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Series: Budget Magic

Building FNM-worthy decks without breaking the bank.

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Image for Budget Magic: Zirda's Mantle (Modern) budget magic
Budget Magic: Zirda's Mantle (Modern)

Can Zirda, the Dawnwaker create a new Turn 3 combo deck in Modern on a $100 budget? Let's find out!

May 12 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: Boros Winota (Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: Boros Winota (Standard)

Winota, Joiner of Forces is an absurdly powerful Magic card, but can it work on a $100 budget? Let try to cheat some Agent of Treacheries into play on turn four and find out!

May 5 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $50 Tour de France (Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: $50 Tour de France (Standard)

Can a deck with no main-deck rares or mythics cycle its way to victory in Ikoria Standard? Let's find out!

Apr 28 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $80 Legacy Mono-Red Prowess budget magic
Budget Magic: $80 Legacy Mono-Red Prowess

Can an $80 deck compete in a format where decks normally cost $3,000? Let's run Mono-Red Prowess through a Legacy league and find out!

Apr 21 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $35 Infect (Modern) budget magic
Budget Magic: $35 Infect (Modern)

How cheep can a deck being Modern while still being competitive? Let's try a $35 build of Infect and find out!

Apr 14 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $60 Sac and Whack (Modern) budget magic
Budget Magic: $60 Sac and Whack (Modern)

What does Anax, Hardened in the Forge and some sweet sacrifice synergies add to an ultra-budget 8 Whack shell in Modern? Let's find out!

Apr 7 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: 2020 MTG Challenger Deck Upgrades | GB Final Adventure Knights budget magic
Budget Magic: 2020 MTG Challenger Deck Upgrades | GB Final Adventure Knights

How good is the Magic: the Gathering Final Adventure 2020 Challenger Deck straight out of the box, and how can you upgrade it cheaply to make it even better? Let's find out!

Mar 31 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: Butts and Taxes (Pioneer) budget magic
Budget Magic: Butts and Taxes (Pioneer)

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!

Mar 24 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: Dubious Challenge (Pioneer) budget magic
Budget Magic: Dubious Challenge (Pioneer)

Does Pioneer have the tools to make Dubious Challenge less dubious, all on a $100 budget? Let's find out!

Mar 17 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: Hollow Herald (Modern) budget magic
Budget Magic: Hollow Herald (Modern)

How good is the combo of Storm Herald and Eldrazi Conscription in Modern on a budget? Let's find out!

Mar 10 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: Bant Rampage (Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: Bant Rampage (Standard)

Do new enchantments and constellation cards from Theros: Beyond Death mean that Rampage of the Clans is finally ready to shine in Standard? Let's find out!

Mar 3 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $92 (37 tix) Gruul Sneak Attack (Standard, Magic Arena) budget magic
Budget Magic: $92 (37 tix) Gruul Sneak Attack (Standard, Magic Arena)

How quickly can we Sneak Attack our opponent to death with Purphoros, Ilharg, Drakuseth and Terror of Mount Velus on a budget in Theros: Beyond Death Standard? Let's find out!

Feb 25 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $65 (20 tix) Blue Skies (Pioneer, Magic Online) budget magic
Budget Magic: $65 (20 tix) Blue Skies (Pioneer, Magic Online)

Can a fast, evasive clock backed by disruptive creatures and counters beat the top decks in Pioneer for only $65? Let's find out!

Feb 18 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $88 (33 tix) AnaxCleave Red (Standard, Magic Arena) budget magic
Budget Magic: $88 (33 tix) AnaxCleave Red (Standard, Magic Arena)

Does the printing of Anax, Hardened in the Forge mean that Mono-Red is ready to compete again in Standard on a $100 budget? Let's find out!

Feb 11 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $100 (42 tix) Rakdos Kroxa Discard (Standard, Magic Arena) budget magic
Budget Magic: $100 (42 tix) Rakdos Kroxa Discard (Standard, Magic Arena)

How do you fight powerful threats like Fires of Invention and Nissa, Who Shakes the World in Theros: Beyond Death Standard on a budget? Make the opponent discard them, of course!

Feb 4 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $86 (17 tix) GW Auras (Standard, Magic Arena) budget magic
Budget Magic: $86 (17 tix) GW Auras (Standard, Magic Arena)

Can a deck with four non-land rares in the main deck actually compete in Theros: Beyond Death Standard? Let's aura our way into some matches and find out!

Jan 28 | by SaffronOlive

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