Deckbuilding Contest - August 2022
Jeremy(Archidekt Moderator)
2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"\nHello brewers,"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThis month’s "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.cardkingdom.com/"},"insert":"Card Kingdom"},{"insert":"-sponsored deckbuilding contest may involve the trickiest deck restriction we’ve set yet! Inspired by a "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://edhrec.com/articles/single-combat-hapax-magic-a-true-singleton-format/"},"insert":"recent article"},{"insert":" on EDHREC by "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://twitter.com/mtg_ds"},"insert":"MtGDS"},{"insert":", “Hapax” Commander involves building an EDH deck only using cards that have never been reprinted. This means many of the format’s staples like Sol Rings, Command Tower, and Arcane Signet are not permissible. In theory, this should lead to some pretty interesting lists. 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 cardkingdom.com. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"For August’s deckbuilding contest, brew a Commander/EDH legal deck only using cards that have never been reprinted in paper. This restriction applies to the Commander(s) as well, but not to basic lands. To easily find cards that fit this requirement, you can add "},{"attributes":{"color":"#a10000"},"insert":"((st:promo and papersets<=2) or papersets=1)"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" to your Scryfall syntax searches."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nA few notes:"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Multiple printings within the same set (such as showcase or extended art frames) do not prevent you from using a card in your deck."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Cards on The List count as having been reprinted. Sorry!"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You can also use ((st:promo and papersets<=2) or papersets=1) in the filter at the top of the deck page to show all of the cards that meet the prompt’s requirement. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Syntax searches using ((st:promo and papersets<=2) or papersets=1) are not necessary, but will probably take you less time than manually checking cards to see if they’ve been reprinted. Ultimately, your brewing methodology is up to you so long as your deck satisfies the prompt!"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\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 are allowed."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Silver-bordered, while cool, are not allowed. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Digital-only cards (such as those designed for the Alchemy format on Arena) are not allowed."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Strictly one deck submitted per user."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nReply to either this newspost or "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://twitter.com/archidekt/status/1560654937834803201?s=20&t=_nHy4CLvoXJYbnu0U0cDPA"},"insert":"the announcement tweet"},{"insert":" from the "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://twitter.com/archidekt"},"insert":"@archidekt"},{"insert":" account on Twitter with a link to your deck before 9:00pm ET (UTC -4, currently) on "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Friday, August 26, 2022"},{"insert":". Only one submission per user!\n\nFrom the eligible submissions, we'll select three finalists with lists that we believe best embody the spirit of the prompt. Additional characteristics by which your deck may be judged include playability and uniqueness (i.e. “spice”); budget has no direct bearing on your chances to win. Deck descriptions are not required but certainly may provide valuable context!\n\nOn "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Saturday, August 27, 2022"},{"insert":", we'll tweet out a poll for the community to vote on its favorite of the three selected finalists' lists. Any finalists who submitted their lists on Archidekt will be notified via the email associated with their account. We’ll also publish a newspost on Archidekt announcing the finalists and linking to the poll on Twitter. Each finalist will be awarded store credit to cardkindom.com. The value of the credit is in US dollars and depends on the finalist's placement in the community poll at the end of its two day duration:\n1st Place Prize - $50"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"2nd Place Prize - $30"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"3rd Place Prize - $20"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Finalists will be contacted via Twitter or email (depending on where they submitted) regarding their winnings following the conclusion of the poll by Tuesday, August 30, 2022. Please note, you must have a Card Kingdom account in order to receive your winnings. It's quick and free-- register here if you don't have an account already!\n\nAn important note:"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Unfortunately, due to wild variance in contest laws, eligibility is limited to residents of the United States and Canada (excluding Quebec). We’d love to allow all of our users to participate, but ensuring we are legally compliant with each country’s national laws is too great a barrier. For additional information regarding eligibility, check our "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/contestRules"},"insert":"official contest rules"},{"insert":". \n\nCongratulations to July’s winners! "},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"1st Place: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/user/24961"},"insert":"MrSmileyPants"},{"insert":" - "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://t.co/yeNx698qWL"},"insert":"Pirate \"Storm\""},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"2nd Place: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/user/51049"},"insert":"Remarkable"},{"insert":" - "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://t.co/ec4aIigTBh"},"insert":"Lae'zel Energy"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"3rd Place: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/user/5795"},"insert":"wade42"},{"insert":" - "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://t.co/V5Z0EMbPrV"},"insert":"Slimefoot Infect"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThank you!"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"If you have any other questions, feel free to ask here, reach out on Twitter, or join our public Discord server. We look forward to seeing what you all come up with! \n\nThe Archidekt Team\n\n"}]}
Edited 8/21/2022, 5:56:09 AM
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mindflare77(Uncommon Patron)
2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"Ohabi Caleria isn't in the database yet, so I've doubled up on Lady Caleria instead as the commander (she'll be part of the 99 once Ohabi's available). \n\nhttps://www.archidekt.com/decks/3138283#August_Deckbuilding_Challenge\n\nWanted to take a first pass at trying to make use of the constant untapping ability coming from Ohabi with all of the archers, and I think there's enough here to at least be competitive with similarly powered decks (like others in the contest, maybe).\n"}]}
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DragonL0rd132 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"Behold! Kadena's Pop-Up Book!\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3133999#Kadena's_Pop-up_Book"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3133999#Kadena's_Pop-up_Book"},{"insert":"\n\nShenanigans ahoy!\nFree 2/2 creatures with card draw? Oh yes! Morph and re-morph creatures to your heart's content! Occasionally attack with a manifested land! Surprise morph your critters for their abilities! This deck is guaranteed to keep your opponents guessing what's next, 'cos YOU don't know what's next!\n\nThis was a great deck challenge, plenty of powerful cards get overlooked because they weren't reprinted.\n"}]}
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PsychoWolfen 2 years{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3137053#Drone_Strike"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3137053#Drone_Strike"},{"insert":"\n\nA fun little deck that revolves around building a Thopter army and doing massive damage with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kangee, Sky Warden"}},{"insert":" and other fun enchantments for only flying creatures such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gravitational Shift"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Serra Aviary"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Moat"}},{"insert":". You get through your own Moat via "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Concerted Effort"}},{"insert":" which also makes your "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kappa Cannoneer"}},{"insert":" intimidating due to how many counters are going to be on him with all of the artifacts pouring in your boardstate. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"All That Glitters"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mace of the Valiant"}},{"insert":" will make sure someone feels the pain and know the feeling of being one shotted by Kangee or for a fun challenge the Cannoneer. There are a few copy creature spells and one artifact copy spell because why not make more super destructive artifacts. There is also a fun little mini combo that uses "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Empowered Autogenerator"}},{"insert":" if it's untapped with 2 charges when "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Filigree Sages"}},{"insert":" is on the field for infinite blue mana.\n\nRather happy how this deck turned out even though i'm not the biggest fan of playing "},{"attributes":{"background":"#22262a","color":"#eaedf0"},"insert":"Azorius colors, but bombarding players with an army of flyers that can do a maximum of 12 damage if all the anthems are out is pretty funny."},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Edited 8/25/2022, 12:44:22 PM
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lvl9lightspell 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"I present "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3133648#August_Griffin_Challenge"},"insert":"Griffin Tribal"},{"insert":", helmed by the new "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Zeriam, Golden Wind"}},{"insert":", for your consideration. The basic theme is simple: Play griffins, make griffins, hit people with griffins. We have a decent amount of draw and ramp to get to our griffins as quickly as possible, and some minor lifegain synergies for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Griffin Aerie"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dawn of Hope"}},{"insert":". We also have plenty of anthems to make our griffins bigger, and some fun tech in "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Doom Cannon"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Throne of the God-Pharaoh"}},{"insert":" to push damage through board stalls.\n\nBut we mostly just hit people with griffins.\n"}]}
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taydr0 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3148278#There_can_be_only_one(/ones)!\n\nEach Creature in this deck either makes 1/1s or is a 1/1 itself. So that makes three different variations of one of a kind! The strategy is a go wide deck that buffs the 1/1s with Bess, and hopes to deal big, possibly unblockable or infect, damage by playing lots of small creatures.\n"}]}
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fiveTrillionElves 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2738571#Jeska_and_Her_Friends_Have_Had_ENOUGH!_(Hapax_Edition)\n\nMy idea for this week is one I've been working on for a while, but I realized it could probably be turned into a Hapax deck easily enough. The ideal win condition for the deck is to use "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jeska, Thrice Reborn"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Luxior, Giada's Gift"}},{"insert":" to kill people with planeswalker commander damage. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist"}},{"insert":" was included to ensure we can suit up Jeska every time she attacks, and worst case scenario he can be used to win the game with commander damage if you can't find Luxior or it gets exiled. The deck a fair amount of the legal planeswalkers for this challenge as well as a partial super friends/pillowfort package, (The List really got me here, as it excluded both "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nahiri, the Lithomancer"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Chain Veil"}},{"insert":") Finally, I rounded it out with most of the good equipment that were legal for the format, (personally, I'd love to get Luxior and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Helm of the Host"}},{"insert":" on the same planeswalker, just to start getting real silly.)\n\nI did have a corner case question about reprints though, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Elspeth, Sun's Champion"}},{"insert":" showed up in the search but that was reprinted in a dual deck, does that count as a part of original Theros or is that not legal for the challenge. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arena Rector"}},{"insert":" was also a card that came up in the search, but that has a judge promo, so is that also not legal?\n\nEDIT: Also, do the D&D cards with the & sign count as reprints?\n"}]}
Edited 8/23/2022, 2:44:20 AM
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Jeremy(Archidekt Moderator)
2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"They should not count as reprints since they're promos tied to the same set the originals were printed in. If the Scryfall search is giving you trouble with those, don't sweat it-- we'll know what's going on when we go to select finalists. \n"}]}
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Suyolak 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"Ayesha's Donation Drive - https://archidekt.com/decks/3136918#Ayesha's_Donation_Drive_(August_Contest_Entry)\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ayesha Tanaka, Armorer"}},{"insert":" is a really interesting new way to do Equipment Voltron, getting lots of card advantage off their first ability while continuing to pump them up. Without key equipment reprints, however, you've got a bit of a challenge. For this challenge, I wanted to give some shine to underappreciated equipment-matters cards. In addition, to fuel Ayesha's second ability, which gives unblockable if an opponent controls enough artifacts, I tossed in every eligible "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jinxed Ring"}},{"insert":" style effect, along with some detrimental artifacts like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rust Elemental"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bronze Bombshell"}},{"insert":" and cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cultural Exchange"}},{"insert":" to make sure opponents have artifacts, just maybe not the ones they wanted. :)\n"}]}
Edited 8/21/2022, 4:22:01 AM
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TevishSzat 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3139397#Ayesha's_Unique_Creations\n\nAyesha takes pride in her craftsmanship, and never makes the same artifact twice. With 55 artifacts in the deck and the ability to cast Mana Severance, Ayesha should keep the hits rolling as she gears up and swings away. Though not inclined to take such pedestrian choices as Lightning Greaves she's got the mana, she's got the power, and she has some surprisingly spicy tools to load up her topdecks, access her toys, and keep powering forward.\n"}]}
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MooGiGon 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"For your consideration, I present "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3139420#Zaxara's_X-clusive_X-travaganza"},"insert":"Zaxara's X-clusive X-travaganza"},{"insert":". As might be expected, X-spells are the name of the game for this deck, but with the single printing restriction, the deck leans away from the traditional splashy x-spells and into a grindier plan that emphasizes board wipes, targeted removal, tap effects, mass damage/life loss, and a touch of mill. With these effects stripping opponents' resources away, the deck looks to close out the game through a combination of attrition & Hydra beats.\n"}]}
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MizuMakes 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3138181#Slippery_Elves\n\nOh yeah, it's elf time\n"}]}
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SpaceBacon 2 years{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3136720#Hapatra_One-Hit_Wonders"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3136720#Hapatra_One-Hit_Wonders"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons"}},{"insert":" seemed like a really good fit for this contest considering -1/-1 counters don't see all that many printings anyways. Aside from a few random inclusions in Mystery Booster/The List (sadly, no "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Triumph of the Hordes"}},{"insert":" here), most of Hapatra's good synergy cards are things from Lorwyn/Shadowmoor block that haven't seen the light of day in "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"a"},{"attributes":{"color":"var(--color)","italic":true},"insert":"ges. "},{"attributes":{"color":"var(--color)"},"insert":"The only thing this deck is really hurting on is ramp, but since the commander costs 2 mana it's not the end of the world. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chain of Smog"}},{"insert":" + "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Witherbloom Apprentice"}},{"insert":" combo was included because why not (and both cards were in the pool of available cards anyways).\n"}]}
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m.honey 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3139500#Damia_Persistent_Petitioners Heres My Deck\n"}]}
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Boorango 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3171768 assuming the commander is legal, then this deck should fit the restrictions! the goal is to mill a bunch of cards, then hit an opponent with bladewing. Ideally, this should result in a massive zombie horde to hit people with!\n"}]}
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jnitsua 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"The point of this deck is showing how powerful Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools and Jeska, Thrice Reborn can be by ramping into the planeswalkers, cursing other opponents, utilizing the thrulls Tevesh creates, and stealing all of the commanders as fast as possible. A fun combo I'd aim for is get Luxior and Battlemages Bracers out and attached to Jeska or Tevesh, then go wild! Candelabra of Tawnos, City of Shadows, and Forge of Heroes can help boost the loyalty of our Planeswalkers faster too!\nI've been working on a story to bring all of the parts of this deck together, but it's turning out to be much longer than I anticipated. It involves an alternate story of Tev Loneglade and Jeska's background, and some mischief caused by Vraska and Tibalt. Glad I tried this out!\n"}]}
Edited 8/29/2022, 9:23:04 PM
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Woobles 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3146600#Ganax_Visits_the_Feywild\nGanax Visits The Feywild. Simple, yet effective. Ganax makes treasures whenever a dragon ETBs. Feywild Visitor creates Faerie Dragons whenever we deal damage. Each Faerie Dragon will make more treasures with Ganax. Thus we grow our Dragon Army and our Dragon's Hoard.\n"}]}
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