If any of you have cards under 10 dollars that you think would be tounament viable, that would be very much appreciated as I am bored and want to build a deck.
I think there could be something with Sigarda's Aid.
I've assembled in paper a deck using it but it's pulled in two directions and both directions are bad against (I'm blanking on the name but the XX gets X counters remove a counter to deal 1 damage). However I think it's good enough to explore probably as two separate ideas.
So first off is a combo. The combo is Sigarda's Aid (I think this is roughly $5), Combat Celebrant (This is probably in the $5 range), and Helm of the Host (I think this is ~$10). This allows turn 3 Celebrant and turn four Helm, with Aid equipping it for free (or both in the same turn for 7 mana), then before combat you get a Combat Celebrant token with haste which you exert. Then you get another combat and before the extra one you get another token. It's potentially a bad splinter twin combo for Pioneer, like Sigarda's Aid isn't 100% necessary, but it skips waiting to equip. I haven't seen others using this combo, but I think it's potentially alright.
Like I mentioned my deck is pulled in another direction as well, the other one uses Sigarda's Aid with Colossus Hammer unblockable 1 drops (I use 4 of the morph on and 4 of the 1/2 each cost 1 blue). As well as Curious Obsession and control elements like Spell Pierce and a couple Chained to the Rocks (which can be tutored with Open the Armory if you have equipment in hand already). Online I play a deck similar to this low to the ground hammer version, but only UW which also runs 4 Mystic Sanctuary and KAladesh commons in Aether Tradewinds (this allows you to bounce back the hammer if they removed disrupted you, then recast for 1) and Disappearing Act which provide just enough tempo to close.
I don't have MTGO open, but off the top of my head my version looks something like:
In the double direction one I have built I cut down on Judge's Familiar, Aether Tradewinds, and Disappearing Act and add the Combat Celebrants, Helm of the Host, the 1WU return a creature to their hand 2/3 they can't play that cardname next turn, and the land base changes and the inclusion of mountains opens up Chained to the Rocks (pretty sure you could include some pacifism effects or the Stuck in the Moon (not sure the exact name but its a 2U aura that makes a creature or planeswalker a wastes essentially).
there are loads, it just depends on what is popular in the meta to the price of the cards. currently some solid decks with a max card price are
mono g stompy (pure old fashioned 3 cmc max aspect of hydra aggro deck. scooze is the only + 5 card and its only a 2 of)
mono r goblins (same but with embercleave being the +5 card)
feather prowess with budget land base
wizards burn
mono u spell slinger tempo (petramander, cryptic serpent ect)
rakdos dragon tribal
populate bant and G/W
heroic decks
golgari deathmist raptor reanimator
Thanks in advance.
For starters, you can look here https://www.mtggoldfish.com/metagame/pioneer#paper to see which decks are being played and what their cost is. There is also a dedicated budget section down below.
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I've assembled in paper a deck using it but it's pulled in two directions and both directions are bad against (I'm blanking on the name but the XX gets X counters remove a counter to deal 1 damage). However I think it's good enough to explore probably as two separate ideas.
So first off is a combo. The combo is Sigarda's Aid (I think this is roughly $5), Combat Celebrant (This is probably in the $5 range), and Helm of the Host (I think this is ~$10). This allows turn 3 Celebrant and turn four Helm, with Aid equipping it for free (or both in the same turn for 7 mana), then before combat you get a Combat Celebrant token with haste which you exert. Then you get another combat and before the extra one you get another token. It's potentially a bad splinter twin combo for Pioneer, like Sigarda's Aid isn't 100% necessary, but it skips waiting to equip. I haven't seen others using this combo, but I think it's potentially alright.
Like I mentioned my deck is pulled in another direction as well, the other one uses Sigarda's Aid with Colossus Hammer unblockable 1 drops (I use 4 of the morph on and 4 of the 1/2 each cost 1 blue). As well as Curious Obsession and control elements like Spell Pierce and a couple Chained to the Rocks (which can be tutored with Open the Armory if you have equipment in hand already). Online I play a deck similar to this low to the ground hammer version, but only UW which also runs 4 Mystic Sanctuary and KAladesh commons in Aether Tradewinds (this allows you to bounce back the hammer if they removed disrupted you, then recast for 1) and Disappearing Act which provide just enough tempo to close.
I don't have MTGO open, but off the top of my head my version looks something like:
4 Slither Blade
4 Judge's Familiar
4 Spell Pierce
2 Open the Armory
4 Aether Tradewinds
4 Disappearing Act
4 Sigarda's Aid
4 Curious Obsession
4 Hallowed Fountain
4 Glacial Fortress
4 Mystic Sanctuary
1 Plains
7 Island
2 Field of Ruin
In the double direction one I have built I cut down on Judge's Familiar, Aether Tradewinds, and Disappearing Act and add the Combat Celebrants, Helm of the Host, the 1WU return a creature to their hand 2/3 they can't play that cardname next turn, and the land base changes and the inclusion of mountains opens up Chained to the Rocks (pretty sure you could include some pacifism effects or the Stuck in the Moon (not sure the exact name but its a 2U aura that makes a creature or planeswalker a wastes essentially).
mono g stompy (pure old fashioned 3 cmc max aspect of hydra aggro deck. scooze is the only + 5 card and its only a 2 of)
mono r goblins (same but with embercleave being the +5 card)
feather prowess with budget land base
wizards burn
mono u spell slinger tempo (petramander, cryptic serpent ect)
rakdos dragon tribal
populate bant and G/W
heroic decks
golgari deathmist raptor reanimator
are a few places i would look
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