Just thought I'd make this alternative for people who don't want to buy all the expensive stuff that is in the competitive Zur decks. Granted a lot of the enchantments and counters are cheap already. The mana base gets weakened by this budget list as well as the tutors and a few counters.
I used the magiccards.info low price listed above each card (once you've clicked a card in the deck list you'll see what I mean) to decide if the card was cheap enough to go in the list.
So currently the total cost is: $61.70
If you're buying singles from a local card shop this would probably be closer to $100 since most shops charge something like $0.10 per common $1.00 per uncommon.
Of course there are still options that can make this deck cost less than $50.00 but it really begins to hinder the decks potential.
I used the magiccards.info low price listed above each card (once you've clicked a card in the deck list you'll see what I mean) to decide if the card was cheap enough to go in the list.
A few cards that may have a place in the deck and are cheap:
Umbra Mystic
Crab Umbra
Eel Umbra
Eland Umbra
Hyena Umbra
Pemmin's Aura
Sejiri Step
So currently the total cost is: $61.70
If you're buying singles from a local card shop this would probably be closer to $100 since most shops charge something like $0.10 per common $1.00 per uncommon.
Of course there are still options that can make this deck cost less than $50.00 but it really begins to hinder the decks potential.
1 Zur the Enchanter [$0.49]
Enchantments (13)
1 Ancestral Knowledge [$0.45]
1 Arcane Laboratory [$0.75]
1 Aura of Silence [$0.45]
1 Daybreak Coronet [$0.85]
1 Diplomatic Immunity [$0.15]
1 Empyrial Armor [$0.13]
1 Greater Auramancy [$1.99]
1 Necropotence [$4.00]
1 Oblivion Ring [$0.74]
1 Solitary Confinement [$2.49]
1 Soothsaying [$0.39]
1 Steel of the Godhead [$0.15]
1 Vanishing [$0.05]
Tutor/Draw/Organizer (5)
1 Beseech the Queen [$0.79]
1 Brainstorm [$0.99]
1 Diabolic Tutor [$0.27]
1 Mystical Teachings [$0.08]
1 Rhystic Study [$0.49]
Spot Removal (9)
1 Boomerang [$0.09]
1 Capsize [$0.25]
1 Condemn [$0.49]
1 Devour in Shadow [$0.09]
1 Mortify [$0.99]
1 Oust [$0.23]
1 Pongify [$0.24]
1 Sudden Death [$0.48]
1 Wipe Away [$0.25]
Counters (19)
1 Arcane Denial [$0.79]
1 Counterspell [$0.97]
1 Delay [$0.25]
1 Dismiss [$0.27]
1 Dissipate [$0.89]
1 Dream Fracture [$0.22]
1 Dromar's Charm [$0.28]
1 Forbid [$0.74]
1 Hinder [$0.20]
1 Hindering Light [$0.10]
1 Last Word [$0.32]
1 Mana Leak [$0.49]
1 Memory Lapse [$0.10]
1 Mindbreak Trap [$1.24]
1 Miscalculation [$0.14]
1 Muddle the Mixture [$0.23]
1 Power Sink [$0.15]
1 Rewind [$0.49]
1 Remand [$1.74]
1 Azorius Signet [$0.10]
1 Coalition Relic [$1.59]
1 Coldsteel Heart [$0.44]
1 Darksteel Ingot [$0.25]
1 Dimir Signet [$0.12]
1 Fellwar Stone [$0.18]
1 Lotus Petal [$2.95]
1 Mind Stone [$0.49]
1 Orzhov Signet [$0.15]
1 Talisman of Dominance [$0.10]
1 Talisman of Progress [$0.10]
Awesome Sauce (4)
1 Lightning Greaves [$3.95]
1 Sunder [$0.55]
1 Time Stop [$0.49]
1 Winds of Rath [$0.95]
Lands (38)
1 Kor Haven [$2.99]
1 Boseiju, Who Shelters All [$1.19]
1 Reliquary Tower [$0.25]
1 Tectonic Edge [$0.55]
1 Grand Coliseum [$0.79]
1 Rupture Spire [$0.20]
1 Arcane Sanctum [$0.79]
1 Gemstone Mine [$2.95]
1 Esper Panorama [$0.07]
1 Evolving Wilds [$0.18]
1 Terramorphic Expanse [$0.19]
1 Vivid Creek [$0.49]
1 Vivid Marsh [$0.49]
1 Vivid Meadow [$0.48]
1 Orzhov Basilica [$0.20]
1 Azorius Chancery [$0.24]
1 Dimir Aqueduct [$0.25]
1 Bojuka Bog [$0.05]
1 Halimar Depths [$0.05]
1 Adarkar Wastes [$1.63]
1 Caves of Koilos [$1.99]
1 Underground River [$1.99]
1 Eiganjo Castle [$0.48]
1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge [$0.99]
1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse [$0.59]
1 Tolaria West [$0.79]
6 Islands
3 Plains
3 Swamp