BasilicaNero

I'm curious: can this really gain enough life to keep up with all the "pay life" effect on the board?

I agree.

A solid budget contender for the slot (if you took out the Martyr) could be [[Whitemane Lion]].

It has the fun mechanic with the fact that it can return itself; so multiple triggers per turn are possible for two mana a pop. That's more triggers for all the Sisters and Spirit Bonds. It's also super cheap; I know you can pick up the Planar Chaos one for under .25 cents.

It also has the bonus of returning a ranger of Eos back to your hand to replay it and snag more sisters OR to save something you don't want hit with removal.

Enjoy your deck.

[[Grave pact]]? So when you sac, they sac...

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What about [[Kazandu Refuge]] and/or [[Rugged Highlands]] over [[Gruul Guildgate]]?

They are technically better and are also only about .25 cents and .15 cents each, respectively so still good budget choices.

What about [[call the bloodline]]?

Other ideas that fit with the deck could be [[Darksteel Myr]] or [[Darksteel Mutation]], especially in multiplayer where you are against multiple colors and [[Order of the Stars]] is less effective.

If you have a [[Guilty Conscience]] equipped on [[Stuffy Doll]]:

1)Tap Stuffy, Stuffy deals 1 damage to opponent chosen when it entered play.
2)Stuffy dealing the 1 damage activates GC; GC deals one damage to Stuffy.
3)Taking 1 damage from GC activates Stuffy; Stuffy deals 1 damage to opponent.
4)Steps 2 & 3 automatically repeat until opponent is at 0 life.

Then the dead opponent can take no more damage. The infinite loop ends because Stuffy no longer has a target and if there are more opponents the game continues otherwise the game ends.

Brutal in 1v1 if you can pull it off.

You might consider [[Guilty Conscience]].

It is a pretty standard addition to white Stuffy decks because it causes an instant kill when put on [[Stuffy Doll]].

I really like the use of [[Scrapyard Recombiner]] here, btw.

Enjoy your deck!

[[Paradox Haze]], perhaps?

What about [[Dichotomancy]]?

Not cost effective unless you suspend it but still; the ensuing shenanigans could be fun! Combos wicked well with [[Sleep]].

I like the deck!

No suggestions other than to echo XxGrimm157xX on [[Rally of Wings]].

In fact I like it so much I'm going to play with making a budget version potentially for myself.

If you're trying to keep it super budget, I would consider tossing in a playset of [[Thornwood Falls]]. The "enters play tapped, gain 1 life" dual lands are the best cheap duals in my opinion. (And .15 cents is tough to beat.)

The only thing which interacts with lands seems to be [[Coiling Oracle]] and it just says "land card" not 'non-basic land' so it wouldn't slow you down much.

Enjoy your deck!

It occurs to me: if you're using this as a resource for W/G lands so that you don't need to wade through the search tab: there is a way to sort the lands by mana they create. When you do the card search, select Card Type: land, and select "Text" then put "{w} {g}" in the text field and it will bring up all lands which have both the White and Green mana symbols.

Hope this helps someone!

Thank you! I'm glad you like it.

I was particularly pleased with the addition of [[Genesis Chamber]].

If I was streamlining this I probably would consider couple of the artifact lands and swap out the cheap dual lands. But when I have my casual decks I tend to just run the simple duals to keep the $ cost down as much as I can. I actually only have Tutor in there because I happen to already own a set.

Thanks! It is fun; I just play it casually occasionally and while it tends to draw some hate because of the control aspect, but still fun!

Potential alternatives for [[Icy Manipulator]] keeping cost to play and activate in mind. Couldn't find any good creatures that have the ability with a 2 power other than [[Whipcorder]] (which you already have) but here are some interesting artifacts:

[[Leonin Bola]] - Odd substitute but it essentially gives any creature the tap a creature ability for one.

[[Pacification Array]] - Can get it out way sooner, but costs 2 to tap.

[[Puppet Strings]] - Only benefit here really is it can tap OR untap.

As for [[Order of the White Shield]] versus [[Savannah Lions]], I would lean towards the Order for its versatility (between the two). But if you are just looking for a good aggressive white creature I think there is plenty to choose from. A quick search for power 2, white creatures, with first strike brought up some good cards that I think might be better than both those options:

[[Elite Inquisitor]], [[Knight of Meadowgrain]], [[Thalia, Guardian of Thraben]], and [[White Knight]].

If you really wanted another one drop option there's some stuff I think that could be better than the Lions, though:

[[Dauntless Bodyguard]], [[Kytheon, Hero of Akros]], [[Skymarcher Aspirant]], or [[War Falcon]].

What about [[Blind Obedience]] over [[Imposing Sovereign]]? Same CMC, improved effect (includes artifacts), and can gain you life.

Here's my B/W Meekstone deck for comparison/inspiration:

https://www.mtgvault.com/basilicanero/decks/the-meek-and-the-mighty/

Enjoy your deck!

With this deck I would actually even recommend [[Scoured Barrens]] if splashing in white. The gain 1 life not only helps soften the downside of being slower but also synergizes with the rest of the deck (and it's still just .15$ for the card).

If it was in the budget maybe even toss in a one-off [[Orzhova, the Church of Deals]] (.25$).

Might be worth play-testing. I personally would prefer to keep the Altars Reap, mostly because of the instant speed. I like playing it in reaction to removal, or at the end of my opponents' turn, etc. But it might be worth trying the [[Underworld Connections]] especially if you play lots of multiplayer and tend to have longer games where the consistent draw would pay off more.

Also you might consider a more budget card that could return Scion to play. (Also, I think you can get [[Reanimate]] for around $7.00 or less these days depending on which printing and condition. Still might be too rich for what you want but its definitely less than when I bought mine.) Some other cheaper options that come to mind are [[Grim Return]], [[Necromantic Summons]], [[Endless Obedience]], or perhaps [[Exhume]].