Please post your new primers to the "New Primers" subforum. Think of this as a proving ground. If you made a good primer, then a moderator will bump it up to the "Primers" parent forum. To get promoted, the primer needs to adhere to the following criteria.
- Relevance: The primer should be about a major archetype/commander that will be of interest to many readers.
- Quality: The primer should be well-written, have a clear layout and provide clear reasoning for the arguments and conclusions it makes. Be sure to do a spelling and grammar check.
- Completeness: The primer should cover all important aspects about the deck and answer all the questions a reasonable reader might have.
The real time-consuming part is that third point. The primer will go through scrutiny from other Deckstats users. People will ask questions, mostly about why certain cards are not included, but other questions as well. The onus is on the author of the primer to answer these questions and incorporate them into the primer if necessary.
Generally, primers should have at least the following sections:
Deck game-plan and strategyHow the deck winsSingle card discussionOptional:
Introduction on the deck and why to play itStarting hand selectionFrequently asked questionsDeck strengths and weaknessesGood vs. bad matchupsMeta adjustments and flex slotsBudget optionsChangelogImportant: When writing your primer, it is best if you write it out in the deck description using markdown code. When you go to post it to New Primers, add #show_description to the end of the deck's URL. The next post in this thread gives a quick summary of Markdown. Send me a PM if you have questions.
If your primer can stand up to criticism and is well written, a moderator will move it to the official Primers forum. If you feel like this is taking too long, send a message to either myself or WWolfe, and we'll update you on progress. You can also message me if you want me to look for spelling or grammar mistakes, but only after you have done a check for mistakes yourself. I recommend reading it out loud, and if it sounds wrong, it probably is.