Whether youre building an Elves, Goblins, Merfolk, Otters, Squirrels, or any other creature type among all the creatures Magic has ever released, youre going to want to try to fit as many of these Kindred-based cards in the 99 of your Commander deck
The point isnt that bad cards are inherently more fun, or that the deck wouldnt have been better without it
After running down these decks, we'd be remiss not to point out YouTube Channel The Commander's Quarters, which is absolutely packed with budget commander deck builds and pointers for finding savings: Hopefully this article leaves you inspired to pore through your bulk collection and invent your own budget Commander deck
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