A Refresh on the Purpose of Budget Decks

It's been quite a while since I wrote a post, so here it is.

There are a few questions I would like to answer.

What is the point of a budget deck?

James wanted it on here

I think some people misunderstand something about the decks we post on this blog. The decks we post on this blog aren’t going to magically beat well-built competitive decks.

While we try to build decks as competitively as possible, budget decks are limited in resources because of monetary restrictions. Many budget decks won’t be as competitive as we like it to be, but the Budgetfight Team does try their best to make each deck work as efficiently as it can. The majority of the decks here are for newer players, returning players that can’t afford to build expensive decks, or veterans that want to try out new clans without selling a kidney.

Why play a budget deck?

 There are a two main reasons.

1. Not everyone can afford expensive decks. 
2. A lot of the decks we build aren’t autopilot and need to be mastered for best results.

When you first start playing Vanguard

It takes skills to masterfully pilot a lot of the decks that are posted on this blog. You can use budget decks to hone your skills as a starting Vanguard player or learn a new clan without paying a hefty price. While luck plays a big part in Vanguard, learning a deck and being able to pilot it efficiently takes skill. Building up those skills takes time and at some point a player can hit a roadblock they must overcome. I’ll put it this way: a deck can only take you as far as you can take it. Playing competitive decks won’t guarantee you easy tops or whatever. If your knowledge and skills of the game are lackluster, you won't be able to go far at all. Anyone can play any of the Big Four meta decks but they won’t achieve anything if you don’t have the skills to pilot it. It may win you a couple games and put you under the illusion of you being good, but that changes when you're up against a better player.

This is the same for the decks here except for one thing: you have to work harder for your wins, due to the margin of error being so small for budget decks. Just picking up a decklist here and expecting it to be easy will be like shooting yourself in the foot. It will take practice to get the most mileage and an enjoyable experience out of the deck.

Surprise Carlo

We will keep making decks as competitively as possible and also make decks for casual players with a really tight budget. The last few decks that we posted were more focused on players that had a tighter budget; the decks were cheap and fun to play with. Is it competitive? Most likely not, but they are great for helping newer players get started in Vanguard and have some fun. After all, isn't that the point of the game?