Series: Budget Magic
Building FNM-worthy decks without breaking the bank.
Articles
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!
How much damage can we get from a single Thermo-Alchemist or Play with Fire with the help of Solphim, Mayhem Dominus and Mechanized Warfare? Let's find out!
Is poisoning the opponent out with spells and proliferate in an odd UB Control shell a legit plan in Phyrexia Standard on just a $60 (and 13-rare) budget? Let's find out!
Can the most persistent combo deck possible work in Historic on just a 13-rare budget thanks to the overwhelming power of...Putrid Goblin? Let's find out!
Are Wizards the right way to burn Pioneer players out in ultra-budget form? Let's find out!
Can the combo power of Thran Vigil turn a $100 build of Zombies into a legitimate threat to 5-0 in Modern? Let's find out!
This year featured some really sweet $100-or-less budget decks for Modern and Pioneer, so let's count down the top 10!
Historic Brawl is already considered to be one a strong budget format because you only need one copy of each card, but what if you add another layer of cheapness by playing just 10 rares?
What's better than drawing a card? Drawing two cards!
Did we accidentally break Standard with a $35 Mono-White Soldier deck? Can any Mythic players on Magic Arena beat our budget brew? Let's find out!
Is loading up and protecting a creature with a ton of auras the way to win in The Brothers' War Standard on a $50 (and a six nonland rare / mythic) budget? Let's find out!
