MTG: Vibe-Based Deckbuilding

Flipping Commander deckbuilding on its head. Instead of starting with a commander or a strategy, I start with the experience I want at the table: "I want to be an unkillable chaos goblin who makes my friends question their life choices." Then AI works backwards through the entire universe of Commander content to find the cards that deliver that feeling.

The process: Describe the vibe, the power level, the table dynamic you want. Let AI synthesize deck techs, EDHREC data, Reddit threads, and articles to generate 50+ deck concepts. Pick the ones that spark joy. Refine for theme, art, and silliness. Export as a proxy list. Every card costs 50 cents.

Result: Eight Commander decks, all primarily proxied, all more fun than anything I ever netdecked. The whole AI-assisted build happened over about four days while Bailey was at a conference, which tells you something about my ability to moderate a hyperfocus.

The thing I did not plan: the eight turned out to be a designed ecosystem. Every one answers a different question, and none overlap in mechanical or emotional space. I set out to build fun decks and accidentally built a set.

The full roster, the FUN / GO HARD / SPIKE power system, the proxy printing sites I used, and the three things that went badly are all on the AI + Magic page.