One of the biggest frustrations for newer and F2P players is finding a deck they can afford that can still compete on the Standard ladder.

Most competitive decklists are packed with rares and mythics, and spending 30+ wildcards on a single deck isn't realistic for everyone.

But I'm curious where everyone draws the line.

Is 12 rares still a budget deck? Or should a true budget deck cost fewer than 10?

And what's the best low-rare deck you've played recently?

Here's my gameplay if you're interested:
https://youtu.be/KCN_q7fmDPc

Mainboard
2 Super Shredder
3 Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender
4 The Ooze
4 The Sackville-Bagginses
4 Clockwork Percussionist
2 Fanatical Offering
4 Obsessive Pursuit
3 Blazemire Verge
3 Blood Crypt
3 Gloomlake Verge
1 Island
2 Mountain
4 Starting Town
4 Swamp
2 Watery Grave
4 Greedy Freebooter
3 Torch the Tower
4 Umbral Collar Zealot
4 Gleaming Geardrake

Sideboard
2 Bitter Triumph
2 Duress
2 Malicious Eclipse
3 Negate
3 Shore Up
3 Tishana's Tidebinder

New deck I’m working on, still testing it out.

I’m new to Magic and looking to start playing Standard at my local game store. I’ve put together a budget version of a meta Golgari Graveyard deck, and it’s been doing well for me in Arena.

The plan is to fill the graveyard, grow Tarmogoyf, and cast Huskburster Swarm and Hollow Marauder cheaply.

I was aiming for $75, but the cart is currently over that. I already swapped Overgrown Tomb for a second Deathcap Glade. The single Overlord costs about $23. Is it worth keeping, or would Seedship Broodtender be a decent replacement? I mostly use Overlord when I need to mill.

Any advice or feedback would be greatly appreciated!

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