Tyler Bucks
Tyler 'Savesya' Bucks has been playing Magic and creating lighthearted content for over a decade. With a focus on building Commander decks on a budget, he is always looking for new ways to save cash! When he isn't shuffling through bulk bins (so you don't have to), he can be found on the Magic YouTube channel 'The Pillow Fort'!
- Captain Jean-Luc Picard | Mono-White Tokens on a Budget
Deck TechsTyler builds a budget Captain Jean-Luc Picard deck for about $30, as a mono-white token swarm with a six-Spacecraft toolbox to make it so.
- Seven of Nine | Dimir Dilemmas Built on a Budget
Deck TechsA budget Seven of Nine deck tech for $45-ish, as a draw-go Dimir build of modal spells and dilemmas to draw a card every time you choose.
- Aerid Konstrari | Gruul Artifact Aggro on a Budget
Deck TechsTyler builds a Bracket 2 Aerid Konstrari deck, featuring the Gruul artifacts commander from Reality Fracture, on a $45 budget.
- Denzilore Fatehold | Azorius +1/+1 Counters, Scry & Surveil on a Budget
Deck TechsBuild a budget Denzilore Fatehold Commander deck for about $40, pairing top deck manipulation with +1/+1 counters to grind out wins.
- A Letter to the Fans of Bulk | Reacting to Wizards' Change to Booster Packs in 2027
OpinionTyler, our resident bulk and budget expert, reacts to the news of foil commons and uncommons being removed from Collector Packs starting next year.
- Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel | Orzhov Lifegain on a Budget
Deck TechsNiv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel's powerful enough to turn Healing Salve into Ancestral Recall — just imagine what it can do at the head of this list.
- Reality Fracture's Best Commons & Uncommons for Commander
ListsTyler sifts through the commons and uncommons of Reality Fracture to reveal the hidden value buried under the marquee chase rares.
- Vraska, Soul of Stone | Jeskai Weaponized Treasures on a Budget
Deck TechsA $40 budget deck tech for Vraska, Soul of Stone, a Jeskai artifact-tokens commander that turns noncreature spells into a go-wide board.
- Ingris Stingerquill | Black Red Aggro on a Budget
Deck TechsA $40 budget deck tech for Ingris Stingerquill, a new Rakdos aggro commander built to be a supercharged Hellrider intent to close games fast.
- The Big List of Budget Lands for Commander | 2026 Updated
ListsA guide to 150+ budget lands for Commander, sorted by color, including pain lands, check lands, cycling lands, and cheap fixing for your 99.