RELEASE THE KRAKEN! Deck-Building Challenge (Prize/Tournament)

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Posted on Sept. 11, 2014, 1:45 p.m. by BMpatrol

So for the longest time I have struggled making a deck around my favorite creature subtype - Kraken.

So my challenge for all of you is to make a Kraken deck of EPIC proportions! The rules are as follows:

  1. The focus of the deck MUST be your Krakens. It is perfectly fine to include other non-Kraken creatures, as long as they combo/benefit with a Kraken or have a sea/ocean theme to them.

  2. Does not necessarily have to be in the Modern format, but EVERY card must have been printed with the modernized card design (For example, I would be perfectly fine with cards from extra sets like Conspiracy or Graveborn, but NOT any that haven't been reprinted since 7th edition and earlier).

  3. 60 card deck limit, sideboards are allowed with a maximum of 15 cards.

  4. As for cost, I'd try to keep the deck under $200 for TCGplayer low. To put things into perspective, I don't mind having an awesome landbase and being able to include room to add flavorful rares/mythic rares, but I'm not up for decks stuffed full of cards like Snapcaster Mage , Cryptic Command , Dark Confidant , Thoughtseize , etc. just for the sake of being good.

The reason I say this, is because after you all submit your decks, there will be 3 winners.

  1. Winner of the double-elimination tournament that will be posted on Challonge. On the last day I will play all of your decks to the best of my ability, then post the results. (I've been playtesting my own decks for a long time, so don't worry I will be very fair).

  2. Winner for the most thematic/creative deck. This would include sea/ocean themed cards that would fit flavorfully in a Kraken deck.

  3. Winner for the most obscure deck strategy. While remaining true to the rules of the challenge, this winner would bring the most out-of-the-box perspective to the Kraken deck.

Each winner will receive a gift code for one free game to redeem on Steam. Yes, you could perfectly well get it yourself, but if you are too lazy to make a Humble Bundle account and check the Humble Store on Monday then consider this a pretty cool prize ;)

Also if you have any questions, feel free to post in the comments and I'll get back to you ASAP.

Ladies and Gentlemen, you have one week. (Until 11:59pm on 09/18/14)

CharlieMTG says... #2

I made this deck a while ago but it still fits the requirements. Urza's Sea Creatures

September 11, 2014 5:12 p.m.

owenk2 says... #3

My entry: Kraken Self-Mill. If it isn't Kraken enough, I'll change it so it is more. Let me know.

September 11, 2014 9:17 p.m.

nighthawk101 says... #4

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KrakenTron Playtest

Casual* williamgp99

SCORE: 0 | 0 COMMENTS | 1 VIEWS

September 11, 2014 9:36 p.m.

sewellius says... #5

Here's my submission, hope it's Kraken-y enough.

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Mysteries of the Sea Playtest

Modern sewellius

SCORE: 0 | 0 COMMENTS | 1 VIEWS

September 12, 2014 6:45 p.m.

Asher18 says... #6

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you Krack me up Playtest

Standard* Asher18

SCORE: 2 | 1 COMMENTS | 31 VIEWS

September 15, 2014 3:45 p.m.

BMpatrol says... #7

The tournament has ended and three winners have been selected! Congratulations to our winners and thank you everyone for participating. Our three winners are:

  1. Winner of the double-elimination tournament is williamgp99's KrakenTron deck!
  2. Winner of the most thematic deck is sewellius's Mysteries of the Sea deck!
  3. Winner of the most obscure deck is owenk2's Kraken Self-Mill deck!
September 21, 2014 4:39 p.m.

BMpatrol says... #8

Here is the link to the results of the tournament.

http://challonge.com/releasethekrakenchallenge

September 21, 2014 4:43 p.m.

nighthawk101 says... #9

Woo!

Thanks for doing this challenge, by the way.

September 21, 2014 8:39 p.m.

sewellius says... #10

Cool, I'll be sure to check out that link once I'm at home again.

September 22, 2014 12:46 p.m.

Hallowed_Titan says... #11

Not sure if this is still going but I 've been playing this deck for a long time now in my casual multiplayer games and it can be very funny.

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Deep Blue Depths Playtest

Casual Hallowed_Titan

SCORE: 30 | 0 COMMENTS | 3459 VIEWS

September 22, 2014 2:09 p.m.

BMpatrol says... #12

@Hallowed_Titan I apologize but this challenge has already ended ):

However, I have just begun yet another challenge which will again include a prize and a tournament, feel free to check it out.

DECK OF VICTORY Deck-Building Challenge (Prize/Tournament)

September 23, 2014 2:23 a.m.

BMpatrol says... #13

All three of you should have your game links by now, just remember that you must redeem them before September 29th. Thanks again for participating and congratulations!

September 26, 2014 5:56 p.m.

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