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This thread is for discussion of this week's Building on a Budget, which goes live Wednesday morning on magicthegathering.com.

mmmemorieees....

ah, KCI.  brings back such fond memories for me. i loved playing that deck.  i started playing during Onslaught block, and it was my first combo deck i ever played (well, besides tooth and nail, which i didn't really consider combo at the time).  so the revival of that deck naturally excited me, and i have to say i'm not disappointed.  it seems pretty solid, and i'll definitely have to dust off the old cards and give it a whirl.

the article was a little short, though.  i would have liked to read some match results vs. "the field" (which i suppose will become easier to do after this weekend).

also, kudos on the price tag of the deck.  this is truly building on a budget!

Nov 17, 2009 -- 9:38PM, RealMoruk wrote:

I'll have to get myself a copy of that deck, I liked the deck last week, but it was more for the combo aspect, rather than the life gain. This one seems like one of those "I'll beat my friends with it once, then shelve it because they hate it" decks, much like the Restore Balance deck. I'll definitely be sleeving one up.

Hey Jacob Van Lunen I am curious if you are still working on that Legacy version of the Restore Balance deck?  If not that deck I would like to see you do some kind of a Legacy deck in a future article.  This column typically does Standard, Extended, and Pauper, it would be nice though to see some Legacy every here and there though.  Thanks.

Budget Martyr Foundry is a good combo deck with nice cards. It'll be a bit difficult for me to find those cards but i'll try.
I agree with the previous Post - i'd like to see Legacy build of restore Balance deck? i've already mentioned it in my letter. The main thing is afinisher like Gorgodon and answer for Chalice of the Void for 0 mana.

Nov 18, 2009 -- 6:57AM, Moblin88 wrote:

I want to say I love this deck and how budget it is! Some thoughts:

I think that it might be worth running Repeal. The deck has no outs main or side to Pithing Needle, which does see play. It also helps answer other artifacts such as Chalice of the Void, Martit Lage, and enchantments.

I am also unsure about running any erdana, sans-serif;border-collapse:collapse;line-height:18px;">Time Sieve. It seems like any time you have 5 untapped mana thropter/sword KCI wins just as much, but also wins if you have 4 mana (possibly the turn you play it), and generally is better on its own. The singleton Time Sieve should probably be a 4th KCI.

I would also cut the Echoing Decay if you run Repeal, as repeal answers Yixlid Jailer just fine.

I Also think it might be worth brainstorming something against Qasali Pridemage, which just about wrecks you and sees a lot of play. Maybe Trickbind in the board? It also counters hexmage/depths, Hypergenisis, fetchlands, transmute, and Ghost Quarter.
 

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