The $30 Vintage Format Is Awesome

What if you could play Vintage... for just $30?

In this episode, Zac is joined by Dan Cohen to explore Value Vintage, a community-driven Magic format that combines Vintage's enormous card pool with a simple deckbuilding restriction: your entire 75-card deck must cost $30 or less. The result is one of the most creative and affordable Eternal formats you'll find.

We discuss:

• What Value Vintage is and how deck construction works

• Why the $30 budget creates incredible deckbuilding challenges

• Nadu Breakfast and other top combo decks

• Merfolk, Fluctuator, Cloudpost, and Hogaak Pox

• How card prices naturally shape the metagame

• Why MTG finance matters in this format

• The community behind Value Vintage

• Why Legacy and Premodern players should give it a try

• Looking ahead to Eternal Weekend and the future of the format

If you've ever wanted to experience Eternal Magic without spending thousands of dollars, Value Vintage might be exactly what you've been looking for.

Would you build a $30 Vintage deck?

#MagicTheGathering #Vintage #LegacyMTG #ValueVintage #BudgetMagic

00:00 What Is Value Vintage?01:00 How the $30 Deckbuilding Rule Works03:18 The Biggest Challenges of the Format03:57 Nadu Breakfast Explained05:27 How the Breakfast Combo Wins08:01 MTG Finance & Deck Prices10:11 Why Card Prices Shape the Meta13:21 Four Decks to Know14:30 Merfolk Deck Tech17:45 Why Merfolk Is a Top Tempo Deck22:53 Fluctuator Combo Deck26:37 Cloudpost Big Mana32:37 Hogaak Pox Aggro35:06 Final Thoughts & Eternal Weekend

A full Vintage deck for just $30... would you try it?

👇 Which deck would you sleeve up first?

Nadu Breakfast 🥣, Merfolk 🌊, Fluctuator ♻️, Cloudpost 🏔️, Hogaak Pox ☠️, or something completely different?

And if you've already played Value Vintage, let us know your favorite deck—we're always looking for more brews!

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