The Best $20 You'll Ever Spend

Standard* Arorsthrar

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Sve7en says... #1

This is crazy budget, and I love that. Looks like it runs well, I'll keep testing it! :D

January 13, 2014 8:30 p.m.

crossbowjesus says... #2

i like this a lot, one recommendation I'd make is Rakdos Cackler in place of Tormented Hero

February 9, 2014 9:08 p.m.

Arorsthrar says... #3

I'll make that edit in the main board, as I know that Rakdos Cackler is better 99% of the time (except for times when I enchant my own Tormented Hero ; the reason I had Tormented Hero main boarded is that my local card shop charges $2.50 per Cackler, and my friend wanted a deck that would only cost him up to $10 to finish.

February 9, 2014 9:31 p.m.

musclebeach says... #4

Promo cackler? Lined in gold? Lol! I do love budget decks that compete so I'll give you +1

February 9, 2014 9:50 p.m.

Asher18 says... #5

Can I borrow $20? amazing! +1

March 13, 2014 4:58 p.m.

This is pretty sweet. Adding Tormented Hero as another 1 drop would speed the deck up quite a bit without adding to the price much, and Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch is reasonably cheap and a pretty powerful curve topper.

March 16, 2014 6:06 p.m.

Arorsthrar says... #7

What would you remove for Tormented Hero ? I'm thinking Gore-House Chainwalker since I'm 2 drop heavy. I don't want to exclude Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch because she'll take the deck a little too far above the $20 dollar scale, but I'll make a note of her in the description to let players that have her or want to spend a tad more know. (What would you remove for her too?

March 17, 2014 10:38 p.m.

Yeah, I would remove the Gore-House Chainwalker since you're 2 drop heavy and it doesn't add black devotion for Mogis's Marauder . For Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch I would probably cut Minotaur Skullcleaver since you have either more 2 drops, burn, or Mogis's Marauder for your 3 drop, plus it can't gain Intimidate without a Shred-Freak out, and is just a 2/2 past turn 3.

March 17, 2014 10:48 p.m.

glauber94 says... #9

Maybe consider Pain Seer to keep up the gas?

March 18, 2014 9:41 p.m.

atlantis55555 says... #10

what about Fanatic of Mogis ?

March 19, 2014 6:24 p.m.

Arorsthrar says... #11

glabuer94- I did consider Pain Seer after it went down, however I don't want to replace any of the current two drops. Speed is vital in this deck, and Pain Seer doesn't provide instant damage, and swinging on turn 3 could be too late. It also doesn't guarantee cards. And I like to use all my gas to the win, and not plan to run out :).

atlantis55555- Fanatic of Mogis used to be in the main board. However, there aren't enough red symbols to floating around to make him worth it. And if I can't reliably establish a board state, he ends up dealing little damage. Also, 1/2 the games I don't reach 4 mana, and if I do, I can throw down a hasty creature to win.

RedZebra- Mizzium Mortars breaks the $20 limit :(

March 19, 2014 10:55 p.m.

Arorsthrar says... #12

I'm torn about Pain Seer . It does provide extra cards, but not guaranteed, and he's not impactful the turn he's there. But if you really wanted to keep the speed up, then I'd throw him in there. Underworld Connections could be in the SB for continual and a little more stable card draw. I would add Mizzium Mortars to the side, along with Thoughtseize (maybe some in the MB). I'd also add Blood Crypt .

March 19, 2014 11:24 p.m.

glauber94 says... #13

What about Thunderous Might ?

Unless it is Tormented Hero it is always going to give at least +2/+0, can help to boost the damage on turn 3-4 if the game isnt over yet.

March 20, 2014 12:10 a.m.

Arorsthrar says... #14

I see potential with Thunderous Might . I will test it out, but my immediate thought was that it doesn't get the damage through as well as the other two enchantments. If coupled with something I see real potential, though it is dependent on board state a little. Will test though.

March 20, 2014 12:12 a.m.

Magic629 says... #15

Great deck! Took this to my WNM and had the best results that I've had with any budget deck so far. Went 4-1, with all aggressive wins. I managed to take out some tier 1 decks, namely a MBD. Lost to U/W control, due to early Azorius Charm and Last Breath . Once again, bravo!

March 20, 2014 12:39 a.m.

M4dGun says... #16

remove the two Deviant Glee , insert two Doom Blade , and in the sideboard put 3 Dark Betrayal and 1 Ultimate Price

March 20, 2014 8:13 a.m.

Arorsthrar says... #17

Doom Blade in the mainboard could be a dead draw, especially with black running all over the place in the format. The burn spells can be removal enough, especially since most things early game are small. I prefer to only mainboard burn spells as my kill spells since they can also burn to the face, something which (obviously) Doom Blade can't do. Plus Deviant Glee gets damage through and brings a lot of power tithe board for next to nothing, and works well with Tormented Hero . I do like the suggestion of including an Ultimate Price in the SB.

March 20, 2014 11:38 a.m.

Niksotr8 says... #18

@Madgun what about 2 Ultimate Price instead 2 Dark Betrayal

also , i would put 1 Whip of Erebos on sideboard instead 1 Hammer of Purphoros for the lulz. Really good with Mogis's Marauder .

Mogis's Marauder + Whip of Erebos ability = all get intimidate again>:)

and maybe 1 Tymaret, the Murder King + sacrifice a tapped creature for 2 more dmg >:)

March 20, 2014 11:39 a.m.

william26 says... #19

maybe some Mugging instead of Shock to get rid of blockers?

March 20, 2014 12:01 p.m.

cowboy_hippie says... #20

This deck just arrived in the mail! I will be testing it out at FNM tomorrow, and I will report back. There are lots of dudes with $300 decks I'm looking to go after. Also, I though of a great name for this deck when the song came on the radio... Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap!

March 20, 2014 6:57 p.m.

Arorsthrar says... #21

cowboy_hippie- Good luck! Can't wait to hear how you do tomorrow!

March 20, 2014 9:33 p.m.

TheHroth says... #22

I already have most of the cards here...I think I'll build it and see how I do at next FNM. Looks awesomely fun to play.

March 21, 2014 12:09 a.m.

shadowofgrael says... #23

I feel like Rakdos Shred-Freak is not great here. It was generally out-classed too quickly in limited, this will only be more true in constructed. Then again, if you are not giving your opponent time to establish defenses it might just be serve as a budget Ash Zealot , which is pretty good. It all depends on how fast this deck can realistically go off.

March 21, 2014 12:19 a.m.

Arorsthrar says... #24

shadowofgrael- I do like the devotion to Mogis's Marauder that the Shred-Freak gives. Ash Zealot is a little restrictive in terms of mana, and breaks the $20 budget. And thus deck goes fast enough anyway.

March 21, 2014 12:39 a.m.
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