Here are my top 7 budget Artisan decks for beginners in MTG Arena. If you don’t have any rare or mythic wildcards and want to try out some decks that don’t even need any of them, try making some of these!
What would you add or change from any of these decks? Have you tried any of them yourself? Let me know what you think in the comments below…
Full decklists to copy and paste directly into MTG Arena….
Dimir Zombie Artisan Deck
4 Undead Butler (VOW) 133
4 Ghoulish Procession (MID) 102
4 Fell Stinger (VOW) 112
2 Morkrut Behemoth (MID) 114
4 Bladestitched Skaab (MID) 212
14 Swamp (DMU) 279
4 Falcon Abomination (MID) 52
4 Archghoul of Thraben (VOW) 93
4 Infernal Grasp (MID) 107
4 Catapult Fodder (VOW) 99
4 Dismal Backwater (NEO) 267
4 Unhallowed Phalanx (VOW) 135
4 Island (DMU) 278
Mono Green Werewolf Artisan Deck
4 Packsong Pup (VOW) 213
24 Forest (DMU) 281
4 Hound Tamer (MID) 187
2 Audacity (BRO) 169
4 Blanchwood Armor (BRO) 171
4 Burly Breaker (MID) 174
4 Howl of the Hunt (MID) 188
4 Snarling Wolf (MID) 199
4 Wolfkin Outcast (VOW) 229
4 Tail Swipe (DMU) 182
2 Tamiyo’s Safekeeping (NEO) 211
Selesnya Enchantment Artisan Deck
4 Generous Visitor (NEO) 185
6 Forest (DMU) 281
4 Borrowed Time (MID) 6
9 Plains (DMU) 277
4 Jukai Naturalist (NEO) 225
3 Sky-Blessed Samurai (NEO) 37
4 Spirited Companion (NEO) 38
4 Michiko’s Reign of Truth (NEO) 29
4 Befriending the Moths (NEO) 4
3 Commune with Spirits (NEO) 180
4 Era of Enlightenment (NEO) 11
3 Touch the Spirit Realm (NEO) 40
4 Blossoming Sands (NEO) 265
4 Botanical Plaza (SNC) 247
Rakdos Artifact Sacrifice Artisan Deck
4 Oni-Cult Anvil (NEO) 230
8 Mountain (DMU) 280
4 Voltage Surge (NEO) 171
3 Experimental Synthesizer (NEO) 138
4 Virus Beetle (NEO) 128
4 Mishra’s Research Desk (BRO) 162
4 Dragonspark Reactor (NEO) 137
4 Patchwork Automaton (NEO) 254
4 Infernal Grasp (MID) 107
4 Bloodfell Caves (NEO) 264
4 Tramway Station (SNC) 258
6 Swamp (DMU) 279
3 Voldaren Epicure (VOW) 182
4 Bloodtithe Harvester (VOW) 232
Mono Blue Tempo Artisan Deck
22 Island (DMU) 278
4 Tolarian Terror (DMU) 72
4 Curate (STX) 40
3 Shore Up (DMU) 64
2 Negate (DMU) 58
2 Syncopate (VOW) 83
1 Make Disappear (SNC) 49
4 Consider (MID) 44
4 Thirst for Discovery (VOW) 85
3 Slip Out the Back (SNC) 62
4 Delver of Secrets (MID) 47
3 Fading Hope (MID) 51
4 Faerie Vandal (SNC) 44
Mono Red Aggro Artisan Deck
4 Monastery Swiftspear (BRO) 144
22 Mountain (DMU) 280
4 Electrostatic Infantry (DMU) 122
4 Festival Crasher (MID) 140
4 Ancestral Anger (VOW) 142
4 Lightning Strike (DMU) 137
4 Play with Fire (MID) 154
2 Kami’s Flare (NEO) 150
4 Reckless Impulse (VOW) 174
2 Dwarven Forge-Chanter (BRO) 131
4 Twinferno (DMU) 149
2 Rending Flame (VOW) 175
Orzhov Defender Artisan Deck
4 Blight Pile (DMU) 82
16 Swamp (DMU) 279
4 Wingmantle Chaplain (DMU) 39
3 Plains (DMU) 277
2 Destroy Evil (DMU) 17
4 Gibbering Barricade (DMU) 95
4 Walking Bulwark (DMU) 241
2 Shield-Wall Sentinel (DMU) 238
3 Infernal Grasp (MID) 107
4 Go for the Throat (BRO) 102
4 Morbid Opportunist (MID) 113
4 Corrupt (BRO) 88
4 Sunlit Marsh (DMU) 257
2 Cut Down (DMU) 89
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I’ve always played Historic but might get into artisan to spend my wild cards, awesome decks again!
Another banger of a video! Cant wait for that Orzhov Artisan gameplay, I havent played too much with "defenders" but looks very interesting.
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Interesting Werewolf deck. I upgraded my starting deck, and I think it's quite good. Zombie deck could be vulnerable to some removal like "playing with fire" so could be hard for Archghoul to stay on the table and rises zombies from the graveyard. For now, I prefer to play black or green cards so other decks will be an inspiration for me to do something similar. Are you planning to show us these decks in action?
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Unfortunately WotC will never allow a permanent artisan queue
Thank you
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Great content! Keep it coming. You certainly deserve more subscribers sir
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May i ask which % of basic landcards should i have in deck, not to experience lack of then in match, bit to be still effective? Thanks
Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!
Really looking forward to the Orzhov Defender deck. It looks like a fun one. Jeep up the great work.
Very useful thanks a lot!!!
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Great content. Excited for the gameplay to come, especially that defender deck.
Could you go through dual color starter decks and also provide some tips on which decks are good to choose in Jump In event? I know there is info about cards on webpages but it’s not easy to tell which one are better from F2P beginner perspective
Great content 
I made a budget Izzet aggro deck that worked really well over the last couple of sets! (got me to platinum twice) Cheers!
I really liked the defenders deck! Great work!
Some good looking decklists. Thanks for supporting budget players. In the Wolf deck, I think that Outland Liberator is a curious omission. It's on-theme, and with all of the artifacts running around these days, a nice form of additional interaction with a decent body attached. In the Mono Red deck, Kumano Faces Kakkazan is another strange omission. I think it's proven itself as one of the best 1-drops in the format and it's a prowess trigger to boot.
Thank you for these artisan decks ideas! Looking forward to see your favourite one in action
Defender deck might need some artifact removal like banishing strike or just a disenchant, also you thought about blinking Chaplin by either black instant return from graveyard spells or touch the void?