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Series: Budget Magic

Building FNM-worthy decks without breaking the bank.

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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
Image for Budget Magic: $85 Fynn Is So Toxic (Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: $85 Fynn Is So Toxic (Standard)

Fynn, the Fangbearer is back in Standard. Last time, it had literally zero support. Does the toxic mechanic mean Fynn might be good this time around? Let's find out!

Dec 23 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: Four-Rare ($40) Mono-Red Leyline (Pioneer) budget magic
Budget Magic: Four-Rare ($40) Mono-Red Leyline (Pioneer)

Pioneer Masters is finally on Magic Arena. Looking to check out the format? Well here's a deck that costs just four rares and can pick up a ton of wins: Mono-Red Leyline!

Dec 16 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: Build-a-Bogle (Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: Build-a-Bogle (Standard)

Wizards doesn't print Bogles—cheap hexproof creatures—anymore, but they can't stop us from building our own Bogles by stacking wards, all on just a $100 budget!

Dec 9 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $100 Maze's End (Foundations Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: $100 Maze's End (Foundations Standard)

Maze's End is back in Standard for the first time in forever! Let's load up on Gates and see if we can make it work on a $100 budget!

Nov 25 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: I Scorch Standard with $100 Budget Boros Burn budget magic
Budget Magic: I Scorch Standard with $100 Budget Boros Burn

Thanks to Foundations, we can now build a deck that looks a lot like old-school Modern Burn, but in Standard and all on a $100 budget!

Nov 18 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $100 Pioneer Caves budget magic
Budget Magic: $100 Pioneer Caves

Are Caves good enough to ramp their way into Pioneer on a $100 budget? Let's find out!

Nov 11 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: Say Its Name | 12-Rare Budget Magic budget magic
Budget Magic: Say Its Name | 12-Rare Budget Magic

Altanak, Altanak, Altanak...

Oct 21 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $100 Simic Crab Spellsliger (Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: $100 Simic Crab Spellsliger (Standard)

How many Crabs does it take to win a game of Duskmourn Standard on a a budget? Let's find out!

Oct 7 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $82 Mono-Blue Flash (Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: $82 Mono-Blue Flash (Standard)

Duskmourn gave us a ton of powerful new flash creatures! How strong are they on a $80 / 15-rare budget in Standard? Let's find out!

Sep 30 | by SaffronOlive

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