While watching the live coverage of the Pro Tour 25th Anniversary of Magic, I decided to do some deck techs based on the Standard decks played by the team during the second day of the tournament. They have mentioned builds such as the Turbo Fog Bant deck and the Paradoxical Outcome deck that combos out.

The first one utilized the boy-a-box card and in effect had spiked its price whereas the second is sort of a budget deck because of its mostly Commons components. That said, I have decided to go for a budget version of a tribal deck and the chosen tribe was Cats. Here below is a decklist:

Creatures
4 Ajani’s Pridemate
4 Adorned Pouncer
4 Sacred Cat
4 Leonin Vanguard
4 Leonin Warleader
4 Regal Caracal

Spells
2 Triumph of Gerrard
1 Vanquisher’s Banner
2 Trial of Solidarity
1 Thopter Arrest
3 Cast Out
4 Radiant Destiny

Lands
18 Plains
1 Memorial to Glory
4 Shefet Dunes

Summing up the average cost of the creatures, the total would be $15.08 with Leonin Warleader as the highest price of $5.6 for the playset (price sourced at TCG Player). As for the spells, the relevant card for its price would only be Radiant Destiny which costs around $3.0 each. The rest of the Uncommons of my card choices can be opened from booster packs or spare cards of your fellow players in your playgroup.

I would recommend the deck for starters of the game who would want to enjoy playing but spend less. There are still about two months left before the next Standard rotation so there is still ample time to enjoy this Tribal Cat deck, battling at kitchen tables or during your Friday Night Magic.

That is a wrap. Until the next post.