Congratulations to our Decklist winner, KingRitz! (decklist below) and the Naming winner, sofresh333 (name below)

Covenant of the Flame (Decklist by KingRitz, Named by sofresh333):

1 Ensnaring Bridge
2 Fireslinger
2 Keeper of the Flame
2 Keeper of the Mind
1 Killer Whale
1 Legacy's Allure
2 Mage il-Vec
2 Mana Breach
2 Mana Leak
2 Merfolk Looter
1 Oath of Mages
1 Oath of Scholars
1 Ogre Shaman
2 Propaganda
1 Reckless Ogre
1 Sabretooth Wyvern
1 Seismic Assault
3 Sonic Burst
2 Spellshock
2 Thalkos Scout
2 Wall of Tears
1 Wayward Soul
14 Mountain
11 Island

The Judging:

Deck building challenge: Decks should be competitive but focus on fun and innovation. Decks deemed by Wizards of the Coast to be creative and interesting are more likely to win than decks crammed with tournament staples. Wizards of the Coast will make its decision based on a combination of theme and playability.

Deck naming challenge: Deck names should be fun and evocative. Wizards of the Coast will make its decision based on the name it feels captures the decks theme the best. Deck names that match the name of any existing Theme Deck, Intro Pack, or Magic: The Gathering card cannot be considered.

The Timeline:

Deck building challenge: All decks must be submitted by Monday, September 14 21 at 9:00AM PDT. Submissions after that time cannot be considered. The winning deck will be announced no later than Friday, September 18 25.

Deck naming challenge: Begins after the deck building contest winner is announced. All deck names must then be submitted by Wednesday, September 23 30 at 9:00AM PDT. Submissions after that time cannot be considered. The winning deck name will be announced no later than Friday, September 25 October 2.

Prizes for each contest will be delivered when Exodus releases in Magic Online.

The Rules:

• The deck must be exactly 60 cards
• The deck must be 2 colors.
• The deck cannot contain any Black cards
• The deck may contain up to 5 total rare cards with the following limitations:
  • 1 rare must be Oath of Mages
  • Only 1 copy of each rare
  • Only 1 rare may be from the Tempest set
  • Only 1 rare may be from the Stronghold set
• The deck may not include more than 3 copies of any given card (excluding basic lands)
• The deck may only include 5 cards that have more than 2 copies
• The deck may not contain more than 15 total copies of cards from Tempest or Stronghold (excluding basic lands).

How To:

First, you'll need to log into our forums. Your forum login must have an email address. Then submit your decklist through our Exodus Deck Submission Tool. This special decklist tool will hide your deck from view from anyone, so that they can't see your submissions. If you wish to later edit your

To submit a name and only a name, send a private message to the forum user: EPP_Naming_Contest through our forums with the subject EPP Submission. This user is controlled by me (Dangerlinto).

Prizes:

Deck Creation:
4 Copies of the Deck
1 premium foil set of Exodus
1 premium foil Tempest Release Card
1 premium foil Stronghold Release Card
1 premium foil Exodus Release Card

Deck Naming:
4 Copies of the Deck
1 standard set of Exodus
1 standard Tempest Release Card
1 standard Stronghold Release Card
1 standard Exodus Release Card

Winners must provide their name, email address, and Magic Online user name to validate their Magic Online accounts before receiving their prizes. Employees of Hasbro, Wizards of the Coast, and classicquarter.com are not eligible to win.

So get your creative juices flowing, your thinking cap on, and good luck to all!