Budget Birgi Storm

Commander / EDH Budget Infinite Combo Mono-Red Storm

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Sorcery (18)

• 1x Ancestral Anger
• 1x Crash Through
• 1x Doublecast
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Fervent Mastery
• 1x Grapeshot
• 1x Jaya's Immolating Inferno
• 1x Mizzix's Mastery
• 1x Molten Disaster
• 1x Past in Flames
• 1x Reckless Impulse
• 1x Renegade Tactics
• 1x Seize the Spoils
• 1x Strike it Rich
• 1x Throes of Chaos
• 1x Traitorous Greed
• 1x Trash for Treasure
• 1x Warlord's Fury

Artifact (14)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Chromatic Sphere
• 1x Chromatic Star
• 1x Cloud Key
• 1x Conjurer's Bauble
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Hazoret's Monument
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mishra's Bauble
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Tormod's Crypt

Instant (17)

• 1x Abrade
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Desperate Ritual
• 1x Dual Strike
• 1x Expedite
• 1x Fists of Flame
• 1x Invoke Calamity
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x March of Reckless Joy
• 1x Mogg Salvage
• 1x Pyretic Ritual
• 1x Seething Song
• 1x Thrill of Possibility
• 1x Tibalt's Trickery
• 1x Unexpected Windfall
• 1x Valakut Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x You Find Some Prisoners

Land (31)

• 1x Castle Embereth
• 1x Labyrinth of Skophos
• 27x Mountain
• 1x Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
• 1x Treasure Vault

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Aria of Flame
• 1x Dragon Mantle
• 1x Underworld Breach

Commander (1)

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Creature (16)

• 1x Firebrand Archer
• 1x Flamekin Harbinger
• 1x Grinning Ignus
• 1x Guttersnipe
• 1x Humble Defector
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Magda, Brazen Outlaw
• 1x Magus of the Moon
• 1x Magus of the Wheel
• 1x Merchant of the Vale
• 1x Runaway Steam-Kin
• 1x Simian Spirit Guide
• 1x Storm-Kiln Artist
• 1x Thermo-Alchemist
• 1x Tuktuk Rubblefort
• 1x Wily Goblin

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Maybeboard

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Finale of Promise
• 1x Shenanigans
• 1x Storm's Wrath
• 1x Wheel of Misfortune

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Chandra, Heart of Fire

Creature (3)

• 1x Electrostatic Field
• 1x Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
• 1x Skirk Prospector

Instant (1)

• 1x Comet Storm

Artifact (2)

• 1x Bontu's Monument
• 1x Elixir of Immortality

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Description

A proactive budget mono-red combo deck

Introduction

I've been looking at Birgi for quite a while, originally I was thinking of an artifact egg build, however I recently acquired an Imperial Recruiter and knew about a combo that came out of Strixhaven. By adhering to a strict budget based on cards I already have and not spending much per card (excluding Recruiter) I put together this decklist to determine its feasibility as a high powered EDH deck. If you have access to any of the expensive cards that enable Birgi combos the deck will only get better.

Mulligan

A hand that contains ramp and some form of way to rummage or wheel.

Game-plan

As Birgi, God of Storytelling   is an important piece of this deck, it is vital to get her on the field as fast as possible to start accruing mana value from her. With her down its time to dig through your deck using cards that replace themselves such as Crash Through , wheel effects such as Magus of the Wheel and rummage effects such as Thrill of Possibility . You will be looking for your combo pieces and any tutors that can find your combo pieces. As you dig you will also find ways to increase your mana with effects such as Strike it Rich or Desperate Ritual . If infinite mana or casts are achieve there are multiple ways to win. Jaya's Immolating Inferno can just kill your opponents, whilst Aetherflux Reservior and Grapeshot offer storm wins. If things aren't going as optimally as possible your opponents life totals can be chewed down with effects such as Guttersnipe , Thermo-Alchemist and Firebrand Archer . Young Pyromancer also provides value for any large number of instants and sorceries cast.

There are a number of ways to interact with opponents threats with cards such as Lightning Bolt , Mogg Salvage , Abrade and Chaos Warp .

Combos

Birgi, God of Storytelling + Grinning Ignus + Hazoret's Monument - produces infinite red mana, storm count and allows you to rummage through your entire deck for a win condition.

Birgi, God of Storytelling + Cloud Key + Grinning Ignus - produces infinite red mana and storm count.

Noteable Inclusions

Fervent Mastery - A good tutor when used at the right time to get the right thing. Do not get Grinning Ignus with this, instead get Imperial Recruiter or Flamekin Harbinger and any cards with flashback such as Past in Flames . If Ignus is in the graveyard theres little chance of getting it back unless you top deck an underworld breach. Past in Flames also provides access to all other instants and sorceries in the graveyard and can help end the game if Jaya's Immolating Inferno is in the bin.

Underworld Breach - A good card that will just give you value if you have enough cards in your graveyard.

Flamekin Harbinger - Allows for tutoring Grinning Ignus and if needed Runaway Steam-Kin

Magda, Brazen Outlaw - Provides treasure from attack and can potentially tutor up artifacts in a long game.

Merchant of the Vale - In the case where you have infinite red mana or spare red mana to sink you can rummage through your deck.

Mishra's Bauble - With Birgi will net you one mana while providing card draw and info on an opponents top deck.

Tormod's Crypt With Birgi will net you one mana and can be used to shut down opponents graveyard strategies.

Vault Robber - Bit of a test card, but can make treasure out of our trash if needed?

Noteable Exclusions

Burning Inquiry - A bit too risky for mono red.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	2 years
Key combos	Birgi, God of Storytelling + Grinning Ignus + Hazoret's Monument Birgi, God of Storytelling + Cloud Key + Grinning Ignus
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 22 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 24 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.25
Tokens	Foretell, On an Adventure, Spirit 1/1 C, Treasure
Based on	Budget Birgi Storm Venara828 EDH