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Series: Budget Magic

Building FNM-worthy decks without breaking the bank.

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Image for Budget Magic: $32 Orzhov Roles (Wilds of Eldraine Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: $32 Orzhov Roles (Wilds of Eldraine Standard)

How good is the role mechanic in Standard on just a $32 budget? Let's find out!

Sep 4 | by SaffronOlive
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Budget Magic: Zero-Rare Blast Burn (Historic)

I said on stream that you couldn't consistently win on Magic Arena with zero rares, and now viewers are sending me zero-rare decks to prove me wrong. Let's play one and see who is right!

Aug 22 | by SaffronOlive
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Budget Magic: 15 Rare Primeval Titan Gates (Historic)

Gates is one of my all-time favorite budget decks for basically every format, and the archetype is better than ever on Magic Arena thanks to the recent addition of Primeval Titan!

Aug 7 | by SaffronOlive
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Budget Magic: Swords and Artifacts (15-Rare Budget Standard)

Is getting aggro with Sword of Forge and Frontier and cheap artifact creatures they way to crush Standard on a 15-rare budget? Let's find out!

Jul 29 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic Update: Black Burn Returns with Rakdos Charm! budget magic
Budget Magic Update: Black Burn Returns with Rakdos Charm!

Black Burn is back, but now we're trying to give our opponent's 1/1 Spirit tokens with Forbidden Orchard so we can turn Rakdos Charm into the best burn spell in Modern!

Jul 24 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: Rosie's Infinite Squirrel Combo (14 Rare, Historic) budget magic
Budget Magic: Rosie's Infinite Squirrel Combo (14 Rare, Historic)

Is making infinite Squirrels with Rosie Cotton and Scurry Oak a legit plan in Historic on just a 14 rare budget? Let's find out!

Jun 26 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $91 Mono-Green (Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: $91 Mono-Green (Standard)

Green has been the worst color in Standard for the past year, but can cards like Polukranos, Nissa, and Tribute to the World Tree bring it back now that Rakdos is banned? Let's find out!

Jun 12 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: Boros Convoke (Pioneer) budget magic
Budget Magic: Boros Convoke (Pioneer)

Is a $100 version (well, $100 before Invasion of Gobakhan was bought out) of Boros Convoke the best deck in Pioneer? Is Hogaak back but Boros this time? Let's find out!

May 29 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $100 Hardened Scales but in Standard budget magic
Budget Magic: $100 Hardened Scales but in Standard

Thanks to March of the Machine, we now have multiple Hardened Scales effects in Standard. Can we mash them together with a bunch of +1/+1 counter synergies to make a spicy, budget-friendly deck? Let's see!

May 15 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $100 Dino Whack (Modern) budget magic
Budget Magic: $100 Dino Whack (Modern)

What's better than a 20/20 trampling Ancient Imperiosaur on Turn 2 in Modern? A 20/20 trampling Ancient Imperiosaur on a $100 budget!

May 1 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: Seven-Rare Urabrask Battle Burn (March of the Machine Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: Seven-Rare Urabrask Battle Burn (March of the Machine Standard)

Can a burn deck with just seven rares compete in March of the Machine Standard thanks to the power of Stoke the Flames, battles, and Urabrask? Let's find out!

Apr 17 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: 15 Rares of Bears | Ayula, Queen Among Bears | Historic Brawl budget magic
Budget Magic: 15 Rares of Bears | Ayula, Queen Among Bears | Historic Brawl

This week, for Budget Magic, we're Historic Brawling on a budget with 15 rares of Bears in Ayula, Queen Among Bears!

Apr 14 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: Is Lingering Souls Good in 2023? 15 Rare Black-White Tokens (Historic) budget magic
Budget Magic: Is Lingering Souls Good in 2023? 15 Rare Black-White Tokens (Historic)

Lingering Souls was a legit bomb back in 2012, but it is still good in 2023? Let's take a 15 rare budget build of WB Tokens out for a spin on MTG Arena and find out!

Mar 27 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: Mono-Green Elfball but in Standard! budget magic
Budget Magic: Mono-Green Elfball but in Standard!

Is Nissa, Ascended Animist a Standard-legal Craterhoof Behemoth? Is it strong enough to make Elfball a thing in Standard on a budget? Let's find out!

Mar 20 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: Mono-Black Burn (Modern) budget magic
Budget Magic: Mono-Black Burn (Modern)

Burn...but mono-black!

Mar 13 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $82 Gleeful 8 Whack (Modern) budget magic
Budget Magic: $82 Gleeful 8 Whack (Modern)

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

Mar 6 | by SaffronOlive

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