Jeremy(Archidekt Moderator)
12 months{"ops":[{"insert":"We have our finalists! "},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"video":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/nMVKmIxzxbQ?showinfo=0"}},{"insert":"\n---"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nHello brewers,"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nHappy October! In the coming months, we've decided to start sprinkling in some reprises of popular contest prompts from years past. With how much the game changes even year to year, we're confident we'll see plenty of new takes on these themes. This month, we're circling back to one of our very first contest prompts: hidden commanders! Details below.\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":{"background":"transparent","italic":true},"insert":"For October's deckbuilding contest, brew a Commander-legal list with a “hidden” commander. In other words, your strategy should revolve around a card in the 99 (not necessarily a legendary creature) that you aim to consistently play each game but is not your chosen commander. Make sure it's clear to us what your hidden commander is!"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"Here’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 Discord submission post, "},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"or"},{"insert":" the announcement tweet 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, October 9, 2024 "},{"insert":"(do not submit the same deck in multiple places). 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, October 16, 2024"},{"insert":", we’ll announce three finalists via Discord and a video on the "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.youtube.com/@EDHRECast"},"insert":"EDHRECast YouTube channel"},{"insert":". Each finalist will be awarded credit on "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.cardsphere.com/"},"insert":"cardsphere.com"},{"insert":". 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 "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Wednesday, October 23, 2024"},{"insert":". 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":"\nIf you have any 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"}]}
Edited 10/18/2024, 8:38:12 AM
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Nuahsed 12 months{"ops":[{"insert":"This is the deck that I've slowly been working on with the hidden commander Warren soul trader! \nThe main commander is calvileno\nIt's Packed with lots of infinite combos some around soul trader!\nA lot of attention focused on this 4/3 but in the shadows soul trader lurks once he's set it motion it's game over. \nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/6059729/just_a_little_prick\n"}]}
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MetalMagicka9754 12 months{"ops":[{"insert":"This particular deck setup has a few commander-esque enablers, but for my purposes, Defiler of Vigor functions as a hidden commander and can functionally make the deck a +1/+1 Counter Ad Nauseum deck (once Hamza is in play): "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/5193595/hamza_counters"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/5193595/hamza_counters"},{"insert":".\n\nThe Defiler of Vigor functions well with other card-draw engines such as Soul of the Harvest and Beast Whisperer to help me essentially draw my entire deck once he's on the field, and make my creatures into such a massive force that it becomes almost impossible for someone to engage the Hamza board in combat. Once I pay a bunch of life for multiple creatures to be slapped onto the board and give everything a ridiculous number of+1/+1 counters, Hamza helps ensure that all green creatures are free besides the life payment. I can then swing and eliminate the most threatening person at the table (or perhaps the entire table depending on what stage of the game we're at).\n"}]}
Edited 10/4/2024, 4:49:23 AM
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nipshot 12 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I was inspired by an episode of "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Shuffle Up And Play"},{"insert":" I recently watched that featured the guys from "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"One More Mana,"},{"insert":" where Ced ran an MDFC as his commander, utilizing the non-creature side for his commander. I thought something like that would be perfect for this prompt, so I present the description and link for my deck submission below:\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true,"bold":true,"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9484535/lands_fall"},"insert":"Lands Fall"},{"insert":" is a deck with an unassuming commander - not even a creature, we're running "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jadzi, Oracle of Arcavios // Journey to the Oracle"}},{"insert":" on its sorcery side. In actuality, this is a Simic landfall deck built around "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Slogurk, the Overslime"}},{"insert":" , ran in the 99 rather than in the command zone. The goal of this deck is to bring out Slogurk, and take advantage of his ability to add/remove +1/+1 counters to combo in to game wins. This deck does run two cards with win cons built in to them, specifically "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Simic Ascendancy"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Twenty-Toed Toad"}},{"insert":" , but also runs several combo pieces that might as well be win cons, such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Walk the Aeons"}},{"insert":" , which combos with Slogurk to give you infinite turns, or the various combos that can be pulled off with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Aluren"}},{"insert":" , whether that be for infinite storm/ETB or infinite creature tokens. Since Slogurk can't be put back in the command zone in the case of removal, we're running quite a bit of protection, including classics like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Propaganda"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lightning Greaves"}},{"insert":" , and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Heroic Intervention"}},{"insert":" , but also cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bubble Matrix"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Narset, Parter of Veils"}},{"insert":" to protect our creatures and slow our opponents down. We also have plenty of cards with Landfall triggers, and equally several fetch lands and cards that give us additional land drops to maximize those landfall benefits. We're also running lots of tutors and draw engines to pull out our \"real commander\" and combo pieces as fast as possible. In the case that Slogurk or another combo piece is removed, we're running some recursion with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Six"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wrenn and Realmbreaker"}},{"insert":" .\n"}]}
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Monkeypuzm 12 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9012524/btl_but_edh"},"insert":"Bring to Light, but EDH "},{"insert":"\n\nGlad to showcase this list i have put together over the last few weeks which was inspired by my favorite Pioneer Deck, Niv to Light. Obviously, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Niv-Mizzet Reborn"}},{"insert":" is a great card on his own and does very well to make our opponents think he is our linchpin. Sadly for them, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bring to Light"}},{"insert":" is the real payoff we are looking for. There are a few ways to reliably get to cast Bring to Light with a few tutors for spells. After that, we have cards set up to recur it from our graveyard with such as cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mystic Retrieval"}},{"insert":" and an ETB package including "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Teleportation Circle"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Archaeomancer"}},{"insert":" effects. Once we have our Bring to Light chain going, we can start bringing out whatever cost or less card we may want and show off our tool box of a deck. I think the fun part about this list is outside of the recursion packages and cards intended to loop Bring to Light, you can include what ever cards you want to showcase as potential win cons. I included lots of cards from my own experience of Pioneer such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Scarab God"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Niv-Mizzet, Supreme"}},{"insert":". There area few cards above 5 cmc I included as i never really get to play them very often like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wrexial, the Risen Deep"}},{"insert":" \nAll Commander decks do well with back up plans so I did build this list to still be able to function even if our Bring to Light gets hated away. Have the regular multicolored synergies you would want with playing Niv with plenty of hits per color pair so you can average 2-3 cards per Niv trigger. I have had my Bring to light exiled before by opponents in several games once they saw what I was doing with the Bring to light. Paying 5 mana for a tutor that casts for free is pretty scary especially when you are able to loop it. Can't be too mad at that. \nHopefully this is at least an interesting idea for people, I've liked looking at several of the other lists shared as well in this thread.\n"}]}
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flynnflowers 12 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9488577"},"insert":"Mordenkainen's Fursona"},{"insert":"\n\nThis is a hand size/superfriends deck helmed by "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Mr. Foxglove"},{"insert":", with "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Mordenkainen "},{"insert":"as the hidden commander.\n\nThe deck is filled with creatures with the ability \"[Cardname]'s power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your hand,\" or a similar ability. The game plan is to get as many of these onto the battlefield before activating Mordenkainen's ultimate, exchanging your hand with your library, then swinging out with a board of 60/60s (or how ever many cards you have in your library).\n\nTo get Mordenkainen out quick, there are a handful of planeswalker specific tutors and draw spells, as well as a number of superfriends staples to help get to the ultimate faster. There are 11 other planeswalkers who also benefit from these cards and provide lots of utility, including ramp, adds loyalty counters, and draws cards. My favorite of these is Garruk, Primal Hunter, whose -3 ability can double the amount of cards in your hand. Rounding out the deck are ramp, removal and 3 cards that gain you life equal to the number of cards in hand.\n\nSome alternate win-cons/gameplans: If you lose Mordenkainen or are having trouble getting to his ult, Enter the Infinite draws all but 1 card in your library, a great last ditch effort. Jace, Wielder of Mysteries can help prevent decking yourself out. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire ties your life total directly to your hand size, preventing you from losing the game to damage. Lastly, Twenty-Toed Toad can outright win you the game if it attacks when you have 20 or more cards in hand.\n\nAnother build for this deck would have Atraxa, Praetors' Voice in the command zone, for the proliferate and access to black, letting us play cards like Carth the Lion and Vraska, Betrayal's Sting. I personally prefer Mr Foxglove for the ability to cheat out the big creatures and draw some extra cards in the early game. If you want to power up the deck, I would cut some of the lifegain cards or the lower powered */* spells. Potential upgrades I would look at are Sea Gate Restoration and Ancient Silver Dragon.\n"}]}
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bukareste 12 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9488243/deckbuilding_challenge_october_2024"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9488243/deckbuilding_challenge_october_2024"},{"insert":"\n\nSpearheaded by "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chulane, Teller of Tales"}},{"insert":", the deck uses a landfall shell to power the hidden commander "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Altar of the Brood"}},{"insert":" . At first, the deck might look to the opponents like a regular landfall Chulane deck with some artifact synergies, but every single aspect of the deck, from strategies to combinations was designed with one purpose: to put permanents into play for Altar.\n\nThe first step of the plan is to get access to our hidden commander. The deck has multiple ways to access Altar of the Brood directly or indirectely. The simplest way to access the hidden commander is using one of the multiple artifact tutors in the deck. If by some disaster the player didn't get any of the tutors, any of the creature tutors can access the Altar by going through "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Trinket Mage"}},{"insert":" or through creatures that search lands. The land searchers, such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Knight of the Reliquary"}},{"insert":" that can search Altar through "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Urza's Saga"}},{"insert":"'s third ability (although it's the hardest way to do it). The deck also have options to recur the Altar from grave with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Eternal Witness"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Timeless Witness"}},{"insert":" or with effects that return permanents from grave on the same turn, such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Second Sunrise"}},{"insert":" . After getting access to the hidden commander, all those tools can be used to search for other artifacts that empower the strategy, such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Zuran Orb"}},{"insert":" (used for survival, to recur lands from grave and to combo with Second Sunrise effects) and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cloudstone Curio"}},{"insert":" (which opens multiple possible combinations within the deck).\n \nSince Altar of the Brood cares about putting permanents into play, the deck packs different ways to put permanents into play. The most common ways are simply playing the permanents, with extra triggers from fetching lands and landfall triggers creating tokens. The deck plays multiple token producers triggered by landfall in the attempt to trigger the altar multiple times per land, and possibly multiple lands per turn. The deck can also play the lands from graveyard in order to recur value or simply cause more triggers, or return lands from grave to field.\nThen, Chulane's effect helps keep the cards going and the permanents entering the battlefield. The massive amount of ramp in the deck can unlock the big payoffs that can cause an array of triggers at once such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Avenger of Zendikar"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Scapeshift"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Field of the Dead"}},{"insert":" . Cards like Second Sunrise plays double duty by both protecting the boardstate against boardwipes and being able to combo with Zuran Orb, Scapeshift or even carrds that destroy other lands (such as Knight of the Reliquary,"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Field of Ruin"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ghost Quarter"}},{"insert":") to bring back multiple permanents at once while possibly ramping the player by returning the destroyed lands. \n\nThe deck also have multiple combinations that, alongside Altar of the Brood, can cause multiple triggers. Some of the combinations range from "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Knight of the Reliquary"}},{"insert":" + "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Retreat to Coralhelm"}},{"insert":" fueled by "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth"}},{"insert":" (with bonus for each landfall trigger making tokens and / or Second Surise or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Splendid Reclamation"}},{"insert":" returning the destroyed lands and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Field of the Dead"}},{"insert":" creating even more tokens) to "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Shrieking Drake"}},{"insert":" loops with Chulane. The deck can also access a lot of it's pieces (either combo pieces, value engines or toolbox of effects) through the Creature searchers to adapt to whatever you need in the situation.\n"}]}
Edited 10/4/2024, 3:32:45 AM
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cakeofdooom 12 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Hello, this is a deck I have been playing around with for over 15 years. I call it Wonderland and it is themed after Alice in Wonderland.\n\nMain commander is Karona, false god - Mad Hatter\n\nhidden commander's are partners Maelstrom Archangel - Alice, and Possibility Storm - Wonderland\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9489064/wonderland"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9489064/wonderland"},{"insert":"\n\nwe have other notable characters such as \n\nWhitemane Lion - "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffffff","color":"#231820"},"insert":"Cheshire Cat"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffffff","color":"#231820"},"insert":"Akroma, Angel of Fury - The Red Queen"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffffff","color":"#231820"},"insert":"Akroma, Angel of Wrath - The White Queen"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffffff","color":"#231820"},"insert":"Steel Hellkite - The Jabberwack"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffffff","color":"#231820"},"insert":"Wurmcoil Engine - Caterpillar"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffffff","color":"#231820"},"insert":"The deck has a supper budget mana base to keep to power level down, and the main goal is to cheat big bombs into play. However, all of the cheat mechanics are random i.e. Possibility Storm, Cascade, and Mind's Desire but the deck is stacked in my favor. It has a five color control shell to keep me alive until we get to shenanigan mana and there is a sub theme of Sphinx tribal to keep the mystery and random effects coming."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffffff","color":"#231820"},"insert":"Hope you like it, I like to let new players use the deck as its a slot machine and you never know when you will hit a jack pot."},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Edited 10/4/2024, 3:28:49 AM
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BellofPhyresis 12 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Now, Death's Shadow is not very good in commander. In other formats, starting at 20 life means you only need to lose 8 to have DS stay alive. In commander, that number jumps up to 28 life to have the card be a measly 1/1. So I figured, why not build a deck around it? Beyond it being a fun challenge, with a name like Death's Shadow, it's perfect for spooky season!\n\nI identified 4 main problems with building a deck around Death's Shadow:\nLosing enough life for Death's Shadow to be viable"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Accessing Death's Shadow"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Turning Death's Shadow into a game win"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Not dying to my own life loss"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9488319/hidden_commander_deaths_shadow"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9488319/hidden_commander_deaths_shadow"},{"insert":"\n\nThe deck runs Selenia, Dark Angel as the face commander. With an activated ability that lets you pay life, suddenly losing 28 doesn't sound so hard. The deck is loaded with a plethora of other methods to pay life, such as K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth and Bolas' Citadel. \n\nBut how do you get Death's Shadow in hand? That's why I included a number of ways to tutor for cards, such as Razaketh, the Foulblooded and Vampiric Tutor. Additionally, powerful draw effects such as Vilis, Broker of Blood and Necropotence allow you to churn through your deck quickly.\n\nDeath's Shadow also has the distinct weakness of only being big. So, I included a small but potent equipment package (that can also be tutored for in the event that you already have access to Shadow). This package includes Vorpal Sword and Grafted Exoskeleton to try to one-shot opponents, as well as cards like Swiftfoot Boots, Whispersilk Cloak, and Lightning Greaves to protect the Shadow. Beyond just swinging with Death's Shadow, wins can also come from a variety of effects that allow you to switch life totals with your opponents, giving them your near-zero life total.\n\nThe final piece of the puzzle was figuring out a way to not die to the massive amounts of life loss that I want. Pact Weapon was my first choice, as it buffs Shadow, prevents game loss, and costs life. Other effects include Platinum Angel and Lich's Mastery.\n\nAll in all, the deck seeks to speedily reduce its life total, cast Death's Shadow (or the somewhat similar Scourge of the Skyclaves) and use that to reduce your opponents' life totals through combat. \n\n\n"}]}
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volcanicangel 12 months{"ops":[{"insert":"This is my favorite wacky deck I've ever made "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9488117"},"insert":"Karma's a Beach • (Commander / EDH deck) • Archidekt"},{"insert":". Dubbed \"Karma's a Beach\" (you can imagine the alternative name), the general goal is to search out Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth and utilize the various Swamp punish cards within the Bant colors. I thought the idea of a Bant burn deck would be really funny to brew...and it works (in casual pods)! Rafiq is my Bant commander of choice, because of the payoff for hit-draw triggers, as well as making Angry Mob and Crusading Knight incredible lethal creatures when your opponents have a lot of lands on board. Admittedly, I also picked Rafiq because he was the first commander I ever built...so I am capitalizing on nostalgia, too.\n\nNow while Karma and Stern Judge also damage us, you may be wondering how we circumvent that. Well, it turns out there exists an enchantment called Roots of Life, which causes us to gain 1 life whenever an opponent taps a Swamp (or Island, but we don't plan on picking Island for that mode). Alternatively, I also added Lifetap, which is the Blue counterpart (triggers when a Forest is tapped), which is maximized when we have Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth in play. These make it so that we are unlikely to die to our reciprocal burn.\n\nNow the ultimate flavor. I've done this twice, but in the situation where everyone is low on health and you can cast Karma to kill the table in a rotation, you must hold priority and say, \"Karma's a Beach!\" Then pass the turn and watch as the table dies to upkeep triggers.\n\nNOTE: I don't know how to make individual cards visible by hovering over them with the mouse cursor, so if someone lets me know, I will happily update this thread, respectfully.\n"}]}
Edited 10/4/2024, 1:27:54 AM
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Frogdor 12 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9486635/graveyard_slime_oct"},"insert":"Bigger and Bigger Slime"},{"insert":"\n\nThe commander of the deck is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Coram, the Undertaker"}},{"insert":" but he is just here to support the real commander of the deck "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Slime Against Humanity"}},{"insert":". The goal of the deck is to discard/mill SAH cards into the graveyard and make big oozes or dig for/tutor one or more of the win condition enchantments/artifact.\n\nPlaying "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thrumming Stone"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Warstorm Surge"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Parallel Lives"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Doubling Season"}},{"insert":" or its wish dot com version "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Primal Vigor"}},{"insert":" can all put you in a spot where your oozes threaten to take over the board but having more than one out and playing a SAH can win the game on the spot. Thrumming plus Surge can combo for a rapid fire kill and doubling up on your doubling effects makes your would be 5/5 turn into 4 20/20s.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Altar of Dementia"}},{"insert":" can be used in combo with your commander to sacrifice medium sized slimes to dig for your win cons and make your future slimes bigger or it can also be used to sac your big oozes to mill out opponents who have built too big of a pillow fort to get through normally.\n\nThe deck is at its most expensive by default but most of the expensive cards can be replaced by cheaper versions in the Cheaper Options section. None of the lands in the deck are required to make the deck work so they can also be replaced with cheaper versions/ more basic lands.\n"}]}
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Stonehouse 12 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Codie's Enduring Ideal "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9487815/codies_enduring_ideal"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9487815/codies_enduring_ideal"},{"insert":"\n\nUse Codie, Vociferous Codex to tutor up your secret commander, Enduring Ideal, and craft the perfect enchantment board state. The high CMC, easy to cast, split instants and sorceries virtually guarantee resolving Enduring Ideal on turn 3 with a little ramp. Elfhame Sanctuary is here to prevent you from drawing Ideal on your first few turns. Play it to prevent an accidental draw of Ideal or some other win condition. Once you resolve Ideal, tutor up Shadow of the Second Sun to get another upkeep on the same turn and another Ideal trigger. From here you can play out any enchantment game plan you want. If there's something good stuck in your hand after casting Ideal, tutor up The World Spell to drop it on the battlefield. If you need to recur something from the graveyard tutor up Go-Shintai of Life's Origin and use Codie to pay for the ability.\n\nWin Cons can include:\n\n-Stack a few upkeep phases with Paradox Haze and enchantment copies, then resolve Celestial Convergence. Use Subversion to make sure your life total is in a winning position.\n\n-Stack a few upkeep phases, cast Demonic Pact, and trade it away with Puca's Mischief.\n\n-Drawing inspiration from a recent EDHRECast episode, use Spatial Binding and Near-Death Experience to close out a win.\n\n-Use Mind Unbound and Bulwark to burn your opponents down. The new Grievous Wound makes it go even faster.\n\n-Play with Subversion, Spatial Binding, Axis of Mortality, and Triskaidekaphobia.\n\n-Make it into a shrines deck, a curses deck, or a monarch deck, just be careful about drawing into win-cons.\n\nYou can be as mean or as janky as you want, the world is your Enduring oyster. Have fun.\n\n"}]}
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Dauntiless 12 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9451131/astral_grand_unifier\n\nThis is my recent brew for an astral slide/drift hidden commander list. its all about drawing useful cards off atraxa and repeating the ETB with a few other useful ETB triggers that can benefit from the cycle, not missing lands and ramping a little. you will take incremental value over the game repeating some ETB and reanimating creatures and trying to close the game with a mass reanimate either early with living death or late with a dark realm play. still tweaking the balance on draw/ramp/etb effects but the contest called for me to post it\n"}]}
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Doppelgay 12 months{"ops":[{"insert":"this is a deck i tried recently, its a kind of "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9320847/secret_commander"},"insert":"self copy typal."},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mirror Box"}},{"insert":" is a really funny card to make work in commander, with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Melira, the Living Cure"}},{"insert":" kind of serving as the commander tax where she protects the box, though its still prone to exile, with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Riftsweeper"}},{"insert":" being the only way to get it out of there, i feel like the deck could use some more tutors though so that might be something i change soon :)\n"}]}
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CoyoteClyde 12 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9474867/sigils_silent_summons\n\nBuilding a deck with a “hidden” commander is a fun challenge because it adds a layer of subtlety to your strategy. For this list, I built a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Bant Enchant"},{"insert":" deck with "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Tuvasa the Sunlit"},{"insert":" as the official commander. However, the \"hidden\" commander—the real engine of the deck—is "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sigil of the Empty Throne"},{"insert":".\n\t\n\tThe deck is built around consistently drawing into and casting enchantments, thus ensuring that you can overrun opponents with angelic forces. Tuvasa fits well into this archetype because she cares about enchantments, growing stronger as you cast more of them, but she won’t be the primary win condition—Sigil of the Empty Throne is. Tuvasa acts as a solid support for the deck by being a card advantage engine while scaling with the number of enchantments in play. However, she’s mainly here to help you draw into your hidden commander.\n"}]}
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ily 12 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Commander:"},{"insert":" Bruna, the Fading Light\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Hidden Commander:"},{"insert":" Gisela, the Broken Blade\nThis deck is designed around the epic goal of melding Bruna, the Fading Light with the hidden commander Gisela, the Broken Blade to summon Brisela, Voice of Nightmares. The strategy revolves around drawing or milling until Gisela is found, using various angelic synergies, resurrection spells, and mana ramp to support this epic transformation. Key cards like Mesmeric Orb, Codex Shredder, and Perpetual Timepiece help control the graveyard, while powerful angels and protection spells ensure dominance once Brisela arrives.\n\nhttps://www.archidekt.com/decks/9486181/october_hidden_nightmares\n"}]}
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