mathimus55 5 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Voting has concluded!"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n1st Place: milesteg198"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"2nd Place: EDELMDOR"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"3rd Place: Biglilsis"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nEach winner has been contacted by the email associated with their Archidekt account. Congratulations, and thank you to all who participated!"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"----\n"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Hello brewers,"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nWelcome back! Matt here kicking off the contest for one last month. As a reminder for the new structure of the Archidekt Deckbuilding Contest that started last month:\nContest participation is no longer limited by region. We’re so glad to finally have our friends outside of the US and Canada involved as well!"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Finalists are now awarded credit to "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.cardsphere.com/"},"insert":"Cardsphere.com"},{"insert":", a sister site to Archidekt. Cardsphere is a peer-to-peer marketplace for buying and selling Magic cards. If you’ve never used it before, Joey from the EDHRECast recently made a great "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUc4-FnefrU&t=1s&pp=ygUKY2FyZHNwaGVyZQ%3D%3D"},"insert":"video covering the basics"},{"insert":"! Depending on their placement, finalists will receive either $250, $150 or $100 in credit."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.youtube.com/@EDHRECast"},"insert":"EDHRECast YouTube channel"},{"insert":" will now feature a video highlighting the finalist decks from each contest! Olivia Gobert-Hicks and myself will host."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"After the three finalists are announced, their placement is now determined by upvotes on the deck pages themselves. Be sure to vote for your favorite!"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"We'll be following the same cadence as we have the past few months. (Wednesday-Wednesday-Wednesday-Wednesday). Details on that below."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nWith that out of the way, let's talk about the contest!\n\nWhat’s the contest all about?"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Working within the parameters of the prompt provided below, construct a decklist with your own creative spin. Three chosen finalists will be awarded store credit to cardsphere.com. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"For July’s deckbuilding contest, brew a Commander-legal deck that captures the spirit of another deck that was played in 60-card formats. Feel free to check out Matt Morgan’s previous article series "},{"insert":"60 to 100"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" or the recent Pro Tour results for ideas and inspiration on your brewing process."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nLink to Matt's "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://edhrec.com/articles/60-to-100-gruul-invades-the-invitational/"},"insert":"articles here"},{"insert":"\nMTGTop8 "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.mtgtop8.com/index"},"insert":"results here"},{"insert":"\n\nHere’s how to participate:"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Brew an EDH/Commander legal deck on Archidekt that satisfies the prompt.\nAny unreleased cards spoiled during the contest’s duration "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"are"},{"insert":" allowed."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Silver-bordered and acorn cards, while cool, are "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"not "},{"insert":"allowed. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Digital-only cards (such as those designed for the Alchemy format on Arena) are "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"not"},{"insert":" allowed."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Strictly one deck submitted per user."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nReply to this newspost, the "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://discord.com/channels/494339685452087296/1258155608897749185"},"insert":"Discord submission post"},{"insert":", or the "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://x.com/archidekt/status/1808555834441416931"},"insert":"announcement tweet"},{"insert":" from the "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://twitter.com/archidekt"},"insert":"@archidekt"},{"insert":" account on Twitter with a link to your deck before "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"9:00 pm EST (UTC -5, currently) on Wednesday, July 10th, 2024"},{"insert":". Only one submission per user!\nFrom the eligible submissions, we'll select three finalists with lists that we believe best embody the spirit of the prompt. "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Deck descriptions are not required but certainly may provide valuable context!"},{"insert":"\n\nOn "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Wednesday, July 17th, 2024"},{"insert":", we’ll announce three finalists via Discord and a video on the EDHRECast YouTube channel. Each 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:\n1st Place Prize - $250"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"2nd Place Prize - $150"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"3rd Place Prize - $100"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Finalists will be contacted via email, Discord or Twitter/X (depending on where they submitted) regarding their winnings within roughly 24 hours following the conclusion of voting on Wednesday, July 24th, 2024. Please 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"},"insert":"register here"},{"insert":" if you don't have an account already!\n\nWe also now apply a “Contest Winner” role to all finalists, giving them a little trophy icon next to their username on deck tiles (the links that appear on places like the homepage). Prior contest winners have already had this role applied. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/contestRules"},"insert":"Official contest rules"},{"insert":".\n\nThank you!"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"There are a lot of changes baked into this month’s contest. Please bear with us as we work through any unexpected growing pains!\n\nIf you have any other questions, feel free to ask here, reach out on "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://twitter.com/archidekt"},"insert":"Twitter"},{"insert":", or join "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://discord.gg/sctEc9Ru36"},"insert":"our public Discord server"},{"insert":". We look forward to seeing what you all come up with! \n\nThe Archidekt Team"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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SunnysideCommander 5 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Not sure if it fully captures the deck, but I recently got into pre-modern, and I like The Rock, so I thought I'd try my hand at taking it to Commander as an attrition-based midrange deck. Here's hoping people like it.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/7365934/whatre_ya_buyin"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/7365934/whatre_ya_buyin"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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lhall 5 months{"ops":[{"insert":"The deck I recently built was inspired by the Nissa landfall deck that recently popped up in standard. The play pattern of the Jund version especially seemed really cool, where you sacrifice your lands for value and then recur them all to get some sweet landfall triggers. To fit the Jund landfall theme, I went ahead and built a Lord Windgrace landfall list that carries the spirit of the standard deck on!\n\nhttps://www.archidekt.com/decks/7808224/most_noble_kitty_in_all_the_land\n"}]}
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PsychoWolfen 5 months{"ops":[{"insert":"One of my favorite abilities from magic is Affinity and there have been a lot of decks that ran it to the point where the artifact lands got banned from modern and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cranial Plating"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cranial Ram"}},{"insert":" got banned from pauper. So why not smush together Pauper, Standard, and those fun artifact cards and make a deck just like the good ol days. I give you "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8291011/affinity_for_destruction"},"insert":"Affinity for Destruction"},{"insert":". A deck all about amassing a vault of artifacts and doing all things you need to do like draining and pinging your opponents, breaking your opponents in two with massive construct armies or giving your flyers some plates to nuke their life down to Zero or just winning by having 8 of the same name of an artifact or 20 artifacts during your upkeep. The possibilities are endless for you and your victory. \n"}]}
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klnhd 5 months{"ops":[{"insert":"My favorite 60 card format is timeless, little restrictions on what cards are usable make for a lot of fun ways to cheat out high mana cards. My personal favorite deck to abuse this ability is defender's to tap for mana and hydras with big payoffs. Rosheen has always been in the deck but with her reincarnation I saw an opportunity for similarly high mana early in commander without slow defenders. \n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8291651/standard_to_commander_hydras"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8291651/standard_to_commander_hydras"},{"insert":" \nI hope you enjoy!\n"}]}
Edited 7/5/2024, 9:54:35 PM
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Plasmode 5 months{"ops":[{"insert":"For my submission I chose Eldrazi Tron, I realized the big struggle would come from the lack of having multiple Urza lands so I opted to increase the amount of ramp via fetch artifacts and mana artifacts. I also decided to lean into the theme of Eldrazi destroying everything you've ever loved by including lots of board removal, and ways to prevent our Eldrazi overlords from dying in the process. I feel it is a relatively simple deck that captures the feel of Tron and also the heavy presence the table feels when you do slam out one of your finishers. I hope you enjoy even if this one doesn't win the contest!- https://archidekt.com/decks/8280757/contest_deck_eldrazi_tron \n"}]}
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BeefBucket 5 months{"ops":[{"insert":"This reminds me a deck I once built inspired by my favorite pauper deck built around Tolarian Terror. It was useless - I hate commander so much 😭\n"}]}
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Luked 5 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I also had a deck built already for this. This is one of my oldest decks still in paper. I always loved "},{"insert":{"card-link":"High Tide"}},{"insert":" from legacy. So I did my best to replicate it in a commander deck. \n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/2676194/patron_of_the_moon"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/2676194/patron_of_the_moon"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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Norwood 5 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Here is my submission, a deck based on Modern / Pioneer Indomitable Creativity decks\n\nControl elements, hand sculpting, tokens generation, and flipping over your deck until you hit a big scary threat.\n\nhttps://www.archidekt.com/decks/8286372/kykar_winds_fury\n"}]}
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shadejones 5 months{"ops":[{"insert":"This was a fun challenge to do! \nIn today's edition of \"that shouldn't work in this format\", I took the Pioneer deck of Jeskai Turns and expanded it out into commander! \nThe Pioneer version makes Velomachus Lorehold as the star of the show, and as my conceptual favorite of the Strixhaven Elders, I did my best to keep that spirit alive. \n\nFull deck explanation with the deck\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/8284961/jeskai_turns"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/8284961/jeskai_turns"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Edited 7/9/2024, 9:17:06 AM
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CitrusOrange 5 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8189340/flicker_time"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8189340/flicker_time"},{"insert":"\nJust recently built this Azorius Flicker deck as a tribute to the Azorius Blink days in Modern. Playing powerful ETB effects and then flickering them over and over again to generate a wide board, draw a ton of cards, and end the game with Moonshaker Calvary. This will also be one of my mainstay decks for the foreseeable future. \n"}]}
Edited 7/5/2024, 6:06:44 AM
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chinesejello 5 months{"ops":[{"insert":"A tribute to the Pod decks of modern "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/8280257/kikimelirapod"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/8280257/kikimelirapod"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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Injustice 5 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/5221952/dimir_rack"},"insert":"Dimir Rack"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n8Rack has been around for a "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"long"},{"insert":" time. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Rack"}},{"insert":", the namesake card for both the original deck lists and this deck, originating all the way back in Antiquities. In Modern, mono-black 8Rack decks started being played around 2012 or 2013, shortly after the release of Return to Ravnica, with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Shrieking Affliction"}},{"insert":" making for a second useful Rack effect. Thought the deck had never been the most competitive, Tom Ross did manage a Top 8 finish at SCG Orlando Open in 2016. \n\nThe original inspirations for this deck came from \"Shuffle Up and Play #4\" from Tolarian Community College, which stared Rhystic Study and Spice8Rack playing Discard vs Mill in Pauper, as well as Spice's own Discard vs Mill video essay. I chose a Dimir deck as I found Blue and Black to have the most non self discard effects, and the most ways to punish opponents for discarding, or having empty hands. With a mix of old and new, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hypnotic Specter"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mind Twist"}},{"insert":" originating from Alpha, and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator"}},{"insert":" originating from Lost Caverns and March of the Machines respectively, the deck offers a slow and punishing grind by reducing your opponents resources, and getting value from those effects at the same time.\n\nAs this deck is one of my favorites to pilot, the maybeboard is full of cards I wish to get, or am otherwise debating if they would be more useful than some other cards already in the main board. \n\nNote to self: apparently people "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"don't"},{"insert":" like when you play "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Telepathy"}},{"insert":" on turn 1\n"}]}
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ChaosEnsues 5 months{"ops":[{"insert":"This deck aims to recreate the old Modern"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8243950"},"insert":" lantern control experience in EDH"},{"insert":". \n\nLantern control is an archetype that aims to control the game by manipulating top decks of its opponents, forcing them to draw cards that will not advance their gameplan. It does this by combining cards that let the pilot see the top of their opponents deck, mainly "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lantern of Insight"}},{"insert":" (hence the archetype name), and then mill or exile undesirable cards using cards such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Codex Shredder"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ghoulcaller's Bell"}},{"insert":", or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pyxis of Pandemonium"}},{"insert":". \n\nIt uses a tutor effect in the command zone ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Oswald Fiddlebender"}},{"insert":" )to bypass the necessity to search for specific pieces of the core lock and uses stax effects to give itself time. This is then reflected in other areas of the deck, where it tries to synergize as much as it can with the artifact subtheme. Cards in various categories are often distributed along the mana curve in order for Oswald to be able to pick up a necessary tool in the most situations. With most pieces of the core lock as well as the win condition at 1 mana value, the deck uses a lot of 0 mana artifacts, including tokens to always have something of this mana value for Oswald to use. The more expensive token makers can then substitute a win condition if necessary.\n\n"}]}
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xKINGCITYx 5 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I wanted to throw my deck up. I started this deck a little bit ago and it's one of my favorite mono-color deck. Ever since Tinybones, a pickpocket theif its been a fun deck.\nI hope you like the idea and if any changes i could make please let me know "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/7897670/tuberculosis"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/7897670/tuberculosis"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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