I've been playing commander on MTGO a lot lately whenever I have free time and been having a blast. Now I'm looking to change things up a bit (because I'm fickle and need constant variety), so I decided to build towards a budget when I saw a 10 ticket commander challenge.
The only rules are that the total deck cost (minus commander and basic lands) can't exceed 10 tickets. Seems simple enough because most cards on MTGO are INSANELY cheaper than their paper counterparts (i.e. Gamble, costs ~$20 for the paper version and only $.05 on MTGO).
So that brings us to what kind of deck do I want to build? I really enjoyed the mild chaos in my Tor Wauki deck, so I kinda wanted to work on a similar theme, but a bit more competitive with extra shenanigans and politics! I started looking at Riku of Two Reflections because it gave me 3 amazing and diverse colors in EDH, and he can fork and copy your spells and creatures.
The only rules are that the total deck cost (minus commander and basic lands) can't exceed 10 tickets. Seems simple enough because most cards on MTGO are INSANELY cheaper than their paper counterparts (i.e. Gamble, costs ~$20 for the paper version and only $.05 on MTGO).
So that brings us to what kind of deck do I want to build? I really enjoyed the mild chaos in my Tor Wauki deck, so I kinda wanted to work on a similar theme, but a bit more competitive with extra shenanigans and politics! I started looking at Riku of Two Reflections because it gave me 3 amazing and diverse colors in EDH, and he can fork and copy your spells and creatures.
Here's the list I came up with:
1 Riku of Two Reflections
Creatures
1 Acidic Slime
1 Archaeomancer
1 Braids, Conjurer Adept
1 Edric, Spymaster of Trest
1 Eternal Witness
1 Goblin Diplomats
1 Hunted Dragon
1 Hunted Phantasm
1 Hunted Troll
1 Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
1 Melek, Izzet Paragon
1 Meletis Charlatan
1 Noble Benefactor
1 Palinchron
1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
1 Terastodon
1 Zealous Conscripts
Spells
1 Blasphemous Act
1 Capsize
1 Chaos Warp
1 Collective Voyage
1 Comet Storm
1 Gamble
1 Guided Passage
1 Hinder
1 Insurrection
1 Kodama's Reach
1 Naturalize
1 Prosperity
1 Regrowth
1 Tempt with Reflections
1 Unexpected Results
1 Warp World
1 Wheel of Fortune
1 Words of Wisdom
1 Avarice Totem
1 Crawlspace
1 Darksteel Ingot
1 Gate to the Æther
1 Gilded Lotus
1 Gruul Signet
1 Helm of Awakening
1 Izzet Signet
1 Knowledge Pool
1 Mirari
1 Otherworld Atlas
1 Simic Signet
1 Sol Ring
1 Temple Bell
Enchantment
1 Confusion in the Ranks
1 Conjured Currency
1 Curse of Echoes
1 Eye of the Storm
1 Heartbeat of Spring
1 Hive Mind
1 Mana Flare
1 Possibility Storm
1 Propaganda
1 Rites of Flourishing
1 Wild Evocation
Lands
1 Alchemist's Refuge
1 Command Tower
1 Contested War Zone
1 Desolate Lighthouse
1 Evolving Wilds
1 Exotic Orchard
6 Forest
1 Gruul Guildgate
6 Island
1 Izzet Guildgate
1 Kessig Wolf Run
7 Mountain
1 Reliquary Tower
1 Rootbound Crag
1 Simic Guildgate
1 Temple of the False God
1 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Vivid Crag
1 Vivid Creek
1 Vivid Grove
1 Yavimaya Hollow
Here are some reasons for the card choices:
Group Hug Effects
Prosperity + any mana booster/Riku of Two Reflections or any other draw effects
Palinchron + Riku of Two Reflections
Insurrection
Possibly just normal Beatdown (very unlikely)
With this deck on Mtggoldfish.com, it comes in at $8.98 so it looks like I can add a bit more value to it.
Any recommendations?
BU Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
BR Tor Wauki
BG Savra, Queen of the Golgari
BWURG Karona, False God
Standard
Currently nothing.
Modern
B 8-Rack
Casual
BW Pestilence
B Multiplayer Discard
Block Constructed
BWG Abzan Midrange