Budget Marath

Commander / EDH Budget Casual RGW (Naya)

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Creature (19)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1x Druid of the Anima
• 1x Dualcaster Mage
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Elvish Pioneer
• 1x Femeref Enchantress
• 1x Fertilid
• 1x Ivy Lane Denizen
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Marisi, Breaker of the Coil
• 1x Mesa Enchantress
• 1x Nightshade Peddler
• 1x Nullmage Shepherd
• 1x Paradise Druid
• 1x Skyshroud Ranger
• 1x Thopter Squadron
• 1x Verduran Enchantress
• 1x Wild Cantor

Land (38)

• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Boros Garrison
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 11x Forest
• 1x Fungal Reaches
• 1x Gruul Turf
• 1x Jungle Shrine
• 8x Mountain
• 9x Plains
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Enchantment (20)

• 1x Arrest
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Chained to the Rocks
• 1x Commander's Insignia
• 1x Cryptolith Rite
• 1x Diversionary Tactics
• 1x Fertile Ground
• 1x Fires of Yavimaya
• 1x Five-Alarm Fire
• 1x Glare of Subdual
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x Martyr's Cause
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Spirit Loop
• 1x Stasis Snare
• 1x Suppression Bonds
• 1x Symbiotic Deployment
• 1x Utopia Sprawl
• 1x Weirding Wood

Artifact (6)

• 1x Codex Shredder
• 1x Gorgon Flail
• 1x Gorgon's Head
• 1x Gruul Signet
• 1x Ring of Kalonia
• 1x Selesnya Signet

Instant (8)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Clip Wings
• 1x Fresh Meat
• 1x Signal the Clans
• 2x Sundering Growth
• 1x Tribute to the Wild
• 1x Wear / Tear

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Farseek
• 1x Ghired's Belligerence
• 1x Hurricane
• 1x Open the Armory
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Search for Tomorrow
• 1x Shamanic Revelation
• 1x Sylvan Scrying

Commander (1)

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This will be my first attempt at building Marath, but with the twist of making it budget. I've been reading about competitive Marath decks (still not well-versed in its strategy yet), and with the Duel Commander ban hoped to jump on a cheap Marath (who wasn't that expensive to begin with).

The general strategy is to ramp into Marath as quickly and often as possible, and then control the board from there. A few deathtouch effects are available to shoot down contenders, with Glare of Subdual and Diversionary Tactics to tap as backup. There are plenty of options for artifact/enchantment destruction which can frequently push people out the game. After that, beat some opponents down with a large Marath or combo out with Ivy Lane Denizen.

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8/12/16: -Decimate -Cradle of Vitality -Ring of Thune +Shamanic Revelation +Cathars' Crusade +Thopter Squadron

Date added	8 years
Last updated	4 years
Exclude colors	UB
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 19 - 0 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 27 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.52
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Clue, Elemental X/X G, Thopter 1/1 C
Folders	Marath Casual Templates, Marath