Mathas, the Instigator (Budget tuned version)

Commander / EDH* Budget Casual Multiplayer RBW (Mardu) Theme/Gimmick

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Land (38)

• 1x Akoum Refuge
• 1x Ancient Amphitheater
• 1x Bloodfell Caves
• 1x Boros Garrison
• 1x Boros Guildgate
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Molten Slagheap
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 5x Mountain
• 1x Naya Panorama
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 5x Plains
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Spinerock Knoll
• 4x Swamp
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Wind-Scarred Crag

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Beacon of Unrest
• 1x Damnable Pact
• 1x Death by Dragons
• 1x Disrupt Decorum
• 1x Grave Upheaval
• 1x Hex
• 1x Painful Truths

Creature (23)

• 1x Adriana, Captain of the Guard
• 1x Alms Collector
• 1x Angelic Skirmisher
• 1x Angrath's Marauders
• 1x Ankle Shanker
• 1x Boros Battleshaper
• 1x Boros Reckoner
• 1x Brutal Hordechief
• 1x Charging Cinderhorn
• 1x Feldon of the Third Path
• 1x Grenzo, Dungeon Warden
• 1x Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
• 1x Guardian of the Gateless
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Noxious Gearhulk
• 1x Orzhov Advokist
• 1x Pilgrim's Eye
• 1x Souls of the Faultless
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
• 1x Treasury Thrull
• 1x Tyrant's Familiar

Instant (9)

• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Comeuppance
• 1x Crackling Doom
• 1x Entrapment Maneuver
• 1x Master Warcraft
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Wear / Tear

Commander (1)

Enchantment (14)

• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Curse of Disturbance
• 1x Curse of Opulence
• 1x Curse of Vitality
• 1x Duelist's Heritage
• 1x Flameshadow Conjuring
• 1x Gratuitous Violence
• 1x Greed
• 1x Palace Siege
• 1x Rite of the Raging Storm
• 1x Spectra Ward
• 1x Sphere of Safety
• 1x True Conviction
• 1x Underworld Connections

Artifact (8)

• 1x Assault Suit
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Hero's Blade
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Venser's Journal

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This is a budget-tuned version of [url=http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/mathas-the-instigator]Mathas, the Instigator[/url] which tunes down the value to make it more budget-friendly. There are several higher-value cards in the original that are there just because I have them, and they could easily be replaced by equivalents.

Here's what has been swapped out. Wherever multiple options are available, I've chosen the first.

• Bastion Protector -> Shielded by Faith or Aegis Angel
• Blood Crypt -> Bloodfell Caves
• Dragonskull Summit -> Akoum Refuge
• Shambling Vent -> Orzhov Guildgate or Temple of Silence
• Needle Spires and Temple of Triumph -> Boros Guildgate and Ancient Amphitheater
• Ravos, Soultender -> Palace Siege (choose Khans; choosing Dragons will make it feel like you're directly negating their bounty rewards because of the +2 life / -2 life equivalence)
• Conqueror's Flail -> Hero's Blade or Gorgon Flail or any other equipment you fancy. This just helps you beat up the creatures you've bountied; the silence effect is just a bonus. I recommend against picking an effect that carries evasion; it makes your job a bit harder.
• Phyrexian Arena -> Greed
• Lightning Greaves -> Swiftfoot Boots
• Ghostly Prison -> Sphere of Safety
• Solemn Simulacrum -> Pilgrim's Eye
• Curtains' Call -> Hex
• Sol Ring and Reliquary Tower -> Temple of the False God and Venser's Journal
• Myriad Landscape -> Naya Panorama (search for Plains or Mountain, ofc)
• Black Market -> Molten Slagheap or any other ramp-ish spell (not necessarily a land)
• Selfless Squire -> Entrapment Maneuver
• Gisela, Blade of Goldnight -> Angrath's Marauders (once Ixalan is out)

Cards you can replace with whatever you like:

• Alms Collector
• Feldon of the Third Path
• True Conviction -> maybe Brave the Sands or Whip of Erebos

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Exclude colors	UG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 39 - 0 Rares 27 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.06
Tokens	Copy Clone, Dragon 5/5 R, Gold, Elemental 5/1 R, Ogre 3/3 R, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 WB, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Finished decks, Built decks
Based on	Mathas, the Instigator spacemonaut EDH