Series: Budget Magic
Building FNM-worthy decks without breaking the bank.
Articles
How good is the role mechanic in Standard on just a $32 budget? Let's find out!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
This week, for Budget Magic, we're Historic Brawling on a budget with 15 rares of Bears in Ayula, Queen Among Bears!
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!
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!
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!