Fnm Budget?
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Posted on Feb. 5, 2012, 8:38 p.m. by kayburgon223
Is there a deck that is not too expensive (not above 50 or so) that could be competitive in an fnm? I am a little new to the game, and dont have that much to spend right now. any feedback is appreciated, even if just to say this task is impossible, if it is.
Tempered Steel is competitive. It's $4-5 for Tempered Steel, $2-3 for Moorland Haunt. The rest are commons/uncommons. Except for Etched Champion($5), Mox Opal($15-20), and Inkmoth Nexus($15). I recommend swapping out the champions for Gitaxian Probe if they go over budget.
Mine comes out to about $100 with inkmoths, zendikar lands, Mikaeus, the Lunarch, and several alternate art/foils causing the price to easily double lol.
deck:hawkward-steel if you are interested.
February 5, 2012 9:13 p.m.
haha sure, well i love helping out new players first of all because when i started when zendikar came out i got all the help of the world and it really shaped me to what i am now (one of the best players where i am)
for new players i usually sugest aggro because its much easier..especially since controll takes too much experience..ill post a nice lil aggro deck.
deck:blue-cheap-delver-1 try to shuffle well btw
the thing is to try to get delver out or stalker..equip with dagger drawn or fetched with mage...stall the game by breaking opponent tempo with snags etc...if you think your opponent has a Day of Judgment in had try to keep counter magic up. this deck is extremely cheap and hurts alot honestly.. give it a try and have fun
February 5, 2012 9:18 p.m.
Vmans deck looks solid. And zendikar block was the best(then they printed jace). Although a Runechanter's Pike wouldn't hurt, even though it can't be fetched by Trinket Mage.
February 5, 2012 9:27 p.m.
kayburgon223 says... #6
Thank you to everyone that has helped! one last question, what is the best place to order/get all the required cards for a deck like this? I have some of them already, (islands, silver-inlaid daggers).
February 5, 2012 9:29 p.m.
kayburgon223 says... #7
the Blue Cheap Delver one btw, sorry for not being specific.
February 5, 2012 9:30 p.m.
haha thx for liking it..usually i just go around and asking my freinds on fb or so but i guess u could order from tcgplayer but idk when it comes to that
February 5, 2012 9:44 p.m.
Or starcitygames.com, but the prices for commons/uncommons are a little higher.
February 5, 2012 9:50 p.m.
kayburgon223 says... #10
Thanks! and I had been looking into making a delver deck, but they all ended up being too expensive. And i am not quite ready to make a deck by myself to be competitive at that level, i dont think.
February 5, 2012 9:59 p.m.
haha dont worry the blue delver i posted is simple and fun to bash with..you can get used to using delver and if you like it? then whynot make a better version...if you dont like it? well then u wont have to cry about spending bazzilions on a delver deck..haha
February 5, 2012 10:02 p.m.
oh and note....if ur meta has alot of delver decks a Gut Shot or so would really help in sb
February 5, 2012 10:10 p.m.
kayburgon223 says... #13
To ping the delver in response to the flip? and thanks for the advice, again, and the deck. Its hopefully a good start for me.
February 5, 2012 10:16 p.m.
jokeandcolor says... #15
you can just click the checkout button on his deck page and then all the cards are selected already you just have to pay :)
February 6, 2012 11:55 a.m.
My $20 Deck beats your $300 one =P and add a set of Surgical Extraction and you've got a pretty competitive deck!
February 8, 2012 1:04 a.m.
kayburgon223 other cheap good cards to add Windraider's awesome deck: Artful Dodge, Thought Scour, or Psychic Barrier and Stormbound Geist. Hope that'll help you by this FNM!
February 8, 2012 1:45 a.m.
MagicalHacker says... #18
It depends what is your style. Right now I'm playing a cheap creature-control thats like ~60 bucks, and its obliterating aggro decks.
first take a look at your fnm store and check out what decks are being played. if you see a lot of creature decks (werewolves, zombies, vampires, humans, spirits), then check out this deck Colossal Burn
The really neat thing is that the deck idea is really versatile since the combo is colorless. if you like white for pacifism, arrest, forced worship, day of judgement, then you can make it mono white. if you like blue for mana leak, dissipate, cancel, mental misstep, then make it mono blue. If you like both, you can add the best of both and put in some white+blue land. (although if you have a tight budget, you won't be able to afford a dual color deck like this, since the best cards usually cost more and the non-basic lands also add to the price.)
check out these decks also: Colossal Destruction, Colossal Countering, Like Putting Your Finger on Quicksilver.
Also, if you want me to make a deck for you, write on my profile. :) thanks.
Syinide says... #2
Red deck wins is a very cheap deck that's very fat with its mixture of burn and creatures. Idk how much it costs but I know it's about 50 or so.
February 5, 2012 8:59 p.m.