Deckbuilding Contest - October 2024

{"ops":[{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9507003/doomsday_demon"},"insert":"Doomsday Demon"},{"insert":"\n\nHere is my competition deck. My hidden commander is doomsday excruciator. With varragoth bloodsky sire at the helm. The whole idea is to slow the game down till you can assemble eon hub & necropotance /dominace combo or just grab lichs mastery/mirror. I also added praetors grasp and sadistic sacrament to remove any cards that might shuffle themselves back into a deck. Finally a bit of forced draw to either use on myself early game or to seal the deal late game\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"From the kitchen i bring you a very special brew: anycreature is everycreature!\n\nThe goal of this deck is to find as early as possible the real stars of the show, "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ebd6ff"},"insert":"Spy Kit"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ebd6ff"},"insert":"Psychic Paper"},{"insert":", to turn your crappy tutors into any big dumb creature from you deck. From then on cheat whatever creature you need for the situation. Need protection? "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ebd6ff"},"insert":"Blazing Archon"},{"insert":" has your back. Need removal? Sbam, "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ebd6ff"},"insert":"Apex Altisaur"},{"insert":". Your opponents are going too fast? "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ebd6ff"},"insert":"Angelic Arbiter"},{"insert":" will slow them down. Need to close out the game? Hit them with a "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ebd6ff"},"insert":"Blightsteel colossus"},{"insert":".\nThere’s also a sneaky way to goad every opponent creature thanks to "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ebd6ff"},"insert":"Mocking doppleganger"},{"insert":".\n\nEnjoy. "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9504409/anycreature_is_everycreature"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9504409/anycreature_is_everycreature"},{"insert":"\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"\"Not another Kenrith deck\", your opponents groan as you set up your command zone. \n\nBut "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kenrith, the Returned King"}},{"insert":" is just a decoy. He is, once again, in the hands of your actual commander: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Oko, Thief of Crowns"}},{"insert":".\n\nWhile technically a five-color deck, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true,"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9478828/oops_all_elks"},"insert":"Oops, All Elks"},{"insert":" is really Bant. Kenrith and a host of various elks provide cover while you elkify your enemies' defenses with Oko's infamous ability, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kenrith's Transformation"}},{"insert":", or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Trickster's Elk"}},{"insert":". You also have several other potential polymorph-style tools in your arsenal to deal with and replace various threats and a few tutors to help you build your board state. \n\nTutor out Oko with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tamiyo's Journal"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arena Rector"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Djeru, With Eyes Open"}},{"insert":", or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Call the Gatewatch"}},{"insert":". ("},{"attributes":{"color":"var(--color)","background":"var(--light-background)"},"insert":"Copy him with "},{"attributes":{"color":"var(--color)","background":"var(--light-background)"},"insert":{"card-link":"Spark Double"}},{"attributes":{"color":"var(--color)","background":"var(--light-background)"},"insert":" for twice the elking fun!) Give him some planeswalker support with "},{"attributes":{"color":"var(--color)","background":"var(--light-background)"},"insert":{"card-link":"Gatewatch Beacon"}},{"attributes":{"color":"var(--color)","background":"var(--light-background)"},"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"color":"var(--color)","background":"var(--light-background)"},"insert":{"card-link":"Ichormoon Gauntlet"}},{"attributes":{"color":"var(--color)","background":"var(--light-background)"},"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"color":"var(--color)","background":"var(--light-background)"},"insert":{"card-link":"Brokers Ascendancy"}},{"attributes":{"color":"var(--color)","background":"var(--light-background)"},"insert":", and "},{"attributes":{"color":"var(--color)","background":"var(--light-background)"},"insert":{"card-link":"Oath of Teferi"}},{"attributes":{"color":"var(--color)","background":"var(--light-background)"},"insert":". Protect him with elk meat shields, "},{"attributes":{"color":"var(--color)","background":"var(--light-background)"},"insert":{"card-link":"Curator's Ward"}},{"attributes":{"color":"var(--color)","background":"var(--light-background)"},"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"color":"var(--color)","background":"var(--light-background)"},"insert":{"card-link":"Deification"}},{"attributes":{"color":"var(--color)","background":"var(--light-background)"},"insert":", or "},{"attributes":{"color":"var(--color)","background":"var(--light-background)"},"insert":{"card-link":"Heroic Intervention"}},{"attributes":{"color":"var(--color)","background":"var(--light-background)"},"insert":" ... or use one of several polymorph type auras on Oko himself then break that aura with another aura for a crafty dodge. "},{"insert":"\n\nHe gets killed anyway? Pull him out of your graveyard with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Onakke Oathkeeper"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Revive the Shire"}},{"insert":". "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nExiled? "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Riftsweeper"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pull from Eternity"}},{"insert":" have his back! "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nStill removed despite all your defenses and counters? You've still got "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Oko, the Trickster"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Oko, the Ringleader"}},{"insert":" with shenanigans of their own to deploy. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nWere you able to successfully elk a respectable swath of your opponents' creatures and artifacts? Take control of them with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Peer Pressure"}},{"insert":". "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nDidn't get to elk very many of your opponents' toys before they inexplicably and mercilessly ganged up on poor Oko? You probably still have some of your own elks... so remove all non-elks from the field with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Raise the Palisade"}},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThere is even a little land destruction available with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Demolition Field"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Field of Ruin"}},{"insert":" because, let's face it, Oko is definitely the kind of guy who would play land destruction."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nTrample your enemies with elks to seal your win. \n\nThen go ahead and elk your own puppet king Kenrith for good measure. Because you can.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"***No actual elks were harmed in the making of this deck. Please elk responsibly."},{"insert":"\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"Here my first attempt at deck building. I present to you a deck focused around Twenty Toed Toad… "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9473068/ready_set_draw"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9473068/ready_set_draw"},{"insert":"\n\n I use Jace, Vryn’s Prodigy as the commander decoy. Add in a lot of draw cards, and wizard engines shenanigans. When you have a giant hand, hopefully you’ve found Lightning Greaves to toss on your toad and win the game before the table even knows what hit them. \n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"This is a great opportunity to submit my personal favorite deck I have in paper. "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/5274616/brain_power"},"insert":"Brain Power."},{"insert":" \n\nWhile the commander of the deck is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Zur the Enchanter"}},{"insert":" , it doesn't play like the Zur decks many play that aim for a voltron win. In fact, Zur is just there to grab value enchantments and shuffle the deck. Why would I want to shuffle the deck? Because this deck's hidden commander is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sensei's Divining Top"}},{"insert":" , and it is built completely around manipulating my top card.\n\nLike legacy players in the past, the deck can hold back opponents' spells by combining Top with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Counterbalance"}},{"insert":" (searchable by zur), and it can also gain card advantage from the top with cards that allow me to play cards directly from the top of my deck, such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Reality Chip"}},{"insert":" . Top is made more consistent with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lim-Dûl's Vault"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vampiric Tutor"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Enlightened Tutor"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Whir of Invention"}},{"insert":" , and of course "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Trinket Mage"}},{"insert":" . Top's tap ability generally keeps it safe, but if it is hit with a stray Krosan Grip I can get it back with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Academy Ruins"}},{"insert":" .\n\nThe deck plays a very grindy game, holding back opponents with an extensive suite of answers and the constant deck control of Top until it is ready to pull its combo win. The deck generally wins by combining Top with either "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bolas's Citadel"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fortune Teller's Talent"}},{"insert":" to burn through my deck to reach "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Approach of the Second Sun"}},{"insert":" , casting it twice to win the game outright.\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/3383608/naomi_pillar_of_order"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/3383608/naomi_pillar_of_order"},{"insert":"\n\nCommander - Naomi, Pillar of Order\n\nHidden Commander - Legion Loyalty\nBackup Hidden Commander - Biotransference/Cybermen Squadron\n\nThe deck starts out as a midrange deck with a few token makers and some effective ETB triggers. Naomi is generally more like an extra card in hand that only comes out after the requisite setup. The myriad keyword takes the deck to a whole other level though. Myriad on creatures such as Solitude, Dalek Drone, Cavalier of Dawn, and Angel of the Ruins keeps opposing boards in check. Myriad on Massacre Wurm can close out games, and Myriad on a Myr Battlesphere with a Cathar's Crusade out is lights out. Anointed Procession, Over Taq, Panharmonicon, and Ellie, Mom do their part as well to further enhance the deck. Symmetry Matrix and Attrition are low-key fantastic in this deck either once the Myriad train is rolling or with Naomi to help get going and help keep large threats in check. And of course, there is Sundial of the Infinite to get the myriad tokens to stick.\n\n\n\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Djeru, With Eyes Open"}},{"insert":" tends to helm mono-white superfriends, but he can just as easily tutor up the only planeswalker in your deck to be your secret commander. And if that planeswalker is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Teyo, Geometric Tactician"}},{"insert":", folks likely won’t know what’s up.\n\nTeyo is a surprisingly effective political commander. He gives an opponent a card to keep you on their good side (mono-white card draw!). If things go poorly, he can also limit attacks. Plus, if you manage to blink him (say with a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Flickerform"}},{"insert":" attached to a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Felidar Guardian"}},{"insert":"), you can use the minus ability again and stop all attacks until your next turn. Plus, you get a bonus wall, which you can then turn into a bird with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wingmantle Chaplain"}},{"insert":" or use to boost your attackers with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield"}},{"insert":".\n\nThe deck runs a bunch of fetchlands, which seems silly in mono-white, but multiple land drops a turn really put "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Felidar Retreat"}},{"insert":" to work. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sun Titan"}},{"insert":" loves a good fetchland, too (Bonus: Teyo has a mv of 3, so Sun Titan can get him back, if needed).\n\nUse the Felidar kitties, Wingmantle birdies, and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reverent Hoplite"}},{"insert":" soldiers to chip in for damage, then swing out with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Moonshaker Cavalry"}},{"insert":" or run up a tab at the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Halo Fountain"}},{"insert":" for the win!\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9503237/another_brick_in_the_wall"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9503237/another_brick_in_the_wall"},{"insert":"\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9500408/secret_commander"},"insert":"Esper Artifact Secret Shenanigans!"},{"insert":"\n\nThis deck is built all around the facade of being an 'artifacts matter' deck, but it's all a ruse to sneak in Elbrus. the Binding Blade. Then, with a lot of protection/evasion/one sided board wipes, I can transform it into Withengar Unbound.\n\nThere are a couple alt wincons (vorpal sword, strixhaven stadium) as well as a healthy amount of artifact recursion should the worst occur. However. once we knock out one opponent, our secret commander will be a 26/26 with flying, intimidate, trample, and a few cards that enable extra turns - from there it's just a matter of time. \n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"Hey again, fun to see this prompt return after I built a hidden "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Foe-Razer Regent"}},{"insert":" fight deck ages ago. This time around I'm building around a very innocuous uncommon first appearing in Theros: Beyond Death and reprinted in Jumpstart 2022: the unassuming "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stinging Lionfish"}},{"insert":". I've placed the Lionfish in a Simic shell helmed by a new commander suitable for spooky season from the recently-released Duskmourn commander precons, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kianne, Corrupted Memory"}},{"insert":". Kianne's flash-enabling ability for essentially any spell allows for a build around powerful tap abilities from all sorts of cards which can be activated as many as four times per turn cycle! Newer cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Roaming Throne"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mirror Room // Fractured Realm"}},{"insert":" serve as a way to nearly double that number to seven, and the ever-popular "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Seedborn Muse"}},{"insert":" does a great fish impression. Your opponents will never imagine the power the fish can lend to "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Millennium Calendar"}},{"insert":", or the primal fear when Stinging Lionfish has you putting 40 power on board every turn cycle with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ulamog's Dreadsire"}},{"insert":".\n\nLots of super fun synergies and value in this to play with! Check it out here: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9502393/somethings_fishy_about_this"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9502393/somethings_fishy_about_this"},{"insert":"\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"I know mill gets a bad wrap but its such a difficult thing to pull off in commander because the player usually gets hated off the board and that makes me want to take on that challenge! \n\nSince Duskmourn's release - The Mindskinner has brought my fascination for mill to the forefront\nHowever I decided to go with a more unassuming Commander and less used tactic for mill for the element of surprise. \n\nThis is my izzet mill deck with "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ff9900"},"insert":"Zellix, Sanity Flayer"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ff9900"},"insert":"Street Urchin"},{"insert":" (Background) \nWith the Secret Commander(s) being "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ff9900"},"insert":"The Mindskinner"},{"insert":" and/or "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ff9900"},"insert":"Mind Crank"},{"insert":"\nTactic is to utilize Purphoros style etbs to cause my opponents to mill which can trigger Zellix to create a horror token then triggers another etb ping to mill my opponents again. \n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9029148/izzet_mill"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9029148/izzet_mill"},{"insert":"\n\nHope you guys enjoy the build - I am pretty excited to get this one completed and sleeved up. \n\nThanks! \n\n"}]}

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{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9501879/deathtouch_infect\nCommander: Thalia and The Gitrog Monster\nHidden Commander: Fynn, the Fangbearer\n\nUse one of the many tutors to get Fynn then cast him and poison your opponents. There are a lot of 1 mana creatures with deathtouch so you can attack one player with around five deathtouch creatures, each one giving them 2 poison counters. Also there are a few equipments that give your creatures unblockable so they get a minimum of 2 poison counters per turn,\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"My secret commander deck is my "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Goblin Bomb"}},{"insert":" \n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/5594131/goblin_bomb"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/5594131/goblin_bomb"},{"insert":"\n\nThis is a fun deck. Trying to copy "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Goblin Bomb"}},{"insert":" and blow up everyone. \n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"Happy to present my first-time deckbuilding contest submission, "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9497946/big_butt_voltron_october_deckbuilding_contest_2024"},"insert":"Have You Done Your Penance?"},{"insert":"\n\nThe deck is helmed by "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tadeas, Juniper Ascendant"}},{"insert":", but it's in truth a whacky toughness-matters hidden voltron of none other than "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kosei, Penitent Warlord"}},{"insert":". \n\nThe idea is to assebmle all the pieces of Kosei's need to be equipped, enchanted and have a counter to really shine to his true potential. And hit your opponent for tons of damage while almost decking you out. \nThe twist of the deck is to also give Kosei reach, so he can benefit from the evasion granted by Tadeas. This comes at a challenging cost of not pumping Kosei too much with +1/+1 counters, so the deck runs instead cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sudden Spinnerets"}},{"insert":" (this one does a perfect double-duty here), "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Slippery Bogbonder"}},{"insert":" or good-old "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Titanoth Rex"}},{"insert":".\n\nThis deck allows you to play some really weird cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spider Climb"}},{"insert":" or the Howling Abomination's favorite "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Frog Tongue"}},{"insert":", and makes "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mirror Shield"}},{"insert":" better than the ususal boots; which is something I always enjoy in deckbuilding.\n\nBeing in Selesnya, you can benefit from more toughness-matters cards, out of which "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Baldin, Century Herdmaster"}},{"insert":" shines out as a second-in-command for the hidden commander.\n\nThis deck is a bit of a puzzle to pull out, but also has a more obvious Plan B, where you can use some of your enchatments and equipment to sit out your opponent with commander damage.\n\nHope you enjoy!\n\n\n\n\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"An Edgar deck with the secret commander of Dracula, all of them. Life is like a deck full of Draculas, you never know which one you'll get.\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/9429235/edgar\n"}]}