 March
Deckbuilding Contest: In Ruins...!
3/16/10 - Objective: Design a 60 card, no
sideboard, deck centered around 4 copies of Ruin Ghost. 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 3/31/10(that's a
Wednesday). You may edit your entry up until that point. ~Streetz~
Enter here.
Discuss here. |
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. |
 Feb'2010
MCC: Deadline is 2/22/10!
2/19/10 - This is a gentle reminder that the deadline for
February's Monthly Card Contest is 2/22/10. That's only a few days away
so be sure and get your entry in ASAP! You don't have to wait to
be approved anymore to join the forum so you can sign up, get the email,
click the link, and go post your submission. Links to the
discussion and submission threads are below. Have fun and good
luck! ~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. |
Feb'2010
MCC: Short messages, small month...
1/31/09 - Welcome to MDV's February 2010 MCC contest. In this
Saint Vincent Valentine's month, as it is known, it is customarily of
loving couples to send short messages to each other, professing or
reinforcing their love. It is also customarily of single people to...
hum... *sigh* Well, nevermind about what single people do. The important
detail to retain here is that February is the smallest month of the
year. Realize where I'm getting at by now? Short messages, small month?
No? Ack, screw it: Create a non-wordy card.
In other words, create a card with three or less lines of text in its
text box. In other words still, create a card Frazzled Editor does not
have protection from. Remember that flavor text and reminder text do not
count towards a card's wordiness (at least not according to the Unhinged
FAQTIWDAWCC, which I will use as reference to relieve all liability on
the matter off of me). Also, I will allow some measure of leeway over
font sizes, for those who wish to squeeze a few extra words onto their
cards. But as soon as the readability of your card becomes compromised,
you can be sure points will be deducted. ~YWN~ Enter
here. Discuss
here. |
A
Short Story Contest: The Entries!
1/23/10 - To ease the reading of these stories I decided to create a
summary-thread. I would suggest you to comment and give each other
feedback (I assume it would be appreciated.)
A few notes: I (Yawgmoth) and Lymons will judge this contest and I think
that ideally we should be able to announce a winner and publish the
Planeswalker-prize-art-thingy (in hindsight it might not have been the
best thing to do as I now have some sort of stage fright/performance
anxiety)during the first week of February.
And I might find it necessary to send out a PM (to all contestants)
asking for more in-depth/detailed descriptions of your planeswalker(s) -
you could also send that description to me now so that I do not need to
send PMs to everyone once we have decided a winner.
Oh, and a last thing before the entries: Was this a... "fun" contest?
Would you like another one when this one is over? And if you weren't
able to finish your story in time - would you like a second chance in a
second contest? ~Yawgmoth~
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. |
A
Short Story Contest!
12/28/09 - This is a short story contest for this holiday-season. But I
was preliminary thinking that the deadline for sending in stories should
be shortly after new year. Then there will be a short judging and I will
announce a winner.
To make things easier, and to give this some relation to Magic: the
Gathering - I thought that I would dictate one rule: The story has to
include at least one (1) planeswalker (could be the protagonist, the
antagonist or whoever) and that he/she/it planeswalks at least once.
This planeswalking-sequence should be a little more descriptive than
something like: "then he planeswalked to Ravnica. There he-..." I am
looking for something that describes the process from some perspective.
As for some potential reward for winning the contest, I will draw and
ink the planeswalker(s) of the winning story. It is not much, but it is
about the only thing I can actually give. Deadline is 1/13/10.
Oh, and one last thing... (keep reading) ~Yawgmoth~
Discuss here. |
MCC
Visual Spoiler
Updated (Finally!) and the new MCC Contest.
12/14/09 - The visual spoiler for the Monthly Card Contest
winners has finally been updated with November's winning entry.
December's contest is still in progress; the deadline is 12/22/09 so you
still have some time to enter. This month's directive is "create a
heat-related card." Simple enough, right? ~Streetz~ Enter
here.
Discuss
here. P.S. Many thanks to YWN for hosting this contest. |
Update
on Worldslaying 102 Deckbuilding Contest.
12/3/09 - I apologize for the lack of updates
recently. In the meantime, I plan on picking things back up.
First off, Shaitan666 has agreed to help me out and judge this contest.
Also, I will be posting a December deckbuilding contest this week in
which I will take on a guest judge or two to help me out with.
Thank you for visiting Magic Deck Vortex! Don't worry, many more
updates to come! ~John Streetz~
Discuss here. |
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. |
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. |
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] |
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.
|
 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. |
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. |
Planeswalker
Contest Announcement.
10/22/07 - The journey to this contest actually began a couple months
ago. A goofy little card called Tarmogoyf was released in Future Sight.
A single, simple little word included in the reminder text unleashed the
largest rumor mill Magic has probably ever seen. It couldn't have been
any smaller - just the inclusion of the word "planeswalker" as a card
type – and the world began to spin faster. ~Cashew~
Entries Here.
Discuss 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~ |
Happy
Halloween!!! ...and a Deck Contest???
10/31/06 - Well, it's Halloween, kiddies!
And it's time to start building. While some of you are going to go
trick-or-treating around town, I know there are others of you that are,
well, a bit too old to trick-or-treat. And thus, BUILD A DECK!
This isn't a formal contest, but it's a contest to build the most
intriguing Halloween themed deck. Whether you are focusing on
Witches, Dark Spells, Dark Cats, Candy, Jack-o-Lanterns, Werewolves,
Ghosts, or anything else related to Halloween, make a deck out of it and
post it in
this
forum thread. MDV Staff will review the submissions and crown the
top three decks with a place in the MDV Deck Database. All decks
are due by the end of the day. Please
check out the forum thread on this for more details. Thanks
for visiting. ~Streetz~ |
Featured article:
MDV IDOL 3:
Deadline to Enter is Friday!
10/26/06 - If you haven't read up on the
MDV IDOL 3 yet, you can find that information
here. If you have and you want to
enter the contest, please know your submission is due this Friday.
That's not too far away... so please check out the guidelines to enter
and email your submission! Thanks for visiting Magic Deck Vortex! ~Streetz~
Discuss this article here.
|
Featured article:
MDV IDOL 3: Entering the
Contest...
10/13/06 - As
Tynion has previously mentioned, MDV IDOL 3 has begun. But this time, we
are doing it a wee bit different. This time, to become a contestant, you
have to do a little work first. What kind of work? Well, it’s easy.
Please keep reading to find out – I’m going to change something to make
things a little easier for you. But first know that this MDV IDOL will
be the best yet! ~Streetz~
Discuss this article here. |
Featured article:
MDV IDOL 2: Final Round Voting Polls Open!
9/25/06 - The final contestants will get
their review from the judges very soon. However, in the meantime,
we've opened up the polls for the final round. That's right, cast
your vote for the favorite card! You can find the final listings
here - you can cast your vote in the same place. Thanks for
visiting Magic Deck Vortex! ~Streetz~ |
Featured article:
MDV IDOL 2: Voting Polls
Open!!!
9/4/06 -
Welcome fans to the MDV Reader Voting portion of MDV Idol 2: In the
Crossfire! During the last seasons voting session, we grouped all
the entries by the order of entry into the contest. This time, we
decided that we would have the grouping done by randomly pairing all the
contestants in groups, instead of just having the order of entry decide
the pairing. So I have taken the liberty and have randomly placed each
contestant into Groups A through E. Voting threads are located
here.
~Chris Newton~ |
Featured article:
MDV IDOL 2:
Editing Ends Today.
9/3/06 - ATTENTION contestants of MDV Idol
2. Submissions were due on 9/1/06. Now, editting your
submissions ends today. You can edit your submissions in the same
thread you posted them (same post in fact) to perfect them, add any
missing parts, or whatever. One people who have submitted
something can edit their entries. Next up, voting will begin on
9/4/06, tomorrow. Thanks! ~Streetz~ |
Featured article:
MDV IDOL 2: In The
Crossfire!!!
8/24/06 -
Since you guys did so well in the last season of Magic Idol, this time
we decided to handicap you a little bit.. That’s right! You guys are
pros at this now, and we can turn up the difficulty level a notch. So in
this season’s contest, we will give you a scenario, and you must design
your creature, with the setting presented, in mind. Lets see what
the contest will challenge you with this time... [READ
MORE]. Enter the contest
here.
~MDV Staff / Chris Newton~ |
"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~ |
Featured article:
MDV Idol: Finale!
7/24/06 -
Welcome to the moment that you all have been waiting for! We have
gathered the comments and scores of our panel of Judges, and will now
reveal their opinions and find out who the first Magic Idol is!
Check the article out here.
You can
discuss this in the forums in this forum link.
Thanks for visiting Magic Deck Vortex! ~MDV Writing Staff~ |
Featured article:
MDV Comic Search: Deadline Extended.
7/19/06
- I am extended the deadline for entering this contest to 7/26/06.
Please post your comic in
this
thread to enter. Your entry can be a comic in black and white,
color, one frame, several frames... whatever you prefer. The only
restriction is that is has to be related to Magic in some way and
preferably amusing/comical. Thanks for visiting Magic Deck Vortex
- the site for the casual playa! ~Streetz~ |
Featured article:
MDV Idol: Voting Starts
Now!
7/11/06 -The
original plan was to have you vote for one card and the top five vote
getting cards would be sent to the Judges for the final round, in which
a winner would be selected. However, with the extra large number of
entrants, I have decided to break the cards down, into five groups. The
card in each group that gets the most votes, will go on to the finals.
The groups will consist of three groups of nine, and two groups of
eight. ~Chris Newton~ |
Featured article:
MDV Idol: Deadline
Reminder...
7/7/06 - This is just a reminder that all entries are
due today (7/7/06). You have the option of editing your final
submission by the end of 7/9/06 (Sunday). If you have posted
several cards in the forums as your entry, please clarify which one is
your final submission. If you have no idea what I am talking
about, please click on
this link. Then you can make your
entries and submit them or edit them
here.
Thanks for visiting Magic Deck Vortex! ~Streetz~ |
Featured article:
MDV
Comic Search! -- Enter with your comic.
7/5/06 - Many sites all over the net have
had MTG related comic strips including UG Madness, Pro Magic Online and
Manascrewed. Not that I am trying to compete, but I would like to
see what you all are capable of. Anyone can enter, as long
as you can host the comic image to post in the
forums. Submit a comic strip, small or large, balck and white
or color, deep or shallow in the forum. The winner will be voted
upon and posted on the main site. Please post your comics, ideas,
concepts and comments
here.
Thank for visiting Magic Deck Vortex! ~Streetz~ |
Featured article:
MDV IDOL: Bestest Broken
Card Contest!
6/23/06 - Over
the years, players have abused Magic cards created by Wizards,
originally intended to be good or average cards, until Wizards were
forced to restrict them. (Such as Necropotence, Land Tax, and the
Wishes.) There were times in the past, however, when cards were just
simply broken from the moment that they left the printer. [READ
MORE]. Enter the contest
here. ~MDV Staff / Chris Newton~ |
Forum
Art Contest #5 submissions due 4/3...
3/23/06 - This is a friendly reminder that submissions for Tekk's Art
Contest #5 are due April 3rd (quickly approaching). For more
information on the contest, please click on the link above. Basically,
Tekk has a very cool green card which you need to illustrate based on his
criteria. Mind you, his criteria are rather open. If you thought of
joining, you still have time. Thanks for visiting Magic Deck Vortex!
~Streetz~ |
Create
a Card
Contest!
Create the coolest Druid card Contest!
3/6/06
- This is a tight contest. You are given approx. three days to make
the coolest druid. You get only one entry and Ghurhgs and I will
judge. The winning card wil be featured on MDV on Friday or Saturday!
There are some specific guildlines (like your card must be a creature)
so check out the thread for more information. Ghurhgs and I will be
judging this contest so be sure to give it your best effort. You can
click here to go to the thread. Thanks for visiting MDV during
Druid Week! ~Streetz~ |
 [FaP]
Contest #1 - Write a story!
3/5/06 - [FaP] stands for Fiction and Poetry which is one of the forums
of MDV. What you need to do: Write a
story involving a pirate named 'Captain Farsee'. He is an evil pirate
with secret powers. This is all the outline entails, just write an adventure
involving him. The story must be between 800 and 1000 words in order
to qualify. Submit in
this
thread and a new thread will be made with a poll for the best one. Deadline
is March 15! This contest is being hosted by
stolin. ~Streetz~ |
Forum
Contest!
Card Creation Contest from Art, Round 3
3/5/06
- Round two is over and congratulations to Yawgmoth who scored highest.
Yawgie's card will be submitted to the Powershift designers for review. In the
meantime, Round Three is now upon you. Create a fictional magic card from the following art:
[Image Removed]
I feel this art should stimulate some interesting
concepts. Note about it - the original card proposed using this
art was denied by the designers of Powershift. Remember, the judges are looking for originality,
balance and something that flavorfully fits the art. Good luck.
Click
here to join (or post in) the contest; thanks for visiting MDV!
~Streetz~ |
Forum
Art Contest #5 (by Tekk).
2/26/05 - Can you draw? Better yet, can you draw based on an art
description provided by Tekkactus for a card? The card is very cool
(and green) and well, all you have to do is submit original art based on the
description Tekk provides. Click on the link above to check out more
information about the contest. As of right now there is no deadline
but already a few people have signed up. Become a part of the forum
happenings and join the contest - and good luck! Thanks for visiting
MDV. ~Streetz~ |
Forum
Contest!
Card Creation Contest from Art, Round 2
2/20/06
- Round one is over and congratulations to Neuro who scores highest
and to Maleficent who scored second highest. Both of their cards
with be submitted to the Powershift designers for review. In the
meantime, Round Two is now upon you. Can you accept the
challenge? Create a fictional magic card from the following art:
[Image Removed]
Note about the creature pictured in the art - it
is an Estos. Note that your card doesn't have to be a creature.
You can enter the contest at any time. The round one art may
have been a bit more difficult, but this one should be a little
easier. Remember, the judges are looking for originality,
balance and something that flavorfully fits the art. Good luck.
Click
here to join (or post in) the contest; thanks for visiting MDV!
~Streetz~ |
Forum
Contest!
Celixia Card Creation Contest ... from Art! #1
2/9/06
- Are you
prepared? Prepared to design a card from art (called top
down design?) Well, even if you aren't I would encourage you to
enter this contest in the
forum. I post a piece of art
and you design a card based on it. Simple enough, right?
Well, there will be three rounds of this and a final top 3. Each
round there will be a new art piece to design a card from. The
winner at the end will get to influence Powershift in some way, the
next set to come out in the Celixia block. What is Celixia?
It's a fictional set of Magic cards by myself. Thanks for
visiting MDV! Click
here to join the contest - note: I am looking for at least one
judge. ~Streetz~ |
 MDV Tournament!!!
Winter Break Celixia Tourney-Top 8 Pairings!
1/31/06
- I can't say the tournament has been a flop, but many of the people
that originally entered the contest were unable to play and thus,
after three rounds I have opted to go straight to the top 8.
Mind you, this was a suggestion by the other players in the
tournament. So, below are the pairings for the top eight (round
one):
Top 8
Pairings:
Oyzar Vs. Evilrabitman
Yusuke Vs. K. Buriag
D_B_B Vs. Boiwithteeth
Lionden_56 Vs. Streetz
Good luck to everyone in the tournament. I
would like to have this round completed by Sunday. Thanks for visiting MDV! ~Streetz~
|
MDV Tournament!!!
Winter Break Celixia Tourney - Round 2!
12/23/05
-Round two pairings have been posted in the
forum. All participants need to submit their results in
this thread. You have 2-3 days to complete your match and
any rules questions must be resolves among each other.
All round 2 matches must be complete by 12/26/05. Remember
to keep track of your opponent's deck code (which you must submit with
your results)...
Round Two
Pairings:
AgentofAquarius vs. Kristoffer
boiwithteeth vs. Streetz
Crystal Fire Dragon vs. Shadow Mage Alpha
Death_By_Beebles vs. Yusuke
Einstenmonkey vs. Interpolled
evilrabbitman vs. K_Buriag
Glenn vs. lionden_56
Interpolled vs. EinsteinMonkey
K_Buriag vs. evilrabbitman
Kristoffer vs. AgentofAquarius
lionden_56 vs. Glenn
Mad Mat vs. oyzar
Maleficent vs. stolin
oyzar vs. Mad Mat
Shaarda vs. TJ
Shadow Mage Alpha vs. Crystal Fire Dragon
stolin vs. Maleficent
Streetz vs. biowithteeth
Tekkactus vs. UnknownKnowned
TJ vs. Shaarda
UnknownKnowned vs. Tekkactus
Yusuke vs. Death_By_Beebles
Good luck to everyone in the tournament. Thanks for visiting MDV! ~Streetz~
|
MDV Tournament!!!
Winter Break Celixia Tourney - Round 1!
12/20/05
-Round one pairings have been posted in the
forum.
All participants need to submit their results in
this
thread. You have 2-3 days to complete your match and any rules
questions must be resolves among each other. Remember to keep track of
your opponent's deck code (which you must submit with your results)...
Round One
Pairings:
oyzar vs. Tekkactus
Kristoffer vs. Maleficent
Shadow Mage Alpha vs. Shaarda
Streetz vs. TJ
evilrabbitman vs. Death_By_Beebles
Yusuke vs. Crystal Fire Dragon
UnknownKnowned vs. Glenn
K_Buriag vs. Mad Mat
Interpolled vs. AgentofAquarius
boiwithteeth vs. lionden_56
Good luck to everyone in the tournament. Thanks for visiting MDV! ~Streetz~
|
Featured article:
 Celixia
Files: Tournament Worthy?
12/16/05 - Welcome
back to Celixia Files! This time around I hope to enlighten you all,
especially those that are going to be in the Winter Break Tournament, on
certain Celixia cards and combos to watch out for. While I won't be
featuring 'combos' like in the combo section of MDV, there will be hints
scattered throughout the article. First up in today's Celixia Files is
a top ten list for Celixia cards. This is really just for fun but I give you
a little more info on each card as I go along. Some of you may
disagree if you know anything about Celixia, but here I go. You can discuss this article in the forums
here.
~Streetz~ |
|
MDV Tournament!!!
Winter Break Celixia Tournament!!!
12/17/05
- Note: Decks are due by 12/18. I have extended this date to
help the players out there with finals this week... Join
the Celixia Block Constructed tournament to take place over the Winter
Break later this month. I am currently taking sign-ups in the
forum thread found
here. I will be hosting the tournament although I may play
in it as well. Some things to note:
- We will be using MWS to do the tournament.
- You should be a member of the
MDV forum.
- Email your decklist and your decklist code to
streetz@magicdeckvortex.com by 12/18.
- You can view the CELIXIA visual-text spoiler
here.
- You can download MWS here.
- You can find out more information about getting CELIXIA into your
MWS
here
(along with information about the tournament).
- The games will start on 12/19 (or around
there).
- The winner will get to design
a cycle of uncommon or common cards for one of the next two sets in
the Celixia Block (Celixia, Powershift, Equilibrium). There
must be at least 12 people signed up for this to happen.
There will be a few articles before the tournament deck due date to
help you build your deck. You may want to check out
Celixia 101,
Celixia Files I,
Celixia Files II and
Celixia 101.2 for starters.
There are already 19 people signed-up!!! I encourage you all to
sign-up
and test your skills with a new (not so real but fun) magic set called
CELIXIA!!!. Thanks for visiting MDV! ~Streetz~
|
Round
2 - Create a Christmas Card Contest.
11/24/05 - Round one is now over. There were
quite a few cool entries. The judges have made their marks and the
winner of round one will be announced shortly. In the meantime,
round two has begun. Your mission this time is to creature an
artifact or artifact creature with the subtype - ornament. You
must include with your submission a LINK to a picture of the art you
want on your card. Challenging? Not really... there are
plenty of strange and cool ornaments pics on the net to find. You
can post more than one card but if you do, make note which card you want
scored.
Enjoy, enter, and have fun! Note: You can join the contest at
any time - some of these cards will be featured on MDV next month.
~Streetz~ |
Create
a Christmas Theme Card Contest v2.0!
11/10/05 - A long time ago, I hosted a card creation
contest on the Wizard's forums for creating Christmas theme cards. I
have finally decided to dredge the contest back into existence (I had
plenty of cards in my library to do so)... and so... I present to you,
Streetz’s Christmas Them Card Creation Contest V2.0!!! Your mission is
to design a card that has something to do with Christmas, whether it be
a crazy present, Santa Claus, a Christmas tree or whatever... it could
be a movie character... it could be a candy cane. Make it fun. Make it
cool. NO CARD IMAGES. If you have an idea for a picture, link to it, DO
NOT POST THE CARD IMAGE. You will judges out of 10 for originality,
humor, and functionality.
Enjoy, enter, and have fun! ~Streetz~ |
Original
artwork contest.
10/10/05 - Can you draw? If you can, you may want to join
lionden's Artwork contest in the forums (linked
here). There he will give you instructions on drawing something...
and all you have to do is submit it. Make sure to post in that thread
that you want in on the contest. After the contest is over, your
artwork will be posted on the main page of Magic Deck Vortex! Thanks
for visiting MDV. ~Streetz~ |
Round
3: Create an Artifact card contest!
9/22/05 - Round two for the forum 'create an artifact
card' contest linked
here
is now over and scored. The winner of ROUND 2 has been declared...
congrats to Mad Mat for winning round 2.
Now we are onto Round 3. Round 3 is all about creating a zero
casting cost artifact. There are a few restrictions like it can't
produce mana.. but aside from all of that you should enter. Your entry
could be a card in Powershift. Plus, you can enter the contest
at any time.. so if you haven't signed up..
sign up
now! Quite a few forum members have already started
posting their submissions for the
Round 3.
Thanks for visiting MDV! ~Streetz~ |
Round
2: Create an Artifact card contest!
9/14/05 - Join the forum contest (linked above) of
creating an artifact card. Round One is over and the winner will be
declared, but round two is now in session. In this round you need to:
"Create an Artifact
Creature (that isn't an Orb) that is big with a drawback. Make the drawback
as original as possible. The casting cast must be between 6 and 13."
Notes: No Orbs. No Dax. Colossus/Golems are OK. You might be better, flavor
wise, to not give it a creature type.. although you won't lose any points if
you do. When I say Big I mean 6/6, 7/7, 8/8 - 12/12 or higher (2/20 works,
20/3 works) Whatever, make it big and fantastic but costed right with a draw
back." Please join in the fun. Many people have already started
posting their submissions for the
contest.
Thanks for visiting MDV! ~Streetz~ |
CELIXIA
(forum) Contest - create a card!
8/30/05 - There is a new forum contest called Create
an Artifact for CELIXIA! In this contest you need to sign up and post a
card that satisfies the current round's theme. Round one is: Create a
rare artifact card that screams - make a deck out of me! The card cannot
cost less than 4, and not more than 7. You must have a name, cost, type,
ability and flavor text. If you haven't joined the forums and want an
opportunity to design a card for one of the sets in the fictional
CELIXIA block, now's your chance. Enjoy and good luck! The link to the
thread is
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~] |
Contest
pages get a facelift.
5/31/05.
Once again, to make the site more visual consistant and organized, I
have updated the main contest page to be a portal for all contests on or
through Magic Deck Vortex. Thanks for visiting Magic Deck Vortex!
~Streetz~ |
Powershift
Contest Over, Winner Declared.
5/30/05.
There has been a contest running in the MDV/MTP forums for Powershift,
the next set in the fictional CELIXIA block. The contest involved
creating a new mechanic for Powershift, and let me say there were some nifty
mechanics submitted from the submitters. It is finally complete, and
of the many contestants in the contest, Hymnologist has won with his
"Duplicate" mechanic. Soaring Estos is a card he created that shows
the mechanic. Please click on the above link to find out more and to
see the Powershift card in it's early stages. Thanks for visiting MDV.
~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 - scores posted!
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~ |
