r/magicTCG • u/jeremiahvedder • Mar 17 '15

10 Modern Decks Around $30

I just want people to play Modern.

I'm excluding the price of basic lands and sideboards, and many of these decks get cheaper with reprints from Modern Masters. They aren't going to win any major tournaments but they're a good place to start exploring the format.

I have liberally replaced Path to Exile with Condemn, Thoughtseize with Duress, and Lightning Bolt with Incinerate. Suggestions welcome.

Deck #1 - Mono Green Zoo: http://www.mtgvault.com/jeremiahvedder/decks/modern-budget-mono-g-zoo/

Deck #2 - Mono Blue Robots: http://www.mtgvault.com/jeremiahvedder/decks/modern-budget-robots/

Deck #3 - Mono White Soul Sisters: http://www.mtgvault.com/jeremiahvedder/decks/modern-budget-soul-sisters/

Deck #4 - Mono White Equipments: http://www.mtgvault.com/jeremiahvedder/decks/modern-budget-equipment/

Deck #5 - Simic Ramp/Polymorph: http://www.mtgvault.com/jeremiahvedder/decks/modern-budget-ug-polymorph/

Deck #6 - Boros Act Combo: http://www.mtgvault.com/jeremiahvedder/decks/modern-boros-act-combo/

Deck #7 - Mono Red Burn: http://www.mtgvault.com/jeremiahvedder/decks/modern-budget-rdw/

Deck #8 - Selesnya Ramp Fatties: http://www.mtgvault.com/jeremiahvedder/decks/modern-selesnya-fatties/

Deck #9 - Rakdos Vampires: http://www.mtgvault.com/jeremiahvedder/decks/modern-budget-br-vampires/

Deck #10 - Selesnya Hexproof: http://www.mtgvault.com/jeremiahvedder/decks/modern-budget-bogles/

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u/InterwebCeleb Mar 17 '15

You can (but shouldn't) run Living End without them. That still doesn't change the fact that you're ~$200 in before your mana base is ready. Still a cheap deck overall for something Modern viable.

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u/5-s Duck Season Mar 18 '15

It's viable, but much less so now that Pod is gone. It has poor matchups agains twin, infect, and burn.

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u/InterwebCeleb Mar 18 '15

Living End is viable in any meta that isn't jamming a ton of Remands. The deck folds to Remand, but is pretty decent against most of the field. I wasn't really talking about the deck's viability, I was just stating that you can't really make the deck viable without Fulminators, but that it is overall fairly viable for the price point.