Jeremy 20 months{"ops":[{"insert":"\nHello brewers,"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nIn March, for the first time ever, our deckbuilding contest is for a format other than Commander. This month, we’re building Oathbreaker! \n\nFor those unfamiliar, Oathbreaker is a format that was created in 2019 by "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://twitter.com/weirdcards"},"insert":"Weirdcards Charitable Club"},{"insert":"– the same folks who run the wonderful "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://magikids.org/"},"insert":"MagiKids charity"},{"insert":". Designed to be multiplayer with games that could start and finish over a single lunch break, Oathbreaker has some unique traits that set it apart from other formats. From "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://oathbreakermtg.org/quick-rules/"},"insert":"its official website"},{"insert":", these are Oathbreaker’s quick rules:\n\nOathbreaker is a multiplayer format, played with 60 card singleton decks (only one copy of each card, no limit on basic lands)."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You start the game with your Oathbreaker and Signature Spell in the command zone."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Your starting life is 20 ."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Your “Oathbreaker” is a Planeswalker. Its color identity determines the contents of your deck."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Your “Signature Spell” must be an instant or sorcery card that falls within your Oathbreaker’s color identity."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You cast your Oathbreaker from your command zone."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Your Signature Spell may only be cast if your Oathbreaker is on the battlefield under your control."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Both your Oathbreaker and Signature Spell are subject to “command zone tax”. These taxes are tracked individually, i.e. casting your Oathbreaker doesn’t cause your Signature Spell to cost more."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"To find out more, read the "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://oathbreakermtg.org/rules/"},"insert":"full rules"},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Since we only have Oathbreaker novices here on the Archidekt team, the good folks at Weirdcards have agreed to act as guest judges! In recognition of great work they do as ambassadors of the Magic community, we'll be making a donation to MagiKids for each brewer who participates."},{"insert":" 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 March’s deckbuilding contest, construct an Oathbreaker-legal deck that showcases something you think the format’s creators (Weirdcards Charitable Club) may find interesting. There are no other restrictions this month– have fun! For each participant, we'll donate $5 to MagiKids, up to $2000."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nHere’s how to participate:"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Brew an Oathbreaker 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, acorn and playtest 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/1639338619813994496?s=20"},"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, March 31. 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. 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, April 1, 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, April 4, 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 "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/contestRules"},"insert":"our official contest rules"},{"insert":". \n\nCongratulations to February’s winners! "},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"1st Place: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/user/53166"},"insert":"bBork"},{"insert":" - "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3986079#The_Forest_Fights_Back"},"insert":"The Forest Fights Back"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"2nd Place: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/user/72681"},"insert":"Nous"},{"insert":" - "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4054701"},"insert":"Hipster Spirited Away"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"3rd Place: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/user/197946"},"insert":"MrBolas"},{"insert":" - "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4054449#Lord_of_the_Rings"},"insert":"Lord of the Rings"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThank you!"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"If 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":"\n\nApril 1 Edit: Hey, all! We're going to announce our three finalists tomorrow (Sunday, 4/2) rather today. We ended up with about 200 decks for Weirdcards to go through which is... a lot 😅"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"Thank you so much for your patience!"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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HelenaBruh 20 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I was super excited to see Oathbreaker as an official format! I built a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sarkhan Unbroken"}},{"insert":" deck a while ago and I've never really gotten to play it but now that may change. That's not the focus of this submission though. Today I bring you a planeswalker I always wanted to build for Oathbreaker: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kasmina, Enigma Sage"}},{"insert":". Superfriends is a classic scourge of EDH and never an archetype I really enjoyed all that much there, but here, in a much more combo-y format with the new "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ichormoon Gauntlet"}},{"insert":", we might just get there. This list runs "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Regrowth"}},{"insert":" as Kasmina's signature spell, and focuses in a card that is outright banned in EDH... but not in Oathbreaker (not anymore, though it's still marked wrong here). That card is the combo monster known as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Panoptic Mirror"}},{"insert":". Together with a group of powerful walkers, we can use Kasmina ultimates to grab "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fabricate"}},{"insert":" and any "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Time Warp"}},{"insert":" effect. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Regrowth"}},{"insert":" returns "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Time Warp"}},{"insert":" to hand, which we can then imprint on the Mirror for "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"infinite turns"},{"insert":". From there, it's a simple matter to close out the game. With a decent amount of interaction and ramp, your chances of landing the combo without having to pass the turn back to your opponent are fairly solid. \n\nIf you have multiple walkers but only one ultimate available, try "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Planewide Celebration"}},{"insert":" to grab enough ultimates to secure the win! "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Proteus Staff"}},{"insert":" can turn tokens into one of the three creatures in the deck. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Eligeth, Crossroads Augur"}},{"insert":" draws a ton of cards with Kasmina's +2 ability. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Deepglow Skate"}},{"insert":" turn your walkers into instant threats. Once you've assembled your combo, stomp opponents with an army of fractals, or release the krakens with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kiora, the Crashing Wave"}},{"insert":". Mill your opponents out with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jace, the Perfected Mind"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jace, the Mind Sculptor"}},{"insert":", or yourself to secure the win with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jace, Wielder of Mysteries"}},{"insert":". "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Long-Term Plans"}},{"insert":" serves as a slower backup to Fabricate that can also go get "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tamiyo, the Moon Sage"}},{"insert":" to try and ultimate for a similar infinite turns combo to the Mirror, or any number of other pieces.\n\nYou can find the list here: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/4228819"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/4228819"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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taydr0 20 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4218835#Everything_the_March_Touches,_is_Our_Kingdom \n\nThe goal of this deck is to Ultimate Dack (big ask I know). But if you can get there, you should be able to steal every permanent from your opponents by changing keywords or tapping permanents. The Signature spell allows you to both protect Dack from attacks, or steal creatures later in the game.\n"}]}
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cylindricalcow 20 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/4175486"},"insert":"Prologue to Compleation (Oathbreaker: Tamiyo, Field Research; Signature Spell: Prologue to Phyresis)"},{"insert":"\n\nThis deck strives to gain card advantage through small creatures that are evasive. The card drawing engine let's us draw into proliferation effects that either help us ultimate or uptick poison effects if the board gets locked up. I chose Tamiyo as my oathbreaker because when I was first learning magic at my LGS, a player saw that I was new and gave me a Tamiyo playmat to use! \n"}]}
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Riveteersbuilder 20 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4233656"},"insert":"Davriel and Raven's Crime - (Oathbreaker) - Archidekt"},{"insert":"\nYour opponents can't play without a hand, right? This deck wants to strip your opponents of cards and use your own to find the creatures you need to kill your opponents with\n"}]}
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gravymistake 20 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4231856 what a cool format :)\n"}]}
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onceisonce 20 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4235649"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4235649"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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ProneToDrift 20 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4228519"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4228519"},{"insert":"\n\nThis is my first and favorite Oathbreaker deck!\nThe game plane is simple and rude: force everyone into top-deck mode and try to outvalue your opponents that way. \nThe signature spell is rarely cast, but is extremely versatile when it is. The best part is that when the physical cards are lined up properly, the rune on Incendiary Command looks like a fiery mace coming from the handle in Angrath’s right hand!\nNot to mention, it’s an absolute flavor slam-dunk, because “FIRE THE CANNONS!” Is absolutely an “Incendiary” command!\n"}]}
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Smittyneedsaname 20 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4233947"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4233947"},{"insert":" its just.. its just oozing all over the place, someone help! the oozes just don't stop multiplying, oh god-! haha, its just a simic ooze deck I guess. make counters, multiply, overwhelm your opponent with pure gelatinous gestational green might. don't actually know if Glurg is allowed but I put him in anyways. and on the plus side, it comes in at less than $100, in the spirit of being made for kids (who don't have jobs in the "},{"attributes":{"strike":true},"insert":"ooze factory"},{"insert":" human office).\n"}]}
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SmashPortal(Uncommon Patron)
20 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4229634"},"insert":"Here's a fresh revamp of my Ajani Squirrels deck I started when Oathbreaker first became known."},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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Ryanthelion42 20 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4233731"},"insert":"Make a lot of snakes"},{"insert":" - this decks aims to stall the game the game and ramp to try to cast endless swarm and win that \n"}]}
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PhyrexPhoenix 20 months{"ops":[{"insert":"This deck focuses on milling out an opponent's deck as quickly as possible while keeping the graveyard locked down through "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ashiok, Dream Render"}},{"insert":" 's passive ability. Various small combos are laced throughout the deck, including "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sheoldred, the Apocalypse"}},{"insert":" + "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Peer into the Abyss"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Terisian Mindbreaker"}},{"insert":" + "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fraying Sanity"}},{"insert":" , and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Haughty Djinn"}},{"insert":" + "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mindsplice Apparatus"}},{"insert":" + "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Flux Channeler"}},{"insert":" to keep "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tasha's Hideous Laughter"}},{"insert":" relatively affordable after Commander Zone Tax.\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4232396"},"insert":"Ashiok Exile Manipulation - (Oathbreaker) - Archidekt"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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BananaHero 20 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4233222"},"insert":"Gruul Revelry"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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TheCheg 20 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4216301 \nProlly not very good as its the first deck i've ever built, but there's no harm in trying\n"}]}
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Damp1982089 20 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4202945#An_O(ath)b(reaker)_Nixilis_Deck"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4202945#An_O(ath)b(reaker)_Nixilis_Deck"},{"insert":" I present to you an O(ath)b(reaker) Nixilis Deck! The goal is to utilize the casualty ability of Ob Nixilis, the Adversary to make an army of Ob Nixilises, Ob Nixili? I dont know the plural but it’s a fun deck that allows your opponents to decide whether they enjoy life or cards while you keep gaining insane amounts of life in the process!\n"}]}
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StannumMantis 20 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4232183"},"insert":"Shardy Smash"},{"insert":" \nThis is a slightly weird deck built around a planeswalker I forgot existed, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Niko Aris"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rise and Shine"}},{"insert":" that tries to make as many shard and clue tokens as possible, then win the game from there. I used clue token's specifically because they work well in Azorius and have synergy with Niko's 2nd ability to better allow you to control the board a bit.\n"}]}
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