#Suggestions for a budget commander and theme needed.

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tawny perch
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I need suggestions for a deck in any combination of colors other than green.

I'm making a collection of decks with a budget of around €20 per deck (according to archidekt's estimates) and I'm having a hard time settling on the final deck's commander and theme. The commander doesn't have to be extremely cheap for it to work, the deck can be adjusted so long as it does not revolve around an expensive wincon.
So far I have a Gruul Attacking Matters deck, a Simic Toolbox deck, an Orzhov Reanimator deck, a Jund Blitz deck and an Azorius Blink deck, so ideally the final one would not tread on the themes present in the other decks, but some overlap could be fine.
All suggestions are appreciated.

trim cipher
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Jeskai cycling

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Cycling are all pretty cheap and you are looking to loop [[zenith flare]]

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torn adder
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Gonna throw [[ gut true soul zealot]] and [[inspiring leader]] out as an idea for boros tokens. Built a version with a sub $5 per card, but those can easily be trimmed for other cheap token makers or anthems
https://archidekt.com/decks/10129521/this_means_waaagh

Archidekt
This means Waaagh • (Commander / EDH deck) • Archidekt

Inspiring Leader & Gut, True Soul Zealot - Commander / EDH deck
Tokens • Aggro
(2) Commander • (14) Artifact • (27) Creature • (7) Enchantment • (12) Instant • (34) Land • (4) Sorcery

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torn adder
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Mono red Etali is also easy to do, cheap ramp, haste enablers, exile payoffs and equipment and just cast other people's spells

tawny perch
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Thanks for the suggestions, I might look into the jeskai cycling deck.

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I'm kinda hezitant to go into decks with "linear" gameplans. I don't like the notion of decks like etali often being shut down by removing etali once.

trim cipher
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there many ways to build cycling, you can go for token route/blink route/draw

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deck would be something like this if you go for zenith flare route

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looking to bin most of your cycling spells to get to zenith flare and then blink archaemoncer with astral drift/astral slide to get zenith flare to cast it again

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most of the cycling cards are toolbox so it sometimes hard to pilot if you arent aware what to look out for, just keep cycling

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wizard cycling is to look for tribute mage to find fluctuator or rielle if gavi is already on board

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few other ways to win= mass token and then pursue glory/marshalling cry to power up tokens/imaginary threat to remove blockers
pursue glory also works on opponent creatures so if they got a board you can buff them and let them end others
there raking claws that gives double strike and footfall crater that gives haste that can end opponent out of nowhere, buffing your opponent big creatures to hit other people
unpredictable cyclone lets you cheat out the bigger creatures but you do want it as a last resort.
astral drift and astral slide can help protect creatures and blink other etb creatures as well. they also able to blink off opponent creatures removing tokens/blocks or just attacks in general
cards like rielle and teferi ageless insight pushes the deck speed incredibly fast and those are key cards to the deck

heady helm
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Maybe [[Nezahal, Primal Tide]]. Can build pretty cheap as a Voltron commander. He gives himself protection, kills even without any equipment with three attacks and is your draw engine in one card. So all you need are mana rocks and dorks. Some cards to make him unblockable and that's it. I just built a deck with him. If you like the idea I can suggest you some cards.

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tawny perch
tawny perch
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I might try making a Nezahal deck some other time. I don't know if a voltron strategy is a very good fit for this pool of decks, but it seems fun, kinda reminds me of a Tromokratis voltron deck I've thought about making until I got sidetracked with this project. I haven't taken the time to build anything conclusive yet, so feel free to bring more ideas to the table. Any suggestions are appreciated.

heady helm
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Sorry

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I have the Idea from a YouTube Video and I find it funny. My deck gets Nezahal pretty consistent on turn 5 or even 4 out. With some equipment Nezahal becomes quite fast a unblockable one hit killer. If it works out I will use it at the beginning of the evening for a quick and surprising game and switch than to a other deck

tawny perch
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No worries! I wasn't very specific when I made the thread, so if anything, thanks for taking the time to share your ideas.
Are there any cards in particular you think are the secret sauce needed to make it work?

heady helm
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First of all you need a lot of Mana Rocks and Dorks to get him out. Then you need something to boost him. [[Blackblade Reforged]] or [[Empyrial Plate]] are good options. With [[Rogue's Passage]] , [[Manifold Key]] , [[Key to the City]] , [[Deepchannel Mentor]] and [[Suspicious Bookcase]] becomes Nezahal unblockable.

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Add [[Tribute Mage]] , [[Expedition Map]] , [[Inventors' Fair]] and [[Tolaria West]] as Tutors for more consistency

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https://scryfall.com/card/kld/247/inventors-fair

Inventors' Fair

Legendary Land
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control three or more artifacts, you gain 1 life.
manat: Add manac.
mana4, manat, Sacrifice Inventors' Fair: Search your library for an artifact card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Activate only if you control three or more artifacts.

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