Archidekt Deckbuilding Contest - July 2025 (Locked)

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8930589/dinostorm"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8930589/dinostorm"},{"insert":"\n\nHere is my brew! Happy to finally see a contest that I can participate in with this deck. It is Zacama Dinostorm!\n\nThis is a Dinosaur Storm deck with subthemes of cast from exile and high-power creatures. The goal of this deck is to ramp to Zacama as much as possible, preferably using lands and mana doublers. Once you cast Zacama, she will untap all your lands with hopefully a bunch of extra floating mana, and you can use that to unleash a dinostorm. Setting up a lot of cast from exile synergies like Quintorius Kand, Hideaway lands and enchantments beforehand in order have a really explosive turn as you cast big dinosaurs that come along with free spells, like Etali and Pantlaza, so that you can keep the chain of spells going. Aetherflux Reservoir is the best win condition in this deck, as it is trivially easy to gain life with storming off or even just using Zacama's activated abilities. Other win conditions include Finale of Devastation, or pumping your dinosaur army with Haze of Rage or Tempest Technique. Burn them out with Quintorius Kand or Flaming Tyrannosaurus with your cast from exile synergies.\n\nMana doublers are crucial to this plan, especially Heartbeat of Spring and Mana Flare as they are cheap enough to get Zacama out a turn early. Roaming Throne also acts as a mana doubler that also doubles up the free spell trigger from the Etalis, Trumpeting Carnosaur or ramping like Topiary Stomper and Hulking Raptor. The cast from exile synergies also work very well with storm as all of the cascade and discover effects are essentially two spells in one that also all cast from exile. Stuff like Monstrous Vortex can allow us to chain multiple spells together, and Rude Awakening can untap our lands to keep going. The two battles even synergize with Cast From Exile, as defeating them casts another spell, and both of them transform into big creatures. There are some graveyard synergies like Jurassic Park and Mizzix's Mastery (Underworld Breach is in the sideboard, bring in if you desire), but the deck can function fine without it. Finally, win cons vary as the deck acts very toolbox like, most commonly I win with Aetherflux Reservoir, but since it is a dinosaur deck it is very easy to deal a lot of combat damage, especially since a few of the storm effects pump creatures.\n\nin the sideboard are ways to either transform the deck or increase its power. Zacama is capable of going infinite with Temur Sabertooth or Sanctum of Eternity, and Storm-kiln Artist can go infinite with Haze of Rage provided the storm count is at least 4. Several other game changers are in the sideboard like Enlightened tutor and Underworld breach. The deck can also transform into a heavier focus of cast from exile matters, even mimicking the Legacy deck Mississippi River a bit. Finally, a different way to storm off includes the token Storm cards like chatterstorm and empty the warrens, which works very well with Phyrexian Altar, providing even more mana. \n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true,"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/14247624/return_of_the_king"},"insert":"The Return of the King"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThis deck will tell the tale of Aragorn the Ranger, known as strider, as he becomes King of Gondor.\nAn inspiration across generations, Aragorn shows the world how to not only be a great idol of a man, but of a person and a friend.\n\nLike Aragorn's struggle of accepting his title of King, this deck contains the story of Aragorn in relation to the era of Lord of the Rings, and when you, as Aragorn, is ready, you accept your destiny, unite the good people of Middle-Earth and lead as Aragorn the Uniter.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Make sure you set the 'Group By' to Categories (Multiple)"},{"insert":"\n\nAs you sideboard in Aragorn, The Uniter as your commander, and the 19 cards in the \"After\" category, for the 19 cards in the \"Before\" Category, the story of the deck will transform into the Days of the King, aswell as adding a bit of blue to the color identity.\n\nWith the Dawn of a New Age and the Flowering of the White Tree, many heroes in the story will change.\n\nBoromir and Theoden will pass into legend.\nMerry and Pippin become Esquire and Guard of Rohan and Gondor.\nÉowyn, Lady of Rohan will fight for the good of all and become Éowyn, Fearless Knight.\nFaramir, will finally receive the recognition he never had from his deceased father, instead from the true King of Gonder, and live in happiness as the Prince of Ithilien.\nGandalf's guidance of the people in Middle-earth has finally come to an end, as he travels into the west.\nÉomer becomes the king of Rohan, as his people now look to a new leader, with the death of Theoden.\n\nMany more details are to be found within the story. The deck is by no means optimal, but it does attempt to retell the tale of a great man, and the turning point of the war against Sauron, as Aragorn accepted his destiny to lead and unite.\n\n-\n\nOne of my favorite ways to play magic, is my LOTR cube, which inspired me to make this my entry for this months deckbuilding contest.\nBe at peace, sons of Gondor.\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/14245745/flash_or_smash"},"insert":"Flash or Smash"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThe base configuration is an Errant and Giada deck with a laser focus on speed. Most of the deck can be played at instant speed even without the included Leyline of Anticipation or having the commander on the battlefield and it seeks to build a board fast and swing wide with a bevy of complimentary (and exclusively) flashers, fliers and flash fliers.\n\nSwapping out 19 of the base cards and Errant and Giada themselves, Bruna, Light of Alabaster gets promoted to the commander slot and brings with her an armful of auras and a few extra tools to help her fill her hand and graveyard for a big payoff including the newly revealed Super State to win in a single attack. The angels and birds previously used to swing wide are now card draw engines, removal spells, protection enablers and recursive/indestructable blockers thanks to the infusion of enchantments.\n\nThese decks are made for a Bracket 3 environment, the game-changers being Rhystic Study, Smothering Tithe and Consecrated Sphinx. Neither deck relies on a combo payoff, instead focusing on the opposing combat strategies of control and go wide vs evasion and go tall, but it seeks to change the purpose of as many base 80 cards as it can to make up for those similar goals. Ramp becomes utility, haste becomes protection, card draw used to play new cards off the top of the deck becomes aura farming for explosive later turns. Even flash auras used for Errant and Giada as held-in-hand combat tricks/protection spells are fine to be used and discarded for Bruna thanks to the additional recursion.\n\nThis is the first deck I've entered into a competition, shoutout to previous winner (and I'm sure future winner) Pandalk for the inspiration and encouragement on Discord!\n\nHere are the changes when sideboarding:"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nBruna, Light of Alabaster ->Promoted to Commander\nSensei's Divining Top ->Ethereal Armor\nArcane Denial ->All That Glitters\nFaerie Mastermind ->Sheltered by Ghosts\nSelfless Spirit ->Spirit Mantle\nThe Reality Chip ->Chains of Custody\nThieving Skydiver ->Curator's Ward\nAboleth Spawn ->False Demise\nBrazen Borrower ->Ghostly Prison\nFear of Impostors ->Gift of Immortality\nFinal-Word Phantom ->Pariah\nGuardian of Faith ->Shielded by Faith\nHydroelectric Specimen ->Steel of the Godhead\nKitesail Larcenist ->Auramancer's Guise\nTishana's Tidebinder ->Sage's Reverie \nVega, the Watcher ->Mantle of the Ancients\nEnduring Curiosity ->Spectra Ward\nHigh Fae Trickster ->Three Dreams\nLeyline of Anticipation ->Traumatize\nSelfless Squire ->Super State \nErrant and Giada ->Eldrazi Conscription\n\nThank you for reading, hope people enjoy the brew!\n\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"ishai_ojutai_dragonspeaker (Benedikta Harman) & Esior, Wardwing Familiar \n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/14245127/ishai_ojutai_dragonspeaker\n\nThe primary goal is to make Ishai very large and deal lethal commander damage to opponents. Protecting itself using Flash & Instants.\nAll while you are actually using your opponents spells against them by making Ishai grow\n\nThe power of flash lies in the flexibility and the element of surprise it offers:\n\nSurprise Blockers: You can cast a creature with flash to unexpectedly block an attacking creature, completely disrupting your opponent's combat calculations. This can foil their attack plan and save you a significant amount of life."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Responding on the Stack: You can react to your opponent's spells. For instance, if your opponent casts a creature that poses a threat, you can cast a flash creature that can destroy it, or a flash permanent that solves the problem."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Protection: Some cards with flash can protect your other permanents. Think of creatures that grant hexproof or indestructible to another permanent when they enter the battlefield."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"End-of-Turn Value: If you hold up mana to cast a counterspell, but your opponent doesn't cast anything, you don't have to waste that mana. You can cast a flash creature at the end of their turn, using your mana efficiently and still getting a threat onto the board."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Less Information Revealed: By keeping mana open, you keep your opponent guessing about your hand. Do you have a counterspell? Do you have removal? They don't know, and that can influence their decisions. Only when you play something with flash do you reveal that information."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\ni made the choice to make a budget build. commander decks should be fun and affordable so that everyone can play and vary in what they want to build and play\n\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/10524553/20_ways_to_win_modified_modules"},"insert":"20 Ways To Win Modules"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nI know this deck isn't 100% fitting for this challenge, but I have the perfect deck for this. It just so thematically fits the prompt. I ordered the 20 ways to win pre-con but wanted to improve it. However, I didn't want to cut all the ways to win. Yet the deck needed to be more focused, as including all the win the game cards made the deck spread thin.\n\nSo I had an idea. I built a 50 card core deck that consists of mostly lands, a little utility, and the Maze's End win con. From there, I made 6, 25 card modules. I custom ordered each of these modules to have different colored borders to make it much easier to swap them in and out. I keep them in token card boxes and pick 2 at random before every game with the deck. I try to avoid seeing which modules I got so I don't just pick 2 that go well together. It has lead to some fun and interesting games, and the deck is rarely the same twice.\n\nIt was a difficult deck to build and a little pricey as all the modules had to be custom ordered. To ensure I could swap any module around, I could not include any duplicate cards between them. So some cards may have been good in multiple modules, but could only pick one. This does mean that just about every module has things that can also benefit other modules. I also had a very limited number of core slots that could be non-lands as well.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Go-Shintai of Life's Origin"}},{"insert":" is the commander, as he does work well with getting the \"win the game\" enchantments back if they get removed.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Core Deck - Always Included"},{"insert":": "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The core deck is where my lands are mostly located. A few modules may include some relevant lands, but they are more bonus than actually counted towards the land count of the deck. Because of that, this is where the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Maze's End"}},{"insert":" win con resides. So every game, this is an option. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bayou"}},{"insert":" is here because it is the only dual land I own and it is a 5 color deck. 38 lands meant that the core deck only had space for 11 nonland support cards. 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This module synergizes very well with the "},{"attributes":{"color":"#888888","bold":true},"insert":"Creature Win "},{"attributes":{"color":"#888888"},"insert":"and "},{"attributes":{"color":"#888888","bold":true},"insert":"Counter Win"},{"attributes":{"color":"#888888"},"insert":" modules. The cards in this module are distinguished with a silver border."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#a10000","bold":true},"insert":"Counter Win:"},{"attributes":{"color":"#a10000"},"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#a10000"},"insert":"This module focuses on putting counters on permanents and creatures. Generally +1/+1 counters. 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This module synergizes very well with the "},{"attributes":{"color":"#a10000","bold":true},"insert":"Creature Win"},{"attributes":{"color":"#a10000"},"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"color":"#a10000","bold":true},"insert":"Token Win"},{"attributes":{"color":"#a10000"},"insert":" modules, but also does well supporting the other modules as well. Twenty-Toed Toad does very well with the "},{"attributes":{"color":"#a10000","bold":true},"insert":"Draw/Discard"},{"attributes":{"color":"#a10000"},"insert":" module. These cards are distinguished with a red border."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#006100","bold":true},"insert":"Creature Win"},{"attributes":{"color":"#006100"},"insert":": "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#006100"},"insert":"This module wants to win with multiple creatures. Sometimes all the same creature, sometimes just the number of creatures. It runs "},{"attributes":{"color":"#006100"},"insert":{"card-link":"Biovisionary"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#006100"},"insert":" , "},{"attributes":{"color":"#006100"},"insert":{"card-link":"Epic Struggle"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#006100"},"insert":" , "},{"attributes":{"color":"#006100"},"insert":{"card-link":"Halo Fountain"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#006100"},"insert":" to win the game. Supporting cards include clones like "},{"attributes":{"color":"#006100"},"insert":{"card-link":"Doppelgang"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#006100"},"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"color":"#006100"},"insert":{"card-link":"Rite of Replication"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#006100"},"insert":" or token doublers like "},{"attributes":{"color":"#006100"},"insert":{"card-link":"Mondrak, Glory Dominus"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#006100"},"insert":" or "},{"attributes":{"color":"#006100"},"insert":{"card-link":"Anointed Procession"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#006100"},"insert":" . The module doesn't actually run a ton of creatures, just creature token makers or cloners. It synergizes very well with the "},{"attributes":{"color":"#006100","bold":true},"insert":"Token Win"},{"attributes":{"color":"#006100"},"insert":" module and the "},{"attributes":{"color":"#006100","bold":true},"insert":"Counter Win "},{"attributes":{"color":"#006100"},"insert":"module. It can do well with the "},{"attributes":{"color":"#006100","bold":true},"insert":"Other Win"},{"attributes":{"color":"#006100"},"insert":" module as well. These cards are distinguished with a green border."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#0047b2","bold":true},"insert":"Draw/Discard Win"},{"attributes":{"color":"#0047b2"},"insert":": "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#0047b2"},"insert":"This module is one of the stronger modules of the deck. It focuses on winning by either emptying the library or holding a specific number of cards in your hand. It runs "},{"attributes":{"color":"#0047b2"},"insert":{"card-link":"Approach of the Second Sun"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#0047b2"},"insert":" ,"},{"attributes":{"color":"#0047b2"},"insert":{"card-link":"Thassa's Oracle"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#0047b2"},"insert":" ,"},{"attributes":{"color":"#0047b2"},"insert":{"card-link":"Triskaidekaphile"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#0047b2"},"insert":" ,"},{"attributes":{"color":"#0047b2"},"insert":{"card-link":"Laboratory Maniac"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#0047b2"},"insert":" to win the game. Support cards include stuff to draw like "},{"attributes":{"color":"#0047b2"},"insert":{"card-link":"Rhystic Study"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#0047b2"},"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"color":"#0047b2"},"insert":{"card-link":"Sphinx's Revelation"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#0047b2"},"insert":" or discard cards like "},{"attributes":{"color":"#0047b2"},"insert":{"card-link":"Cabal Initiate"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#0047b2"},"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"color":"#0047b2"},"insert":{"card-link":"Chainer, Nightmare Adept"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#0047b2"},"insert":" . The module synergizes well with all other modules. It includes things like "},{"attributes":{"color":"#0047b2"},"insert":{"card-link":"Cleopatra, Exiled Pharaoh"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#0047b2"},"insert":" which synergizes with the "},{"attributes":{"color":"#0047b2","bold":true},"insert":"Counter Win"},{"attributes":{"color":"#0047b2"},"insert":" module, while also drawing cards. Card advantage is always a powerful strategy. These cards are distinguished with a blue border."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#c285ff","bold":true},"insert":"Life Win"},{"attributes":{"color":"#c285ff"},"insert":": "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#c285ff"},"insert":"This module can often be the weakest of the modules. It focuses on reaching certain life totals and gaining life. It uses "},{"attributes":{"color":"#c285ff"},"insert":{"card-link":"Felidar Sovereign"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#c285ff"},"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"color":"#c285ff"},"insert":{"card-link":"Test of Endurance"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#c285ff"},"insert":" to win the game. It runs support cards like "},{"attributes":{"color":"#c285ff"},"insert":{"card-link":"Exquisite Blood"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#c285ff"},"insert":" without sanguine bond effects, "},{"attributes":{"color":"#c285ff"},"insert":{"card-link":"Heroes Remembered"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#c285ff"},"insert":" , and others to gain life. It does synergize with all the other modules with cards like "},{"attributes":{"color":"#c285ff"},"insert":{"card-link":"Soul Warden"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#c285ff"},"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"color":"#c285ff"},"insert":{"card-link":"Horizon Chimera"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#c285ff"},"insert":" . These cards are distinguished with a pink border."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#6b24b2","bold":true},"insert":"Other Win"},{"attributes":{"color":"#6b24b2"},"insert":": "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#6b24b2"},"insert":"This module is where I placed a few win the game cards and support that didn't fit well with the other ideas. It is a little more disjointed, yet it is probably one of my more favorite modules. It runs "},{"attributes":{"color":"#6b24b2"},"insert":{"card-link":"Coalition Victory"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#6b24b2"},"insert":" ,"},{"attributes":{"color":"#6b24b2"},"insert":{"card-link":"Happily Ever After"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#6b24b2"},"insert":" ,"},{"attributes":{"color":"#6b24b2"},"insert":{"card-link":"Liliana's Contract"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#6b24b2"},"insert":" to win the game. Supporting cards include multiple five color and or multitype cards like "},{"attributes":{"color":"#6b24b2"},"insert":{"card-link":"Chromanticore"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#6b24b2"},"insert":" or ways to make all creatures all creature types like "},{"attributes":{"color":"#6b24b2"},"insert":{"card-link":"Maskwood Nexus"}},{"attributes":{"color":"#6b24b2"},"insert":" . It doesn't directly synergize with other modules as well as the others, however other modules do run multiple card types and colors. These cards are distinguished with a purple border."},{"insert":"\n\nIronically, I have only won 1 game with the deck. Epic Struggle. I had the creatures out, and when someone went to swing at me to kill me before my next upkeep, I had "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chant of Vitu-Ghazi"}},{"insert":" . Whew. Otherwise I've come close with Simic Ascendancy and a few other win cons.\n\nOne problem with the deck is any changes to the modules can only be done when I am ordering proxies. I have to remake the card with the appropriate border and include it in the order. I keep a copy of the color codes for each border though, so that any changes can match. I also totally forgot the battle number when making the battles. XD SO those are sharpied onto the cards.\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/14242461/knightfall_from_glorious_battle_to_blood_tribute"},"insert":"Knightfall: From Glorious Battle to Royal Decree"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nFor this month's contest, I decided to go with a deck that has a story behind it — one of honor, betrayal, and the shifting nature of power. A single throne, two rulers, and with just twenty cards, a kingdom transformed.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale"},{"insert":" is no stranger to battle, but what happens when her legendary blade is set aside for a crown?\n\nThis deck starts as classic Mardu Equipment aggro. Syr Gwyn leads a ruthless band of Knights, fueled by cards like "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Embercleave"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Valiant Knight"},{"insert":", and "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Sunforger"},{"insert":". With Syr Gwyn’s ability, you gain card draw and mana refunds when equipping creatures, letting you turn tempo into overwhelming pressure. The deck uses a suite of equipment tutors like "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Stoneforge Mystic"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Steelshaper’s Gift"},{"insert":" to find the right blade for the job.\n\nBut this is no ordinary Mardu list.\n\nWhen the tides of war shift (or the table demands a new tone), "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Queen Marchesa"},{"insert":" seizes the throne. With just 20 card swaps, this deck becomes an entirely different experience: one of monarchy, attrition, and passive control. "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Palace Jailer"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Ghostly Prison"},{"insert":", and "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"No Mercy"},{"insert":" lock down attackers. "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Curse of Opulence"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Mangara, the Diplomat"},{"insert":" feed you resources while politics drive the game.\n\nThe two commanders couldn’t be more different in feel, yet share a seamless mana base and core infrastructure. Equipment cards are pulled for curses, Monarch generators, and clever token makers like "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Ophiomancer"},{"insert":". The transition flips the deck from an in-your-face combat engine into a subtle controller of table dynamics.\n\nIt’s a literal regime change, and the playstyle follows.\n\nWhere Syr Gwyn demands dominance, Marchesa schemes from behind the curtain.\n\nImportantly, both builds share ramp, removal, and efficient interaction. "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Rakdos Charm"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Swords to Plowshares"},{"insert":", and "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Talisman of Hierarchy"},{"insert":" work equally well in both strategies. The mana base remains untouched, making transitions effortless mid-game night or between pods.\n\nRecommended card swaps for sideboard and library:\n\nSyr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale (commander)   ⟷ Queen Marchesa (commander) \nColossus Hammer          ⟷ Palace Jailer  \nSwiftfoot Boots          ⟷ Ophiomancer  \nLightning Greaves         ⟷ Loyal Apprentice  \nSword of Fire and Ice       ⟷ Vindictive Lich  \nSword of Feast and Famine     ⟷ Solemn Simulacrum  \nSunforger             ⟷ Night's Whisper  \nSigiled Sword of Valeron      ⟷ Painful Truths  \nMaul of the Skyclaves       ⟷ Curse of Disturbance  \nEmbercleave            ⟷ Curse of Opulence  \nShadowspear            ⟷ Curse of Shaken Faith  \nStoneforge Mystic         ⟷ Marchesa's Decree  \nPuresteel Paladin         ⟷ Ghostly Prison  \nSteelshaper's Gift        ⟷ No Mercy  \nOpen the Armory          ⟷ Smoke  \nSigarda's Aid           ⟷ Mangara, the Diplomat  \nDanitha Capashen, Paragon     ⟷ Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor  \nValiant Knight          ⟷ Act of Authority  \nThe Circle of Loyalty       ⟷ Diplomacy of the Wastes  \nKnight Exemplar          ⟷ Bloodthirsty Blade  \n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"I decided to take a look at my Athreos rats deck and see how I could upgrade it to be scalable to the relative bracket and competitiveness of the table I'm at. \nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/13894543/devotion_to_the_rats\nAt base, the deck is a very well functioning, but relatively easy to deal with Aristocrats deck that is fairly low power but very consistent. No infinites, no game changers. \nI took a look at how I could add more punch to the deck outside of the game changer list, and thus came up with the sideboard list. It doea change the deck from mostly rats with an overall theme of aristocrats, to a full aristocrats deck that has several rat colonies in it.\n"}]}

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{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/14240760/elshalela_threefold_provocateur"},"insert":"Elsha, Threefold Master and Alela, Artful Provocateur Anthems Tribal"},{"insert":"\n\nFor this month, I present an Azorius-centered Tokens/Anthems deck in either Jeskai (WUR) or Esper (WUB) Colors.\nBoth "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Elsha, Threefold Master"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Alela, Artful Provocateur"}},{"insert":" create tokens, Alela does so by playing Enchantments (and Artifacts) while Elsha cares about their power. Both also create tokens that they share a creature type with (Monk and Faerie); so "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Coat of Arms"}},{"insert":" exponentially* powers up nearly all of our creatures. So both version of the decks revolve around using anthems to buff the tokens that the commanders make. ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Intangible Virtue"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rally the Ranks"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Patchwork Banner"}},{"insert":", and more for both; "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Honor of the Pure"}},{"insert":" for Elsha, and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Favorable Winds"}},{"insert":" for Alela)\n\nAuras in the deck, such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ethereal Armor"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"All That Glitters"}},{"insert":" boost both commanders to different ends. For Elsha, the increased power increases the number of Monks she makes and makes cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Impact Tremors"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Warleader's Call"}},{"insert":" hit harder. While in Alela, they allow her Lifelink to help stabilize the board.\n\nThe Elsha board features "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Angelic Exaltation"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sublime Archangel"}},{"insert":", to allow the army to pump up your commander to create a larger army, to pump up your commander (and so on).\n\nSwitching to Alela, is a grindier, slower game plan, built around stalling the game and building a chip army of Faerie tokens. The Alela-Board also increases the focus of Faeries, with cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Scion of Oona"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spellstutter Sprite"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mistbind Clique"}},{"insert":".\n\nToken doublers ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Elspeth, Storm Slayer"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mondrak, Glory Dominus"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Anointed Procession"}},{"insert":") allow a small Elsha or single Alela trigger to create a small army.\n\nThe land base supports the largely Azorius gameplan, in either board are the tri-lands and fetchable dual lands. There are also a lot of cards that make W or U, and another color that don't need to be switched out between the switch, at the cost of some speed.\n\nThanks for reading.\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/14235002/sideboard_challenge_enchantress_combo_to_voltron\n\nCommander: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Marath, Will of the Wild"}},{"insert":" \nVersion 1 of the Deck: Enchantress Combo \nVersion 2 of the Deck: Enchantress Voltron \n\nMarath can use his abilities more than just to combo. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hardened Scales"}},{"insert":" effects allow for full utilization of mana. At worse. 1 generic mana = Marath getting +1/+1 bigger. \n\nIt is one of my favorite commanders that has fallen in popularity. I think Marath's versatility is very cool and unique. \n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/14235031"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/14235031"},{"insert":"\n\nI'm really looking forward to Edge of Eternities, and I've been drawn to this proliferate commander because I've never made a proliferate deck, and I have always been interested in making the old mana batteries work. So, for the main version of this deck, we have Kilo, Apogee Mind and a bunch of mana rocks that care about counters, including the white, blue, and red mana batteries, plus a lot of X spells to really make use of all the mana we proliferate into. Both versions of this deck have a VERY low creature count, so we need Ghostly Prison and Propaganda to help us stay alive while we ramp and proliferate. Although, a strangely amazing card in this deck is Fishing Pole. Who knew a giant robot from space would love a fishing rod so much? The fishing rod can tap Kilo as much as we can untap it and have mana, and then the rod makes blockers to help with the low creature count. The ultimate goal is to survive and charge up counters on our mana batteries or other, similar artifacts and cast a huge X spell to win the game with tokens or pure damage. \n\nThe sideboard changes this into a super-friends deck. Superfriends is another type of deck I have never built, but I really like planeswalkers! Instead of charging up mana for a big blast late in the game, this superfriends version puts all of its cards on the table and slowly builds up advantage with planeswalkers. Ghostly Prison and Propaganda don't help with planeswalkers, so instead of that, the planeswalkers are likely to take hits rather than our life total, but Archangel of Tithes can actually help protect planeswalkers. With the planeswalker strategy, we just want to build up a lot of tokens and counters with the planeswalker abilities, and the commander can proliferate the loyalty counters to help them stay alive and get to their ults. \n\nAside from the 20 card sideboard and the cards that we would swap out, the core of the deck mainly works with proliferation to give us some unique removal and ramp options, and we need as many ways as possible to tap and untap the commander so that we can proliferate more. There are two tutors in the core of the deck, mainly to search out the fishing rod, or if we already have a good tapper like a vehicle, we can search for an untap piece, like Unwinding Clock or Sting. This is definitely a slow bracket 2 deck, but I think it could be fun. \n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"Codie the trash deck ( Codie, Vociferous Codex )"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nDeck link - "},{"attributes":{"background":"#fafafa","link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11759732/book_of_life"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11759732/book_of_life"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"#fafafa"},"insert":"Side board , commander change - "},{"insert":"Jodah, Archmage Eternal"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Other sideboard cards for upgrading token support and land base support from cards I have avalible"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":" \n1 creature only\nEverythign else is a token, since tokens for days is fun\nRandom lands thrown in for the fun of it \n\nDeck was created spesifically to create token creatures , since Codie limits its user to not play any perminant spells, sooooo i created a deck with him as the commander where i still play \"perminants\" via instants and sorceries since you know the limitation might mean I cannot play huge creature it does however allow me to double pump token spells each turn\n\nPrompty dubed the trash deck since well it throws up a bunch of token creatures like its throwing trash around\n\nits cheap\nbreakes the Cody limitation\nand makes me giggle after board wipes\n\n"},{"insert":{"image":"https://i.postimg.cc/50sCL2nG/Screenshot-2025-07-03-004026.png"}},{"insert":"\n\n\n\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"I bring to the table... "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Judith, Carnage Connoisseur"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/14233547/its_impossible"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/14233547/its_impossible"},{"insert":"\n\nJudith seemed like a great commander for this challenge because she has two very unique modes that you can lean heavily into for massively different gameplay patterns. \n\nOne mode is the 'normal' bracket 3 Judith you would expect. All of the degenerate 1-mana board wipes with deathtouch, huge finishers with the presence of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Star of Extinction"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bolas's Citadel"}},{"insert":" to have insane popoff turns, and an "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Aetherflux Reservoir"}},{"insert":" to close out games when you've gained a bunch of life.\n\nOn the other hand, you have the bracket 2 version, which cares entirely about her ability to create tons of imps. For this version of the deck, I've taken out every 1-mana boardwipe enabled by Judith's ability, because they are simply too soul-crushing in a lower powered pod. Instead, to get the most out of our imps, I've slotted in cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Raphael, Fiendish Savior"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Impact Tremors"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Goblin Bombardment"}},{"insert":". I've also included more basic lands for a more forgiving experience, and several black protection spells like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Battle-Rage Blessing"}},{"insert":" to keep Judith alive so we can keep the pressure on. \n\nThanks for checking out my deck!\n-Bayleef\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/14230972/terraceles_scalable\nHere is my submittal!\n\nI was already trying to build a scalable FF6 deck before the contest launched, so with a bit of tweaking - here it is!\n\nI envision it as a package where you can run a low power, FF6 character heavy Terra, a high power Terra for if folks are playing upgraded precons, or swap to Celes and include some combo kill potential for a bracket 3 night (or a Bracket 4 where you at least may have a chance!)\n"}]}