MTG Salvation

Looking for sub $20 standard deck to take to FNM. haven't really studied this block or meta

Can be any archetype/colour, don't really mind. I've seen some RDW, Mono black aggro, even turbofog, but not really sure which would be most suitable at the meta of my intended LGS, so if anyone's got thoughts on those and how they match up to the Tier 1 decks

I've played MTG for many years but quit around end of Eldrazi block because of real life/finance

Now i have a bit more time, but not much money - so really looking for a budget option to just go to FNM and mingle with other mtg players.

Well, we don't what the meta at your lgs is. However, RDW (boss sligh, not rabble red) is reasonably budget. Mono black aggro can also be made budget. RDW of the boss sligh variety is likely your best bet, though.

Something like this video shows. https://youtu.be/ywNQ-dBw-wY for a budget RDW.

Something like this video shows for mono-black https://youtu.be/C4m5WiXQQkU.

Man I don't know that you could build it for 20$ but this list would be pretty damn cheap.

http://deckbox.org/sets/965029

Replace the Stoke the flames with Magma Jets and Lightning Strikes.



You could get practice with this playing RDW. And then make progress on building the more expensive RDW list with rabble masters and such. My wife plays a rabble master list and frequently gets in top 4s.

Yep that list is under 20$. Probably have some left over if you can find a lot of it in .10 common boxes.

https://deckbox.org/sets/965043

This is pretty cheap and might work:



As of 5/6/15, this can be bought for $19.41.
Get out your ramp early, and overwhelm your opponents with creatures.
The only thing I haven't thought of too much is dealing with dragons in new standard. I'll leave that to you.

Hope this helps!

That decklist I'm pretty sure isn't sub 20 bucks right now. Rattleclaws are almost 5, I think. And yes, the 3 color mana base is pain. For sub 20 bucks, I'd choose a mono colored aggro deck of some variety as most have suggested or if I wanted to go 2 color, UW heroic.

I'd go with WB warriors. It doesn't feel like a watered-down version of another deck, and it can definitely sneak up on non-budget decks and punish them if they falter. Here's a sample list:



Pretty raw list, and sans sideboard, I guess that would depend on your local meta. Hope this is useful!