Well, I've built some cheap all-common decks. How about a cheap all-rare deck?

  • Every non-land card must be a rare
  • Every non-basic land must be a rare
  • Basic land are acceptable
  • Every card must have a magictraders.com/cardshark.com estimated price of under $1, or...
  • Overvalued cards are acceptable if they can be easily found (i.e. in stock and ready to ship) for under $1


With those restrictions in mind, are there any good cards or overall strategies to consider? Or is it pretty much futile?

Cheap ($) rares are usually too expensive () and mana acceleration is usually rare and expensive (Moxen, City of Traitors) or common (Lotus Petal, Dark Ritual). It's unlikely that a cheap all-rares deck can beat a cheap all-commons deck, but for the sake of argument what is possible under these restrictions?

Entropic Specter is only a penny!