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 $111 RG Zoo
Under $300 2 of 18
Most expensive $6139 Oath of Druids
Side-by-side
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 | $111 €111 |
| Sligh | T2 | R | $185 €172 |
| Goblins | T2 | R | $407 €364 |
| Mono-Black Discard | T3 | B | $778 €733 |
| Mono-White Aggro | T2 | W | $857 €665 |
| The Rock | T2 | BG | $1,031 €759 |
| Psychatog | T2 | UB | $1,142 €781 |
| Landstill | T2 | WU | $1,262 €913 |
| Stiflenought | T1 | UB | $1,868 €1,352 |
| Tinker | Trogue | U | $2,608 €2,144 |
| BUG Survival | T2 | UBG | $2,971 €2,325 |
| UG Madness | T2 | UG | $2,972 €2,309 |
| Aluren | T1.5 | UBG | $3,452 €2,932 |
| Replenish | T2 | WU | $3,938 €3,067 |
| GW Enchantress | T1 | WG | $3,975 €2,996 |
| Welder MUD | T1.5 | R | $3,982 €3,356 |
| Elves | T1 | G | $4,368 €3,352 |
| Oath of Druids | T2 | UG | $6,139 €4,307 |
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