It can be used as a tool for designing a budget cube, but that wasn't the original intent. I think the approach to this data was for people to say "I have $20, how can I best spend it to upgrade the cube?" So instead of buying one $20 card, you can buy 10-15 staples for the same cost. This was a good place for players to find a list of affordable cards that will stick around in their cube for awhile.
These cards aren't just cheap, they've beaten out some tough competition to earn slots in many of the tightest cube lists in the cube community, so I'm happy to recommend them as good value that should be efficient, powerful, and/or versatile enough to be worth a slot in your cube for years to come.
Also you if you are looking to find alternatives at a specific cost you could try Cube Tutors search function like this for example to see what creatures people are running at 6+ mana in white.
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- Voracious Hydra
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The Cube List Forum has a Budget tag so they would be the place to start.
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Also you if you are looking to find alternatives at a specific cost you could try Cube Tutors search function like this for example to see what creatures people are running at 6+ mana in white.
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- Harsh Mentor
- Combat Celebrant
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- Retrofitter Foundry
- Fleetwheel Cruiser
- Ancient Stone Idol
- Irrigated Farmland
- Sheltered Thicket
- Scattered Groves
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- Liliana's Triumph
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- Vivien's Arkbow
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- Hanged Executioner
- Winds of Abandon
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- Narset, Parter of Veils
- Drawn from Dreams
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- Nightpack Ambusher
- Deep Forest Hermit
- Voracious Hydra
OTHER
- Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
- Nature's Chant
- Talisman of Hierarchy
- Talisman of Resilience
- Talisman of Curiosity
- Talisman of Creativity
- Talisman of Conviction
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- Charming Prince
- Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis
- Shatter the Sky
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- Murderous Rider
- Woe Strider
- Agonizing Remorse
RED
- Embereth Shieldbreaker
- Bonecrusher Giant
- Phoenix of Ash
- Storm's Wrath
- Purphoros's Intervention
GREEN
- Gilded Goose
- Once Upon a Time
COLORLESS
- Ash Barrens (re-added)
- Stonecoil Serpent
WATCHLIST
- Robber of the Rich (watchlist)
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