mathimus55 4 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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swarmlord 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"This deck is based around one of my favorite modern decks, 4-color Omnath. its a value based deck that uses Omnath and a bunch of fectches to trigger it as much as possible, with some control and a lot of removal. I included a bunch of land ramp to trigger omnath as much as possible. I also included other versions of omnath that would fit in the colors of this deck, as well as some other Teferi and Wrenn cards, so there is a bit of plansewalker support. I also put in all of the evoke elementals I could as well as other powerful modern staples. there is also a couple cards with one of my favorite mechanics, domain, because most of the lands have land types and I can have up to 4 of the land types at a time. some really important cards to the deck are the commander omnath because it just accrues a ton of value and Its gonna make it really hard to lose because of the life gain. other cards with landfall are very powerful because the deck has a bunch of fetches to trigger omnath already. the planswalkers are also very good, wrenn and six will help loop fetch lands and wrenn and seven will make huge blockers and ramp. I really enjoy playing this deck becuase I love lands decks though it does take a lot of searching and shuffling!\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8182289/4_color_omnath_commander "},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8182289/4_color_omnath_commander "},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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MooGiGon 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I'm pleased to present "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8280822/pauper_elves_from_60_to_100"},"insert":"Pauper Elves from 60 to 100"},{"insert":". From "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Llanowar Elves"}},{"insert":" & "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Birchlore Rangers"}},{"insert":" to "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Priest of Titania"}},{"insert":"--and my personal favorite--"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Elvish Vanguard"}},{"insert":", this deck plays all the Pauper Elves all-stars alongside similar cards that ramp, untap, flood the board, protect, and pump up the team for a swift dose of lethal damage. And, it's 99% pauper legal. The one exception, of course, is the commander who is there primarily to splash blue for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Distant Melody"}},{"insert":", another staple of the 60-card version of the deck (and also because, as a \"special slot\" card The Prismatic Piper isn't Pauper legal). I hope you'll agree that this deck perfectly encapsulates the play patterns of its 60-card counterpart while also being strong enough to hold its own at 4-player tables.\n"}]}
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Prismaweasel 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I actually have a deck that nearly already satisfied this prompt, and with a couple adjustments, I think suits the idea well! \n\nKiki Pod was certainly a deck for a long time, and I love this toolbox style of deck. Even better when you get to steal your opponents creatures to go search up your Kiki infinite!\n\nI lovingly call this deck Ms. Steal Yo Girl, with Yasova Dragonclaw as the commander. Honestly a fairly standard list for her, but it's one of my favorites. https://archidekt.com/decks/6256536/ms_steal_yo_girl\n"}]}
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will.sczc 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"With MH3 out, here's my take on "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8275512/phlage_boros_energy_no_escape"},"insert":"Phlage Boros energy"},{"insert":". But with a twist.\n\nThe focus of this deck is to cast your Commander and like all good Titan sacrifice it, but never let it Escape ! \nBring it back from there with some recursion and to the bin again, \ngain some value until you build your energy engine.\n\nWhen your energy surge is at it peak, let your Titan unleash his fury to burn or run over your adversary. \n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/8275512/phlage_boros_energy_no_escape\n"}]}
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ElderT 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I have a question! So if someone is going to make a pioneer based commander deck, should the cards be only pioneer legal? I would figure it would make sense to capture it more accurately but to make both a good functional deck and stay to pioneer format standards is a little hard without mana ramp\n"}]}
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beffwellington 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"My entry was inspired by Brian Kibler's recent Five-Color Legends deck in Standard. I really liked how he figured out how to make a robust Mana base off of the typal lands available by leaning into the Human Legends. I used everything from his list and rounded it off with Humans and spells from my own Jodah Commander list.\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/8279517/jodah_oops_all_humans \n"}]}
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CMDRAMCW 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true,"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/8278641"},"insert":"Bant Exalted, Intro Pack Reborn"},{"insert":"\n\nWhen thinking of what deck to build off of, I thought back to all of the decks that I had purchased all the way back to Mercadian Mosques. Starter decks always were always a great way to help people get into Magic for the first time, and there was one deck in particular that I always loved in that role. Back in the Shards of Alara block, pre-con decks took the form of Intro Packs, a nice 60 card deck and a single booster pack so that you could get right into modifying it. Now, most pre-con decks are for commander, and due to the eternal persistence of Bant, that gave me plenty of options for turning this once great starting point into a pseudo-commander pre-con using Morska and a few cards he brought along with him in Deep Clue Sea. \n\nXenk, Paladin Unbroken, Merchant of Truth, and Sublime Archangel helped make sure that if there's a card on the board, it most likely has Exalted. Meanwhile, many of the other cards get to work investigating, providing mana, or giving you some battle tricks, like Finest Hour and Sovereigns of Lost Alara. When things go sour, Mantle of Ancients can get back the many auras, such as the Umbra spells, onto your main attacker. There are many great options in the deck to play the role of exalted attacker, but one of the best is the deck's commander, Rafiq of the Many. When equipped with all of the power he gains from Exalted, you'll find commander damage a very accessible win condition.\n\nFrom intro pack to commander pre-con, Exalted remains a powerful tool, so why not try it out for yourself?\n"}]}
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konun4571 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"First time entering one of these and first time building a Pauper Deck so i have attemped to make a Affinity Deck Useing Jan Jansen although the only rare in the deck he is both super cheap and can make more artifacts . its probably not strong but going on feel this may work. all for $51.22 at current prices so is also cheap.\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/8278816/affinity_comander_version\n"}]}
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FizzyMTG 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"i love playing burn and aggro in 60 card format so I build a 100 boros burn deck\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/8278204/boros_burn_in_commander\n"}]}
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CoyoteClyde 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I learned how to play Magic in the original Theros set, but it was in the Tarkir block where I learned how to LOVE Magic. As a life-long lover of all things Dragons, one of my first decks I ever built was a terrible 5-color Sarkhan Unbroken Standard deck where I just threw in every Dragon and ramp piece I had and told my opponents to deal with me or get slammed with Airborne-BEEG-STOMP. In all the times I played that deck, I was able to use Sarkhan's ult MAYBE 3 times total, but I had a blast playing it anyway. When I switched to playing Commander, this deck eventually became my beloved (Now Archenemy level) Ur-Dragon deck I still have to this day.\n\nTo pay homage to my most beloved set, I designed a Commander deck based on Martin Dang's pro-tour winning deck during Dragons of Tarkir. \nI chose Dragonlord Atarka as the commander because it fit the colors, is my favorite Dragonlord from that set, and fits the theme of the main card in Dang's original deck \"Atarka's Command.\" But she's just icing on the cake. The real theme of the deck is to play as many goblins and other small creatures as you can, and then buff them up with overrun effects. If that doesn't work, there's plenty of way s to just outright burn my opponents down and copy the spells to deal as much damage as possible so Dragonlord Atarka and her horde of Goblins can come charging in for the win!\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/8277545/dragons_of_tarkir_martin_dang_pro_tour_deck_commanderified\n"}]}
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CoyoteClyde 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Here is a link to Martin Dang's original decklist for reference\n\nhttps://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/pro-tour-dragons-of-tarkir#paper\n"}]}
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MTG_Studies 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/8269931/daxos_blessed_by_the_sun_soul_sisters\n\nMono-white Soul Sister's deck commanded by Daxos Blessed by the Sun. \n\nWe're going to gain life from creatures entering the battlefield so with that we have a fair number of cards \nthat will do this job for us. Daxos Blessed by the Sun, Ajani's Welcome, Auriok Champion, Distinguished Conjurer, \nLunarch Veteran, Guide of Souls, Soul Warden, Soul's Attendant and Suture Priest.\n\nWe also have cards that will give us life in other ways such as Pristine Talisman, Altar of the Pantheon, \nArchivist of Oghma, Wall of Reverence, and Aetherflux Reservoir.\n\nWith all the life gain we're going to have cards that allow us to benefit from gaining the life. Archangel of Thrune, \nAngelic Accord, Heliod Sun-Crowned, The Book of Exalted Deeds, Ocelot Pride, Regna the Redeemer and Voice of the \nBlessed.\n\nThe extra life is a great buffer for when opponents attack us while they try to remove our life gain. To make things \nharder we're going to have some pillow fort strategies added in. We have the usual tax for attacking us such as \nGhostly Prison, Norn's Annex, and Windborn Muse. Mangara the Diplomat, Teyo Geometric Tactician and Tenuous Truce \nto help deter being attacked along with a Maze of Ith.\n\nIf these fail then we have token creatures that we can use as chump blockers from our life gain. These would be \nfrom Angelic Accord, Oketra's Monumnet, Heliod God of the Sun, Ocelot Pride, The Book of Exalted Deeds, \nRegna the Redeemer and Castle Ardenvale.\n\nSo with all of this how do we win? Easiest way is to throw in a nuke. Aetherflux Reservoir should allow us to \ntake out anyone that threatens us as we should have plenty of life. If not Archangel of Thrune will make \nour creatures beefy from each life gain. The same with Heliod Sun-Crowned. Guide of Souls will also do this \nin a slower manner as we need energy but it gives two +1/+1 counters along with a flying counter and making \nthe creature an angel. Mother of Runes can give a creature protection from a color so we can swing in along with \nRogue's Passage making something unblockable. Late game since we have a few token generators we can swing wide \nand just try to win by attrition.\n"}]}
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Birdosquared 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I decided to build my favorite constructed deck of all time in edh, Turbo Fog! I used "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thrasios, Triton Hero"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker"}},{"insert":" as my commanders to represent "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Azure Fleet Admiral"}},{"insert":" as an optional slow combat damage win-con and as a way to use my unspent mana. I use about 25 fog effects to be able to control the amount of damage being dealt to me and 6 ways to return all the cards in my graveyard to my library so that I never run out of fogs! Just like turbo fog I only run one mill effect which is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Psychic Spiral"}},{"insert":"! This also doubles as a way to return the cards from my graveyard to my hand! Im also running plenty of counterspells, removal spells and around 6 board wipes!I tried to keep it fairly budget at around 105 dollars which is about the same ratio of price to cards in deck as turbo fog! I hope you enjoy my new favorite commander deck!\n\n\n"}]}
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ddtizzles 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Made a 25$ Jeskai Superfriends deck that holds its own and plays the late game with multiple low cost board whipes winning off some less obvious win conditions (except Sarkhan the Masterless because that's just silly). Upgraded the mana as much as possibel with a bit of proliferate, mdfc and low cost card draw and interaction. I'm quite proud of the result :)\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/8138437/jeskai_budget_superfriends\n"}]}
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Eaxream21 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Hey everyone,\n\nI've built my take on a classic premodern deck that made it to the quarterfinals of MTG Worlds 2000, piloted by Tom van de Logt. UW Parallax Replenish looks to combo with either "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Parallax Wave"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Parallax Tide"}},{"insert":" with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Opalescence"}},{"insert":" to permanently exile all of your opponents lands and creatures. If you're looking to play to make friends- this isn't the deck for you. A suite of tutors and interactions allows you to survive against other players searching to kill you before you pop off, such as oldies like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Solitary Confinement"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Energy Field"}},{"insert":". You can protect your combo with cards such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Greater Auramancy"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grand Abolisher"}},{"insert":". "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Opalescence"}},{"insert":" has some neat interactions with cards such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Enchanted Evening"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Out of Time"}},{"insert":". \n\nI also threw "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Enduring Ideal"}},{"insert":" in because it's one of my favorite cards of all time and our prison pieces will make it very easy for us to get in a position where we can both survive and thrive in an environment where we can't cast any spells.\n\nWe win by beating down with our enchantments post-combo, because our opponents will have no way to stop us without any lands or creatures, outside of maybe "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Force of Vigor"}},{"insert":", but "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Greater Auramancy"}},{"insert":" will keep our opponents from being able to interact, and if we run into any counters we just activate our commander, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hanna, Ship's Navigator"}},{"insert":", to put our enchantments back into our hands. She was selected as our general because of both her recursion ability, but she's one of the most badass legends in the game.\n\nI tried to include as many old borders as I could in my list to keep the nostalgic feel of the late 90's/early 00's. The only non-magic IP card in the deck is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The One Ring"}},{"insert":", as raw card advantage and protection are two of the things our deck is most hungry for.\n\nHope you enjoy the list and happy brewing!\n\n-Elijah\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8276242 "},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8276242 "},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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TradewindsTCGs 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Thanks for the prompt Archidekt Team!\n\nSo I think even new players to the game are likely to have stumbled upon the infamy of Modern Splinter Twin while perusing the internet. The deck was an absolute menace and was ultimately banned from the format in 2016. The number of redundant combos it could utilize in a tight and controlling decklist created an environment where the only option was to play Splinter Twin or lose. So how best to emulate that in Commander? Inalla, Archmage Ritualist. Inalla plays on the exact same gameplan as Splinter Twin - a tight, controlling decklist with several redundant combos that create an unlimited number of hasty attackers. This version of the deck waylays the more convoluted combos Inalla sometimes runs like Thassa's Oracle and Underworld Breach lines and instead runs all of the classic Twin combos in Splinter Twin, Kiki-Jiki, Deceiver Exarch, and Pestermite. The Spellseeker/Scholar line is still included as it ultimately produces the same wincon as any of the Kiki-Combos - infinite hasty attacker copies. \n\nIn this particular list, I chose to remove the premier fast mana (Mana Crypt, Mana Vault and some others) and swap out the more resilient and efficient combos with Kiki/Twin. Not only does this then include those classic cards in the list, but it also the feeling of being overpowered at your table. I imagine someone showing up to a casual table with this deck, winning in a few turns, and then arguing that it is a casual deck because it isn't playing the best combos or the fastest mana the deck could run. Much like Splinter Twin was technically legal, but totally dominant, Inalla should wipe most casual tables while \""},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"not being a cEDH deck."},{"insert":"\" Hell, I would say that going in with this mentality will have a good chance of getting you banned from your playgroup....exactly the way that Splinter Twin was banned from Modern. lol\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/8275688/july_2024_deckbuilding_contest_splinter_twin\n"}]}
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