Is there an under $50 deck?
Standard forum
Posted on May 21, 2015, 2:48 p.m. by MindEcho
I want to make a cheap Type II deck (Standard). Is there one that is competitive for under $50?
If so, what is it? Thank you!
Do you have a good example of it that you could show me? HerderOfNerf
May 21, 2015 2:55 p.m.
Your Nose Will Flow Like the River Nile
Just take out the Stoke's and replace them with something else, you should be fine. You can also replace Zurgo with Satyr Hoplite's for the 3 drop slot.
May 21, 2015 3:09 p.m.
Thank you!
I will put one together today so that I can play FNM tomorrow. Should I even bother with a SB?
May 21, 2015 3:15 p.m.
MindEcho Well, I would definitely TRY to make one, as it makes some matchups easier, but other than that, I don't think you NEED one. I've been at FNM's without a sideboard quite a few times. You can make your deck work as long as you know when to cast and what to cast.
May 21, 2015 3:16 p.m.
omnipotato says... #8
Cheap SB for Mono-Red:
3 Arc Lightning
2 Bathe in Dragonfire
1 Goblin Heelcutter
3 Outpost Siege
3 Roast
2 Scouring Sands
1 Anger of the Gods
You might have to spend a few bucks on Outpost Siege but it is worth it in card advantage matchups
May 21, 2015 3:53 p.m.
@omnipotato i just clicked buy now on that list you posted and it clocked in at over $75. Red isn't as cheap as everyone seems to think it is right now.
May 21, 2015 5:22 p.m.
UpperDeckerTaco says... #10
If you run Scouring Sands in your board, I would say do not run Anger of the Gods. If you are really that worried about Deathmist Raptor just use your burn spells to clear the way on it. If they really want to bring it back, fine. But they shouldn't have enough time to do so.
May 21, 2015 5:31 p.m.
omnipotato says... #11
Behgz It's still the cheapest competitive deck there is. If it absolutely has to be below $50 you can cut the Eidolons but the deck will be worse.
May 21, 2015 5:58 p.m.
You should be able to make a fairly competitive U/W Heroic deck for $50.
May 21, 2015 6:38 p.m.
Azorius Heroic by Tom Ross will set you back over $200 if your starting from scratch.
May 21, 2015 7:14 p.m.
notamardybum says... #14
Mono black humans without fetches or hero's downfall
May 21, 2015 8:05 p.m.
Bozzywozzy66 says... #15
Mardu warriors is a fairly grand deck that's not too expensive to make. Mine was somewhere around 40 bucks when I made it
May 21, 2015 10:21 p.m.
Behgz That's mostly from the mana base though, you don't HAVE to run 4 Mana Confluence and 8 fetches. They help, and it makes the deck a lot smoother but the deck can function without them.
May 21, 2015 11:37 p.m. Edited.
HorridBEAST says... #17
I've never brought it to an FNM, but I have had a lot of fun with my B/W Heroics for under $30: Heroic Fates
May 22, 2015 9:50 a.m.
BW has better options for budget. Mine's under 20 - http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/17-05-15-MCT-warriors/ - and it rips up $100 decks. The only drop that it misses a tribal card is one, and that hardly counts. Extremely competeitive, cheap, and almost free if you know other people playing magic to help you with commons/uncommons. Haven't taken it to FNM but I've playtested dozens of times on untap.
I used to run U/W heroics myself and I still use it for casual play with my little cousin. It once beat a Selesnya aggro with playsets of Archangel of Thune, Fleecemane Lion, Brimaz, King of Oreskos, Voice of Resurgence, etc with it... the guy threw down his cards and stomped out of FNM.
May 23, 2015 8:51 p.m.
Quadsimotto says... #19
U/W or G/w Heroic are both cheap and effective. MONO red is good but to me its almost worth it to put forth the money and time to make sure to include the rabblebastard. Also warriors is pretty cheap and can win games.
May 24, 2015 4:02 p.m.
G/W heroics? I've never seen that. Monored is a great option as well, but it quickly slips out of an under $50 budget. Monastery Swiftspear, Goblin Heelcutter, Lightning Strike, Stoke the Flames, etc have made it a very good deck even if on a budget.
May 24, 2015 6:08 p.m.
Quadsimotto says... #21
@ trf6 there was a version close to my Broken Scales deck that was budget and extremely good running around not so long ago. Wish i could remember the name of it. something like kicking butt for 20$ or something to that effect.
May 25, 2015 3:14 a.m.
I've got some good stuff in my deck folders you may like.
May 27, 2015 5:37 p.m.
TheRiddler says... #23
Assault Formation decks are fairly cheap. I went 3-1 at FNM with a mostly dirt cheap deck Abzan splashing for Siege Rhino and 3 fetches value wise. It runs effective commons with big butts and common removal. Card names are not on the top of my head at the moment or else I'd go into detail as to things to look into. Regardless the deck is a tad slow, but is otherwise hard to get through once you hit your 2/8 and then 8/8 off the invocation.
bsian says... #2
Mono-Red Boss Sligh without the rabblemasters is cheap and probably at least tier 1.5 right now.
May 21, 2015 2:49 p.m.