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Channel Nikachu: $100 Budget Mono-Blue Merfolk

Nikachu
January 23, 2020
Channel Nikachu, Decklists
Want to get into Modern without breaking your wallet? Start your journey with Merfolk! This budget deck is semi-competitive, able to grind at a casual level, and will suit your needs for beating today's metagam... Read More...

MTG Jeff: Budget Red Elementals – 0-Rares Mono-Red Aggro Deck in M20 Standard

MTG JEFF
August 7, 2019
Decklists, Fusion Gaming, MTG Arena, Standard
Red Deck Wins even if its Budget apparently. I hope you enjoy the deck & gameplay! Creatures2 x Fire Shrine Keeper4 x Scorch Spitter4 x Fire Urchin4 x Chandra's Embercat4 x Lavakin Brawler4 x Scamperin... Read More...

Commander ad Populum Ep 9 – Did Chronicles Make Magic Affordable?

Ryan Peneff
June 26, 2019
Commander ad Populum
Hello and welcome to another very special episode of Commander ad Populum! Commander for the people, by the people, for the people. This week, I have another Facebook-submitted topic. Following t... Read More...

The Spike Feeders: S2E2 | BudgetBrews $75 cEDH Showdown!

The Mana Base
January 27, 2019
The Spike Feeders
From the Spike Feeders: It's time again for some sweet budget cEDH gameplay action! That's right, we teamed up with the fantastic people over at /r/BudgetBrews again to do another deck building contest! This... Read More...

The Spike Feeders: S1E8 | Budget cEDH Deckbuilding Contest Playoff!

The Mana Base
December 27, 2018
The Spike Feeders
If you frequent www.reddit.com/r/BudgetBrews or www.reddit.com/r/competitiveedh, you might have heard some rumblings of an EDH deckbuilding competition that ran for the week of November 29. Twenty-two deckbuild... Read More...

Budget Blanchwood | Rotation Proof Mono Green Standard Deck Guide [MTG Arena]

Connagh Hawkins
August 21, 2018
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAZW45IXltQ A Rotation-Proof Budget Mono Green Deck to smash up some ladder on MTG Arena! Subscribe for more! Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/rsMerchant Follow me on Twitc... Read More...

The Metaworker: Rich Man, Poor Man, Poor Man, Beggar Man, Thief

James LaPage
September 20, 2017
The Metaworker
Over some of my previous articles, I've received a fair bit of feedback regarding budget deckbuilding. I'm fairly blessed with a big collection and a decent amount of disposable income, so my first instinct whe... Read More...
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