Jeremy 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"\nHello brewers,"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThe upcoming Streets of New Capenna set and its associated Commander decks are fully revealed! As has become the norm, these products are stuffed to the gills with "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2631871?sort=cmc&stack=custom#New_Capenna_Commanders"},"insert":"37 new legendary creatures"},{"insert":" to build around. Brewing when there isn't an established \"meta\" around a commander can be a bit trickier, but oh so satisfying when you discover a sweet piece of tech all on your own. I "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"bet"},{"insert":" you can guess where we’re going with this month’s "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.cardkingdom.com/"},"insert":"Card Kingdom"},{"insert":"-sponsored contest. \n\nAs was the case starting with January’s contest, we will now accept submissions on both Twitter and Archidekt! 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 "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.cardkingdom.com/"},"insert":"cardkingdom.com"},{"insert":". \n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"For April’s deckbuilding contest, brew a Commander/EDH deck led by one of the new legendary creatures from Streets of New Capenna or New Capenna Commander. Your other 99 cards do not need to be from New Capenna. You’re on the frontier of deckbuilding with these new commanders– make something spectacular!"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nPlease note, since cards do not technically become legal in Commander/EDH until their official release, any cards you use from New Capenna (including your commander) will have a red border.\n\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, 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":"Reply to either this newspost or the "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://twitter.com/archidekt/status/1517527229063999494?s=20&t=MOt6TTYOyy7Z1X4nGX9M2A"},"insert":"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 -4, currently) on "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Friday, April 29, 2022"},{"insert":".\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 "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Saturday, April 30, 2022"},{"insert":", 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 "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.cardkingdom.com/"},"insert":"cardkindom.com"},{"insert":". 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 "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Tuesday, May 3, 2022"},{"insert":". 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 "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/contestRules"},"insert":"official contest rules"},{"insert":". \n\nCongratulations to March’s winners! "},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"1st Place: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/user/2483"},"insert":"StormHarbinger"},{"insert":" - "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2510305#Journey_to_the_Crablands"},"insert":"Journey to the Crablands"},{"insert":"\n2nd Place: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/user/145536"},"insert":"TevishSzat"},{"insert":" - "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2456369#Unlimited_Jank_Works"},"insert":"Mairsil Unlimited Jank Works"},{"insert":"\n3rd Place: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/user/73376"},"insert":"SadPandaFace"},{"insert":" - "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2341075#Yoshi-Rograkh_Curio-Combo"},"insert":"Yoshi-Rograkh Curio-Combo"},{"insert":"\n\nThank you!"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"If you have any other questions, feel free to ask here or reach, on Twitter, or in our "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://discord.gg/eZg3mvJd7v"},"insert":"newly public Discord server"},{"insert":". We look forward to seeing what you all come up with! \n\nThe Archidekt Team\n\n"}]}
Edited 4/22/2022, 3:36:27 PM
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shooketh 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2589605#lord_salty,_the_fun_collector\nXander was one of the first cards I saw out of New Capenna, and I instantly wanted to build something around him. This deck plays into Xander's mill mechanic with a lot of cards that get players discarding and milling, and also has a small opponent casting sub-theme to fit in with the library control of the deck. This deck will probably make a lot of people considerably angry, which is kind of the point of the whole thing. I also included a section in the deck for all the New Capenna cards I included. :) \n"}]}
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TRavenous 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/1757644#Forced_Fruition_(Queza,_Augur_of_Agonies)\n\nThis deck's humble beginnings were a Golos group hug deck. I gain my opponents' favor by helping them draw cards, then I punish them with damage, mill, and overflowing value. \n\nCard selection is the name of the game. I want my opponents to see their decks, but I don't want them able to cast everything. I slow them down with Rhystic Study, Damping Sphere, and Defense Grid. I protect myself from their best cards with Solitary Confinement, Breathstealer's Crypt, and Zur's Weirding. Bojuka Bog and Rest in Peace are there to stop any graveyard shenanigans from getting out of hand. \n\nThere aren't any tutors and the deck is shy on ramp, but t the sheer huge quantity of card-draw helps me hit my land drops every turn, stay on curve, and keep hitting necessary cards. There's nothing to protect myself from getting milled by my own effects or any recursion for Laboratory Maniac if he gets milled. He is there as a last ditch Hail Mary win-con. Usually I close out the game with draw-related damage like Underworld Dreams, Ob Nixilis, Psychosis Crawler, and my commander Queza, Augur of Agonies.\n"}]}
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evolution1988 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"For this contest, I chose Lagrella, the Magpie. \n\nThe deck is essentially a control deck that abuses ETB triggers that wins through blink combos using cathars' crusade and craterhoof behemoth, or goes infinite with various palinchron shenanigans (emiel and deadeye navigator are the enablers). I run various \"blink target permanent\" cards to blink enchantments and artifacts (such as wedding ring), and use clones to double up on value and control effects with Sakashima and Phyrexian metamorph. Urza also makes an appearance for some salty blink strats, as well as combos involving palinchron and a top/cloud key/future sight combo that can draw out the entire deck. There are also potential winning lines with Nexus of Fate, but the deck isn't built around it... I just like the card a lot. The deck is not cEDH as it's not going to win before turn 5, but its definitely able to swing at a high power table and it can be easily powered down for a lower powered table or pod by replacing the combo cards with various value ETB cards and still be on theme. The land count is a little low at 33, but there are multiple MDFCs included to make up the difference. Gotta love the flexibility. \n\nI chose Lagrella over Falco Spara for this deck for three reasons as they share a color and both had some possible blink strats. First and second, Lagrella creates an interesting choice in whether or not my opponent removes her as I almost always get value back when she leaves and having a 3 mana removal for a commander creates an opportunity to mind game your opponent or respond to various threats whenever I need to. The third reason is that Falco Spara, which might have been a replacement for Future Sight as it also allows me to play off the top of the deck, requires me to remove counters to do that and I didn't want to complicate the build with another mechanic. In the future I might consider a Falco Spara deck as I think there's some potential there but this wasn't that time.\n\nAnyway, here is the link: \n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/2654903#Blinkin'_Magpies!\n\nThanks!\n"}]}
Edited 4/28/2022, 7:27:25 AM
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Kamakazi339 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"Definitely the most filthy of the new commanders, but this Lord Xander deck is going to ramp hard into Xander and run an overall control package. I will then abuse Xander's last ability by cloning him for ultimate gain.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2654617#Lord_Xander_EDH"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2654617#Lord_Xander_EDH"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Edited 4/28/2022, 3:02:16 AM
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adamdroid 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2650086#Evelyn\n\nThis extreme budget deck (62 dollars if paying top dollar), does what budget decks need to do to be competitive against pricier opponents... uses their own cards against them.\n\nBest played in an environment for 4 or more players, Evelyn's mechanic is simple. Bring out a vampire, then drool over 3+ options for new cards to play. Unlike many exile-to-play tricks, this one has no limitation on the card type, only that it be 1 per turn. Meaning consistent land plays if needed, creature removal when needed, and best of all, additional wincons as needed.\n\nEvelyn also has the advantage of being flexible in the mana required to cast. But perhaps her best feature is flash, letting you turn her loose just before your next turn, giving you a better opportunity to steal initial cards.\n\nThe best budget vampies are here (with a few cuts to keep the mana curve low and save that mana for casting other players' cards), along with a hefty amount of removal/neutering cards. When building budget, the only thing better than stealing another person's deck is making their commander lose all abilities rather than sending it back to the command zone, and so much of the removal focuses on that thanks to the inclusion of blue.\n\nArtifact mana, the one cheap tutor, and other cards are no-brainers. Lands are somewhat up to preference but I chose to give myself the best odds in all three colors despite the heavy focus of black costs.\n"}]}
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BadBrewsRUs 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"Just like everyone else, I was stoked to see "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jaxis, the Troublemaker"}},{"insert":" spoiled, and to be the buy-a-box promo card for the set. I've loved the red copy commanders, and have wanted to throw together a list that focuses on using creatures like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dragon Mage"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ruin Grinder"}},{"insert":" to wheel yourself to keep a full hand and full graveyard. Here's what I came up with!\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/2641030#Jaxis_-_April_'22\n\n"}]}
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thebrycerik 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2648085#A_vote_for_me_is_a_vote_for..._me\n\n I was wanting to build this commander as soon as I saw it spoiled, as I had already tried and failed to build a voting deck once before.\nThis is a politics deck with a voting theme to compliment this new commander. The goal of the deck is to try to make deals with my opponents and to keep the board in a balanced state with myself always coming out just a little bit better.\n"}]}
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fiveTrillionElves 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"Jaxis's Scrapyard Scrape\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2581747#Jaxis's_Scrapyard_Scrape"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2581747#Jaxis's_Scrapyard_Scrape"},{"insert":"\n\nAs soon as I saw Jaxis, I knew she was going to replace Rionya as my mono-red token copy commander. That being said, the deck I ended up building for Jaxis didn't look much like Rionya at all because I decided to go for an artifact theme with Jaxis. \n\nThe crux of the deck is accruing value from artifacts until we can get to one of our big finishers like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Myr Battlesphere"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spawn of Thraxes"}},{"insert":", or my personal favorite, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Triplicate Titan"}},{"insert":". We can also sacrifice the tokens Jaxis makes using "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Goblin Welder"}},{"insert":" and his siblings, allowing us to recur some of our more important non-token artifacts from the graveyard and trigger any ETB or death triggers. We also have plenty of ways of doubling up on Jaxis's ability or untapping her to use it again using things like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Illusionist's Bracers"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rings of Brighthearth"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thousand-Year Elixir"}},{"insert":". This is also the deck that made me truly appreciate"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Trading Post"}},{"insert":". Sacrificing our token copies of artifacts to draw cards or get back non-token artifacts from the graveyard feels really nice and gets us even more value out of our tokens. \n"}]}
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Providence 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2637695#Jaxis_is_my_New_Gay_Crush\nI was going to build Naya Goad Wide with the new Naya commander, but then I saw Jaxis.\n\nOur objective is to get out creatures with powerful etb or die triggers and copy them over and over. A few sac outlets are included to get maximum value on our tokens before they're sac'd at EoT. We also have Sundial to let us keep our tokens for later if we choose to respond to the EoT trigger.\n\nOur mana base looks wonky, and is saturated with many fetch style lands as well as some sac costs so we can fill our graveyard with as many as possible to gain maximum value off of Cavalier of Flames and any potential copies.\n"}]}
Edited 4/26/2022, 9:47:02 AM
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mrcoftn 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2644731#Prof._Tivit's_PoliSci_101\nA casual and relatively budget Tivit, Seller of Secrets political deck that aims to sell out short lived alliances to make it to the late game!\n"}]}
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Jhyrryl 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"Contains only 18.65 salt!\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kros, Defense Contractor"}},{"insert":" \nGroup Slug using an Enchantress Shell - keep your opponents busy beating on each other until your creatures are ready to destroy what remains.\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/2633716#Making_it_Rain_Counters\n"}]}
Edited 4/25/2022, 8:22:45 PM
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rwentzy 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2576939#Tivit,_Esper_Voting\n\nVoting tribal has it's leader\n"}]}
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SelesnyaCrafter 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2635645#Streets_EDH\nI built this entire deck around one fact: Draw cards, drain the opponent with our commander, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Queza, Augur of Agonies"}},{"insert":", and find a way to do it again. \nThe deck is incredible at drawing cards and runs numerous payoffs to drawing, including "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Minn, Wily Illusionist"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Psychic Corrosion"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Teferi's Tutelage"}},{"insert":". The latter two cards make milling the opponent out a reliable strategy if draining with Queza isn't working well. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jace, Wielder of Mysteries"}},{"insert":" also helps you win if you manage to draw out your deck, causing what is usually a drawback for card-draw decks into a massive bonus. The deck also works on a few lifegain payoffs, as you are guaranteed to at least 1 life per turn, including "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Karlov of the Ghost Council"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Defiant Bloodlord"}},{"insert":" for even more draining, and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Archangel of Thune"}},{"insert":". Finally, the deck runs "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Drogskol Reaver"}},{"insert":" for an infinite combo to win the game almost immediately. \n"}]}
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stpddm 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"My submission for this contest is my own take on "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vazi, Keen Negotiator"}},{"insert":". When I first read this card, I was a bit underwhelmed. However, in an attempt to defy my own expectations, I committed to brewing the most fun version of this deck that I could. So after a decent amount of head-scratching, here we have it: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2634140#Vazi's_Vexing_Valuables"},"insert":"Vazi's Vexing Valuables"},{"insert":"\n\nThe goal of this deck is to do what WotC has always intended: make a gazillion treasures. But not only are "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"we"},{"insert":" going to be making a bunch of glittering pieces of metal, we will be forcing our opponents to as well! With all of these treasures our opponents are going to be making, we are going to be using some cards to capitalize off of their sacrificial tendencies.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Viridian Revel"}},{"insert":" will be able to draw us a lot of cards, making our opponents think twice about cashing in at the bank."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fangren Marauder"}},{"insert":" will be able to let us do our best white impression, gaining us an absurd amount of life."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vermiculos"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arcbound Crusher"}},{"insert":" have the potential to get very large, and they will have a fairly large chance to be able to sneak in for some damage (more on that later)."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"And finally, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mayhem Devil"}},{"insert":" will make our opponents pay for their greediness."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ok, so we are still just giving our opponents a bunch of free mana which they can then use to deploy a bunch of big stuff to kill us with. Not a great game plan. I hear you. But let me suggest another mechanic that WotC seems to be pushing a lot lately which could potentially solve our problems: Goad.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Disrupt Decorum"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kardur, Doomscourge"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Geode Rager"}},{"insert":", etc., etc."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Give our opponents a bunch of extra resources, but then force them to "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"use it against each other"},{"insert":". All the while you can sit back and cackle like a supervillain while your "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hellkite Tyrant"}},{"insert":" wins you the game.\n\nIn the end, I don't think this deck is winning any cEDH tournaments any time soon. However, I do think it promotes a strange yet fun style of gameplay that not many other commanders incentivize.\n"}]}
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SeamlessLoop 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"Raffine Reanimator+Discard jank\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/2630380\n"}]}
Edited 4/23/2022, 5:49:18 PM
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