Introduction

Budget build for a local Secret Santa exchange. The idea: get a survey about what someone likes to play and run with it. Besides basic lands and the commander, the deck couldn’t be less than $50 or more than $75. The gentleman I built this deck for stated in his survey that he liked UG best for its card draw and enjoys interaction on the stack. I think the deck I put together hits both of those desires pretty solidly.

Deck idea in general:

Target locked

This deck almost ended up being an enchantress deck, however I felt that would reduce the amount of overall interaction on the stack. It was difficult to make the deck with only cantrips because I felt it lacked a solid punch. So I settled on a sort of enchantress hybrid. This deck also came across as a pseudo Voltron deck. The wonderful thing about Ivy though is she likes to spread the wealth, allowing you to target your counter or draw synergies while buffing the crap outta her. Most of the spells target advantage pieces but I felt Toski, Bearer of Secrets was a must include as a fun piece that loves being targeted as much as Ivy.

Overall I feel this is a different and energetic Simic build!