Looking for a budget take on Standard that lets you go wider than Aetherworks Marvel and Zombies? It’s going to take a powerful engine backed by reasonable removal and some tricky plays to get the job done. Fortunately, you don’t need to look any further than this exciting take on W/B Aristocrats put together by SaffronOlive.

W/B Aristocrats ? Amonkhet Standard | SaffronOlive

• Creatures (18)
• 1 Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
• 2 Bontu the Glorified
• 3 Yahenni, Undying Partisan
• 4 Doomed Dissenter
• 4 Sacred Cat
• 4 Zulaport Cutthroat

• Planeswalkers (2)
• 2 Ob Nixilis Reignited

• Sorceries (4)
• 4 Sram's Expertise

• Enchantments (12)
• 1 Cast Out
• 3 Stasis Snare
• 4 Anointed Procession
• 4 Hidden Stockpile

• Lands (24)
• 4 Plains
• 4 Swamp
• 1 Evolving Wilds
• 3 Concealed Courtyard
• 4 Forsaken Sanctuary
• 4 Westvale Abbey
• 4 Shambling Vent

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Cast Out
• 1 Fumigate
• 1 Midnight Oil
• 2 Dispossess
• 2 Lay Bare the Heart
• 2 Lost Legacy
• 3 Forsake the Worldly
• 3 Pick the Brain

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So that’s all great, but how do you generate enough resources to slog through Cryptbreakers and Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger? The answer is Anointed Procession. This card lets your Sacred Cats and Hidden Stockpiles get out of control relatively quickly, giving you plenty of fuel to go much wider than anything your opponent is doing. You can be a little slow to get going, but Sram's Expertise gives you a great way of catching up on the board while also playing well with Anointed Procession later in the game.

All of this leads into powerful things like Westvale Abbey to take over the game once you’ve stalled out the ground. There are a myriad of decks that have relatively few ways to interact with, much less beat, Ormendahl, and this deck is better than most at getting up to the requisite number of creatures without being too far behind on the board.

There’s lots of opportunities to upgrade things here depending on your budgetary constraints. Gideon, Ally of Zendikar would certainly be a great inclusion, and there are plenty of other Planeswalkers and rare removal spells to consider. That said, this is a great starting point if you’re looking to get into Standard without breaking your budget.