Bugs - Thriss $40 Budget Infectious Insects

Commander / EDH Budget Infect Mono-Green Tribal

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Infect (13)

• 1x Blight Mamba
• 1x Blightwidow
• 1x Cystbearer
• 1x Glistener Elf
• 1x Grafted Exoskeleton
• 1x Phyrexian Hydra
• 1x Phyrexian Swarmlord
• 1x Putrefax
• 1x Rot Wolf
• 1x Spinebiter
• 1x Tangle Angler
• 1x Viridian Betrayers
• 1x Viridian Corrupter

Ramp (10)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Explosive Vegetation
• 1x Gaea's Touch
• 1x Karametra's Acolyte
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Mul Daya Channelers
• 1x Nantuko Elder
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Rhonas's Monument
• 1x Zendikar Resurgent

Trample (7)

• 1x Brawn
• 1x Dragon Throne of Tarkir
• 1x Hunter's Prowess
• 1x Overwhelming Stampede
• 1x Primal Rage
• 1x Rhonas's Monument
• 1x Ring of Kalonia

Utility (13)

• 1x Caustic Caterpillar
• 1x Caustic Wasps
• 1x Chameleon Colossus
• 1x Coiling Woodworm
• 1x Hua Tuo, Honored Physician
• 1x Moldgraf Monstrosity
• 1x Phantom Nantuko
• 1x Praetor's Counsel
• 1x Rust Scarab
• 1x Scute Mob
• 1x Stag Beetle
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Vorapede

Tokens (10)

• 1x Ant Queen
• 1x Broodhatch Nantuko
• 1x Giant Adephage
• 1x Hornet Nest
• 1x Hornet Queen
• 1x Living Hive
• 1x Phyrexian Swarmlord
• 1x Saber Ants
• 1x Symbiotic Beast
• 1x Symbiotic Wurm

ManaBase (37)

• 33x Forest
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Slippery Karst
• 1x Tranquil Thicket

Commander (1)

PumpUp (10)

• 1x Aspect of Hydra
• 1x Become Immense
• 1x Deadbridge Goliath
• 1x Dragon Throne of Tarkir
• 1x Gigantomancer
• 1x Hunter's Prowess
• 1x Mul Daya Channelers
• 1x Nantuko Disciple
• 1x Nantuko Mentor
• 1x Overwhelming Stampede

CardDraw (7)

• 1x Harmonize
• 1x Hunter's Insight
• 1x Hunter's Prowess
• 1x Life's Legacy
• 1x Soul's Majesty
• 1x Yavimaya Elder
• 1x Zendikar Resurgent

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The #1 Thriss deck on TappedOut!

 

In my ongoing endeavor to bring frugality to Commander, each card in this deck is under $2 and the whole deck is under $40 (not including the commander). If you like what you see, UPVOTE! or you can check out all my other $40 budget decks. If you see some areas of improvement, let me know what you'd change. Just make sure all suggested cards are under $2.

The Strategy

1) Ramp while playing little infect creatures

2) Cast Thriss, Nantuko Prime

3) Buff those little infect creatures to victory

The Win Cons

1) Infect

2) Token army

The Upgrades

Feel free to suggest your favorite upgrade cards to add:

Card Draw: Praetor's Counsel

Mana Base: Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers , Swarmyard , Yavimaya Hollow

Ramp: Caged Sun, Mana Reflection, Skyshroud Claim, Sol Ring

Tokens: Beacon of Creation, Doubling Season, Parallel Lives

Utility: Door of Destinies, Eternal Witness, Genesis Wave, Green Sun's Zenith, Illusionist's Bracers, Lightning Greaves:

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I love the challenge of building really cheap decks. This is how the majority of my real life decks start out and then I improve them over time.

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Top Ranked	Achieved #19 position overall 7 years ago
Date added	7 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 25 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 17 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.05
Tokens	Copy Clone, Insect 1/1 G, Insect 1/1 G w/ Flying, Deathtouch, Morph 2/2 C, Phyrexian Insect 1/1 G
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