Budget Commander Staples
The cheap cards that belong in nearly every Commander deck: ramp, draw, removal, wipes, tutors, protection, and lands — all $3 or less.
Ranking formula: Role quotas (ramp, draw, removal, wipes, tutors, protection, lands) filled from Commander-legal cards at $3 or less, ranked by mechanical depth within each role.
Ramp
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Koilos Roc$0.04Creature — Bird· MV 5U· Commander-legal
Ramp — creature ramp on a 5-mana creature for $0.04.
#combat-trick #evasion #mana-dork #powerstone-mana #triggered-ability
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Centaur Nurturer$0.04Creature — Centaur Druid· MV 4G· Commander-legal
Ramp — lifegain payoffs and creature ramp on a 4-mana creature for $0.04.
#activated-ability #lifegain #mana-dork #triggered-ability
Fits:Muldrotha, the GravetidePantlaza, Sun-FavoredGhave, Guru of Spores
Card Draw
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Agency Coroner$0.04Creature — Ogre Cleric· MV 5B· Commander-legal
Card Draw — activated ability synergies on a 5-mana creature for $0.04.
#activated-ability #draw-engine #mana-sink #repeatable-plunder #sacrifice-outlet-creature
Fits:Yuriko, the Tiger's ShadowMuldrotha, the GravetideGhave, Guru of Spores
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Revel Ruiner$0.04Creature — Octopus Rogue· MV 4B· Commander-legal
Card Draw — alliteration synergies on a 4-mana creature for $0.04.
#alliteration #discarded-type-matters #evasion #gains-pp-counters #loot
Fits:Yuriko, the Tiger's ShadowMuldrotha, the GravetideGhave, Guru of Spores
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Putrid Cyclops$0.02Creature — Zombie Cyclops· MV 3B· Commander-legal
Card Draw — drawback synergies on a 3-mana creature for $0.02.
#drawback #scales-with-mana-value #scry #top-matters #triggered-ability
Fits:Yuriko, the Tiger's ShadowMuldrotha, the GravetideGhave, Guru of Spores
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Abomination of Gudul$0.05Creature — Horror· MV 6BGU· Commander-legal
Card Draw — alternative cost synergies on a 6-mana creature for $0.05.
#alternative-cost #cheaper-than-mv #evasion #repeatable-loot #saboteur
Removal & Interaction
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Strangling Soot$0.03Instant· MV 3BR· Commander-legal
Removal & Interaction — hard removal on a 3-mana instant for $0.03.
#alliteration #alternative-cost #castable-from-graveyard #exile-self #hate-low-toughness
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Ignite Disorder$0.02Instant· MV 2R· Commander-legal
Removal & Interaction — multi-target removal on a 2-mana instant for $0.02.
#arc-lightning #burn-creature #hate-blue #hate-white #multi-removal
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Blastfire Bolt$0.03Instant· MV 6R· Commander-legal
Removal & Interaction — hard removal on a 6-mana instant for $0.03.
#alliteration #burn-creature #hate-equipment #removal-artifact #removal-destroy
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Street Sweeper$0.03Artifact Creature — Construct· MV 6· Commander-legal
Removal & Interaction — hard removal on a 6-mana creature for $0.03.
#alliteration #attack-trigger #attacking-matters-self #removal-aura #removal-destroy
Fits:Yuriko, the Tiger's ShadowKrenko, Mob BossMuldrotha, the GravetidePantlaza, Sun-FavoredGhave, Guru of Spores
Board Wipes
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Sagittars' Volley$0.03Instant· MV 3G· Commander-legal
Board Wipes — hard removal on a 3-mana instant for $0.03.
#burn-creature #hurricane #removal-destroy #single-target-instant-sorcery #spot-removal
Fits:Muldrotha, the GravetidePantlaza, Sun-FavoredGhave, Guru of Spores
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Underworld Fires$0.03Sorcery· MV 2R· Commander-legal
Board Wipes — burn creature synergies on a 2-mana sorcery for $0.03.
#burn-creature #burn-planeswalker #disintegrate #removal-exile #spot-removal
Tutors
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Gleam of Resistance$0.04Instant· MV 5W· Commander-legal
Tutors — activate from hand synergies on a 5-mana instant for $0.04.
#activate-from-hand #cheaper-than-mv #combat-trick #extra-untap #power-boost-to-all
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Shoreline Ranger$0.04Creature — Bird Soldier Ranger· MV 6U· Commander-legal
Tutors — activate from hand synergies on a 6-mana creature for $0.04.
#activate-from-hand #cheaper-than-mv #evasion #french-vanilla #tutor-land-island
Protection
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Aven Liberator$0.04Creature — Bird Soldier· MV 4W· Commander-legal
Protection — protection on a 4-mana creature for $0.04.
#alternative-cost #breaks-ktk-morph-rule #cheaper-than-mv #evasion #gives-protection
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Midvast Protector$0.02Creature — Human Wizard· MV 4W· Commander-legal
Protection — protection on a 4-mana creature for $0.02.
#gives-protection #hate-color-choose #triggered-ability #virtual-vanilla
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