antidancetime - Custom Budget: Affinity

Modern Affinity Aggro Artifact Budget Mono-White

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Creature (14)

• 4x Auriok Glaivemaster
• 4x Kitesail Apprentice
• 4x Kor Duelist
• 2x Myr Enforcer

Land (20)

• 20x Plains

Enchantment (4)

• 4x Holy Strength

Artifact (16)

• 4x Bone Saw
• 4x Bonesplitter
• 4x Golem-Skin Gauntlets
• 4x Shuko

Instant (6)

• 4x Barkshell Blessing
• 2x Gods Willing

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This is the first custom budget deck that I have built at the request of another user. This deck was built under the request by antidancetime. As can be seen, the deck is a mono-white Affinity/Artifact deck. The maximum budget for he deck is $50, although it is much preferred to stay well under that.

The Cards Show

Creatures

- Kor Duelist. This card is a great one drop who can deal large amounts of damage early game due to the double strike that he gains once equipped. Duelist can end the game by himself, dealing more than enough damage to the opponent to have a shot at the uncommon turn 4 win.

- Kitesail Apprentice. Apprentice serves the same purpose as Kor Duelist, only with a damage guarantee. While lacking the potential to gain double strike, the +1/+1 and flying do indeed make up for it.

- Auriok Glaivemaster. The third creature who will ensure the ability to keep an early board presence, and deliver damage simultaneously. It is sort of like a compromise between the other two above creatures. It offers the +1/+1 form Kitesail Apprentice, and first strike, which is basically double strike's little brother.

- Myr Enforcer. So I know this is the only creature with Affinity in the deck. But there's a good reason for that. One, many of the good affinity cards are expensive, and two, they have a high CMC, and even with Affinity it is hard for them to come out early game.

Artifacts

- Shuko. Shuko makes a great equipment for multiple reasons. It has a very low CMC, it's equip cost is zero, and it is an inexpensive card. Shuko pushes for that extra damage, and delivers.

- Bone Saw. Saw is basically the same thing as Shuko, only its CMC and equip cost is flipped. That means that Saw can be played turn one even after casting a creature.

- Bonesplitter. A stronger version of both Shuko and Saw that gives an additional +1/+0.

- Golem-Skin Gauntlets. This is arguably the strongest equipment in the deck. It has a low CMC, a relatively low equip cost, and can double the power on your creature. Having multiples of these on the same creature gets straight out ridiculous. More often than not, the uncommon turn four win is achieved after a Gauntlet or two hit the field.

Other Spells

- Barkshell Blessing. This card can be cast to deal an extra two damage with your creatures.

- Gods Willing. This is a great card to big ensure your creature hits your opponent, but also to protect it from unfriendly spells. Not to mention the card manipulation it offers with Scry.

- Holy Strength. Strength makes for a great one drop enchantment. It not only adds to your creature's damage output, but also provides it with added defense.

The Need to Know's Show

These are the things you need to know before making suggestions, and in case the strategy is unclear.

The Strategy

Keep an early board presence, and attack your opponent with the low CMC creatures, like Kor Duelist. Use the equipments to increase damage output, and achieve some requirements, cards like Bone Saw. Use both enchants and instants to not only protect your creatures, but also speed the game up, cards like Gods Willing and Holy Strength. Get your opponent's life down from twenty to zero as soon as possible, i.e - Aggro.

Suggestion Explanations

If I feel a suggestion is poorly justified or explained, I will most likely ask you to elaborate. This isn't as much of a problem, because I can usually see why a card would make a good addition to a deck. Oh, and if I'm being stubborn (I'm usually not) be prepared to defend your reasonings on any cards very, very throughly (this is even a less seldom problem).

Budget Details

This deck's maximum budget is $50; however, it is ideal if the deck price is kept as low as possible. So please, do not make ridiculously expensive suggestions like Stoneforge Mystic. If a card is worth more than $2.00, then I will ask antidancetime if they feel it is worth it. Thank you!

Affinity

The number of Affinity cards present is very low at the moment. This is due to the following reason: Creatures with Affinity generally have high CMCs, even with Affinity present. The goal of the deck is to make the opponent hit zero life as fast as you can, but few Affinity creatures are able to hit the field early game until more equipments are out. However, due to the deck's being Affintiy, I am considering removing some Holy Stregths and Barkshell Blessings to increase the number of Affinity creatures. It is up to you antidancetime. Would you like me to increase the number of Affinity creatures, or do you prefer the way it is now?

Comments, suggestions, upvotes, hate messages: all of these things are accepted and encouraged! Good luck, and have fun playing magic!

Shoutout to antidancetime! The first person to leave a custom budget deck request! :)

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Uncommons 30 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.20
Folders	Decks to Play, Junk Decks for Work, Custom Budget Decks