When you start the game with Leyline of the Guildpact in your opening hand, you immediately get four devotion to green
And that about rounds things out for the best budget Equipment for EDH
The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was and no matter whether an alternative cost was paid
Angel decks stabilize faster and pressure opponents through large life swings rather than raw speed
Grave Betrayal Being able to actively (and free of charge) take a profit from every combat trade, spot removal spell, or board wipe where creatures are destroyed is actually crazy good particularly when theres three peoples worth of stuff to steal, and three other peoples worth of removal flying around
If you don't get your nut draw where you do something insurmountable on turn two, you're going to have to improvise until you can