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I want to make a casual fun-times deck to play against newer commander players. I decided to do this by putting a dollar restriction on the deck. It's currently under $50 ($48.67 TCGPlayer Mid as of 05/19/14). The deck also has a "pretty card" (modern border) restriction.
The deck has a straightforward plan. Play Brago, get in, blink some mana rocks and get some ETB effects.
I've never played on this level of budget before so please take this with a pinch of salt but I think 1 CMC turn one is relevant as well. Most non-budget player fill this blank with Sensei, Sol Ring et al but you clearly cannot afford those yet I think Wayfarer's Bauble and Expedition Map are not bad options. Also, Treachery is a mean strategy with our king.
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Good ideas! Initially I didn't like Expedition Map because my utility lands aren't too special, but I can definitely see spots where I might want Rogue's Passage, or Ghost Quarter.
I also decided to further restrain the budget to $50. No more Solemn Simulacrum, Rite of Replication, or Cyclonic Rift. As I said, I want this deck to be newb-friendly, and against a lot of decks, those cards are enough to completely destroy them. Solemn Simulacrum is just... not worth $4 when I'm restraining my budget so severely.
PonderPreordain, and brainstorm are all fine one-drops, as is mother of runes. Mana Vault is still cheaper than Sol Ring, and Voltaic Key loves to be blinked alongside any number of artifacts. Since your 1-drop artifact slot is starting to swell, Trinket Mage might be a fine inclusion as well, especially since you can blink it.
History
I want to make a casual fun-times deck to play against newer commander players. I decided to do this by putting a dollar restriction on the deck. It's currently under $50 ($48.67 TCGPlayer Mid as of 05/19/14). The deck also has a "pretty card" (modern border) restriction.
The deck has a straightforward plan. Play Brago, get in, blink some mana rocks and get some ETB effects.
4 Brago, King Eternal
Creature (29):
2 Augur of Bolas
2 Azorius Guildmage
2 New Prahv Guildmage
2 Mistmeadow Witch
2 Wall of Omens
3 Fiend Hunter
3 Sea Gate Oracle
3 Silverblade Paladin
3 Stonecloaker
4 Archaeomancer
4 Clone
4 Galepowder Mage
4 Kor Cartographer
4 Nevermaker
5 Body Double
5 Geist-Honored Monk
5 Knight-Captain of Eos
5 Lavinia of the Tenth
5 Mnemonic Wall
5 Mulldrifter
6 Deadeye Navigator
6 Frost Titan
6 Isperia, Supreme Judge
6 Medomai the Ageless
6 Sun Titan
7 Diluvian Primordial
7 Phyrexian Ingester
7 Quarry Colossus
7 Sphinx of Uthuun
1 Condemn
2 Momentary Blink
3 Dissipate
3 Dissolve
3 Oblation
3 Render Silent
4 Fact or Fiction
4 Return to Dust
5 Spin into Myth
Sorcery (3):
2 Curse of the Swine
4 Day of Judgment
6 Stolen Identity
Artifact (15):
1 Expedition Map
1 Relic of Progenitus
1 Wayfarer's Bauble
2 Azorius Signet
2 Fellwar Stone
2 Mind Stone
2 Prophetic Prism
3 Azorius Cluestone
3 Azorius Keyrune
3 Basalt Monolith
3 Crystal Shard
3 Darksteel Ingot
5 Conjurer's Closet
6 Dreamstone Hedron
7 Spine of Ish Sah
2 Darksteel Mutation
2 Spirit Mantle
2 Spreading Seas
3 Act of Authority
3 Oblivion Ring
3 Reality Acid
3 Steel of the Godhead
4 Faith's Fetters
Land (35):
0 Azorius Chancery
0 Azorius Guildgate
0 Drifting Meadow
0 Evolving Wilds
0 Flood Plain
0 Ghost Quarter
0 Glacial Fortress
0 Lonely Sandbar
0 Moorland Haunt
0 Rogue's Passage
0 Secluded Steppe
0 Sejiri Refuge
0 Temple of the False God
0 Terramorphic Expanse
10 Plains
11 Island
Changelog
05/19 Update
Added Expedition Map, New Prahv Guildmage, and Wayfarer's Bauble
Removed Cyclonic Rift, Rite of Replication, and Solemn Simulacrum
This deck has been featured in Gathering Magic by Carlos Gutierrez
I also decided to further restrain the budget to $50. No more Solemn Simulacrum, Rite of Replication, or Cyclonic Rift. As I said, I want this deck to be newb-friendly, and against a lot of decks, those cards are enough to completely destroy them. Solemn Simulacrum is just... not worth $4 when I'm restraining my budget so severely.
Also, adding New Prahv Guildmage.
I don't see Lightning Greaves or Swiftfoot Boots, although greaves are getting $$ again...
Taking a cue from old standard blink decks of yore, Stonehorn Dignitary seems like a hilarious dude for Brago to work with.