Magic: the Gathering Decklists
I was first introduced to MtG by my cousin, who purchased a couple Core Set fat packs when he visited from Poland in the early 2010s. He taught me to play and got me interested in the game, but after he returned to Poland my interest in the game dwindled. Many years later in college, I reconnected with a high school friend who reintroduced me to the game. I pulled out the cards I still had and made a couple pretty weak decks. I played once or twice in that group, but was sorely outmatched, wasn't interested in spending a ton of money in building more competitive decks, and ultimately fell out of the game once again. Finally, a couple years after graduating, that same friend gifted me a commander precon (Arm for Battle) and though Boros might not be my favourite colour combination, I will forever have to appreciate the gift that finally unlocked Magic: the Gathering for me. Within a couple weeks, we had set up a pod for commander at a friend's card game store (a friend we both graduated high school with no less) and were playing weekly. Soon I built the deck that continues to be my favourite - Mizzet Gates - and from there it's all history.
Important note: I'm not a cEDH player and will never claim to make good decks. These decks are anything but competitive - instead, I take care to make fun, janky, and most importantly budget-friendly (or at least they are at the time of creation) decks that I can continue to adjust to match the power level of the pod. These decks may change with time - I do love to tinker - but I wouldn't advise anyone to build these exact decks anyway. I've largely put them up to serve as inspiration for how to construct some fun, budget-friendly, and often decently unique decks.
Each card is linked with a mouseover (or press on mobile) so you can view it right alongside the decklist. Huge thanks to Scryfall for their API to make this possible. (It was my first time ever using an API and half the reason I decided to make this section of the website as a little programming challenge to myself. Turns out APIs are really easy to work with.)