mathimus55 3 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Voting has concluded!"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n1st Place: milesteg198"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"2nd Place: EDELMDOR"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"3rd Place: Biglilsis"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nEach winner has been contacted by the email associated with their Archidekt account. Congratulations, and thank you to all who participated!"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"----\n"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Hello brewers,"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nWelcome back! Matt here kicking off the contest for one last month. As a reminder for the new structure of the Archidekt Deckbuilding Contest that started last month:\nContest participation is no longer limited by region. We’re so glad to finally have our friends outside of the US and Canada involved as well!"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Finalists are now awarded credit to "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.cardsphere.com/"},"insert":"Cardsphere.com"},{"insert":", a sister site to Archidekt. Cardsphere is a peer-to-peer marketplace for buying and selling Magic cards. If you’ve never used it before, Joey from the EDHRECast recently made a great "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUc4-FnefrU&t=1s&pp=ygUKY2FyZHNwaGVyZQ%3D%3D"},"insert":"video covering the basics"},{"insert":"! Depending on their placement, finalists will receive either $250, $150 or $100 in credit."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.youtube.com/@EDHRECast"},"insert":"EDHRECast YouTube channel"},{"insert":" will now feature a video highlighting the finalist decks from each contest! Olivia Gobert-Hicks and myself will host."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"After the three finalists are announced, their placement is now determined by upvotes on the deck pages themselves. Be sure to vote for your favorite!"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"We'll be following the same cadence as we have the past few months. (Wednesday-Wednesday-Wednesday-Wednesday). Details on that below."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nWith that out of the way, let's talk about the contest!\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 cardsphere.com. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"For July’s deckbuilding contest, brew a Commander-legal deck that captures the spirit of another deck that was played in 60-card formats. Feel free to check out Matt Morgan’s previous article series "},{"insert":"60 to 100"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" or the recent Pro Tour results for ideas and inspiration on your brewing process."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nLink to Matt's "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://edhrec.com/articles/60-to-100-gruul-invades-the-invitational/"},"insert":"articles here"},{"insert":"\nMTGTop8 "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.mtgtop8.com/index"},"insert":"results here"},{"insert":"\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 "},{"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":"\nReply to this newspost, the "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://discord.com/channels/494339685452087296/1258155608897749185"},"insert":"Discord submission post"},{"insert":", or the "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://x.com/archidekt/status/1808555834441416931"},"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 "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"9:00 pm EST (UTC -5, currently) on Wednesday, July 10th, 2024"},{"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":"Wednesday, July 17th, 2024"},{"insert":", we’ll announce three finalists via Discord and a video on the EDHRECast YouTube channel. Each 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:\n1st 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":"Finalists will be contacted via email, Discord or Twitter/X (depending on where they submitted) regarding their winnings within roughly 24 hours following the conclusion of voting on Wednesday, July 24th, 2024. Please note, you must have a Cardsphere account in order to receive your winnings. It's quick and free-- "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.cardsphere.com/signup"},"insert":"register here"},{"insert":" if you don't have an account already!\n\nWe 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":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/contestRules"},"insert":"Official contest rules"},{"insert":".\n\nThank you!"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"There are a lot of changes baked into this month’s contest. Please bear with us as we work through any unexpected growing pains!\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 "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://discord.gg/sctEc9Ru36"},"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"}]}
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Drow_Elf_on_the_Shelf 3 months{"ops":[{"insert":"An oldie but a goodie, Hollowvine is a classic Modern deck revolving around discarding cards, casting spells for free, and recurring big timmy goons from the graveyard. My favorite card in the deck by far, however, was Burning Inquiry. The ability to not only gamble to advance my gamestate but also to mitigate my opponents' was insanely fun. That feeling was the inspiration behind this Nekusar list, which contains many of the traditional cards from Hollow One lists, including Hollow One, Flameblade Adept, Ox of Agonas, the Judgment Elementals, and Burning Inquiry itself. Using Nekusar also allowed me to delve into some Crabvine lists, including cards like Prized Amalgam and Bloodghast, which become a Vengevine-like effect in these colors, returning from the graveyard over and over. \n\nFor your consideration: "},{"attributes":{"link":"The Hollow One's Burning Inquiries"},"insert":"The Hollow One's Burning Inquiries"},{"insert":"\n\n\n"}]}
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honey.cake 3 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":"This is my 100-card singleton "},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000","link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8307711/monogreen_devotion?sort=alpha&stack=multiple"},"insert":"Mono-Green Devotion"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":" deck inspired by the meta-warping Pioneer deck of the same name. While not quite 8 Elves, it runs as much low to the ground ramp as it can to ensure 3 mana for turn 2. The deck relies on some of the same types of strategies like Oath of Nissa, Cavalier of Thorns, and Storm the Festival to dig for Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx, but it can also depend on several land tutors to play it reliably."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":"Without access to Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner, the deck relies on just about every other creature ETB draw trigger available to refill your hand in addition to druids and other land untap effects to get multiple Nykthos activations in a turn."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":"(Thankfully) the deck does not have the Karn sideboard luxury that its Pioneer counterpart had before the ban. Instead, its commander Rhonas the Indomitable provides a reliable mana sink to turn surplus mana later in the game into buffs for the deck's devotion-boosting stompy creatures or even mana dorks in a pinch. With that said, the deck's ideal big mana payoffs are more along the lines of loading up a Genesis Wave or landing a Craterhoof Behemoth as early as possible."},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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Vileo 3 months{"ops":[{"insert":"My submission might be a bit of a stretch since it wasn't a popular or well-known deck, rather a Standard brew that existed for only a few months, but it left an impression on me when I played it and I did get some FNM wins with it. The deck I chose is Izzet "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Burn at the Stake"}},{"insert":" from the brief time that both M14 and the original Innistrad block were legal in standard together.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/4355059"},"insert":"Magnus the Red Burn at the Stake"},{"insert":" (Be sure to check out the \"Categories (multiple)\" grouping to see all the roles different cards fill)\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://web.archive.org/web/20130721065918/http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/woo-brews-brewing-young-pyromancer/#:~:text=Izzet%20Burn%20at%20the%20Stake"},"insert":"The original deck"},{"insert":", as brewed by Travis Woo, was based around the freshly-release "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Young Pyromancer"}},{"insert":" and was essentially a token-based Storm deck in Standard, which fits it into this very strange but very interesting niche. I've been working on this list for a while since I saw "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Magnus the Red"}},{"insert":", but it was left unfinished (ADHD, oops) until I saw this prompt. The idea is to use "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Young Pyromancer"}},{"insert":" and other token generators in combination with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Goblin Electromancer"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Battle Hymn"}},{"insert":" to generate positive mana and creating a storm count that can, in a sense, persist between turns. You can get some attacks in on turns where you can't finish out the storm, but the win condition is the titular "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Burn at the Stake"}},{"insert":".\n\nAll of the aforementioned cards are in the list, as homage to the original, with highlights of new cards that also capture the spirit of the deck, including "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dragonrage"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Third Path Iconoclast"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thunderclap Drake"}},{"insert":". Win conditions include many X-cost burn spells like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Comet Storm"}},{"insert":" and X-cost draw spells like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stroke of Genius"}},{"insert":" for Magnus to reduce the cost of by the number of tokens you control, both of which can also be used in the early-to-mid game for removal or card draw for yourself. There's also plenty of ways to establish or rebuild your board like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Song of Totentanz"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Goblin Offensive"}},{"insert":". \n\nNotable exclusions are things like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Laboratory Maniac"}},{"insert":" effects just because I don't prefer to win that way, but they're perfectly valid inclusions in the deck. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cyclonic Rift"}},{"insert":" and a lot of counterspells are also excluded for the same reason. The only counterspells in the deck are thematic ones like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Access Denied"}},{"insert":" that will still have a valid alternate effect in case "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lier, Disciple of the Drowned"}},{"insert":" is on the board.\n\nSome spicy includes in the deck I want to highlight are multi-format all-stars like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Outmaneuver"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Haze of Rage"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs"}},{"insert":".\n"}]}
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Mefausto 3 months{"ops":[{"insert":"This is my first submission, and I am a long-time listener (and enjoyer!) of the EDHRECast. Here's my attempt to make Lantern Control Fun: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8325987/lighting_the_way_lantern_control_but_fun"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8325987/lighting_the_way_lantern_control_but_fun"},{"insert":"\n\nThis challenge immediately spoke to me because I had recently watched Rhystic Studies' incredible video on Lantern Control. At the time, I had been playing the latest version of my Nassari, Dean of Expression deck. My friend Luis, who got me into Commander, helped me build her the first time. The deck focused on exiling spells from my opponents and getting a lot of mana rocks into play to cast those spells. I think anyone who has played Nassari, or any commander who takes spells from other people, understands the incredible salt that occurs when this happens. So, the second time I built this deck, I included cards that allowed everyone to play more spells, like Expedited Inheritance or Share the Spoils. The latter is my favorite because if you say it like a game show (Share! The! Spoils!), it's a fun way to get people excited about using spells or lands they otherwise wouldn't. I found this to be an effective counter to the salt Nassari induces for my pod.\n\nHere's the problem: Nassari Salt is a two-way street. You will hit lands with Nassari's ability. She does not let you play lands. It is a major bummer to get three lands. What's worse is that Nassari actively benefits from having more players at the table, so spreading the love is key, but this can be difficult to balance when you are stealing everyone's spells. You must pace yourself so you don't become the archenemy, Or so I thought! \n\nAfter watching the Lantern Control video, Luis mentioned that I should include more top-deck manipulation. This is how I came to build this deck: combining the controlling aspects of Lantern Control with the pseudo-group hug that the deck provides—combining the best parts of both to counter each other's weaknesses. It's not perfect; I don't expect it to win any tournaments, but I think it's unique and scales to the table remarkably. \n\nThanks for all that y'all do,\n\nMefausto (My real name is June)\nThey/Them\n"}]}
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SonOfAmoz 3 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I got into Standard a year ago and have really loved the massive cardpool with the extended rotation. In celebration of that, I present "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8294910"},"insert":"OTJ Esper Midrange in Commander"},{"insert":": a commander deck following the Esper Midrange plan but using only cards legal in OTJ Standard. \n\nThere's a lot more details in the deck description, which I'll save you from reading here.\n"}]}
Edited 7/8/2024, 5:52:30 PM
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Ballchynski 2 months{"ops":[{"insert":"The fact that you made this deck using only Standard-legal cards is incredible. It’s very synergistic but then also forces you to play draft powerhouses like Gurgling Anointer which normally don’t get played in Commander! This deck really feels like it hits the deck challenge and the spirit of OG Commander well.\n"}]}
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Sync 3 months{"ops":[{"insert":"For my submission, I went way back to the 2012 standard. There was a meta-killer reanimator deck called \""},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8307830/2012_standard_solar_flare"},"insert":"Solar Flare"},{"insert":".\" It is a control deck that focuses on early removal and powerful/weird rule interactions to defeat the dreaded "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Delver of Secrets // Insectile Aberration"}},{"insert":" decks in the format. I searched for all the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sun Titan"}},{"insert":" effects I could to have that Reanimator theme as consistently as the standard deck. I added more "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phantasmal Image"}},{"insert":" cards (clones that are less than 3 mana, so Sun Titan could get them back), "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Day of Judgment"}},{"insert":" cards, and what I called Liliana Lite—a way to discard cards from your hand to be able to reanimate them. I even looked for what I affectionately call Sun Titan Baubles, which included reanimation effects that a Sun Titan could bring back to get that feeling of an engine that feeds itself. I've playtested this deck, and it feels like I am back at standard FNM, where my deck was casting a blue doom blade on a Geist of Saint Traft.\n\nBelow are a few neat interactions the deck did to be the meta-breaker of the format during its time.\n\nThe deck took advantage of the Legend rule at the time, which stated that if a Legend or PW came into play and there was already one with its name on the battlefield, they both would have to be sacrificed. Using Phantasmal Image to be able to kill "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Geist of Saint Traft"}},{"insert":" was my greatest joy. We nicknamed Phantasmal Image the \"blue Doom Blade\"\n\nA common interaction was between any Phantasmal Image in your graveyard and putting a Sun Titan into play, which allowed you to return all the Images as a copy of Sun Titan and get another interaction piece. I liked to think of this as the flare of Solar Flare. At the start of the turn, you have 0 creatures; when you pass, you have 3 Sun Titans in play.\n\nAnd finally, the ruling that ALWAYS resulted in a judge call. The deck had "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dead Weight"}},{"insert":" in it. When you CAST Dead Weight, you have to announce a target, but when one puts Dead Weight into play with a Sun Titan, you are not targeting something. It becomes attached to a creature in play. With this, you were able to kill Geist of Saint Traft, a hexproof creature, by attaching a Dead Weight to it.\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/8306913/edh_standard_2012_solar_flare_conversion\n\nHere is a link where I tried to sort out all the cards that used to be in the standard deck, then separated out each key effect the deck was built on to see the additional effects they printed that make this deck a consistent feeling of 2012 standard in edh. \n\nHere is a reference to the list I played back then at FNM.\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/8307830/2012_standard_solar_flare\n"}]}
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KnightOfTheNorth 3 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/4584272?stack=multiple"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/4584272?stack=multiple"},{"insert":"\n\nThis is my take on modern's "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/g#paper"},"insert":"Hardened Scales"},{"insert":".\n\nBoth decks use the namesake card, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hardened Scales"}},{"insert":", to quickly amass tons of counters using modular creatures like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arcbound Ravager"}},{"insert":" , and then put them on an evasive attacker or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Walking Ballista"}},{"insert":" for quick kills.\n\nThe problem is, in commander, you need a LOT more counters to kill all of your opponents, and most modular cards are overcosted and underwhelming. So how do you make it work?\n\nIt's all thanks to the commander, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hamza, Guardian of Arashin"}},{"insert":". Hamza reduces the cost of your modular creatures the more you have, and very quickly they become free to cast! You can then spend all of that extra mana on your many "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hardened Scales"}},{"insert":" effects. Not only are there lots of counter adders, but there are counter doublers, such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Branching Evolution"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Ozolith"}},{"insert":", and of course, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Doubling Season"}},{"insert":". Once you have a few of these, getting 120 counters is a lot less daunting.\n\nThis deck needs lots of card draw, and luckily, cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Canoptek Spyder"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Beast Whisperer"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Great Henge"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mindless Automaton"}},{"insert":" can keep you going endlessly. If you need more colored mana, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Crystalline Crawler"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phyrexian Altar"}},{"insert":" can replenish it, leading to big combo turns where you take out all your opponents at once.\n\nMuch like the modern deck, this one has a lot of very long and complicated lines. Make sure you know your "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Krark-Clan Ironworks"}},{"insert":" combos, and don't forget that milling your opponents with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Altar of Dementia"}},{"insert":" is a viable wincon!\n\nSo there you have it! Everyone's favorite green artifact deck, playable in commander!\n"}]}
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Diderion 3 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I chose to base my submission off of the blue white control deck piloted by Ivan Floch at the 2015 magic pro tour in Portland. Floch's finals performance against Jackson Cunningham's green white aggro deck is my favorite moment ever in professional magic. I remember watching "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8vq7GxCg2o"},"insert":"this video"},{"insert":" of that match one day after school and deciding that I wanted to try out magic for myself. I tried to pay homage to his deck with "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8304676/ivan_floch_2015_mtg_pro_tour_portland"},"insert":"my submission"},{"insert":". \n"}]}
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Vynianyx 3 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I decided to go with a homage to Brian Kibler's No Fires PTQ of Chicago in 2000. It was a challenging build, due to the inefficiency of old cards and a lot of just flat out land destruction. Though a \"Naya Aggro\" deck, the mana values of the base cards are also pretty high. Regardless I think I managed, with a Shiro ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful"}},{"insert":" ) to boot.\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/8304566/contest_july_2024\n\nDeck description:\n\nThis deck is the list Brain Kibler played in his \"Fires of Yavimaya\" mirror match. I put it in quotes, because Kibler's list did not run Fires of Yavimaya. However, for obvious reasons, even with a side board the deck doesn't come close to 100 cards. And 1 sideboard piece I could not include. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tsabo's Decree"}},{"insert":" due to it being a splash piece with city of brass and outside the commander identity. I could have forced a four color or five color commander, but the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Armadillo Cloak"}},{"insert":" on "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rith, the Awakener"}},{"insert":" is so iconic, Rith has to be the commander.\n\nThe decklist is a bit fudgy. Due to the era and trying to stay true to the original list and build off it, the mana curve is a bit all over. However, I tried to include pieces that synergize with the abhorrent amount of land destruction, some ramp and mana positive pieces for the higher mana costs, some good general edh aggro pieces, and a few cheaty the mana costy of big creatures pieces.\n\nAnd though it may not be good in the deck... I absolutely had to include a standard homage to Shiro with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful"}},{"insert":" <3\n\nBrian Kibler's induction into the hall of fame, his fun twists on standard metas, and his wonderful Commander at Home videos just pushed me into wanting to homage him with this list.\n"}]}
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Volbe(Common Patron)
3 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Mississippi River, a deck that recently broke into the legacy meta, is named as such for its tendency to \"flow\" on and on, using cascade spells, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Creative Technique"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tibalt's Trickery"}},{"insert":" to keep the river rolling: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/i-play-my-deck-on-turn-3-with-mississippi-river-in-legacy"},"insert":"https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/i-play-my-deck-on-turn-3-with-mississippi-river-in-legacy"},{"insert":"\n\nHere is my take on the unique build, headed by Maelstrom Wanderer. The goal of the deck is to save everything you have for turn 5 or 6, using lands that add more than one mana similar to its namesake deck, then cast Maelstrom Wanderer to (hopefully) play through your entire deck and win off of combat or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Noise Marine"}},{"insert":". While it may seem like a simple and straightforward deck to play, there are actually a huge number of decision points in the deck that can either make or break your go-off turn.\n\nWhile not a guaranteed win like the 60-card namesake is, this deck replicates the feeling of the deck very well, and does it all in the unique and crazy looking way that OG Mississippi River does.\n\nThe Deck:\nMississippi Wanderer - "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8284720/mississipi_wanderer"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8284720/mississipi_wanderer"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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stomptroop 3 months{"ops":[{"insert":"my submission I am doing pauper bogles in edh. in the spirit of pauper I have made the deck fairly budget. with the idea of bogles being cheap hexproof creatures there are cheap creatures with hexproof. loads of one mana auras, even the commander is a \"bogle\" in this definition as its a 2 mana flyer with ward 3 which is hard enough to remove I'm counting it. the other partner is just for the colours so I can get the colours of the traditional deck. unlike the pauper deck this one has ramp, card draw and removal. the removal and ramp both are a lot of auras and also cheap as possible to keep in flavour with bogle. other then commander pauper is one of my faverate formats so it was nice to build a seen deck there for this. other then 4cards with cmc 4, (including the unplayed commander), everything is cheap so therefore fits with the the cheap idea of rushing with bogles. with an average mana of 1.8 and 13 \"bogles\" with the commander i found this really fun and i hope others do too\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8299364/july_2024_compitiion_bogles"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8299364/july_2024_compitiion_bogles"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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Aser 3 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8187634/egg_storm"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8187634/egg_storm"},{"insert":". eggs better known KCI was a modern deck that took over its format until krak clan iron works was banned so I figured with the commander format having a significantly bigger card pool there was definitely a way to make eggs work in commander. Additionally i was trying to keep this deck somewhat budget so that the deck could be bought with the winnings from the event(hopefully) or I can just buy it for myself later. Hope you all enjoy. \n"}]}
Edited 7/6/2024, 2:17:50 PM
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bowmen1000 3 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I present to you: four horseman legacy as a commander deck. We're playing Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis with several combos that require a few hundred game actions to win the game. "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/5588737"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/5588737"},{"insert":"\n\nBefore we hit the combos, we have to find them. This is where Hogaak comes in. We want to play Hogaak as fast as possible and sacrifice it to something like Greater Good or Life's Legacy to draw 8 cards. Ideally, this finds us another way to sac Hogaak and draw 8 more. We keep doing this until we find a way to win. Let's go over the combos!\n\nThe Classic: Basalt Monolith + Mesmeric Orb\nWe're playing golgari, so we don't have access to Narcomeoba. We do, however, have Hogaak and Bloodghast to act as the first two creatures for dread return. We need one creature in play as a prerequisite, a land drop for Bloodghast, and then we can convoke the two creatures to Hogaak. Normally, the Dread Return target is Syr Konrad, but we've already got a shuffle titan in the deck, so we're going to take things a step further and Dread Return The Gitrog Monster. Once we reanimate Gitrog, we can draw whenever we mill a land. We're going to keep milling until we draw Putrid Imp and Dakmor Salvage. We can use the land drop that got our Bloodghast to cast Putrid Imp, and then we start Gitrog Combo to win the game.\n\nThe Commander Classic: Gitrog Combo!\nI'm not going to explain the full combo (I recommend reading the cEDH primer), but once we draw the deck and make infinite mana, we can return all of our cards in exile back into our hand with a Riftsweeper loop. The card that kills our opponents is Festering Gulch. We're literally just going to cast Crop Rotation a few hundred times.\n\nSome Extra Spice: Hogaak + Zombie Infestation + Greater Good\nSac Hogaak to Greater Good to draw 8 and discard 3. Discard 4 to Zombie Infestation. Convoke the zombies and delve five discarded cards to recast Hogaak. We can now cycle through the deck until we hit mana and a different combo.\n\nWe have two backup plans. I kind of lied when I said we're only playing four horsemen as a commander deck. Although it's to a lesser extent, we're also doing Hogaak Summer and legacy land strategies. \n\nOur better backup plan are the land strats. We run Dark Depths, Thespian's Stage, Field of the Dead, and Glacial Chasm. We're a dredge deck, so the idea is to dredge lands and drop Azusa and Crucible of Worlds. We can always turn Marit Lage and the zombie tokens sideways, or we can just use Marit to draw 20 cards and convoke the zombies to Hogaak. Alternatively, we can use Hermit Druid to mill our entire library and activate Aftermath Analyist while the shuffle titan trigger is on the stack.\n\nOur plan C is quite simple. Our commander is a 0 mana 8/8 that tramples. We're gonna mill some cards, cheat some creatures into play, and turn them sideways.\n\nNow, some of you might have asked: \"But Bowmen, you just put a shuffle titan in a dredge deck. What if we dredge the titan when we don't want to and ruin our whole gameplan?\" And to that I say:\n"}]}
Edited 7/6/2024, 6:40:04 AM
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Ditfing 3 months{"ops":[{"insert":"First time submitting to one of these! I went ahead and adapted an old modern deck, Blisterstorm (also known as mantle combo, weird mantle, etc.). I believe it was fringe when it still saw play, but it fully fell off after "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gitaxian Probe"}},{"insert":" was banned. (Here's my current build of the deck in modern that I actually play at FNM: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8291881/blisterstorm"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8291881/blisterstorm"},{"insert":")\n\nIt was surprisingly difficult finding a commander for the deck, and I ended up going with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Elmar, Ulvenwald Informant"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist"}},{"insert":", since it gives two bodies for tapping while Elmar somewhat does things the deck wants, untapping something up to once per turn while providing extra card draw. \nI go into more detail about the rest of the deck in it's description.\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8289875/temur_blisterstorm"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8289875/temur_blisterstorm"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Edited 7/5/2024, 10:31:23 PM
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Ditfing 2 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Change of plans! "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Flubs, the Fool"}},{"insert":" is practically perfect for this deck!\n"}]}
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YeahThatKeller 3 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Never done an outside prompted brew before, but this was a blast. I'd recently read an article by Patrick Chapin (Pro Tour player and writer at Star City Games) covering the first 17 years of competitive Magic, and was intrigued by the spread of cards present in Brian Weissman's \"The Deck\" from the mid-90's. Weissman was also one of the thought leaders around \"card advantage\" - so after a brutal journey into what cards in the deck are actually Commander legal, how it would feel to play the deck, and what power creep has done to the game, I came up with this decklist:\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8279995"},"insert":"The Commander Deck"},{"insert":"\n\nIn most cases, I tried to represent the banned cards as well as possible (several "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Time Walk"}},{"insert":" variants, the legal Moxen, a bunch of Lotuses), and had a great time adding some power-crept "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Serra Angel"}},{"insert":"s (including two cards that essential make Serra Angel tokens!). In trying to find a Commander that captured the spirit of the deck, I decided adding some value to card advantage by way of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Queza, Augur of Agonies"}},{"insert":", while limiting the colors, also helped me limit the scope of the deck.\n\nUltimately, I kept the U/W card advantage control shell and leaned more heavily into the various "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mirror Universe"}},{"insert":" wincon, which was a challenge in the absence of mana burn. I considered adding "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Yurlok of Scorch Thrash"}},{"insert":", but red ultimately didn't make the cut, so I had to find reusable \"Pay 1 Life\" activations in its place. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wall of Blood"}},{"insert":" worked so well at that I tossed in a minor wincon with in "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rite of Consumption"}},{"insert":", though the lack of fling affects outside of Red made me wish I'd gone four-color (but the only commander I felt fit the theme was "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Atraxa, Praetors' Voice"}},{"insert":"...just too much salt for my taste).\n\nI think this deck captures the tone and feel of Weissman's The Deck, with some adjustments that reflect the change in Magic over the decades, and feels like playing a little bit of history at the same time.\n"}]}
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