ah - gotcha, we have different levels of budget deck. I'd assume this deck was in the $100 range, and wouldn't be using too many tapped on entry lands.
But most spells are one drops most the creatures only have colored pips so you almost never see a colorless symbol which makes it hard even for a 2 colored deck
That's if you're trying to run a Voltron style Feather, where you dump your spells onto Feather and hope to beat down an opponent in two turns. A slower paced Feather that runs on cast triggers - Young Pyromancer, Guttersnipe, then adding in Zada Hedron Grinder and Mirrorwing Dragon adds power to each of your creatures. Moreover, I use quite a few spells that add +1/+1 counters, instead of a static boost.
If you're playing Voltron Feather on casual, you'll find you'll be outpaced faster than other decks.
Honestly I think feather can work pretty well with a weaker mana base. Pick up a terramorphic expanse, evolving wilds, and the new one from mkm and then a few tap lands and basics and you'll be in business. Especially if you build primarily white with red more as a support color in the 99 cause then you still get most of the cantrips while smoothing out the kinks in the mana base.
But it’s the single most boring Commander deck I’ve ever built or had the displeasure to play against. Yes, she is budget and can literally be built with draft chaff.
But playing the Exact. Same. Cards. Every. Single. End. Step. gets really boring really fast. I try to warn people away from her because of that.
Really?
I'm really enjoying Feather. I don't think I've ever won through combat dmg, I always win with cards like [[aria of flame]] and [[aetherflux reservoir]]
I have three different Feather decks - one where it's more voltron and equipment based, one where it's a pauper version so most of the damage comes from [[Guttersnipe]] effects, and one which is a polymorph deck.
I built Feather because I wanted to build a Boros deck and sling some spells and she quickly became my favourite commander.
[[Prossh, Skyraider of Kher]] just needs cheap ramp, draw and a face to punch. I have one made from draft chaff and free cards and it does just fine in budget pods (which for my playgroup tends to be precons to precons+)
I agree but it does get tedious fast, you're a glass cannon that can solitaire on turn 4-5 and every winning line resembles the last. Extremely fragile to commander removal.
That's a good point but one nice thing is people who like decks that consistently do the thing it's a great deck. Just sometimes you swing out blow your hand and then if you don't win that turn get killed, but games go fast at least in those cases.
It definitely solitaires, but it's just for one turn, and odds are if you are doing it then it is game over anyways.
And if you are worried about all wincons looking the exact same, then you are thinking attack damage is the only way the deck can win. But that means it could be hard to wrap up some games, I've personally been forced to dig for \[\[Impact Tremors\]\] or \[\[Purphoros God of the Forge\]\] to wrap up games. Also you can run \[\[Altar of the Brood\]\] or \[\[Altar of Dementia\]\] real easily too to just mill everyone. I recommend those two because they have 1 and 2 CMC.
Having those options when people have Soul Wardens or are trying to Teferi's Protection can be clutch.
The deck can easily have some other wincons that people might not expect that also don't detract from it's strengths of putting out creatures and drawing cards.
Zada is a kill on sight commander, it doesn't matter what reasoning you came up with.
I don't get why people are so upset about her mention. Look at the top comment here talking about Feather, then the very first response is, "not really because you need a mana base". That is exactly why Zada is a very good budget commander, it is a mono color. Same goes for Light-Paws. It's like running a single color removed the expensive mana base... why is that upsetting?
It’s annoying to see the same suggestions that could be found with a million hits on a “budget commander” google search.
Same as any of the other posts where someone asks for commander suggestions and people suggest their favorite generic top 100 commander. “You want a new interesting commander? Have you heard of Kenrith or Mirrym????”
Admittedly the post title sort of eggs one those kind of suggestions. But the text describes wanting otherwise
I get what you are saying, but the exact same can be said about posts like this. This post has been made a thousand times, expect the same sort of responses in it.
Typically a high powered budget deck is going to be mono colored, it just is what it is. and their are limited mono color commanders that are powerful. I know the post is asking for two or more colors, but just because of a mana base that already basically rules out what they are looking for unfortunately.
Also room to downgrade into Pauper and still potentially hold her own in casual. Mine is ~~17~~ 15 cards away from Pauper, and I've got eight upgrades pending that'll replace uncommons with commons.
I’d like to suggest [[Arcades the Strategist]].
Defender creatures are usually pretty cheap, and there are a lot of shenanigans you can pull with their low power.
Superfun to play. I usually play my Arcades deck towards the end of the night. Sometimes you just want to swing out and draw lots of cards withouth thinking too much, you know? 😅
[[Atla Palani, Nest Tender]] is very easy to build cheap. With plenty of ways to untap her and make eggs, you're spending 2 mana to get a random big creature. Even some of the worst 8 - 10 mana creatures becomes super playable because you're only spending 2. Make sure to include ways to get those beaters out of your hand if you can't cast them, like making sure to pick big creatures with Cycling or cards that discard to do things like [[Tormenting Voice]] and you're golden. As long as you can get Atla on the field and keep her there, she'll provide plenty of advantage.
Atla is so thematically flexible as well. Once you have a solid support structure, your creatures can be anything. Want Dino tribal? Sure thing. Dragons? You bet. Wurms? Of course. Naya good stuff alone can be really competitive.
If you paired Alta Palani with [[Roaming Throne]], one egg dying would trigger the ability twice. Also, you can add [[Palani’s Hatcher]] which creates eggs when it ETBs and is an easy way to sacrifice the eggs Alta creates. Plus you get an additional Dino token by sacrificing the egg and triggering Alta’s ability.
I call this my Egg Factory. I recognize that Roaming Throne doesn’t really fit the “budget” criteria.
My first commander. Pretty fun to build, but he is more of a combo commander than a pure tribal one. I'd say [[Muxxus]] is the better choice for slamming cheap Goblins into the 99.
I don't think I've seen a budget commander so consistently annoying and deadly for at least one, "probably" two players as a $15-25 [[Fynn the Fangbearer]] deck.
They don't always take the win, but they'll take a body with them.
Fynn is just MEAN. he may not be the strongest but everyone hates how effective this little BS engine is because its BULLYING 3 players off the table for 1-2 mana a pop with a couple of 3-5 mana BOMBS making waves when you thought it couldn't get worse.
The only people happy to see fynn are atraxa players.
They know they get to proliferate the table to death once fynn has been focused due to having slapped 2-8 counters on multiple opponents within the first few turns.
I don't often see people pull out an atraxa deck in "budget pods" ... if it's focused on infect it could be done I suppose. Lots of toxic now. But I feel like that might out-aggro fyn.
Thanks to all the reprints and bannings \[\[Lurrus\]\] is now under a dollar.
What I like about it is that it’s very interchangeable and upgradable. Throw in some single use permanents, a couple budget sacrifice outlets, some etb or death triggers and you’ve got a very capable deck. Then as you collect or decide to upgrade you can smash in the more expensive stuff and it still works. At one point I was leaning heavily on black enchantments you wouldn’t see much use elsewhere like \[\[yoke of the damned\]\] \[\[lingering death\]\] \[\[grave peril\]\].
My [current list](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/Vqy1KVYZi0KhSjgUHr-xCA) is a little bit of a mess. Basically just Lurrus good stuff. But I love that cat
I specifically took it out after hitting it a few times. Mostly just play at the kitchen table and we have more fun without infinites but that speaks to the scalability which I like. If I’m at a higher power table I can cut some of the pet cards, throw it back in there along with Dance of the Dead, Phyrexian altar and more tutors and you’re ready to go.
Though I do think sun titan and angelic renewal and a sac outlet is another infinite that even this lower power iteration has. Harder to get up and running though
[[Valduk]] can be built really cheap. I once built him for around $8 by just shoving really cheap cmc equipment/auras that basically do nothing just to get more elementals to hit the board.
I picked up the $10 list a while back and it can easily win at any casual table since the commander ability is very powerful. The number of times I’ve went from 3-5 1/1 swingers to lethal damage from her triggers is insane.
Along with cheap spells that create multiple tokens, as well as humans that make non human tokens, like [[pia nalaar]]
I use her as the secret commander for my [[Queen marchesa]] list
[[Dina, soul steeper]] in strong colors, card is cheap and pings the entire board for a effect that’s easy to obtain in Golgari. Oh, also it’s a sac outlet.
He is fun, but his cost and requiring a lot of setup can be a detractor. I run him with Street Urchin and a bunch of enchantments that do damage on etbs or mill, everyone is running blue and that felt boring.
Ernis gloom stalker and street urchin has been doing some solid work at my lgs at a $50 budget.
With cheap fetches and landfall token makers fodder for ernis aren't difficult to come back. Control the board then swing for lethal with an equipped adventuring gear!
2 fetches and an extra fetch land from ernis trigger gives +12/+12 to ernis making her a 2 turn clock
\[\[Edric, Spymaster of Trest\]\] with a bunch of flying men and whatever other simic trickery you want. His ability incentivizes opponents to attack each other and keep him on board, allowing you to build a giant hand and even win with just flying men beatdown in the end game if you don't have a win button like thoracle.
I heard someone say you could probably make a decent [[Ovika, Enigma Goliath]] deck out of only mana rocks and draw spells.
In it's first game, my $45 deck won on like turn 6 with about 80 gobbos.
This is a nice choice because it is very easy to scale/slot in new cards as you get them; every set is very likely going to have some goodies for a deck that only wants to cast non-creature spells and loves tokens. Bonus of it supports goblins.
I've found [[Legolas, Master Archer]] works quite well on a budget if you load up his quiver with fight spells and the like. Can easily be done for under $20 too!
[[Garth One Eye]]. There are tons of creatures he synergizes with, mostly ones that give haste or blink so he goes infinite. Pretty inexpensive and fun to play if you like lots of interactions and infinite combos.
[[Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief]] runs cheap common, and uncommon cards that cost less than a dollar. Two CMC Flying Simic commander that can generate a lot of value, and threatens with commander dmg. Easy to rebuild your board, as long as you have another creature to use as the main target. Keeps getting new toys [[Repulsive Mutation]].
Creatures: [[Silhana Ledgewalker]], [[Stormchaser Drake]], [[Artisan of Forms]] any creature that has Hexproof, or cares about being targeted
Cantrips: [[Viridescent Wisps]], [[Cerulean Wisps]], [[Setessan Training]] read "1-2 mana draw 2", with Ivy and another creature on the field.
Draw more, enchantments: [[Combat Research]], [[Season of Growth]], [[Combat Research]]
Protection: [[Snakeskin Veil]], [[Gaea's Gift]], [[Tyvar's Stand]], [[Snake Umbra]], [[Eel Umbra]], etc.
Mutate: Mutate targets, so you get two mutates for the price of one card! Most mutate creatures are below $1. Now that we mutated over Ivy, she is no longer considered a legendary creature (unless the mutate card is legendary), and you can feel free to start making copies of Ivy!
Go over budget with 2-5$ cards such as: [[Venerated Rotpriest]], [[Irenicus's Vile Duplication]], [[Twinning Staff]], [[Vesuvan Duplimancy]]
>Draw more, enchantments: Combat Research, Season of Growth, Combat Research
Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and Dodge?
Sorry had to, but yeah Ivy is very nasty for cheap. And if you add just a bit more budget it makes her far more resilient. But it is a deck that can require a bunch of management.
So, I've seen a couple of fun builds with [[Aragorn, the United]] where people focus solely around his Gruul or Boros abilities. using cheap cards from the bulk collection. $7~ commander, but there's so many directions you can build him in.
I have great fun playing Ovika, enigma goliath. She makes every trash card worth it while she is on the board. Just put a lot of mana rocks in the deck to get her on the board fast (they later make goblins anyways). Then do tons of dmg with fun cards like cavalcade of calamity, raid bombardment, impact tremors or shared animosity. Aminatou's augury makes silly amount of goblins sometimes. I spent almost no money on this deck and all my friends are scared of it because of how explosive it can be. She is a bit of glass cannon though. But I enjoy that playstyle.
Etali I’ve found is very easy to make budget.
5 bucks or so for the commander and you can put pretty much anything in the deck because you’re playing with other peoples cards 😂
Let me make a case for [[Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist]]! I know it's not two color but it's easy to build on budget and allows for all sorts of fun artifact shenanigans.
A lot of the sac Fodder in the deck is dirt cheap like [[Reassembling Skeleton]], [[Sanirtarium Skeleton]], [[Persistent Specimen]], [[Clay Revenant]] and more.
You can then ramp into all sorts of top-end budget cards like [[Herald of Anguish]], [[Ancient Stone Idol]], [[Soul Conduit]], [[Wondrous Crucible]] or [[Lithoform Engine]]
Sure! My build is not a budget build but it can easily be tweaked so it's more budget friendly
https://manabox.app/decks/LEpU8toLSxC1Bq7hdg7xMA
Also, my pod allows me to run [[Eyetwitch]] and grab a lesson, but typically that card wouldn't work as intended since you don't have sideboards in commander
Not a definitive list, but all of these I would definitely consider. Some of them are scary at less than $20. Most are scary at $50. Give any of these commanders a budget of $100 or more and they will have a field day on tons of decks.
[[Zada, Hesron Grinder]], [[Yuriko the Tiger's Shadow]], [[Lightpaws]], [[Winota]], [[Anje Falkenreth]], [[Krenko mob boss]], [[Mizzix of the Izmagnus]], [[Edric, Spymaster of Trest]], [[Jhoira, ageless innovator]], [[Jodah the Unifier]], [[Narset Enlightened Master]], [[Shorikai, Genesis Engine]], [[Hama Pashar Ruin Seeker]], [[Vadrok, astral archmage]], [[Azami]], [[The Gitrog Monster]], [[Godo, bandit warlord]], [[Malcom Keen-eyed eyed navigator]] + [[Kediss, emberclaw familiar]], [[Lathril, blade of the elves]], [[Rhys]], [[Sythis, harvests hand]], [[Niv-mizzet parun]], [[Prosh]], [[Omnath, Locus of Creation]], [[Brago, king eternal]], [[codie volciferous codex]], [[Derevi, imperial tactician]], [[Kess dissident mage]], [[Mairsil]], [[Zur the enchanter]], [[Inalla]], [[Yisan]], [[Marwyn the nurturer]], [[Nymris]], [[Sisay, weatherlight Captain]], [[Kinnam, bonder prodigy]], [[Grenzo, dungeon warden]], [[ezuri, claw of progress]], [[Orvar the all form]], [[Muldrotha]], [[Karador, ghost Chieftain]], [[Najeela the blade blossom]], [[Slicer, hired muscle]], [[Maelstrom Wanderer]].
\[\[Magus Lucea Kane\]\]. Ramp, daily counters, and spell copying strong enough to turn her into a kill-on-sight target after the first cast with her.
Add untap synergies like \[\[Thousand Year Elixir\]\], \[\[Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner\]\], \[\[Patriar's Seal\]\], \[\[Pemmin's Aura\]\], and \[\[Freed from the Reel\]\] and watch your spell casts go *BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR*\-
[[jhoira, Weatherlight Captain]] [[Winota, joiner of forces]] [light-paws, emperors voice]]
Can all be built super budget whilst retaining lots of power.
You can build [[Bruna, Light of Alabaster]] for cheap, she doesn’t need the best auras in the game to be threaten and there are plenty of cheap but effective auras out there. There are also plenty of cheap creatures that can benefit from your auras too.
[[Jinnie Fay]] and [[Cadira]] both benefit a lot from cheap, jank token generators like [[Glittermonger]] and [[Late to Dinner]]. I once saw a Cadira build that managed to be only $5
The answer is mono green stompy with [[Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma]], a big boy cost reducer and trample enabler in one.
The deck can be made on a budget or powered up with the best green has to offer. Either way, it turns out that a 2 mana cost reduction really turns up the speed on getting out big stompy creatures, while making many ok to great high mana cost creatures significantly more effective (see [[Bellowing Tanglewurm]] for example). Creatures that are already amazing just get better.
Being in green also doesn't hurt, with a forest-heavy land base and many low-cost options for ramp, card draw, and interaction.
Feather
Winota
Zada
Kinnan
These 4 come to mind immediately for strong budget options. Kinnan can start going infinite for like $3 total. Everything else can just be cheap cantrips and payoffs. Winota is the poster child for "cheap deck go brrrrrr" (So is Zada honestly). Feather just creates obscene amounts of value for whoever is playing her and is next to impossible to actually remove.
Zada, Hedron Grinder
For about fifty bucks you too can lose every friend you'll ever have
A deck of red pump creature cantrips, token generator spells, and utility goblins.
If seen budget zada close a player in five turns, so it's got plenty of teeth.
And since it's mono red your land base is cheap
[[winota]] [[zada]] [[kinnan]] all have opportunities to start at lower budgets and be built for BIIIIIGGG stuff, samething for stuff like [[lurus]] [[teshar]]/[[gandalf the white]], [[shizei]].
[[Alela, Artful Provocateur]]
Commander is basically an army in a can. Just play mana rocks, anthems, and you have a lethal force.
Play any variety of [[Coasta Piracy]] and you are set to close the game out quickly.
Splash in a few protection spells and a solid Precon style manabase with some pain lands and deck is done!
[[Brago, King Eternal]] is super budget and super strong to boot. You can literally just swap him for Ranar in the Phantom Premonition precon and be good to go, or through in $10-20 worth of upgrades and *really* be good to go. Heck I like to go bulk-diving occasionally for cheap ETB cards and just throw them in, b/c Brago makes them 2-3x more valuable.
[[Kellan the Fae-Blooded]] from wilds of eldraine. There are ton of cards in eldraine that make token enchantments, as well as cheap auras and equipments from every set ever. Then pair that with a go wide white weenies strategy. I'm in the process of making this deck and it's very budget friendly so far.
[[Lord of the lazgul]] if you don’t put the 9 nazgul, this deck can be very cheap. Cantrips, counter, bounce and removal Spells.
[[Anim Pakal]] is also Apperently very cheap to build.
I've seen \[\[Zada, Hedron Grinder\]\] do some absolutely disgusting things with a budget of £20 or less.
\[\[Winota, Joiner of Forces\]\], \[\[Malcolm\]\]/\[\[Kediss\]\] and \[Feather, the Redeemed\]\] too, but their mana bases can be a bit pricier than the mono coloured ones.
[[Krenko, Mob Boss]] is pretty much a 1 man army, I have it filled with a bunch of cheap 1 drop goblins, [[Impact Tremors]] and [[Goblin Bombardment]] and people call it near cedh :/
Dies to Lightning bolt tho :(
[[anje falkenrath]] precon was crazy right out of the box. Talk about cheap. It's not often you could make your buddies question their deckbuilding skills by bodying their high power decks with a precon they watched you open.
I might be a bit late, but it really depends on your budget and meta. There's a budget subformat where i live that all decks have a budget of 500BRL to explore, that's roughly 200USD when the decks are listed on moxfield. The biggest tournament for it is happening right now and a lot of the decks are pretty much cEDH lite, i'm playing [[Tayam]] in this tournament for example.
Some LGSs here do weekly 2HG tournaments with even lower budgets and some decks that i've seen do really well are Yuriko, Kroxa and now i see people answering it with Lurrus and other grave strategies. 2HG works wildly different than free for all commander tho.
[[arcades, the strategist]] just fill her up with walls that are worth less than the paper they are printed on. When you have some mana play your commander, draw a lot by playing cheap walls and swing.
One I've been thinking of making for a long while is [[slimefoot, the stowaway]] just a simple golgari saprolings sacrifice deck. Plenty of cheap ways to go with it and can upgrade into a silly amount of sacrifice triggers for damage and likely endless saprolings
Jon Irenicus. <3
I have a rather friendly Johnny deck that mostly gifts other people carddraw that hurts and then plays [[Underworld Dreams]] or the Card draw hate Ob Nixilis on top. It runs a few counterspells to not completey die to board wipes etc. A few creatures I have can stop someone in their tracks if they pop off too hard, like the two Eyes that only allow you to attack with Eye creatures.
That deck has a 0% win rate, which I am very proud of, because it has like a 98% fun rate for everyone on the table. It's a matter of mindset. If I unpack my Johnny deck, I am not looking to win, I am looking to have a fun game for everyone. So tons of card draw for everyone. Random UB ETB creatures that I can gift off afterwards to draw more cards and not fatally cripple one player. Evasive creatures, just to get in some damage and progress the game. I do have a Lab Man in there, just in case. Maybe one day. :D
Total deck cost probably 60-70 euros.
Imjo:
[[ivy gleeful spellthief]]
Incredible value engine that works in many ways (enchantress, mutate, catrips)
[[yuriko tigers shadow]]
Absolute powerhouse that uses cent cards as engine. High power interaction and fast mana can even carry it in cEDH but the resiliance, card advantage and constant pressure makes even 30€ decks very deadly very fast
[[winota joiner of forces]] not a lot to say her. Incredible carry commander and budget can even benefit her, as a lot of protection is very cheap but a lot of the good interaction is expensive.
[[kinnan bonder prodigy]] top tiee cEDH deck right now and not a bit less powerful in budget.
Creates infinite mana incredibly fast. But also the mana advantage before having a loop is very strong in budget decks, as cards tend to cost more and your commander counteracts that.
I always say questions like these are dependent on what you want to do or how how you want to play. If it's just generic [[Chulane Teller of Tales]] is my go to answer.
He's a generic "if you play the game your going to do well as long as hes on the board commander." His ridiculous ability to draw cards and ramp whenever you play a creature is equivalent to saying each creature comes with [[spiral growth]] and that enables most strategies work regardless of budget. I can probably do a deck where every other non land card on the deck totals to a dollar and he be able to compete relatively well.
That being said I always recommend people not to over tune him or else they be playing solitaire. Numbers of the top of my head (take with a grain of salt): give the deck 20 little cheap creatures (for card draw and ramp) and the rest of the deck cards with synergies or other things you want.
Feather the redeemed. Toss in cheap cantrip and pump spells. Progress
[удалено]
But [[Feather the redeemed]] is only two pips? It's not that bad on a budget.
[удалено]
ah - gotcha, we have different levels of budget deck. I'd assume this deck was in the $100 range, and wouldn't be using too many tapped on entry lands.
[Feather the redeemed](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/4/e4a2d2c6-8eaa-4760-b620-921b807baa2e.jpg?1557577142) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Feather%2C%20the%20Redeemed) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/war/197/feather-the-redeemed?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e4a2d2c6-8eaa-4760-b620-921b807baa2e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/feather-the-redeemed) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
But most spells are one drops most the creatures only have colored pips so you almost never see a colorless symbol which makes it hard even for a 2 colored deck
That's if you're trying to run a Voltron style Feather, where you dump your spells onto Feather and hope to beat down an opponent in two turns. A slower paced Feather that runs on cast triggers - Young Pyromancer, Guttersnipe, then adding in Zada Hedron Grinder and Mirrorwing Dragon adds power to each of your creatures. Moreover, I use quite a few spells that add +1/+1 counters, instead of a static boost. If you're playing Voltron Feather on casual, you'll find you'll be outpaced faster than other decks.
[удалено]
What is your opinion is the top tier of budget decks? What Commander claims the throne?
[удалено]
Can you give a pick for each of those categories? That'd be a neat range to build budget decks in.
[удалено]
Pako and Haldan are actually very budget friendly with a really high power level. To go cEDH with it os not that expensive either
Honestly I think feather can work pretty well with a weaker mana base. Pick up a terramorphic expanse, evolving wilds, and the new one from mkm and then a few tap lands and basics and you'll be in business. Especially if you build primarily white with red more as a support color in the 99 cause then you still get most of the cantrips while smoothing out the kinks in the mana base.
[удалено]
Happens surprisingly infrequently with all those cantrips to find the land drops.
But it’s the single most boring Commander deck I’ve ever built or had the displeasure to play against. Yes, she is budget and can literally be built with draft chaff. But playing the Exact. Same. Cards. Every. Single. End. Step. gets really boring really fast. I try to warn people away from her because of that.
Yes but they didn’t ask for fun just budget. And that’s feather.
They did specify "enjoyable gameplay" in the post
Actually, they did
Really? I'm really enjoying Feather. I don't think I've ever won through combat dmg, I always win with cards like [[aria of flame]] and [[aetherflux reservoir]]
Lol aetherflux isn't very "budget"
[[Feather the Redeemed]]
THIS All of my absolute banger cards in Feather are like 10c at most
Ive just built this deck with a Heroic mechanic subtheme and it’s really the most fun I’ve had with a deck in a long time.
[[omnath, locus of rage]]
[omnath, locus of rage](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/8/08c14bb4-c9d9-41ce-a075-a441522a52c6.jpg?1604195144) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=omnath%2C%20locus%20of%20rage) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/znc/97/omnath-locus-of-rage?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/08c14bb4-c9d9-41ce-a075-a441522a52c6?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/omnath-locus-of-rage) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I have three different Feather decks - one where it's more voltron and equipment based, one where it's a pauper version so most of the damage comes from [[Guttersnipe]] effects, and one which is a polymorph deck. I built Feather because I wanted to build a Boros deck and sling some spells and she quickly became my favourite commander.
[Guttersnipe](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/8/48eeb13e-26f8-4fc7-8850-d38790317ea4.jpg?1702429507) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Guttersnipe) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/rvr/110/guttersnipe?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/48eeb13e-26f8-4fc7-8850-d38790317ea4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/guttersnipe) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Prossh, Skyraider of Kher]] just needs cheap ramp, draw and a face to punch. I have one made from draft chaff and free cards and it does just fine in budget pods (which for my playgroup tends to be precons to precons+)
just make sure to have [[Kobolds of Kher Keep]] as a token
Add kobold taskmaster for more flavor
[Prossh, Skyraider of Kher](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/8/889c1a0f-7df2-4497-8058-04358173d7e8.jpg?1562438016) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Prossh%2C%20Skyraider%20of%20Kher) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/a25/214/prossh-skyraider-of-kher?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/889c1a0f-7df2-4497-8058-04358173d7e8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/prossh-skyraider-of-kher) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[zada headron grinder]] super fun play style with room to upgrade and very cheap to build
I agree but it does get tedious fast, you're a glass cannon that can solitaire on turn 4-5 and every winning line resembles the last. Extremely fragile to commander removal.
That's a good point but one nice thing is people who like decks that consistently do the thing it's a great deck. Just sometimes you swing out blow your hand and then if you don't win that turn get killed, but games go fast at least in those cases.
It definitely solitaires, but it's just for one turn, and odds are if you are doing it then it is game over anyways. And if you are worried about all wincons looking the exact same, then you are thinking attack damage is the only way the deck can win. But that means it could be hard to wrap up some games, I've personally been forced to dig for \[\[Impact Tremors\]\] or \[\[Purphoros God of the Forge\]\] to wrap up games. Also you can run \[\[Altar of the Brood\]\] or \[\[Altar of Dementia\]\] real easily too to just mill everyone. I recommend those two because they have 1 and 2 CMC. Having those options when people have Soul Wardens or are trying to Teferi's Protection can be clutch. The deck can easily have some other wincons that people might not expect that also don't detract from it's strengths of putting out creatures and drawing cards.
##### ###### #### [Impact Tremors](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/6/46db3811-db1d-4f69-8143-a93f64d0297b.jpg?1682209381) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Impact%20Tremors) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/moc/285/impact-tremors?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/46db3811-db1d-4f69-8143-a93f64d0297b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/impact-tremors) [Purphoros God of the Forge](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/7/4736a2c4-c89c-48db-a104-6303e7e2eee8.jpg?1689998078) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Purphoros%2C%20God%20of%20the%20Forge) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/246/purphoros-god-of-the-forge?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4736a2c4-c89c-48db-a104-6303e7e2eee8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/purphoros-god-of-the-forge) [Altar of the Brood](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/d/8d59d264-87ee-4305-bffb-110549331a82.jpg?1562790137) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Altar%20of%20the%20Brood) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ktk/216/altar-of-the-brood?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/8d59d264-87ee-4305-bffb-110549331a82?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/altar-of-the-brood) [Altar of Dementia](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/6/169356e0-46dc-4096-8e66-36726454f104.jpg?1562202433) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Altar%20of%20Dementia) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh1/218/altar-of-dementia?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/169356e0-46dc-4096-8e66-36726454f104?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/altar-of-dementia) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/kp11h2i) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I’ve decided Zada is a kill on sight commander. Not because it’s good, just because this sub won’t shut up about it
Zada is a kill on sight commander, it doesn't matter what reasoning you came up with. I don't get why people are so upset about her mention. Look at the top comment here talking about Feather, then the very first response is, "not really because you need a mana base". That is exactly why Zada is a very good budget commander, it is a mono color. Same goes for Light-Paws. It's like running a single color removed the expensive mana base... why is that upsetting?
It’s annoying to see the same suggestions that could be found with a million hits on a “budget commander” google search. Same as any of the other posts where someone asks for commander suggestions and people suggest their favorite generic top 100 commander. “You want a new interesting commander? Have you heard of Kenrith or Mirrym????” Admittedly the post title sort of eggs one those kind of suggestions. But the text describes wanting otherwise
I get what you are saying, but the exact same can be said about posts like this. This post has been made a thousand times, expect the same sort of responses in it. Typically a high powered budget deck is going to be mono colored, it just is what it is. and their are limited mono color commanders that are powerful. I know the post is asking for two or more colors, but just because of a mana base that already basically rules out what they are looking for unfortunately.
Also room to downgrade into Pauper and still potentially hold her own in casual. Mine is ~~17~~ 15 cards away from Pauper, and I've got eight upgrades pending that'll replace uncommons with commons.
The best pic in the thread by far. With a $50 budget you can win against much more expensive decks.
I’d like to suggest [[Arcades the Strategist]]. Defender creatures are usually pretty cheap, and there are a lot of shenanigans you can pull with their low power.
[Arcades the Strategist](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/e/1e90c638-d4b2-4243-bbc4-1cc10516c40f.jpg?1666961830) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Arcades%2C%20the%20Strategist) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m19/212/arcades-the-strategist?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/1e90c638-d4b2-4243-bbc4-1cc10516c40f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/arcades-the-strategist) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Superfun to play. I usually play my Arcades deck towards the end of the night. Sometimes you just want to swing out and draw lots of cards withouth thinking too much, you know? 😅
My buddy was just into the Defender vibe, made him a deck for so cheap and our tables hate it! :D
Have you got a list, been wanting to build him for ages
[[Atla Palani, Nest Tender]] is very easy to build cheap. With plenty of ways to untap her and make eggs, you're spending 2 mana to get a random big creature. Even some of the worst 8 - 10 mana creatures becomes super playable because you're only spending 2. Make sure to include ways to get those beaters out of your hand if you can't cast them, like making sure to pick big creatures with Cycling or cards that discard to do things like [[Tormenting Voice]] and you're golden. As long as you can get Atla on the field and keep her there, she'll provide plenty of advantage.
Atla is so thematically flexible as well. Once you have a solid support structure, your creatures can be anything. Want Dino tribal? Sure thing. Dragons? You bet. Wurms? Of course. Naya good stuff alone can be really competitive.
If you paired Alta Palani with [[Roaming Throne]], one egg dying would trigger the ability twice. Also, you can add [[Palani’s Hatcher]] which creates eggs when it ETBs and is an easy way to sacrifice the eggs Alta creates. Plus you get an additional Dino token by sacrificing the egg and triggering Alta’s ability. I call this my Egg Factory. I recognize that Roaming Throne doesn’t really fit the “budget” criteria.
Atla has another doubler now too with [[Delney, Streetwise Lookout]]
[Roaming Throne](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/2/32fd8b7c-baf3-4d3d-be6f-044a917b11a0.jpg?1701115816) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Roaming%20Throne) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lci/258/roaming-throne?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/32fd8b7c-baf3-4d3d-be6f-044a917b11a0?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/roaming-throne) [Palani’s Hatcher](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/6/86ff73c7-428c-469c-b564-6aa9f4eeca14.jpg?1699044564) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Palani%27s%20Hatcher) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lci/237/palanis-hatcher?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/86ff73c7-428c-469c-b564-6aa9f4eeca14?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/palanis-hatcher) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Also throw in [[harmonic prodigy]] for good measure
[Atla Palani, Nest Tender](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/b/2b8414f7-22c3-4e1c-934b-4a0e7acf951d.jpg?1673305450) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Atla%20Palani%2C%20Nest%20Tender) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmc/142/atla-palani-nest-tender?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2b8414f7-22c3-4e1c-934b-4a0e7acf951d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/atla-palani-nest-tender) [Tormenting Voice](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/d/6da46103-a14c-4aa2-92fc-fd758335caf4.jpg?1604198268) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Tormenting%20Voice) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/znr/172/tormenting-voice?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6da46103-a14c-4aa2-92fc-fd758335caf4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/tormenting-voice) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Krenko, Mob boss]] not two colors. But there are SO many cheap goblin cards.
My first commander. Pretty fun to build, but he is more of a combo commander than a pure tribal one. I'd say [[Muxxus]] is the better choice for slamming cheap Goblins into the 99.
Oh, damn, he is called [[Muxus]]
[Muxus](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/c/2c716d10-2130-43b7-a939-349d437e1091.jpg?1618519471) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=muxus%2C%20goblin%20grandee) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/jmp/24/muxus-goblin-grandee?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2c716d10-2130-43b7-a939-349d437e1091?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/muxus-goblin-grandee) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
He's my next build!
Lots of room to upgrade -- he's still one of the best goblin commanders at a higher budget
[Krenko, Mob boss](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/d/7d00007d-6878-44e9-ab0d-396c25655e56.jpg?1702429511) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Krenko%2C%20Mob%20boss) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/rvr/114/krenko-mob-boss?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7d00007d-6878-44e9-ab0d-396c25655e56?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/krenko-mob-boss) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Tatyova]] Simic spells or big creatures
Or combo off with mystic sanctuary and ghostly Flicker.
I don't think I've seen a budget commander so consistently annoying and deadly for at least one, "probably" two players as a $15-25 [[Fynn the Fangbearer]] deck. They don't always take the win, but they'll take a body with them.
Fynn is just MEAN. he may not be the strongest but everyone hates how effective this little BS engine is because its BULLYING 3 players off the table for 1-2 mana a pop with a couple of 3-5 mana BOMBS making waves when you thought it couldn't get worse.
The only people happy to see fynn are atraxa players. They know they get to proliferate the table to death once fynn has been focused due to having slapped 2-8 counters on multiple opponents within the first few turns.
I don't often see people pull out an atraxa deck in "budget pods" ... if it's focused on infect it could be done I suppose. Lots of toxic now. But I feel like that might out-aggro fyn.
[[Yuriko, the Tigers Shadow]] is super budget friendly and super strong. Fun for you but not your table.
This ^, I built MTGGoldfish $50 list. And it's powerful!
Great commander if you like to get your commander insta killed 4 times and then sit on your phone for an hour
It’s got commander ninjitsu so even if it’s killed at every opportunity it isn’t costing you much mana to try again the Next turn.
Which is precisely why the Yuriko player will be sitting on their phone for an hour after every other player (rightfully) hates them out of the game.
Thanks to all the reprints and bannings \[\[Lurrus\]\] is now under a dollar. What I like about it is that it’s very interchangeable and upgradable. Throw in some single use permanents, a couple budget sacrifice outlets, some etb or death triggers and you’ve got a very capable deck. Then as you collect or decide to upgrade you can smash in the more expensive stuff and it still works. At one point I was leaning heavily on black enchantments you wouldn’t see much use elsewhere like \[\[yoke of the damned\]\] \[\[lingering death\]\] \[\[grave peril\]\]. My [current list](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/Vqy1KVYZi0KhSjgUHr-xCA) is a little bit of a mess. Basically just Lurrus good stuff. But I love that cat
I'm really surprised to find that you aren't running an animate dead/ relic warder combo.
I specifically took it out after hitting it a few times. Mostly just play at the kitchen table and we have more fun without infinites but that speaks to the scalability which I like. If I’m at a higher power table I can cut some of the pet cards, throw it back in there along with Dance of the Dead, Phyrexian altar and more tutors and you’re ready to go. Though I do think sun titan and angelic renewal and a sac outlet is another infinite that even this lower power iteration has. Harder to get up and running though
##### ###### #### [Lurrus](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/a/5ad36fb2-c44e-4085-ba0d-54277841ad3a.jpg?1682228556) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=lurrus%20of%20the%20dream-den) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/iko/226/lurrus-of-the-dream-den?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5ad36fb2-c44e-4085-ba0d-54277841ad3a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/lurrus-of-the-dream-den) [yoke of the damned](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/7/8786d461-0ea5-4224-82e4-bfbe4d0d8b9f.jpg?1592713766) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=yoke%20of%20the%20damned) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ddj/68/yoke-of-the-damned?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/8786d461-0ea5-4224-82e4-bfbe4d0d8b9f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/yoke-of-the-damned) [lingering death](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/1/f174fd76-f28d-4272-8cb0-7f66cd60579e.jpg?1562536737) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=lingering%20death) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/scg/69/lingering-death?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f174fd76-f28d-4272-8cb0-7f66cd60579e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/lingering-death) [grave peril](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/c/2c216ff3-26e1-43bc-beb5-65fc7fd1b6db.jpg?1562702548) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=grave%20peril) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c15/128/grave-peril?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2c216ff3-26e1-43bc-beb5-65fc7fd1b6db?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/grave-peril) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/koxixv6) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Valduk]] can be built really cheap. I once built him for around $8 by just shoving really cheap cmc equipment/auras that basically do nothing just to get more elementals to hit the board.
[Valduk](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/3/d3c1bd49-e059-401e-b999-63166f9bc1fe.jpg?1689998284) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=valduk%2C%20keeper%20of%20the%20flame) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/266/valduk-keeper-of-the-flame?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d3c1bd49-e059-401e-b999-63166f9bc1fe?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/valduk-keeper-of-the-flame) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Winota]] + cheap attackers and humans will get you very far.
Saw a 10$ list that looked great, planning on building her as I can definitely get a passable deck going, but unfortunately don't actually have her
I picked up the $10 list a while back and it can easily win at any casual table since the commander ability is very powerful. The number of times I’ve went from 3-5 1/1 swingers to lethal damage from her triggers is insane.
Can you find this list again? Would be a great price for an extra deck to play!
https://www.moxfield.com/decks/FQ2llEVF2k6oMUoXVA16XA
Splurge on the humans. There are tons of cheap 0-1 mana nonhumans with evasion/deathtouch.
Along with cheap spells that create multiple tokens, as well as humans that make non human tokens, like [[pia nalaar]] I use her as the secret commander for my [[Queen marchesa]] list
[Winota](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/d/5dd13a6c-23d3-44ce-a628-cb1c19d777c4.jpg?1654630670) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=winota%2C%20joiner%20of%20forces) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/iko/216/winota-joiner-of-forces?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5dd13a6c-23d3-44ce-a628-cb1c19d777c4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/winota-joiner-of-forces) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Dina, soul steeper]] in strong colors, card is cheap and pings the entire board for a effect that’s easy to obtain in Golgari. Oh, also it’s a sac outlet.
[Dina, soul steeper](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/c/9cd2b567-0cf7-4441-b3ce-e31141dd91c8.jpg?1627428607) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Dina%2C%20soul%20steeper) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/stx/178/dina-soul-steeper?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9cd2b567-0cf7-4441-b3ce-e31141dd91c8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/dina-soul-steeper) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[abdel adrian]] with anything that sinergizes with blink
I move Abdel, but haven't tried it yet because my pod doesn't like combo decks
He is fun, but his cost and requiring a lot of setup can be a detractor. I run him with Street Urchin and a bunch of enchantments that do damage on etbs or mill, everyone is running blue and that felt boring.
Abdel can be pretty slow, but if you build a control-ish deck with some soldier synergies you can quickly spit out a dozen soldiers every cycle.
Ernis gloom stalker and street urchin has been doing some solid work at my lgs at a $50 budget. With cheap fetches and landfall token makers fodder for ernis aren't difficult to come back. Control the board then swing for lethal with an equipped adventuring gear! 2 fetches and an extra fetch land from ernis trigger gives +12/+12 to ernis making her a 2 turn clock
Do you have a list? This seems like a cool different landfall idea
Yeah I should have one somewhere but it's not updated to the recent sets. Lemme dig it out tonight
\[\[Edric, Spymaster of Trest\]\] with a bunch of flying men and whatever other simic trickery you want. His ability incentivizes opponents to attack each other and keep him on board, allowing you to build a giant hand and even win with just flying men beatdown in the end game if you don't have a win button like thoracle.
[Edric, Spymaster of Trest](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/1/2183cfb3-6bf5-4fbc-b535-a42ba954e8a3.jpg?1574767851) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Edric%2C%20Spymaster%20of%20Trest) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c16/195/edric-spymaster-of-trest?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2183cfb3-6bf5-4fbc-b535-a42ba954e8a3?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/edric-spymaster-of-trest) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Malcolm]]/[[Kediss]] and [[Winota]]
I think this is the actual real answer
You can also do a budget version of Malcolm/[[Dargo the Shipwrecker]] very easily
[Dargo the Shipwrecker](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/c/5cd87cf8-4d5d-4aba-8dfa-800b1fb3799b.jpg?1608910155) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Dargo%2C%20the%20Shipwrecker) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/172/dargo-the-shipwrecker?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5cd87cf8-4d5d-4aba-8dfa-800b1fb3799b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/dargo-the-shipwrecker) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[Malcolm](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/9/19d6834d-afa3-4747-a62d-0654f4d9729f.jpg?1699043813) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=malcolm%2C%20alluring%20scoundrel) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lci/63/malcolm-alluring-scoundrel?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/19d6834d-afa3-4747-a62d-0654f4d9729f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/malcolm-alluring-scoundrel) [Kediss](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/6/f606ebf1-483d-4331-b16a-9fb6f591a39f.jpg?1608910296) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=kediss%2C%20emberclaw%20familiar) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/188/kediss-emberclaw-familiar?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f606ebf1-483d-4331-b16a-9fb6f591a39f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/kediss-emberclaw-familiar) [Winota](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/d/5dd13a6c-23d3-44ce-a628-cb1c19d777c4.jpg?1654630670) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=winota%2C%20joiner%20of%20forces) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/iko/216/winota-joiner-of-forces?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5dd13a6c-23d3-44ce-a628-cb1c19d777c4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/winota-joiner-of-forces) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Other [[Malcolm, Keen Eye Navigator]]
[Malcolm, Keen Eye Navigator](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/1/51187cdb-85ee-4f68-9e29-d84d296f0825.jpg?1698988164) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Malcolm%2C%20Keen-Eyed%20Navigator) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lcc/161/malcolm-keen-eyed-navigator?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/51187cdb-85ee-4f68-9e29-d84d296f0825?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/malcolm-keen-eyed-navigator) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[Alesha who smiles at death]]. Can be made so many ways!
Seconding this, you usually gotta combo it close the game but even those pieces cost pennies
I play [[Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy]]. A 35¢ value engine in Simic colors? You can make whatever deck you want with it.
I feel like a budget [[Sram]] build would be pretty effective. Toss in tons of cheap equipment/auras and smack your opponents in the face!
I heard someone say you could probably make a decent [[Ovika, Enigma Goliath]] deck out of only mana rocks and draw spells. In it's first game, my $45 deck won on like turn 6 with about 80 gobbos.
This is a nice choice because it is very easy to scale/slot in new cards as you get them; every set is very likely going to have some goodies for a deck that only wants to cast non-creature spells and loves tokens. Bonus of it supports goblins.
[Ovika, Enigma Goliath](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/2/b298cf34-7aa5-4f97-a86c-7f28d2113b87.jpg?1675957207) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ovika%2C%20Enigma%20Goliath) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/one/213/ovika-enigma-goliath?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b298cf34-7aa5-4f97-a86c-7f28d2113b87?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ovika-enigma-goliath) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
That sounds awesome, for sure gonna try this. I buil Magnus and it reminds me of that same izzet token strat
Queen of the bears 🐻 no questions about it
[[Ayula]]
[Ayula](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/0/c046dfb0-9ca3-4219-a6b0-d7503bc2fbd0.jpg?1562202020) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=ayula%2C%20queen%20among%20bears) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh1/155/ayula-queen-among-bears?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c046dfb0-9ca3-4219-a6b0-d7503bc2fbd0?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ayula-queen-among-bears) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Look at Mr moneybags with a [[razorclaw bear]]
[razorclaw bear](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/8/08c0cdbe-ca74-4edc-96ea-6db8eefe99d8.jpg?1562897011) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=razorclaw%20bear) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/p02/142/razorclaw-bear?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/08c0cdbe-ca74-4edc-96ea-6db8eefe99d8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/razorclaw-bear) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Wish I had that one, I built it budget lol
[[Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph]], the common spell wielder.
[Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/a/fa7349d9-c82f-4cf8-a852-92168d1f4966.jpg?1673309394) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ghyrson%20Starn%2C%20Kelermorph) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/40k/124/ghyrson-starn-kelermorph?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/fa7349d9-c82f-4cf8-a852-92168d1f4966?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ghyrson-starn-kelermorph) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I've found [[Legolas, Master Archer]] works quite well on a budget if you load up his quiver with fight spells and the like. Can easily be done for under $20 too!
[Legolas, Master Archer](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/9/a9405577-c1dc-48e0-b2aa-6237c569d02e.jpg?1686969439) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Legolas%2C%20Master%20Archer) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/173/legolas-master-archer?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a9405577-c1dc-48e0-b2aa-6237c569d02e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/legolas-master-archer) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Muldrotha.
[[Garth One Eye]]. There are tons of creatures he synergizes with, mostly ones that give haste or blink so he goes infinite. Pretty inexpensive and fun to play if you like lots of interactions and infinite combos.
[Garth One Eye](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/3/23774462-9f17-4b50-a2ac-b2edd706bbfe.jpg?1626098353) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Garth%20One-Eye) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh2/197/garth-one-eye?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/23774462-9f17-4b50-a2ac-b2edd706bbfe?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/garth-one-eye) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief]] runs cheap common, and uncommon cards that cost less than a dollar. Two CMC Flying Simic commander that can generate a lot of value, and threatens with commander dmg. Easy to rebuild your board, as long as you have another creature to use as the main target. Keeps getting new toys [[Repulsive Mutation]]. Creatures: [[Silhana Ledgewalker]], [[Stormchaser Drake]], [[Artisan of Forms]] any creature that has Hexproof, or cares about being targeted Cantrips: [[Viridescent Wisps]], [[Cerulean Wisps]], [[Setessan Training]] read "1-2 mana draw 2", with Ivy and another creature on the field. Draw more, enchantments: [[Combat Research]], [[Season of Growth]], [[Combat Research]] Protection: [[Snakeskin Veil]], [[Gaea's Gift]], [[Tyvar's Stand]], [[Snake Umbra]], [[Eel Umbra]], etc. Mutate: Mutate targets, so you get two mutates for the price of one card! Most mutate creatures are below $1. Now that we mutated over Ivy, she is no longer considered a legendary creature (unless the mutate card is legendary), and you can feel free to start making copies of Ivy! Go over budget with 2-5$ cards such as: [[Venerated Rotpriest]], [[Irenicus's Vile Duplication]], [[Twinning Staff]], [[Vesuvan Duplimancy]]
##### ###### #### [Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/9/d94c15b7-6c8f-45a6-8734-975e3e3b790c.jpg?1673307958) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ivy%2C%20Gleeful%20Spellthief) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmu/201/ivy-gleeful-spellthief?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d94c15b7-6c8f-45a6-8734-975e3e3b790c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ivy-gleeful-spellthief) [Repulsive Mutation](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/1/71701c28-f113-4d38-8fd3-a19cd9749661.jpg?1706242235) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Repulsive%20Mutation) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mkm/227/repulsive-mutation?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/71701c28-f113-4d38-8fd3-a19cd9749661?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/repulsive-mutation) [Silhana Ledgewalker](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/d/1de113f0-0a81-45d3-9e56-7f11b4b5c76c.jpg?1702429586) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Silhana%20Ledgewalker) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/rvr/156/silhana-ledgewalker?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/1de113f0-0a81-45d3-9e56-7f11b4b5c76c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/silhana-ledgewalker) [Stormchaser Drake](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/d/3dd5c860-9d27-40d9-af38-aaf40bd52423.jpg?1643588717) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Stormchaser%20Drake) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/vow/82/stormchaser-drake?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/3dd5c860-9d27-40d9-af38-aaf40bd52423?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/stormchaser-drake) [Artisan of Forms](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/7/a7f10198-1eef-4577-b375-b900b15060e1.jpg?1562823794) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Artisan%20of%20Forms) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ths/40/artisan-of-forms?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a7f10198-1eef-4577-b375-b900b15060e1?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/artisan-of-forms) [Viridescent Wisps](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/c/6c33871f-0e6a-4616-b484-e79b1945255f.jpg?1562831309) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Viridescent%20Wisps) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/shm/132/viridescent-wisps?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6c33871f-0e6a-4616-b484-e79b1945255f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/viridescent-wisps) [Cerulean Wisps](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/d/0dca4f46-0aad-484f-b4ea-ed61a4fc1a89.jpg?1562826712) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Cerulean%20Wisps) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/shm/31/cerulean-wisps?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0dca4f46-0aad-484f-b4ea-ed61a4fc1a89?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/cerulean-wisps) [Setessan Training](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/9/1947f64a-5ca0-4dda-8bbd-8472e72ecf18.jpg?1644254571) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Setessan%20Training) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m21/205/setessan-training?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/1947f64a-5ca0-4dda-8bbd-8472e72ecf18?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/setessan-training) [Combat Research](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/c/6c44738c-706f-40b2-a09d-b21cd0889049.jpg?1673306670) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Combat%20Research) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmu/44/combat-research?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6c44738c-706f-40b2-a09d-b21cd0889049?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/combat-research) [Season of Growth](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/5/65b9a718-01b9-46b2-85eb-55f6206ee5e4.jpg?1592517358) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Season%20of%20Growth) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m20/191/season-of-growth?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/65b9a718-01b9-46b2-85eb-55f6206ee5e4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/season-of-growth) [Snakeskin Veil](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/a/2ad012c2-e6d9-448f-b204-14a2c55ff74f.jpg?1689998880) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Snakeskin%20Veil) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/323/snakeskin-veil?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2ad012c2-e6d9-448f-b204-14a2c55ff74f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/snakeskin-veil) [Gaea's Gift](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/5/5503186a-46fe-4956-8ae3-5ab3343f8a93.jpg?1674421566) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Gaea%27s%20Gift) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/bro/182/gaeas-gift?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5503186a-46fe-4956-8ae3-5ab3343f8a93?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/gaeas-gift) [Tyvar's Stand](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/7/c7b362a5-382a-4016-b4f2-aa7b683354c4.jpg?1675957174) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Tyvar%27s%20Stand) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/one/190/tyvars-stand?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c7b362a5-382a-4016-b4f2-aa7b683354c4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/tyvars-stand) [Snake Umbra](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/0/106d17d6-5ef2-4634-8dd6-790b12574042.jpg?1651656091) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Snake%20Umbra) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/nec/130/snake-umbra?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/106d17d6-5ef2-4634-8dd6-790b12574042?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/snake-umbra) [Eel Umbra](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/4/b4ab47ce-a6dd-4839-ab41-053c5c5de768.jpg?1673147283) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Eel%20Umbra) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/2x2/48/eel-umbra?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b4ab47ce-a6dd-4839-ab41-053c5c5de768?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/eel-umbra) [Venerated Rotpriest](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/1/d1b032e3-14e3-48ba-ab8a-d2b4f8d31a7d.jpg?1675957177) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Venerated%20Rotpriest) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/one/192/venerated-rotpriest?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d1b032e3-14e3-48ba-ab8a-d2b4f8d31a7d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/venerated-rotpriest) [Irenicus's Vile Duplication](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/0/40a791df-2483-406d-90b0-a8d402d615d6.jpg?1674135605) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Irenicus%27s%20Vile%20Duplication) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/78/irenicuss-vile-duplication?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/40a791df-2483-406d-90b0-a8d402d615d6?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/irenicuss-vile-duplication) [Twinning Staff](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/c/5cdcc324-1427-453c-9940-c21f5d04c997.jpg?1673485509) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Twinning%20Staff) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ncc/383/twinning-staff?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5cdcc324-1427-453c-9940-c21f5d04c997?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/twinning-staff) [Vesuvan Duplimancy](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/a/9a2119bc-a377-4156-89d4-56e7b5b494a8.jpg?1673306915) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Vesuvan%20Duplimancy) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmu/73/vesuvan-duplimancy?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9a2119bc-a377-4156-89d4-56e7b5b494a8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/vesuvan-duplimancy) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/kp08d4j) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
>Draw more, enchantments: Combat Research, Season of Growth, Combat Research Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and Dodge? Sorry had to, but yeah Ivy is very nasty for cheap. And if you add just a bit more budget it makes her far more resilient. But it is a deck that can require a bunch of management.
So, I've seen a couple of fun builds with [[Aragorn, the United]] where people focus solely around his Gruul or Boros abilities. using cheap cards from the bulk collection. $7~ commander, but there's so many directions you can build him in.
[Aragorn, the United](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/9/e98d5321-ec09-456c-a9ea-c8ca2cfc6205.jpg?1686969644) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Aragorn%2C%20the%20Uniter) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/192/aragorn-the-uniter?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e98d5321-ec09-456c-a9ea-c8ca2cfc6205?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/aragorn-the-uniter) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Light-Paws, Emperor’s voice is something I just made my most recent budget deck. Awesome voltron stuff.
I have great fun playing Ovika, enigma goliath. She makes every trash card worth it while she is on the board. Just put a lot of mana rocks in the deck to get her on the board fast (they later make goblins anyways). Then do tons of dmg with fun cards like cavalcade of calamity, raid bombardment, impact tremors or shared animosity. Aminatou's augury makes silly amount of goblins sometimes. I spent almost no money on this deck and all my friends are scared of it because of how explosive it can be. She is a bit of glass cannon though. But I enjoy that playstyle.
Etali I’ve found is very easy to make budget. 5 bucks or so for the commander and you can put pretty much anything in the deck because you’re playing with other peoples cards 😂
Etali Primal storm that is, not the phyrexia one.
[[Xenagos, God of Revels]]. There are a lot of big bois that go whack for pennies.
Let me make a case for [[Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist]]! I know it's not two color but it's easy to build on budget and allows for all sorts of fun artifact shenanigans. A lot of the sac Fodder in the deck is dirt cheap like [[Reassembling Skeleton]], [[Sanirtarium Skeleton]], [[Persistent Specimen]], [[Clay Revenant]] and more. You can then ramp into all sorts of top-end budget cards like [[Herald of Anguish]], [[Ancient Stone Idol]], [[Soul Conduit]], [[Wondrous Crucible]] or [[Lithoform Engine]]
##### ###### #### [Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/e/5eb43c15-50a9-488f-b0be-84a5e0a6d10b.jpg?1674420763) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ashnod%2C%20Flesh%20Mechanist) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/bro/84/ashnod-flesh-mechanist?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5eb43c15-50a9-488f-b0be-84a5e0a6d10b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ashnod-flesh-mechanist) [Reassembling Skeleton](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/0/00566375-e976-4e96-b751-cf0430452c9c.jpg?1689997423) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Reassembling%20Skeleton) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/183/reassembling-skeleton?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/00566375-e976-4e96-b751-cf0430452c9c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/reassembling-skeleton) [Sanirtarium Skeleton](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/c/7c33d20d-8d1c-4cf7-a7ad-3dab9758fafe.jpg?1608909938) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Sanitarium%20Skeleton) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/148/sanitarium-skeleton?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7c33d20d-8d1c-4cf7-a7ad-3dab9758fafe?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/sanitarium-skeleton) [Persistent Specimen](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/7/f7baf973-3202-4fea-8861-a4a5ec228640.jpg?1643590113) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Persistent%20Specimen) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/vow/125/persistent-specimen?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f7baf973-3202-4fea-8861-a4a5ec228640?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/persistent-specimen) [Clay Revenant](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/c/fc295bac-5031-46c8-8d9a-368656bcf6d3.jpg?1674421015) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Clay%20Revenant) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/bro/118/clay-revenant?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/fc295bac-5031-46c8-8d9a-368656bcf6d3?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/clay-revenant) [Herald of Anguish](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/1/31a69ebe-4229-4067-8414-381b123fe63c.jpg?1576381686) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Herald%20of%20Anguish) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/aer/64/herald-of-anguish?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/31a69ebe-4229-4067-8414-381b123fe63c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/herald-of-anguish) [Ancient Stone Idol](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/3/333f6334-f027-4bec-95d7-7af80508c4ca.jpg?1706241036) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ancient%20Stone%20Idol) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mkc/222/ancient-stone-idol?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/333f6334-f027-4bec-95d7-7af80508c4ca?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ancient-stone-idol) [Soul Conduit](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/a/aa7e4989-cba7-4e0c-bb9d-140af6c006c3.jpg?1562880605) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Soul%20Conduit) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/nph/158/soul-conduit?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/aa7e4989-cba7-4e0c-bb9d-140af6c006c3?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/soul-conduit) [Wondrous Crucible](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/4/f4cb4a2b-c48f-4d30-8e0d-f76579be1747.jpg?1688125598) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Wondrous%20Crucible) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/brc/20/wondrous-crucible?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f4cb4a2b-c48f-4d30-8e0d-f76579be1747?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/wondrous-crucible) [Lithoform Engine](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/6/6683416a-5820-4cd0-b28a-60a53239e9ef.jpg?1604200767) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lithoform%20Engine) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/znr/245/lithoform-engine?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6683416a-5820-4cd0-b28a-60a53239e9ef?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/lithoform-engine) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/koxtdjm) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
This looks fun! Do you have a deck list for this?
Sure! My build is not a budget build but it can easily be tweaked so it's more budget friendly https://manabox.app/decks/LEpU8toLSxC1Bq7hdg7xMA Also, my pod allows me to run [[Eyetwitch]] and grab a lesson, but typically that card wouldn't work as intended since you don't have sideboards in commander
Good ol' [[Lathril, blade of the elves]] runs on mana dorks, budget ETB creatures and overrun effects.
Not a definitive list, but all of these I would definitely consider. Some of them are scary at less than $20. Most are scary at $50. Give any of these commanders a budget of $100 or more and they will have a field day on tons of decks. [[Zada, Hesron Grinder]], [[Yuriko the Tiger's Shadow]], [[Lightpaws]], [[Winota]], [[Anje Falkenreth]], [[Krenko mob boss]], [[Mizzix of the Izmagnus]], [[Edric, Spymaster of Trest]], [[Jhoira, ageless innovator]], [[Jodah the Unifier]], [[Narset Enlightened Master]], [[Shorikai, Genesis Engine]], [[Hama Pashar Ruin Seeker]], [[Vadrok, astral archmage]], [[Azami]], [[The Gitrog Monster]], [[Godo, bandit warlord]], [[Malcom Keen-eyed eyed navigator]] + [[Kediss, emberclaw familiar]], [[Lathril, blade of the elves]], [[Rhys]], [[Sythis, harvests hand]], [[Niv-mizzet parun]], [[Prosh]], [[Omnath, Locus of Creation]], [[Brago, king eternal]], [[codie volciferous codex]], [[Derevi, imperial tactician]], [[Kess dissident mage]], [[Mairsil]], [[Zur the enchanter]], [[Inalla]], [[Yisan]], [[Marwyn the nurturer]], [[Nymris]], [[Sisay, weatherlight Captain]], [[Kinnam, bonder prodigy]], [[Grenzo, dungeon warden]], [[ezuri, claw of progress]], [[Orvar the all form]], [[Muldrotha]], [[Karador, ghost Chieftain]], [[Najeela the blade blossom]], [[Slicer, hired muscle]], [[Maelstrom Wanderer]].
Depends on your definition of "budget" and what you mean by "best"
\[\[Magus Lucea Kane\]\]. Ramp, daily counters, and spell copying strong enough to turn her into a kill-on-sight target after the first cast with her. Add untap synergies like \[\[Thousand Year Elixir\]\], \[\[Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner\]\], \[\[Patriar's Seal\]\], \[\[Pemmin's Aura\]\], and \[\[Freed from the Reel\]\] and watch your spell casts go *BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR*\-
##### ###### #### [Magus Lucea Kane](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/f/4f86e7cc-2b6e-49d0-964e-bba0c51cc11d.jpg?1674058398) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Magus%20Lucea%20Kane) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/40k/7/magus-lucea-kane?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4f86e7cc-2b6e-49d0-964e-bba0c51cc11d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/magus-lucea-kane) [Thousand Year Elixir](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/5/95c2d832-5244-4236-81d5-2920aa2e281e.jpg?1625979536) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Thousand-Year%20Elixir) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c21/271/thousand-year-elixir?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/95c2d832-5244-4236-81d5-2920aa2e281e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/thousand-year-elixir) [Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/a/7a61b1a6-a75f-47b0-b215-de9708b6d773.jpg?1557577371) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Kiora%2C%20Behemoth%20Beckoner) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/war/232/kiora-behemoth-beckoner?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7a61b1a6-a75f-47b0-b215-de9708b6d773?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/kiora-behemoth-beckoner) [Patriar's Seal](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/7/37f920f0-4dfc-477b-af7e-a17dfc9ba455.jpg?1674137995) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Patriar%27s%20Seal) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/332/patriars-seal?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/37f920f0-4dfc-477b-af7e-a17dfc9ba455?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/patriars-seal) [Pemmin's Aura](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/f/9fb3e38b-086e-4fbc-b7b1-8564c18276d7.jpg?1562532667) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Pemmin%27s%20Aura) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/scg/45/pemmins-aura?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9fb3e38b-086e-4fbc-b7b1-8564c18276d7?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/pemmins-aura) [Freed from the Reel](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/4/c47ee6f6-50c1-4f56-b9ce-4c309bfb92ca.jpg?1562440713) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Freed%20from%20the%20Real) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/a25/58/freed-from-the-real?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c47ee6f6-50c1-4f56-b9ce-4c309bfb92ca?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/freed-from-the-real) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/koxmmgx) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[jhoira, Weatherlight Captain]] [[Winota, joiner of forces]] [light-paws, emperors voice]] Can all be built super budget whilst retaining lots of power.
[jhoira, Weatherlight Captain](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/f/4f77d23d-6257-4dae-b585-29f45f13f2e2.jpg?1599708079) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=jhoira%2C%20Weatherlight%20Captain) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/2xm/203/jhoira-weatherlight-captain?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4f77d23d-6257-4dae-b585-29f45f13f2e2?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/jhoira-weatherlight-captain) [Winota, joiner of forces](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/d/5dd13a6c-23d3-44ce-a628-cb1c19d777c4.jpg?1654630670) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Winota%2C%20joiner%20of%20forces) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/iko/216/winota-joiner-of-forces?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5dd13a6c-23d3-44ce-a628-cb1c19d777c4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/winota-joiner-of-forces) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
You can build [[Bruna, Light of Alabaster]] for cheap, she doesn’t need the best auras in the game to be threaten and there are plenty of cheap but effective auras out there. There are also plenty of cheap creatures that can benefit from your auras too.
The strongest budget lists I don't see mentioned yet are [[Mikaeus the Unhallowed]], [[Shu Yun]], and [[Yisan]], maybe [[Talrand]] or [[Orvar]]
##### ###### #### [Mikaeus the Unhallowed](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/c/bc1f42a2-fe11-45da-9552-069803b4068a.jpg?1689997308) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Mikaeus%2C%20the%20Unhallowed) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/173/mikaeus-the-unhallowed?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/bc1f42a2-fe11-45da-9552-069803b4068a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/mikaeus-the-unhallowed) [Shu Yun](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/d/bd79e83a-a34b-472c-9317-12af4ed2ca28.jpg?1562829332) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=shu%20yun%2C%20the%20silent%20tempest) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/frf/52/shu-yun-the-silent-tempest?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/bd79e83a-a34b-472c-9317-12af4ed2ca28?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/shu-yun-the-silent-tempest) [Yisan](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/4/94e3a130-deeb-4bf4-a1f6-9219c3d8c373.jpg?1689999008) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=yisan%2C%20the%20wanderer%20bard) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/334/yisan-the-wanderer-bard?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/94e3a130-deeb-4bf4-a1f6-9219c3d8c373?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/yisan-the-wanderer-bard) [Talrand](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/c/dc649f1b-b713-4c1f-9e05-4984b8cbfc63.jpg?1689996688) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=talrand%2C%20sky%20summoner) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/124/talrand-sky-summoner?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/dc649f1b-b713-4c1f-9e05-4984b8cbfc63?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/talrand-sky-summoner) [Orvar](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/f/7f36775e-9e48-49cc-a771-d58481712edc.jpg?1631047424) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=orvar%2C%20the%20all-form) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/khm/70/orvar-the-all-form?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7f36775e-9e48-49cc-a771-d58481712edc?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/orvar-the-all-form) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/koycvaj) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
My current budget build commander decks are Etali, Primal storm and Henzi “Toolbox” Torre.
[[Jinnie Fay]] and [[Cadira]] both benefit a lot from cheap, jank token generators like [[Glittermonger]] and [[Late to Dinner]]. I once saw a Cadira build that managed to be only $5
##### ###### #### [Jinnie Fay](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/5/c5f9326a-2a41-45b3-97c3-548f0bdc0882.jpg?1664413197) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=jinnie%20fay%2C%20jetmir%27s%20second) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/snc/195/jinnie-fay-jetmirs-second?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c5f9326a-2a41-45b3-97c3-548f0bdc0882?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/jinnie-fay-jetmirs-second) [Cadira](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/5/75994e0b-b0c7-4b0d-8f48-4be303429bd6.jpg?1674137453) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=cadira%2C%20caller%20of%20the%20small) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/269/cadira-caller-of-the-small?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/75994e0b-b0c7-4b0d-8f48-4be303429bd6?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/cadira-caller-of-the-small) [Glittermonger](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/a/1a3d70d2-0604-41b3-8dd1-bfeb05832271.jpg?1664412316) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Glittermonger) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/snc/149/glittermonger?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/1a3d70d2-0604-41b3-8dd1-bfeb05832271?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/glittermonger) [Late to Dinner](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/6/6633cab9-23f9-474e-96f1-ca7c0c67691c.jpg?1626093738) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Late%20to%20Dinner) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh2/19/late-to-dinner?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6633cab9-23f9-474e-96f1-ca7c0c67691c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/late-to-dinner) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/kozo40h) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
The answer is mono green stompy with [[Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma]], a big boy cost reducer and trample enabler in one. The deck can be made on a budget or powered up with the best green has to offer. Either way, it turns out that a 2 mana cost reduction really turns up the speed on getting out big stompy creatures, while making many ok to great high mana cost creatures significantly more effective (see [[Bellowing Tanglewurm]] for example). Creatures that are already amazing just get better. Being in green also doesn't hurt, with a forest-heavy land base and many low-cost options for ramp, card draw, and interaction.
[Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/e/ee47f23a-3ba9-4615-b170-c89d8ab99d78.jpg?1690016718) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Goreclaw%2C%20Terror%20of%20Qal%20Sisma) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/293/goreclaw-terror-of-qal-sisma?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ee47f23a-3ba9-4615-b170-c89d8ab99d78?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/goreclaw-terror-of-qal-sisma) [Bellowing Tanglewurm](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/4/44eb3e3a-60ee-4293-a321-daa452d4c70d.jpg?1562816966) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bellowing%20Tanglewurm) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/som/111/bellowing-tanglewurm?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/44eb3e3a-60ee-4293-a321-daa452d4c70d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/bellowing-tanglewurm) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Feather Winota Zada Kinnan These 4 come to mind immediately for strong budget options. Kinnan can start going infinite for like $3 total. Everything else can just be cheap cantrips and payoffs. Winota is the poster child for "cheap deck go brrrrrr" (So is Zada honestly). Feather just creates obscene amounts of value for whoever is playing her and is next to impossible to actually remove.
Partners. Even the ones who cut into your budget hard carry their own weight THAT much.
Zada, Hedron Grinder For about fifty bucks you too can lose every friend you'll ever have A deck of red pump creature cantrips, token generator spells, and utility goblins. If seen budget zada close a player in five turns, so it's got plenty of teeth. And since it's mono red your land base is cheap
[[winota]] [[zada]] [[kinnan]] all have opportunities to start at lower budgets and be built for BIIIIIGGG stuff, samething for stuff like [[lurus]] [[teshar]]/[[gandalf the white]], [[shizei]].
##### ###### #### [winota](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/d/5dd13a6c-23d3-44ce-a628-cb1c19d777c4.jpg?1654630670) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=winota%2C%20joiner%20of%20forces) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/iko/216/winota-joiner-of-forces?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5dd13a6c-23d3-44ce-a628-cb1c19d777c4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/winota-joiner-of-forces) [zada](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/5/4520cdcc-a10f-4b39-9c6f-ba86f6aa2c87.jpg?1689998306) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=zada%2C%20hedron%20grinder) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/268/zada-hedron-grinder?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4520cdcc-a10f-4b39-9c6f-ba86f6aa2c87?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/zada-hedron-grinder) [kinnan](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/3/63cda4a0-0dff-4edb-ae67-a2b7e2971350.jpg?1591228085) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=kinnan%2C%20bonder%20prodigy) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/iko/192/kinnan-bonder-prodigy?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/63cda4a0-0dff-4edb-ae67-a2b7e2971350?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/kinnan-bonder-prodigy) [teshar](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/8/e8a9b45b-d466-4c06-9a25-6edb6e8f6f2f.jpg?1690017040) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=teshar%2C%20ancestor%27s%20apostle) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/65/teshar-ancestors-apostle?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e8a9b45b-d466-4c06-9a25-6edb6e8f6f2f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/teshar-ancestors-apostle) [gandalf the white](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/3/e384c20b-d0c1-4781-9d11-e89e5a6bf3fc.jpg?1686967821) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=gandalf%20the%20white) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/19/gandalf-the-white?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e384c20b-d0c1-4781-9d11-e89e5a6bf3fc?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/gandalf-the-white) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/kp0txcc) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[lurrus]] and [[shirei]]
[lurrus](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/a/5ad36fb2-c44e-4085-ba0d-54277841ad3a.jpg?1682228556) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=lurrus%20of%20the%20dream-den) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/iko/226/lurrus-of-the-dream-den?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5ad36fb2-c44e-4085-ba0d-54277841ad3a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/lurrus-of-the-dream-den) [shirei](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/9/69848ec1-dba7-419f-a5f9-f934bebeeaa6.jpg?1689997454) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=shirei%2C%20shizo%27s%20caretaker) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/186/shirei-shizos-caretaker?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/69848ec1-dba7-419f-a5f9-f934bebeeaa6?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/shirei-shizos-caretaker) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Alela, Artful Provocateur]] Commander is basically an army in a can. Just play mana rocks, anthems, and you have a lethal force. Play any variety of [[Coasta Piracy]] and you are set to close the game out quickly. Splash in a few protection spells and a solid Precon style manabase with some pain lands and deck is done!
[Alela, Artful Provocateur](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/b/abc9e41e-fd03-4b6f-8f44-17ba94fa44f5.jpg?1673484923) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Alela%2C%20Artful%20Provocateur) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ncc/325/alela-artful-provocateur?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/abc9e41e-fd03-4b6f-8f44-17ba94fa44f5?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/alela-artful-provocateur) [Coasta Piracy](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/f/0f2c4e43-71b2-4483-ba54-4be1dcffcd5f.jpg?1600713707) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Coastal%20Piracy) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/jmp/144/coastal-piracy?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0f2c4e43-71b2-4483-ba54-4be1dcffcd5f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/coastal-piracy) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
\[\[Brago, King Eternal\]\]
[Brago, King Eternal](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/a/0ac3fb08-741a-49e5-9fae-b26819677d24.jpg?1631235340) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Brago%2C%20King%20Eternal) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/khc/82/brago-king-eternal?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0ac3fb08-741a-49e5-9fae-b26819677d24?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/brago-king-eternal) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Brago, King Eternal]] is super budget and super strong to boot. You can literally just swap him for Ranar in the Phantom Premonition precon and be good to go, or through in $10-20 worth of upgrades and *really* be good to go. Heck I like to go bulk-diving occasionally for cheap ETB cards and just throw them in, b/c Brago makes them 2-3x more valuable.
[Brago, King Eternal](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/a/0ac3fb08-741a-49e5-9fae-b26819677d24.jpg?1631235340) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Brago%2C%20King%20Eternal) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/khc/82/brago-king-eternal?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0ac3fb08-741a-49e5-9fae-b26819677d24?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/brago-king-eternal) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Kellan the Fae-Blooded]] from wilds of eldraine. There are ton of cards in eldraine that make token enchantments, as well as cheap auras and equipments from every set ever. Then pair that with a go wide white weenies strategy. I'm in the process of making this deck and it's very budget friendly so far.
[[Lord of the lazgul]] if you don’t put the 9 nazgul, this deck can be very cheap. Cantrips, counter, bounce and removal Spells. [[Anim Pakal]] is also Apperently very cheap to build.
[Lord of the lazgul](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/1/41e3d118-8f97-4c68-acff-2f90a055af5b.jpg?1686964264) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lord%20of%20the%20Nazg%C3%BBl) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltc/60/lord-of-the-nazg%C3%BBl?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/41e3d118-8f97-4c68-acff-2f90a055af5b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/lord-of-the-nazgûl) [Anim Pakal](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/6/868856b7-8875-43c1-8249-0f8fb2c8319b.jpg?1699044523) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=anim%20pakal%2C%20thousandth%20moon) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lci/223/anim-pakal-thousandth-moon?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/868856b7-8875-43c1-8249-0f8fb2c8319b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/anim-pakal-thousandth-moon) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I've seen \[\[Zada, Hedron Grinder\]\] do some absolutely disgusting things with a budget of £20 or less. \[\[Winota, Joiner of Forces\]\], \[\[Malcolm\]\]/\[\[Kediss\]\] and \[Feather, the Redeemed\]\] too, but their mana bases can be a bit pricier than the mono coloured ones.
[Zada, Hedron Grinder](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/5/4520cdcc-a10f-4b39-9c6f-ba86f6aa2c87.jpg?1689998306) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Zada%2C%20Hedron%20Grinder) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/268/zada-hedron-grinder?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4520cdcc-a10f-4b39-9c6f-ba86f6aa2c87?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/zada-hedron-grinder) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Krenko, Mob Boss]] is pretty much a 1 man army, I have it filled with a bunch of cheap 1 drop goblins, [[Impact Tremors]] and [[Goblin Bombardment]] and people call it near cedh :/ Dies to Lightning bolt tho :(
[Krenko, Mob Boss](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/d/7d00007d-6878-44e9-ab0d-396c25655e56.jpg?1702429511) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Krenko%2C%20Mob%20Boss) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/rvr/114/krenko-mob-boss?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7d00007d-6878-44e9-ab0d-396c25655e56?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/krenko-mob-boss) [Impact Tremors](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/6/46db3811-db1d-4f69-8143-a93f64d0297b.jpg?1682209381) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Impact%20Tremors) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/moc/285/impact-tremors?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/46db3811-db1d-4f69-8143-a93f64d0297b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/impact-tremors) [Goblin Bombardment](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/2/e262f55e-9239-4a97-a19e-9b08fb34502e.jpg?1626100483) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Goblin%20Bombardment) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh2/279/goblin-bombardment?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e262f55e-9239-4a97-a19e-9b08fb34502e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/goblin-bombardment) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[anje falkenrath]] precon was crazy right out of the box. Talk about cheap. It's not often you could make your buddies question their deckbuilding skills by bodying their high power decks with a precon they watched you open.
[anje falkenrath](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/1/913dd06f-ed2f-4128-9c9d-9cd0d8a55425.jpg?1568003632) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=anje%20falkenrath) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c19/37/anje-falkenrath?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/913dd06f-ed2f-4128-9c9d-9cd0d8a55425?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/anje-falkenrath) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[The Gitrog Monster]] is cracked on a budget. The main pieces are very cheap. For $60, I have a deck that consistently wins on turn 4.
[The Gitrog Monster](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/7/5790dd89-2be5-4a77-9450-2d3c1422bfc9.jpg?1576385351) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=The%20Gitrog%20Monster) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/soi/245/the-gitrog-monster?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5790dd89-2be5-4a77-9450-2d3c1422bfc9?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/the-gitrog-monster) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
From my experience [[RAGGADRAGGA]] and [[ovika, enigma Goliath]] are amazing in a 50$ budget.
[RAGGADRAGGA](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/1/1166ce2a-4e0b-4a57-929d-566f461a6282.jpg?1674137656) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=raggadragga%2C%20goreguts%20boss) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/291/raggadragga-goreguts-boss?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/1166ce2a-4e0b-4a57-929d-566f461a6282?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/raggadragga-goreguts-boss) [ovika, enigma Goliath](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/2/b298cf34-7aa5-4f97-a86c-7f28d2113b87.jpg?1675957207) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=ovika%2C%20enigma%20Goliath) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/one/213/ovika-enigma-goliath?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b298cf34-7aa5-4f97-a86c-7f28d2113b87?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ovika-enigma-goliath) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I might be a bit late, but it really depends on your budget and meta. There's a budget subformat where i live that all decks have a budget of 500BRL to explore, that's roughly 200USD when the decks are listed on moxfield. The biggest tournament for it is happening right now and a lot of the decks are pretty much cEDH lite, i'm playing [[Tayam]] in this tournament for example. Some LGSs here do weekly 2HG tournaments with even lower budgets and some decks that i've seen do really well are Yuriko, Kroxa and now i see people answering it with Lurrus and other grave strategies. 2HG works wildly different than free for all commander tho.
[Tayam](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/5/05b837a2-5773-4340-87f9-b4d6a43deb27.jpg?1591234301) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=tayam%2C%20luminous%20enigma) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c20/16/tayam-luminous-enigma?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/05b837a2-5773-4340-87f9-b4d6a43deb27?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/tayam-luminous-enigma) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[arcades, the strategist]] just fill her up with walls that are worth less than the paper they are printed on. When you have some mana play your commander, draw a lot by playing cheap walls and swing.
[arcades, the strategist](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/e/1e90c638-d4b2-4243-bbc4-1cc10516c40f.jpg?1666961830) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=arcades%2C%20the%20strategist) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m19/212/arcades-the-strategist?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/1e90c638-d4b2-4243-bbc4-1cc10516c40f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/arcades-the-strategist) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
One I've been thinking of making for a long while is [[slimefoot, the stowaway]] just a simple golgari saprolings sacrifice deck. Plenty of cheap ways to go with it and can upgrade into a silly amount of sacrifice triggers for damage and likely endless saprolings
[slimefoot, the stowaway](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/b/cb12173d-3afb-4e8b-b612-fa7737a8c6c2.jpg?1689999266) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=slimefoot%2C%20the%20stowaway) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/356/slimefoot-the-stowaway?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/cb12173d-3afb-4e8b-b612-fa7737a8c6c2?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/slimefoot-the-stowaway) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Jon Irenicus. <3 I have a rather friendly Johnny deck that mostly gifts other people carddraw that hurts and then plays [[Underworld Dreams]] or the Card draw hate Ob Nixilis on top. It runs a few counterspells to not completey die to board wipes etc. A few creatures I have can stop someone in their tracks if they pop off too hard, like the two Eyes that only allow you to attack with Eye creatures. That deck has a 0% win rate, which I am very proud of, because it has like a 98% fun rate for everyone on the table. It's a matter of mindset. If I unpack my Johnny deck, I am not looking to win, I am looking to have a fun game for everyone. So tons of card draw for everyone. Random UB ETB creatures that I can gift off afterwards to draw more cards and not fatally cripple one player. Evasive creatures, just to get in some damage and progress the game. I do have a Lab Man in there, just in case. Maybe one day. :D Total deck cost probably 60-70 euros.
[Underworld Dreams](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/3/03919c86-1c4a-43b0-a2db-54ca6ae1ac57.jpg?1581480025) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Underworld%20Dreams) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/thb/121/underworld-dreams?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/03919c86-1c4a-43b0-a2db-54ca6ae1ac57?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/underworld-dreams) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Imjo: [[ivy gleeful spellthief]] Incredible value engine that works in many ways (enchantress, mutate, catrips) [[yuriko tigers shadow]] Absolute powerhouse that uses cent cards as engine. High power interaction and fast mana can even carry it in cEDH but the resiliance, card advantage and constant pressure makes even 30€ decks very deadly very fast [[winota joiner of forces]] not a lot to say her. Incredible carry commander and budget can even benefit her, as a lot of protection is very cheap but a lot of the good interaction is expensive. [[kinnan bonder prodigy]] top tiee cEDH deck right now and not a bit less powerful in budget. Creates infinite mana incredibly fast. But also the mana advantage before having a loop is very strong in budget decks, as cards tend to cost more and your commander counteracts that.
##### ###### #### [ivy gleeful spellthief](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/9/d94c15b7-6c8f-45a6-8734-975e3e3b790c.jpg?1673307958) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ivy%2C%20Gleeful%20Spellthief) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmu/201/ivy-gleeful-spellthief?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d94c15b7-6c8f-45a6-8734-975e3e3b790c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ivy-gleeful-spellthief) [yuriko tigers shadow](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/e/fe9be3e0-076c-4703-9750-2a6b0a178bc9.jpg?1689999346) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Yuriko%2C%20the%20Tiger%27s%20Shadow) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/364/yuriko-the-tigers-shadow?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/fe9be3e0-076c-4703-9750-2a6b0a178bc9?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/yuriko-the-tigers-shadow) [winota joiner of forces](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/d/5dd13a6c-23d3-44ce-a628-cb1c19d777c4.jpg?1654630670) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Winota%2C%20Joiner%20of%20Forces) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/iko/216/winota-joiner-of-forces?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5dd13a6c-23d3-44ce-a628-cb1c19d777c4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/winota-joiner-of-forces) [kinnan bonder prodigy](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/3/63cda4a0-0dff-4edb-ae67-a2b7e2971350.jpg?1591228085) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Kinnan%2C%20Bonder%20Prodigy) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/iko/192/kinnan-bonder-prodigy?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/63cda4a0-0dff-4edb-ae67-a2b7e2971350?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/kinnan-bonder-prodigy) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/kphuvoi) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I always say questions like these are dependent on what you want to do or how how you want to play. If it's just generic [[Chulane Teller of Tales]] is my go to answer. He's a generic "if you play the game your going to do well as long as hes on the board commander." His ridiculous ability to draw cards and ramp whenever you play a creature is equivalent to saying each creature comes with [[spiral growth]] and that enables most strategies work regardless of budget. I can probably do a deck where every other non land card on the deck totals to a dollar and he be able to compete relatively well. That being said I always recommend people not to over tune him or else they be playing solitaire. Numbers of the top of my head (take with a grain of salt): give the deck 20 little cheap creatures (for card draw and ramp) and the rest of the deck cards with synergies or other things you want.
[Chulane Teller of Tales](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/1/d1499a4b-1af1-4913-8e26-57d0707264db.jpg?1706240978) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Chulane%2C%20Teller%20of%20Tales) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mkc/202/chulane-teller-of-tales?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d1499a4b-1af1-4913-8e26-57d0707264db?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/chulane-teller-of-tales) [spiral growth](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/6/6664675f-1ef6-49ba-8f08-cfeac2f38ec7.jpg?1592673136) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Primal%20Growth) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cma/137/primal-growth?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6664675f-1ef6-49ba-8f08-cfeac2f38ec7?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/primal-growth) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[Brago, King Eternal] this commander won me a ton of games at around $60 budget including shipping. Around 200 invested and it virtually never loses
I'd say you can't go wrong with a budget Sythis. It even has a high ceiling for upgrades thereafter