Deckbuilding Contest - September 2024
Jeremy(Archidekt Moderator)
6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Voting has concluded!"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"🥇 User: Wilkson "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Deck: Zedruu Layers Matter"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9025453/zedruu_layers_matter"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9025453/zedruu_layers_matter"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"🥈 User: MasterMizzet "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Deck: Sensory Overload"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9113187/sensory_overload"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9113187/sensory_overload"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"🥉 User: HX15"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Deck: Dormammu I've Come to Bargain"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9081629/dormammu_ive_come_to_bargain"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9081629/dormammu_ive_come_to_bargain"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"Each winner has been contacted by the email associated with their Archidekt account. "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"Congratulations, and thank you to all who participated!"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"---"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"We have our finalists! Matt's castmate Joey Schultz was kind enough to fill in for him in this month's video: "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":{"video":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/UFgouss31gE?showinfo=0"}},{"insert":"\nPlease be sure to shoot your favorite deck(s) an upvote! Each finalist's placement end of the voting on Wednesday, September 25 determines their awarded Cardsphere credit. Congratulations to the finalists, and thank you to all who participated"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"User: HX15"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Deck: Dormammu I've Come to Bargain"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9081629/dormammu_ive_come_to_bargain"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9081629/dormammu_ive_come_to_bargain"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"User: MasterMizzet "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Deck: Sensory Overload"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9113187/sensory_overload"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9113187/sensory_overload"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"User: Wilkson "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Deck: Zedruu Layers Matter"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9025453/zedruu_layers_matter"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9025453/zedruu_layers_matter"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"---"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"Hello brewers,"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nHappy September! With EDHREC's annual "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://edhrec.com/top/salt"},"insert":"Salt"},{"insert":" vote just around the corner, it feels only right that this month's deckbuilding contest be all about your most misery-inducing lists. Do you have a deck so heinous that you dare not bring it to Commander night for fear of losing friends? Now's your time to shine! 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 cardsphere.com. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"For September’s deckbuilding contest, brew an absolutely miserable Commander-legal list. Just this once, ignore all considerations for social etiquette and build a deck that no one wants to play against. Lists will be primarily evaluated by how creatively they achieve this goal. Extra consideration to those that do so without simply grabbing the top Saltiest cards from EDHREC!"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n\n"},{"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":"\nReply to this newspost, the Discord submission post, "},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"or"},{"insert":" the announcement tweet 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, September 11, 2024 "},{"insert":"(do not submit the same deck in multiple places). 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, September 18, 2024"},{"insert":", we’ll announce three finalists via Discord and a video on the "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.youtube.com/@EDHRECast"},"insert":"EDHRECast YouTube channel"},{"insert":". Each finalist will be awarded credit on "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.cardsphere.com/"},"insert":"cardsphere.com"},{"insert":". 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, September 25, 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":"\nIf you have any 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"}]}
Edited 9/27/2024, 1:07:17 AM
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FufbunginxD 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9086064/beamtown_bullies_gonna_get_u\n\nThis decklist is one of my favorrites it is built aroud giving creature cards from my graveyard to my opponents and making them suffer with the creatures effect or by making them attack ther opponent with eldrazies that are goaded and than we use our instants and sorceries to destroy the creatures we gave them so that they dont get exiled the deck also has one win con the ein con is my commander that has thornbite staff equipped and i have bronez bombshell in graveyard i also have seasons past so that i if i ran out of cards(it is not likely but can happen)\n"}]}
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XMVW 6 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9084470"},"insert":"My Entry"},{"insert":"\n\nIt's a control deck focused on Stax, removal, burn, and counterspells; as well as forcing your opponents to scoop because of how much they hate it. It requires not only the deck itself, but a second deck of attractions, a deck of stickers, and dungeon cards for \"venture into the dungeon\" effects. There's also beloved mechanics such as The Ring Tempts You, Monarch, Day/Night, and Phasing. Apart they may be fine, but together will be too much for any one pod to keep track of. Flying creatures were also chosen for propensity's sake.\n\nThe Commander was chosen to allow for spells from White, Red, and Blue - everyone's favorite parts of the color pie. The primary ability of the commander also allows you to play noncreature spells at flash speed from the top of your deck, allowing for some very fun interactions such as playing 'Winds of Change' or 'Wheel of Misfortune' on other player's turns to disorient them or interrupt plays they were planning on accomplishing. It also allows me to take advantage of other players' spells for storm effects on cards like Grapeshot or Mind's Desire. I could even play Rule of Law in response to their first spell of the turn.\n\nBoardwipes were a must to keep maximum board control, alongside all of the individual removal of course. Because of this it was optimal to include less creatures than average, but that should be offset by the removal we have available to us with white and red.\n\nThis deck was made to be proxied, intentionally choosing expensive cards or expensive prints of cards in order to annoy anti-proxy elitists. Furthermore, an added layer of Secret Lair / Universes Beyond prints were added in order to keep visual clarity and consistency to a minimum. Of course, this includes cards in other languages or full arts of cards without descriptions of their effects. We even have a print of 'Teferi, Time Raveler' intentionally chosen to avoid the visually clear design on most planeswalkers.\n\nFinally, it wouldn't be able to achieve maximum salt if it just lost instantly. Therefore it was crucial to pick a decent mana base and a good amount of draw, in order to make sure that you'd be able to pull off what you're trying to do with this deck.\n"}]}
Edited 9/5/2024, 10:02:02 PM
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cylindricalcow 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Back in kindergarten we all learned a valuable lesson that some commander players have forgotten, sharing is caring. The wincon is to cast Rocco for X=5 to get Gilt-Leaf Archdruid once 5 druids are on the battlefield. Since Rocco is also a druid, Gilt-Leaf Archdruid's ability can be activated to steal the next opponent's lands. With all the untappers/flash/haste enablers, the plan is to steal all of my former friends' lands. Druids are nice since they are full of mana dorks, card draw, and overrun effects, so this deck has all the healthy components of a consistent deck while maintaining a high density of druids! \nhttps://www.archidekt.com/decks/4374281/sharing_is_caring\n"}]}
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BigDaddyFish 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9081104/death_and_taxes\n\nWhat's more certain than death and Taxes. How about taxes and counter spells. Make sure you play magic all by yourself by making it to expensive for anyone else to summon anything. And just to make sure there is plenty of stuff to keep your opponent from cheating out anything as well. You can't dodge the tax man.\n"}]}
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dakkaking 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8908430/eldrazi_dab\n\nPlay Eldrazi then dab on your opponents for Annihlator 9+ each turn.\n"}]}
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shiparmada 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"For me that would be my dear sweet boy, Gaddock Teeg ("},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8626181/gaddock_teeg"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8626181/gaddock_teeg"},{"insert":")\n\nMy opponents, for some reason, get really upset when they can't play big non-creatures any more? Can't understand why...\n\nAnd then, when they do finally figure out a way to kill Gaddock... I play Armeggedon and destroy everyone's lands. I call it my \"Hissy Fit\" card.\n"}]}
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RukoMain 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Win Con = Opp Conceding to Game State and Stax\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9083601/jeskai_wins"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9083601/jeskai_wins"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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peepoRiot69(Uncommon Patron)
6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"The only thing meaner than playing stax is creating the facade of group hug only to RKO them with stax. This deck let's your opponents draw many cards, so many cards, but locks them out of ever doing anything with counter spells and rule of law effects. It diddles about until either you opponents give in or you manage one of the decks alt-wincons. \n\nhttps://www.archidekt.com/decks/9083763/so_many_cards_yet_so_little_to_do\n"}]}
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M4RZ 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"My addition to this challenge is: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/7877967/frozen_resources"},"insert":"Frozen Resources"},{"insert":"\n\nA deck with all the fun cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Winter Moon"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stasis"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Winter Orb"}},{"insert":" so no-one will be able to play.\n"}]}
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Csadams1216 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8983297/snail_farm\nStep 1: swarm the field the rats\nStep 2: grow your snails\nStep 3: fling the gigantic snails at your opponent's faces\nStep 4: draw cards to continue to do step1\n"}]}
Edited 9/5/2024, 5:08:07 AM
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Nickclickboom 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Make copies of game ending artifacts and abilities. Go bananas with plenty of tutors, removal and ramp. Oh and did I mention "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Eldrazi"},{"insert":"! :D\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/7129143/door_to_nothingnesss"},"insert":"Life Has Many Doors Ed Boy"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Edited 9/5/2024, 4:36:13 AM
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TTyrtle 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"“That Stupid Black Slug That I Hate” - Sun Tzu, Art of War\n\nI have perfected a deck with the main purpose of making sure that any unfortunate souls that decide they want to challenge me have the most unpleasant experience (besides watching the original Super Mario Bros. movie from the 90s). With a whopping salt score of 109.4, you can guarantee that nobody, not even yourself, will be having fun when this deck is at the table. Anyone who plays this deck and claims to enjoy it is either a lying bastard or a psychopath who should be locked away, only being able to play Magic with their cellmate Jamarcus “Skull-basher” Brown. By creating this deck, I have ensured that 1 in every 3,000 Magic players will become serial killers who use the cards to slice throats. I hope y’all enjoy this monstrosity, it’s my Experiment 626. "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9082387/x_marks_the_spot"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9082387/x_marks_the_spot"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Edited 9/5/2024, 1:33:40 PM
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ConnorKills 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Interesting deck list. However woth 23 lands and 3 mana rocks, this deck will never even get the slug out to play. \n"}]}
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alphacream 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"What makes a table miserable? Quickly reducing all the life on the table + land destruction!\nBehold Mono Red's specialty! \n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9057654/heartless_hidetsugu_half_half"},"insert":"Heartless Hidetsugu Half Half • (Commander / EDH deck) • Archidekt"},{"insert":"\nGameplan\nRamp to Hidetsugu and start halving the life totals\nDestroy all the lands and survive with mana rocks\nMake table quit with just the first land destruction spell \n\n"}]}
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Lodusrex 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Please consider Dr. No(loro):\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/1343144/dr_noloro_pillowfort_enchantress\n\nThis deck focuses on denying opponents' resources without affecting those of the pilot. It runs two of my favorite enchantments: Tainted Aether and Overburden, both of which are a nightmare for creature-based decks (I'd run Contamination if I could, but I was going for a nearly creatureless deck). Of course it runs Rhystic Study and Smothering Tithe if you want to annoy your opponents to death, tutors to tilt them off while you're searching your deck, no less than six board wipes (all of which are one-sided in a creatureless deck), some of the most groan-worthy planeswalkers in Narset, Parter of Veils and Teferi, Time Raveler, the combo-tastic duo of Sanguine Bond and Exquisite Blood, and a commander with pseudo-eminence (a contentious mechanic at best). If your ideas of fun is grinding your opponents' forward momentum to a halt while sitting back, gaining life, and draining your opponents of hope, then this deck is for you. Enjoy!\n"}]}
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pherry000 6 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I made this deck, one which my friend described as \"actually abusive\": "},{"attributes":{"link":"about:blank"},"insert":"Kibo, Destroyer of Lands, Crusher of Dreams"},{"insert":".\nIt is a Kibo land destruction deck, but that's not all. The entire point is to build up mana artifacts for yourself and your opponents, before destroying all their lands so if they want to cast spells, they rely entirely upon you and your mana. It gets even worse because if they build up too many lands again, you can destroy them all yet again, and better yet you can end the game at any time with your massive Kibo. But you won't. "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"The game ends when Kibo says it ends."},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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