Custom format — Copper

{"ops":[{"insert":"Howdy everyone!\n\nI recently created a custom MtG format for my gf and me that slowly expanded out to some of my friends. I felt that there was no good "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"consistently"},{"insert":" cheap format. Pauper is the closest, but it limits the cards you can use just based on rarity, and high-tier Pauper decks can be pricy.\n\nI really like Penny Dreadful and was trying to think of a way to bring something similar to paper, and decided on a limit of every card’s cheapest printing market price being "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"under"},{"insert":" $1. This gave enough flexibility for decks to have a wide range of cards to play with while also being consistently cheap. The theoretical deck cost limit, if we consider 20 lands and ignoring land cost, would be $54.45. Definitely not cheap, but still cheaper than meta Pauper and nearly impossible to even hit.\n\nHowever, with these benefits there are drawbacks (or potentially even more benefits):\nIt’s tied to a vendor (TCG Player) honestly the biggest drawback"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Card legality may change just based on price (personally I see this as a pro, but I recognize it can turn some people off). You may have to change decklists often because of that, but with most decks being about $20 this is much more approachable"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Access to incredibly strong commander-only cards (personally a pro for me)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Due to the above, some removal can feel oppressive"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nI believe the format has some unique potential and could lead to fun ideas. Personally, I’ve been having a lot of fun with "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/7355616/copper_ball_lightning"},"insert":"Ball Lightning"},{"insert":". You can do plenty of fun stuff while being relatively meta, at least as it is currently. While I don’t have enough game data to say anything conclusively, here’s some cool decklists I’ve made ordered on a general idea of how “meta” they are or could be:\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/7302294/copper_elves"},"insert":"Elves"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/7291729/copper_affinity"},"insert":"Affinity"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/7609856/copper_12_post"},"insert":"12 Post"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/7308313/copper_infect"},"insert":"Infect"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/7355616/copper_ball_lightning"},"insert":"Ball Lightning"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/7280568/copper_goblins"},"insert":"Goblins"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/7345013/copper_putrid_goblin_combo"},"insert":"Putrid Goblin Combo"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/7286769/copper_humans"},"insert":"Humans"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/7287879/copper_izzet_curiosity"},"insert":"Izzet Curiosity"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nNo format is complete without a banlist though!! The current banlist for Copper is as follows:\nSol Ring"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The Beamtown Bullies"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Dubious Challenge"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Channel"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"All “ante” cards"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nI’d love to hear y’all’s opinion on this format idea, and if y’all make any cool decklists with it please let me know! :))\n"}]}