Jeremy 22 months{"ops":[{"insert":"\nHello brewers,"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nBack in January, "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://twitter.com/mtg_ds"},"insert":"MTGDS"},{"insert":" wrote "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://edhrec.com/articles/allure-of-the-unknown-introducing-hipster-dragon-highlander/"},"insert":"an article for EDHREC"},{"insert":" in which they proposed a new voluntary deck restriction: the Hipster Quotient. As MTGDS explains, “"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"A deck's Hipster Quotient is the sum of the proportion of all recorded EDH decks in which its constituent cards (excluding basic lands) appear."},{"insert":"” In other words, since "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sol Ring"}},{"insert":" appears in 83.7% of decks on EDHREC, it contributes 83.7% to your deck’s Hipster Quotient. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reliquary Tower"}},{"insert":", which is played in 27.2% of decks, would add 27.2%. Of course, there’s a huge drop-off when you get to cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Equal Treatment"}},{"insert":" which comes in at a statistical 0.0%.\n\nSince no one has the time or sanity to manually calculate a deck’s Hipster Quotient, MTGDS has also developed a web app to do it for you! Just paste in your deck’s URL into the "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://mtgds.shinyapps.io/hipster_dragon_highlander/"},"insert":"Hipster Dragon Highlander Calculator"},{"insert":" and tap “Update”. \n\nThis month, we’re looking for decks that with a low Hipster Quotient. In other words, lists that play fewer popular cards and more obscure ones. 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 "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.cardkingdom.com/"},"insert":"cardkingdom.com"},{"insert":". \n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Construct a Commander/EDH legal deck with a 150% or lower Hipster Quotient, calculated using the "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"link":"https://mtgds.shinyapps.io/hipster_dragon_highlander/"},"insert":"Hipster Dragon Highlander Calculator"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":". Otherwise, there are no restrictions so just brew the most interesting list you can think of! "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"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 and acorn cards, 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/1626683783872237579?s=20"},"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 -5, currently) on "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Friday, February 24"},{"insert":". 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. 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, February 25, 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, January 31, 2022. Please note, you must have a Card Kingdom account in order to receive your winnings. It's quick and free-- "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.cardkingdom.com/register"},"insert":"register here"},{"insert":" 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 January’s winners! "},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"1st Place: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/user/15139"},"insert":"Volbe"},{"insert":" - "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://t.co/nWO37hBplb"},"insert":"Nekusar But White"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"2nd Place: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/user/69850"},"insert":"Fzzr"},{"insert":" - "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://t.co/4mLOSvTbKK"},"insert":"Bant Burn"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"3rd Place: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/user/212392"},"insert":"MTGBro23"},{"insert":" - "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://t.co/DWF1fCiFDz"},"insert":"Mono Red Pacifist"},{"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 "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://discord.gg/eZg3mvJd7v"},"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"}]}
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MooGiGon 22 months{"ops":[{"insert":"This deck is a passion project of mine to illustrate the issue of food insecurity among college students, which I also tackle in my professional life. It's also got a Hipster Quotient of 23%, which I think is pretty rad.\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/3337568#College_Student_Food_Insecurity \n"}]}
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Braddy_Buns 22 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Wow, I love this design and never want to play against it.\n"}]}
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Volbe(Common Patron)
22 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Have you ever wanted to play a janky theme, but also wanted an equally janky wincon? Well, I've got you covered!\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4020802#Snake's_Sting"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4020802#Snake's_Sting"},{"insert":"\n\nThis list is a mono-green control deck built around "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Shigeki, Jukai Visionary"}},{"insert":"'s ability to return as many cards as you want from your graveyard (given you have the mana to do it), and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Regrowth"}},{"insert":"-style effects to loop cards back to your hand over and over. This helps the deck grind super hard in the late game so that we can always have the answer when we need it. \n\nCreature removal is a bit of a snag for green decks of course, so we run a good number of valuable deathtouch creatures like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Oakhame Adversary"}},{"insert":" to make cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spinning Wheel Kick"}},{"insert":" into some great removal (at least by green's standard).\n\nFinally, you may be wondering, how does this deck actually win though? Well, by burning our opponents out of course! ...Ok maybe of course isn't quite right, but nevertheless, it gets the job done. Using Shigeki and a lot of lands, we can return Regrowth, a land untapper ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rude Awakening"}},{"insert":" perhaps) and either "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Storm Seeker"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hornet Sting"}},{"insert":" to our hand, cast all of them, with regrowth getting Shigeki back, rinse and repeat until we can burn out the table about one damage at a time.\n\nThis deck meets the requirement without cutting too many good pieces, hope you enjoy!\n"}]}
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anMTclip 22 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4018512#Hipster_Death_by_a_Thousand_Arrows That's tough, my original list was like 334%. Is green ramp really so bad? \n"}]}
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BaronCappuccino(Uncommon Patron)
22 months{"ops":[{"insert":"It is. I began finding my Baeloth//Giants goad deck boring, so I kept a lot of the green out of it and put together a Ghalta Landfall deck, and there's no way I'm dropping the hipster quotient another 50 points to qualify here. The fatal blows to my qualifying here were dealt the moment I included the Cultivate-style ramp package, but the cmc-1 dorks that won't surprise anyone didn't help. Lots of respect to any mono color deck that hits the contest threshold.\n"}]}
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MrBolas 22 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4054449#Lord_of_the_Rings\nToo cool to play Sol Ring? Don't want to jump on the hype train for Portal to Phyrexia? Sick of every deck looking the same with all the new busted artifact sets? Look no further! This deck is a hipster paradise, not a sol ring in sight. Except your opponents... \nThe goal of the this deck is simple, become the Lord of the Rings. Steal all the sol rings and punish those bandwagon riding artifact decks with your new-found mana. Lots of back up ways to get the precious rings if they end up on the stack, battlefield, or even in your opponents exile zone. Using the power of the rings you can deploy increasingly problematic threats. As a bonus, your opponents will likely not remember what many of your old, over-costed cards do! True to form, the deck wants to win by assembling 10 sol rings with mechanized production. \n"}]}
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TrapperTheGeek 22 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I'm pretty proud of this thing. At this time it has a 1% hip rating, technically 0.1% but it would appear the hipster quotient calculator rounds up. Aside from the commander the entire 99 comes back at 0.0%. It is completely jank but has been quite fun in test play and winning 1 of the 3 matches so far. The exploitation of Arboria also makes for fun conversations about why you can't attack this deck because the commander lets me put creatures from my library onto the battlefield during other players' turns. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/4048544#1%_Hipster_Build "},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/4048544#1%_Hipster_Build "},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Edited 2/23/2023, 12:59:05 AM
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bBork 22 months{"ops":[{"insert":"We all know the generic voltron strategy of suiting up your commander with auras and equipment, but have you ever tried to voltron with a commander even you can't target. If you want to try that out this deck is for you!\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3986079#The_Forest_Fights_Back"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3986079#The_Forest_Fights_Back"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kodama of the North Tree"}},{"insert":" is a weird commander for voltron since it has shroud, because of this we cannot follow the generic strategy of suiting it up. Instead this deck uses cards that that don't specifically target our commander. One of the main ways to achieve this is soulbond by using "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wolfir Silverheart"}},{"insert":" we can give our commander +4/+4, or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thundering Mightmare"}},{"insert":" to continuously put counters on Kodama. Another way we pump up "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kodama of the North Tree"}},{"insert":" is by using cards that put counters on creatures we control, such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blessing of Frost"}},{"insert":" , and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Forgotten Ancient"}},{"insert":". Other than that we also have some powerful ways to just double the power of our creatures with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Unnatural Growth"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus"}},{"insert":". There are also a lot of other cool ways to pump up Kodama in the deck before we smack our opponents for a lot of damage.\n"}]}
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WSheep 22 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3875134#Hey_Catch!\n\nDeck designed to make, and then promptly fling (for free, might I add) a variety of tokens.\n\nHas a startlingly low quotient for how powerful it can be\n"}]}
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bigdrummerboi13 22 months{"ops":[{"insert":"What's more hipster than an old mechanic and a lot of old border cards? \n\nhttps://www.archidekt.com/decks/4048343\n"}]}
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_Maximus_ 22 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/3154210#Kenrith_&_Transfomers\n\nI only had to make one card substitution (swapped out Command Tower to put in Glimmervoid) to this deck to drop below 150%, but getting rid of my maybeboard also dropped another 50%. I have all sorts of deck info in the description if you'd like to know more lol\n"}]}
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abellariana 22 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Heres my deck. Its one I've been working on for a while. I initially made it with a different commander in a different color identity a few months ago, but it wasn't able to do what I had in mind. So I reworked it to be falco spara. I'm still working on my physical deck of this, but I knew it would fit this criteria with minimal changes. (And command tower isnt really that important in a lands deck anyway). This deck is a Falco Spara deck with a secret commander Marit Lage. The goal of the deck is to animate darth depths and then use falco sparas ability to remove the ice counters from dark depths to cast spells from your library until you have no ice counters and can summon marit lage. There are lots of ways to animate lands, fetch lands (specifically dark depths), and utilize falco spara's ability. https://archidekt.com/decks/4036549#Falco_Spara_with_special_guest_Marit_Lage\n"}]}
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Kegak 22 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Hipster Poison? It focuses on old creatures that give opponents poison counters, but have no keywords. This is further done with \"attacks and isn't blocked\" creatures with a cheap commander that helps creatures evade blockers. Also has a hipster quotient of 25%! This deck also has a super low mana curve.\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/4030774#Krydle_Poison\n"}]}
Edited 2/23/2023, 4:47:56 PM
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juicy_wargrave 22 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3614356#Turtle-rocks"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3614356#Turtle-rocks"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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Tristan2016(Common Patron)
22 months{"ops":[{"insert":"If you want to be hipster, you need a hipster restriction and nothing is more hipster than ignoring every cool new card from modern magic. So this is a deck built using ONLY pre-Modern cards, with the mono-black "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spirit of the Night"}},{"insert":" (bet at least one person didn't even know this was a legendary) at the head of a voltron deck... with only sets from before equipment existed. How many people know of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Armor Thrull"}},{"insert":" and its bizarre +1/+2 counter? Or how about "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phyrexian Boon"}},{"insert":", an aura that can buff the Spirit or act as removal?\n\nThis deck is not just an entry to the competition, but also a call for more people to try out building with this wild restriction as it has lead to learning about all kinds of insane cards I had never heard of before! Let the old Magic jank flow!\n\n(For anyone wondering, the "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Hipster Quotient"},{"insert":" of this deck was 78%)\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3583239#Old_School_EDH_Spirit_of_the_Night"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3583239#Old_School_EDH_Spirit_of_the_Night"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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HelenaBruh 22 months{"ops":[{"insert":"With "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rigo, Streetwise Mentor"}},{"insert":", you could take the easy way out. The boring, non-hipster way. We all know what I'm talking about: Wall tribal. We've all seen the odd "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arcades, the Strategist"}},{"insert":" deck and we know Rigo can just be Arcades in a different font. And we all know Walls only fit in a specific niche group of decks, and thus can fool the Hipster Quotient despite being very well-known. Enter my own, 52% Hipster Quotient hot and spicy budget take on Rigo, something thought to be universally trash-tier in EDH: combat tricks. I have packed this brew with cheap 1-power creatures that are nice and evasive such as the scourges of EDH, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fleet-Footed Monk"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sneaky Homunculus"}},{"insert":", to trigger Rigo and fill up my hand. But after blocks and before damage is when I strike, with format staples like... "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Inspired Charge"}},{"insert":"?? "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pride of Conquerors"}},{"insert":"?? If it gets it done, it gets it done. But if it doesn't, in fact, get it done, we have the far lamer alternatives of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Strixhaven Stadium"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Triskaidekaphile"}},{"insert":", because the deck needs to \"function\" and \"be playable\" and all that. The icing on the cake is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bag of Tricks"}},{"insert":" itself, which only hits on 1, 2, 3 and 6 but needs to be in here anyway because of the name of the deck. Hey, at least it gets "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Soul of Theros"}},{"insert":" sometimes which can function as a repeatable instant speed buff that also keeps my life total nice and high. One out of eight times, but still, who needs consistency when you have beautiful, terrible jank?\n\nYou can find this god-awful creation here: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/4022557#Rigo's_Bag_of_Tricks"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/4022557#Rigo's_Bag_of_Tricks"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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rwentzy 22 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/3011638#Zada_Spellslinger,_Combat_Overkill_(Feburary)"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/3011638#Zada_Spellslinger,_Combat_Overkill_(Feburary)"},{"insert":"\n\nA red storm deck that blasts off early or out of nowhere for a combat win\n113.7 % Hipster Quotent\n"}]}
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