 November's
Double Elimination Tournament: Sign-Up!
10/26/09 - Sign on up for this month's double elimination tournament!
For this month's tournament we will be using cards from FuDaWg45's
custom set of cards! Here's what FuDaWg45 has to say about the
tournament:
Zendikar isn't the only thing that's recently
released; I, after several years of designing, have finally
completed my first block. And you are invited to be one of the first
players to ever play with it. Explore the three powerful new
gameplay mechanics - excavate, replace, and breakthrough - by
entering into the November Double Elimination Tournament today!
So what are you waiting for? Sign-up in the
forum, update your MWS account and get ready for some brawling with some
never before used cards! ~Haggis~
Discuss and Sign Up Here. |
Oct2009
MCC: Deadline for Spooky Spooky is today 10/26/09!
10/26/09
- YWN is judging the Monthly Card Contest for October now and he
was generous enough to give everyone some extra time to submit or
perfect their entry. However, that extra time is almost up.
Your entries are due by the end of the day on Monday 10/26/09. I
wish you all luck! ~Streetz~ [Submission
Thread] [Discussion
Thread] |
 Deckbuilding
Contest: Worldslaying 102!
10/19/09 - I will recap some of the things
from Worldslaying 101, but in the meantime, welcome to Worldslaying 102!
Here you will be using the knowledge you learned in 101 to build a
unique and powerfully fun deck centered around one card: Worldslayer.
This Mirrodin rare is capable of making everything GO BOOM! You must
include four copies of the card in your deck, your deck must be 60
cards, have two different legendary cards and it must be submitted with
a deck name and brief deck description. Understood?! You have until 11/9
to submit your entry! Good luck! ~Streetz~
Enter here.
Discuss here. |
How
Deep Is The Ocean DbC Results Posted!
10/18/09 - The "How Deep Is The Ocean" contest
was loads of fun with 26 entries and a wide array of deck types...
everything from Mill to SCS to CONTROL to COMBO to THEME decks.
There was even a Land Destruction decklist in there!! There were
some strong decks and then there were some uber-flavorful decks.
Which deck won the contest? Looks like you'll just have to click
on the link to see who scored the highest. Thank you to everyone
who participated in the contest. Another Deckbuilding Contest (DbC) will
be posted soon! Thank you for visiting Magic Deck Vortex! Click on
the "Entries are here" link to see the actual deck lists. ~Streetz~
Entries are here.
Discuss here. |
Oct2009
MCC: Reminder for Spooky Spooky!
10/15/09
- Just a quick reminder that the deadline for this month's card
creation contest is 10/20/09. That's next Tuesday. If you
haven't already, make sure your entry is posted and/or finalized.
Also, know there has been a slight change of plans: Your Worst Nightmare
(YWN) will be judging this instead of me (Streetz). Good luck to
everyone! ~Streetz~ [Submission
Thread] [Discussion
Thread] |
Oct2009
MCC: Spooky Spooky Monthly Card Contest!
10/1/09
- While TH and the judges figure out scores and tally them up for
the August/September MCC contest, I figured I would post the next
monthly card contest! This is a first for me! I opted for something
simple and in spirit of the major 'holiday' for the month of October:
Halloween. And I won't lie -- this is as ordinary or as complex as you
want to make it. There's just one major rule: make it
HALLOWEEN-ESQUE!!!!
This month, players are to design a card of any type and color. However,
their card must be Halloween themed (aka Haloween-esque). You can make
this as simple or as complex as you want. However, know your art
selection and card name are crucial. That's all I'll say at this time.
Deadline is 10/20/09. Good luck! ~Streetz~ [Submission
Thread] [Discussion
Thread] |
Video
Contest: Congratulations Alaxam!
9/24/09
- Congratulations Alaxam for winning first place in the Video
Contest from last month. Alaxam will be awarded a $50.00 credit to
MTGFanatic for his entry. You can see his video
here on YouTube.
His winning video will be featured on the MDV YouTube page, found
here, for several
weeks. You can also see the runner up video by CopySix
here on YouTube.
Thank you to everyone that submitted an entry for this contest!
Thank you for visiting Magic Deck Vortex!
~Streetz~ [Discussion
Thread] |
How
Deep Is The Ocean Deckbuilding Contest!
9/9/09 - I was listening to one of my favorite
barbershop songs recently and thought to myself, why isn’t there a deck
in the MDV deck database with that title? And thus is the point of this
contest. Design and build a deck intended to be named “How Deep is the
Ocean?” Interesting? I think so. You could go with the ‘fish’ theme or
go another direction relying heavily on blue mana or enchantments
involving water, the ocean or deep-ness. How you build this deck is
completely up to you. Think outside of the box! And Good luck! ~Streetz~
Enter Here.
Discuss here. |
Featured
Article:
Video Contest Deadline Extended to 9/1/09!
8/25/09
- I know a few people are still working on submissions and editing
their submissions, so I am extending the deadline one week. If you
plan to enter this contest, please post a link to your video no later
than 9/1/09. All entries will be reviewed and the winner will be
announced by 9/15/09. I wish everyone luck and thank everyone for
submitting an entry for the contest. After all, this contest is a
celebration of MDV's seventh birthday. Not to mention you could
win $50 in credit to one of MDV's
advertisers.
More information can be found
here. Thank you for visiting Magic Deck Vortex! ~Streetz~ [Submission
Thread] [Discussion
Thread] |
Featured
Article:
Create MDV a Promotional Video - Contest!
8/3/09
- This promotional video contest is being done as a means to
celebrate MDV's 7th Birthday this month. It is also being done to give
MDV something promotional on YouTube.
Goal: Create a promotional video for Magic Deck
Vortex. How long it is, what you feature in it, etc. are all up to you.
Make it something MDV can be proud of to feature on MDV's YouTube
Channel.
Deadline: All videos most be posted no later than 8/25/09 by the
end of that day.
Prize: The winner, assuming there are several entries to choose
from and that they are of good quality, will win a $50.00 shopping spree
to one of MDV's advertisers. Exact details will be announced later.
How to submit: Post either a link to the video in this thread.
Or, if you know how to code it, post the video in this thread.
More information to follow. In the meantime, I wish you all good luck.
~Streetz~ [Submission
Thread] [Discussion
Thread] |
Featured
Article:
Monthly Card Contest: Lucky Number Seven!
8/2/09 -
August is MDV’s 7th birthday!!! In light of that, we’re going to be
celebrating it this month. This round is going to be a bit more
straight-forward than most of the others, but hey that’s good too!
This month, players are to design a card of any type and color. However,
their card must contain at least some form of the number seven in any
part of the card aside from the flavor text. (The flavor text can have
it too, but I want it to be on the actual card as well).
Enter the contest today! Read more
here! ~ThunderHog~ [Submission
Thread] [Discussion
Thread] |
He's
Almost Triskelion Deckbuilding Contest Scores Posted!
8/2/09 - Several hours later, I have finished
reviewing all of the decks. Overall I am really happy about the turn out
for this contest with 28 entries (several more than last month) and a
lot of solidly built decks. There was a nice selection of decks
including Combo, Beatdown, Tribal, Mill and even a Theme deck (which I'm
a sucker for).
One thing that I don't care for in these contests but that showed up
several times is 'infinite combo' syndrome. Does an infinite combo make
the deck any more fun to play against? Does it make it any better? Not
in my eyes. Unless, of course, you use a unique combo I've never seem
before and the rest of the deck does well without the infinite combo.
Keep reading to see the scores as well as the top five
deck lists! Thank you to everyone who participated. The next
contest will be posted very soon. ~Streetz~
View entries here
Discuss contest scores here. |
MDV
Deckbuilding Contest: Deadline to submit is today!
7/31/09 - The deadline for July's Deckbuilding
Contest, He's Almost Triskelion, is today. If you haven't posted
your decklist yet, please do so. No further modifications are
aloud after today as well, so if you have a last minute change to make,
make it before midnight tonight. Good luck to all those that took
the challenge and entered a deck list! You should too! ~Streetz~
Enter here.
Discuss here. |
MDV
Deckbuilding Contest: He's Almost Triskelion... - Deadline is 7/31/09.
7/16/09 - He's close but no cigar... The
objective of this contest is to design a 60 card, no sideboard, deck
using four copies of
Deathbringer Thoctar. The deck type
doesn't matter. What matters is that you make this the coolest deck
possible while following the rules of the contest. Whether its
originality or combos or whatever. Note: The winner of the contest will
receive four copies of Deathbringer Thoctar.
If you didn't check out the deck from last month's
contest, I would highly encourage you to do so. Check out the
other blurb on the main page about the winner from Be Resourceful, last
month's deckbuilding contest. Four
Limited Resources will be mailed to the
winner of that contest much like four copies of Deathbringer Thoctar
will be mailed to the winner of this contest.
Good luck! Be sure and read the rules. If
you haven't signed up for the forum, now is a great time to do it. ~Streetz~
Enter here.
Discuss here. |
MDV
DbC:
Be Resourceful: Congrats to Shale Warbringer!
7/17/09 - Congratulations to Shale Warbringer
for scoring highest in the recent MDV Deckbuilding contest: Be
Resourceful. You can see the decks that were submitted
here. You can check out the scores
here. Thank you to everyone that participated. I was
amused and astonished by the number of unique decks and strategies you
all presented. Go, go MDVers!!! ~Streetz~
Enter here. |
 [POLL]
How often do you trade your cards using free online services like MDV's
Bazaar of Wonders?
7/3/09 - Are you a trading fanatic like I am?
Whether or not you keep an Excel spreadsheet to keep track of your
incoming and outgoing trades with people online, I want to know how
often you trade. Answer this month's voting thread and let me
know. Feel free to discuss it in
this discussion thread of why you do or don't, things you like and
dislike about trading with people online, etc. And most
importantly, know you can trade cards with other members of MDV if you
post a thread in our
Bazaar of Wonders. ~Streetz~
Discuss Here.
--- |
MDV
Deckbuilding Contest: Be Resourceful - Deadline is 6/29/09.
6/28/09 - Just a quick reminder to let you
know the deadline for this deckbuilding contest is Monday 6/29/09.
Your entries must be posted in the forum thread linked above before the
end of the day. Likewise, no entries may be edited after tomorrow.
To refresh you, the objective: Design a 60 card, no
sideboard, deck using four copies of Limited Resources. Good luck! ~Streetz~
Enter here. |
MDV
Deckbuilding Contest: Be Resourceful...
6/15/09 - Objective: Design a 60 card, no
sideboard, deck using four copies of Limited Resources. It can be
a S.C.S., a theme deck, a LD deck, a tribal deck, etc. The deck
type doesn't matter. What matters is that you make this the
coolest deck possible while following the rules of the contest.
The winner will receive four copies of the card you are building a deck
around. Deadline is 6/29/09. The link above takes you to the
submission thread. Good luck! ~Streetz~
Enter here. |
[POLL]
Do you feel the recently announced rules changes will be good or bad for
Magic?
6/14/09 - I need to do polls more often.
It's been almost a year since the last poll and ironically it was about
a similar topic: Rules Changes. This poll covers your reaction to
the recently
announced rules changes on
www.wizards.com in which zones are being renamed, lifelink is nerfed,
mulligan rules changed and the whole combat damage on the stack is
eradicated. This poll covers all of the changes so please consider
that before you vote. Thanks for visiting MDV! ~Streetz~
Discuss Here.
--- |
Featured
Article:
Monthly Card Contest: Keyword Extravaganza!
6/10/09 -
Keywords have played a huge part in building the foundations of Magic as
a game. Keywords have existed ever since the beginning and have only
become more prominent ever since. As such, I’ve decided to name this
round Keyword Extravaganza!
In this round, participants can design any card they like. However, that
card must have at least three seperate keywords on it. (If you have any
questions about a specific keyword, don’t just up and use it. Feel free
to ask me via PM is I will count it or not.) Note: Your keywords don't
have to actually affect the card itself. An instant that says, "Target
creature gains haste, trample and flying until end of turn." will count
as having three keywords on it.
Enter the contest today! Read more
here! ~ThunderHog~ [Submission
Thread] [Discussion
Thread] |
 Did
you know MDV has a fictional set of Cards called Celixia?
5/27/09 - Celixia is a set I created several years ago around when MDV
was getting popular. It's been quite a while since I featured it
but its for that reason you are seeing this on the main page today.
Looking back, it wasn't a perfect fictional set by any means, but I
still am happy with how it turned out. Many members of the MDV
community helped to make this set what you see. We ever played a
few games and held a tournament using it.
Check out the cards and then feel free to discuss it
here. Don't worry -- more site updates are coming very soon.
I just need to juggle a few things in the meantime. ~Streetz~
Discuss Here.
P.S. If you like designing cards or looking at cards
designed by others, check out our Custom Cards and Sets forum, found
here.
Or, join one of our card creation contests, found
here!
|
 Featured
Article:
Deck of the Day
Back?
3/4/09 - Is that right? The Deck
of the Day feature has finally been updated again since January?!
Yup. I'm going to do my best to keep this guy updated weekly.
If I can keep up with that, I'll bring back the combo of the week (or
day). In any event, enjoy the featured decks Monday through
Friday! Thanks for visiting Magic Deck Vortex! ~Streetz~ |
Featured
Article:
MDV
IDOL 4 News: Vote for the Winning Set of Cards!
12/15/08 - [HOST] Dearest Idol fans and contestant, welcome to the Idol
4 Conclusion. It has been a long road to get to this point, and I must
confess that due to time constraints on the Hosts end, I must truncate
this contest.
Originally, there was to be two more rounds, but I currently have too
much on my plate and must trim back my involvement in things for a
while. Therefore, I am calling the contest participation portion
of Idol, and your fates now hang in the balance... held in the hands of
the MDV Readers.
The polls are now open. You have four options: ~CPN~ [Discuss
Here] |
Featured
Article:
MDV IDOL 4:
Registrations end today!!! Sign Up Now!
11/7/08 - This is just a gentle reminder to let you know
registration
for the MDV IDOL 4 contest ends today 11/7/08. To register, all
you have to do to enter is post your card in
this thread. The contest rules, guidelines and objectives are
found here. Deadline to join
is 11/7. Deadline to edit your entry is 11/8/08. Join in on
the fun and post your entry for MDV IDOL 4!!! ~Streetz~ [Register
Here] [Discuss
Here] |
Featured
Article:
MDV IDOL 4!!!
10/31/08 -
*The lights rise, landing on a familiar figure
standing on stage. He is looking down at his watch… waiting…*
 Do
you know what time it is? I think I need a little help, because my watch
has stopped working.
*lifts his watch to his ear and listens for a
moment*
I hear the ticking, but the time still reads wrong. It
is telling me that it is time for another MDV Idol, but I don’t think
that is right. Didn’t we already have one this year?
~Chris Newton~
Discuss Here.
|
[POLL]
How do you feel about the recently announced changes to Magic: the
Gathering?
6/4/08 - If you haven't read up on the recent
changes to Magic: the Gathering, as announced
here, please do. Smaller set sizes, different theme decks,
different Fat Packs and plus! Mythic Rares?!? Is this a good
thing for Magic? Or a bad thing? Place your vote in this
month's POLL. And then feel free to continue discussion of this topic in
this forum thread. Thanks for visiting MDV! ~Streetz~ |
 Sarpadian
Empires Contest: Results!
6/1/08 - Results are now posted; get ready to
get mad. Well at least some of you. I got very anal, and very technical
when comparing my cards. Some people took chances and failed epically,
others stayed the course and got railed for it. That's right - as YWN
puts it - my moronic and hard to predict judging skills are at it
again... ~Cashew~
Discuss Here. |
New
Poll: Which of the following should be the highest priority for MDV?
4/30/08 - I want to know -- as a member/visitor of MDV, which
do you want to see more of...? Which do you think holds the highest
priority over the others? Let me know by voting in this poll.
Thanks. ~Streetz~
Discuss Here.
Click the link above to see the poll.
|
Deckbuilding
Contest: Class-Wars!
1/25/08 - About two years ago Streetz ran a
class-based contest
designed to use a limited pool of Tribal based around the D&D style
classes. I speak of this only because Morningtide brings us to an
interesting crossroad; while it focuses heavily on the tribal lines
created by Lorwyn, it also is the first set to really ever focus on the
class aspect of creatures. As a result you're seeing numerous Faerie
Rogues, Goblin Warriors, and others all designed along the tribal lines
created by Lorwyn and the class lines being defined in Morningtide.
Which brings me to the contest... ~Cashew~
Enter Here. |
New Poll:
Which of the following do you want to see most (or see more of) on Magic
Deck Vortex?
1/19/08 - Given the size of Magic Deck Vortex,
there is only enough time to to do a few things every night when I
update the site. The following poll is meant to give me some
direction on what you would like to see happen first. Please vote.
If you would like to give some feedback on this, please post in
this forum thread. Thanks in advance. ~Streetz~
Discuss Here. *Poll is on the Home Page and the Poll
Page* |
