Deckbuilding Contest - November 2024
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3 months{"ops":[{"insert":"We have our finalists!"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"video":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/G4Q30lTDOc4?showinfo=0"}},{"insert":"Thank you to all who participated! Voting is live now through November 27."},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"---\n\nHello brewers,"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nHappy November! Before we get into this month's prompt, a brief announcement: In order to give our team some time off around the holidays, there will be no deckbuilding contest in December. Come January, we'll be implementing some changes to the contest, but we'll share those details at a later date. As always, the best place to get the latest news is our "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://discord.gg/sctEc9Ru36"},"insert":"community Discord server"},{"insert":". Alright, down to business!\n\nWith all the focus seemingly on "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Foundations"},{"insert":"' main set, many of the new commanders set to release in "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Foundations Jumpstart "},{"insert":"have flown under the radar. This month, we're looking for your spiciest brew with one of "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://scryfall.com/search?q=set%3Aj25+is%3Acommander+-is%3Areprint&unique=cards&as=grid&order=name"},"insert":"these 27 new commanders"},{"insert":" at the helm!\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 November's deckbuilding contest, brew a Commander-legal list helmed by a new commander from "},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent"},"insert":"Foundations Jumpstart"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","italic":true},"insert":". Consider that all submissions will use one of only twenty-seven commanders, so figure out a way to make sure your list stands out!"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nA full list of the twenty-seven viable commanders can be found "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://scryfall.com/search?q=set%3Aj25+is%3Acommander+-is%3Areprint&unique=cards&as=grid&order=name"},"insert":"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 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, November 13, 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, November 20, 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, November 27, 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 11/20/2024, 8:58:10 PM
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{"ops":[{"insert":"I love building decks around silly themes and when I saw "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Plagon, Lord of the Beach"}},{"insert":", I knew I wanted to build him. I present Plagon's Bash at the Beach:\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9976755/plagons_bash_at_the_beach"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9976755/plagons_bash_at_the_beach"},{"insert":"\n\nEvery card in this deck is related to the ocean somehow, whether the in the name or the art. It's full of creatures you'll see in the sand and surf, like crabs, birds, and turtles! You might even see a shark or two! Not only are they thematic, but they all have greater toughness than power, which synergizes with our commander. Plagon refills our hand on cast as do cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bident of Thassa"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Coastal Piracy"}},{"insert":" , and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sea-Dasher Octopus"}},{"insert":". Cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tortoise Formation"}},{"insert":" are there to protect all of our beach friends. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Engulf the Shore"}},{"insert":" and The Battle of ByWATER (see what I did there?) help to keep the board clear of blockers. Even "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thassa, God of the Sea"}},{"insert":" herself has shown up to the party to help ensure your creatures can get past blockers.\nI also have to shout out a card I never knew existed, but now love, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spiny Starfish"}},{"insert":"! \n\nSo go ahead and grab your swim trunks and sunscreen and soak up some fun in the sun! \n\nI had a ton of fun making this deck and hope you enjoy it!\n"}]}
Edited 11/8/2024, 12:05:30 AM
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{"ops":[{"insert":"This is Psemilla Enthantress Flash, a deck that tries to get their buff trigger as fast as it can, and to make it better, you can try to cast flash enchantments on opponents turns to maximize the nymph triggers, and other good enchantress triggers.\n\nHave fun!\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/9966262/psemilla_flash_enchantress\n"}]}
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{"ops":[{"insert":"When reading through the new Jumpstart commanders, I noticed something interesting about "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Psemilla, Meletian Poet"}},{"insert":". He generates a token for your first enchantment cast "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"each "},{"insert":"turn, AND that token is also an enchantment. This means we can do some silly things that care about enchantments entering the battlefield. \n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Boon of the Spirit Realm"}},{"insert":" is an anthem that will quickly stack up blessing counters, making our board very scary very quickly. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Optimistic Scavenger"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Eidolon of Astral Winds"}},{"insert":" , and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pious Wayfarer"}},{"insert":" all can pump up our commander for easy damage. \n\nOur deck also has a myriad of ways to create tokens on enchantment casts, putting on pressure while playing as many enchantments as possible. I also found "},{"insert":{"card-link":"God-Favored General"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Soaring Lightbringer"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Heliod, God of the Sun"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Glimmer Seeker"}},{"insert":" which also make "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"enchantment"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":"tokens.\n\nIn the deck, we also run 15 enchantments that can be cast at instant speed, allowing us to make more enchantment tokens around the turn cycle.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Flickering Ward"}},{"insert":" is also an all star in the deck, allowing us to get repeated enchantment casts and etbs with excess white mana.\n\nThe deck can either win by stacking up commander damage, or generating a wide boardstate and swinging for lethal. \n\nAnyways, I really enjoyed brewing this funky bard, check out the full list here: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9974588/psemillas_enchantment_tokens"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9974588/psemillas_enchantment_tokens"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Edited 11/7/2024, 8:38:48 PM
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{"ops":[{"insert":"Nazav Lifegain/Card Draw\nhttps://www.archidekt.com/decks/9973302/deck_contest_nazar\n\nThe goal of the deck is to get "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Nazav, the Velvet Fang"},{"insert":" out early (hopefully by turn 3), get lots of counters on them with incidental lifegain and start drawing 3+ extra cards a turn. Cheap, efficient removal to clear the way for Nazav is paramount to clear the way in combat. Lifegain triggers that happen separately (Revenge of Ravens, The Meathook Massacre) allow counters to stack up quickly, until you win with enough drain effects or just an Aetherflux Reservoir activation.\n"}]}
Edited 11/7/2024, 10:31:14 PM
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{"ops":[{"insert":"My deck for November deckbuilding contest is the new "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Slinza, the Spiked Stampede"}},{"insert":" beast tribal commander. I want it to feel like my first set of MTG Onslaught, with big creatures and old retro style cards.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9968050/beasties_to_the_face"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9968050/beasties_to_the_face"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Edited 11/7/2024, 3:43:35 PM
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{"ops":[{"insert":"Taeko, Patient Avalanche: Dimir Blink\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9964456/ub_taeko_november_challenge"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9964456/ub_taeko_november_challenge"},{"insert":"\n\nBlink or bounce creatures with good etbs or the variety of dungeon entering shenanigans, buffing up Taeko and eventually winning with a hullbreaker/displacer kitten loop or combat damage with the pumped commander.\n"}]}
Edited 11/7/2024, 1:39:59 PM
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{"ops":[{"insert":"COWARDS CAN'T BLOCK WARRIORS\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9969254/cowards_cant_block_warriors"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9969254/cowards_cant_block_warriors"},{"insert":"\n\nGORNOG PUNCHES COWARDS SO HARD THEY TURN INTO PUDDLE GRAHHHH GORNOG'S RAGE IS SO GREAT, GORNOG MATERIALIZES COWARDS FROM NOTHING TO THEN PUNCH BACK INTO NOTHING *GORNOG FLEXES SO HARD GORNOG PUKES* GORNOG HATES COWARDS SO MUCH GORNOG RUNS STRAIGHT INTO WALLS JUST TO TRY KILL COWARDS\n\n(tl: With a concentration of Warriors, Gornog can pretty effectively snowball into an evasive and aggressive board with +3/+0 being generated every combat optimally. Even against strategies that run limited creatures, you can simply run ways of gifting your opponents small ineffective creatures to turn into Cowards. You can run evasion and damage prevention to keep Gornog and your Warriors attacking so even if they are getting outpaced you won't be trading away your board just to turn things into Cowards. This is an aggressive but frail strategy, a board wipe not only kills your Warriors but also erases several turns of Cowardization.)\n"}]}
Edited 11/7/2024, 5:32:18 AM
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{"ops":[{"insert":"Hey, first time submitting! Very excited. 😄\n\nI've decided to make a mono-black monarch control deck with Rev, Tithe Extractor. Using all the cards that introduce monarch to the game (only 9 in mono black !), and a few tutors to make sure it gets in every game. A few creatures to make sure you get the monarch every turn (through unblockable or Rev's ability giving deathtouch), and a load of removal.\n\nRev's second ability gives good value and serves as additional hand size, which helps with our gameplan.\n\nThis deck was made as a budget deck - under $50 (excluding the commander) using TCGPlayer as price source.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9940963/monoblack_monarch"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9940963/monoblack_monarch"},{"insert":"\n\nGood luck to everyone participating! Curious to see what you guys come up with. \n"}]}
Edited 11/8/2024, 2:44:41 AM
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{"ops":[{"insert":"Hi Habbie! I'm so glad to see another submission that isn't over $300! I love the inclusion of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dread"}},{"insert":" to dissuade/punish your would be usurpers.\n"}]}
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{"ops":[{"insert":"Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/9967359/counters_are_the_real_treasures\n\nInstead of doing the obvious things of just directly aristocrating people out and/or focusing on treasures, I decided to focus on the +1/+1 counters... in "},{"attributes":{"color":"#e60000"},"insert":"Rak"},{"insert":"dos colors. That's right, it's a Rakdos deck build around "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Ozolith"}},{"insert":". It's exactly my favorite flavor of pie breaking nonsense.\n"}]}
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{"ops":[{"insert":"Cynette Blinking Flying Jellyfish\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9964740/jellyfish"},"insert":"Jellyfish • (Commander / EDH deck) • Archidekt"},{"insert":"\n\nI tried to keep the price total lower than it could be, and cutting Three Tree City and Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx would drop the price by over $50.\n\nLots of blinking cards, flying synergy, and the more thematically linked cards like Patchwork Banner for Jellyfish specifically. \n\nBlinking cards such as Displacer Kitten and Escape protocol can produce more flying jellyfish by blinking Cynette. \n\nA vast majority of creatures are flying to work with Cynette's ability to buff flying creatures and flying beneficial enchantments available such as Gravitational Shift and Favorable Winds. \n\nLots of cycling and some cycling synergy to help get the cards you need.\n\nSome artifacts and artifact makers in the form of Thopters, because they fly.\n\nI also threw in Leyline of Transformation to name Jellyfish because it fits thematically.\n"}]}
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{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9968172/shroofus_saproling_stomp"},"insert":"Shroofus Saproling Stomp • (Commander / EDH deck) • Archidekt"},{"insert":"\nShroofus Saproling Stomp: Because what's better than a saproling? All the saprolings. Everywhere. \n"}]}
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{"ops":[{"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/9967168/reign_of_beasts_\n\nA Slinza, the Spiked Stampede Beast Tribal deck based around auras and tokens. It's a simple, balanced, mono green budget deck that was built to be under $50 for beginners. Build up a beast army, and unleash the stampede while using Slinza's ability to strike down key targets in a rain of +1/+1 counters and beast tokens. \n"}]}
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{"ops":[{"insert":"Here's Shroofus the Doofus.\nThis deck is a go wide tokens deck trying to use anthems and overrun effects to make even more tokens. \nhttps://www.archidekt.com/decks/9814405/shroofus_the_doofus_brew\n"}]}
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{"ops":[{"insert":{"card-link":"Shroofus Sproutsire"}},{"insert":" this is for my dieters out there. Pure salad deck. Only salads all the time. Can it win? Yes. Will it usually win? Nope but you’ll have fun piloting it to sallhalla "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9966898/shroofus_the_doofus"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/9966898/shroofus_the_doofus"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Edited 11/8/2024, 5:11:01 PM
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{"ops":[{"insert":"Thurid Horse (some with wings or horns) Typal\n\nhttps://www.archidekt.com/decks/9965824/thurid_horsesunicornspegasus\n\nStuffed a bunch of Horses, Unicorns, and Pegasus and a couple token doublers to get the most out of your commanders effect. There's also some life gain synergies as a bunch of these creatures care about gaining life too.\nMono White definitely has some things it struggles with which is why I enjoyed building this deck to try and mitigate as much of that as possible. Board protection to protect your beautiful creatures as well as board wipes if your pastures aren't as full as you'd like.\nThanks for taking a look, good luck to everyone!\n"}]}
Edited 11/7/2024, 12:37:03 AM
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