danaroach {"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://edhrec.com/articles/archidekt-deckbuilding-contest-finalists-february-2026"},"insert":"The finalists for the contest have been selected! Head on over to this link to start voting today!"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nWelcome to the Archidekt Deckbuilding Contest! For those unfamiliar, this is a monthly contest with a different theme each month. Your goal is to build a Commander-legal deck that fulfills the prompt in a creative or unique fashion. At the end of each month, three finalists will be selected for you to vote on. \n\nI'm Dana from the EDHRECast and I'm joining the Archidekt contest team in 2026 to take over some of the day-to-day contest management tasks from Ben, so these announcements will be coming from me moving forward.\n\nWhat’s The Contest All About?"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"For February's deck building contest - "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Brew a creative and interesting commander-legal deck led by a couple. The couple can be partner variants, backgrounds, or companions, as long as they're part of the deck's theme in a way that feels innovative and novel and if there two separate physical cards involved."},{"insert":"\n\nDecks will be judged on the creativity and originality of their brew. For example, a deck doing nothing else beyond running a typical food list helmed by Sam and Frodo probably won't cut it.\n\nHere's a link to the EDHREC page for "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://edhrec.com/partners?utm_source=edhrec"},"insert":"Partners"},{"insert":" as a list of samples to get you started.\n\nFor more details about the prompt, check out "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://edhrec.com/articles/archidekt-deckbuilding-contest-february-2026"},"insert":"the full announcement article"},{"insert":" over on EDHREC!\n"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"How To Participate"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":" Brew an EDH/Commander legal deck on Archidekt that satisfies the prompt."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":" Any 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":"\nTo submit a deck, select the orange button labeled \"Submit a deck to this contest\" and follow the form prompt. Submissions are accepted until "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"9:00 pm EST"},{"insert":" (UTC -4, currently) on "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Wednesday, February 11, 2026"},{"insert":".\n\nOnly one submission per user! If you change your mind and want to submit a different deck before submissions close, you may do so by first deleting your submission. To edit your description, you can do so from the deck page itself. From the eligible submissions, we'll select three finalists with lists that we believe best embody the spirit of the prompt. Deck descriptions are not required but certainly may provide valuable context!\n\nOn "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Wednesday, February 18 2025,"},{"insert":" we’ll announce three finalists via the Archidekt Discord and a brief article on EDHREC highlighting each deck.\n\nEach 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:\n 1st 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":"\nFinalists will be contacted via email regarding their winnings within roughly 24 hours following the conclusion of voting on "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Wednesday, February 25, 2026"},{"insert":".\n\nPlease note, you must have a Cardsphere account in order to receive your winnings. It's quick and free-- register "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.cardsphere.com/signup?referrer=archidekt_contest"},"insert":"here"},{"insert":" if you don't have an account already!\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/contestRules"},"insert":"Official contest rules."},{"insert":"\n\nIf you have any questions, feel free to ask here, or join our public "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://discord.gg/rYDFFVCmGr"},"insert":"Discord server"},{"insert":". We look forward to seeing what you all come up with!\n"}]}
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Ezuri's Legion
Created by: TheCountRC
13 days
{"ops":[{"insert":"This deck has lot's of good cards and i am proud of this deck and want to share it with the world\n"}]}
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Suspended in the Loch
Created by: FrostQCW
21 days
{"ops":[{"insert":"The Doctor has taken a detour to innistrad to stop the portal to phyrexia from opening completely... What madness is happening within this place?\n"}]}
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The Dead Sea
Created by: ZelShading
21 days
{"ops":[{"insert":"Couple made me think of a lot of different deck ideas. Couple like a relationship? What about a deck built around shipping? This in turn led me to my first idea of picking a pair of partners with a focus on a maritime theme. But couple also means twos — so my deck is built entirely of even mana value cards, using Gyruda (a Kraken, fitting the aquatic flavor as well) as the companion. So I chose Thrasios (the merfolk) and Francisco (the pirate) as my commanders. Upon doing so, I realized that these two fit half of the requisite creature types for the Throne of the Grim Captain, another even-mana-valued card that synergized with Francisco's and Gyruda's milling. So while the deck has some typical self-mill reanimator payoffs, the true victory comes from summoning the Grim Captain themself! Thanks for taking a look!\n"}]}
Lover's Trick Shots
Created by: SFCaptainJames
21 days
{"ops":[{"insert":"This hunting couple from Kessig works together to control the battlefield through preparation and precision. The deck treats large creatures as arrows for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Halana, Kessig Ranger"}},{"insert":" 's bow. Each creature that enters adds mana through "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Alena, Kessig Trapper"}},{"insert":" which allows more creatures to be cast and fuels activations of Halana’s damage ability. Power becomes ammunition.\nMost of those shots are aimed intentionally at my own creatures ( "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Brash Taunter"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Coalhauler Swine"}},{"insert":" with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Darksteel Plate"}},{"insert":" ). With damage redirection effects in play, Halana’s ability turns into calculated trick shots that send the damage toward opponents instead. Rather than simply fighting enemy creatures, the deck turns its own board into a very unique weapon. And Halana isn't the only one shooting arrows with things such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs"}},{"insert":"and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Soul's Fire"}},{"insert":" .\nTrap and snare cards ( "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wing Snare"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bear Trap"}},{"insert":" )reflect Halana and Alena's identity as trackers and hunters. Woodland creatures and ranger themed inclusions represent the ecosystem of Kessig that they protect and operate within. The creature base is both prey and ammunition, reinforcing the idea that everything in the wild can become part of the hunt.\nSeveral pieces ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Plummet"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hearts on Fire"}},{"insert":" ,"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Halana and Alena, Partners"}},{"insert":" ) also nod to Halana and Alena’s partnership and shared adventures with their lore drops while still functioning mechanically in the strategy. The deck aims to show a couple that hunts together, plans together, and survives together.\n"}]}
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Space Pirate Lulu
Created by: osublazer
21 days
{"ops":[{"insert":"Lulu and her secret first love: TREASURES!!! This decks goal is to make treasure and sac them so Lulu can trigger and have multiple ways to tap down your creatures so they can be affected by Lulu at the end of turn. And now, with Edge of Eternities, Lulu has upgraded to a Space Pirate Captain!\n\nLulu love treasures in this deck and they are the only one she wants to be in love with. ❤️ \n"}]}
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Rocky Terrain combos
Created by: Meeply
21 days
{"ops":[{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Toggo and Kodama always wanted a large family. But due to lack of compatibility they couldn't. So they made family out of rocks. One rock became two until they had an infinitely large family ."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Introduction"},{"insert":"\nThis deck aims to create an infinite amount of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rock"}},{"insert":" tokens and landfall riggers to win the game. We do this with any bounce land such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gruul Turf"}},{"insert":" anything that creates tokens on landfall such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith"}},{"insert":" who is in the command zone and last but definitely not least "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kodama of the East Tree"}},{"insert":" . Because we have the first two combo pieces in the command zone we can simply use the many many nonbasic land tutors in our deck to grab any of the bounce lands and combo off. Now for the question you have all been asking \"How are rocks gonna win you the game?\" More on that later.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Assembling the team"},{"insert":"\nWe have the two main combo pieces in the command zone but the real problem is there mana cost. To remedy that we have tons and I mean tons of ramp in this deck to get them out as early as possible. As mentioned earlier we have a ton of nonbasic land tutors including the fabled "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Crop Rotation"}},{"insert":" to get out our bouncelands as soon as possible. We also have any Fetchland that works in Gruul colours to grab them. All of these will let us get our combo together extremely fast.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Winning"},{"insert":"\nAs mentioned earlier this combo has no way of actually winning so I decided to fix that. Firs we have the burn. There are a couple cards in our deck such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Weftstalker Ardent"}},{"insert":" that deal damage to our foes on arifact ETB.. We also have "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Krark-Clan Ironworks"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jaheira, Friend of the Forest"}},{"insert":" to give us infinite mana. Last but not least we have any of our other landfall cards. We have "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spitfire Lagac"}},{"insert":" to burn them to death or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rampaging Baloths"}},{"insert":" which not only enables the combo itself but also gives us tokens to swing at them with. There are a few other cards that do similar stuff that can also let us win.\nThank you for reading\nMade for the february deckbuilding contest\n"}]}
many sorrows befall
Created by: gila
21 days
{"ops":[{"insert":"Gameplay ~\n\n~ Aristo - Tokens with a bit of food and a bit of landfall as middle earth feeds off of itself ~\n\nStory ( hello Vorthos )~\n\nMany Sorrows Befall imagines a Middle Earth in which the ring quest has gone awry. Frodo and The One are missing and assumed lost. Sauron is confined to Mordor by armies of Huorns and Ents who have taken up residence at his borders to contain him and consume any who might attempt to leave.\n\nWhile they are uncorrupted by Sauron directly, the trees become increasingly twisted by the food they consume and the decay of the world itself in the wake of the high elves departure.\n\nElves that remain in the east are those accustomed to the darkness of Mirkwood and have come to dress the forests of the world in a similar gloom. Rather than the remnants of Illuvatar’s light, these elves of a latter age have come to rely on the blanket of night. They weave new and more insidious magics from the decay of Arda.\n\nAltars of sacrifice dot the landscape and colonies of gargantuan scavenging blot out the already darkening skies.\n\nIn this darkening world hobbits ally with ents and elves to survive. Merry and Pippin reside in Orthanc and the forest of Fangorn rises ever skyward around its outer wall. Arda will feed upon itself, life and death begin to blur imto the dim horizon.\n"}]}
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Surf & Turf: Sidar and Thrasios Merfolk Build (February Deckbuilding Contest)
Created by: Tothecore2113
21 days
{"ops":[{"insert":"Let's Dive In:"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"When Thrasios isn't hanging out with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tymna the Weaver"}},{"insert":" in competitive, he is back in the ocean with his finned friends! There was no Merfolk commander I was satisfied with after the new Lorwyn release, so I decided to create my own pair! My fingers are getting pruney, so let's do a quick overview.\n\nThrasios is here to be a kindred enabler and provide two of our three colors. Untap strategies with cards such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Enduring Vitality"}},{"insert":" allow us to activate Thrasios, but there are no cards like Training Grounds to specifically make him the star of the show. The wizard creature type is relevant for cards such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Folk Hero"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Voidmage Prodigy"}},{"insert":" (RIP Kai), but Thrass won't win the game alone for you.\n\nSidar is meant to get our damage and attack triggers in the early and mid game. Notably, the second ability works for your opponents' attackers... as long as they're not attacking you!\n\nTo win the game, we have several overrun finishers that are reusable and able to be utilized at instant speed. This is to maximize damage if we can sneak tokens in with Sidar. Try activating "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mirror Entity"}},{"insert":" during attackers step, then blockers step!\n\nPlease note Walking Sponge can be swapped for Wanderwine Prophets to bring this down to a bracket 2 deck. Many card choices are intentionally unusual, and I have avoided flash effects to keep the vibes casual.\n\nFollow this play pattern, and your games should be easy sea-breezy.\n"}]}
Birds of a Feather
Created by: epsilonprime1
21 days
{"ops":[{"insert":"Birds of a Feather"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nFlavor"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Just like in a relationship, this deck works best if you can get all the cooperating parts. It utilizes a likely beforehand never seen joining of\nEsior, who protects your threatening commander, and Francisco, who probably pairs best with any pirate. Instead, it's these two lovebirds against the world!\n\nGeneral Strategy"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"It's a simple strategy, play birds, turn them sideways, and win through the power of love!! (and small evasive creatures). There's a little bit of group hug to accelerate the table and share the love, but for the most part your little birds will be flying under the radar as you strategically as many cards as you can, and address threats to yourself and the world at large.\n\nPlease tell me what you think, I'd love feedback!\nP.S. I know this isn't the most competitively strong deck, but sometimes the journey means more than the destination.\n"}]}
Shepherds
Created by: legomaster.hb@gmail.com
21 days
{"ops":[{"insert":"Shepherds! And their farms and flocks.\n"}]}
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Partners in Chaos- Tevesh Szat and Falthis
Created by: CozyKiller
21 days
{"ops":[{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar"}},{"insert":" Falthis; the ever loyal black cat companion with a affinity for chaos and destruction. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools"}},{"insert":" Tevesh; the spiteful agent of chaos with a determination to make the world pay for the death of his sister. Together they are the ultimate duo ready to tear the world apart...and with this army of chaotic creatures- they just might. \n\nEach card chosen for this deck is an agent of chaos; chosen not only for their foreboding and dreadful art, but also for their devastating effects and synergy with one another. Whether you steal your opponents commander(s) with your own, or cut their life down to nothing with one of 27 infinite life-loss combos; this deck is designed to cause chaos. The primary focus when playing this deck is to deal damage directly to opponents; triggering effects to deal half their life rounded up, and then doubling the amount of damage dealt. There is a considerable amount of mana ramp and card draw built in to help get these effects onto the field. \n"}]}
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Snake Snake Sivriss Snake
Created by: OrigamiCycloneFan
21 days
{"ops":[{"insert":"I just really like Sivriss because I think it's a super funny card that's like, \"Hey you, pay 3 life or let me keep it?\" as I waggle my eyebrows. Scion of Halaster is also really funny just because it throws extra cards in the graveyard. So I decided to try my best to make a recursion deck with clerics (my favorite creature type) with a bunch of drain effects on the side. Things are going into MY graveyard whether you like it or not! >:D\n"}]}
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Dungeon Delvers
Created by: SleeplessShawn
21 days
{"ops":[{"insert":"Welcome Travelers! \n\nThis budget deck, led by the pair Nakari, Lair Scavenger and her puppy: Yannik, Scavenging sentinel, looks to take you on an adventure as you explore the depths of the dungeon. It leverages all of the dungeon cards in Abzan, alongside Yannik's ability to exile and re-trigger ETB's to gain a constant stream of value. It also uses Initiative to continue dungeon activities while also introducing an interactive mechanic to the table that supports the secondary beatdown plan.\n\nThe gameplan is super simple, ramp on 1/2 to play a small creature on 2 or one of the dungeon or initiative cards on 2/3 to start gaining value, with Yannik following to start pocketing creatures to continue the adventures later. while putting counters on the stragglers to prepare them for the dangers of the field. With 3 dungeons to pick from you're able to pick the one that best suit your tastes., weather you want good value over time, or a quick completion to turn some cards online, eventually we'll aim to complete them all to allow for a storied finish with Ellywick Tumblestrum. \n\n"}]}
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Build-A-Body
Created by: IllyriaSirene
21 days
{"ops":[{"insert":"This deck is the journey to reunite a ghost with his body, ie the ultimate coupling. (and really a love letter to Ramirez DePietro)\n\nA bracket 1 theme deck helmed by "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ghost of Ramirez DePietro"}},{"insert":", the ghost without a body, and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor"}},{"insert":" , a, well, expert in bodies, this deck aims to please by reuiniting Ramirez with a version of his body (since really sadly, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ramirez DePietro"}},{"insert":" does not have partner and you can't actually partner him with his own body, which is what I wanted to do...) This is accomplished most optimally by soulbonding Ghost of Ramirez with any of the soulbond creatures in the deck and then equipping the soulbond creature with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Psychic Paper"}},{"insert":" to make its name Ramirez DePietro. Alternatives include just having the ghost and body (there are a few alternative bodies, since Keskit is pretty good at their job, such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ramirez DePietro, Pillager"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Body Double"}},{"insert":") on the battlefield at the same time (bonus points if he came from the graveyard!). Together, at last!\n\nThe deck aims to showcase the search of Ghost for his body, with the support of his remaining pirate crew for a pirate subtheme. This includes a bunch of ways to make treasures, for paying Keskit for their services (saccing them for the ability). The \"big guns\", or I guess how the deck could maybe win sometimes, are cards that capitalize on cards entering leaving the graveyard like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Syr Konrad, the Grim"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Soul Enervation"}},{"insert":" , but the real win is the bodies we made along the way\n"}]}
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Oops! All Planeswalkers
Created by: Camjun
21 days
{"ops":[{"insert":{"card-link":"Jared Carthalion"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Umori, the Collector"}},{"insert":" form an unlikely pair to restrict a deck to only including planeswalkers and lands. \n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jared Carthalion"}},{"insert":" allows us to 1. Create tokens 2. Buff creatures and 3. recur our Umori if it ever goes to the graveyard. \n\nSome notable planeswalkers in the deck:\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dack Fayden"}},{"insert":" can steal any player's ramp or any other artifact for our advantage\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Saheeli, Sublime Artificer"}},{"insert":" turns our planeswalkers into tokens\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes"}},{"insert":" allows us to create a free token every turn\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Aetherspark"}},{"insert":" can be equipped to swing in for massive amounts of damage\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wrenn and Six"}},{"insert":" can recur fetch lands to help curve out to cast Jared Carthalion\n\nA small subthe in the deck is manland animation. Some planeswalkers, like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wrenn and Seven"}},{"insert":" can animate lands, while lands like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Inkmoth Nexus"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Crawling Barrens"}},{"insert":" allow us to swing in for damage without including creatures. \n\nEnjoy!\n"}]}
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