I am checking on the current Standard decks in Throne of Eldraine than can be considered as of a budget type. Mono colors are the usual options and for today’s topic on budget Standard MtG, we have the Mono-Black Cauldron deck. The core components are Witch’s Oven and the bunch of recurring creatures in Cauldron Familiar and Gutterbones. Here below is the decklist.

Creatures
4 Ayara, First of Locthwain
4 Cauldron Familiar
1 Cavalier of Night
4 Gutterbones
4 Midnight Reaper
4 Murderous Rider
4 Order of Midnight
4 Orzhov Enforcer
4 Priest of Forgotten Gods

Spells
4 Witch’s Oven
1 Dreadhorde Invasion

Lands
1 Castle Locthwain
17 Swamp
4 Witch’s Cottage

Probably the most expensive component here is the Murderous Rider which can be easily substituted to the sideboard. You already have the priest to deal with opponents’ threats though it should be carefully set up to avoid spot removals. I would prefer to main deck a discard spells like Drill Bit to know what they have in hand and so you can adjust your gameplan. You can also opt for Spawn of Mayhem for a fast clock in the 3-mana slot.

The total deck cost is around 70 USD or just only 3,150 pesos and cutting the riders will almost half the amount. Maindecked Riders is the recommended build but you can adjust according to your local metagame. I am sure it is Oko-based.

That’s a wrap for this Standard budget deck take on Mono Black Cauldron aggro. Until the next blog post.