Jeremy 13 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Hello brewers,"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nHappy October! For this month's Card Kingdom-sponsored deckbuilding contest, we're celebrating spooky season with our scariest deck lists. No, we're not talking about zombies, vampires and werewolves-- we're giving you our blessing to put aside pesky things like \"fun\" and \"fairness\" in favor of making the most threatening deck possible. Details below! \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"What’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 October’s deckbuilding contest, construct a Commander-legal deck that aims to be \"The Problem\" in any game it plays. It doesn't necessarily have to be the \"best\" deck, but it should feel like the biggest threat at the table either through pure power or oppressiveness. Just this once, be a jerk! "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Here’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 "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"are"},{"insert":" allowed."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Silver-bordered and acorn cards, while cool, are "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"not"},{"insert":" allowed. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Digital-only cards (such as those designed for the Alchemy format on Arena) are "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"not"},{"insert":" allowed."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Strictly one deck submitted per user."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Reply to this newspost, "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://discord.gg/pemYbqkFYd"},"insert":"the Discord submission post"},{"insert":", or "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://x.com/archidekt/status/1715463405429981345?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 "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"9:00 pm EDT (UTC -4, currently) on Friday, October 27, 2023"},{"insert":". 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. "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Deck descriptions are not required but certainly may provide valuable context!"},{"insert":"\n\nOn "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Saturday, October 28, 2023"},{"insert":", we’ll add a new Discord post for the community to vote on its favorite of the three selected finalists' lists. 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 email, Discord or Twitter/X (depending on where they submitted) regarding their winnings following the conclusion of the poll by Tuesday, October 31, 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\nAs of this summer, we also now apply a “Contest Winner” role to all finalists, giving them a little trophy icon next to their username on deck tiles (the links that appear on places like the homepage). Prior contest winners have already had this role applied. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"An 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\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Thank you!"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This is the first month we’re accepting submissions on "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://discord.gg/depY4jefg6"},"insert":"Discord"},{"insert":" and using it for voting instead of Twitter. Please bear with us as we feel out this new procedure! \n\nIf you have any other questions, feel free to ask here, reach out on "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://twitter.com/archidekt"},"insert":"Twitter"},{"insert":", or join our "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://discord.gg/depY4jefg6"},"insert":"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-\n\n10/28/23 - We have our finalists!"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"inherit"},"insert":"Calling People Names"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/5680132/calling_people_names"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/5680132/calling_people_names"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"inherit"},"insert":"You Were Supposed to Restore Balance, not Destroy It!"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/5702592/blitz_of_the_thunderraptor"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/5702592/blitz_of_the_thunderraptor"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"inherit"},"insert":"Codie's Salty Cookbook"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/5485351/codies_salty_cookbook"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/5485351/codies_salty_cookbook"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nPlease "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/news/5184069/discord.gg/depY4jefg6"},"insert":"join us in Discord"},{"insert":" for voting on final placement and discussion!"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"}]}
Edited 10/28/2023, 9:19:10 PM
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Heavensdoorlmao 13 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Tutor out soultether and impact tremors and then gg\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/5769392/impact_tremors_gg"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/5769392/impact_tremors_gg"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Edited 11/1/2023, 3:56:55 PM
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akafirefly_ 13 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I think we can all agree that Nicol is one of the bigger MTG villains. This deck does it all; What to give a false sense of security with everyone getting no maximum hand size: check. What about some draw punish: done. Does it even have discard punish: you betcha. \n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/5129228/cruelty_unleashed_bolass_reign\n\n"}]}
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Kudol(Common Patron)
13 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4787357/100_thalia_gitrog_budget\n\nHow about a under $100 budget Thalia/Gitrog deck? Not the greatest, but everyone HATES when I take this deck out to play.\n"}]}
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DankCastle 13 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3807717/vogar_the_walking_war_crime"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3807717/vogar_the_walking_war_crime"},{"insert":"\n\nHave you heard of this jerk? Doubt it. You are now walking in blindfolded to the abject horror that is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant"}},{"insert":" . This hulking pile of cardboard violence gets swole when stuff dies. And everything is going to die. Your stuff, my stuff, and oops all of my opponents are dead too. But life and death mean nothing anymore and all that matters is that everyone leaves the game a frustrated shell of a player. This deck is filled with nothing but the most heinous mono black nonsense. It is a hideous amalgamation of infinite combos and oppressive control. There are 19 ways to get infinite death triggers that will either outright win you the game or make Vogar a massive 69,420/69,420 to kill that one player who is already losing their mind with salt over your "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bitterblossom"}},{"insert":{"card-link":"Contamination"}},{"insert":" lock. And if there ever comes a time when the bell tolls for you just sac that thicc boy and deck yourself. Deny them the satisfation with your last act.\n"}]}
Edited 10/28/2023, 3:17:20 AM
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BenBen37234 13 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4289458/annoying"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4289458/annoying"},{"insert":"\n\nIn this deck you will slow players down with cards like Thalia, then not let your opponent's untap that much with smoke and other similar effects. All the while annoying them half to death with stasis, The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale, and Winter Orb. make fast mana with mana crypt, Dual Lands, and mox diamond. To wrap up the annoyances that your opponents had to face while the could never do anything, use divine intervention to end the game in a draw.\n"}]}
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TheBotanist 13 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Mono-white doesn’t seem scary…until everything has flying and trample and menace and lifelink and vigilance and…and…and…by turn 4. And you didn’t bother countering anything because why waste it on something like Haunted Cloak?? And then you get run over! "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/2806001/white_keywords"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/2806001/white_keywords"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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Menacing_Squirrel(Common Patron)
13 months{"ops":[{"insert":"There are a dozen or so spells that read \"Target opponent loses the game.\" Well, not really, but that's essentially what is happening. This deck is built around one of my favorite cards, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sudden Substitution"}},{"insert":" . We're going to be donating all sorts of terrible spells, and stealing our opponent's best creatures in return for their troubles. Opponent playing mono-blue? Hand them a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Summoner's Pact"}},{"insert":" . Is the table recovering from a board wipe? Donate a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Warrior's Oath"}},{"insert":" - better make your one turn count. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Smothering Tithe"}},{"insert":" on the stack? Here's my commander, no more permanents for you. There's also a one-sided MLD package in the sideboard for kicks and giggles. \nhttps://www.archidekt.com/decks/5485351/codies_salty_cookbook\n"}]}
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D3sertfr0g 13 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I'm not the best of deckbuilders, but I wanted to take my own spin on this theme, and it involves just a little bit of trolling. Davros functions mainly as value, piloting to cause problems tablewide, but the main focus is in the 99: making someone else the problem. Steal cards, force combats, and lay low. Play politics and curse players one by one until everyone else either leaves, or dies as the \"archenemy\" of the table.They'll be helpless to stop you, because they're not trying until it's too late. Watch your opponents knock each other down and remember: you don't need \"Fun\" to spell \"Magic: the gathering.\"\n\nOne last tip: wait for bombs to be dropped before you drop your own. Sure, you might want to play that Abaddon, but wait until you're staring down a scute swarm. You can let your opponents waste their removal on that.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/5723097/some_strings_attached"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/5723097/some_strings_attached"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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HelenaBruh 13 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Nothing quite says \"problem\" like a loaded gun pointed at the rest of the table. With "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink"}},{"insert":", that loaded gun says \"if I get to activate my commander's second ability one singular time with any other creature in my deck on board, you most likely lose the game.\" This is a deck that screams \"threat\" at all times. Deal 125 damage or so with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Terror of the Peaks"}},{"insert":" (and that's before combat). Deal another 125 with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stalking Vengeance"}},{"insert":". Generate infinite treasures and draw my deck with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ganax, Astral Hunter"}},{"insert":". Borrow 30 creatures with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Coercive Recruiter"}},{"insert":" and build your own Insurrection. Instantly run through the Undercity with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Caves of Chaos Adventurer"}},{"insert":" and play the top six cards of your library for free. When the floor on the ability is tutoring five basics and drawing five cards with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Solemn Simulacrum"}},{"insert":", your opponents know they're in trouble. If they see you drop your commander on turn three and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Throne of Eldraine"}},{"insert":" on turn four into "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thundering Raiju"}},{"insert":", that's gotta awaken some primal fear inside them.\n\nFind the list here, and enjoy red doing red things: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/4316860/thats_a_lotta_damage"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/4316860/thats_a_lotta_damage"},{"insert":"\n\n\n"}]}
Edited 10/27/2023, 9:00:06 PM
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TheFabledOtaku 13 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/5541788/surprise_its_a_cringe_combo\n"}]}
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MrVortex 13 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Man I wish I had a back-up of my primer! I will remake it if anyone is interested in literally the biggest threat at any table!!\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/5712335/tergrid_is_always_3v1\n"}]}
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Octavius 13 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Although I am not eligible due to where I live (Quebec being excluded is unfortunate), I felt it worthwhile to share this pile all the same. It is a deck that aims to punish every player for every single game action they take. From drawing to playing land to tapping (or not) lands, this deck will punish players for every choice. Winning is unlikely as the person playing this deck will have a target on their back at all times, whether they even use the commander or not. For those of you willing to lose friends, I invite you to tweak the list to your desire and BE THE PROBLEM\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/5726488/love_is_pain"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/5726488/love_is_pain"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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jeremyh77 13 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Eh, probably won't win, but it doesn't hurt to enter. This is my anti-CEDH deck. The point is to stop your unlimited combos and then it just stops you from playing altogether. \n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/5583934/fair_magic\n"}]}
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Hkwalm 13 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I went with the Dark Lord himself. I ended up going more towards the spooky theme. It is a threat though since the army builds so fast!\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/5725368\n"}]}
Edited 10/26/2023, 9:50:46 PM
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bobiffer 13 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/5700230/the_master"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/5700230/the_master"},{"insert":"\n\nThis deck focuses on giving The Master as many deadly costumes as possible with various boardstate or life total impacting ETBs. Once he has a couple costumes in his wardrobe, he can then be abusive of his 2 mana cmc to bounce and play again. Any costumes that got thrown away before he could try them on can be easily repurchased through thrifty reanimation. And of course, his favorite costume will likely be Gary. Who doesnt like Gary?\n"}]}
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