Hello Everyone! I'm Levi from The Thought Vessel Show, and today we're looking at Budget Bombs from Modern Horizons 3. As always, to qualify, the cards need to be newly printed in Modern Horizons 3 and must be priced below $1.00 here on CoolStuffInc. We have ten budget bombs to explore today. As usual with these cards, we are not ranking them in any particular order; instead, we are celebrating great cards at a great price. Let's begin!
1. The Necrobloom
You get a nice combination of Field of the Dead with a dredge machine in the colors best suited to utilize these abilities. Since The Necrobloom is a legendary creature, you can even put this card in the command zone. Fortunately for us, its three-color identity makes it less popular than its power level might suggest, leading to a very nice $0.40 price point.
2. Null Elemental Blast
The odds of facing an opponent with multicolored spells are incredibly high--to the point of being almost guaranteed. For one colorless mana, you can counter a multicolored spell or destroy a multicolored permanent. That's an incredible amount of versatility for just one mana and $0.49.
3. Arna Kennerud, Skycaptain
Though the color combination is a bit unusual, Arna Kennerud, Skycaptain is a fantastic commander that can be built around counters, equipment, auras, or any combination of the three while making extra copies of your attached equipment. I might wish for Green or red in the color identity to access more synergies like enchantress effects, but overall, this is a strong card costing only $0.85 here on CoolStuffInc.
4. Grim Servant
It's Tutor Gary! For a mono-Black deck, this is a fantastic tutor option. You can use Panharmonicon effects to double its ability or sacrifice and recur it to loop and grab more targets. For optimized decks, a four-mana tutor might sit higher on the curve than you'd like, but at $0.29, there's really no reason not to try this card in your deck.
5. Abstruse Appropriation
Of this entire list, this might be the most underplayed and underappreciated card, partly due to its slightly awkward wording. In short: why remove a threat when you can simply steal it? You can use colorless mana as mana of any color to cast this spell. With the sheer number of Sol Rings, Talismans, and utility lands in Commander right now, this is reasonable--but there's no rule saying you can't just use the colors you already have. As far as removal spells go, this might be my favorite, creating those "remember that one time" moments Commander is known for. Currently, this card sits at $0.49. Grab one while you can!
6. Copycrook
For $0.29, you get card selection on a clone that can gain power. There are plenty of clone options out there, so I appreciate when a clone comes with additional perks like connive. I personally have this card in one of my decks now and will likely add it to future decks that can take advantage of the discard.
7. Kudo, King Among Bears
This is one of the more interesting "Stax" pieces available. A token or +1/+1 counter deck can take advantage of turning every creature on the field into a 2/2. Pair this with Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite, to give yourself an army of 4/4 creatures and make it nearly impossible for opponents to keep creatures since theirs would become 0/0.
8. Party Thrasher
It's rare to find cards that provide both ramp and card draw simultaneously, especially in red. Though its effect is a bit narrow, it's powerful: you get impulse draws and can use your creatures to convoke non-creature spells from those exiled cards or others in exile. Since it's niche, the price is only $0.75. For a deck like Prosper, Tome-Bound, this is an absolute gem.
9. Bridgeworks Battle // Tanglespan Bridgeworks
This cycle of MDFC lands is amazing. Having the option of an untapped land or an optional spell is a very low-risk value to add to any deck in Green. The optional spell is a spot removal spell, making it even better. While I wish it were an instant, for $0.99, I can let that slide.
10. Monumental Henge
Speaking of low-risk cards, Monumental Henge is fantastic as a mana sink in White. It lets you look at your top five cards and grab a historic spell from among them. In the late game, getting those historic cards can help you close things out. The land itself comes in untapped as long as you have a Plains in play, so it will usually be ready to use immediately. Plus, it only costs $0.99.
As usual, Modern Horizons 3 provides an incredible amount of value at a wide variety of price points. Cards from this set have taken over multiple formats, including Pauper, Modern, Legacy, and, of course, Commander. Despite this added power, it's great to see there are still amazing cards to find at bargain prices. Until next time, happy gaming!