{"ops":[{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Archidekt September 2026 Deckbuilding Challenge:"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"\"brew a creative and interesting Commander-legal Typal/Kindred deck where the commander supports the creature type in an interesting and creative way despite not being of that type, nor using that creature type in its text box"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":".\""},{"insert":"\n\nDear readers, I present to you my submission for this month's deckbuilding challenge "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Fae Laborers: \"Finding fleeting work for flitting fae haunts even the most itinerant of scholars\""},{"insert":"\n\nNow first off, I know what you may be thinking: \"How can you possibly submit a deck that adheres to this month's deckbuilding rules AND include "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Haunted One"}},{"insert":" in the command zone?!?\" Well that's what makes this deck so interesting for this month's challenge, it subverts one's initial expectations by working around the rules of the very challenge itself! As you read this primer you'll come to realise how this can be possible through a few key card choices! \n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"The Commanders:"},{"insert":" I've chosen "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Volo, Itinerant Scholar"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Haunted One"}},{"insert":" not only for the intrigue they provide in relation to the challenge, but also for the resilience and consistency they enable once they hit the battlefield. Through Volo's ETB ability, we create the most potent draw engine piece for this deck: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Volo's Journal"}},{"insert":". This allows you to catalogue every subtype listed across the 28 creatures included in this decklist, a respectable 10 types to choose from (including the faerie type itself), which allows Volo to quickly churn through our library in search of the pieces necessary for protecting our game plan and winnig the game. Now while we're repeatedly tapping Volo to provide fast and efficient card draw, we're going to need a way to protect our board which is where Haunted One comes in! By providing our board with Undying anytime we tap Volo, we can protect our creatures as we progress towards our wincon. Now I'm sure you may be thinking: \"how are we possibly going to going to extend Haunted One's effect to the rest of our creatures when they don't even share a type with Volo!?!\" Rest assured, that problem will be explained in the next section of this primer! \n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"The Enablers:"},{"insert":" Without further ado, behold the following cards:\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Unnatural Selection"}},{"insert":" \n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stalactite Dagger"}},{"insert":" \n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Runed Stalactite"}},{"insert":" \n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Amoeboid Changeling"}},{"insert":" \n\nThese four cards are arguably the most important ones in the entire decklist as they effectively allow us to \"turn on\" Haunted One by either providing Volo with all creature types or by changing his type to one shared by the rest of the creatures on our battlefield: Faerie. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Why Faeries?"},{"insert":" Faeries, while providing some cohesion as a Kindred creature type through cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Scion of Oona"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor"}},{"insert":", tend to lend themselves more towards a control based game plan by providing counterspell-like effects through cards such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Glen Elendra Archmage"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Glen Elendra Guardian"}},{"insert":". With the a portion of our interaction covered by the very creatures we've built around, we can free up more deck slots for the bulk of our deck's main wincon: Combo.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"The Combos:"},{"insert":" Once we've successfully gotten Volo, Haunted One, and one of the cards mentioned in \"The Enablers\" section above onto the battlefield, we can change Volo's creature types and begin one of the following combo lines:\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ashnod's Altar"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"+"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Faces of the Past"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"OR "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Intruder Alarm"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"+"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Puppeteer Clique"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" OR "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Glen Elendra 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+"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Paradise Mantle"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" OR"},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Relic of Legends"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"+"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Puppeteer Clique"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" OR "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Glen Elendra Guardian"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" OR "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Glen Elendra Archmage"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" OR "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Dream Seizer"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" OR "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Flitterwing Nuisance"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" = Infinite ETBs, Infinite LTBs, Infinite Colored Mana, and Infinite Power (all creatures that share a type)"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ashnod's 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"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Flitterwing Nuisance"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" = Infinite ETBs, Infinite LTBs, Infinite Colorless Mana, and Infinite Power (all creatures that share a type)"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nWith one of these combo lines established, we can close out the game through one of the following means\n\nGo tall with faeries through the infinitely stacking \"+2/0\" buff from "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Haunted One"}},{"insert":" or the infinite charge counters added to "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Door of Destinies"}},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Drain our opponents with the infinite LTB triggers via "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Obyra, Dreaming Duelist"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grave Venerations"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Reanimate all creatures from each opponents graveyard with the 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"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Thank you for taking the time review my decklist and the primer I have written for it! "},{"insert":"\n"}]}