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Starter Budget -series is variation of my famous(?) Budget Decks -series.In this series, I attempt to create decks that go great for starters:They do not have extremely valuable or complicated cards. Most of them are simple commons and uncommons.Though, this doesn't mean that these decks aren't threat. In right hands (and some practice, of course,) they can overwhelm very tough opponents.These decks are meant for those who have just dived into the mysterious depths of Magic: The Gathering, or for those people who like simple and cheap decks. Or, to just anyone!Budget is meant to be low! (Less than 15 bucks.)(Remember: If you are new player, do not be afraid to ask if you have questions. Northy has always time for newbies!)
Who said that Elf decks are always priceful? Not this one!Stomp your opponents underfoot with great mob of elves.Overrun often finishes off your opponent. Voice of the Woods and Wildheart Invokers can also be used as a winning strategy.
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Nice elf deck! Since the curve is pretty low, I think you can go down safely to 21 lands for 2 additional cards.Some cards to consider are:1. Elf token generators (Hunting Triad, for instance)2. If the budget allows it, Ezuri the Renegade Leader (a overrun a turn?)3. Wirewood Herald (essentially a tutor for elves)Great deck for great value though :)
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Wirewood Herald sounds good though...
I would say add Joraga Warcaller, simply because it makes it everything huge, plus you can use Elvish Mystic and Llanowar Elves, along with Elvish Archdruid to put counters on it, and every elf you have.
Id put in another nissa's chosen and then put in 2 Nissa Revane plainswalker but thatd increase the cost above a started deck. i really like the thornweald archers i might add them to mine. but you may want to look at jagged scar archers and heedless one. viridian shaman might be better off in your sideboard although i took mine out completely in one of my elf decks. wildheart invoker is a bit spendy mana wise. since your running svereal 1/1 creatures look into pendelhaven elder.http://www.mtgvault.com/variable/decks/elves-overrun/for my sideboard dont bother worrying about them those are just cards im looking into.
http://www.mtgvault.com/variable/decks/elf-deck/ thats my first elf deck that i build over 10 years ago when i first started playing lol
Copperhorn Scout teams up well with Voice of the woods. Thoughts on Elvish Guidance With Arbor Elf? It's a bit more expensive, but maybe Ezuri, Renegade Leader for all of the overrun ever?
One Ezuri for one Overrun. Fair trade. No-one's gonna die.
Plus he has overrun as an activated ability that you can cast as many times as you want.
So simple and brutal. The subtle mana ramp with llanowar, elvish mystic, and the archdruid pump this deck out at lightning speeds! I feel like rancor needs to make an appearance here. Dropping that on the wirewood herald ensures you'll get the desired block and kill that he requires to tutor. Even if only one, it'd be a great introduction for newbies to auras while staying in the price range. Plus it's a reuasable spell in a deck that will easily run out of cards in hand by turn 5.
Okay. Single Rancor going in.
What are your thoughts on Heedless One? The more elves you have the fatter it gets.
In a mid-range deck, he's a must. A */* with trample will scare anyone straight. At under $15, though, it's hard to get him in here. Not sure what he would replace either.
Thank you eljefe.
No problem. Hey, I'm dabbling in EDH as of late and just built a Jhoira deck. Mind checking it out and giving me some feedback when you get time? http://www.mtgvault.com/eljefe/decks/jhoira-edh/
copperhorn scout?
I really like how this deck is designed, but I am old fashioned and I would personally be running with 4 elvish champions as well.but well done!
eye made u a deck :3http://www.mtgvault.com/phyrexianpossum/decks/budget-decks-rat-discard/
You made something... For me?
Northern I hope you know people really appreciate the budget decks you make. Although they don't get nearly as much likes as "2 TURN WIN THE BEST DECK EVER" decks, who's really going to pull $300 dollars out for 60 cards? This earns a +1!
Agreed. Northern, this is one awesome elf deck for the price.
You would be surprised. It's a pay to play hobby. And it's a hobby that you can easily make your money back if you ever want to quit, so investing in some legacy staples isn't the worst thing you could do. I mean, wasteland was a card everyone thought was a waste of space, now they're 100 bucks.Also, there are very few decks that win on turn two, at least any tournament legal decks.
Thank you friends. You make me feel important and useful in this cold and dark world.I'm gonna keep going as long as there can be found friendly commenters and truly friends.You all are heroes of my life. I do these thanks to you, and everyone else here in community who keep checking out my decks and saying nice comments like: "Cool deck!" or "Awesome work, bro!"Okay, how many Budget Decks I'm gonna create today? How about 5?
You're scaring me. Just know that MTG vault loves you.
Whoops. Don't know why this piece of crap phone did copy that message so many times.I'm so sorry...This is awkward.
Well, I think that phones abhor this site.
I agree. I think that they do.
Probably the best budget deck I've seen yet. Consider me inspired to make this for my buddies who are just starting to play!As for a suggestion for an alternate card to anyone who might see this, I prefer Lys Alana Huntmaster over Wildheart Invoker. I picked up a couple of those in my early Magic days and ran them in my elves deck. Not so coincidentally, that's about the time my friends stopped letting me play my elves deck :P But I get why the Invoker is there, Archdruid alone can usually pay off his ability fairly quickly. Just a preference thing really.
Huntmaster is very cool, but the Invoker is powerful weapon in this deck, as you noticed by yourself. If you have any idea which card I should remove, let me know and I'll throw some Huntmasters in.Thank you so much for suggestion. Even though if I wouldn't add cards, I respect those who spend some time trying to help.If you create this deck for your newbie-bubbies, I hope they get the best start a player can have.Tell them greetings from Northy.
Well, I spy with my little eye a few Huntmasters now in the decklist :D Haha. That's cool, I think it makes a much more immediate impact to the board anyway so it's not a bad trade off. You're welcome, man, always happy to help. I shall pass the message on to them!
Here is the inspired version of this deck I mentioned yesterday that I'd make. If anyone wants a bit of an alternate take on this type of elves deck, please feel free to comment or leave suggestions on this deck and any of my decks! http://www.mtgvault.com/twolinecinephile/decks/starter-deck-elves/Wouldn't want to shamelessly advertise without thanking you for the inspiration, Northy! Might be the first time I've commented on one of your decks but I peruse them all the time. As I've seen it proposed numerous times by other admirers, you are definitely a Magic hero, man!
I would not include Wildheart Invoker and cut him for more utility. His ability is almost never used (especially in a budget deck without Gaea's Cradle). Instead I would max our the Thornweald Archers (they are so good against many otherwise problematic creatures) and add a Taunting Elf. That is a very underrated guy - he basically makes all your other dudes unblockable.
Well, since you are second person who has asked that, I can remove Invokers.
I built a version of this deck with my own flair, if you would be so kind as to take a look and offer any advice it would be appreciated.http://www.mtgvault.com/couch312/decks/budgetish-elves/
This looks like an excellent intro to one of the staple creature types of any magic collection, I have had so much fun with Elf decks in the past and this one looks like a good addition to anyone's deck list
Thanks.: )
Hey guys could you plz check out my blood suckers deckThAnks
Always top notch north maybe one day one of my decks will make the hot list! Can you look at my new standard deck overwhelming wave? Think it might have some potentialWhat would be a non budget version of elves have you made one of those? I love tribal decks and elves can be overwhelming
Since you asked, I'll check out your deck....and I've made single non-budget Elf-deck. It is called: "Waller Rapist: Vintage Elves".
http://www.mtgvault.com/vaan104/decks/elven-overrun/ my old elf deck its only slightly over the $20 cut off but it relies more on pumping up hard to block elves like elven riders and treetop rangers u might find some improvements there like wellwishers or timberwatch elves
and instead of bramblebush id use creepingmold it kills more for same mana
But Bramblecrush is better...
yeah, I would say that bramblecrush is the better card here. Creeping Mold says destroy target artifact, land, or enchantment. but Bramblecrush says destroy target noncreature permanent, which also covers planeswalkers... admittedly creeping mold can target a some creatures, (enchantment creatures, artifact creatures) but overall I think that bramblecrush is the better card. :)
ya I thought about that after I posted that it could get planeswalkers
I really appreciated your suggestion vaan, but you know, that nothing beats the feeling when your opponent plays something like 25 dollar Planeswalker and then you destroy it on your turn with deck that's total value is 15 dollars... That is just incredible feeling, man...
yep I can see that
Northy, could I challenge you to make mono colour, budget decks using only cards from m10 - m14 core sets? im trying this, and would appreciate having something to compare to. you da best!
Mono-colored budget deck, that has only cards from the core sets? (Of course excluding the earlier ones, such as Tenth Edition etc.)Challenge accepted!
oohhh, this sounds fun! I've invited myself to this game as well.
yeah these decks always end up looking awesome and being fun to play!
I couldn't help myself, thragtusk forced his way in: http://www.mtgvault.com/eljefe/decks/roaring-elder-overruns-slime/ let me know what you guys think!
i think you should put in a nissa revane, the deck will go up to 20 bucks, but thats still budget in my opinion. and take out the wirewood herald, to make it modern legal
This deck is not meant to compete with other decks in tournaments. Also Planeswalkers will not go in, since they aren't so easy for newbies to understand while they are still priceful.If you aren't sure why I make these, please read the Deck Description above.Thank you for suggestion though.
Well, you have a point there, however I don't think nissa is all that complicated. On the subject of the heralds, i still think they should be left out, so whoever is playing this deck can get there first experience at the local FNM.
You think the planeswalker isn't complicated, until you start playing and the abilities are all activated at sorcery speed and people start responding to that with instants on the stack, and burn decks start redirecting damage to the planeswalker and then start attacking it seperately from you and other stuff. Nothing is complicated once you know how it's done, but newbies good sir. Newbies.
Yeah, I agree. Noobs especially have problems with Planeswalkers. Unlike creature abilities, there is no reminder text on the basic/advanced operation of Planeswalkers. In fact, they have the most problems with blue counter decks - the "stack" takes a while to understand, and even longer to manipulate. Even veteran players can make mistakes regarding the response to spells and theorder of resolution. How much harder is it for noobs?
You could get this modern by replacing wirewood herald with an elvish harbinger and voice of the woods with drove of elves. this would probably put it slightly above the budget price you are trying for, though I feel if some of these cards were shuffled around it could be done. like for example, gilt-leaf ambush is two 1/1 elf warriors that can have death touch till end of turn (if you win a clash) and is only 16 cents on tcgplayer.
Nice deck. Some of those cards will fit right into my own elf deck ??
Nice to hear so, friend. Nice to hear so.: )
Looks like posting on this site from my mobile makes all '!!' change into '??'...Weird
yeah, the vault HATES phones. kinda sucks...
Oh well ... at least they bothered to make it work for phones =).I'm not an optimist or a pessimist. I'm a realist, i.e. Captain Obvious. The glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
Lies, the glass is always full.
Lies and propaganda! In soviet Russia, glass half fills the water!
There glass is %100 too large for the amount of water inside it.
Wait .. now we have glass to hold water? That's a lot of kapusta!
New to the game but what about Elvish House Party and or Wirewood Pride?
Elvish house party isn't legal to [play- it's a joke card. :)
Thanks. Still learning the game.
That's alright. Everybody must start in order to proceed. Starters can't know everything about everything....and Wirewood Pride... Must consider it...
Okay... I MUST add Wirewood Pride now. It is good card, yes... But that art picture... That's just so... That picture makes me happy. That guy there looks like that he has been chosen to be queen of the Gay Pride Parade.
Lol, why are elves always hated on for being gay? You see those girls? Bramblewood Paragon and Advocate of the Beast for example.Who would not feel nervous asking one of them out on a date? James Bond?
Ready for viewing: one hardcore burn deck. Comments, suggestions, and likes welcome.http://www.mtgvault.com/knightofthehokeypokey/decks/firepower/
I don't hate elves for being gay. There's nothing wrong with being gay. One of my best friends is gay, and he is awesome dude.By the way... You say that Advocate of the Beast is a girl? I'm afraid that the Advocate is a guy...
Sorry about that ... darn phone graphics.I meant Sylvan Ranger.And I apologize for insinuating your hatred of gays based on no extant evidence. I responded to a more extreme version of a statement of your opinion rather than what you actually said, committing the logical fallacy commonly known as the "straw man" argument.In plain english: sorry for saying that you hated gays. It was a poor word choice on my part. I should have said "it is no surprise that elves are sometimes associated with being gay. Look at those girls! Who would be brave enough to ask a Slyvan Ranger out on a date? James Bond? "No, I do not want to be a lawyer, only an engineer.
You are an engineer? That's cool! Like Isaac Clarke all over again.
No, I am studying to be. Just leaving for college in fact.Then I will retire early and make a sh*tload of money injection modeling forge world models for warhammer 40K.I appreciate the reference to Clark, but I'm more of a team fortress man. Turret Up!And that just gave me a deck idea, so thanks!
So took out Elvish House Party . I had thrown in Wirewood Pride as a filler because I didn't' have all the cards, Also added: 1 Mul Daya Shaman, 2Joraga Treespeaker and 1 Taunting Elf.
just as long as u r not an auto engineer lol im an auto mechanic and auto mechs dislike most engineers that design cars
Well, it's a well known fact that most engineers that design cars (or their superiors) put looks, high tech computer technology, and bells and whistles (which are too often a b**** to fix) ahead of designing a car that drives well and is easy to maintain. Sigh. I constantly hear your legitimate complaints from the fire department mechanics.
And get this - taking production and repairs into account, a smart car will take several decades to break even with a hummer.
my big problem is I live in MN cold winters and they put lots of salt on the roads breeds lots of rust/corrosion and its worse when the put aluminum parts next to iron/steel parts
Why on earth would they do that. Steel has a load of flexibility, while aluminum is brittle and stiff. Combining the two in cold weather is a catastrophically bad idea.The gasoline with alcohol (and therefore water that hitches a ride with it) that virtually all gas stations sell doesn't help.
nice deck North, elves in my area are a bit costy though =/
Hey North, could you take a moment to look at my deck? Any help would be nicehttp://www.mtgvault.com/johnbyakko/decks/the-quiver/