Building on a budget gets you less mana acceleration so every other card in your deck has to be more powerful then that of a powered decks "fillers". Cards like Daze shine here.
Punishing powered decks have been the way to go before. I think thats wrong. With so many powerful cards I think the budget decks should be the aggressor (obviously not vs Oath). Each card should pack just a bit more punch then the cards in a powered deck. For exampel Null Rod does nothing for a budget deck but can disrupt the gameplan of a powered deck. Having artifact destruction cards in the deck is the right way to go I think. Ancient Grudge, Smash to Smithereens, Viashino Heretic, Terminus.. any card that gets you just a bit more of card/quality advantage in the match is good. Disrupt can be good in the right meta. Well you probably understand what I mean here.
Do not play Mental Misstep unless you can pitch it to Force of Will or Misdirection! IT'S A TRAP! While MM is a good card you cant usually counter anything really good with it. Most if not all powerful cards in vintage are at CMC 2, 4 & 5.
Last block pushed enchantments.
Enlightened Tutor has become the best tutor for budget decks because of last block. Fetching Aegis of the Gods or Spirit of the Labyrinth, Rest in Peace (cause why not play one in MD), Seal of Cleansing or Oblivion Ring. There are so many choices and responses to opponent strategies.
Eidolon of Countless Battles & Ethereal Armor are great game-enders.
Playing Thalia, Guardian of Thraben forces you go play Aether Vial. Having the +1 effect is great but its at the expense of mana acceleration (Wild Growth & Utopia Sprawl) and answears (RiP & OR). I am not sure if a white budget deck is better with or without Thalia.. or rather I am not sure how much +1 matters.
Im just gonna end this post with a list of powerful budget cards;
Qasali Pridemage - Meow
Karakas - no other card says fuck you to Oath like this card
Dryad Militant - really good vs common killcons like Yawgmoth's Will
Standstill - noone can play correctly against this card at the current meta
Repeal - seems slow, gives you heaps of value
Cyclonic Rift - looks shit but looking at how many games go to round 15+ this can get wins out of nowhere
Thespian’s Stage + Dark Depths (+Crop Rotation) - Swords and well timed Wastlands, apart from that nothing can stop you!
Jötun Grunt - just generally good guy and also the largest animal you can get for two mana
Darkblast - kills all the 2/1s, and there are lots of them
Spoils of the Vault - budget decks run lots of 4s
Demonic Consultation - same as above except no downside
Yixlid Jailer - hello dredge meet death
Price of Progress - if you dont run Wastland this will end games quick
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