I have a playset force of wills, and a wasteland, but no other real legacy staples. Is there a cheap mono U deck (or 5-color or something) that doesn't require duals? All i can think of is merfolk and high tide, neither of which seem very cheap at all.
High Tide is fairly cheap provided you're playing something more like Spring Tide (the sorcery version) and less like Standing Waves (the Candelabra version).
Merfolk isn't that bad after FoW, but I can see the concern if you lack Caverns and Vials.
Delver variants are cheap, and some people (like me) still play mono-blue control. Check out the link in my sig. There are a million ways to make that list fit your budget. You probably own most of those cards already.
But if you're looking for something fiercely competitive, you're either going with the first two options or sucking up the cost of a 2-3 color mana base.
Modern: WUBValue Titan UMerfolk WGDeath and Taxes
Commander decks
Nekusar, Trostani, Horde of notions, Merieke ri beret, Talruum, Sidesi, Shattergang brothers, Shirei, Deretti, Azusa, Sigurda, Geist of st. Traft, Bw enchantments[/spoiler]
-And others under construction
4 Judge's Familiar
4 Cursecatcher
4 Martyr of Frost
4 Nivmagus Elemental
3 Spellstutter Sprite
3 Ninja of the Deep Hours
1 Skaab Ruinator
4 Sky Hussar
4 Force of Will
4 Disrupting Shoal
4 Daze
4 Flusterstorm
2 Snapback
//Other: 2
2 Aether Vial
//Lands: 13
2 Wasteland
11 Island
2 Skaab Ruinator
3 Submerge
3 Tormod's Crypt
3 Back to Basics
1 Ivory Tower
1 Snapback
2 Pithing Needle
NOTE: Flusterstorm is very likely to be reprinted in Eternal Masters to be more available. It's only expensive now due to low supply.
Merfolk isn't that bad after FoW, but I can see the concern if you lack Caverns and Vials.
Delver variants are cheap, and some people (like me) still play mono-blue control. Check out the link in my sig. There are a million ways to make that list fit your budget. You probably own most of those cards already.
But if you're looking for something fiercely competitive, you're either going with the first two options or sucking up the cost of a 2-3 color mana base.
Modern: Merfolk UU // Green Devotion GG // SkRed Red RR
Legacy: Death & Taxes WW // Burn RR // Death's Shadow Delver UB
Commander: Brago UW // Karlov WB