Budget Jund Midrange

[Drayton99]

Just see if you can get duel dark benefited off of someone. They're a dollar a piece and just better than fireball

Can you link the card. I can't find it :/

[Kaalia with haste]

{birds of paradise} is 1000000000000000000000% better than elvish mystic. Especially when you're playing so many basics, forest into mystic means no turn 2 vampire nighthawk but forest into birds, into untapped black land is turn 2 nighthawk. Also makes casting sprouting thrinax easier

[LinkCelestrial]

If you can't afford Bolt you shouldn't be playing modern. That's not mean or rude, it's just an acknowledgment that if you want to play even at FNM there is a cost to build a decent deck.

This is the "pay to compete" part of magic. The reality is that using the best cards available makes your deck better. You can get away with budget cards but there's a reason for the price gap between {Lightning Bolt} and {Shock}. I understand that the deck is budget but if you like it enough you should invest in it and make it better. The good news is {Lightning Bolt} is getting reprinted in MM2 so it might lower a bit.

[Drayton99]

If you can't afford Bolt you shouldn't be playing modern. That's not mean or rude, it's just an acknowledgment that if you want to play even at FNM there is a cost to build a decent deck.

This is the "pay to compete" part of magic. The reality is that using the best cards available makes your deck better. You can get away with budget cards but there's a reason for the price gap between {Lightning Bolt} and {Shock}. I understand that the deck is budget but if you like it enough you should invest in it and make it better. The good news is {Lightning Bolt} is getting reprinted in MM2 so it might lower a bit.

Honestly, if you asked around the forum, you might be able to bum a bolt or two. I opened enough M11 that I had 20 of the damn things at one point. But yes, there's only so budget you can get. Is it really impossible to get a card that's 6$ for 4 on eBay?

I'm fine if its like that. Hell, I have 2 {Olivia Volderan} and a {Huntmaster of the Fells} in here

[Drayton99]

{birds of paradise} is 1000000000000000000000% better than elvish mystic. Especially when you're playing so many basics, forest into mystic means no turn 2 vampire nighthawk but forest into birds, into untapped black land is turn 2 nighthawk. Also makes casting sprouting thrinax easier

I know dude! I would if I could, but for right now I have to settle for mystic. But it is pretty damn near to the first thing in getting when I can. Right behind some Bolts

[Drayton99]

If you can't afford Bolt you shouldn't be playing modern. That's not mean or rude, it's just an acknowledgment that if you want to play even at FNM there is a cost to build a decent deck.

This is the "pay to compete" part of magic. The reality is that using the best cards available makes your deck better. You can get away with budget cards but there's a reason for the price gap between {Lightning Bolt} and {Shock}. I understand that the deck is budget but if you like it enough you should invest in it and make it better. The good news is {Lightning Bolt} is getting reprinted in MM2 so it might lower a bit.

Whaaaaat! I didn't know it was gonna be in MM2. That's quite a bit of good news

[DimirOverlord1300]

{birds of paradise} is 1000000000000000000000% better than elvish mystic. Especially when you're playing so many basics, forest into mystic means no turn 2 vampire nighthawk but forest into birds, into untapped black land is turn 2 nighthawk. Also makes casting sprouting thrinax easier

I know dude! I would if I could, but for right now I have to settle for mystic. But it is pretty damn near to the first thing in getting when I can. Right behind some Bolts

It might be better to play {Elves of Deep Shadow} here than the mystic

[Kaalia with haste]

{birds of paradise} is 1000000000000000000000% better than elvish mystic. Especially when you're playing so many basics, forest into mystic means no turn 2 vampire nighthawk but forest into birds, into untapped black land is turn 2 nighthawk. Also makes casting sprouting thrinax easier

I know dude! I would if I could, but for right now I have to settle for mystic. But it is pretty damn near to the first thing in getting when I can. Right behind some Bolts

It might be better to play {Elves of Deep Shadow} here than the mystic

If you can't afford birds, the elves if deep shadow will definitely do well, but as Conanedo said if you can't afford 3-5 dollar cards modern isn't the format for you

[Drayton99]

{birds of paradise} is 1000000000000000000000% better than elvish mystic. Especially when you're playing so many basics, forest into mystic means no turn 2 vampire nighthawk but forest into birds, into untapped black land is turn 2 nighthawk. Also makes casting sprouting thrinax easier

I know dude! I would if I could, but for right now I have to settle for mystic. But it is pretty damn near to the first thing in getting when I can. Right behind some Bolts

It might be better to play {Elves of Deep Shadow} here than the mystic

I didn't know about that card. Hmm, I'll pick some up next time I buy cards online and see how it does

[LinkCelestrial]

{birds of paradise} is 1000000000000000000000% better than elvish mystic. Especially when you're playing so many basics, forest into mystic means no turn 2 vampire nighthawk but forest into birds, into untapped black land is turn 2 nighthawk. Also makes casting sprouting thrinax easier

I know dude! I would if I could, but for right now I have to settle for mystic. But it is pretty damn near to the first thing in getting when I can. Right behind some Bolts

It might be better to play {Elves of Deep Shadow} here than the mystic

I didn't know about that card. Hmm, I'll pick some up next time I buy cards online and see how it does

I recommend just going the extra mile and getting a {Birds of Paradise} or two.

[Drayton99]

{birds of paradise} is 1000000000000000000000% better than elvish mystic. Especially when you're playing so many basics, forest into mystic means no turn 2 vampire nighthawk but forest into birds, into untapped black land is turn 2 nighthawk. Also makes casting sprouting thrinax easier

I know dude! I would if I could, but for right now I have to settle for mystic. But it is pretty damn near to the first thing in getting when I can. Right behind some Bolts

It might be better to play {Elves of Deep Shadow} here than the mystic

I didn't know about that card. Hmm, I'll pick some up next time I buy cards online and see how it does

I recommend just going the extra mile and getting a {Birds of Paradise} or two.

I plan to pick some up over time to replace the mystics