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Series: Budget Magic

Building FNM-worthy decks without breaking the bank.

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Image for Budget Magic: Historic Zombie Hunt (0 Mythics / 0 Rares) budget magic
Budget Magic: Historic Zombie Hunt (0 Mythics / 0 Rares)

Let's kick off the new year right with one of the cheapest, jankiest, and most unique budget decks in all of Magic: Zombie Hunt!

Jan 12 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: Ultimate Memekin | 0M / 12R | Historic budget magic
Budget Magic: Ultimate Memekin | 0M / 12R | Historic

Now with 100% more memes!

Dec 28 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: Izzet Rielle | 3 Mythics / 10 Rares | (Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: Izzet Rielle | 3 Mythics / 10 Rares | (Standard)

What's better than drawing a bunch of cards with Rielle, the Everwise? Throwing a massive Rielle at our opponent's face with Kazuul's Fury!

Dec 21 | by SaffronOlive
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Budget Magic: Fling Affinity (Modern)

Thanks to shifts in the meta and some timely reprints some of the best Affinity cards in Magic's history are cheap enough to play in budget decks! Let's get aggressive with artifacts!

Dec 14 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: Temur Tatyova (Modern) budget magic
Budget Magic: Temur Tatyova (Modern)

Can Tatyova, Benthic Druid make the jump from Commander tables to Modern, powering a landfall-based, card draw heavy ramp deck with some Plant-astic finishers?

Dec 7 | by SaffronOlive
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Budget Magic: 15-Rare Mono-White Auras (Historic)

Looking to rank up in Historic without spending a lot of wildcards? Let the power of Kor Spiritdancer and new Kaladesh Remastered addition Sram, Senior Edificer do the hard work for you!

Nov 30 | by SaffronOlive
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Budget Magic: 4-Mythic / 10-Rare Pummeler (Historic)

Can we get some one-shot kills with Electrostatic Pummeler in Historic now that the three-drop is back on the client thanks to Kaladesh Remastered?

Nov 23 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: Eldrazi Spirits (Modern) budget magic
Budget Magic: Eldrazi Spirits (Modern)

Beating opponents down with Spirits is so 2018 Modern, but what if we can turn our Spirits into massive, annihilating Eldrazi with the help of Tallowisp, Arcanum Wings, and Eldrazi Conscription?

Nov 16 | by SaffronOlive
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Budget Magic: $50 Big Red (Standard)

What if, instead of being aggressive, Standard Red is supposed to go big with Brash Taunter and Chandra's Incinerator shenanigans?

Nov 9 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: Curious Rogues (Historic) against the odds
Budget Magic: Curious Rogues (Historic)

Can an aggressive, tempo-y build of Rogues work in Historic on a 15-rare (with 11 being lands) budget? Let's see!

Nov 2 | by SaffronOlive
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Budget Magic: Five-Color Plants (Standard)

Five colors on a budget? Anything is possible in Zendikar Rising Standard 3.0!

Oct 27 | by SaffronOlive
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Budget Magic: GW Counters (Standard)

Can a +1/+1 counter themed deck powered by Conclave Mentor and The Ozolith compete in Zendikar Rising Standard 3.0 on a budget? Let's see!

Oct 20 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: 2 Mythic/2 Rare Rakdos Party Aggro (Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: 2 Mythic/2 Rare Rakdos Party Aggro (Standard)

It's party time in Standard with an aggressive Rakdos deck featuring just two rares and two mythics!

Oct 12 | by SaffronOlive
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Budget Magic: Boros Warriors (Standard)

Is the Warrior tribe (and some aggressive equipment) the secret for taking down Omnath on a budget in Zendikar Rising Standard? Let's see!

Oct 5 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: Scute-tate (Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: Scute-tate (Standard)

What's better than making a board full of Scute Swarms? Making a board full of Scute Swarms mutated together with things like Auspicious Starrix and Migratory Greathorn!

Sep 28 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Budget Magic: $20 UG Kicker (Standard) budget magic
Budget Magic: $20 UG Kicker (Standard)

Zendikar Rising is here. Let's kick off (literally) our exploration of our new Standard format with a deck that is both absurdly cheap and absurdly fun: UG Kicker!

Sep 21 | by SaffronOlive

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