This project serves as a record of weird and/or awesome Achievements earned by players in my gaming group over games of Magic: The Gathering, Commander format. It also stores links to their decklists, when available.
Simple and clean, just some achievements
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Inanimate Object Commander Participation | Play a game using a deck with an Inanimate Object (non-creature, non-planeswalker) as your commander! |
| Inanimate Object Commander Victory | Using a deck with an Inanimate Object (non-creature, non-planeswalker) as your commander, Achieve Victory! |
| Durdle Hurdle | Overcome your opponents and Achieve Victory with a Durdle Sequence of a minimum of 10 steps! |
| .44 Magnum | Deal 21+ Commander Damage in one hit (double-strike is a Technical Achievement, but you can do better) |
| Atheism | Defeat a deck with at least one god in it when your deck has no gods or the possibility of having one (at no point can one of your creatures or cards have the subtype "god") |
| Pantheon | Have all gods (of a given set) in play at the same time! |
| Pantheonandonandon | Have all gods ever printed by WotC in play at the same time! (Is this possible?) |
| So Basic | Win a game with only basic lands.. |
| Extra Basic | Win a game with only basic lands. |
| Shallow Grave | Win with no cards in your graveyard. |
I got the blues. These dubious "achievements" will git you got, too.
| Name | Description | Tiers (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| Draw | Card draw is one thing, game draw is another. Draw a game without timing out because lunch is over. | |
| Shared Victory | Maybe you didn't lose, but you didn't win... or did you? Finish a star-formation game without killing both of your opponents and without losing, achieving """victory""". | |
| Legacy of the Void | You gave it your all. Lose the game without cards... |  in your hand  in your hand or library in your hand, library, or graveyard in your hand, library, graveyard, or battlefield! |
| Hang On... | "Whoa, wait, so let's resolve the stack one thing at a time... anybody got paper? A whiteboard? Anything?" Using a dazzling array of spells, triggers, and mechanics, bring the game to a halt while everybody figures out what the result is and whether they're dead. | |
| Millef... Millefieiu... Mill fool. | Like the layers of a delicious pastry, so too are the cards in your deck. Consumed or discard, either way: Mill your entire library in a single turn! Show your enemies how it's done! | |
| Never Had It. | You had all the opportunities in the world, but you just couldn't quite get there. Lose the game despite taking | 1 2 3 5 extra turns. |
| ...Oops. | Just a real, solid fuckup. | |
| One-Legged Stool | Find out you accidentally included only part of a combo with no support in the rest of the deck, e.g. Stoneforge Mystic and zero equipment (Brian). |
The darkest of the dark. You monster.
| Name | Description | Tiers (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| Frienemy | Snatch your opponent from the jaws of defeat... then crush them. Win after saving an opponent. | |
| Millionaire | Win by milling all of your opponents at the same time, you jerk. | |
| To The Traitor, The Spoils | Win with your opponent's alternate win condition. | |
| Diabolical | Really, guy? Sure, get your cards and win. Tutor way too many times on your turn before winning: | 3 5 10 15 |
| From Beyond the Veil | Kill an opponent after losing the game! |
Harder as you go up. Can you get to the top?
| Name | Description | Tiers |
|---|---|---|
| Destroyer of Worlds | Destroy Many permanents with a single spell! | 20 50 70 100 |
| Need For Speed | Win very fast! | 5 turns 3 turns 1 turn 0 turns |
| Overkill | Jeez, do you think your oppnent is dead yet? Win with your opponent(s) at negative life! | -25 hp -50 hp -100 hp -200 hp |
| Life to Spare | Whoa, buddy. Got enough life? Win a game with more life than you started with! | +20 hp +40 hp +80 hp +160 hp |
| Hellbent | Embrace nirvana and win without cards... | in your hand in your hand or library in your hand, library, or graveyard in your hand, library, graveyard, or battlefield! |
| Arcane Master | Say more with less! Win by casting no more than | 3 spells 2 spells 1 spell any spells!? |
| Storm Chaser | More, MORE, MORE! Win after resolving multiple spells in a single turn! | 5 10 20 50 |
| Mana Screwed | No lands, no problem! WIn a game despite playing no more than... | 3 lands 2 lands 1 land 0 lands?! |
| Mana Flooded | Stick the landing! Win with many lands on the battlefield! | 8 12 18 24 |
| Mana Debased | Card balance be damned! Win a game with the wrong amount of lands in your deck! | 30 or 50 20 or 60 10 or 90 0 or 100!? |
| Rags To Riches | Horatio Alger would be proud! Win after repeat Mulligans! | 4 cards 3 cards 2 cards 1 card |
| Decked Out | The game ground to a halt! Win by milling your opponent by turn... | 8 4 2 1?! |
| Blackjack | Hit me! Win with sufficient commander damage! | 21 30 50 100 |
| Never Didn't Have It | There's no way you can win on board, so you have to topdeck. It might seem like luck, but you never didn't have it! Win with a topdeck from... | Your draw spell. Your draw step. An opponent's draw spell. An opponent's topdeck?! |
| X Gon' Give It To Ya | X-spells carry the day. Win after/from resolving an x-spell on... | 20 30 40 50 |
Lions, tigers, and bears, oh my! Tribal and creature achievements!
Check out the creature type system for reference!
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Tribal | Win a game only playing a single iconic creature class, e.g. Angel. |
| Commune | Win a game only playing a single characteristic creature class, e.g. Human. |
| Phylum | Win a game only playing a single "other" creature class, e.g. Wombat. |
| Speciation | Win a game only playing a single token creature class, e.g. Caribou. |
| Pack Hunter | You work best in a group! Win with your most trusted companions, but only your most trusted; win after controlling no more than 7 creatures over the course of the game. |
| Fellowship | Your group is tight-knit and efficient. Win after controlling no more than 5 creatures over the course of the game. |
| Deadly Duo | You and your partner; that's all you need. Win after controlling no more than 2 creatures over the course of the game. |
| Apex Predator | You're the top of the food chain, the lone wolf, the singleton. Win a game by controlling no more than one creature at any point in the game. |
The plane-city of Ravnica boasts challenges few can best. Can you earn two different colors of achievements in a single game?
Tier:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Azorius |  Earn Plains and Island achievements in the same game! |
| Orzhov |  Earn Plains and Swamp achievements in the same game! |
| Dimir |  Earn Island and Swamp achievements in the same game! |
| Izzet |  Earn Island and Mountain achievements in the same game! |
| Rakdos |  Earn Swamp and Mountain achievements in the same game! |
| Golgari |  Earn Swamp and Forest achievements in the same game! |
| Gruul |  Earn Mountain and Forest achievements in the same game! |
| Boros |  Earn Plains and Mountain achievements in the same game! |
| Selesnya |  Earn Plains and Forest achievements in the same game! |
| Simic |  Earn Island and Forest achievements in the same game! |
The shards of Alara and clans of Tarkir boast challenges as well! Can you earn three different colors of achievements in a single game!?
Tier:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Jeskai |  Earn Plains, Island, and Mountain achievements in the same game! |
| Esper |  Earn Plains, Island, and Swamp achievements in the same game! |
| Sultai |  Earn Island, Swamp, and Forest achievements in the same game! |
| Grixis |  Earn Island, Swamp, and Mountain achievements in the same game! |
| Mardu |  Earn Plains, Swamp, and Mountain achievements in the same game! |
| Jund |  Earn Swamp, Mountain, and Forest achievements in the same game! |
| Temur |  Earn Island, Mountain, and Forest achievements in the same game! |
| Naya |  Earn Plains, Mountain, and Forest achievements in the same game! |
| Abzan |  Earn Plains, Swamp, and Forest achievements in the same game! |
| Bant |  Earn Plains, Island, and Forest achievements in the same game! |
When they awoke, their challenges roared across the multiverse. Can you earn four different colors of achievements in a single game!?
Tier:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Glint-Eye | Earn Island, Swamp, Mountain, and Forest achievements in the same game! |
| Dune-Brood | Earn Plains, Swamp, Mountain, and Forest achievements in the same game! |
| Ink-Treader | Earn Plains, Island, Mountain, and Forest achievements in the same game! |
| Witch-Maw | Earn Plains, Island, Swamp, and Forest achievements in the same game! |
| Yore-Tiller | Earn Plains, Island, Swamp, and Mountain achievements in the same game! |
Unite all five colors of Magic in a dazzling display of power. Can you earn ALL FIVE colors of achievements in a single game?!
Tier:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| WUBRG | Earn Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, and Forest achievements in the same game! |
Eldrazi, calling from the Blind Eternities. Phyrexian machines. Ancient Thran technology, lost to legend and myth. Ugin, the Ineffable.
No matter what their source, colorless achievements are engimatic, strange, and even bizarre. Will you heed the instructions from beyond the boundaries of the game, transforming your deck and play for an unseen master?
Note that these achievements do not require you to win!
Tier:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Again! Again! Again! | Cast or play the same card three times. If you're playing a flashback deck like Elsha, four times. |
| Incremental Value | Only deal increasing amounts of damage. For example: you tap a Tim to ping for one. The next damage you deal must be at least two, and so on. |
| Achievement | Date | Decklist |
|---|---|---|
| .44 Magnum Blackjack |
May something 2018? | Volrath, the Fallen |
| Draw | June 6 2018 | Jodah, Archmage Eternal |
| Durdle Hurdle | June 12 2018 | Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain (but with more mana rocks) |
| Inanimate Object Commander Participant | June 14 2018 | Minamo, School at Water's Edge |
| .44 Magnum Overkill Blackjack |
August 24 2018 | Okaun, Eye of Chaos and Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom (6144 commander damage to Andrew, 6144 combat damage to Hippo) |
| Storm Chaser |
December 3 2018 | The Locust God + Thousand-Year Storm |
| Life to Spare |
January 3 2019 | Gisela, the Broken Blade (704+ hp) |
| Never Had It |
March 7 2019 | Jodah, Archmage Eternal (Ral Zarek's, Teferi, Hero of Dominaria's, AND Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh's ultimate abilities!) |
| Destroyer of Worlds |
March 12 2019 | Intet, the Dreamer (ALL permanents because Mycosynth Lattice -> Bane of Progress) |
| Millionaire | June 12 2019 | Keranos, God of Storms + Stream of Thought |
| Hang On... | November 20 2019 | Azami, Lady of Scrolls |
| One-Legged Stool | June 11, 2021 | Killian, Ink Duelist (Stoneforge Mystic plus zero equipment) |
| Achievement | Date | Decklist |
|---|---|---|
| Durdle Hurdle | June 5 2018 | Whatever that insane Vial Smasher + Ikra Shidiqi deck was |
| Shared Victory | June 12 2018 | Power Cube Draft Deck |
| Millionaire | Sometime in 2018 | The Scarab God |
| .44 Magnum | September 17, 2019 | Yargle, Glutton of Urborg |
| Achievement | Date | Decklist |
|---|---|---|
| Frienemy | May 30 2018... twice | Sharuum the Hegemon |
| Inanimate Object Commander Participant | June 14 2018 | Legacy Weapon (kind of) |
| Achievement | Date | Decklist |
|---|---|---|
| Draw | June 6 2018 | Athreos, God of Passage |
| Millionaire | August 14 2018 | Aminatou, the Fateshifter |
| Storm Chaser |
October 8 2018 | Mizzix of the Izmagnus |
| Durdle Hurdle | October 8 2018 | Mizzix of the Izmagnus |
| Millefu... Millefieiu... Mill fool. | January 3 2019 | Nekusar, the Mindrazer |
| Destroyer of Worlds |
January 21 2019 | Grusilda, Monster Masher |
| Mana Debased Need For Speed Storm Chaser |
April 12 2019 | Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain |
| Mana Debased Storm Chaser |
April 23 2019 | Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain |
| Blackjack |
August 8 2019 | Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood |
| Durdle Hurdle Hang On... Diabolical Storm Chaser Apex Predator Dimir Azorius Orzhov Izzet Rakdos Golgari Gruul Boros Selesnya Simic Jeskai Esper Sultai Grixis Mardu Jund Temur Naya Abzan Bant Glint-Eye Dune-Brood Ink-Treader Witch-Maw Yore-Tiller WUBRG |
September 11, 2019 | Kess, Dissident Mage |
| Hang On... Legacy of the Void |
November 20 2019 | Golos, Tireless Pilgrim (no cards in library) |
| ...Oops. |
May 19 20 2021 | Codie, Vociferous Codex: Allure of the Unknown revealed Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre. |
| X Gon' Give It To Ya |
July 2 2021 | Kamahl's Druidic Vow on X=46. |
| Achievement | Date | Decklist |
|---|---|---|
| Inanimate Object Commander Participant | June 14 2018 | Hammer of Purphoros aka "Haystacks" |
| So Basic | August 9 2018 | Marwyn, The Nurturer (only Forests) |
| Atheism | December 10 2018 | Krav the Unredeemed and Regna the Redeemer: "Coupons" (killed Athreos, God of Passage) |
| Shallow Grave | January 17 2019 | Niv-Mizzet, Parun (featuring the Best Card In Magic, Reliquary Tower) |
| .44 Magnum Blackjack |
March 3, 2020 | Niv-Mizzet Reborn |
| Achievement | Date | Decklist |
|---|---|---|
| Inanimate Object Commander Participant | June 14 2018 | Profane Procession |
| Overkill |
August 17 2018 | Estrid, The Masked |
Again! Again! Again!  |
October 17, 2019 | Elsha of the Infinite Source of command: Brian Wants To Live Vicariously And Also Watches Too Much Commander VS Live |
| From Beyond the Veil |
March 10, 2020 | Anje Falkenrath Ob Nixilis, Reignited's emblem |
| Achievement | Date | Decklist |
|---|---|---|
| Inanimate Object Commander Participant | June 14 2018 | Lich's Mastery |
| Inanimate Object Commander Victory |
June 14 2018 | Lich's Mastery |
| Legacy of the Void |
June 15 2018 | Lich's Mastery |
| So Basic | September 10 2018 | The Ur-Dragon |
| Never Didn't Have It |
January 21 2019 | Mathas, Fiend Seeker using Duncan's Etali, Primal Storm to cast Vicious Shadows |
| To The Traitor, The Spoils | January 21 2019 | Mathas, Fiend Seeker using Duncan's Etali, Primal Storm to cast Vicious Shadows |
| Incremental Value |
October 17, 2019 | Edric, Spymaster of Trest. Source of command: Brian Wants To Live Vicariously And Also Watches Too Much Commander VS Live |
| Hang On... | November 20 2019 | Edric, Spymaster of Trest |
| Achievement | Date | Decklist |
|---|---|---|
| Hang On... | October 25 2018 | Inalla, Archmage Ritualist (multiple copies of Direfleet Ravager) |