Jeremy 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"\nHello brewers,"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nFirst things first: For this month’s "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.cardkingdom.com/"},"insert":"Card Kingdom"},{"insert":"-sponsored deckbuilding contest, we’re excited to announce that we will accept submissions on "},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"both"},{"insert":" Twitter and Archidekt! It’s taken a bit for us to hammer out the logistics, so we greatly appreciate everyone’s patience since we started these up.\n\nIn honor of this new era of contests, it feels appropriate that January’s prompt focuses on the Modern era of Magic. Our good friend Shivam Bhatt (host of the Casual Magic "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://casualmagic.libsyn.com/"},"insert":"podcast"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrFii8lW7l7YEI9M-ZxCl-g"},"insert":"YouTube channel"},{"insert":") was curious to see what sort of Commander decks could be made using only cards from Modern-legal sets. How about we give him a nice sample size to peruse? Details below!\n\nWhat’s the contest all about?"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"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":"cardkingdom.com"},"insert":"cardkingdom.com"},{"insert":". \n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"This month, brew an EDH/Commander legal deck that only uses cards released as legal in the Modern format. This means only cards with versions printed in Standard-legal sets (and Modern Horizons) Eighth Edition onward are accepted. So no Sol Rings, Swords to Plowshares, or Command Towers! The Commander banlist is still in effect– the Modern banlist is not. "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nNot sure exactly what qualifies as “Modern”? "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Modern"},"insert":"Check here"},{"insert":"! \n*NOTE* Anything that has technically made its way into Modern by way of the Throne of Eldraine brawl decks (i.e. Command Tower) should not be used. While technically Modern legal, it is not within the spirit of the prompt. \n\nHere’s how to participate:"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"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":"Reply to either this newspost or the "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://twitter.com/archidekt/status/1482138975204777984?s=20"},"insert":"announcement tweet"},{"insert":" 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":"9:00pm ET (UTC -5, currently) on Friday, January 21, 2022"},{"insert":". \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. "},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"Deck descriptions are not required but certainly may provide valuable context!"},{"insert":"\n\nOn "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Saturday, January 22, 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 "},{"attributes":{"link":"cardkindom.com"},"insert":"cardkindom.com"},{"insert":". 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 on "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Tuesday, January 23, 2022"},{"insert":". 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":3},"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 December’s winners! "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"1st Place: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/user/60012"},"insert":"Cute_Monster"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"2nd Place: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/user/8502"},"insert":"GoblinWarBuggy"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"3rd Place: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/user/40983"},"insert":"Khold1"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThank you!"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"If you have any other questions, feel free to ask here or reach out on Twitter. We look forward to seeing what you all come up with! \n\nThe Archidekt Team\n\n"}]}
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Charcoal19 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/2268625#Commander_dredge\n\nDo you like playing Magic but find concepts like hand size or only drawing one card for turn annoying?\nDo you hate cards like leyline of the void, dauthi voidawlker, or tormods crypt?\nDo you require an extra playmat to display every relevant card in your graveyard?\n\nIf you answered yes to any of these questions you might be a dredge player and this deck will probably appeal to you. Dredge is one of the most unique archetypes in all of modern that relies on the \"dredge x\" mechanic. When a card with dredge x is in your graveyard you can replace any draw with milling x cards and returning the dredge card to your hand. With the right cards dredge decks are easily capable of milling half their library in a couple of turns. In tribute of this amazing and incredibly frustrating deck I've ported Modern dredge to Commander. This is finally your chance to play with the staggering 5 cards that have been banned out of dredge over the years. Enjoy a familiar deck in Magic's best multiplayer format. Enjoy always having the biggest graveyards and may Leyline of the void never enter the battlefield.\n"}]}
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FrostAce 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"I call this brew "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/2287713#The_Locust_God's_New_Groove"},"insert":"The Locust God's New Groove"},{"insert":". It is a Locust God deck but the goal is to draw until you have a massive swarm of just flying beaters. It has an alternate win condition of Niv-Mizzet and Curiosity. As an added restriction, I used both the commander ban list and the modern ban list. It's just a quick deck I threw together.\n"}]}
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xerogold 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"Ever since I saw this zombie ETB tokens deck on you tube (goldfish) for standard, then for modern, I thought it looked like a blast. However there isn't really a modern scene around, so this contest is perfect for trying to revisualize this deck into EDH.\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2284158#Necroduality"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2284158#Necroduality"},{"insert":"\nThe goal of the deck in modern was to massively double or triple ETB triggers of zombies gaining card advantage and overwhelming board presence. With the single copy format, I've had to add/find more ETB zombies, but this gave me an excuse to include my favorite zombie, Rank Officer, into the deck (regardless if he belongs here, this is my pet card). The other part of the deck focuses on replicating the new Necroduality card by either copying the enchantment or having a similar effect.\nI rounded the deck out by sticking with the original sideboard and other spells used in the build (as allowed by EDH rules) to keep a modern feel.\n\n"}]}
Edited 1/20/2022, 6:04:38 PM
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Foreigner96 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2285868#Modern_take_on_Borborymos\n"}]}
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TheSecondSun 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2277630#Yawgmoth’s_Hospital\n\nThis deck is the EDH version of the Modern deck “Yawgmoth’s Hospital,” more commonly known as “Golgari Evolution.” However, this deck doesn’t run green, and focuses more on the black theme of sacrificing creatures to generate value. It is jam packed with combo pieces and all the cards are Modern legal according to Archidekt’s data base. There are also no cards like Sol Ring to take away from the modern theme. See the deck description for more details.\n"}]}
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abellariana 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2269206#Lurrus_is_everywhere\n\nLurrus seems to be very prominent in modern as a companion so I thought I'd try my hand at building a commander deck with him as the companion. Lots of value from recurring your cheap creatures and lots of ways to protect Lurrus while playing cheap spells and drawing lots of cards.\n"}]}
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T.Y. 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"You guys wanted only Lorwyn Block right?\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/2289608#All_Lorwyn_Modern_EDH_1/22\n"}]}
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longcutie 2 years{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/2273979#Modern_Commander:_Living_End!"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/2273979#Modern_Commander:_Living_End!"},{"insert":"\n\nFor the Archidekt team's consideration, I present a deck inspired by the popular modern deck Living End. In the link is a detailed write-up going over the deck's relation to the prompt and some background on individual card choices.\n\nHope you enjoy!\n"}]}
Edited 1/21/2022, 6:15:39 AM
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LoveBeat13 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"Hello! This is my first contest here on Archidekt, and I'm excited to show you guys what I've crafted.\nLazav, Fet. Gyruda: Even I don't know what will happen next."},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I made a deck here that implements modern cards, as well as limited the card selection only to even cards, to implicate a companion I really enjoy. I was going for a mill strategy, in which to utilize both Lazav's shifting possibilities and to have a fun play in which I can grab someone's creature with Gyruda as well as Lazav become them. The final product ends up trying to play the best of your opponent's stuff as much as possible, while having a few fun creatures of my own that will have fun seeing a lot of graveyard.. Hope you enjoy this little deck.\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/2286006#Lazav,_Fet._Gyruda:_Even_I_don't_know_what_will_happen_next. \n"}]}
Edited 1/21/2022, 9:53:22 AM
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evolution1988 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"Prismatic Bridge - https://archidekt.com/decks/2290285#Prismatic_Bridge_-_Jan_2022_Contest\n\n\nFive step guide to playing this deck:\n\nStep 1. Ramp and mana fix primarily through land enchants.\nStep 2. Play Prismatic Bridge.\nStep 4. Free Gods and planeswalkers.\nStep 5. Wipe the board 7 times.\nStep 6. Profit. \n\n"}]}
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shureshot 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"Modified version of my Aminatou Stax Deck. I had to take out alot of stuff, but hey its still fun to tinker with. https://archidekt.com/decks/2290981#Modified_Aminatou_Stax \n"}]}
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gbleavell 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"This is an edit of a deck that I've been brewing for a while now. I've been a big fan of Uncommon Legendary Creatures as commanders, and I've really enjoyed Grumgully. This is a nice play on the +1/+1 counter theme, and I made it to be synergistic. I know Persist is a thing with Grumgully, and if I were building to make it more competitive, then sure. I just really like the counter synergy and I've never really been a fan of infinite combos anyway. Enjoy! \nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/2291142#A_Modern_Take_on_Grumgully\n"}]}
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HOPMONSTER 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"DORKBALL - human nerd avalanche\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/2284017#DORKBALL\n"}]}
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DaveLists 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"Hey guys -- I saw that my list made the finals, thank you! I have one question, though -- I don't know if my account here has an email linked to it. How can I change that?\n"}]}
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Jeremy 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"Hi, and congratulations! We should have made you input one when you set up your account, but feel free to shoot me an email at contact@archidekt.com to confirm which you'd like used. Just make sure it's an email address you also use with a Card Kingdom account! \n"}]}
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TrapperTheGeek 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"For this contest, I wanted to bring something I haven't seen much of. Now Esika is typically used to cheat out creatures, but in my time playing her in brawl format on MTG Arena, I didn't see anyone playing Esika as a mutate deck. I had an absolute blast playing Esika Mutate on Arena and it lends itself to some very different strategies. I have outlined those strategies in the description of this deck. The brawl version was a blast to play and the expanded commander version is just as enjoyable. So with that introduction, here is my entry for this month's contest "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2274371#January_Deckbuilding_Contest_-_Esika_Mutate"},"insert":"Esika's Mutation Station"},{"insert":".\n"}]}
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