 Feb's
"Bazaar Trading 101" results are in! Congrats to...
3/14/10 - This was by far one of the most fun
contests for me to grade. Many of the almost twenty entries were
chock full of good card choices, great ideas and fun synergies.
The winner of the contest is Harizl with his deck, "My Pet Monster."
Here's the decklist:
Did it win because I have an love for land
desctruction decks? Or did it win because its full of combos and
two excellent trader fodder cards: Rust Elemental and Primordial Ooze?
You decide that. In the meantime, the scores can be found
here. The original deck submissions can be found
here. Some of the decks will be added to the MDV Deck
Database. Thank you to everyone that participated in the contest.
March's Deckbuilding contest can be found
here. ~Streetz~
Discuss here. |
February
2010 Deckbuilding Contest: Deadline is 2/26/10.
2/19/10 - The deadline for the deckbuilding
contest this month, Bazaar Trading 101, is quickly approaching. Be
sure and get your deck submission in by 2/26/10 in order to qualify for
the contest. Note that the deck and card tags are temporarily
turned off until I can find a version that is compatible with vBulletin
Publishing Suite (which the MDV Forums are now using). Best of
luck to you all! ~Streetz~
Enter here.
Discuss here. |
February
2010 Deckbuilding Contest: Bazaar Trading 101.
2/7/10 - As an introduction into becoming the
best Bazaar Trader ever, I will start your schooling by giving you a few
examples of some cards you might want to give your opponent. Remember
that you can donate an artifact, a creature or a land you control.
Notice that this effect "targets" so don't try to donate one of your
shrouded permanents. Does anyone else find it strange that Trading
doesn't involve Trading at all? Bazaar Trading should really be called
Bazaar Giving. However, I digress...
Objective: Design a 60 card, no sideboard, deck centered around 4 copies
of Bazaar Trader. The deck type doesn't matter. What matters is that you
make this the coolest deck possible while following the rules of the
contest. Think originality, cool combos, casual perspective. Alternative
formats are OK. No sideboards. Deadline: Your deck must be posted
in this thread with all of the requirements filled by the end of the day
on 2/26/10(that's a Friday). You may edit your entry up until that
point. ~Streetz~
Enter here.
Discuss here. |
Let's
Go Dancing Deckbuilding Contest Results!
2/4/10 - George G has delivered quickly again
with the results for January's deckbuilding contest: Let's Go Dancing!
Please click the link above. In the meantime, you can check out
the decks or discuss the results and contest by clicking on the links at
the end of this blurb. While you are there be sure and
congratulate George G who is expecting twins! ~Streetz~
Check out decks here.
Discuss here. |
January
2010 Deckbuilding Contest: Let's Go Dancing!
1/19/10 - You will be designing your deck
around a former MCC contest winner. Namely October 2009's "Gravedancer"
card by GG Crono. You can find more information out by clicking
the link. Deadline is 1/31/10. ~George G~
Enter here.
Discuss here.
Note: The winner's from last month's deckbuilding contest
(3 Card Monte) can be found
here. Many thanks for the quick judging by George! |
December
Deckbuilding Contest: 3 Card Monte. Deadline is 1/3/10.
12/28/09 - This month you will have three
options in which to channel your creativity! You will need to
build a 60 card deck (sideboard optional), using four copies of any one
of three cards: Lurking Predators, Homarid Spawning Bed or Ward of
Bones. Full details can be found by clicking the link. ~George G~
Editor's Note: My apologies on not posting this
earlier in the month. I have faith in you that you still have
enough time to enter the contest! Who knows... you might win!!!
~Streetz~
Enter here.
Discuss here. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
MOMP
Challenge #1: Sheltered Valley!
3/4/07 -
MOMP challenges you all to create a deck making full use of the
Alliance's land card, Sheltered Valley. Click on the above link to
read more about this. This contest will not be formally judged.
~Chris Newton~
Enter Here. |
Thematic
Landscaping:
Decks due 1/16/07!
1/12/07 -
This is just a friendly reminder that Thematic Landscaping, the
current MDV deckbuilding contest, has a deadline and that deadline is
this upcoming Wednesday. Remember your deck has to be LAND
THEMED... not just a land-based combo deck. Read up on the rules
here.
Be sure to include your name, the deck name and a short description of
the deck! Thanks for visiting Magic Deck Vortex! ~Streetz~ |
Deck
Contest: Thematic Landscaping.
1/2/07 -
Welcome to MDV’s first deckbuilding contest of 2007! This time around
the usual restrictions will apply but the focus will be completely
different than all others before it. Entries are due by the end of
1/16/07 and need to be submitted via email to
here. Your task: Create a land-themed deck with at least 28 lands.
Read more about it
here.
Thanks for visiting! ~Streetz~ |
"Class"-ified
Tribal decks due Monday!
8/10/06 -
This is just a reminder that the "Class"-ified Tribal deck contest
submissions are due by the end of the day on Monday (8/14). Be sure
and get your deck in by then. The challenge? Create a
tribal deck using a class as your main theme. The usual guidelines will
apply (mentioned on the contest page). Email your submissions to
streetz@magicdeckvortex.com. You can find out all of the
details about this contest
here.
Thanks for visiting MDV! ~Streetz~
Discuss this here. |
"Class"-ified
Tribal - Deckbuilding Contest!
8/4/06 - Welcome to Classified Tribal! It’s
the latest deckbuilding contest hosted by Streetz. This isn’t some
top-secret society of tribal deck-builders. Instead, it’s a "class"ic
deckbuilding contest centered on Tribal Classes. THE CHALLENGE: Create a
tribal deck using a class as your main theme. The usual guidelines will
apply (mentioned on the contest page). Email your submissions to
streetz@magicdeckvortex.com. Submissions are due by 8/14/06.
~Streetz~ |
Featured article:
Must Have Theme Contest
Wrap-up!
8/4/06 - Some
time ago, back in 2003, I posted a deckbuilding contest called “Must
Have Theme.” In this contest I challenged visitors of MDV to create a
tribal theme deck. The deck had to involvea creature type that I didn’t
have in the Deck Database at the time. Since then, MDV’s deck database
has grown significantly and I can’t really compare these decks to the
Database anymore. However, I thought it would be fun to re-visit this
contest and proclaim a winner.
Read on!
Discuss this article here.
~Streetz~ |
Dark
Pools - Deckbuilding Contest
8/28/05 - The guidelines for the latest deck building
contest have been revamped. This deck building contest is all
about building a deck around the Vanguard version of Ink-Eyes.
Deadline for submissions is 9/4/05 and the submissions must be emailed
to Yusuke. Please click above to read more about the contest, how
it is scored and more. Thanks. ~Streetz~ |
Featured article:
Saprolings & Squirrels Contest Wrap-Up!
8/20/05 - Anxious to see the results from the
most recent deck building contest - In the Spirit of Saprolings and
Squirrels? Look no further. In this article Death-By_Beebles
presents to you the decks, the winners, the combos and the tokens!
Please check this out and be sure to post your comments on it in this
thread in the forums. ~Streetz~ |
 RTDB:
In the Spirit of... Deck Contest!
7/22/05 - The deck you
will be creating is a Post-Rotation Extended TOKEN deck. That means you
are only allowed to use cards from Invasion onward. (9th Edition is not
legal at the time of this writing. 9th Edition cards that are not in any
other set from Invasion forward are not allowed to be in the deck.)
Decks must be built around a token theme. Decks not following these
requirements will be disqualified. Deck submissions are to be sent
to
Death_By_Beebles and must be
received no later than 7/29/05!! ~Streetz/Death_By_Beebles~ |
RTDB:
Land Savvy Contest Results!
6/29/05 - This week's RTDB is a not really an RTDB but
a presentation sponsored by RTBD... it's by Death by Beebles and
showcases the results and decks from his Land Savvy RTDB Deck Rebuilding
contest from two weeks ago. Please check it out as it has some
interesting decks and cool combos throughout. ~John Streetz~] |
MDV
Deckbuilding Contests on hold...
4/17/05. The contests on Magic Deck
Vortex are on hold until further notice simply because there hasn't been
enough time to devote to reviewing the decks submitted. I do plan on
posting the results in the future, but for now, please understand.
If you have some serious concerns about this, please email me or discuss it
in the forums. Thanks as always for visiting MDV. ~John Streetz~ |
Dec.
2003 - Age Counts (judged)
11/02/04 - This contest was all about using the Cumulative Upkeep cards.
This contest was judged and the article written about it can be found in the
above link. Thanks for visiting MDV. ~John Streetz~ |
Nov.
2004 - The Making of a Legend.
11/1/04. Your goal is to build the best deck using only one
legendary creature from the Champions
of Kamigawa set. With all of the new (and cool) legends from this
latest set you should find ease in this contest. You must make this
deck fulfill the needs of the chosen Legend. For instance, if you
choose Zo-Zu the Punisher.. make it a deck that makes full use of Zo-Zu.
Your deck must also contain a minimum of one Legendary Land and one artifact
(quantity of 4). No power nine cards. Feel free to use the
CHK combo page for ideas
[THIS HAS YET TO BE JUDGED. SORRY
ALL. I WILL JUDGE IT IN THE FUTURE] |
Mar.
2004 - Domain Game.
3/1/04.
Your challenge: Make a deck using Sundering
Titan from Darksteel Your deck must include a title, a description, your name,
and two legendary cards. Your deck cannot include any power nine
or banned/restricted cards in any format. Please, no infinity decks.
The official guidelines are posted to the right.
[THIS HAS YET TO BE
JUDGED. SORRY ALL. I WILL JUDGE IT IN THE FUTURE] |
Feb.
2004 - Arc-Bound-ery
2/1/04.
Your challenge: Make a deck using at least 12 cards of Arcbound
creatures. Your deck must include a title, a description, your name,
and two legendary cards. See the guidelines below and a list of
Arcbound creatures from Darksteel. Your deck cannot be colorless
(i.e., you must include colored spells) and cannot include any power nine
or banned/restricted cards in any format. Please, no infinity decks.
[THIS HAS YET TO BE
JUDGED. SORRY ALL. I WILL JUDGE IT IN THE FUTURE] |
Nov.
2003 - Must Have Theme
11/1/03. In
an effort to beef up MDV's theme deck selection, this contest will be a
very open one. Your goal to win the contest is to make the
best tribal (creature based) theme deck that isn't already on the list of
theme decks on MDV. You can click the icon below to see the list of
theme decks on MDV.
[THIS HAS YET TO BE
JUDGED. SORRY ALL. I WILL JUDGE IT IN THE FUTURE] |
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