Jeremy 10 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Hello brewers,"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nOne of the toughest parts about getting new players into Commander– or any Magic format for that matter– is the cost. Sure, you can point them to a $40 precon, but seeing multi-hundred dollar price tags on custom decks can be super intimidating. With that in mind, we’re brewing budget decks for this month’s Card Kingdom-sponsored deckbuilding contest! 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":"It’s budget month! For June’s deckbuilding contest, construct a Commander-legal deck that costs $100 (USD) or less using Card Kingdom pricing (basic lands not included). Playability and uniqueness will earn additional consideration!"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nNote: Prices can fluctuate over the course of a week, so we’ll afford decks a little bit of wiggle room on the $100 limit when selecting finalists. Just make sure it’s at that mark or lower when you submit!\n\nHere’s how to participate:"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Brew an EDH/Commander legal deck on Archidekt that satisfies the prompt."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Any 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":"Reply to either this newspost or "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://twitter.com/archidekt/status/1672326188318982144?s=20"},"insert":"the announcement tweet"},{"insert":" from the @archidekt account on Twitter with a link to your deck before "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"9:00 pm EDT (UTC -4, currently) on Friday, June 30"},{"insert":". Only one submission per user!"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"From the eligible submissions, we'll select three finalists with lists that we believe best embody the spirit of the prompt. "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Deck descriptions are not required but certainly may provide valuable context!"},{"insert":"\n\nOn "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Saturday, July 1, 2023"},{"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 "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Tuesday, July 4, 2023"},{"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":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 official contest rules. \n\nSomething newish:"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"As you might have noticed, we added a new “"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/community"},"insert":"Community Stuff"},{"insert":"” tab to the homepage. In addition to a variety of curated decks and stats, we display contest winners on this page until new ones are selected. If you haven’t already, check out May’s winners before they’re replaced in a week!\n\nThank you!"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"If you have any other questions, feel free to ask here, reach out on "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://twitter.com/archidekt"},"insert":"Twitter"},{"insert":", 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":"\nEdit: We have our finalists! Assuming Twitter will open for you (it's been uhh... pretty rough lately), please consider stopping by "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://twitter.com/archidekt/status/1675269614056402944?s=20"},"insert":"our poll"},{"insert":" to vote. Congratulations to KnightOfTheNorth, Pheresis and wade42! "},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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Kordell 10 months{"ops":[{"insert":"To whom it may concern,\n I am submitting my deck for the contest on July 1. I have pasted below the link to my deck and hope that you enjoy viewing it, and I look forward to competing and finding out the winners. \n\nhttps://www.archidekt.com/decks/4729495/kordells_commander_deck\n\n\nThank you for your consideration.\nSincerely,\nKordell\n"}]}
Edited 6/23/2023, 11:55:48 PM
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Mr.Hummus 10 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I’ve never much liked the idea of spending an arm and a leg in pieces of cardboard, so most of my decks would likely be considered budget. This is one of my favorites, and I’m submitting it because it has a ton of fun cards that don’t really see play. \n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4775302/artifactocrats_with_armtekik"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4775302/artifactocrats_with_armtekik"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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FriendlyPeddler 10 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Bit of a pun! It’s under $100 minus the basics of course. "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4775107/investing_in_the_future"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4775107/investing_in_the_future"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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gravymistake 10 months{"ops":[{"insert":"All about that mono-green commander damage with Grunn, The Lonely King "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4775339/june_2023"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4775339/june_2023"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Edited 6/26/2023, 12:53:49 AM
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boygirlmoder 10 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Building budget decks is one of my favorite things to do.. it does suck cause my fav creature type is eldrazi but oh well! \nthis deck was one of the first budget decks i made, i reworked it a bit after i got a bit better at brewing but i had the original cost down to only 15$\n\nso here's my budget "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4775335/may_i_borrow_your_creatures_budget_edh"},"insert":"Ognis, The Dragon's Lash deck!"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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kombojoe 10 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I feel like my Rehan budget deck would be a great teaching tool for new players. Comes in just under $76 for CardKingdom at this time.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3466063/reyhan"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/3466063/reyhan"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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Pickleman556 10 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I created a budget Gluntch, the Bestower deck that can use Emiel, the new King Darien, or selesnya Selvala as alternate commanders. It doesn't ramp because it doesn't need to. Nearly every nonland card either cantrips or functions as a draw engine, and most of the cards that don't are combo pieces. The deck has multiple ways to win, including a scurry oak/herd baloth combo, a presence of gond combo, a devoted druid combo to draw your whole deck, and End-Raze Forerunners to win with a big enough board. It features a plethora of budget tutors to ensure consistency, but the lack of consistent interaction and fast ramp ensures that the deck isn't high-power.\n\nA full deck guide is found in the deck's description.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4741781/making_friends_drawing_cards_harnessing_infinity"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4741781/making_friends_drawing_cards_harnessing_infinity"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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vorinclex 10 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Its a commander from the new set that is just under the budget its Legolas, Master Archer that focuses on fighting anything and everything \nhttps://www.archidekt.com/decks/4652518/counter_strike\n"}]}
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SolemnStriker 10 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Here’s budget Karador. Nothing ground-breaking, but there are a few new interesting cards/combos in here imo. Hope that gives me a non-zero chance of doing well.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/4741107/scary_ghosts"},"insert":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/4741107/scary_ghosts"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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forestb118 10 months{"ops":[{"insert":"well i have a change and plans i was gonna submit my goblin deck but i thought that woud be to meh so im editing that comment and instead submiting my oogway(archelos) landfall deck because who doesnt love turtles right? anyways the decks based around bounce lands and bouncing themselves back into hand and being able to get mana from them because of archelos being untapped its 77.28 on here and im not sure about anywhere else because this is what i use :). its very passive but takes no time to ramp up at one time i had basically all lands on the battlefield turn like 5 so pretty good ramp there the link is-\thttps://www.archidekt.com/decks/4776485/master_oogway_landfall\nplease enjoy and thank you for the contest this is really cool also if mr. Jon sees this hiii\n"}]}
Edited 6/24/2023, 4:49:08 AM
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pigninja99 10 months{"ops":[{"insert":"A fast creature-based combo deck built around Dominaria's \"Garna, the Bloodflame.\" The deck abuses Garna's ETB effect, sacrificing her before the ETB resolves to return her and various other creatures to hand gaining card and mana advantage every time. These loops continue until one of many infinite combos/loops are assembled, usually draining the entire table. \nLink: https://archidekt.com/decks/4774927/budget_garna\n"}]}
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bBork 10 months{"ops":[{"insert":"Do your friends ever complain that you play too much control, well with this deck you can let them choose what kind of pain and suffering they will sit through. Introducing the deck "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/4646014/budget_atris_blink_control"},"insert":"Your Future is Grim"},{"insert":". "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths"}},{"insert":" is a commander that is basically a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fact or Fiction"}},{"insert":" on a stick so your opponents can help decide which cards you will control them with. Except they don't have a choice really since the point of the deck is to fill your graveyard with creatures that have powerful ETBs and reanimate them to control the board. Your opponent's board is too big lets "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Massacre Girl"}},{"insert":" them. Do they have a big creature that you like? Let's steal it with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sower of Temptation"}},{"insert":". Along with creatures that control the board, you can also accrue advantage by doubling your triggers with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Panharmonicon"}},{"insert":" such as drawing 4 cards with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mulldrifter"}},{"insert":", or getting 2 lands with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Solemn Simulacrum"}},{"insert":" or even 4 treasures with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Prosperous Pirates"}},{"insert":".\n\nBeing in blue you have access to a bunch of good blink options however since this deck is budget we will have to settle for some more mana-intensive ones like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nephalia Smuggler"}},{"insert":", which allows us to blink a creature for 4 mana by tapping it, or some good old fashion spells like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ghostly Flicker"}},{"insert":" to blink 2 creatures for double the fun. However black also has some good \"blink\" options, with cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fake Your Own Death"}},{"insert":", or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Undying Evil"}},{"insert":" you can \"blink\" a creature by sacrificing it and having it return to the battlefield to trigger its ability again. \n\nA cool card in this deck is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Cauldron of Eternity"}},{"insert":" which is a repeatable reanimation effect. Normally this prevents you from filling your graveyard but Atris's ability allows you to circumvent this. Along with that the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Feign Death"}},{"insert":" effects also get around the Cauldron since it is not a replacement effect, so you can sacrifice a creature with a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Feign Death"}},{"insert":" effect on it and they will still return back to the battlefield. A cool card to get off of Atris would be "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rescue from the Underworld"}},{"insert":" which works really well by sacrificing Atris and returning it and another creature you put in there from his ability. Other than that there are some generic black win condition cards such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Living Death"}},{"insert":" when your graveyard is full or, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gray Merchant of Asphodel"}},{"insert":" to drain out your opponents.\n\nWith a cost of $91.72 without basics, I hope you enjoy making your friends as miserable as I make mine.\n"}]}
Edited 6/27/2023, 2:24:56 AM
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Tak 10 months{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/1371914"},"insert":"Boros Self Mill???"},{"insert":"\n\nYep, you heard me right: self mill in red/white. Now there isn't may ways to mill other than some artifacts and a few other cards, we can substitute the lack of proper mill with discard and draw cards that red has plenty of. The reason we want to mill ourselves is because the commander of this deck , "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"background":"rgba(23, 23, 23, 0.95)","bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Quintorius, Field Historian"}},{"insert":" ,allows us to get a spirit whenever a card leaves the battlefield. While other decks with this commander might do go into some flashback synergies, this deck leans hard into just removing as may cards from our graveyard each turn to barf up as many tokens as we can each turn. While this deck is VERY janky, it is really fun to play and surprisingly powerful, since the tokens can hit pretty hard with their base stats. Plus, all the niche cards in this deck bring it to just under $50 (without basics). It may not be the most fine tuned deck out there, but I feel like budget decks are able to explore weird and unconventional strategies that just wont fly at high power tables, so I think this deck is the perfect example of a budget deck.\n"}]}
Edited 6/24/2023, 5:40:44 AM
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GuineaSauce 10 months{"ops":[{"insert":"I love decks that can utilize cards that don't see much play, and I also love decks that will make your opponents not want to play with you anymore. This just under $100 Jon Irenicus, Shattered One deck gives two types of creatures to my opponents: creatures with terribly negative effects that will harm my opponents, or creatures with infect. Either way, my opponents kill themselves and each other while I sit back and watch the chaos. There is plenty of control and protection in the deck to make sure they don't try anything against me. This was a ultimately really fun deck to make.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.archidekt.com/decks/4776656/budget_jon_irenicus"},"insert":"Jon Irenicus, Shattered One"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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Dettankarmen 10 months{"ops":[{"insert":"In order to fit the restrictions of the challenge while being as goofy as possible, I made a Sheoldred the Apocalypse Combo deck that just barely squeaks out $100 dollars flat. Have fun drawing cards at lightning speed in order to find the combo pieces that will blow up your competition. See for yourself ----> https://archidekt.com/decks/4776771/sheoldred_the_wallet_apocalypse \n"}]}
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