Jeremy 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"\nHello brewers,"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThis past Wednesday, "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/news/2377839/1"},"insert":"we announced"},{"insert":" that Archidekt now performs Companion deckbuilding condition checks! To highlight this new feature and put it through its paces, we’ve chosen the Companion mechanic as the focal point of February’s "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.cardkingdom.com/"},"insert":"Card Kingdom"},{"insert":"-sponsored deckbuilding contest. \n\n"},{"insert":{"image":"https://i.imgur.com/a9j3JSt.gif"}},{"insert":"\n\nAs was the case starting with last month’s contest, we will now accept submissions on both Twitter and Archidekt! 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":"This month, brew an EDH/Commander legal deck that utilizes the Companion mechanic from Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths. One of the creatures featuring this mechanic should be set as your deck’s Companion with its individual deckbuilding condition met. There are only 8 usable Companions in EDH (sorry, Lutri and Yorion) so think about what will make your deck stand out!"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nJust as a reminder, a creature chosen as your Companion does not count toward the 100 cards required for a Commander deck! Looking for more information about how Companions work? Check the fandom wiki "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Companion"},"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 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/1494751603680759819?s=20&t=skKZwV-dNq9fgyXIjRxfhw"},"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 9:00pm ET (UTC -5, currently) on Friday, February 25, 2022. \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 Saturday, February 26, 2022, 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":"https://www.cardkingdom.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 by Tuesday, March 1, 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/1367"},"insert":"DaveLists"},{"insert":" - "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2268727#Hidesplosion_Contest_Entry"},"insert":"Hidetsugu \"Hidesplosion\""},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"2nd Place: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/user/107345"},"insert":"DankCastle"},{"insert":" - "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2269960#EDH_HAMMER_TIME"},"insert":"Oswald HAMMER TIME"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"3rd Place: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/user/73376"},"insert":"SadPandaFace"},{"insert":" - "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2265907#Modern-EDH_Polymorph"},"insert":"Jalira Polymorph"},{"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 or reach out on Twitter. We look forward to seeing what you all come up with! \n\nThe Archidekt Team\n\n"}]}
Edited 2/18/2022, 7:12:56 PM
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Snappyj 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"Who doesn't love gods at this point?\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/1951651#Esika_Zirda_Companion_God_Tribal"},"insert":"Esika Zirda Companion God Tribal (Commander / EDH) - Archidekt"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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takadimityrant 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"Here's my entry for February 2022 deckbuilding challenge. It's Reaper King with Umori as the companion, with artifacts as the unifying type. There's description that accompanies the decklist for more details. \n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/2408691#Reaper_King_Scarecrow_Storm \n"}]}
Edited 2/21/2022, 5:29:36 AM
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ItResolves 2 years{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"Hexproof, I guarantee it"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2409771#Hexproof,_I_guarantee_it."},{"insert":"\n\nMimeoplasm/Umori\nDeck discards/mills/tutors creatures to fill the graveyard for a smorgasbord of creatures for Mimeo. Hexproof targets and large creatures for counters. \n\n"}]}
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DaveLists 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"So, did you know "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Zirda, the Dawnwaker"}},{"insert":" is actually a blue enchantment named "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Training Grounds"}},{"insert":"?\n\nFor this contest I took that concept and ran with it, making a Boros deck that does its best to pretend to be a mono blue deck, complete with a dozen counterspells, artifact shenanigans, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Time Stop"}},{"insert":", and a primary wincon of taking infinite turns for 2 mana each. \nEvery element of the deck revolves around zirda - from equip costs, to activated abilities and tutors, to land abilities, the companion is a key part of the deck running effects under cost and getting ahead. The equipment subtheme also provides protection with akiri, and zirda makes "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sunforger"}},{"insert":" absolutely gross. Zirda's tap ability is even useful, helping an equipped creature get through for some key triggers.\n\nThis list is one of my weirdest and dearest creations, so I hope ya'll can enjoy it as much as I do - nothing confuses a table as much as the boros player casting 2-mana timewalks with multiple counterspells on backup.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2411329#I_AM_A_BLUE_DECK_Contest_Entry"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2411329#I_AM_A_BLUE_DECK_Contest_Entry"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Edited 2/22/2022, 2:01:52 AM
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Eheath09 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"You ever get tired of playing stupid creatures that just keep getting killed? Do you like playing a mage in roleplaying games and just throwing fireballs around? Do you like to watch the world burn? Then do I have a deck for you, Kaervek the Merciless with his pet Obosh!!! There are no creatures in the 99 of the deck because we don't need no stinking creatures!!! The goal is to get obosh out and start slinging around x burn spells. I tried to find every red x burn spell that could go in this deck and put it in. I even put in a few graveyard recursion spells so we can get Obosh back if someone decides to take him out. You can also use the burn spells to target our opponents pesky creatures and show them how weak creatures really are. When the x spells aren't enough then each player hitting each other with Kaervek's ability sure will be. If you enjoyed playing red in the old days of magic then you're going to love this deck! \n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/2411888#X_Gon'_Give_It_To_Ya\n"}]}
Edited 2/21/2022, 8:09:19 PM
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DoctorSpicy 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"Out of the 8 companions, it definitely feels like Kaheera is the least appreciated. A tribal anthem with vigilance enabling has a hard time competing with free recursion, ETB card draw, damage doubling, a free creature, a mana dork that makes 5 mana, and reducing the cost on activated abilities, but I think we should give Kaheera another look!\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kaheera, the Orphanguard"}},{"insert":" is a great companion for this deck, which contains mostly big flying elementals like the ever popular "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stratozeppelid"}},{"insert":" and who could forget good ol' "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Eon Frolicker"}},{"insert":". With vigilance, these fliers can get in damage throughout the game without worrying about crackbacks, knowledge that will make your opponents regret underestimating you, Kaheera, and/or vigilance (probably all three). To close out the game, we use "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Craterhoof Behemoth"}},{"insert":" effects (including the fattie himself, since he's a literal beast!), especially the often forgotten "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Titanic Ultimatum"}},{"insert":". If anything happens to our board, we got some ways to bring the army back, like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Haunting Voyage"}},{"insert":".\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2412380?sort=alpha&stack=multiple"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2412380?sort=alpha&stack=multiple"},{"insert":"\n\nNote: I play mostly on MTGO, where the original dual lands are on average about $4 each. If you wanted to build this in paper, you could change up the manabase to make it more affordable, and it shouldn't be an issue if you use plenty of untapped dual lands. I hope I won't be disqualified for using expensive cards, because I tend to build the end goal of a deck and then work towards building it rather than building decks using only cards I currently have.\n"}]}
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longcutie 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"For this challenge I chose to build around the least common companion: Zirda, the Dawnwaker! I've always loved the idea of having effectively 3 commanders via a partner pairing + companion; I also decided to mix it up from my typical restrictions and build a no-budget, maxed-out power level list.\n\nI present a four-color critical mass combo deck built around the Stranger Things pairing of Mike and Lucas: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2412131#Deckbuilding_Contest_Feb_22:_Zirda"},"insert":"Deckbuilding Contest Feb 22: Zirda (Commander / EDH) - Archidekt"},{"insert":"\n\nThis deck features very heavy interaction and an absurd number of combo lines, utilizing both zirda and mike to great effect for infinite mana, infinite sacrifice and ETB loops, infinite pings, etc. Lucas is primarily around for his colors, but he certainly has utility against opposing threats and can always be used as part of various pod/neoform/eldritch evolution lines.\n\nThanks for reviewing and for keeping things interesting with these monthly contests!\n"}]}
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SolidWater 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"Vote for Tayam as president of the LGS with his running mate, Umori! Fill up the graveyard and attract a huge voter turnout with Umori's price reduction! Then, once you have a big army, "},{"attributes":{"strike":true},"insert":"rig the election"},{"insert":" make your voters more powerful than your rival candidates with +1/+1 counters and win the election!\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/2407404#Tayam_and_his_pet_ooze_run_for_president\n"}]}
Edited 2/21/2022, 10:44:15 PM
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cr3453 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"Here's my "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/2412736#Go-Shintai_of_Life's_Origin_-_Jegantha"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/2412736#Go-Shintai_of_Life's_Origin_-_Jegantha"},{"insert":" list. 5-C shrines, with Jegantha, Mirror Gallery/Box, and clones. Let's get those shrines going!\n"}]}
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LittleLynx 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"Here is my Animar and Keruga Maro tribal deck \nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/2412983#Animar_/_Keruga_Maro_Tribal\n\nThe main plan of the deck is to play lots of creatures that care about the amount of cards in your hand then play Keruga to draw lots of cards and kill my opponents with lots of massive creatures.\n"}]}
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stpddm 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"My submission for this month's contest is a personal deck of mine, titled: \"I Like Those Odds\"\n\nThis name is representative of the two major aspects of the deck: \nThe companion Obosh (and his surprisingly difficult 'odds only' restriction)"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"And one of the two commanders, Vial Smasher (and his naturally luck-based gameplay)"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This partner pairing of Vial Smasher and Kraum seeks to deal a lot of damage to your opponents with the help of damage doublers like Obosh himself, whether that be through group-slug type effects such as Zo-Zu or casting very big spells with Vial Smasher on the battlefield.\n\nThis deck is very heavily instant based, as the main goal of the deck is to be able to essentially play draw-go. Playing a spell on each player's turn will help optimize the damage output of Vial Smasher, and will push you closer to victory! In order to accomplish this, there is an abundance of card draw to keep your hand full at all times. In addition, many of the spells are sneaky with their mana costs, often costing less in practice than they do on paper (and sometimes even free!), which allows you to get more bang for your buck (quite literally).\nThis deck is fun to play because the odds-only restriction forces you to play some cards that you may not have played otherwise, and it usually ends up doing some serious work!\n\nThanks for checking out my decklists!\n\nThe budget-less version can be found "},{"attributes":{"background":"#ffffff","link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2413746#I_Like_Those_Odds_(Budgetless_for_Contest)"},"insert":"here"},{"insert":" <-- THIS IS THE LIST I AM SUBMITTING\n\nAnd for those who are curious, the more budget-friendly version that I actually own and play can be found "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2065612#I_Like_Those_Odds"},"insert":"here"},{"insert":" <--\n"}]}
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Loros 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2324066#Charming_Stag,_Commanding_Dragon\n\nThis is my take on a Ramos Spellslinger/Multicolor-matters Deck focused on the Charm and Command cycles of cards. Ramos commander damage functions as the primary win condition with backup win conditions that make use of his mana creating ability. With enough mana, untapping with Ramos and casting just a few charms can power him up quickly. Jegantha is a great way to ensure you will be able to cast the color intensive cards in your hand and is a good way to spend a turn 3 if ever stuck with only charms in hand with no spell payoff.\n\nUse multiple view if categories are your thing\n"}]}
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TheMoxiousOne 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"Here's a brew I have been working on, and the theme is Legendary Enchantress. Been having a blast playing it, and hope someone else does, too! :) \n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2415232#Legenchantments"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2415232#Legenchantments"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Edited 2/22/2022, 2:44:03 PM
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Sidar_Combo 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"Volo and Keruga; Manharmonicon and the Big Bois. This is an old school EDH battlecruiser deck; 4.33 Average CMC, big creatures, big effects. Slow to get rolling but once it does watch out. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2411121#February_Contest_Deck"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2411121#February_Contest_Deck"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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MrSmileyPants 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/2293629#Ikra,_Sakashima,_and_Umori_Clones\n\nThe goal of this deck is to get Umori, The Collector into play as soon as possible, then make more Umoris using Sakashima of A Thousand Faces which will reduce most of your clones' mana costs to just the color pips. From there you can play and clone Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper to gain a bunch of life, insulate your life total with multiple Dark Confidants or Duskmantle Seers in play, or just weaponize the life gain with cards like Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose.\n"}]}
Edited 2/22/2022, 10:09:00 PM
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Jeremy 2 years{"ops":[{"insert":"Congratulations on winning first place this month! I've just shot an email to the account associated with your Archidekt account asking for some information. \n"}]}
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