Mtg Budget Deck Tech: $10 U/W Sram Enchantress in Ixalan Standard!

[@SBMTG]

For some reason, TCGPlayer is factoring the price of Unstable's full-art basic lands into the price of this deck. It's not $65.

[@daltonmcclendon259]

It is if you're pimpin'

[@codsniper31]

Dalton McClendon pimping out my budget deck like a Boss

[@SideboardMTG]

Cost 3 tickets to run it for the stream... That's about as budget as it gets!!!!

[@Zerschnitzler77]

i wanna know the breed that your cat is of

[@fernandoorozco3751]

Dev, you are the best man. With all the Jeremy's and Desolatormagic's out there spewing negativity and misogyny and having Magic the Gathering channels that don't actually really talk about Magic the Gathering, you are like a breath of fresh air. I really appreciate you and the funky fun decks that you build. Keep On Rockin in the Free World man.

[@dzomp]

Never stop what you're doing

[@daemonslayer59able]

I love how at minute 3:20 suddenly cat! This is a very interesting deck, and I believe I will try it out! Thanks for the great deck tech, sir.

[@jshing8387]

Magicman that cat has Flash

[@daemonslayer59able]

J Shing for 1 white. :)

[@SunniestAutumn]

Really impressive rogue deck! Coolest budget deck and I really like that you actually dedicate to the budget.

[@gynoidpoet]

I think Siren Stormtamer is better than Daring Saboteur. It's inherently evasive, even if not outright unblockable, so it can either be an aura dump if you really need it, or be left up to counter a removal spell at a more relevant creature. I'd also run 2 more in the side against removal-heavy matchups.

[@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299]

Agreed, Siren Stormtamer is a champ

[@thekevmeister77]

Dev, because I consider you to be an exciting MTG content producer I'm happy to support you through patreon and I highly encourage everyone else to contribute, even if it's just a one time thing. This is your chance to show Dev that you like and enjoy his content, and want him to do more and better videos. Perhaps one day we'll even see him play a match! Here's hoping.

[@hasegawashuichi1539]

Hey, just wanted to say I really love your videos, as a beginner player looking to get into Casual Friday night MTG, these deck build videos really help out a tonne with the explanations on how to use them and how they work. $25 decks makes casual MTG more affordable compared to the over hundreds of dollars deck out there esp for those outside the US which could translate into multiple hundreds.

[@jamesstaggs4160]

Been brewing several Sram decks, he's a cool little dude. ....and I miss Rabid Wombat! I used to have to build decks out of the cast offs from others people's cards and the Wombat was always there for me.

[@MrCquill]

Love the magical cat that just appears in the middle of the episodes!!!

[@FabiodeHitaMusicSpain]

Dev, You saved me again! When my Jace(Vryn's Prodigy) rotated I thought "well... what can I play now?"(it was a Budget Control Deck with 2 Jaces I opened when I started playing, not CoCo for the Curious ones) and you uploaded the Budget version of Spirits, tried it and loved it, so when Spirits rotated out, I thought "what can I play now at FNMs? My economical situation us worse now..."... and just in time, you come with this deck! Which is not only cheap, but looks like a REALLY fun deck! So I'll test it in Cockatrice and, hopefully buy it in my Local Store!

[@Phat_Tokes]

I have built and played this deck at fnm and it got me to place in the top 4 finishing in second over all. I love this deck, and would highly recommend it to all players new or seasoned keep up the great decks Dev.

[@SideboardMTG]

Well this looks fun. I will get an event up and we can see it in action. Thx for another great take on standard Dev.

[@juanc.3372]

yes thank you love seeing these decks in action

[@lincolnbonn5696]

Yasss! I love the decks that Dev puts out and I love you for playing them. You have great content. A sub for you both!!

[@johnandrews3518]

So excited to run this deck! Thanks Dev

[@ebarocks]

Just heard from a friend of mine. That he just bought this deck. I taught him how to play and showed you his videos. So prompts.

[@Shin.Shinshi]

Love the deck as well as the persona soundtrack in the intro!

[@gareth4348]

This is the content I watch you for Dev! Sweet deck.

[@kraxos8938]

Oh hell yeah. This reminds me of my old casual UW enchantment "tempo" deck

[@chrisladouceur4093]

Tried it today at FNM. Didn't use a sideboard but had the full MB. Came in last place of 8. Won a few games but lost all matches. Faced Energy twice though, and the other match up was a weird homebrew that I got mana screwed against. 20 lands is rough when you need certain colours. Once you get the treasures rolling or sram kept alive then it's less of an issue but early games mana is rough. Will try rebuilding the mana base with some better lands one of these days. Was fun winning a game against energy though using a 7 power 1CC Slither Blade though, the guy got pretty salty lol

[@s7121n9s]

This is an interesting deck idea. I have a friend thats having a bit of a "what deck to use" crisis. His room mate and other friend is playing energy and he cant beat him. So hes a little discouraged atm. I think hed like this

[@abebluestein1567]

Did you consider stormtamer? In some games it’s essentially unblockable and can protect your dudes

[@shawndiaz7528]

Is Dowsing Dagger a good enough reason to play River Sneak/Daring Sab over Aether Swooper when you could play Inventor's Goggles over Dagger? Maybe even swap out an offensive Aura with a 3rd equipment and go on the Bastion Inventor plan? I love Sram and might bother entering am FNM if I could throw another Sram deck together for Standard and feel good about it.

[@garethm9523]

Shawn Diaz actually thought about bastion inventor. Also goggles sounds good because artificer tribal

[@jguitar151]

aether swooper gets blocked by thopter tokens. feels bad atm

[@dernubenfrieken5765]

Also aether meltdown seems pretty good with aether swooper. Could run it as a bit more of a control build, and just rely on your card advantage to make creatures useless against you.

[@Arghore]

If Dowsing Dagger is good, then running that tutor pirate must also be good ... just need a good outlet for all that mana though ... adding green to the deck might just give that, as well as more ramp options and more hexproof, drop unblockably for more evasion and i think we got a brew going... ;)

[@ecoKady]

Shawn Diaz Dowsing Dagger's mana capability is really important so those are key cards. They're 50% of the deck's cost, so Dev clearly thinks they're vital. Bastion inventor is an interesting sideboard option. Hexproof could be pretty tough for some decks to deal with and a 4/4 body would be pretty buff. This deck wouldn't have an awesome time against red, for instance, and 3x Bastion Inventor could be a great addition even with only a few artifacts in the deck.

[@CrisTheFist]

having your channel is awesome n everything it really is but now it's like I have to ready my own list(s) to see urs in combat also, just kind of an interesting thought

[@tallbrojehle45]

The intro track reminds me of Atmosphere. Also Slither Blade is underrated

[@iwasanisland5844]

I am working on a commit to wreckage deck that works around sorceries that create tokens and then settle the wreckage on them to mana ramp. pull from tomorrow to take advantage of the mana and commit to memory to refill hand and library.

[@nelsonfamilyoutdoors2214]

Always there for us budget guys who just like to play fun Magic and stays away from tier competitiveness. Your the man

[@craigwiley3186]

Did you think about ixalans binding instead of the deserts hold or even cast out? Also what about a couple aethersphere harvesters in the sideboard.

[@ecoKady]

Aethersphere Harvester is $3.50 so it blows the budget, but if you have them, you could certainly play them. Unfortunately, Ixalan's Binding and Cast Out are enchantments, not Auras so they're not a great fit for the deck and Cast Out is over $1 now.

[@athomevoyager]

Always good stuff! I dont know about your meta, but if I'm playing white, I'm playing solemnity in the main. A solemnity on turn 3 can completely ruin an energy decks day. Due to the low land count, maybe unsummon is a good option for this deck as well? And maybe Ornithopter, especially to slow aggro. Turn one Ornithopter + cartouche would be frustrating.

[@Eggyism]

Thank you for the reminders at the end of the video. I click like and the TCGPlayer link every time, but if you didn’t remind me I’d forget

[@ajcunn87]

I built this deck with Adonto Vangard as its star along side Sram. I've been wrecking mono red and B/R aggro. If you slap a squire's devotion on a AV its ability is free and you get a blood sucker. Swinging in with a 6 or 7 power flying lifelink firststriker thst is hard to kill just feels good.

[@CrisTheFist]

did dev just say he's already blazin up..?

[@derrickswinney2297]

I fucking new it!

[@123darkfang]

CrisTheFist yea, but who isnt?

[@tcb164]

420 cloudblaze it

[@tcb164]

He def smokes. Mentions it in at least 1 of his other tracks. Magic ENTs ASSSEEEMMMBBLLLEE

[@anthonymentalewicz5143]

I just sleeved up sramsteel cheerios in modern and he is such a fun card.

[@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299]

Cool Deck Dev, I was recently remaking my Bant-Chantress, would've never thought of Sram as a another new enchantress, screw Mesa Enchantress:P

[@Navyma18]

I like this deck. Would you consider ever doing some gameplay video for these decks?

[@worldthroughabucket]

hmm, I don't know about river sneak. I might rather add in more daring saboteur and maybe add a couple of siren stormtamers which can also help keep your dudes alive.

[@crabizback]

That's what I'm thinking. With some tinkering, this could be a pirate theme deck that utilizes Fell Flagship and Pirate's Cutlass while still staying on theme with Sram

[@DonovanPresents]

True.

[@christianwilkerson3624]

I made the B/G merfolk deck that you made and i love it but its a bit underpowered late game. Will you do an updated deck with Merfolk v Goblin?

[@ashenwuss1651]

How many kitters do you have? I want you to make a cat deck and meow everytime you describe an awesome mechanic. Meow, because I want all of your cats to swarm you while said video is being filmed

[@memetaco7732]

Andew, Seventh Sun of Edwad all I can think of now is super troopers

[@BlaineTog]

I would definitely take out two basic Plains and go up to 4 Shefet Dunes. Yes, you'll have to ping yourself on occasion, but life is a resource and paying some to make sure you have Shefet Dunes when you need it is a fair price.

[@natek5168]

So testing this - added three authority of the consuls to sideboard - SO awesome with dowsing dagger - I turned a game around from opp: 26 me: 4

[@natek5168]

Also, people seem to get a little salty when they lose to this.

[@soulstone4195]

What would the addition of red with valduk, and champ of the flame which have buffs for each aura or equipment on them. The white paragon is also very important due to making auras and equipment cost one generic less. These are dominaria cards and I assume that this was made before dominaria. Thanks for making a deck which is very similar to my own.

[@owdhob]

I knew you blazed it up! my man

[@maestergallen]

Nice concept. I’d put adanto vanguard in there just to act as a pseudo bogle.

[@arthurpettigrew3074]

That Persona 3 Music Though!

[@todd_stein]

Great channel, Dev! It would be awesome if you made it a habit to link to your intro music in the video description. It credits the artist, and also allows us all to enjoy the rest of what is always a sick-ass beat.

[@ecoKady]

Todd Stein I believe all or nearly all of the intro music is his personal music.

[@todd_stein]

David Kadonsky that's awesome and makes me want to listen even more. Does he have it available somewhere?

[@tcb164]

Todd Stein he has a sound cloud. He also has a song/video in his early vids on this channel

[@SoldierTrax]

I have a similar deck in xmage, but BW built around adanto vanguard with mainboard fumigate and the lifelink auras. It's glorious.

[@SoldierTrax]

I just uploaded it for you! www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/822680#paper Some mainboard options were made for a different looking meta and the sideboard had some questionable stuff (just switched some stuff aimed for discard decks that were popular in xmage for a while for graveyard hate, you can put anything in that slot tbh). At the moment control was looking better so sram was a bit of a waste to just get run into removal but it could be a good idea to try again (or perhaps a terrible one lmao). Hope you enjoy it as much as i did!

[@redshark216]

I really wanna hear the Boros or Naya color combo, especially because of the red in Amonkhet refers to fervor in their religion and faith in their gods/beliefs

[@makeupjunkiepolkadot]

This deck seems super fun. Ziggy is getting to be a big fur baby.

[@aysemhmixsets7736]

dude this deck is so cool

[@voidpunkprincess]

Do you ever play any of the Persona games? Your intro song sounds like many songs straight out of the series

[@iainslevin7529]

Hay dev! What do you think of patrick dickmann's UG pummeler from the pro tour? I have been playing pummler for a long time, wondering wether UG or RG is better! Love the vids!

[@ecoKady]

Rogue Refiner is probably really great in the deck. Provides energy, digs for Pummeler, soaks up damage and might even dish out 3 damage. It seems hard to pass that up. Blue also offers countermagic out of the SB. You've been playing it - how often does your Larger Than Life get countered? Must be super frustrating.

[@DarkThomy]

It might sound silly but, how about putting Painted bluffs if you want more deserts ?

[@nqkoi99]

I'd add red for consuming fervor; you can probably splash for even more

[@kristiandahl1310]

Thoughts on Sheltering Light, only one mana and it grants indestructible and lets you scry 1 not an enchatment but it would be cheaper than dive down and if they go to fatal push EOT it lets you scry

[@abebluestein1567]

I play sheltering light in my stompy deck. Great value

[@ecoKady]

It wouldn't be any good against exiling effects or control magic effects. The Scry is nice, but there's a lot of exile and control magic on the meta right now.

[@kristiandahl1310]

David Kadonsky true but I'm looking at alternatives not everyone's meta is the same so if for some reason no one is playing an exile effect then a one mana protection and scary spell is handy. Sure it's no god's blessing or whatever the theros card was which is technically better since its protection not indestro bit they have shifted away from straight protection.

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761]

kristian dahl gods willing

[@spencerlyes1631]

I'm finally making this deck XD I'd be interested to see you update this with rivals cards since I think you might be able to be greedy and lower the land count further.

[@MrAddsen]

I just ordered a 20$ Vehicle tribal with sram, don't regret it one bit

[@ecoKady]

aronfreyr1212 Later on, you can spend $8 and build this deck. :D

[@ironmaidentilldeath]

May you show me your deck list?

[@s7121n9s]

Bry Bry I agree, I wanna see that list too

[@Arghore]

Rather like this idea, but wonder if (with just a tad more budget, say $25) you could build 'sort of' this but in G/U and along with hexproof creatures (and use evasion rather than unblockable). Maybe there might even be a case for a competitive G/U/W deck with this style? (budget mostly going to the landbase more then likely). Just in case you need some brewing directions ^^

[@garrett1433]

Your thought on Gideon in the deck? I got one for trade, And I was tempting it

[@turnonesnap]

love it! being a mostly bogles player in modern this is the shiz

[@georgepownsu]

get content man but what would really be cool is a website with the decklist and the rankings you have given them i know you probably have a full plate but a place to help find some of the deck list would be pretty cool you may be able to get some add rev off the website

[@HeatIIEXTEND]

5:04 when the subject goes all-out

[@meatrace]

Have you thought about going Bant and throwing in a playset of Jade Guardian? Green would open up green cartouche and blossoming defense as well.

[@ecoKady]

meatrace Mana base is shaky as is. UG land is $12 right now. :(

[@meatrace]

TCG player has it more like 10, but yeah it would be less of a budget deck, but it's not like 3 colors is all that bad.

[@Da40kOrks]

This would be fun with Navigator's Ruin or two, with all that unblockable stuff.

[@s7121n9s]

Really wanna see a Revel in Riches deck tech

[@daltonmcclendon259]

Just put this together, its so much fun

[@ChilleDINJerseY]

Any ideas on non budget cards to add?

[@vincewithrow1868]

I feel green is a better choice than blue if only for deeproot champion and blossoming defense

[@seanallwang3290]

I want to put some red in, put consuming fever and leave to chance. for 3 manna and 2 turns, you can get in 7....

[@samherrick8656]

What if you put Trial of ambition and sacred cat in? easy 1/1 that can embalm in and trial for easy removal that works great with the Cartouches Edit* I see there's no black in this deck

[@oyasumi_vanilles]

That Persona 3 OST

[@ryanyoung2815]

I would think adorned pouncer and maybe sacred cat would be great additions

[@shawndiaz7528]

Ryan Young Yeah, Aura/Equipment decks love lifelink. Not a half bad choice.

[@SBMTG]

Pouncer seems hot

[@dkalebwenrick]

What upgrades would you make if it wasn't a budget deck tech?

[@itmpodcast5198]

i was thinking of monument or mono black aggro as i have 2 fatal push

[@tysonfontanez]

I was watching your old videos and I think you should rap another deck tech. Rapzan was awesome and I think you could do even better now.

[@Lucas-vu8jt]

You should try to make the best $20 casual deck you can, don’t worry about rotation, that could be fun

[@chasehatchett4756]

Lol omg I built this deck like 3 days ago. Awesome.

[@BowlingRat]

My favorite videos are the ones with your cat in them.

[@user-kz3qq8bi4l]

I like Dev as a presenter, his cats, personality, creativity etc. Unfortunately, I bought this deck just to try it out (with a bunch of other cards, just trying to edge back into standard), and quickly realized how bad this deck is. Even if someone was to play a vanilla 1/1 on turn one, 2/2 turn two, 3/3 turn three, etc, this would most likely lose easily. I feel like his personality convinced me to try this and I didn't take the time to evaluate it haha. It has all sorts of problems. Anyway as a result I've decided to quit magic again. Merry Christmas to all!

[@user-kz3qq8bi4l]

MIB205 This is a deck tech, it's supposed to have a certain amount of synergy as is. The point of having videos like this is to have a somewhat playable deck - otherwise he's just wasting all of our time with wild claims and no results. You're the fool, fool! And your mom's mom is a fool.

[@markissdyott5954]

Hey dev could you put a grixis control deck or an primal hailfire w/ blue

[@itmpodcast5198]

dev can you tell me what deck is the most powerful buget deck in standard i only have $50 to spend and i wanna go to a ptq yet i am only 13

[@jhl6849]

Would you consider Adanto Vanguard in this deck? Paying 4 life to prevent a 2 for 1 seems reasonable

[@ecoKady]

The lack of evasion makes them chumpable, but their durability absolutely makes it a consideration!

[@s7121n9s]

What would be the best way to "upgrade" this deck if possible, any suggestions would be amazingly appreciated

[@AshBMX2011]

Really want to see that 4 colour humans in standard

[@SideboardMTG]

Me too

[@ebarocks]

It’s out

[@SideboardMTG]

Live streaming it sunday

[@richardbritton4675]

Some trials would probably be good too

[@houseofshadow6380]

I'm building this deck, oh my god.

[@dennissundqvist4941]

Saving grace would save all planeswalkers and permanents except for 1 creature from damage based sweepers such as hour of devastation or am i understanding it wrong?

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761]

Dennis Sundqvist basicly yes.

[@ryanrussell5713]

gonna be loving it

[@grimgaunt.]

You sir, are a great help!

[@DonovanPresents]

I have two Glacial Fortress and a Scavenger Grounds... Should I build this deck? It sounds fun and I need a deck for standard

[@DonovanPresents]

Any other $ upgrades for this deck?

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761]

Donovan Simmons maybe a single baral and change some of the O ring effects for better ones.

[@22peter22doido22]

your cat is so ridiculously gorgeous and cute lol

[@PsychotherapistDH]

I just got the cards for this deck, ill be playing it later tonight and I'll tell you how it goes =D

[@PsychotherapistDH]

So, so far my friend hates the deck they think it's really annoying XD it was fun to play

[@AzemSP]

Seriously where do I find devs music these openings are great

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761]

Is this something new? I've been doing this for ages in standard

[@Auron3991]

I'm surprised no Ornithoptor. Free creature that starts flying and can be dropped with Prying or Solidarity for early swings. Just seems to give that nice early burst.

[@ecoKady]

I think Siren Stormtamer might be a better fit if you're looking for a cheap flier. Ornithopter's 0 power is a real problem, because it doesn't do anything on its own. A 1 mana investment in Siren Stormtamer is probably worth it for the extra utility it provides.

[@Auron3991]

I see the argument, I just like the idea of 2 power of creatures turn one (with one out of spray/shock range) or starting ramp turn 2. Can even survive HoD after Diving with a Cartouche on. Just seems mildly silly to me.

[@domesticdingo1417]

Can't find anyone else asking, what's the song used in the intro?

[@richardbritton4675]

Also pirates cutlass might be dece

[@DarkThomy]

(is it me or it is a Personna music in the intro, with actual rap on it ??...)

[@newshoe4x8]

750th like...Wohoo...thanks for the deck tech Dev!

[@boneofmybone4264]

Damn, you rapped with a persona theme xD

[@PizzaBerni]

Hey guys, would you tell me your version of an non budget manabase? (:

[@jetdonovan2869]

I abuse conviction in magic duels with sigil of the empty throne, sram, and call of unity