There are always flashy, expensive mythic rares in each set that cost an arm and a leg to buy, and Innistrad: Midnight Hunt is no exception. But there are tons of budget options in Midnight Hunt too! Some cards costing less than $2.00 are seeing tons of play in Standard right now.
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Gruul in Standard 2022
The consensus is still out on which variant of Gruul is the best in Standard right now. In the first weeks of the newly rotated Standard format, there have been werewolf versions,
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Other Dwarves you control get +1/+0.
Whenever a Dwarf you control becomes tapped, create a Treasure token.
Sacrifice five Treasures: Search your library for an artifact or Dragon card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
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Jaspera Sentinel
Jaspera Sentinel
Reach
{T}, Tap an untapped creature you control: Add one mana of any color.
versions, and more midrange variants focused on
Wrenn and Seven
Wrenn and Seven
+1: Reveal the top four cards of your library. Put all land cards revealed this way into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.
0: Put any number of land cards from your hand onto the battlefield tapped.
−3: Create a green Treefolk creature token with reach and "This token's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control."
−8: Return all permanent cards from your graveyard to your hand. You get an emblem with "You have no maximum hand size."
. Regardless of which variant of Grull you want to play, several Midnight Hunt cards are prevalent in each of them, including several budget all-stars.
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Reckless Stormseeker
Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast
Reckless Stormseeker extends beyond just Gruul decks. This card will see play in all kinds of red aggressive decks during its stay in Standard. In Gruul werewolf decks in particular, though, Stormseeker can apply massive amounts of pressure in combination with
Tovolar, Dire Overlord
Tovolar, Dire Overlord
Whenever a Wolf or Werewolf you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control three or more Wolves and/or Werewolves, it becomes night. Then transform any number of Human Werewolves you control.
Daybound
. Despite its strong presence in Standard right now, Reckless Stormseeker is about $1.00 at the time of writing.
Tovolar’s Huntmaster
Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast
Does anyone else get
Grave Titan
Grave Titan
Deathtouch
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, create two 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens.
-vibes from this card? It’s six mana and makes ten power worth of bodies when it comes into play. Its attack trigger is more conditional, but it does come with the upside of letting your wolves and werewolves fight creatures at instant speed. Tovolar’s Huntmaster is a great way for Gruul decks to apply late-game pressure and it is only around $1.00 at the moment.
Briarbridge Tracker
Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast
While this card may not be as powerful as
Tireless Tracker
Tireless Tracker
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Whenever you sacrifice a Clue, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
, it still has a lot going for it. Getting a Clue token immediately can be really important, and the added Vigilance is an important keyword in midrange slugfests. Briarbridge Tracker is a popular inclusion in midrange Gruul decks and both versions of it are currently under $1.00.
Outland Liberator
Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast
Qasali Pridemage
Qasali Pridemage
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
{1}, Sacrifice this creature: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
was originally a common from Alara and at one point was almost $3.00. While Outland Liberator lacks Exalted, it has the benefit of flipping into Frenzied Trapbreaker, which can destroy artifacts and enchantments every time it attacks. This is a huge upside! Outland Liberator will likely be a popular sideboard inclusion during its time in Standard, which is a good reason to buy them now while they are only $0.25!
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