Welcome back everyone, I hope you had a great week. It's time for more budget goodness, and I hope you keep these picks in mind. We're switching away from tribal cards and looking into older cards for Commander! Not everything here may be a heavy hitter or a win con, but do not underestimate the value of complimentary pieces.

• Glissa, the Traitor - This is the most optimal scenario since we will be sacrificing the artifact in addition to paying its cost, so as soon as the creature is removed we get Pit Trap back in our hand.
• Daretti, Scrap Savant (use the bottom ability)
• Goblin Engineer - sacrifice artifact tokens with the ability to bring Pit Trap back.
• Pia's Revolution - if an opponent decides not to pay the cost.
• Restoration Gearsmith - If we have ways to flicker it, we can continue bringing Pit Trap back.
• Trading Post - use the ability to sacrifice a creature to return an artifact from your graveyard to your hand.

For those of us looking for budget friendly removal options without the bling of a foil, this should be on your radar the next time you look to make some purchases!

Next on our list is all the talismans from Ice Age.

• Hematite Talisman
• Lapis Talisman
• Malachite Talisman
• Nacre Talisman
• Onyx Talisman

Of course, these talismans can be used for more than just mana ramping. That ability to untap permanents when we cast a spell works wonders with creatures that have tap abilities and when we need surprise blockers!

Next up is Ghostly Flame. This one's price comes in at $0.49 (mtgstocks.com), and there is only one printing. I think this should be included in every Commander deck. The main reason is that it gets around creatures having protection from Red or Black. Once this is out, we can swing or block as we please. It even helps us get past annoying card like Emrakul, the Aeons Torn, with its protection from colored spells. At the current price, it wouldn't hurt to at least add this to our trade binders until we conjure up a deck to throw it in.

Next up are two cards that have similar abilities but target different colors: Order of the Sacred Torch and Stromgald Cabal. The price for Order of the Sacred Torch is $0.89 for the Ice Age version, $0.68 for Fifth Edition, and $0.75 for the Sixth Edition copies. The price for Stromglad Cabal is $0.50 for Ice Age copies, and $0.49 for both Fifth and Sixth Edition copies (mtgstocks.com). Both are headaches for opponents if they are looking to wipe the board, effectively countering Black and White board wipes respectively. Paying one life to counter a spell is something that both White and Black decks are happy to have access to. I would suggest running both in a White/Black build. This way you get the benefits of both, with the potential to have both on the board shutting down potential plays. I know I would be annoyed seeing these across the table when I was playing White or Black spells. I'm not saying these will skyrocket in monetary value, but enough value is there to consider picking up a playset of each.

That's all I have for today! I hope you enjoyed the read, and I will see you back for the next one!