Burn...but mono-black!

Can #MTGONE's Gleeful Demolition help us make the fastest (and maybe best?) version of 8 Whack yet in Modern? Let's find out!

How much damage can we get from a single Thermo-Alchemist or Play with Fire with the help of Solphim, Mayhem Dominus and Mechanized Warfare? Let's find out!

Is poisoning the opponent out with spells and proliferate in an odd UB Control shell a legit plan in Phyrexia Standard on just a $60 (and 13-rare) budget? Let's find out!

Can the most persistent combo deck possible work in Historic on just a 13-rare budget thanks to the overwhelming power of...Putrid Goblin? Let's find out!

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

Can the combo power of Thran Vigil turn a $100 build of Zombies into a legitimate threat to 5-0 in Modern? Let's find out!

This year featured some really sweet $100-or-less budget decks for Modern and Pioneer, so let's count down the top 10!

Historic Brawl is already considered to be one a strong budget format because you only need one copy of each card, but what if you add another layer of cheapness by playing just 10 rares?

What's better than drawing a card? Drawing two cards!

Did we accidentally break Standard with a $35 Mono-White Soldier deck? Can any Mythic players on Magic Arena beat our budget brew? Let's find out!

Is loading up and protecting a creature with a ton of auras the way to win in The Brothers' War Standard on a $50 (and a six nonland rare / mythic) budget? Let's find out!

Are Powerstones good now that The Brothers' War has given us some massive artifact finishers to ramp into? Can we 20 someone with Dragonspark Reactor on a $90 budget? Let's find out!

Mono-Green Stompy was one of the first-ever Budget Magic decks we played back in 2015. Can it compete in the MH2-fueled 2022 version of Modern? Let's find out!

Is going big with The World Spell a way to compete in post–Meathook Massacre Standard on a $60 budget? Let's find out!

Could Valiant Veteran mean that Soldiers can compete in Pioneer on a $100 budget? Let's find out!

Can Resolute Reinforcements lead a go-wide Mono-White Token deck to victory in Modern on a $99 budget? Let's just into a Modern league and find out!

Remember the Mono-Blue Curious Obsession deck from a few Standards ago? Welp, it's back in Dominaria United Standard and more annoying than ever!

8 Whack (or 12 Whack, or maybe it's 16 Whack at this point) is back with a huge new upgrade from Dominaria United: Rundvelt Hordemaster!

Is it possible that a deck costing just $22 in paper and with zero rares on Magic Arena can compete in Dominaria United Standard? 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!

What happens if we go all-in on losing life as fast as possible and play every Death's Shadow–style card in Modern on just a $100 budget? Let's find out!

Can a one-shot Metalwork Colossus deck that's free to play on Magic Online with rental programs (and under $100 in paper) compete in Pioneer? Let's see!

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!

This week on Budget Magic, we're rousing some rabble in Standard!

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!

Has a new budget deck emerged in Pioneer thanks to the power of Biolume Egg, Distended Mindbender, and Elder-Deep Fiend? Let's find out!

When in doubt, phase them 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!

How good are the new hideaway enchantments in Streets of New Capenna Standard on a $100 budget? Let's find out!