Series: Budget Magic
Building FNM-worthy decks without breaking the bank.
Articles
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!
Are Powerstones good now that The Brothers' War has given us some massive artifact finishers to ramp into? Can we 20 someone with Dragonspark Reactor on a $90 budget? Let's find out!
Mono-Green Stompy was one of the first-ever Budget Magic decks we played back in 2015. Can it compete in the MH2-fueled 2022 version of Modern? Let's find out!
Is going big with The World Spell a way to compete in post–Meathook Massacre Standard on a $60 budget? Let's find out!
Could Valiant Veteran mean that Soldiers can compete in Pioneer on a $100 budget? Let's find out!
Can Resolute Reinforcements lead a go-wide Mono-White Token deck to victory in Modern on a $99 budget? Let's just into a Modern league and find out!
Remember the Mono-Blue Curious Obsession deck from a few Standards ago? Welp, it's back in Dominaria United Standard and more annoying than ever!
8 Whack (or 12 Whack, or maybe it's 16 Whack at this point) is back with a huge new upgrade from Dominaria United: Rundvelt Hordemaster!
