Sargeras Brewmaster
If you are reading this it likely means you've received feedback from me, looked at one of my decks, or have read a part of my Modern Brewer's Bible.
If you DID come here from one of my decks, be sure to keep updated on my profile, as I'm always tinkering around with new brews (especially for Modern & Commander) and almost every budget deck I make will get posted here at some point.
If you have a question about a deck, a deck you'd like to me look at, or anything related to playing on a budget for the Modern or Commander formats, I'm your guy.
If you want some help on building a list, PLEASE tell me what your budget is and what type of deck it is, (competitive, casual, gimmick etc.) in addition to anything you want it to be or want to play in it, otherwise my feedback will likely not be as helpful as I'd like it to be.
I began playing MTG in 2009 when I found that I had some friends who played the game. I started out as a kitchen table player and continued to do so until 2013 when my playgroup began to deviate away from playing casual decks, and moved on to play more competitive decks.
Since none of us really had the money to get into formats like Legacy or Standard, we all decided that we should play Modern, since many of us had cards for the format already, and the cost of getting in was pretty low. During this time I began to dive heavily into budget deckbuilding, since it was all I could afford.
As time has passed I've moved away from trying to buy decks in MTG and have instead been heavily active on the brewing side, as many of my friends have asked me for deckbuilding help and testing.
That being said, I still play tons of Commander and Modern, whether it be at my local LGS or on untap.in
I do not have a favorite color of the MTG color pie, however I absolutely love playing Midrange and Control decks, as they match my playstyle.
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The Modern Brewer's Bible is my personal down-to-earth guide to the Modern Format. It's goal is to create the most comprehensive guide to the format that I can for the Magic community. It is currently being written during my free time and it's chapters will be posted here as they are created. If you want to keep updated, make sure to hit the add as friend button on my profile so you can stay updated on when they come out.
The Modern Brewer's Bible Part 1: Getting Into The Format & Overview
The Modern Brewer's Bible Part 2: Building On a Budget
The Modern Brewer's Bible Part 3: Modern's Nature and Sideboarding
DISCLAIMER: Below is my archive of builds and brews that either I have made, or have seen around the site and saved here for other users.
Since I do not play standard (I love the format but I hate having to change around lists and constantly having to buy new things) my #1 reccomendation is to check out the budget archives on MTGGoldfish as Saffron Olive has built tons of great lists (he also does this for modern)
You can check them out at this link MTGGoldfish Budget Archive
How The Devil Plays MTG: The Mono-Black Primer
Modern
SCORE: -40 | 17 COMMENTS | 4578 VIEWS | IN 12 FOLDERS
How To Play Fair: The GW Hatebears Primer
Modern
SCORE: -24 | 8 COMMENTS | 937 VIEWS | IN 2 FOLDERS
Order Is Restored: The UW Control/Midrange Primer
Modern
SCORE: -22 | 4 COMMENTS | 517 VIEWS | IN 1 FOLDER
Competitive Mono Black Midrange on a Budget
Modern
SCORE: -50 | 41 COMMENTS | 6973 VIEWS | IN 33 FOLDERS
Competitive Azorius Control on a Budget
Modern
SCORE: -44 | 22 COMMENTS | 2917 VIEWS | IN 22 FOLDERS
BOROS BRAIN-BASHER (Turn 4 Kill)
Modern
SCORE: -35 | 15 COMMENTS | 3249 VIEWS | IN 7 FOLDERS
The Arsonist's Glee: Getting Into Burn On A Budget
Modern
SCORE: -14 | 1 COMMENT | 570 VIEWS
How To Put 12 Power Into Play Turn 1 For CHEAP!
Modern
SCORE: 13 | 731 VIEWS | IN 7 FOLDERS
NETDECKERS BEWARE: A WILD HOMEBREW APPEARS!
Modern
SCORE: -54 | 20 COMMENTS | 2721 VIEWS | IN 11 FOLDERS
Burning Booty on a Budget
Modern
SCORE: -10 | 526 VIEWS | IN 2 FOLDERS
Competitive RG Ponza On A Budget
Modern
SCORE: -33 | 5 COMMENTS | 1859 VIEWS | IN 8 FOLDERS
~$70 MONO-RED BLITZ!
Modern
SCORE: -12 | 4 COMMENTS | 525 VIEWS | IN 4 FOLDERS
Competitive BW Tokens On A Budget
Modern
SCORE: -10 | 3 COMMENTS | 396 VIEWS | IN 1 FOLDER
Cries of Despair (Competitive Budget 8-rack)
Modern
SCORE: -31 | 9 COMMENTS | 2564 VIEWS | IN 9 FOLDERS
~$75 Pilla-Pala Infinite Combo Deck
Modern
SCORE: -14 | 5 COMMENTS | 623 VIEWS | IN 2 FOLDERS
YOUR ASS IS GLASS! (Budget Illusion Aggro)
Modern
SCORE: -23 | 437 VIEWS | IN 1 FOLDER
Brewing Modern on a Budget: Blood of Madness
Modern
SCORE: -24 | 1045 VIEWS | IN 6 FOLDERS
Brewing Modern on a Budget: Modern Foggy Swans
Modern
SCORE: -14 | 1 COMMENT | 311 VIEWS
Bouncing Faeries Everywhere
Modern
SCORE: 63 | 21 COMMENTS | 11008 VIEWS | IN 60 FOLDERS
Joe's Suicide Black
Modern
SCORE: -18 | 5 COMMENTS | 1092 VIEWS | IN 1 FOLDER
Modern Mono Green Infect Budget
Modern
SCORE: -6 | 653 VIEWS | IN 5 FOLDERS
Budget Black Eldrazitron
Modern
SCORE: -4 | 302 VIEWS | IN 1 FOLDER
Turning Dogs into Apes for $25
Modern
SCORE: 88 | 47 COMMENTS | 9591 VIEWS | IN 68 FOLDERS
For Those Without an Affinity for Money
Modern*
SCORE: 18 | 7 COMMENTS | 2343 VIEWS | IN 15 FOLDERS
~$35 Mono Green Super Ramp Deck
Modern
SCORE: -1 | 288 VIEWS | IN 1 FOLDER
Overgrown Umbral Elf ($30 Turn 3 Infinite)
Modern*
SCORE: 46 | 43 COMMENTS | 7855 VIEWS | IN 51 FOLDERS
Stompy, the cheap gateway into competitive modern
Modern
SCORE: 18 | 26 COMMENTS | 4764 VIEWS | IN 11 FOLDERS
Making the Leap: Delving Into Modern on a Budget
Modern
SCORE: 156 | 42 COMMENTS | 22544 VIEWS | IN 91 FOLDERS
Budget Elf Breeding Grounds - Turn 4 Kill
Modern
SCORE: 51 | 15 COMMENTS | 7650 VIEWS | IN 58 FOLDERS
That has how many counters?!?
Modern
SCORE: 12 | 15 COMMENTS | 1860 VIEWS | IN 6 FOLDERS
Whitest Deck Ever
Modern
SCORE: 39 | 50 COMMENTS | 5459 VIEWS | IN 22 FOLDERS
The Most Stupid Deck That Wins Ever
Modern
SCORE: 92 | 45 COMMENTS | 8054 VIEWS | IN 44 FOLDERS
U/G Infinite mana turn 3 winning!
Modern
SCORE: 34 | 23 COMMENTS | 3265 VIEWS | IN 22 FOLDERS
Shadows of the Dauthi
Legacy
SCORE: -12 | 1 COMMENT | 540 VIEWS | IN 1 FOLDER
~$26 Fluctuations and Miscalculations
Legacy
SCORE: -39 | 6 COMMENTS | 1779 VIEWS | IN 9 FOLDERS
~$26 Mono-Blue Makes Your Friends Hate You
Legacy
SCORE: -19 | 812 VIEWS | IN 2 FOLDERS
How To Be An MTG Mafioso (Budget Kambal EDH)
Commander / EDH
SCORE: -32 | 8 COMMENTS | 2051 VIEWS | IN 22 FOLDERS
Gwafa Hazid, The Cheap Way To Be Political! (~$15)
Commander / EDH
SCORE: -22 | 5 COMMENTS | 1204 VIEWS | IN 7 FOLDERS
I Am Bloodied But Unbowed (Budget Ruric Thar EDH)
Commander / EDH
SCORE: 1 | 45 VIEWS
Hatebears: Making Commander Unfun On A Budget
Commander / EDH*
SCORE: 2 | 108 VIEWS
Who's Hungry? (Thromok Budget EDH)
Commander / EDH
SCORE: -22 | 3 COMMENTS | 883 VIEWS | IN 1 FOLDER
Why Play Group Hug When You Could Play Group FUN!
Commander / EDH
SCORE: -19 | 636 VIEWS
Kaladesh Has A Future
Commander / EDH
83 VIEWS
Taxation Without Representation: Budget Stax EDH
Commander / EDH
SCORE: 1 | 69 VIEWS
~$70 Yidris Budget EDH
Commander / EDH
51 VIEWS
The Demon Horde
Commander / EDH*
SCORE: -2 | 194 VIEWS
The Starving Sorcerer (~$30 Arcanis EDH)
Commander / EDH
SCORE: -23 | 3 COMMENTS | 1329 VIEWS | IN 10 FOLDERS
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger - Uril $40 Budget
Commander / EDH
SCORE: 53 | 8 COMMENTS | 5288 VIEWS | IN 51 FOLDERS
Seething With Anger: Hatebears Reloaded
Modern
SCORE: 5 | 6 COMMENTS | 732 VIEWS
Eternal Midnight (Competitive Rogue)
Modern
SCORE: -25 | 12 COMMENTS | 2457 VIEWS | IN 8 FOLDERS
Brewing with Modern: Mono White Aggro
Modern
SCORE: -15 | 1 COMMENT | 662 VIEWS
Making Loxodon Peacekeeper Competitive *PRIMER*
Modern
SCORE: 8 | 4 COMMENTS | 463 VIEWS
Oloro Combostax EDH
Commander / EDH
SCORE: -20 | 1477 VIEWS
A Guide On How To Be Boring
Modern
SCORE: -34 | 27 COMMENTS | 5608 VIEWS | IN 3 FOLDERS
How The Devil Plays MTG: The Mono-Black Primer
Modern
SCORE: -40 | 17 COMMENTS | 4578 VIEWS | IN 12 FOLDERS
WHEEL & DEAL IN MODERN! (Competitive Homebrew)
Modern
SCORE: 1 | 0 VIEWS
I created a crazy vintage cube to draft with some friends online. Feel free to give any constructive feedback you'd like on it.
No problem, my lists are for anyone to view, glad I got you a fancy username.
April 28, 2017 1:09 p.m.
Asher_Maid says... #3
Thanks I have been wondering how others made their username Fancy. :D I've never played modern or stranded. But I do have some decks on here. :D and thank you so much.
April 27, 2017 8:18 p.m.
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Enigma drake U/R ......
#1
Well I think the first step to building your sideboard is identifying what decks your playgroup has, and then from there we can look at what matchups you need help with. Be sure to link my name like you did last time so I get notified.
Cheers!
May 23, 2017 7:05 p.m.
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Modern Zombies...
#2
I'll have to agree with previous comments that this is just a mono-black devotion deck that you decided to throw some recursive creatures into, along with Lord of the Accursed and called mono-black zombies. This isn't to say the deck is bad, as a Mono-black Midrange player myself I will attest this. But this is far from a Zombie tribal deck as advertised.
If you really wanted to build a Zombie Tribal deck, I'd reccomend a green splash, which would easily be affordable considering the amount of fetches you play, in order to play Collected Company.
Another fatty you should be playing in zombie tribal is Plague Belcher. Since you can easily kill a Gravecrawler or any other recursive creature, it's a 5/4 menance that can easily take over a game (With Menace to boot!)
Of course if you were to play zombies, cards like Cemetery Reaper, Death Baron, Lord of the Undead all become excellent options.
If you aren't going to take advantage of the Zombie tribe, I'd recommend moving Gifted Aetherborn to the maindeck, and cutting your zombie sub-theme since basically all your creatures turns 1-3 can't really block anything at all.
Also, cards like Lashwrithe can show up because with fatties like Kalitas you can just win games swinging for upwards of 9 power with lifelink a turn. (Also goes really well with Obliterator)
Also, if this deck is meant to be played competitively, run Liliana, the Last Hope, if in the sideboard if not the mainboard. The reason for this is becuase she can hold off small aggressive creatures, as well as fetch your zombies that you are already playing (cards like Gravecrawler and Bloodghast, and the best part, SHE CAN RECUR FULMINATOR MAGES! something this deck needs to do to beat decks like tron.
If you want any further help, feel free to look at my primer for all mono-black needs!
How The Devil Plays MTG: The Mono-Black Primer
Modern
SCORE: -40 | 17 COMMENTS | 4578 VIEWS | IN 12 FOLDERS
May 23, 2017 3:31 a.m.
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Enigma drake U/R ......
#3
Interesting deck, so +1 from me, here are my suggestions.
Replace Cryptic Serpent, Weaver of Lightning, and Niblis of Frost with Guttersnipe, the amount of synergy this card has with your deck is insane. I'd honestly try to figure out how to put 4 copies of him into the board this would also allow you to play more spells over small wipe cards like Pyroclasm since you can probably burn your opponent out before they become relevant. However, if Pyroclasm is relevant enough in your playgroup that you MUST play it, then I'd recommend it be a sideboard card.
While it doesn't exactly fit your strategy, the card AEtherling is infamous as a control finisher in many decks due to it's exceptional versatility. Although such a card is far better suited for budget UW control.
Is there a real reason to play Counterflux over an additional copy of Dissolve? Because Counterflux is almost always a sideboard card, and is more mana intensive then Dissolve and doesn't even give you a scry bonus.
I know that this card is a little less budget then you'd like it to be but Shivan Reef seems excellent since it sees no play currently.
Those are just my suggestions, if you want any more help or advice let me know!
May 23, 2017 3:10 a.m.
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Assassin's Creed...
#4
Interesting deck, so +1 from me, here's my 2 cents.
- There are some cards that are great in Commander that fit your theme! Among these are Whispersilk Cloak, Rogue's Passage, Cloak and Dagger, Swiftfoot Boots, Invisible Stalker, Shadowmage Infiltrator, Thalakos Deceiver, and Quietus Spike.
Coastal Piracy also comes to mind.
Paragon of Fierce Defiance should really be Fervor, because if you are going for a haste enabler, you might as well play the best one.
The next cards I'm going to suggest aren't exactly on theme, but I think they do enough in your deck that they should be included regardless, as they have such powerful synergy with what you play.
Among these cards are Levitation, Deceiver Exarch/Pestermite since you run Splinter Twin, Silent-Blade Oni, Dire Undercurrents, Counterspell, Negate, Crawlspace.
If you want any more suggestions feel free to let me know!
May 22, 2017 12:33 a.m.
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How The Devil ......
#5
Thanks for the comment!
The reason I personally do not play push in this deck is because I'm usually tapping out to cast my spells and cracking fetches. This usually means that push doesn't hit everything I need it to. This conclusion was reached through playing in my list.
Since I have a more aggressive meta, I do not play Geralf's Messenger since 3 cmc puts it at odds with the other 3 drops I play. I am considering adding Liliana, the Last Hope, as it would help me in that.
May 20, 2017 3:22 p.m.
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How The Devil ......
#6
It's due to an admin claiming that a deck has been convicted of voter fraud.
May 18, 2017 7:19 p.m.
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Modern Breaker: Rest ......
#7
At this point, I'd just playtest, and see how it fares, from there you can decide what is helpful and what's not. You have pretty much all I can think of for a deck like this, so now it's more how much of each thing do you want.
May 6, 2017 10:21 p.m.
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Making Loxodon Peacekeeper ......
#8
After some extensive testing I think Lingering Souls needs to be kept in the sideboard, as in the mirror matchup, souls, Ranger, and Push come in over the peacekeepers, since it's one of the few matchups where it is ineffective.
Also, due to the fact that some people do try to steal peacekeeper, removal is there just in case we need to get rid of it should it change sides.
May 4, 2017 10 p.m.
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Making Loxodon Peacekeeper ......
#9
I am currently running souls as a 2-of in the sideboard, I'd have to test to see if I can afford to do that
May 4, 2017 2:58 a.m.
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A Guide On How To Be Boring
Modern
SCORE: -30 | 29 COMMENTS | 5966 VIEWS | IN 4 FOLDERS
Competitive Azorius Control on a Budget
Modern
SCORE: -44 | 22 COMMENTS | 2917 VIEWS | IN 22 FOLDERS
Competitive Mono Black Midrange on a Budget
Modern
SCORE: -50 | 41 COMMENTS | 6973 VIEWS | IN 33 FOLDERS
How The Devil Plays MTG: The Mono-Black Primer
Modern
SCORE: -32 | 22 COMMENTS | 5456 VIEWS | IN 16 FOLDERS
~$26 Fluctuations and Miscalculations
Legacy
SCORE: -39 | 6 COMMENTS | 1779 VIEWS | IN 9 FOLDERS
BOROS BRAIN-BASHER (Turn 4 Kill)
Modern
SCORE: -35 | 15 COMMENTS | 3249 VIEWS | IN 7 FOLDERS
NETDECKERS BEWARE: A WILD HOMEBREW APPEARS!
Modern
SCORE: -54 | 20 COMMENTS | 2721 VIEWS | IN 11 FOLDERS
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MagicalHacker says... #1
Good day to you!
I really liked your most recent article, especially since its theme is exactly on what I've brewed a modern deck around. Let me explain:
I'm solely a commander player, but I've always liked the idea of playing a modern deck that punishes the "unfair" decks.
I'm not too familiar with the format, so I was wondering... would you mind taking a look at my deck and offering some feedback? If so, thank you very much!
May 2, 2017 7:51 a.m.