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@ -203,6 +203,9 @@ Approximately 1/3 of a deck should be reserved for land cards.
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A guide for a budget mana base in the modern format was written by
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A guide for a budget mana base in the modern format was written by
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[SaffronOlive on MTGGoldFish](https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/brewer-s-minute-building-a-budget-mana-base-in-modern).
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[SaffronOlive on MTGGoldFish](https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/brewer-s-minute-building-a-budget-mana-base-in-modern).
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For many archetypes of decks in most formats there are staples.
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Staples are cards of a given color or type that are generally considered good in a deck.
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### Tipps on Building a Modern, Pauper or Standard Deck
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### Tipps on Building a Modern, Pauper or Standard Deck
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This section will focus on the building of a 60 card modern, pauper or standard deck.
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This section will focus on the building of a 60 card modern, pauper or standard deck.
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@ -287,136 +290,3 @@ The first card is the commander.
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10 cards are used for card draw.
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10 cards are used for card draw.
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5 cards each are used for targeted removal and board wipes.
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5 cards each are used for targeted removal and board wipes.
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The remaining 31 to 33 cards are used for the intended game strategy and deck plan.
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The remaining 31 to 33 cards are used for the intended game strategy and deck plan.
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#### Commander Staples
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Staples are cards that are generally considered to be good in a given format.
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This section addresses staples in the format commander.
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This section will be divided by the colors of the cards.
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It is based on a [video by VEX MTG](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTzKOoQjfW4) on
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[YouTube](/wiki/youtube.md).
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##### White Mana Commander Staples
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The following cards are considered to be staples in a deck containing enough white mana.
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In the top tier are the following.
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- Swords to Plowshares
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Other good cards to always be considered are the following.
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- Smothering Tithe
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- Vanquish the Horde
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- Farewell
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- Teferi's Protection
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- Esper Sentinel
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##### Blue Mana Commander Staples
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The following cards are considered to be staples in a deck containing enough blue mana.
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In the top tier are the following.
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- Cyclonic Rift
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Other good cards to always be considered are the following.
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- Rhystic Study
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- Fierce Guardianship
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- Mana Drain
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##### Black Mana Commander Staples
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The following cards are considered to be staples in a deck containing enough black mana.
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In the top tier are the following.
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- Bojuka Bog
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- Toxic Deluge
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Other good cards to always be considered are the following.
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- Demonic Tutor
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- Agadeem's Awakening
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##### Red Mana Commander Staples
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The following cards are considered to be staples in a deck containing enough red mana.
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In the top tier are the following.
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- Blasphemous Act
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Other good cards to always be considered are the following.
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- Dockside Extortionist
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- Deflecting Swat
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- Jeska's Will
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##### Green Mana Commander Staples
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The following cards are considered to be staples in a deck containing enough green mana.
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In the top tier are the following.
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- Bala Ged Recovery
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Other good cards to always be considered are the following.
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- Boseiju, Who Endures
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- Cultivate
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- Kodama's Reach
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- Farseek
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- Rampant Growth
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- Nature's Lore
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- Three Visits
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- Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
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Green has many different options for mana ramp.
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It is recommended to check for green mana ramp in the good cards category before going for the good
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cards category in [the colorless staples section](#colorless-mana-commander-staples)
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##### Multiple Mana Commander Staples
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The following cards are considered to be staples in a deck containing multiple different colors of
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mana.
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These cards are only staples in decks which feature enough of these mana colors.
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For easier navigation and organization the colors of the cards mana price are included in brackets
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behind their names.
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In the top tier are the following.
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- Assasing's Trophy (cast for Black/Green)
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- Anguished Unmaking (cast for White/Black)
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- Ruinous Ultimatum (cast for White/Black/Red)
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- The World Tree (taps for Green or any color; has a spell with White/Blue/Black/Red/Green)
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Other good cards to always be considered are the following.
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- Boros Charm (cast for White/Red)
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- Rakdos Charm (cast for Black/Red)
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- Rhythm of the Wild (cast for Red/Green)
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##### Colorless Mana Commander Staples
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The following cards are considered to be staples in a deck containing enough colorless mana.
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Most cards in this deck can also be casted using no mana or any mana color which makes them staples
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in all colors.
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In the top tier are the following.
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- Sol Ring
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- Soul-Guide Lantern
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- Vesuva
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- Thespian's Stage
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Other good cards to always be considered are the following.
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- Arcane Signet
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- Mana Crypt
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- Command Tower
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- Exotic Orchard
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- Path of Ancestry- Field of the Dead
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- Field of the Dead
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