From Gardens to Greatness (Hyper Budget Budoka Gardener EDH) (EDH / Commander)

I've been thinking of putting together an ultra budget deck for a while now to break out with friends, and I think I've finally landed on a winner with this list helmed by Dokai, Weaver of Life! Well, technically it's Budoka Gardener, but WHO CARES!!!

The idea of this deck is remarkably simple: play lands fast, and play lands often, with ramp spells like Nissa's Pilgrimage, or extra land drops with Gaea's Touch (or the Gardener himself). All these land drops every turn let us ramp suuuuuper quickly into a ton of landfall triggers (30,000 Scutes, anyone?), huge beaters like Kalonian Twingrove or Molimo, Maro-Sorcerer, or just battering our opponents with the gigantic tokens Dokai makes (and why settle for one of those, when you can use Scryb Ranger or Magewright's Stone to run it back all over again?!)

There's obviously a ton of improvements you can make to a deck like this, like an Azusa or Ashaya for extra lands, better interaction or card draw, or even a whole extra colour if you want to add even more depth to your game). But as a 30-40 buck starting point, you absolutely can't go wrong with Dokai's Premium Gardening Service!!

(Just a small note, while Budoka Gardener isn't TECHNICALLY a legal commander because of it's "front face" entering as a nonlegendary creature, I've yet to find a playgroup with that kind of purist mindset. But even if yours is, just swap out Budoka Gardener for Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar and the fun can go on regardless!!)