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Series: Budget Magic

Building FNM-worthy decks without breaking the bank.

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Image for Budget Magic: I Built an Artifact Machine to Explode Munitions (Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: I Built an Artifact Machine to Explode Munitions (Standard)

Weapons Manufacturing is one of the coolest cards from Edge of Eternities. Can we build a machine to sac artifacts and kill our opponent by exploding Munitions all over them? Let's find out!

Aug 18 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $40 Mite-y Mono-Green (Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: $40 Mite-y Mono-Green (Standard)

Mono-Green has been horrible in Standard for years now. Can some powerful new Edge of Eternities cards bring the archetype back on just a $40 budget? Let's see!

Aug 4 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $35 Kavu Warp (Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: $35 Kavu Warp (Standard)

Edge of Eternities is here. Let's warp some Kavu!

Jul 28 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: I Had a $20 Random Encounter... budget magic
Budget Magic: I Had a $20 Random Encounter...

Can a $20 build of Random Encounter keep up in Standard? Let's find out!

Jul 21 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $77 Good in Soul Sisters (Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: $77 Good in Soul Sisters (Standard)

Did the bannings save Standard? Let's take budget Soul Sisters out for a spin and find out!

Jul 7 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: Tifa One-Shot (Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: Tifa One-Shot (Standard)

How good is Tifa Lockhart? What are the odds of using the Final Fantasy rare to one-shot kill on Turn 3 in Standard, all on a budget? Let's find out!

Jun 16 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $60 Kuja Black Mage Wizards (Final Fantasy Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: $60 Kuja Black Mage Wizards (Final Fantasy Standard)

How many black mage Wizard tokens does it take to win a game of Final Fantasy Standard on a budget? Let's find out!

Jun 9 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: 12-Rare Simic Spellslinger Siege Mill (Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: 12-Rare Simic Spellslinger Siege Mill (Standard)

Can Glacerwood Siege power a spellslinger-style mill deck in Standard, all on just a $90 / 12-rare budget? Let's find out!

Jun 2 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $40 Mono-Green (Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: $40 Mono-Green (Standard)

Green has been the worst color in Standard for years, but is it time for a comeback thanks to some meta shifts and new Tarkir: Dragonstorm cards? Let's see!

May 19 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $76 Demon Stompy (Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: $76 Demon Stompy (Standard)

Does Rot-Curse Rakshasa mean that Demon Stompy can be a thing in Standard on a budget? Let's find out!

Apr 14 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $59 Abzan Felothar Rhino Aggro (Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: $59 Abzan Felothar Rhino Aggro (Standard)

Tarkir: Dragonstorm is here and we kick off our budget exploration of our new Standard format with some Rhino action!

Apr 7 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $30 (Zero Rare) Caves | Standard budget magic
Budget Magic: $30 (Zero Rare) Caves | Standard

Standard keeps getting more expensive, so today, we're going to play one of the cheapest Budget Magic decks of all time!

Mar 25 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: 18 Rare Zada Pop Off (Brawl) budget magic
Budget Magic: 18 Rare Zada Pop Off (Brawl)

Brawl is one of my favorite formats to play on Arena as I wait for a new set to release, so today we're going to combo off with Zada on just an 18 rare budget!

Mar 17 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $69 Max Speed Aristocrats (Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: $69 Max Speed Aristocrats (Standard)

Can the max speed mechanic bring Aristocrats back to Standard all on just a $69 budget? Let's find out!

Feb 24 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $65 Goblins (Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: $65 Goblins (Standard)

Are Goblins back in Standard thanks to some powerful Aetherdrift additions, all on just a $65 budget? Let's find out!

Feb 10 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: How Will You Win if You Can't Target My Creatures? (Modern) budget magic
Budget Magic: How Will You Win if You Can't Target My Creatures? (Modern)

Is Bogles a real budget threat in Modern thanks to the printing of Sheltered by Ghosts? Let's find out!

Jan 13 | by SaffronOlive

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