To keep to a budget, you do some good accounting tools, and it’s best if they’re built in into your favourite deck builder. Here’s a short primer video before you get into the meat and bones: As a reference point, this article will use the Giants tribal deck that I’d built just for the upcoming game. An upcoming episode of our Commander Crew videos will feature an entire line-up of budget $30 decks, so we actually had to build and play test these.

In line with Tap & Sac’s belief that Magic can be cheap (if you know where to look), you now don’t have to bang your head against the wall looking to build a budget Commander deck that is also highly optimised.Īnd this isn’t just wishing among the airy, fairy clouds.

So what if your budget for a Commander deck was that – $30? Your 100-card deck would become a 1-card deck if you threw all your monies into a tutor (e.g.

Dual Lands are several hundred dollars a piece, and any good tutor spells cost at least US$30.

With access to thousands of cards in Magic’s history, not only are you swamped with options, but the absolute best cards also has the absolute highest price tags.

Tier one commander decks