Jeremy 14 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"}]}
Edited 2/18/2023, 7:12:31 AM
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evolution1988 14 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Atraxa, Voice of... Humanity? ("},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4039124#Atraxa,_Voice_of..._Humanity?"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4039124#Atraxa,_Voice_of..._Humanity?"},{"insert":")\n\nSo Atraxa is one of the least hipster commander's right? She's currently the second most-built commander on EDHREC in the last 2 years and most built commander of the last month. Not this time. Atraxa is actually a disguise for Human Tribal which naturally synergizes with her proliferate since so many humans have various effects that generate +1/+1 counters. With exception to maybe three creatures, every other creature in this deck is human. The gameplan is simple: get humans out, put counters on them, pump them with proliferate and anthems, and swing away. \n\n4-Color commanders are really, really tough to build a good mana base for with the hipster quotient, so we're using the Vivid land cycle to give us charge counters to proliferate for mana of any color and found as many hipster-friendly filter effects and dual lands to include that would fit this challenge. We're also playing a lot of MDFCs to give us some extra color fixing since we really need white and green in this deck. \n\nThe deck is sitting at 97% Hipster Quotient and no card is over a 4 (except Herald's Horn at 4.9) so we have a lot of wiggle room to bring the quotient back up if we wanted to. But the deck is seems surprisingly consistent and punches high, so why not leave it as is? \n\nI also found a new pet card from building this too in Damning Verdict. :)\n"}]}
Edited 2/21/2023, 7:58:08 AM
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PsychoWolfen 14 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4027727#Militia_Brigade\n\nI made a deck with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tana, the Bloodsower"}},{"insert":" in mind and went for a \"Bolgri and the Long Day of Squashing\" style deck. The deck revolves around making a massive horde of tokens that can win with taking advantage of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Halo Fountain"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Impact Tremors"}},{"insert":", my two favorite cards "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Strixhaven Stadium"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Epic Struggle"}},{"insert":", and hitting people using the tried and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"True Conviction"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Raid Bombardment"}},{"insert":" . Having a wide array of tokens to chose from that have major benefits such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hornet Queen"}},{"insert":" and her deathtouching insects, making sure your life total is above water with cards such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Legion's Landing // Adanto, the First Fort"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Haazda Marshal"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Emmara, Soul of the Accord"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"March of the Multitudes"}},{"insert":" with their lifelink tokens and destroying as many artifacts and enchantments on the battlefield with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pest Infestation"}},{"insert":" so your chump blockers can give you some life back.\n\nThis deck also offer ways to gain massive dumps of Red, Green, and colorless through three large beasts; "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Circle of Dreams Druid"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mana Echoes"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Xenagos, the Reveler"}},{"insert":" with ways to spend it on such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Orochi Hatchery"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Staff of Domination"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grand Crescendo"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"March of the Multitudes"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Awaken the Woods"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Martial Coup"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pest Infestation"}},{"insert":".\n\nThis deck is a rework of another sidar kondo deck i run with ludvic, so instead of trying to do a much more complex version of flying lockdown with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Magus of the Moat"}},{"insert":" . This deck sacrifices the blue color in favor of a more focused naya color. It gets to use some cards that don't get playtime in the main deck such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blessed Sanctuary"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Zendikar's Roil"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Xenagos, the Reveler"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Impact Tremors"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tilonalli's Summoner"}},{"insert":". So i have confidence that this deck can make a lot of comebacks happen within its power ranking.\n\nThis deck may sit at a 121% Hipster Quotient, but it can do some major damage at the table\n"}]}
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TC9art9 14 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Still a few cards away from the perfect build on this, in paper, so that credit win would be sweet! Fun times:\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/4002197#Tasha_Steals_Yo'_Stuff \n"}]}
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Scall 14 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Me: You can't be only 9% hip. You're a maniac.\nVohar: Hold my beer.\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4019927"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4019927"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Edited 2/21/2023, 3:56:51 PM
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PtYRODACTYL 14 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"Mana Flooding"},{"insert":"\n\nThis deck is a project I've been working on in order to make islands matter. At the end of the day its most consistent win condition is draw out, but there's also a chance Mr. Krabs will swing for 60 something damage :)\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/4039630\n"}]}
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RekdaahTelambar 14 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/1756230\nThe Mimeoplasm - All Creatures + Umori, the Collector Companion\n"}]}
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justineng 14 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Flipping magic on its head? Count me in! Turn that Gitrog Monster into Gitrog Wonster: https://archidekt.com/decks/3990876\n"}]}
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SoulBalls 14 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Made this deck as a joke but it has won me a couple of games and everyone hates it. https://archidekt.com/decks/425963\n"}]}
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lucasvandenberg007 14 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Ever feel like mtg costs too much to play, but have buds you wanna fool around with? Need more money to spend on hip things?\nWell do I have the answer for you.\nFor a bit of pocket change, you can play a fun deck for about $1(lands cost .04 a piece on tcgplayer and the minimum for a commander is .02)\n\nThis control deck functions on a dollar. The wincon? Just creature damage. You can control the board with mediocre instants and sorceries.\n\nhttps://www.archidekt.com/decks/3989041\n\nOn about $1 budget and is pretty hip. going by prices on tcgplayer.\n\n\n"}]}
Edited 2/22/2023, 3:38:24 AM
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offthecob 14 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I present, Mono Blue Enchantments! With theft and devotion subthemes, this deck can adapt to your meta and threaten wins while the commander helps disrupt your opponents' interaction. \nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/3899854\n"}]}
Edited 2/22/2023, 4:28:41 AM
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dueler94 14 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Presenting: Mono White as Richard Garfield Intended, with a Hipster score of 47%. Zeriam, Golden Wind leads us to victory alongside his underpowered (yet overcosted) Griffins and Stax pieces to remind us all that Magic the Gathering isn't actually supposed to be fun. \n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/4043710\n"}]}
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Bryasaurolophus 14 months{"ops":[{"insert":"This is a modified version of my esper copy deck. It's budget, it's funny, it's hipster, what more do you want!\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/4046538#Dissociative_Dane"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/4046538#Dissociative_Dane"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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SirPniles 14 months{"ops":[{"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4046682\nDeath & Taxes - Cause extort is a fun ability that no one uses.\n"}]}
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bigdrummerboi13 14 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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cadstar369 14 months{"ops":[{"insert":"This was a great excuse to work on my Eruth deck. (127%)\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/4034483#Prophetic_Dreams\n"}]}
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