Best Budget Standard Cards - June 13, 2026

Published: June 13, 2026

The best competitively played cards at every budget level in Standard format as of June 13, 2026. Find cards that punch above their price tag across three tiers: under $1, under $5, and under $10.

Under $1 Staples

Competitively played cards available for under a dollar.

Card Price % of Decks Avg Copies
Burst Lightning FDN Buy $0.21 43.6% 3.6
Sleight of Hand WOE Buy $0.34 40.7% 4.0
Opt FDN Buy $0.14 40.6% 4.0
Great Hall of the Biblioplex SOS Buy $0.48 30.9% 3.0
Impractical Joke SOS Buy $0.24 24.2% 1.4
Spell Pierce DFT Buy $0.26 23.6% 1.2
Tablet of Discovery SOS Buy $0.74 20.9% 4.0

Under $5 Playables

Solid tournament picks that won't break the bank.

Card Price % of Decks Avg Copies
Boomerang Basics TLA Buy $1.15 38.9% 3.8
Flow State SOS Buy $2.23 35.0% 3.5
Stormcarved Coast SOS Buy $1.64 30.6% 1.6
Stock Up DFT Buy $2.33 30.3% 2.9
Eddymurk Crab BLB Buy $1.20 28.3% 3.6
Jeskai Revelation TDM Buy $3.63 18.9% 4.0
Sundown Pass SOS Buy $1.88 18.4% 1.4

Under $10 Value Picks

Higher-impact singles at a reasonable price point.

Card Price % of Decks Avg Copies
Spirebluff Canal OTJ Buy $6.11 57.1% 3.9
Stormchaser's Talent BLB Buy $6.45 38.8% 4.0
Slickshot Show-Off OTJ Buy $5.23 36.1% 4.0
Hallowed Fountain ECL Buy $8.37 20.8% 2.9
Starting Town FIN Buy $9.99 19.4% 2.8
Mistrise Village TDM Buy $9.71 18.9% 1.4

Prices from TCGPlayer market data. Play rates based on Standard tournament deck data. Updated weekly every Tuesday.