Recross the Paths - Lord Windgrace

<h6 style="text-align: right;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Manalith" href="#" target="_blank">Manalith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CharlesUrbachArt">Charles Urbach</a></h6>
<h1>That's a Big Rock</h1>
<p>Hello, and welcome back to <em>Singleton Shmingleton</em>, where I bend the singleton rules of Commander by building decks with as many functional reprints of a certain card as possible. This week we're taking on one of the old guards of the format, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Manalith" href="#" target="_blank">Manalith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. There was once a time when you could find this rock in every unsleeved Commander deck, and I've probably tapped it for a hundred mana over the years.</p>
<p>Except maybe I haven't? Looking through my cards, I don't even own a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Manalith" href="#" target="_blank">Manalith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and I think my friends were probably playing <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Darksteel Ingot" href="#" target="_blank">Darksteel Ingot</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Boros Cluestone" href="#" target="_blank">Boros Cluestone</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which is a sign that this is a perfect card for this series. It's an iconic card, one of the first ones I think of when I think of Commander, and yet I can't even tell it and its functional reprints apart. This is going to be fun.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Manalith"></div></div>
<p>But first I have to ask: why do stone pillars produce mana? <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Manalith" href="#" target="_blank">Manalith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a pun, but it hearkens back to earlier obelisks, the first being <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Basalt Monolith" href="#" target="_blank">Basalt Monolith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. There's no explanation for why this mound of igneous rock makes so much mana, nor why you have to pay to untap it. Maybe you store your mana in the rock somehow? This design was repeated in <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Grim Monolith" href="#" target="_blank">Grim Monolith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which is the same idea, but I guess grim because the costs aren't balanced? You get more than you store once, but then you have to pay extra later. And it has scary art. Very grim.</p>
<p>Anyways, there are a <em>lot</em> of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Manalith" href="#" target="_blank">Manalith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> variants. Here's a list:</p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Manaliths" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="*1 Altar of the Pantheon
*1 Bonder&#039;s Ornament
*1 Chromatic Lantern
*1 Coalition Relic
*1 Commander&#039;s Sphere
*1 Cryptolith Fragment
*1 Cultivator&#039;s Caravan
*1 Darksteel Ingot
*1 Decanter of Endless Water
*1 Dragon&#039;s Hoard
*1 Elementalist&#039;s Palette
*1 Fountain of Ichor
*1 Heraldic Banner
*1 Honored Heirloom
*1 Lantern of Revealing
*1 Letter of Acceptance
*1 Mana Geode
*1 Manalith
*1 Network Terminal
*1 Patriar&#039;s Seal
*1 Phyrexian Atlas
*1 Relic of Legends
*1 Replicating Ring
*1 Skyclave Relic
*1 Spectral Searchlight
*1 Spinning Wheel
*1 The Celestus
*1 Ticket Turbotubes
*1 Vessel of Endless Rest
*1 Vexing Puzzlebox"></span></div>

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<h2>Wanna See My Rock Collection?</h2>
<p>Most of these have minor upsides, often in the form of a second activated ability or a free bonus somewhere. Before you fight me, I know that <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Heraldic Banner" href="#" target="_blank">Heraldic Banner</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cryptolith Fragment" href="#" target="_blank">Cryptolith Fragment</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are not pure <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Manalith" href="#" target="_blank">Manalith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>s, as the former commits you to one color and the latter makes you lose life, but they're close enough. Also, isn't it weird that out of these thirty cards, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Vessel of Endless Rest" href="#" target="_blank">two</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Decanter of Endless Water" href="#" target="_blank">them</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> follow the naming format "[Noun] of Endless [Noun]"?</p>
<p>The two most-played <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Manalith" href="#" target="_blank">Manalith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>s, by an enormous margin, are <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Commander&#039;s Sphere" href="#" target="_blank">Commander&#039;s Sphere</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, at 399,900 decks, followed by <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Chromatic Lantern" href="#" target="_blank">Chromatic Lantern</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, at 206,935 decks. These two are staples, they've each seen multiple reprints, and have each appeared in preconstructed decks. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Manalith" href="#" target="_blank">Manalith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> itself slots into 9,586 decks, which puts it at twentieth out of these thirty rocks. That's pretty darn respectable, considering that all the cards it's beating out are strictly better! The least played of these rocks is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ticket Turbotubes" href="#" target="_blank">Ticket Turbotubes</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which only makes the cut in 304 decks. It's recent, its upside does nothing without support, and many people don't want Un-set cards in their games. Makes sense.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Commander&#039;s Sphere"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Chromatic Lantern"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ticket Turbotubes"></div></div>
<p>But I don't know if thirty rocks is enough. If we want to expand our definition to any three-mana artifact that makes one mana, here're a few more of my favorites:</p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="More Manaliths" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="*1 Honor-Worn Shaku
*1 Orazca Relic
*1 Pristine Talisman
*1 Seer&#039;s Lantern
*1 Serum Powder
*1 Strixhaven Stadium
*1 Unstable Obelisk"></span></div>

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<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Pristine Talisman" href="#" target="_blank">Pristine Talisman</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> just feels so good. I've put it in way too many decks because that free life gain is more fun than winning, and 34,137 people appear to agree with me. Also, more people should play <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Serum Powder" href="#" target="_blank">Serum Powder</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. I know the free mulligan is less useful in multiplayer, where you already get a free mulligan, but if your deck is built around finding one of a select few cards in your deck, this effect is still very useful. I'm not saying it should be a staple, but more than the 649 decks it currently has would be happy with the extra consistency.</p>
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<h2>Who Will Lead This Army of Stones?</h2>
<p>Usually I build a deck and then choose a general to lead it, but this time there was only ever one choice. There's only one legend with the word Manalith on it, after all.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Svella, Ice Shaper"></div></div>
<p>The womanalith herself! Svella is perfect for this deck. She provides her own rocks if we ever run out, and she acts as a mana sink later on, and we <em>need</em> mana sinks, because this deck has over 40 mana rocks. In fact, there's very little room for anything else. Well, we can't let <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Svella, Ice Shaper" href="#" target="_blank">Svella&#039;s</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> second ability go to waste, can we? We'll have to add in some ramp payoffs.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Artisan of Kozilek"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Pathrazer of Ulamog"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Triplicate Titan"></div></div>
<p>Oh yeah, these cards are so big. I filled out the rest of the deck with some of my favorite baddies. I didn't include any of the Eldrazi Titans, but only because I like the less-played Eldrazi better. You can put in whatever top end you want, since we sacrificed power for theme long ago. My only rule for myself was to make every payoff cost eight or more; otherwise we wouldn't be cheating on cost with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Svella, Ice Shaper" href="#" target="_blank">Svella&#039;s</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ability!</p>
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<h2>Manalith Math</h2>
<p>One of the reasons three-mana rocks are so much less desirable than two-mana rocks is that their sequencing is clunkier. If you play an <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Arcane Signet" href="#" target="_blank">Arcane Signet</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> on turn two, then on turn three you have four mana, which you can tap for two more two-mana rocks, which you can tap for another two-mana rocks. With a hand full of three-mana rocks, the inefficiency multiplies when we try to sequence them. On turn three we get a rock, then on turn four we can play another and tap both and our fourth land to play a third. That's three rocks on turn four instead of four on turn three.</p>
<p>Unless we draw <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sol Ring" href="#" target="_blank">Sol Ring</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, we won't be able to activate <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Svella, Ice Shaper" href="#" target="_blank">Svella&#039;s</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> second ability until at least turn six, and even then it has a 47% chance of not hitting a big creature payoff. Our consolation prize is that we will almost always (85%) hit another <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Manalith" href="#" target="_blank">Manalith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, so at least we won't have to regret using <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Svella, Ice Shaper" href="#" target="_blank">Svella&#039;s</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> second ability rather than her first.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Fountain of Ichor"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Spinning Wheel"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Honored Heirloom"></div></div>
<p>Another fun part of the deck is that the abilities tacked onto our <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Manalith" href="#" target="_blank">Manalith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>s do come up. If we don't have anything going on, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fountain of Ichor" href="#" target="_blank">Fountain of Ichor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can block just fine, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bonder&#039;s Ornament" href="#" target="_blank">Bonder&#039;s Ornament</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can draw into action. We can use <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Spinning Wheel" href="#" target="_blank">Spinning Wheel</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> almost as removal, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Honored Heirloom" href="#" target="_blank">Honored Heirloom</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> to annoy graveyard decks. This is a perfect deck to showcase these overcosted abilities since we're running almost exclusively ramp! Filling the deck with air really brings out the subtler aromas.</p>
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<h2>A Couple of Card Spotlights</h2>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Metalwork Colossus" href="#" target="_blank">Metalwork Colossus</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is so good in this deck. With three <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Manalith" href="#" target="_blank">Manalith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>s out it costs two, and with four or more it's free. It can keep coming back if we run out of gas, and it's simply huge. It's worth remembering that the Icy Manalith tokens that <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Svella, Ice Shaper" href="#" target="_blank">Svella</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> makes have a mana value of zero even though they cost three to make, so there's no discount there.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Metalwork Colossus"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Seedborn Muse"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="The Great Aurora"></div></div>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Seedborn Muse" href="#" target="_blank">Seedborn Muse</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> untaps <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Svella, Ice Shaper" href="#" target="_blank">Svella</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and all of our rocks every turn. If we have three mana rocks, we can use <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Svella, Ice Shaper" href="#" target="_blank">Svella&#039;s</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> first ability every turn, which will quickly ramp us into using her second ability every turn instead.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Great Aurora" href="#" target="_blank">The Great Aurora</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is perfect in this deck because we have a mix of small replaceable permanents and big payoffs. If we have no creatures out, we can cast this and not have to worry about downgrading any of our stuff. We're also running almost only permanents (you could turn this into a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Primal Surge" href="#" target="_blank">Primal Surge</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> deck easily if that's your jam), so we'll get to dump more of our hand than most other decks.</p>
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<h2>The Decklist</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Svella and her Manaliths" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Svella, Ice Shaper
[/Commander]
[Artifacts]
*1 Altar of the Pantheon
*1 Basalt Monolith
*1 Battlemage&#039;s Bracers
*1 Bonder&#039;s Ornament
*1 Chromatic Lantern
*1 Coalition Relic
*1 Commander&#039;s Sphere
*1 Cryptolith Fragment
*1 Cultivator&#039;s Caravan
*1 Darksteel Ingot
*1 Decanter of Endless Water
*1 Dragon&#039;s Hoard
*1 Firewild Borderpost
*1 Fountain of Ichor
*1 Glittering Stockpile
*1 Gruul Keyrune
*1 Heraldic Banner
*1 Honor-Worn Shaku
*1 Honored Heirloom
*1 Illusionist&#039;s Bracers
*1 Lantern of Revealing
*1 Letter of Acceptance
*1 Lightning Greaves
*1 Mana Geode
*1 Manalith
*1 Network Terminal
*1 Orazca Relic
*1 Patriar&#039;s Seal
*1 Phyrexian Atlas
*1 Pristine Talisman
*1 Relic of Legends
*1 Replicating Ring
*1 Seer&#039;s Lantern
*1 Serum Powder
*1 Skyclave Relic
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Spectral Searchlight
*1 Spinning Wheel
*1 Strixhaven Stadium
*1 Swiftfoot Boots
*1 The Celestus
*1 Ticket Turbotubes
*1 Unstable Obelisk
*1 Vessel of Endless Rest
*1 Vexing Puzzlebox
[/Artifacts]
[Creatures]
*1 Apex Devastator
*1 Artisan of Kozilek
*1 Darksteel Colossus
*1 Desolation Twin
*1 It That Betrays
*1 Metalwork Colossus
*1 Pathrazer of Ulamog
*1 Seedborn Muse
*1 Spawnsire of Ulamog
*1 Terastodon
*1 Triplicate Titan
*1 Verdant Force
*1 Void Winnower
*1 Woodfall Primus
[/Creatures]
[Sorceries]
*1 Blasphemous Act
*1 The Great Aurora
[/Sorceries]
[Planeswalkers]
*1 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
[/Planeswalkers]
[Lands]
*1 Blighted Woodland
*1 Cinder Glade
*1 Command Tower
*14 Forest
*1 Gruul Turf
*1 Highland Forest
*12 Mountain
*1 Myriad Landscape
*1 Rootbound Crag
*1 Rugged Highlands
*1 Sheltered Thicket
*1 Stomping Ground
*1 Temple of Abandon
[/Lands]"></span></div>

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<h2>Until Next Time</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Savannah Lions"></div></div>
<p>I hope you enjoyed this truly classic battlecruiser deck. Next time I'll be going lower to the ground with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Savannah Lions" href="#" target="_blank">Savannah Lions</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, the headliner of <em>Magic</em>'s original aggro deck. Let's see if a stack of them can hold up against three opponents and 120 life!</p>


Singleton Shmingleton - Manalith

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From the Brim to the Trim - Pounding Down Opponents and Budget

<h6 style="text-align: right;">(<span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Satyr Grovedancer" href="#" target="_blank">Satyr Grovedancer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art By <a href="https://www.jaestudio.com/">Jason E. Engle</a>)</h6>
<h1>Is Your Draft Chaff Weighing You Down?</h1>
<p>Not anymore!</p>
<p>Hey there, my name is Jordan, and I run the<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjaHYyBX_RTuM-HtvI_qsoA"> EDH Jank Center</a> on Youtube. Welcome to <i>Finding Homes For Janky Cards</i>, the series where we rifle through that big pile of bulk you've got lying around and find a package of five janky, budget, or under-utilized cards and pair them with a commander that will help them shine. The deck we get out of it might not be the fanciest or most extravagant at the table, but we're still going to build it because <b>every</b> card deserves a loving home!</p>
<p>This week, our warm and ever-welcoming host is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rishkar, Peema Renegade" href="#" target="_blank">Rishkar, Peema Renegade</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Rishkar, Peema Renegade"></div></div>
<p>In keeping with the spirit of the series and channel, we're already off to a good start. Rishkar is a relatively unpopular choice if you're looking for a mono-green commander, boasting only<em> 188</em> decks to his name at the time of writing this article. I can only assume that most builders look at this card and think it'd be way more viable in the 99, which is mostly correct... but more on that later. Let's take a look at the average Rishkar build.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Rishkar, Peema Renegade - Average Decklist" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Rishkar, Peema Renegade
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Armorcraft Judge
*1 Avatar of the Resolute
*1 Avenger of Zendikar
*1 Beast Whisperer
*1 Benevolent Hydra
*1 Cankerbloom
*1 Champion of Lambholt
*1 Cultivator of Blades
*1 Defiler of Vigor
*1 Duskshell Crawler
*1 Elvish Mystic
*1 Elvish Visionary
*1 Evolution Sage
*1 Fertilid
*1 Forgotten Ancient
*1 Fyndhorn Elves
*1 Gala Greeters
*1 Gyre Sage
*1 Herd Baloth
*1 Incubation Druid
*1 Ivy Lane Denizen
*1 Karametra&#039;s Acolyte
*1 Kodama of the West Tree
*1 Llanowar Elves
*1 Loyal Guardian
*1 Managorger Hydra
*1 Oran-Rief Ooze
*1 Pollenbright Druid
*1 Quirion Beastcaller
*1 Reclamation Sage
*1 Renata, Called to the Hunt
*1 Ridgescale Tusker
*1 Scavenging Ooze
*1 Scrounging Bandar
*1 Soul of the Harvest
*1 Tuskguard Captain
*1 Tyrant Guard
*1 Verdurous Gearhulk
[/Creatures]
[Instants]
*1 Beast Within
*1 Gaea&#039;s Gift
*1 Heroic Intervention
*1 Inspiring Call
*1 Nature&#039;s Claim
*1 Return of the Wildspeaker
*1 Return to Nature
[/Instants]
[Sorceries]
*1 Cultivate
*1 Harmonize
*1 Harvest Season
*1 Rampant Growth
*1 Rishkar&#039;s Expertise
*1 Shamanic Revelation
*1 Titania&#039;s Command
[/Sorceries]
[Artifacts]
*1 Animation Module
*1 Lifecrafter&#039;s Bestiary
*1 Sol Ring
*1 The Great Henge
*1 The Ozolith
[/Artifacts]
[Enchantments]
*1 Branching Evolution
*1 Durable Handicraft
*1 Guardian Project
*1 Hardened Scales
*1 Kenrith&#039;s Transformation
*1 Leyline of Abundance
*1 Master Chef
[/Enchantments]
[Planeswalkers]
*1 Nissa, Voice of Zendikar
[/Planeswalkers]
[Lands]
*28 Forest
*1 Karn&#039;s Bastion
*1 Khalni Garden
*1 Llanowar Reborn
*1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
*1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
*1 The Hunter Maze
[/Lands]"></span></div>

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<p>One glance at the decklist shows us a classic +1/+1 counter beatdown deck with expensive staples like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Ozolith" href="#" target="_blank">The Ozolith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Great Henge" href="#" target="_blank">The Great Henge</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Branching Evolution" href="#" target="_blank">Branching Evolution</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, but if you know me, my channel, or the first article in this series at all, you know we're about to take this in a very different (and much less expensive) direction!</p>
<p>Do the words "<em><strong>$50 Eldrazi Deck</strong></em>" mean anything to you? Well, if they don't, they're about to! Today, we are taking a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rishkar, Peema Renegade" href="#" target="_blank">Rishkar, Peema Renegade</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> build and turning it into a rampaging ramp machine that slams down Eldrazi to smash face and wreak havoc. How are we going to achieve this? Let's take a look at our janky selections!</p>
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<h2><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Satyr Grovedancer" href="#" target="_blank">Satyr Grovedancer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h2>
<p>In 0% of 1,049,231 Decks</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Satyr Grovedancer"></div></div>
<p>Typically, if this card is used at all, it's to place a +1 counter on a creature with some kind of evasion and subsequently start the <em>Proliferate</em> or counter-doubling engine. Stuff like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Phantom Warrior" href="#" target="_blank">Phantom Warrior</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cold-Eyed Selkie" href="#" target="_blank">Cold-Eyed Selkie</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are ideal targets for this.</p>
<p>That's basically all it does, and unless you're running a blink strategy (kind of hard to do in mono-green), cards like Grovedancer really just end up entering the battlefield, putting a counter on something, then just kind of... sitting there.</p>
<p>However, in a deck helmed by Rishkar that's built around spitting Eldrazis out as fast as possible, this card, and others like it, become the all-stars of our build. Cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bond Beetle" href="#" target="_blank">Bond Beetle</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Pollenbright Druid" href="#" target="_blank">Pollenbright Druid</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ainok Guide" href="#" target="_blank">Ainok Guide</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> all enter the battlefield, target themselves with their abilities, and become mana dorks!</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Bond Beetle"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Pollenbright Druid"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ainok Guide"></div></div>
<p>With our build today being chock-full of these forgotten draft classics, we now have a super fun, janky, and easy-on-the-wallet suite of mana dorks! Not only that, but if we actually take a closer look at the text on our commander, we discover that we have even more room for unique mana dorks.</p>
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<h2><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kappa Tech-Wrecker" href="#" target="_blank">Kappa Tech-Wrecker</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h2>
<p>in 1% of 805,907 Decks</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Kappa Tech-Wrecker"></div></div>
<p>In this series, we're almost always dealing with cards that have a 0% on EDHREC. However, the dope-ness of this card simply cannot be ignored, because repeated removal on a stick is <em>sweet</em>. Combining this with <em>Proliferate</em> effects and counter-doublers nets you a <em>ton</em> of value.</p>
<p>That's not why we're here, though. I mean, removal is all fine and dandy, but remember, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rishkar, Peema Renegade" href="#" target="_blank">Rishkar</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> says that any<strong><em> </em></strong>creature with <em><strong>a</strong></em> counter on it can tap for green. That means we're not limited to just running +1 counter synergies here, and guess what: our little Ninja Turtle enters the battlefield with a <em>deathtouch</em> counter, so, in this build, this card now does even more work that it did before. Not only is it repeatable removal on a stick, but it's also a mana dork that serves our larger strategy. Big win today for Turtle Ninjas! (<em>Wizards,</em> please print more Turtle Ninjas.)</p>
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<h2><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Deepwood Denizen" href="#" target="_blank">Deepwood Denizen</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h2>
<p>0% of 998,415 Decks</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Deepwood Denizen"></div></div>
<p>We're extremely creature-heavy in this build, so finding ways to still run removal and card draw is crucial. In comes this bulk common to save the day for us! Most of our mana dorks and synergies in this deck are still based on +1 counters, so this activated ability will almost never be expensive for us to pay for us. More often than not, we'll just be paying one or two mana to draw a card. While yes, it's not the most efficient way to draw cards, it's <em>way</em> less expensive and <em>much</em> more unique than just slamming in a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Toski, Bearer of Secrets" href="#" target="_blank">Toski, Bearer of Secrets</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and calling it a day, although if you had the money to do just that, I wouldn't blame you.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Toski, Bearer of Secrets"></div></div>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Deepwood Denizen" href="#" target="_blank">Deepwood Denizen</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will net us card draw every single turn and get our engine running as smoothly and efficiently as possible. Nothing but the best for our upcoming Eldrazi. By the way, if it comes down to it, a beefed-up 3/2 with vigilance can get the job done in combat as well. Don't sleep on your bulk, kiddos!</p>
<p>Okay, so we've looked at dorks and card draw, now let's take a look at the stars of our show: the budget Eldrazi.</p>
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<h2><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ulamog&#039;s Crusher" href="#" target="_blank">Ulamog&#039;s Crusher</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h2>
<p>1% of 2,273,384 decks</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ulamog&#039;s Crusher"></div></div>
<p>When I first came up with the idea for this deck, I almost gave up immediately because I thought the budget was going to be insurmountable. All I could think of were the pantheon of terrifying Eldrazi that we all know and <del>love</del> fear.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Emrakul, the Promised End"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Kozilek, Butcher of Truth"></div></div>
<p>However, to my delighted surprise, there are actually a number of really great budget Eldrazi. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ulamog&#039;s Crusher" href="#" target="_blank">Ulamog&#039;s Crusher</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a big beater that'll come down ideally pretty early, given how much mana we'll be able to generate, and start wreaking absolute havoc on our opponents with that <em>Annihilator</em> ability.</p>
<p>Cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Deceiver of Form" href="#" target="_blank">Deceiver of Form</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Breaker of Armies" href="#" target="_blank">Breaker of Armies</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Decimator of the Provinces" href="#" target="_blank">Decimator of the Provinces</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> all provide excellent support, whether that be in the form of fun cloning shenanigans or just plain ol' stompy stuff. Imagine turning all of your mana dorks into a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Void Winnower" href="#" target="_blank">Void Winnower</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>! I know having more than one copy would be redundant, but it's fun to rub salt in the wound sometimes, ya know?</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Void Winnower"></div></div>
<p>Now listen, Eldrazi are pretty scary, and your opponents will try and take good care to make sure they stay off the field, so how can we win if our big boys don't get a chance to shine? Follow me this way, if you would be so kind....</p>
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<h2><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Blossoming Bogbeast" href="#" target="_blank">Blossoming Bogbeast</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h2>
<p>2% of 1,034,044 decks</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Blossoming Bogbeast"></div></div>
<p><strong>Forgive me reader, for I have sinned. </strong></p>
<p>I have chosen a card that is in 2% of decks on EDHREC, rather than 0%. I am a sell out, a heathen, a fool.</p>
<p>Just kidding! I honestly think this card is still slept on enough to talk about. Say hello to the budget version of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Craterhoof Behemoth" href="#" target="_blank">Craterhoof Behemoth</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>!</p>
<p>I absolutely love Bogbeast. At base level you get an <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Overrun" href="#" target="_blank">Overrun</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> effect, and if you're running some extra lifegain, you're off to the races. If our Eldrazi get iced, we'll more than likely still have a ton of creatures on board; remember all our little mana dorks? All we gotta do is attack with our Bogbeast and we can finish off our opponents through classic combat!</p>
<p>We also have tons of other ways to win through combat, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Battlefront Krushok" href="#" target="_blank">Battlefront Krushok</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, to force one-to-one blocks, as well as <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Clamavus" href="#" target="_blank">Clamavus</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, for a really fun power buff!</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Battlefront Krushok"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Clamavus"></div></div>
<p>There are even some fun and janky ways to utilize our mana in <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hooded Hydra" href="#" target="_blank">Hooded Hydra</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Serene Sunset" href="#" target="_blank">Serene Sunset</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Winter Blast" href="#" target="_blank">Winter Blast</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<p>Now, let's take a look at our jankified decklist:</p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Rishkar Eldrazi" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Rishkar, Peema Renegade
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Ainok Guide
*1 Aquastrand Spider
*1 Arcbound Slith
*1 Armorcraft Judge
*1 Artisan of Kozilek
*1 Ascendant Acolyte
*1 Avenger of Zendikar
*1 Bane of Bala Ged
*1 Battlefront Krushok
*1 Blossoming Bogbeast
*1 Bond Beetle
*1 Breaker of Armies
*1 Cankerbloom
*1 Chainbreaker
*1 Clamavus
*1 Coiling Stalker
*1 Contortionist Troupe
*1 Crashing Drawbridge
*1 Crystalline Giant
*1 Dauntless Survivor
*1 Deceiver of Form
*1 Decimator of the Provinces
*1 Deepwood Denizen
*1 Desolation Twin
*1 Duskshell Crawler
*1 Eldrazi Devastator
*1 Eternal Witness
*1 Fertilid
*1 Foreboding Statue
*1 Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
*1 Hand of Emrakul
*1 Hooded Hydra
*1 Kappa Tech-Wrecker
*1 Krosan Drover
*1 Oblivion Sower
*1 Pathrazer of Ulamog
*1 Pollenbright Druid
*1 Satyr Grovedancer
*1 Scrounging Bandar
*1 Servant of the Scale
*1 Stonecoil Serpent
*1 Ulamog&#039;s Crusher
*1 Void Winnower
[/Creatures]
[Artifacts]
*1 Book of Rass
*1 Mask of Avacyn
*1 Replicating Ring
*1 Swiftfoot Boots
[/Artifacts]
[Sorceries]
*1 Harmonize
*1 Overrun
*1 Winter Blast
[/Sorceries]
[Lands]
*33 Forest
*1 Mosswort Bridge
*1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
*1 Tyrite Sanctum
[/Lands]
[Planeswalkers]
*1 Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
[/Planeswalkers]
[Instants]
*1 Beast Within
*1 Emerald Charm
*1 Inspiring Call
*1 Khalni Ambush
*1 Krosan Grip
*1 Once and Future
*1 Return of the Wildspeaker
*1 Serene Sunset
*1 Silkguard
*1 Tamiyo&#039;s Safekeeping
*1 Wilt
[/Instants]
[Enchantments]
*1 Leyline of Abundance
[/Enchantments]"></span></div>

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<p>Looks pretty fun if I do say so myself. And obviously, if you have the money, there's plenty of room to upgrade if you'd like to slot in the big bads of the Eldrazi world!</p>
<p>That's it for this installment of <em>Finding Homes for Janky Cards</em>. What cards would you like me to find homes for next? Let me know in the comments down below.</p>
<p>Until next time!</p>


Finding Homes for Janky Cards - Rishkar, Peema Renegade

<h6 style="text-align: right;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gilt-Leaf Archdruid" href="#" target="_blank">Gilt-Leaf Archdruid</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thesteveprescott/?hl=en">Steve Prescott</a></h6>
<h1>This Land is My Land</h1>
<p>Hello, fellow brewer, and welcome back to <em>Brew for your Buck</em>, where we swap out the top 10 most expensive cards in a deck with 10 budget cards that add a unique twist. Today is an exciting day for me, since we get to talk about my favorite two-color pair in the game: Golgari. (No I won't say Witherbloom, even if it's fitting.) <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dina, Soul Steeper" href="#" target="_blank">Dina, Soul Steeper</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> has some great aspects that make a good commander. She's only two mana, making her easily castable, her first ability is a win con and her second is a sac outlet, and, most importantly for today, she's a Druid.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Dina, Soul Steeper"></div></div>
<p>Looking at the average list on EDHREC, the deck clocks in at $168.87, with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Exquisite Blood" href="#" target="_blank">Exquisite Blood</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> topping the list. That makes sense since it goes infinite with our commander, but we're only interested in <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/brew-for-your-buck-unearthing-the-infinite/">budget infinite combos</a>. A few other lifegain/Golgari staples make up the rest. As usual, we'll start by removing the most expensive cards in the deck, then take a look at our budget package, noting that all prices listed below were current at time of writing.</p>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Exquisite Blood" href="#" target="_blank">Exquisite Blood</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($28.29)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Overgrown Tomb" href="#" target="_blank">Overgrown Tomb</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($12.80)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Alhammarret&#039;s Archive" href="#" target="_blank">Alhammarret&#039;s Archive</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($10.87)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Undergrowth Stadium" href="#" target="_blank">Undergrowth Stadium</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($9.33)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Beledros Witherbloom" href="#" target="_blank">Beledros Witherbloom</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($8.69)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Veinwitch Coven" href="#" target="_blank">Veinwitch Coven</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($6.01)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Pest Infestation" href="#" target="_blank">Pest Infestation</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($5.81)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Assassin&#039;s Trophy" href="#" target="_blank">Assassin&#039;s Trophy</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($5.78)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ayara, First of Locthwain" href="#" target="_blank">Ayara, First of Locthwain</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($5.68)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Deathrite Shaman" href="#" target="_blank">Deathrite Shaman</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($5.34)</li>
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<p style="padding-left: 200px; text-align: left;"><strong>Total Value of Cuts: $98.60</strong></p>
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<h2>Additions</h2>
<p>Those of you that recognized the art at the top of the article know what's coming already: we're going to build around one of my favorite cards, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gilt-Leaf Archdruid" href="#" target="_blank">Gilt-Leaf Archdruid</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($1.76). While our primary gameplan is still gain and drain, our package gives us a completely different (and hidden) plan of attack that is absolutely hilarious if we can pull it off. The list already contains six Druids, including Dina, so we can add some more to not only make the Archdruid activation possible, but even less of a magical christmasland scenario.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Gilt-Leaf Archdruid"></div></div>
<p>However, we aren't just adding random Druids for the hell of it. I've done my best to make sure the additions today aren't just dead cards if we don't have the Archdruid. No <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Maskwood Nexus" href="#" target="_blank">Maskwood Nexus</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> below!</p>
<h3>Whether You Life It or Not</h3>
<p>Unsurprisingly, our first three additions are from <em>Strixhaven</em> or <em>Commander 2021. </em>These three Druids also synergize nicely with our lifegain plan, with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ezzaroot Channeler" href="#" target="_blank">Ezzaroot Channeler</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($0.29) and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Accomplished Alchemist" href="#" target="_blank">Accomplished Alchemist</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($0.25) giving us some more ramp, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Honor Troll" href="#" target="_blank">Honor Troll</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($0.04) amplifying our lifegain as we go.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ezzaroot Channeler"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Accomplished Alchemist"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Honor Troll"></div></div>
<h3>Druiding Your Best</h3>
<p>Speaking of ramp, this is arguably the thing that Druids are best known for. We already have <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Llanowar Elves" href="#" target="_blank">Llanowar Elves</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, so we can add <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fyndhorn Elves" href="#" target="_blank">Fyndhorn Elves</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($0.97) and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Elvish Mystic" href="#" target="_blank">Elvish Mystic</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($0.38) for some more turn-one acceleration. We can also add <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Seton, Krosan Protector" href="#" target="_blank">Seton, Krosan Protector</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($1.97) to turn all of our Druids (including Dina) into <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Llanowar Elves" href="#" target="_blank">Llanowar Elves</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. And yes, we could just put Seton in the command zone, but we lose access to black, the best color in <em>Magic</em> (fact, no personal bias at all), and our opponents will see what's coming!</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Seton, Krosan Protector"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Fyndhorn Elves"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Elvish Mystic"></div></div>
<h3>Druid-tility</h3>
<p>To round out our budget package, I wanted to include some druid-tility cards. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Nullmage Advocate" href="#" target="_blank">Nullmage Advocate</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($0.15) is a weird one, but besides being repeatable "free" removal, it can be a really great political tool and act as a weird form of graveyard hate in a pinch. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Paragon of Eternal Wilds" href="#" target="_blank">Paragon of Eternal Wilds</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($0.17) pumps our team and can give Dina trample if we decide to use her second ability to deal a bunch of damage. Finally, while not a Druid or even a creature, I had to include <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Primal Command" href="#" target="_blank">Primal Command</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($0.56). It can be slow, but it's really flexible, being a tutor for <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gilt-Leaf Archdruid" href="#" target="_blank">Gilt-Leaf Archdruid</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, removal for a problem noncreature card, graveyard hate, and can even dome someone for seven if we have a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sanguine Bond" href="#" target="_blank">Sanguine Bond</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> effect out.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Nullmage Advocate"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Paragon of Eternal Wilds"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Primal Command"></div></div>
<h2>Wrap Up and Savings</h2>
<p>Let's take a look at what we've saved:</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Yet again we dropped the initial list to under $100 by cutting only 10 cards from it. I have my usual problem with the land count, but I'm starting to sound like a broken record, so I'll throw it to you, dear reader. Going forward would you like me to remove only the top 10 <span style="text-decoration: underline;">nonland</span> cards from the list? This might mean less overall savings but at least we keep these low land counts the same. Or we can keep doing what we're doing, lands be damned!</p>
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<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="A Druid&#039;s Life" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Dina, Soul Steeper
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Accomplished Alchemist
*1 Blood Artist
*1 Creeping Bloodsucker
*1 Deathgreeter
*1 Elvish Mystic
*1 Epicure of Blood
*1 Essence Warden
*1 Ezzaroot Channeler
*1 Falkenrath Noble
*1 Fyndhorn Elves
*1 Gala Greeters
*1 Gilt-Leaf Archdruid
*1 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
*1 Haywire Mite
*1 Honor Troll
*1 Jaddi Offshoot
*1 Llanowar Elves
*1 Marauding Blight-Priest
*1 Nullmage Advocate
*1 Paragon of Eternal Wilds
*1 Prosperous Innkeeper
*1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
*1 Scavenging Ooze
*1 Sedgemoor Witch
*1 Seton, Krosan Protector
*1 Social Climber
*1 Spectrum Sentinel
*1 Valentin, Dean of the Vein
*1 Viscera Seer
*1 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
*1 Witch of the Moors
*1 Witherbloom Apprentice
*1 Zulaport Cutthroat
[/Creatures]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Bolas&#039;s Citadel
*1 Pristine Talisman
*1 Skullclamp
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Tablet of the Guilds
*1 Talisman of Resilience
*1 Well of Lost Dreams
[/Artifacts]
[Enchantments]
*1 Bastion of Remembrance
*1 Blight Mound
*1 Druid Class
*1 Moldervine Reclamation
*1 Revenge of Ravens
*1 Sanguine Bond
*1 Trudge Garden
[/Enchantments]
[Instants]
*1 Beast Within
*1 Infuse with Vitality
*1 Mortality Spear
*1 Plumb the Forbidden
*1 Putrefy
*1 Tamiyo&#039;s Safekeeping
*1 Tend the Pests
*1 Village Rites
[/Instants]
[Sorceries]
*1 Culling Ritual
*1 Cultivate
*1 Deadly Brew
*1 Deadly Tempest
*1 Essence Pulse
*1 Feed the Swarm
*1 Kodama&#039;s Reach
*1 Primal Command
*1 Rampant Growth
*1 Sign in Blood
*1 Urborg Repossession
[/Sorceries]
[Planeswalkers]
*1 Vraska, Golgari Queen
[/Planeswalkers]
[Lands]
*1 Command Tower
*1 Deathcap Glade
*7 Forest
*1 Golgari Rot Farm
*1 High Market
*1 Jungle Hollow
*1 Llanowar Wastes
*1 Radiant Fountain
*1 Riveteers Overlook
*1 Sapseep Forest
*12 Swamp
*1 Tainted Wood
*1 Temple of Malady
*1 Woodland Cemetery
[/Lands]"></span></div>

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<p><em>Brew for Your Buck</em> is a new series, so I'm always glad to hear feedback! Would you have tried something different for the budget package? Is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gilt-Leaf Archdruid" href="#" target="_blank">Gilt-Leaf Archdruid</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> your new favorite card? Let me know in the comments below what you think about this deck or about the series as a whole, and I'll see you next time when we brew for your buck.</p>


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