Hey all, so I'm going to need a little bit of help. I was attending a convention a few months ago and my Jund goodstuffs deck got stolen. I thought about quitting the format, but decided that I enjoy it too much to give up. I've decided I want to play EDH again, but don't have the ability to invest tons of money into this hobby at the moment. The main issue I have is many people in my local group are really competitive, playing cutthroat decks or degenerate combo decks (Mizzix Storm for instance). Can anyone suggest a budget deck or two that can compete with a meta like this? My budget is around $100-120. I am a fan of combo/control decks and really enjoy artifacts as well. Blue and Black are my favorite colors, but I'm open to almost any color combination or strategy outside of just Mono Red. Would also prefer to pick a deck that can be upgraded in the future as I want to upgrade the deck as my disposable income hopefully increases in the future. I'm just not used to playing budget decks, so I don't really know where to start. Just need to be able to compete with some pretty degenerate decks and strategies without having as much money as the people I'm playing with. Any suggestions?
I've been thinking Arcum Dagsson, but I haven't the foggiest idea where to start with that deck.
EDIT: Would Stax be an option? Just thought maybe that would good for dealing with obnoxious degenerate decks that plague the area.
Yisan, the Wanderer Bard is a pretty solid budget commander as he is one of the best commanders in the format if you want a competitive list and he can be built solidly for $200 and upgraded over time to the "budgetless Yisan" that sits around $1000.
I know your budget is 100-120, but I'm sure that you can make it to the $200 version with ease and Green is generally very budget friendly as far as effects like ramp, etc. Many of the cards in the list are also inexpensive (which is why this budget list is hailed) and it is rather modular where you can upgrade piece by piece. Decimator of the Provinces is an excellent budget swap for Craterhoof Behemoth, for example.
Yisan, the Wanderer Bard is a pretty solid budget commander as he is one of the best commanders in the format if you want a competitive list and he can be built solidly for $200 and upgraded over time to the "budgetless Yisan" that sits around $1000.
I know your budget is 100-120, but I'm sure that you can make it to the $200 version with ease and Green is generally very budget friendly as far as effects like ramp, etc. Many of the cards in the list are also inexpensive (which is why this budget list is hailed) and it is rather modular where you can upgrade piece by piece. Decimator of the Provinces is an excellent budget swap for Craterhoof Behemoth, for example.
Would Yisan be able to compete with the likes of Storm? I've always wanted to play him but always thought he was kind of slow. Granted I don't know all of the crazy interactions with him, but he seems really cool.
EDIT: So you just build up 10 counters on Yisan to drop the Decimator then?
Yisan, the Wanderer Bard is a pretty solid budget commander as he is one of the best commanders in the format if you want a competitive list and he can be built solidly for $200 and upgraded over time to the "budgetless Yisan" that sits around $1000.
I know your budget is 100-120, but I'm sure that you can make it to the $200 version with ease and Green is generally very budget friendly as far as effects like ramp, etc. Many of the cards in the list are also inexpensive (which is why this budget list is hailed) and it is rather modular where you can upgrade piece by piece. Decimator of the Provinces is an excellent budget swap for Craterhoof Behemoth, for example.
Would Yisan be able to compete with the likes of Storm? I've always wanted to play him but always thought he was kind of slow. Granted I don't know all of the crazy interactions with him, but he seems really cool.
EDIT: So you just build up 10 counters on Yisan to drop the Decimator then?
Well you will not be able to get the decimator trigger if you play it off yisan. Because it is a cast trigger. But you can play him after you generate infinite mana and draw your deck with Elvish Visionary, Temur Sabertooth, and Karametra's Acolyte and i think Wirewood Symbiote is part of that combo as well.
Yisan, the Wanderer Bard is a pretty solid budget commander as he is one of the best commanders in the format if you want a competitive list and he can be built solidly for $200 and upgraded over time to the "budgetless Yisan" that sits around $1000.
I know your budget is 100-120, but I'm sure that you can make it to the $200 version with ease and Green is generally very budget friendly as far as effects like ramp, etc. Many of the cards in the list are also inexpensive (which is why this budget list is hailed) and it is rather modular where you can upgrade piece by piece. Decimator of the Provinces is an excellent budget swap for Craterhoof Behemoth, for example.
Would Yisan be able to compete with the likes of Storm? I've always wanted to play him but always thought he was kind of slow. Granted I don't know all of the crazy interactions with him, but he seems really cool.
EDIT: So you just build up 10 counters on Yisan to drop the Decimator then?
Well you will not be able to get the decimator trigger if you play it off yisan. Because it is a cast trigger. But you can play him after you generate infinite mana and draw your deck with Elvish Visionary, Temur Sabertooth, and Karametra's Acolyte and i think Wirewood Symbiote is part of that combo as well.
I see, can this deck handle storm? I'd mainly be playing in groups with a Mizzix player who tends to combo off on turn 4-6.
Admittedly, I'm not an expert on Yisan by any means so I can't really speak to the storm matchup. You can do things like run Hall of Gemstone, though, which I do like for mono-Green competitive.
With his combos, he can also do a decent job of racing, especially for what your budget is. He's sort of the premier budget commander and is considered "Tier 1" competitively and was also banned in Duel Commander if that speaks to his power at all for you.
The Meren of Clan Nel Toth precon. Rite outta the box its strong, but i would suggest adding cards to suit your playstyle & meta. I know you said that you didnt want to play mono-red but Daretti, Scrap Savant is also another really good out of the box precon; or as i like to call him, the Grandmaster of Junk. Both are inexpensive options to play EDH & be competitive @ the same time & they can both be made nastier w/ the addition of other cards over time as your funds allow.
UPDATE: So I sprung on some stuff for Yisan. I must say I am really impressed with the deck. It's very consistent and feels like a ton of fun to play. Having my entire library at my disposal from turn 3 onward is just so powerful.
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I've been thinking Arcum Dagsson, but I haven't the foggiest idea where to start with that deck.
EDIT: Would Stax be an option? Just thought maybe that would good for dealing with obnoxious degenerate decks that plague the area.
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Here is a primer on it:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CompetitiveEDH/comments/4akekw/primer_building_budget_yisan_200/
I know your budget is 100-120, but I'm sure that you can make it to the $200 version with ease and Green is generally very budget friendly as far as effects like ramp, etc. Many of the cards in the list are also inexpensive (which is why this budget list is hailed) and it is rather modular where you can upgrade piece by piece. Decimator of the Provinces is an excellent budget swap for Craterhoof Behemoth, for example.
EDH:
G[cEDH] Selvala, Heart of the StormG
URW[cEDH] Narset, the Last AirmericanURW
GWUSt. Jenara, the ArchangelGWU
UBGrimgrin, Chaos MarineUB
GOmnath, Mana BaronG
URWNarset, Justice League AmericaURW
GWUBAtraxa, Countess of CountersGWUB
GWUEstrid, Enbantress PrimeGWU
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Would Yisan be able to compete with the likes of Storm? I've always wanted to play him but always thought he was kind of slow. Granted I don't know all of the crazy interactions with him, but he seems really cool.
EDIT: So you just build up 10 counters on Yisan to drop the Decimator then?
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Well you will not be able to get the decimator trigger if you play it off yisan. Because it is a cast trigger. But you can play him after you generate infinite mana and draw your deck with Elvish Visionary, Temur Sabertooth, and Karametra's Acolyte and i think Wirewood Symbiote is part of that combo as well.
I see, can this deck handle storm? I'd mainly be playing in groups with a Mizzix player who tends to combo off on turn 4-6.
EDIT:
What would Azami look like? Do you have a link to a budget list?
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With his combos, he can also do a decent job of racing, especially for what your budget is. He's sort of the premier budget commander and is considered "Tier 1" competitively and was also banned in Duel Commander if that speaks to his power at all for you.
EDH:
G[cEDH] Selvala, Heart of the StormG
URW[cEDH] Narset, the Last AirmericanURW
GWUSt. Jenara, the ArchangelGWU
UBGrimgrin, Chaos MarineUB
GOmnath, Mana BaronG
URWNarset, Justice League AmericaURW
GWUBAtraxa, Countess of CountersGWUB
GWUEstrid, Enbantress PrimeGWU
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