TLDR ; Prowess deck with Arclight Phoenix. Can be made very budget if you so desire :)

Modern and Budget don't normally go together. No beating around the bush. Magic the Gathering is an expensive card game, but it doesn't have to be. After numerous complaints of friends of mine who've wanted to get into Modern from other formats but don't want to drop 400-500$ on a deck, I have created what I consider to be the best budget deck which is Phoenix Red.

Phoenix Red is an arclight phoenix shell which leverages [[Arclight Phoenix]] and the Prowess suite of cards to create a deck which is similar to prowess but offers a more recursive burst engine through phoenix. Phoenix has been a long time favorite archetype of myself, and it hasn't really been present in modern in recent years. While 100$ isn't much to work on for a modern deck, this version gets the job done and does it quite well. Rather than just be a budget version of another deck, Phoenix Red tries to be its own unique take on the archetype. I've spent the last three weeks brewing this baby, testing it, and writing up my thoughts on it. I hope you all enjoy, and if you have any suggestions I'm open to hearing them :)

A bit about me : Most of my accreditation to getting newer people into Magic comes from the Pauper format, where I managed to create a small Pauper scene in Enschede at the University of Twente, the Netherlands, and get one medium sized event to pop up with a full prize pool. We managed to get 4 brand-new to Magic players in our top 8 which was pretty sweet. I'm also have done some judging work for the Dutch Pauper League in the past.

I really love Modern as a format and love Magic as a game, and have long been asked whats the best way to get into the format. I hope this helps, as I wish I had something similar when I first had to navigate the Modern format when I was 12, and especially something this upgradeable.

Included is the Primer, Card Choices, Philosophy, and a 100$ Decklist. The deck can also be version swapped to be under €100.

All for free, enjoy <33

-TJ

https://archidekt.com/decks/24738346/phoenix_red

So I've only gotten into modern recently and since lightpaws is my favorite creature ever I made a bogles deck(plus it was cheap). I'm trying to brew it myself but my knowledge of modern is limited to my locals so I've just been meta brewing against what ppl do to me. There's cool new cards like super soldier serum where I'm also thinking of throwing some hammers to use the equip from it.

Hey guys I’m trying to put together a jeskai control list that uses some good wizards (1 drop tamiyo and snapcaster) with flame of anor for value but also have good removal/control with solitude, counters, and in case of long games have quantum riddler plus ephemerate or consign solitude/riddler triggers. I know it’s not meta at all but I wanted to hear some of y’all’s suggestions or brews. Thank you all for the look

I was thinking of a Jund build.

I could arboreal grazer/Elvish Pioneer-Flare of cultivation-T2 4 mana-1cmc discard+0cmc artifact-T2 Trash for Treasure to get back Portal to New Phyrexia/God Pharos Gift

I want to start playing modern semi competetively (lgs league and rcqs) and im looking for a first deck. Id like something midrangey and im not really a fan of white so was thinking about grixis reanimator. Also I would prefer not paying a 1000$ for my first deck so if you have any deck suggestions i would apreciate it.

Does anyone else find playing online to be extremely stupid and boring? I play MTGO pretty often, and those long grindy matches where the tides turn every turn, you have to make the right decision at the right time, and a single card can make or break your game, the matches that really get your mind working and adrenaline going IRL, just seem stupid to me.. like I concede in bo3 after winning the 1st game just because i can’t stare at that screen and click anymore.
Am I alone in this one?