Can Lost Caverns of Ixalan draft all-star Sunshot Militia make the jump to constructed as a game-ending combo piece with the red God Ojer Axonil all on a $72 budget? Let's find out!

Can the plan of killing opponents on Turn 2 or 3 with Kiln Fiend, pump spells, and Temur Battle Rage work in 2020 Modern as well as it did back in 2015 when we first played the deck? Let's find out!

How good is Egon, God of Death in Modern on a budget, backed by Rotting Regisaur, Demonic Embrace, and a bunch of cheap, aggressive black creatures? Let's see!

Giants haven't really caught on in Kaldheim Standard yet. Perhaps Modern is a better home, thanks to some titans from Magic's past!

How many times can we copy Crackling Drake and Murmuring Mystic with Quasiduplicate? We're about to find out!

Can a real Affinity deck built around the affinity-for-artifacts mechanic compete in Modern, thanks to new Modern Horizons 2 additions like artifact lands, Thought Monitor, and Sojourner's Companion? Let's find out!

Do some new cards from Modern Horizons 2 mean it's time for Siege Rhino to make its triumphant return to Modern in a graveyard-centric reanimator shell? Let's find out!

What if, instead of being aggressive, Standard Red is supposed to go big with Brash Taunter and Chandra's Incinerator shenanigans?

Looking for something competitive to play in Historic on Magic Arena without spending a ton of wildcards? How about 15-Rare Burn?

What crazy things can Arcane Bombardment do in Streets of New Capenna Standard on a $50 (12 rare / mythic) budget? Let's find out!

Today, we're mashing together three of my favorite things in Pioneer—Hollow One, Cycling, and God-Pharaoh's Gift—with a super-cheap Pioneer brew from Thyshuffler!

Are Wizards the right way to burn Pioneer players out in ultra-budget form? Let's find out!

Burn...but mono-black!

Does the printing of Field of the Dead mean it's finally time for Scapeshift to shine in Standard? Let's see!

How good is the modify mechanic in Standard on a budget? Are Thundering Raiju and Invigorating Hot Springs the truth? Let's find out!

Can Splendid Reclamation make for a strange new style of mill deck in Standard in conjunction with Ruin Crab and the new common fetchlands from Streets of New Capenna? Let's find out!

We've got a bunch of new cards to play with, which means it's time to update some old Budget Magic decks for Standard and Modern!

Are guildgates better this time around in Ravnica? Come find out as TheAsianAvenger takes a budget version of the deck into the queue!

Can Hardened Scales and Conclave Mentor power a Ally/Human hybrid tribal deck in Modern on a budget? Let's find out!

Can Teferi's Tutelage join Sphinx's Tutelage to power a card-draw-based turbo-mill deck in Modern on a budget? Let's see!

A fun combo/control budget modern deck: Mono U Tron!

Five colors on a budget? Anything is possible in Zendikar Rising Standard 3.0!

Can the combo of Brilliant Restoration and artifact / enchantment channel creatures allow for a Modern Living End–style deck to work in Standard on a budget? Let's find out!

How good can Balmor, Battlemage Captain be in Dominaria United Standard in a deck that costs just $86 and plays zero non-land rares or mythics? Let's find out!

Let's pummel some fools in Pioneer!

On this week's claw-some episode of Budget Magic, we look to build the purr-fect budget Cat deck for the Pioneer format!

Can we lock opponents out of the game in Standard with Escape Protocol on just a $60 budget? Let's find out!

Zendikar Rising is here. Let's kick off (literally) our exploration of our new Standard format with a deck that is both absurdly cheap and absurdly fun: UG Kicker!

Splinter Twin is back thanks to Modern Horizons 2, but like Yawgmoth's Will and Urborg, it's now mono-green and a bit squirrely!

Let's update our Budget Magic decks for HOU and discuss which decks have a chance of surviving rotation in a couple of months.

Updating Modern Budget Magic decks is a popular request and the time has come to start on the massive project!

This week, we channel our inner Tina Belcher and Sir Mix-A-Lot and put our toughness to the test with the help of Huatli and Assault Formation in Pioneer!