n"}]}
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Jedi012 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The (Commander) Deck"},{"insert":"\n\nMy entry is The Commander Deck based on The Deck. I chose The Archimandrite as The Commander. Like The Deck, The Commander Deck is a control deck in The Jeskai Colors.\n\nIt features cards such as The Restoration of Eiganjo and The Irencrag to help us ramp out to cards like The Capitoline Triad and The Watcher in the Water to hopefully win us the game. Meanwhile leveraging cards like The Bath Song to keep our hand full and cards The Wanderer to control the board. It almost certainly goes without saying, but the MVP of The Commander Deck is The Deck of Many Things.\n\nObviously, Iâve taken inspiration from The Deck for the color identity and overall strategy, however astute observers may notice additional similarities when looking at The Decklist. :)\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13131335"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13131335"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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FaceOffMaster 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Deadmans Ale because why not have a reanimation deck that costs under $50 usd\n\nThis has been my goto deck for casual commander since the saga shelly released\n\nThe Deck: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13136445/deadguy_ale"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13136445/deadguy_ale"},{"insert":"\n\nThe idea is to make your opponents discard their entire hand while you destroy their boards and lives all just to reanimate their stuff\n"}]}
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Desiderata 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/13108494/hammer_time_raggadragga"},"insert":"HAMmer Time"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nMy only foray into the Modern format was with a Boros Hammer Time deck so I thought it's only fitting that I use that for my submission. A boar tribal deck would have been too boring and I wanted a deck that could function well thematically. So I present for you a lovingly crafted deck themed after the other white meat.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Raggadragga, Goreguts Boss"}},{"insert":", a hammer wielding wereboar, is the natural choice to helm this deck. There are a respectable amount of Boars as one would expect, including some that synergize with Raggadragga's last ability ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"End-Raze Forerunners"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Archetype of Endurance"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Decimator of the Provinces"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Krosan Tusker"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Warped Tusker"}},{"insert":"). The deck references some well known pigs such as Wilbur (the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Prize Pig"}},{"insert":" himself) from Charlotte's Web. There aren't any rats in this color identity so there is a raccoon to fill that role. There's also some references to the Three Little Pigs. There are a couple cards that have HAMsters ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rolling Hamsphere"}},{"insert":"). And there are a number of cards that have swine of various varieties in their art that match well with what the deck is trying to do.\n\nWe have a few synergies with Raggadragga's first two abilities in form of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cryptolith Rite"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Elven Chorus"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Enduring Vitality"}},{"insert":". Some of the big boars help close out the game but the deck has other lines including some avenues for 3-card infinite combos utilizing Raggadragga, one of any of the creatures that tap for mana relative to power, and a recurring 7-mana cost spell ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fanning the Flames"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wurmcalling"}},{"insert":", or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spine of Ish Sah"}},{"insert":"). There are tutors that help you find pieces (most of which are X spells which can trigger Raggadragga's third ability). I wanted to include some equipment to make these pigs fly but felt that was trying to do a little too much.\n\nHad a lot of fun crafting this deck and might have to sleeve it up for a game or two.\n"}]}
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