Jeremy 17 months{"ops":[{"insert":"\nHello brewers,"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nAfter taking a brief break in April, we’re starting May’s "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.cardkingdom.com/"},"insert":"Card Kingdom"},{"insert":"-sponsored deckbuilding contest a bit early. To follow-up the aggressive lists from the Oathbreaker contest in March, we’re going for something a little more chill. This month, we’re looking for Commander decks designed around a shared visual theme. 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 cardkingdom.com. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"For May’s deckbuilding contest, construct a Commander-legal deck designed around a shared visual theme. This is meant to be very open-ended: "},{"insert":"You might build something flavorful like a deck where all cards depict members of the Gatewatch"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":", or something silly like only using cards with chairs in their art. Extra consideration will be given to decks that are both thematic and playable!"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\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 are allowed."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Silver-bordered and acorn cards, while cool, are not allowed. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Digital-only cards (such as those designed for the Alchemy format on Arena) are not allowed."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Strictly one deck submitted per user."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nReply to either this newspost or "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://twitter.com/archidekt/status/1654591720732913665?t=nz-s9G9ZiBEbcJQ7Wsxsiw&s=19"},"insert":"the announcement tweet"},{"insert":" from the "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://twitter.com/archidekt"},"insert":"@archidekt"},{"insert":" account on Twitter with a link to your deck before 9:00pm ET (UTC -5, currently) on Friday, May 12. Only one submission per user!\n\nFrom the eligible submissions, we'll select three finalists with lists that we believe best embody the spirit of the prompt. Additional characteristics by which your deck may be judged include playability and uniqueness (i.e. “spice”); budget has no direct bearing on your chances to win. Deck descriptions are not required but certainly may provide valuable context!\n\nOn Saturday, May 13, 2023, we'll tweet out a poll for the community to vote on its favorite of the three selected finalists' lists. Any finalists who submitted their lists on Archidekt will be notified via the email associated with their account. We’ll also publish a newspost on Archidekt announcing the finalists and linking to the poll on Twitter. Each finalist will be awarded store credit to cardkindom.com. The value of the credit is in US dollars and depends on the finalist's placement in the community poll at the end of its two day duration:\n1st Place Prize - $50"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"2nd Place Prize - $30"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"3rd Place Prize - $20"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Finalists will be contacted via Twitter or email (depending on where they submitted) regarding their winnings following the conclusion of the poll by Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Please note, you must have a Card Kingdom account in order to receive your winnings. It's quick and free-- "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.cardkingdom.com/register"},"insert":"register here"},{"insert":" if you don't have an account already!\n\nAn important note:"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Unfortunately, due to wild variance in contest laws, eligibility is limited to residents of the United States and Canada (excluding Quebec). We’d love to allow all of our users to participate, but ensuring we are legally compliant with each country’s national laws is too great a barrier. For additional information regarding eligibility, check our official contest rules. \n\nSomething new:"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"As you might have noticed, we added a new “Community Stuff” tab to the homepage. In addition to a variety of curated decks and stats, we display contest winners on this page until new ones are selected. If you haven’t already, check out March’s winners before they’re replaced in a week!\n\nThank you!\nIf you have any other questions, feel free to ask here, reach out on Twitter, or join "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://discord.gg/eZg3mvJd7v"},"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":"\nEdit: Our finalists have been announced! Check out "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://twitter.com/archidekt/status/1657435003628789760?s=20"},"insert":"our poll on Twitter"},{"insert":" to vote for your favorite. Congratulations to users BlueSquirrelGirl, Caramel_cactus, and powergirl!"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Edited 5/15/2023, 7:23:28 PM
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psycocat 17 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Do you like the number 13?\n\nWell, this deck does.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Welcome to "},{"attributes":{"bold":true,"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4489514"},"insert":"Triskaidekaphilia"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nIt has "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"13"},{"insert":" creatures*, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"13"},{"insert":" Artifacts, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"13"},{"insert":" Sorceries, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"13 "},{"insert":"Instants, and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"13"},{"insert":" other permanents (enchantments, planeswalkers, and battles). It has "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"13 "},{"insert":"devotion each to Blue, Black, Red, and Green. It can search up to "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"13 "},{"insert":"lands. There are "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"13 "},{"insert":"of each color of mana on mana producing permanents. The total mana value of its equipment is "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"13 "},{"insert":"which is also the total equipment cost.\n\nAnd its commander, Yidris, is a secret "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"13 "},{"insert":"by adding its power (5), toughness (4), and mana value (4).\n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"It's enough to drive one mad! (Seriously, if WotC prints another card with a 13 printed on it I will be equal parts ecstatic and enfuriated.)"},{"insert":"\n\n* = The number of creatures does not include transformed cards.\n"}]}
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certainly 17 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Behold, a deck where every nonland card dies to "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bar Entry"}},{"insert":" !"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThe deck is "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4490490"},"insert":"Walks into a Bar"},{"insert":", and it runs "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Torsten, Founder of Benalia"}},{"insert":" as commander."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Are you short enough to ride?"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Are you sober enough to drive?"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Are you competitive enough to thrive?"},{"insert":"\n\nFor this Torsten deck, the answer to all of the above is "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Yes. "},{"insert":"Bask in awe and wonder at this beautiful collection of creatures that overshoot the bar.\nIt does everything that a GW deck would want to do, all while drawing seven cards every time Torsten hits the field.\n\nEnjoy!\n"}]}
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17 months{"ops":[{"insert":"In Commander, you can only use cards in your Commander's color identity. But what if your cards' art also had to use those colors? I give you Green, White, and Blue: Bant, where the card art must also predominantly be one or more of the Bant colors! For Commander, I used my girl Treva, the Renewer, who provides a perfect example of the art restriction: a white dragon on a green, blue, and white sky! \n\nThe deck itself has a +1/+1 counters strategy supported by life gain synergy. Finding printings of some staples with art that fulfills the restriction was sometimes tricky. My favorite surprise find was a printing of Command Tower I could use - the alt art from the Transformers Secret Lair, skinning it as Cybertron!\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4488038?sort=cmc&stack=multiple"},"insert":"Green, White, and Blue"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Edited 5/6/2023, 1:45:43 AM
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Deadalus 16 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Since the category was a bit open to interpretation I also decided to be a bit open minded with my choice of criteria. In every artwork there is a lease some piece of a structure. Those pieces can include stairs, windows, walls, doors, and even entire buildings. Hopefully, my deck idea meets the overall spirit of the building contest. Thanks for taking a look.\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/4493147/jan_janson_structures_and_arcitecture\n"}]}
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SpaceBacon 16 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4507885/pondering_my_orbs"},"insert":"Queza - Pondering My Orb(s)"},{"insert":"\nEvery nonland card in this deck contains an orb or spherical object of some sort (most of them have multiple!)\nIt operates similarly enough to a Queza deck - draw cards and drain your opponents - but also has a cheeky alternate win condition in "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Monument to Perfection"}},{"insert":", aka the "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Pillar of Many Orbs"},{"insert":". With a grand total of 16 differently named Locus, Sphere, and Basic lands (shoutout to "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wastes"}},{"insert":" for existing), we should have little issue assembling the orbular death machine. We can also "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mirrormade"}},{"insert":" / "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Echo Storm"}},{"insert":" / "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Mycosynth Gardens"}},{"insert":" our Monument to attack multiple opponents at the same time, then hit them with a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Glistening Sphere"}},{"insert":" for that tenth point of poison.\n"}]}
Edited 5/9/2023, 4:39:40 AM
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rplindbergh 17 months{"ops":[{"insert":"It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... Heliod? "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4489382"},"insert":"This deck"},{"insert":" only contains artwork that has the sky in it. Full of flyers and flashy synergy, you'll be sure to beat down your opponents from above.\n"}]}
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stpddm 16 months{"ops":[{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sol'kanar the Swamp King"}},{"insert":" may be the king of swamps, but he is sick of the color black. Between his life gain ability and his swampy-ness, it's all he's ever really known. But he's ready to hit the big city and move on to another color! In a personalized mud-covered letter I received, Sol'kanar told me that he wants to be a white card from now on. Although, based on this deck list he sent me, I'm not sure he knows what that really means...\n\nEvery card in "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4511793/solkanars_nonwhite_white_deck"},"insert":"this deck"},{"insert":" is "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"white bordered"},{"insert":".\n\nThat's right. The often forgotten and ignored white-headed step-child of MtG's history makes a full showing in this deck. Not only will your opponents recoil when they lay their eyes on your gleaming battlefield, but you can laugh in their faces as you change the color of their cards too! "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sleight of Mind"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mind Bend"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Magical Hack"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Distorting Lens"}},{"insert":" all let you mix around colors to force your opponents to join in on the color-changing revolution. Take full advantage of these shenanigans with cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hibernation"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Deathgrip"}},{"insert":" (among many others) to really mess with your opponents.\nBut that's not all! Sol'kanar may be the swamp king, but who's to say he can't be the mountain king, or the island king? Give him mountainwalk and islandwalk with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Burrowing"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fishliver Oil"}},{"insert":" respectively, and then mess with your opponents' lands with cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blood Moon"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Evil Presence"}},{"insert":", or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phantasmal Terrain"}},{"insert":". Regretting where you've put one of those auras, or maybe having second thoughts about your "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Confiscate"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Control Magic"}},{"insert":"? No worries! Move it over to something else with everyone's favorite: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Enchantment Alteration"}},{"insert":"!\n\nAnd that's it! Keep your hand full with lots of card draw, control the board with a variety of removal, and hope to beat face with your commander by using some color/type changing effects!\n\nIs this deck good? Definitely not. Being restricted to only white bordered cards is surprisingly difficult. Especially considering I've kept the deck down to a (sort of) low low price of "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"$150"},{"insert":"! (Goodbye "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Underground Sea"}},{"insert":", goodbye "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wheel of Fortune"}},{"insert":".)\nBut is this deck cool and fun? Well...that's for you to decide. In the maybeboard is a long list of cards that I considered for the deck, but eventually cut for one reason or another (there are definitely good cards in the board that were left out because of price). One of the biggest struggles of this deck is probably color fixing, because we are pretty much limited to only basic lands. All in all, this was a fun deck-building exercise and it gave me an excuse to create a love letter to the white border that I love!\n\nAll hail Sol'kanar the White Border King!\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4511793/solkanars_nonwhite_white_deck"},"insert":"Sol'kanar's Non-White \"White\" Deck"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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evolution1988 17 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Swords! - https://archidekt.com/decks/4490633/swords\n\nEvery card has a sword. All of them. There are a couple cards that aren't immediately obvious, but I promise they have swords. Lands were tough, but I did the best I could to get the theme consistent. Stick your opponents with the pointy end. And do it twice with Isshin. \n"}]}
Edited 5/10/2023, 8:33:25 AM
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BionMTG 17 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Every card has a boat / ship in the artwork, up to, and to include the basics.\n\nhttps://www.archidekt.com/decks/4213138/im_on_a_boat\n"}]}
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oomski 17 months{"ops":[{"insert":"So i quite like frogs, so i made a frog deck, \n\nas it turns out there are not as many cards with frogs on them as i would hope, but i did my best to put together a pile that has a bit of +1/enchantment synergy using tatsunari, toadrider :D\n\nevery single nonland card features a frog in the art, name or text.\n\ni cannot recommend anyone building or playing this but for those hopping mad enough i present : FROGCHAMP!!! \n https://www.archidekt.com/decks/4491518/frogchamp_sultai \n"}]}
Edited 5/6/2023, 4:24:07 PM
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Christmas 17 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Finally time for "},{"attributes":{"bold":true,"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/1653727/dina_cup_connoisseur"},"insert":"Dina, Cup Connoisseur"},{"insert":" to shine! "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nDoesn't matter if its a cup, bowl, neck, or skull, Dina is happy to see you enjoy your favorite drinking devices.\n\nOriginally had the idea for the deck when Dina first came out in Strixhaven. It took me until Crimson Vow to have the deck completely built in paper. With the Mystical Archive reprint of Dina I had started to set aside some new cards to rebuild the deck. \n"}]}
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Hwat 17 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Oh that's an incredible coincidence: I just finished a decklist that fits with this challenge "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"perfectly."},{"insert":"\n\nPresenting: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/4480878/jodahs_tapestry"},"insert":"Jodah's Tapestry"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nA deck designed entirely* with cards from the Art card series, found in Set boosters."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"General design is based around a typical list for [[Jodah, the Unifier]]:\nLots of Legendary creatures to build an overpowering wall"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Decent ramp to manage a 5 color list"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Powerful Planeswalkers to stabilize board state"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The only real difference is the fact that this deck uses "},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"all Art Cards!"},{"insert":"\nDue to the obvious limitations of cards that could be selected for this list, the deck is no where near as powerful as Jodah can get. (I do hope you can forgive me)\n\nBut, it seems to work decently, and has a bonus of being quite affordable with a construction of only $0.25 bulk cards for the vast majority of players.\n\n*"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Please note, when I say \"\"Entirely\"\", that is only partially true. [[Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain]], and [[Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage]] do not "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"technically"},{"insert":" have art cards, but monumentally important in overall synergy for this deck to truly shine. The two characters of Jhoira and Raff do, however, have art cards, albeit with art from different versions of themselves. If you do want to think of this as a purely, 100% Art Card deck, I have provided some good ol' value engines in [[Ancient Brass Dragon]] and [[Ancient Copper Dragon]] on the Maybeboard\n*"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThanks for taking a look!\nAnd yes, I am "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"actually"},{"insert":" building this in cardboard. 20% through as of writing.\n\n(Please note, btw, that the display of actual art cards isn't fully consistent as of yet...that's why you just see the actual versions in this list)\n"}]}
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Mr.Hummus 16 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I have created a deck that embodies the spirit of a general pointing at something and yelling \"Charge!\" or \"Go kill that thing!\" Every nonland card art in the deck contains someone or something pointing (or at least gesturing emphatically), with Alesha, Who Smiles at Death leading the charge. While maybe not the strongest or most optimal Alesha deck, I think there is a chance that it can be somewhat viable, with some high-synergy cards that I was able to find that fit the theme. Unfortunately, I could not find any lands featuring someone pointing, and due to the virtually zero ramp or fixing I could find, I made the choice to include nonbasic lands that are not quite on theme. However, I did create the mana base on a budget and with the requirement that all of the lands had to include people in their art so as to still build with a restriction. I hope you find this amusing, here is:\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4522186"},"insert":"Straight to the Point"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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CaptainHoward64 16 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I often try to build my decks to be more flavorful over optimization or just putting the classic staples or best cards in.\n\nThere is one deck out of all of the one's I've built that really stands out in this category and it's my "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/4517742"},"insert":"Tatsunari \"Weeb\" deck"},{"insert":".\n\nAlmost the whole deck is Japan (Kamigawa) themed. It has the Neon Dynasty Kamigawa Japanese full arts and lots of the Japanese Mystical Archives cards. If the cards aren't directly from any Kamigawa sets, the JP Archives or have depictions of characters/places from Kamigawa they have to meet the requirements of either:\n\na. Be frog or do frog things\nb. Somehow feel Japanese art wise, example being Sanctum Weaver being a cherry blossom tree or Rampant Growth looking like the Great Wave.\nc. Somehow feel like a classic ninjutsu from Naruto, a tool a ninja would use or something, example being Imprisoned in the Moon or Whip Silk\n\nHippy hoppity, I'm gonna jump over your property.\n"}]}
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Menace_T 16 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Feeling down…. "},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" Feeling like life is a lot…"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" Feel like you have not played enough mono black commander decks…."},{"insert":" \n \n "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Maybe I can convince you otherwise…"},{"insert":"\n \n \n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4516945/look_up"},"insert":"LIFE IS LOOKING UP!"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":" \n \nThis is a mono-black deck where all main spells (and some lands!) are looking upwards in some way!\nMany cards do synergize with the commander (who is also looking VERY UP) and are life gain/loss based.\nIt is relatively balanced between the categories and even has some bonus spells that are looking both UP AND DOWN!!\n\nHope you look forward (HEH) to reviewing my deck!!\n"}]}
Edited 5/10/2023, 8:57:59 PM
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