Jeremy(Archidekt Moderator)
4 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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Molkshake 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"There is no "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"real"},{"insert":" wincon, waste everyone's time - including you. Play the multiplayer format we all know and love like it's solitaire. Put out fast mana, play your stax pieces, and counter any fun anyone tries to have - be "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"that guy"},{"insert":". I hated making this deck so I had to put one fun thing in here at least; if your goal is to slow the game down to an awful pace, your only chance at winning is going through "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Millennium Calendar"}},{"insert":"... one turn at a time... the only way to win is to lose.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9079773/simic_stax_with_no_real_wincon"},"insert":"Simic Stax with no real Wincon"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Edited 9/4/2024, 10:46:28 PM
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Scooby-Dooosss 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8961554/gale_with_money"},"insert":"Gale with money • (Commander / EDH deck) • Archidekt"},{"insert":"\nFunny little deck that will not let opponets play the game :)\n"}]}
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Bear88(Common Patron)
4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/8507033/too_many\n"}]}
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0rbit4lFr4m3 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"My deck is my Judith deck. My Judith deck is not very friendly towards any deck that relies on creatures in any way shape or form. If you have a creature strategy stay away. \nhttps://www.archidekt.com/decks/9017368/judith_boardwipe_tribal\nMy friends specifically ask me to not play her against them all the time because she doesn't let anything stay on the board long with the fact that she can just wipe everyone's boards repeatedly and I gain life from it. Still need some cards for it to make it even worse. She's fun for me but not much of anyone else. \n"}]}
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Pfhish 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/3962338/remix_group_slug"},"insert":"The Auction House"},{"insert":" is now open! You thought you were playing with the deck you so lovingly hand crafted? Really wanna see what that precon does on it's own two feet? Low power vibe at the table? Heck all that! Today you fight for the right to even play your favorite cards! This deck is a chaos control deck, the goal is give your opponents gifts, but this ain't Bloomburrow. All these gifts are worse than Spencer gag gifts, filled to the brim with creatures that'll make your opponent sigh as they try to figure out how to deal with their new \"blessing\". Of course, no auction can run without money to use, so there's a few cards to help generate treasure tokens for your opponents, but like a gas station ATM it ain't free money. The win con of the deck is very simple: Auction off permanents that'll usually cause you to lose the game. Come in, take a look, if you break the deck you buy it (though it is budget). \n"}]}
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DuneMTG 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9010899/malevolent_salt"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9010899/malevolent_salt"},{"insert":"\n\nShrines are fun, but what if I made them not? Well- at least for my opponents, they wont be >:)\nI have an infinite turn combo, instant wins, Sheoldred, taxes, and shrines doing shrine things. And I never use EDHrec while building, just so I can try things my own way, so this one will be fun\n"}]}
Edited 9/4/2024, 9:24:02 PM
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ChaosEnsues 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Non-deterministic \"infinite\" turns"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nOne of my favorite creations, a deck I like to call the most evil combo I've come up with. The point is to assemble a combo that is highly likely to give you infinite turns, but is never certain - this means that you cannot shortcut the combo and others have to sit there and watch you play through it (you can remind them of rule 104.3a if you want). The combo has quite a bit of moving pieces, and is also prone to error, which can not only break the combo, but can lead to you decking yourself. This also gives players some hope, potentially prolonging their torment.\n\nHere's how it works: Using "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Timesifter"}},{"insert":", top manipulation and high mana value cards we are likely to win every Timesifter check, but since the libraries are random and unknown, it is never certain. We can use cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lantern of Insight"}},{"insert":" and the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Codex Shredder"}},{"insert":"s of the world to see and try to manipulate the top cards, but we are manipulating the libraries of 4 people at that point - it can just so happen, that you use all of your top manipulation, and an opponent randomly ends up with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kozilek, Butcher of Truth"}},{"insert":" on the top and wins. Now, since you're top manipulation cards are used up already, the turns are assigned randomly - you might just give away the win to someone else on accident. Nothing like watching player A durdle for 15 minutes just so player B can just win out of sheer luck.\n\nYou may have noticed, that "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Timesifter"}},{"insert":" exiles the cards, which would mean eventually we run out of our library. To make this sort-of infinite, we employ one of my favorite Magic cards ever - "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mirror of Fate"}},{"insert":" (and a way to recur it, like a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Trading Post"}},{"insert":") . This allows us to restock our library using our once-exiled cards. Now, here comes the risk - "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mirror of Fate"}},{"insert":" gets you library of 7 cards maximum - if you are not careful enough, you might end up milling yourself on accident (happened to me more than once).\n\nI've played this deck with various commanders, currently settling on "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Meria, Scholar of Antiquity"}},{"insert":", who not only ramps, but allows us to use any 2 nontoken artifacts we happen to have laying around as a tool for manipulating the top of our library. She also oppens some new avenues of play, such combining "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Omen Machine"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vexing Bauble"}},{"insert":" for a decent soft-lock, which she can get around with her exiling ability. Also allows for some sprinkles of light stax to spice things up, for example "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Storage Matrix"}},{"insert":" (or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Winter Orb"}},{"insert":" if you're less budget-concerened than me) - note that these only worked when untapped, so you can float one green on your opponent's end step to make them one-sided. Some other synergies are present, such as other cards caring about high mana value ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Calibrated Blast"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Healing Technique"}},{"insert":", etc.), "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bookwurm"}},{"insert":" being able to set itself on the top of your library and so on.\n\nSo yeah, that's it, I've been playing a variations of this deck for 2 years now, while very grateful, that I've been blessed with such a tolerant playgroup. If you find the combo interesting, feel free to try it - the core is colorless so you can pick and choose your commanders freely.\n\nDecklist: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8289187/meria_sifter "},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8289187/meria_sifter "},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Edited 9/4/2024, 9:15:11 PM
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Lollipopshula 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"This deck is a modification of one I play in my current playgroup and it always gets groans, I have modified it to be even more obnoxious.\n\nthe head of the deck is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jacob Hauken, Inspector // Hauken's Insight"}},{"insert":" , which lets me cast some big things for the low, low, cost of: free. What spells will I be casting you may ask? Oh nothing but one of the most annoying archetypes to play against. Extra turns!\n\nI cordially invite you to take a look at what will undoubtedly be a bad time for everyone at the table (except you of course)!\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9079007/september_2024_deckbuilding_competition_oops_all_turns"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9079007/september_2024_deckbuilding_competition_oops_all_turns"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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pmaddox 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"This deck I believe would be one that would fit this scenerio the best. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/5567940/black_and_blue_zombies"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/5567940/black_and_blue_zombies"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver"}},{"insert":" is the commander and is all about bringing back creatures at zombies and then sacrificing them to draw cards. The real problem with this deck though is the fact that there are ways to make your opponents mil there whole decks. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Undead Alchemist"}},{"insert":" makes it to where for every bit of damage that is given to any opponent is turned into a card that must be milled instead. This combos off with all of cards that create more zombie tokens and cards gives them all +1/+1 and various other key terms. Throw in "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Propaganda"}},{"insert":" and all of the removal and regeneration spells and this deck can get nasty very quickly. And then there is the ultimate slap in the face ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rhystic Study"}},{"insert":") to top it off: Asking consistently, \"Are you gonna pay the one?\"\n\nI still hear my son yelling at me No! as I attacked him afterwards making him mil 57 cards in one turn.\n\n"}]}
Edited 9/5/2024, 12:57:52 AM
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Melneon 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I'll just say: Good old land destruction! Make the game long and painful :D\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4317568/no_country_for_old_men"},"insert":"No Country for Old Men"},{"insert":"\n\nI had old cards for this deck and my Zo-Zu Commander laying around for a long time and since I just started playing magic again I always wanted to build a land destruction deck. This is my take on it. You try to punish your opponents for playing lands and then wipe all lands relying on your alternatives to generate mana afterwards, like indestructible lands, mana rocks or fast mana spells. I especially love the option to create near infinite mana with Horizon Stone or Leyline Tyrant and Braid of Fire. Mix in a Doubling Cube and you don't rely on lands anymore ;)\n\nThe land wiping goes on, as long as you have suffocated your opponents, by always getting a bit better out of these wipes. Or till you have a much bigger mana base than your opponents, that you can use to finish them off.\n\nI think the salt sum of this deck speaks for itself. I did not even aim to get the highest salt sum possible, it just happened by creating a deck around this theme. Land destruction has to be hated for a reason and strangely some of the stax pieces here and there seem to be not very liked by most players too. To be honest I did not even play this deck too often in real life, because my usual playgroup is more casual than competetive. To ask, wether I am allowed to play land destruction in the next game, feels a 100% illegal in this context. Like I can already hear the handcuffs click as a result for this atrocity xD\n\nBut"},{"attributes":{"background":"var(--light-background)","color":"var(--color)"},"insert":" have fun with it, if you want to bring the magic night vibe to an all time low for just a couple of hours :D"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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hellestyle 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"A salty landfall, with a chance of tears. \nA "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Omnath, Locus of Creation"}},{"insert":" landfall deck, Lots of landfall triggers, lots of mana and lots of \"you all take 4\". This deck has multiple \"salty\" combos. Tap all your lands, Sarifice all your lands with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nahiri's Lithoforming"}},{"insert":" , cast "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Realm Razer"}},{"insert":" , and play all your lands back with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ramunap Excavator"}},{"insert":" from your grave. Does your opponent have a too good of a turn? end it with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Glorious End"}},{"insert":" , and cheat death with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Platinum Angel"}},{"insert":" . What about stealing all your opponents commanders or boardstate with landfall triggers by using "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Roil Elemental"}},{"insert":". If all fails, we have "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Scute Swarm"}},{"insert":" and some burn from our commander.\n\n\nhttps://www.archidekt.com/decks/9078098/a_salty_landfall_with_a_chance_of_tears\n"}]}
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Implo 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"A deck built around absolutely ruining everyone's board state and just exchanging everyone's permanents while preventing any significant combat phases. Figuring out where your cards have ended up at the end is enough to make people avoid playing against the deck. Focring votes, coin flips, and other salty interactions will be sure to turn people away if they still try to have fun against it. Winning is not the goal.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/8224291/whos_card_is_it_anyway"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/8224291/whos_card_is_it_anyway"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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ACrispyTaco 4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/5108906/handsize_havoc\n\nWhat can be more miserable than a mono blue deck dedicated to manipulating and making the most fun thing in magic, drawing cards, the most miserable experience for everyone but myself. This deck is designed to manipulate hand sizes in every way. No maximum hand size? Punish them with cards like Iron Maiden and Viseling. Make them draw and discard, reduce their hand size limit to 0, all the while I gain life for having more cards, pump creatures with my hand size, prevent damage with cards like Propaganda, alternat win cons with cards like Triskaidekaphile, and plenty of counter and control spells all tied together with a seemingly innocent low cost commander. \n"}]}
Edited 9/4/2024, 8:11:04 PM
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kamaskan1120 4 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/7007105/maralen_of_the_spitesong"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/7007105/maralen_of_the_spitesong"},{"insert":"\n\nI call this Maralen of the Spitesong because it exists solely tospite my opponents. So much so, that I have yet to reach a point where I feel the need to bust this out.\nOnce Maralen is in play, the first card I tutor for is Opposition Agent. If both manage to resolve, my opponents now only have the cards in their hands to play with. Otherwise, I get to sit there and play all 4 decks for myself. Because of this, the deck only runs 20 non-land cards, just so that I have a little something to help if problems arise. \n"}]}
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CzarKingRex(Common Patron)
4 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Misery? How about "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/7687211/missing_cheerios"},"insert":"Fblthp Cheerios Storm"},{"insert":". \nThe whole deck is nothing but free counterspells and zero-drops which can be plotted into oblivion, letting you pop off with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Brain Freeze"}},{"insert":" at will, or go extra no-fun with the classic "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thassa's Oracle"}},{"insert":". There's virtually nothing an opponent can do to interact once you start. Only plays one way, is damn-near impossible to stop, and is guaranteed to only be fun the first time you do it!\n"}]}
Edited 9/4/2024, 7:46:57 PM
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