Budget Standard Golgari Sac

by TheSwarmer on 03 October 2015

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

Creatures (2)


Sorceries (6)

Instants (4)


Artifacts (3)

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Deck Description

I want to play this SOOOOO bad, this is just my style, golgari grind, but I have 0 ppl to play with so that would be 40 bucks down the toilet...
EDIT: Gonna build it, I have people to play with now!

Shit worth talking about:
Shit that makes lil shits(tokens): You have Blisterpod, Catacomb Sifter and Carrier Thrall for the early game, these will block in the early game and serve you by dying, in whatever way necessary, don't overvalue Catacomb Sifter but try to keep him alive if possible.

Hangarback Walker is here because he is just amazing! You can play him for 0, 2, 4 even 6, he'll always be great value and a nightmare for your opponents.

From Beyond is your optimal turn 4 play, one that is even better when played on turn 3.

These cards are here to make the following good:

Sac outlets and profit cards:
Smothering Abomination: draw... this keeps the engine going... Most of the time, this might even stick, many players will kill your shamblers and cutthroats and will have no removal left for these amazing guys.

Vampiric Rites: more draw, this time harder to kill and a 1 drop as well.

Rot Shambler: This is how you break through the line, this is what you play when you want to win...

Evolutionary Leap: You often pay ONE mana to:
drain for 1
get a dude
get a card
and get a +1/+1 counter
THAT'S REALLY GOOD!

NOTE: Might want to change some numbers around, lands, Smothering Abominations, Merciless Executioner, Carrier Thrall, Zulaport Cutthroat, more big guys maybe?

How to Play

You just grind them out, you get crazy value over the long game and you ride it to victory. Play around wipes, stall when necessary rush when necessary.

The most beautiful thing about this strategy is its ability to adapt while still mulliganing the same way and playing almost the same way as well.
Usually you'll try to swarm/bleed them out while getting a it more value with every passing turn. Though you can also just play From beyond and Tomb of the Spirit Dragon and wait until you drain them for 15 in one turn.

UPGRADES:
+2x Hangarback Walker
+2x Liliana, Heretical Healer
LOTS of testing so you know what works and what doesn't.

My budget decks are supposed to let you have fun! Which is what i think MtG should be about, i try to make these decks as competitive as possible while still letting you to have a blast while playing them. I DON'T and WON'T make them cheaper as that would make them absolute shit, these decks are REAL budget decks in that they are cheap decks that can be played in their respective formats to at least some success. Also don't just copy the whole deck(you can, but if you can improve something DO IT!), if you have a better idea pls let me know, i can't always make the perfect deck and sideboard. Again GL and HF!

Deck Tags

  • Standard
  • Budget
  • Golgari
  • Sacrifice

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Mana Symbol Occurrence

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Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Legal in Modern
  • Legal in Vintage
  • Legal in Legacy

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