Budget paths in
Cheapest tier-1 decks
Sub-$300 Premodern archetypes ranked from cheapest to most expensive, priced from the latest tournament-winning decklist per archetype.
Cheapest $109 RG Zoo
Under $300 1 of 18
Most expensive $9495 BUG Survival
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Build cost per archetype
Brass bars show each archetype's current tournament-winning list price. Hand-built sparkline-style — zero JS.
Ranked table
Full list
Each row links to the archetype primer. Color identity carries from the archetype collection (so a budget Mono-Red Sligh keeps its R; a Mono-Blue Stasis keeps its U).
| Archetype | Tier | Colors | Build cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| RG Zoo | T3 | RG | $109 €115 |
| UG Madness | T2 | UG | $433 €331 |
| The Rock | T2 | BG | $652 €533 |
| Mono-Black Discard | T3 | B | $764 €594 |
| Psychatog | T2 | UB | $1,016 €757 |
| Landstill | T2 | WU | $1,299 €1,031 |
| Sligh | T2 | R | $1,343 €969 |
| Goblins | T2 | R | $1,498 €1,099 |
| Stiflenought | T1 | UB | $1,697 €1,423 |
| Tinker | Trogue | U | $2,545 €2,212 |
| Mono-White Aggro | T2 | W | $3,489 €2,615 |
| Aluren | T1.5 | UBG | $3,540 €3,027 |
| Replenish | T2 | WU | $4,038 €3,183 |
| Welder MUD | T1.5 | R | $4,082 €3,468 |
| GW Enchantress | T1 | WG | $4,313 €3,056 |
| Elves | T1 | G | $4,757 €3,368 |
| Oath of Druids | T2 | UG | $6,208 €4,479 |
| BUG Survival | T2 | UBG | $9,495 €6,384 |
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