calderstrake says... #2
Other cards to remove that just cost too much for a budget deck:
Sensei's Divining Top, Sword of Fire and Ice, Sword of Light and Shadow, Sword of War and Peace, Necropotence, Enlightened Tutor, and Vampiric Tutor.
I would replace some of these with things like these:
Aurelia, Warleader, Chromatic Lantern, Darksteel Ingot, and other things to improve consistency.
Hide/Seek is an awesome card given the new God cards in Theros.
Makes those changes and let's see what the estimated value is. You have a few of the expensive ones in the creature list already.
September 14, 2013 9:49 p.m.
calderstrake says... #3
I forgot Marsh Flats too. When you get all the changes you can do an Update that will remove the comments and then you can put a brief summary of changes like 'removed expensive cards form the start list' or something similar.
September 14, 2013 9:50 p.m.
calderstrake says... #4
I would put this link in the description for reference:
September 15, 2013 8:32 p.m.
1/12/2014 Changes
In: Enlightened Tutor
Out: Merciless Eviction
January 12, 2014 9:22 p.m.
1/26/2014 Changes
In: Tithe , Steel Hellkite , Terminus , Temple of Silence , Temple of Triumph , Magus of the Moat
Out: Cabal Coffers , Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth , Viscera Seer , Mountain , Cloudshift , Kokusho, the Evening Star
calderstrake says... #1
First thing's first. To get this on a budget we need to remove all the dual lands, fetch lands, and other lands that aren't necessary.
Remove:
Arid Mesa, Badlands, Bloodstained Mire, Flagstones of Trokair, Forbidden Orchard, Hall of the Bandit Lord, Homeward Path, Phyrexian Tower, Plateau, Scrubland, Shadowblood Ridge, and Strip Mine.
Add:
Tainted Field, Tainted Mire, 5x Plains, Tectonic Edge, Ghost Quarter, 2 Swamp, and 2 Mountain
September 14, 2013 9:41 p.m.