Category: Building on a Budget
Playing and competing in Magic has been getting tough, especially on the financial aspect. Most powerful cards nowadays, costs you a minimum of 500 pesos, and you really have to spend thousands to build a “so-called” Tier 1 deck. Most people (including myself) blame the Mythic rarity as the cause of this sudden rise in card prices, though we just have to deal with it. The problem now is for the beginners who wants to play competitive Magic but does not have the financial capacity to do so.

“The best expedition would be an entire team of me.”
Hey, this is my first time to write an article for magic. After long pondering on what to write about, I finally thought of several of my friends who quit the game because of its financial requirements, so I’m writing this to prove them wrong, and to help our fellow newbies to fit in under a strict budget.

Hello people! We all know Magic: The Gathering is an expensive hobby when playing in its competitive side. For people who like playing Magic but can’t afford the cards, give up the game. Sometimes when you invite people to play they usually reply, “Mahal yang laro na yan!” or “Pang mayaman lang yan..”. So I introduced them to the Pauper Fornat, the all-commons format for Magic:The Gathering. We were able to come up with 2-3 deck that were solid enough to play with in the said format. So here’s the 1st deck, Esper Tempo!

Here’s the budget Naya deck version made by our guest writer and active forum member Ronron.
Hi guys. This is my budget Naya deck suggestion for Alara Block constructed format. I have no school for 10 days (due to swine flu) wheeee~! So here’s the build.

Hello Guys and Happy New Year to All! It’s a fresh start of the year and to start the year with a bang I’m going to introduce to you a new format that is now becoming popular in MTGO. Introducing… Pauper Format!
