Jeremy 49 days{"ops":[{"insert":"We have our finalists! "},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"video":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/nMVKmIxzxbQ?showinfo=0"}},{"insert":"\n---"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nHello brewers,"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nHappy October! In the coming months, we've decided to start sprinkling in some reprises of popular contest prompts from years past. With how much the game changes even year to year, we're confident we'll see plenty of new takes on these themes. This month, we're circling back to one of our very first contest prompts: hidden commanders! 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":{"background":"transparent","italic":true},"insert":"For October's deckbuilding contest, brew a Commander-legal list with a “hidden” commander. In other words, your strategy should revolve around a card in the 99 (not necessarily a legendary creature) that you aim to consistently play each game but is not your chosen commander. Make sure it's clear to us what your hidden commander is!"},{"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, October 9, 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, October 16, 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 "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Wednesday, October 23, 2024"},{"insert":". 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 10/18/2024, 8:38:12 AM
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transnessie1 49 days{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8908026/the_rani_gives_the_worst_gifts\n\nWith the commander being "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffffcc"},"insert":"The Rani,"},{"insert":" it seems like this deck wants to goad everyone else's creatures to gain benefits that way. Instead, there are three secret commanders that actually make the deck run: "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffffcc"},"insert":"Blim, Comedic Genius; Jon Irenicus, Shattered One; and The Master, Mesmerist"},{"insert":". The actual goal of this deck is to fill my board with terrible permanents and then give those permanents away to players. All the goad in the deck is to make sure all the triggers on those terrible creatures can activate and ruin plans. \n"}]}
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cr3453 49 days{"ops":[{"insert":"Kept the secret commander a Legendary Creature, "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9475085/oct_contest"},"insert":"Norin"},{"insert":" has come out of hiding! The face of the deck wants things cast from exile? Let's get "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Norin, Swift Survivalist"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Invasion Plans"}},{"insert":" together to play all these cheap little guys over and over again. Don't worry about them, those goblins and kobolds are just hanging out.\n"}]}
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therausch09 49 days{"ops":[{"insert":"Well if this isn't just the best opportunity to show off the Selesnya deck ("},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8168202/elevensies"},"insert":"Elevensies"},{"insert":") I just finished working on.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Samwise Gamgee"}},{"insert":", humblest of halflings, calmest of face commanders, just wants to make a bunch of food and give it to his friends. His friends just want to bring an ever-increasing number of friends to eat all of this food. But you know what happens when you leave a bunch of food out, right? \n\nYep: BEARS.\n\nThis is a straightforward, durdly, tokens-and-counters deck until "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kudo, King Among Bears"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite"}},{"insert":" - partnered secret commanders, if you will - hit the field from out of nowhere. There is no thematic warning of their approach. There is no hint of the end-times to come. Suddenly we are all bears, and then suddenly we are all one. Or none. Or dust? I forget. \n\nThe entire deck is secretly engineered to get to these two, so that only I may have creatures. Even Kudo himself can be justified with an \"I'm just trying to pump up my tokens!\" This is even funnier when they both hit because of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thunderous Debut"}},{"insert":". Least efficient board wipe ever!\n"}]}
Edited 10/3/2024, 2:46:03 AM
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unofficialgoose 49 days{"ops":[{"insert":"I present Rats love the Stone\n\nIt’s Relentless Rats and Thrumming Stone\n\nthats it other than demonic and diabolic tutors, and some mono colored ramp. \n"}]}
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Steampunkz 49 days{"ops":[{"insert":"Eh, i'll give it my best shot, New to Deckbuilding, and might as well give it my bargain bin best- My deck I proudly call "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9471839"},"insert":"I'm TOTALLY gonna kill you... in like 10 turns!"},{"insert":" trying to make the Commander Marit Lage!\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"\"Dude, that's so dumb\" "},{"insert":"You might say "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"\"that's not even a card, its a Token!\""},{"insert":"\nand you might be right! But what's a more hidden commander than one whos not even in the deck? "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Eh? "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Eh?"},{"insert":"\nanyway!\n\nIt's built around "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffff66"},"insert":"Dark Depths"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffff66"},"insert":"Marit Lage's Slumber"},{"insert":". Using the other 97 cards and the so called \"commander\" to speedily get either of these cards on the table and ticking their counters Down as fast as possible- for Dark Depths, or Up as fast as possible- for Marit's Slumber. Once you get her out of the depths there's also plenty of counterspells and protection- for all the people trying to exile your Calamari Horror. And cloning- just in case one 20/20 flier (with indestructible) wasn't enough for you.\nDark Depths take too long to count down? Lucky for you we have 5 \"Counter Taker\" cards to speed up the process!\nMarit Lage's taking too long to count up? Lucky for you like 70% of the deck are Snow Permanents! \n\nIsu, the Abominable: easily castable \"commander\" Can shuffle through the abundance of snow permanents, getting them on the field- and getting the cards you want the most to the top of the library\n9 Separate Tutors: including Captain Sisay, Muddle the Mixture, Tolaria West, (my favorite) Into the North, and more! Finding your real commander couldn't be easier\n\nI don't expect to win by any means, but new to the whole theory crafting thing- so these contests are gonna be my practice more than anything, but hey! who knows what will happen\n"}]}
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klnhd 49 days{"ops":[{"insert":"Secret kinnan. \n\nA personal favorite homebrew of using all the cheapest mana rocks and dorks to grab and abuse kinnans ability. \n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9474500/secret_kinnan "},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9474500/secret_kinnan "},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Edited 10/3/2024, 2:05:14 AM
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Justinintendo 49 days{"ops":[{"insert":"I actually already have a deck like this. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8250931/the_bears_return"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8250931/the_bears_return"},{"insert":"\n\nI was originally inspired to build a Bear Kindred deck around Ayula, Queen Among Bears back in 2022 when I returned to Magic. Not due to Loading, Ready, Run’s infamous Bear Force One Commander deck, but due to finding Ayula after discovering Ricardo Bessa’s artwork for the card Bearscape from the Pride Across the Multiverse Secret Lair. \n\nI ran a list similar to Bear Force One at first, but then took the deck apart due to color restrictions and an overall lack of power. Fast forward to Modern Horizons 3 and WotC deciding that Ayula is no longer a strong, independent woman that don’t need no man and we have Kudo, a slovenly appearing male that looks like he prefers to lounge around while Ayula does all the work (which is the point of the deck, he’s not really the Commander, she is)\n\nKudo’s sole purpose in the deck is to convert everything into 2/2 Bears to level the playing field. For my opponents, this means facing down my threats with lowly 2/2’s, for me, this means making my small army of Bears and Bear adjacent creatures (courtesy of Kudo) into large, seemingly insurmountable threats. \n\nThis deck takes the Selesnya Enchantress route, using Enchantments to make my creatures grow, protect them, and allow me to further explore my win conditions, but most of all it’s to allow me to find a Tutor and get Ayula out of my deck. We can do so with Recruiter of the Guard, Worldly Tutor or Eladamri’s Call.\n\nOnce Ayula has hit the battlefield, the idea is to keep her and Kudo alive long enough to make my bears and “bears” big enough to go “BRRRR” and take out my opponents. There are multiple ways to protect her in the deck as well, like Mother and Giver of Runes, some Enchantments that provide protection and finally, we can use Enlightened Tutor to find a big finisher.\n\nThe deck also makes use of the fact that my creatures start out small. If Ayula is successful in doing her job, I can clear the board of large threats with Austere Command in order to swing free and clear in combat. Or maybe my many Auras will lead me to use Winds of Rath instead, allowing me to get a Voltron victory with my bears.\n\nMagic was always a fun and favorite hobby of mine, even when I was a kid before I even knew how to play the game. The art fascinated me. Growing up LGBTQ and Nerdy always made me feel disconnected from the community. Now, being 34 years old and a loud, out and proud Bear (the term for us gay folks with some extra padding and fur) I get to express that in Magic with my decks. Bear kindred still has a long ways to go before Bears are a powerhouse in the format, but my Bear decks are special to me and sometimes pull victory out of the hat.\n\nPeople checking out the deck will notice the aesthetic design as well. 2024 is the year of challenging myself to build exciting decks around a restriction so that I can really challenge myself. As stated previously, the art captured my attention most, and most of that was the beauty of the original Pre-Modern frame. Recent years have contributed to an insane card pool of new cards using that frame since TSR and I’m excited to put them alongside older cards and play with cards that haven’t seen love in a long time. \n\nI hope that those viewing the deck enjoy what I have put together so that I can continue to celebrate my Queen and enjoy playing her for years to come. \n\nThanks,\nJustin\n"}]}
Edited 10/10/2024, 11:59:05 PM
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Laterallus 44 days{"ops":[{"insert":"My secret commander is "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/8840142/obsidian_fireheart"},"insert":"Obsidian Fireheart under the guise of a Mono-Red Elementals deck, helmed by Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might"},{"insert":".\n\nObsidian Fireheart is my favorite card in all of Magic’s long history. The words “The land continues to burn” resonate with me for some reason and you’ll find there is no card or counter quite like Fireheart or its burn counters. Truly a creature that should have been legendary.\n\nWhile burn counters on lands are not a terribly efficient way to end the game, Ojer Axonil’s ability allows those burn counters to become truly painful at 4 damage each at the beginning of a player’s upkeep. Losing your commander is hardly a problem, as other effects in the deck stack up damage with burn counters. \n\nLines of play include: Ramp into an early Braid of Fire and follow it up with Obsidian Fireheart as a mana sink to put burn counters on every land. Use Neheb to wheel your hand, add red, and put more burn counters on lands or cast awesome synergies once you have burn counters on lands. War Elemental gets a counter for every land that burns. Solphim and Torture Pit stack more damage with burn counters. All Will Be One goes infinite with War Elemental, not to mention adding chip damage with every Age Counter, Burn Counter, and Loyalty Counter placed on permanents.\nAlternatively, Ojer Axonil is no slouch either. With it on the table, Circle of Flame acts as a deterrent against attackers. Cinder Pyromancer becomes a legitimate, reusable threat dealing copious amounts of damage in a single turn. Flamekin Spitfire is your next mana sink for Braid of Fire that effectively deals 1 damage per 1 mana once Ojer is on the table.\n\nFinally, there is a recursion package here to protect Braid of Fire and Obsidian Fireheart. Conqueror’s Galleon/Foothold can retrieve either card from your graveyard. Sword of Light and Shadow provides protection from some of the best removal in the game "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"and"},{"insert":" retrieves Fireheart from the graveyard. Safe Haven, Tibalt’s Trickery, Deflecting Swat all help to protect Fireheart and keep it on the table long enough to burn the earth!\n\nWhen all else fails, turn your elementals sideways or burn everyone out with Koth’s ultimate or Chandra’s +2.\n\nThe best part of this deck is even in defeat, the burn counters remain on the lands they are affecting. Your presence is felt even after you’re taken to zero as counters have no owner and thus are not exiled when you are out of the game! \n\nThose lands continue to BURN.\n\n"}]}
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ForgottenDreams 49 days{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9133403/abuelos_mirrorworks"},"insert":"This deck"},{"insert":" works fine as an Artifacts deck helmed by "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Abuelo, Ancestral Echo"}},{"insert":", reserving your mana for the end step before your turn to blink artifacts with powerful EtB triggers. Its real purpose, though, is to "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"copy"},{"insert":" those artifacts with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mirrorworks"}},{"insert":", which you'll usually either draw into or get with a tutor you draw into thanks to cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thought Monitor"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ichor Wellspring"}},{"insert":", or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arcanist's Owl"}},{"insert":".\n\nOnce you start copying your "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thran Dynamo"}},{"insert":"s or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rolling Hamsphere"}},{"insert":"s, you'll be unstoppable -- not that it isn't fun to just blink "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Solemn Simulacrum"}},{"insert":" over and over until you have enough lands to make a Green deck jealous and a wall of disposable blockers that draw you cards when they die. Or if you want to go wide, you can sac a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wurmcoil Engine"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Triplicate Titan"}},{"insert":" to a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kuldotha Forgemaster"}},{"insert":" or even a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cityscape Leveler"}},{"insert":" if you want to get more gas or mana while you're at it.\n\nWith a warded commander, backup ways to blink your stuff, and plenty of ways to rebuild your hand or your board, this is a deck that's both highly resilient and fun to play.\n"}]}
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MooGiGon 49 days{"ops":[{"insert":"We're running it back! "},{"attributes":{"background":"#fafafa","link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2522144/mr_steal_your_lands"},"insert":"Mr. Steal Your Lands"},{"insert":" is here to...well, steal your lands. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gilt-Leaf Archdruid"}},{"insert":" is the centerpiece of the deck & the sole wincon. As such, the deck is packed with tutors, card draw, and effects to cast creatures from the top of the library to find him as quickly as possible. A mix of protection and recursion spells helps keep him (and his army of druids) on the battlefield. A suite of untap & ability copying effects ensures that he can steal every player's lands in one shot. Finally, a range of removal & hate cards helps keep the board clear of anything that may threaten his ultimate victory.\n"}]}
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sniperjett 49 days{"ops":[{"insert":"my rendmaw, creaking nest deck works, grismold, the dreadsower is the secret commander as it also functions the same way as my game-plan for the deck, make tokens for the board and punish the board for them dying, it also functions as a wincon becoming a giant trampling creature\n\nhttps://www.archidekt.com/decks/9472770/alfred_hitchcocks_the_birds\n"}]}
Edited 10/3/2024, 12:34:32 AM
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llum1nate 49 days{"ops":[{"insert":"happy to have had this brewing prompt and to be able to submit my "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9472682/myrs_myrs_and_more_myrs"},"insert":"myr's deck"},{"insert":" with urtet at the helm to help make a bunck of myr tokens so that later in the game when i cast my hidden commander brudiclad there is enough tokens out to be able to close out the game with his ability of making my tokens hit harder \n"}]}
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Boneman(Common Patron)
49 days{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8888733/lost_in_the_woods_with_a_bear"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8888733/lost_in_the_woods_with_a_bear"},{"insert":"\n\nThis deck I have called \"Lost in the Woods with a Bear\" is a secret commander deck that consistently uses Lumra , Bellow of the Woods to stomp your table to death. The strategy is straightforward and simple, dig through the deck with Six until you get either a fog effect or a tutor or Lumra. Then swing with the full might of all the forests on your side of the table.\n"}]}
Edited 10/3/2024, 4:04:41 AM
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T1rbalrog 49 days{"ops":[{"insert":{"card-link":"Verrak, Warped Sengir"}},{"insert":" is my commander but it’s only to help perpetuate jar of serpents! "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8399482/jar_of_serpents"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/8399482/jar_of_serpents"},{"insert":" hence the name. It’s not going to be winning anyone over, buts it’s plucky, meme worthy, and fun to play!\n"}]}
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Bravado 49 days{"ops":[{"insert":"So, we all know about Kethiss and Malcom. Like, ALL of us know about the dynamic commander Izzet duo. \n\nBut…\n\nHave you heard of "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://scryfall.com/card/onc/25/chiss-goria-forge-tyrant"},"insert":"Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant"},{"insert":"?\n\nIn my deck, “"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9471025/pirates_might_be_cool?sort=cmc&stack=custom"},"insert":"Pirates Might Be Cool…"},{"insert":"”, the iconic duo has teamed up with Kethiss’s long removed brother and his immense treasure trove of massive artifacts. Through combat and treasures, Chiss-Goria will get all of these massive artifacts and notably "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"vehicles- "},{"insert":"you’ll overrun all of your opponents in a dragon powered menace!\n\nMy deck link: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9471025/pirates_might_be_cool?sort=cmc&stack=custom"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9471025/pirates_might_be_cool?sort=cmc&stack=custom"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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Bravado 49 days{"ops":[{"insert":"**"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/188/kediss-emberclaw-familiar"},"insert":"Kediss"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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cammclavell 49 days{"ops":[{"insert":"My Galadriel Deck was built for one purpose and one purpose only. i think it fits the spirit perfectly\n\nhttps://www.archidekt.com/decks/9454292/proliferate_bant\n"}]}
Edited 10/2/2024, 10:55:15 PM
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