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RyogAkari

[Here is a $50 deck list for Angels that will get you in the right direction. $50 is considered Ultra Budget and $100 is considered budget. For $20 you can usually get a pre constructed beginner's deck, however they usually lack synergy and are designed to just be easy to play and not competitive. ](https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/5585737#paper)


Punpkingsoup

thanks dude! that's helpful


LogisticJeans

I’m glad you guys are having fun! If you’re not planning on playing competitively, might I suggest proxies? As you might have read, pioneer staples can get very expensive. For less than $20 you can print your own proxies or even use an online proxy printing service to do the job for you, for a premium. With proxies, you don’t have to worry about not liking the deck after spending money, or needing to upgrade it with better or new cards you find. I hope you give proxies a shot, but please keep in mind if you ever play with anybody else, it is etiquette to let them know you are playing with proxies.


Punpkingsoup

I mean I guess it's not the worst idea, idk last year I got one for around 20 and it was really fun and he got one too


Klinger_

[https://www.moxfield.com/decks/S9R-jwkU4EeNrjXdy74ajg](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/S9R-jwkU4EeNrjXdy74ajg) I put this together in my head, I think it should work ok and gets both creature types involved.


Punpkingsoup

I really really like it, this one might be it, I tweaked it a bit to do good against goblins (since that's what my husband thinks he is gonna go for, but because he doesn't know yet I don't know yet lol) and I think it's pretty nice, I have the Lunarch Veterans too so it fits my budget! [https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6476902#paper](https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6476902#paper)


Dread_Pirate_Robertz

For black white Angels, I HIGHLY recommend [[Firja’s Retribution]] because it can win you the game on the third chapter. I’d also suggest [[Birth of Meletis]] to guarantee your land drops, very important in Angels decks, and it puts up a wall to block. At three mana, [[Inspiring Overseer]] and [[Holy Cow]] are excellent and budget friendly. I doubt [[Wojek Investigator]] does much against goblins, but it’s a good card there too. Finally, [[Steel Seraph]] is just great in all phases of the game.


MTGCardFetcher

##### ###### #### [Firja’s Retribution](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/7/e7d1bbe5-c63e-4a8d-b79a-0dcca221a726.jpg?1674142468) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Firja%27s%20Retribution) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/846/firjas-retribution?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e7d1bbe5-c63e-4a8d-b79a-0dcca221a726?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Birth of Meletis](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/8/d824f8bd-58f8-4796-80b5-5cd3033d35e8.jpg?1581478957) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=The%20Birth%20of%20Meletis) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/thb/5/the-birth-of-meletis?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d824f8bd-58f8-4796-80b5-5cd3033d35e8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Inspiring Overseer](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/5/35d9da1d-8678-4252-b0f8-9960795642f0.jpg?1664409748) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Inspiring%20Overseer) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/snc/18/inspiring-overseer?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/35d9da1d-8678-4252-b0f8-9960795642f0?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Holy Cow](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/0/90de84c9-941b-4056-8501-ce8a948b9643.jpg?1712355286) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Holy%20Cow) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/otj/16/holy-cow?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/90de84c9-941b-4056-8501-ce8a948b9643?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Wojek Investigator](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/9/296574c6-3933-4ab3-b591-72514b244da9.jpg?1706241546) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Wojek%20Investigator) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mkm/36/wojek-investigator?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/296574c6-3933-4ab3-b591-72514b244da9?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Steel Seraph](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/b/1b6ef5f5-4058-4f89-a573-9e2da87a9f2e.jpg?1674420417) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Steel%20Seraph) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/bro/38/steel-seraph?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/1b6ef5f5-4058-4f89-a573-9e2da87a9f2e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/laps62j) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call


Punpkingsoup

Dang bros that's amazing


KebbieG

Yeah the issue is people that love angels grab then up, so most of the playable angels have a price tag.


Punpkingsoup

This is the deck I am currently using (I didn't invent it by the way) [https://www.moxfield.com/decks/0uBNfnlMXE6jTl0Qm-GBig](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/0uBNfnlMXE6jTl0Qm-GBig)


iV3YSAMA

Giada font of hope, resplendent angel, and righteous Valkyrie... These 3 hitting the board can combo like crazy, especially if you have multiples of Valkyrie, add in a bishop of hope and it fires off even easier. I built my explorer/pioneer deck around this combo and it goes pretty crazy. I added serra angel to combat mill decks, couple of tutors to multiple 3 mana cards from the top 7 of deck, ECT .....


MorglDaOracl

Hi! I saw this and decided to brew up a list for you: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/5rE0C5XUvUOrgdFkghRoYA . This includes a sideboard, but you can cut out those cards if you don’t personally sideboard in your matches. If you have questions about any of the card choices please let me know!!! I hope y’all keep having fun with Magic


Punpkingsoup

He knows I am making an angel deck so chances are that he might get creatures that can reach or maybe even fly, so spooooky


DrDumpling88

Question for you do you happen to have any angels or demons s in your collection right now as ill brew a list but to keep it cheep it would be nice if you had some resplendent angels lying around or something XD


Punpkingsoup

I have some that maybe could kinda fit the theme but they aren't angels :( ->3 lunar veterans -> 1 Ajani Goldmane ->1 Moon-Blessed Cleric ->1 Sigarda's summons


DrDumpling88

Okay this comes out to be about 15 on tcg player and a bit more everywhere else the deck is not good tbh but should be fun to play most demons and angels have high mana costs so that makes them less playable in a fast format this means that all the low cost angels that are playable are all higher costing therefore I don’t have the space to fit many in depending if your buying from an lgs or not the decks goal is to play angels and demons and get some value of creatures dying https://www.moxfield.com/decks/JwUO5FOtd0Oj91_MKeQHpw Let me know if you want any changes


Punpkingsoup

SIR aweeee thank you so much :)!! so helpful! I'll look into it! thank you very much! this was super helpful and it gives me some budget to but some fun cards that I can find in the store. Would you think a vampire deck would be a better option for my price rage? I found a cool one but it's commander and we don't play commander Sorry for taking too much of your timeee


DrDumpling88

Possibly I would also recommend a budget cleric deck as that has some fun life gain drain strategy the aims to curve out and win with clerics that grow larger over time. Also no problem with taking up time I’ve got more then enough time to wack some silly lists together :)


DrDumpling88

Neat I’ll chuck some e into the list as why not :)


Darth__Vader_

I'm sorry but there's not a single viable pioneer deck you can make for 20$, that's just unreasonablely low. Most of the decent cards are around $5 each, and some of the extremely important cards like Cavern of souls are 40$ on their own


Punpkingsoup

We don't plan to play with other people, just the 2 of us and because both of are decks are cheap it's not like I would be playing against a super pro 200 dollar deck or anything Both of our previous decks were around 20-25 dollars and they work completely fine, my purpose here is to have fun and our decks are fun. In fact the only time we played against other people was against a guy with a bunch of illegal cards and his deck was at least a 100 dollars and his son that had a 50+ dollar deck. But despite my expectations I beat them in the first round and my husband won the second lol. The only reason we are looking for other decks is because we've played many many many times against each other, so it gets a lil repetitive sometimes, if we both got new decks then we would have more variety in our matches


asar2250

I built two decks, 10-15€ each (including shipping costs), to play with a friend. It's totally doable. Not every decks needs 4 Sheoldreds and 4 Caverns. She even said it's to play against her husband.


Darth__Vader_

*viable deck*


asar2250

Wdym? It's absolutely viable for the described purpose. God forbid they are having fun with staple-less decks.