Is This The BEST Budget Deck In Standard? Zero Rare Mono Blue Artifacts 💧💧💧 | MTG Arena Deck Guide

This budget mono blue artifact deck is ranking as highly as other 40+ rare meta decks, with up to 60% win rate on untapped.gg, and this deck has absolutely no rares, so it's perfect for new players and budget players.
Let's go through the budget decklist and explain the strategies you need to get yourself some daily wins and rank up super fast!
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0:00 Budget Mono Blue Artifact Deck Guide
5.55 Game 1 - Domain & Recruiter
10:17 Game 2 - Mono White Control
15:38 Game 3 - Selesnya Humans
20:54 Game 4 - Mono Red Aggro
27:00 Game 5 - Esper Control
36:12 Budget Mono Blue Artifact Deck Review & Stats
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[@MrRaposaum]

I'm testing this deck in MTGA right now. It feels a lot more aggro and dynamic than I ever experienced playing a mono blue deck. I'm loving it!

[@timemonkey1]

I've only recently gotten back into paper magic, mostly casual commander, and have been a bit intimidated by standard. This deck absolutely wins games! And the low bar of entry is really great. Thank you!

[@user-zx5yd4cf3y]

Looool. Thx bro for this deck. Its so cheap yet effective and i can notice it. As a newbie who usually did 4 wins daily with this deck so easy to reach max 15 wins. I did it because of practicing and i had success. Thx again

[@alanavagliano2253]

Zoetic glyph it's SO GOOD vs removal. I love it. I wish more cards discoverd on being removed.

[@SH-xw7gy]

Loved this video and the deck 🤯 Thank you so much for bringing this type of content!! Just bought the deck at my local store to have fun with friends 🌞🌞 Few slight adjustments because of cards availabilities: 2 Fading hope -> 2 Negate & 3 Prosperous Thief -> 3 Subterranean Schooner. I also doubled the amount of Roadside Reliquary and will try to find space for 2 Akal Pakal. If you wonder it's a 20 euros budget 👍

[@gameschooldadMTG]

Have fun!

[@olddangfool]

I had always played aggressive decks in paper magic. Only with Arena did i start experimenting with Control (my former nemesis). Budget blue decks have become a favorite. Thanks

[@hazardhanson]

Played this for the last 2 weeks. It's super fun

[@user-ly8ci3un7h]

Took me to Diamond. Such a strong deck considering the card value!

[@davidbartsch255]

Any upgrade tips? I’m just getting back into arena. I have a mono blue deck with delver and a tempo version with haughty jinn. Wondering how I can blend those all together

[@shinra5823]

Can't wait to test this. Thank you , i ❤ budget decks.

[@gameschooldadMTG]

Hope you enjoy!

[@alexanderstainton3199]

Moved country away from my MTG cards. Just got back into Arena. This deck looks soooo fun. Can't wait to grind it on ladder :). Thank you for the video breaking down how it works.

[@gameschooldadMTG]

Have fun!

[@rustygray5058]

Thanks for this deck, it's a great breakdown of how to play and the deck itself is absolutely competitive despite being affordable

[@gameschooldadMTG]

Couldn't agree more!

[@hmvollbanane1259]

9:15 the recruiter is the new 1 of deck tech for ramp against the blue/white control matchup to end the game with a hasted up lategame herd migration to play around the board wipes. Basically you put at least one cavern of souls on humans - herd migration (usually doesn't get countered as the blue/white control player has a handful of board wipes at that point) -> uncounterable recruiter for game. I guess once the control players get used to playing around it and countering the herd migration if the cavern is up it will get dropped again

[@gameschooldadMTG]

Yeah that was the first time I had seen it, then I saw CGB had a video out earlier that day showing it off.

[@dinomyte1976]

Fantastic deck. So much fun. Do you think it can compete and get to >5 wins in Standard Event too?

[@1980chardison]

I actually made a deck that’s just like this getting back in the magic after 15+ years mono blue Agro, cheap efficient and I’m like five games undefeated right now

[@richardsmith2677]

levatating statue check it out really good for a deck like this

[@adambuckleypercussion3616]

New to your channel. Quality stuff! Would be good to see where you would take this deck with a few rare's mythics so we can see where the ceiling is. My one gripe is newer players can't mess around with cards they don't own in practice match scenarios and there are sooooooo many cards in standard. Keep up the good work!

[@gameschooldadMTG]

You could add something like the Subterranean Schooner, but the most popular lists for this deck don't have any rares at all.

[@adambuckleypercussion3616]

@@gameschooldadMTG Thanks for the reply. Maybe a series(in your own time obviously) of standard decks that you would consider safe picks to look at saving up for. Leaning towards rotation proof. 🤙

[@gameschooldadMTG]

@@adambuckleypercussion3616 thanks for the suggestion, I'm likely to do either a bunch of deck videos or one video rounding up a few safe choices, but it all depends on time!

[@adambuckleypercussion3616]

@@gameschooldadMTGAwsome! Totally understand! Look forward to it

[@AZK71]

Hi mate! Sweet deck and video as always, I have been running a similar deck lately with a couple of changes but the core is the same. For upgrades, what rares and mythic would you choose to make the deck stronger?

[@gameschooldadMTG]

You could probably make space for Suberranean Schooner, Otawara, March of Swirling Mist, maybe Akal Pakal for extra card selection, and Surge Engine can do some cool things too. I haven't tried with those specifically, but that's probably where I would start. I'd probably take out the Prosperous Thief cards first to make space, and maybe Fading Hope.

[@AZK71]

Interesting, i have tried both schooner and cloak but always returned to a personal variant of mine. Surge engine is a card i have been looking at for a while, i just havent pulled the trigger on it yet. Could you maybe post a video with a upgraded variant (if you have the cards ofc) and review it the same way as you did with this deck? @@gameschooldadMTG

[@michaelgriffith7033]

I am behind on your videos and have slowed down on Arena a lot due to work ramping up. This looks fun, though, so I'm adding it to my "Watch Later" collection.

[@gameschooldadMTG]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@konradnielubie1222]

Awesome, still just works.

[@gameschooldadMTG]

Good to hear!

[@MrMouchys]

God damn, I hate the blue color of magic... I am a non-skilled player, but I was cutting silver rank with this as a hot knife through butter. You know what "they" say. If you cannot defeat them, join them... Thanks for the nice budget deck, learned me a lot.

[@MrMouchys]

1 day after. Now I am in platinum... thanks 🤣

[@Fovulonkiin]

Regarding Prosperous Thief: You missed to mention (maybe even missed the interaction completely given the small number of games) that you also generate a Treasure when Network Disruptor goes face, because it is a Rogue (you only mentioned the Ninjas in the deck that trigger this)! I've been playing the version by LegenVD, which was before MKM came out, so no case, but instead Disruption Protocol which basically with this deck is like a classic Counterspell (UU) and Akal Pakal (I know, a rare, so not in this Zero Rare list of course), like you already mentioned, which is not only a great blocker given its 5 toughness, but also constant card draw with selection when you get an artifact into play, so also a flashed in Hoverbike in the opponent's turn! But Mono Blue Artifact Ninjas is such a fun deck to play, definitely would recommend it to new players as well! Don't expect to keep such a high win rate though :D

[@calebmills6051]

Its tier one now lol

[@MrMaestroroshi]

U guys know a way to upgrade this deck, say, with 8 or 12 rares.?

[@vector2993]

wonder, is this deck still usable in otj/budget deck for ladder? or would it need changes to deal with the new crime overlords

[@gameschooldadMTG]

I find it still does pretty well.

[@rachi7629]

This is so cool? I always get curious tho', if you would "level up" this deck with some rares or mythics, how would you do it?

[@deezybruh123]

I added Karn, Living Legacy and a few of these 1 drop legendary human ninjas.

[@tomashlavacek9463]

I was burned out by current standard. This deck makes me play MTGA for fun again and not just a dailies chore. Thank you!

[@gameschooldadMTG]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@Meowmeow.age.6]

10:00 The domain ramp decks play recruiter to beat UW control. Herd migration with 3 mana untap. It gets past no more lies. Then cavern of souls recruiter and GG. Otherwise ramp just get board wiped or countered against UW control and can never do it's thing. Recruiter is still 3 bodies against everything else

[@anhidar]

I know its a budget deck but what rares do you recommend for an upgrade ? Thanks !

[@gameschooldadMTG]

Try Surge Engine and Subterranean Schooner if you want to put rarer cards in here, but the best lists don't even seem to need them.

[@hazzah964]

Hey man, really interested in this deck and I just started mtg arena 2 days ago. Can i still play this deck in ranked? New to this stuff and this rollout of older cards not being legal seems so weird.

[@gameschooldadMTG]

You can play this until the end of July, then some of the cards will be no longer legal in Standard. I'm working on an updated future proof version at the moment 👍

[@ryanmcnally5602]

I may have missed it in the video, the deck is very fun but i cant figure out how to make the hover bike a 6/6 with the case, it always turns into a 4/4

[@gameschooldadMTG]

Nothing comes to mind at the moment. If I said it could be a 6/6 it's possible I explained it wrong. It could do it with incubator tokens that have +1 counters on it though.

[@ryanmcnally5602]

@@gameschooldadMTG Thank you for the response, Im just getting back into it and your videos have helped a ton was just scratching my head on this one 🤣

[@joshualeedesign9251]

Any Upgrades that can be made to this deck with a little more investment?

[@gameschooldadMTG]

You could try adding a Subterranean Schooner or Surge Engine if you have them, maybe take out the Prosperous Thief, but the most common lists for this deck don't use any rares at all and seems to do just fine.

[@4everdex]

I'm quite new to the game, so I need some help: Do I understand this right, that (some of) the sets used here will be banned on July 30th and cannot be played outside of historic mode? So it's probably to late to build this deck, right? I really like the playstyle of this, so sad to have this rotation. :/

[@gameschooldadMTG]

Some of the cards in this deck will be no longer legal in Standard, but they'll still be playable in Explorer/Historic/Brawl/Timeless. For this deck in particular it's mostly the Ninja cards and the Hoverbike, so most of the deck will still be useable and I'll put together an updated version soon 👍

[@samuryebread1065]

​@@gameschooldadMTGso, its still worth putting together? Is there another budget deck that p much wont be rotated that u could reccomend?

[@4everdex]

@@samuryebread1065 +1, would love to know if its still worth it.

[@runedust9875]

Maybe Patchwork Automaton would fit in this artifact deck.

[@gameschooldadMTG]

I did consider it, and it could definitely work, but there aren't actually that many artifact spells in the deck, mostly other permanents that create artifact tokens. Maybe swapping a few other cards out too would make Automaton work even better.

[@rehbgrj]

What are rares card can increase win rate for this deck ?

[@gameschooldadMTG]

You can try cards like Surge Engine and Subterranean Schooner, but I don't think they're really necessary to be honest.

[@mobadisko]

hello i am new to magic arena game this deck is good for newplayer like me?, i watch this video over and over but i did not understand how he played that good? is it about combo?? but i easily understand when i watch some mono white and mono red agro.... is this normal for new player to magic like me??? or it's just me have idiotic brain? because i read all the comment and they all saying it;s good i'am a f2p player btw, beed saving that wild card.... tempting to build this deck, but i still confuse how to play it from the video please somebody response to me, i will be very gratefull

[@gameschooldadMTG]

There are a few mechanics like Ninjutsu that I imagine can be a little confusing when you first see them. If you have the wildcards for this you could craft it and then play against Sparky a few times to get used to the different tactics. Other decks like Mono Red Aggro and Mono White Humans are going to be simpler to play because they haven't got as many different mechanics involved as this one does. Just play whatever you feel more comfortable with :)

[@alijawad3706]

I can't find fading hope and other cards, is it too old and they deleted it ????

[@gameschooldadMTG]

You might need to change the deck format to Standard. It defaults to Alchemy, where Fading Hope is no longer legal.

[@alijawad3706]

@@gameschooldadMTG Thank You

[@goaztilla]

I'm trying to play this deck, but it keeps saying that 19 cards are not valid for this format and i don't know why

[@gameschooldadMTG]

Is it set to Alchemy or something like that?

[@FoxYouTV]

same problem for me, when i set this to standart or alchemy it says 19 cards are not valid@@gameschooldadMTG

[@FoxYouTV]

no mather what i change it still sayes non formal cards :19@@gameschooldadMTG

[@FoxYouTV]

why for me it says 19 cards are non format?

[@gameschooldadMTG]

Your deck probably defaults to Alchemy format, so you might just need to change that to Standard in the deck settings.

[@FoxYouTV]

@@gameschooldadMTG Just find out that you need to go to options/account and ent tutorial phase. Still thanks for greate deck :)

[@ananthakrishnankrishnan7287]

Can you please help port this to a bo3 version?

[@gameschooldadMTG]

I don't tend to play BO3 so I don't know what sideboard cards would be best. If I wanted to change it up, I'd either play it for a while to get a feel for what cards would work better for certain matchups, or look online for similar BO3 mono blue decks to see what they use.

[@calebmills6051]

Some recs for sideboard are spell pierce, shore up, unlicensed hearse, negate, etc

[@ab-uo6rd]

wow 5 games in a row going first with a tempo deck. Thats some luck.

[@CaptHandsome42]

Old deck from last season, except with the addition of Falcon

[@gameschooldadMTG]

That's typically how top decks go with such a large card pool in Standard.

[@4everdex]

I just built this deck and I cant play it at all? How do you even play "standard" in mtg arena? I really thought "normal" ranked was standard... :( Did I just waste all my wildcards and now I cant even play the last month? :(

[@gameschooldadMTG]

When you play a game, you can choose ranked or 'play' which is unranked. Then you pick from Standard, Alchemy, Explorer, etc. The only format this would be not legal in would be Alchemy.

[@4everdex]

@@gameschooldadMTG Ranked has only "Spark Ranked" for me and Play only has the options "Alchemy Play" and "Bot Match" :(

[@gameschooldadMTG]

@@4everdex once you've finished Spark Rank, you'll have all the normal options. You might even be able to skip to unlock all play modes in the settings, not sure if that's changed or not.

[@deezybruh123]

Bro this deck fucking sucks

[@gameschooldadMTG]

Thanks for your opinion. The stats seem to disagree.

[@bernardfresson1951]

I see, you post only games whey you win the die roll, so scummy

[@gameschooldadMTG]

I'm guessing you haven't seen many of my videos. My previous one I think I went second every time. As I said at the end of this video, I didn't edit any out, it was a straight run of 5 games. You shouldn't make such big assumptions, otherwise you might make yourself look silly 👍

[@Mattball82]

You should be more sure of what you say before calling someone scummy for doing nothing wrong. THAT is the scummy behavior 🤦‍♂️