Is it possible to have a budget standard deck that works?
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Posted on Aug. 18, 2014, 9:49 a.m. by TheAmazingSalsa
So, I'm getting into standard, but I'm not in the mood of pissing away all my money, so I decided to build a deck out of the cards I already have and/or cheap cards.
Still, I don't think I'm going the right direction with it, and I need some suggestions for post-rotation.
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SCORE: 0 | 0 COMMENTS | 71 VIEWSTheAmazingSalsa says... #3
EmblemMan: I'm not planning on dropping Green because of Unflinching Courage , and I may use Reap What Is Sown after rotation, so I'll drop the basic forests and keep the pain/scry for green..
But yeah, I'm looking for Launch the Fleet so I can replace Ethereal Armor , and considering Dawnbringer Charioteers instead of Akroan Skyguard , Any Thoughts?
August 18, 2014 11:07 a.m.
LordOfDispair says... #4
Yes, mostly aggro
Ensoul artifact decks revolve around cards like Ensoul Artifact , Shrapnel Blast , Ornithopter , and Scuttling Doom Engine to make large amounts of damage come out of your artifacts early.
Mono-black aggro, mono-red aggro, and rakdos aggro decks can be very cheap and very effective, and can be tailored to your budget by adding or not adding expensive stuff like Mutavault , Boros Reckoner , and Thoughtseize
With any other type of budget deck, you are likely to run into something that is much better in theory than in practice, but it might work.
August 18, 2014 12:30 p.m.
Heres my deck that is pretty cheap and wins alot Want to win for just $50?
Take out the rares and put in Spiteful Returned for Foundry denizen. Hellhole Flailer for boros reckoner. Tormented Hero for ash zealot, and Mogis's Marauder for fanatic of mogis and i won so many FNM's and even defeated a dude at the lgs that no one could beat for a long time
August 18, 2014 12:33 p.m.
sadly though it is not post rotation, and I can't think of a cheap deck to make, unless you would like to try heroic which doesn't always work since theres so much removal and you need two cards to make the deck win instead of one card.
August 18, 2014 12:34 p.m.
TheAmazingSalsa says... #7
Stiggy: Well, that all depends... Vanguard of Brimaz can be one hell of a card alone, but I know what you mean... I don't think it can be impossible to turn this deck into a good T2 deck without wasting 200 bucks
August 18, 2014 12:43 p.m.
Monored aggro / goblins can be amazing. You need Foundry Street Denizen and all the one mana red cretaures in the world.
August 18, 2014 1:36 p.m.
TheAmazingSalsa says... #9
ChiefBell: I had something in the works that was centered around Foundry Street Denizen , Still needs some tuning, but overall I don't think it's half bad, I just need to get some more cards!
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SCORE: 0 | 0 COMMENTS | 2 VIEWSAugust 18, 2014 2:12 p.m.
Dalektable says... #10
I'll just shamelessly plug my own deck, here. Super fun to play, super cheap to build, and it works. I got first place @ FNM the first time running the deck.
Mono Blue Devo...Flyers? Playtest
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SCORE: 61 | 2 COMMENTS | 7077 VIEWSPlus, It will be very easy to update the deck to still be very playable post rotation. 11/10 would recommend.
August 18, 2014 8:47 p.m.
Femme_Fatale says... #11
I will "paup" your life total down to -3. AHA AHA Playtest
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SCORE: 105 | 9 COMMENTS | 7301 VIEWSIt is $12.
August 19, 2014 4:33 a.m.
CaptainCaveman says... #12
Shamelessly adding yet another of my own: MU Budget Flyers
lots of fun to play and it wins against other tier 2 decks very consistently and also against some tier 1 decks
cheap flyers
EmblemMan says... #2
I wouldnt bother with the green personally you only use it for 2 cards. Other than that, I reccomend Launch the Fleet its dope with Battlefield Thaumaturge
August 18, 2014 10:37 a.m.