Swarm of Tokens - Chatterfang EDH

Commander / EDH BG (Golgari) Sacrifice Tokens

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Token Creator (29)

• 1x Acorn Harvest
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Awaken the Erstwhile
• 1x Awakening Zone
• 1x Bastion of Remembrance
• 1x Catacomb Sifter
• 1x Chatter of the Squirrel
• 1x Chatterstorm
• 1x Chitterspitter
• 1x Crack Open
• 1x Creakwood Liege
• 1x Deadly Dispute
• 1x Deep Forest Hermit
• 1x Emrakul's Evangel
• 1x Fake Your Own Death
• 1x Gala Greeters
• 1x Growth Spasm
• 1x Khalni Garden
• 1x Necrogenesis
• 1x Nested Shambler
• 1x Scurry Oak
• 1x Second Harvest
• 1x Skullport Merchant
• 1x Spawning Pit *list*
• 1x Squirrel Sanctuary
• 1x Tireless Tracker
• 1x Treasure Dredger
• 1x Verdant Command
• 1x Woe Strider

Creature Buffs (9)

• 1x Chitterspitter
• 1x Creakwood Liege
• 1x Deep Forest Hermit
• 1x Defiler of Vigor
• 1x Driven / Despair
• 1x Obelisk of Urd
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 1x Return of the Wildspeaker
• 1x Sylvan Anthem

Drain (3)

• 1x Bastion of Remembrance
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Manabase (33)

• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 8x Forest
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x Grim Backwoods
• 1x Khalni Garden
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Necroblossom Snarl
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 1x Revitalizing Repast  ^Flip
• 7x Swamp
• 1x Swarmyard
• 1x Tainted Wood
• 1x Temple of Malady
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Woodland Cemetery
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Draw (14)

• 1x Ambition's Cost
• 1x Corrupted Conviction
• 1x Deadly Dispute
• 1x Driven / Despair
• 1x Explore
• 1x Moldervine Reclamation
• 1x Plumb the Forbidden
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Return of the Wildspeaker
• 1x Sign in Blood
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Skullport Merchant
• 1x Tireless Tracker
• 1x Village Rites

Creature Protection (8)

• 1x Fake Your Own Death
• 1x Golgari Charm
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Revitalizing Repast  ^Flip
• 1x Snakeskin Veil
• 1x Swarmyard
• 1x Victimize

Commander (1)

Ramp (15)

• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Awakening Zone
• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Explore
• 1x Golgari Signet
• 1x Growth Spasm
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Resilience

Removal (11)

• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Awaken the Erstwhile
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Crack Open
• 1x Golgari Charm
• 1x Kenrith's Transformation
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Maelstrom Pulse
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Necrogenesis
• 1x Return to Nature

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Sideboard

Token Creator (6)

• 1x Drey Keeper
• 1x Fungal Infection
• 1x Jade Mage
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Squirrel Nest
• 1x Warren Soultrader

Sacrifice (1)

• 1x Viscera Seer

Combo (2)

• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Warren Soultrader

Draw (2)

• 1x Ravenous Squirrel
• 1x Toski, Bearer of Secrets

Ramp (1)

• 1x Black Market

Creature Buffs (2)

• 1x Drey Keeper
• 1x Squirrel Sovereign

Removal (2)

• 1x Fungal Infection
• 1x Masked Vandal

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Maybeboard

Token Creator (22)

• 1x Audience with Trostani
• 1x Bootleggers' Stash
• 1x Eldrazi Confluence
• 1x Fountainport
• 1x Gingerbread Cabin
• 1x Grismold, the Dreadsower
• 1x Hazel of the Rootbloom
• 1x Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
• 1x Marionette Apprentice
• 1x Mourner's Surprise
• 1x Night Soil
• 1x Not Dead After All
• 1x Orcish Medicine
• 1x Pest Infestation
• 1x Rootcast Apprenticeship
• 1x Royal Treatment
• 1x Scatter the Seeds
• 1x Scavenger's Talent
• 1x Sprout Swarm
• 1x Swarmyard Massacre
• 1x Szat's Will
• 1x Tireless Provisioner

Combo (1)

• 1x Ivy Lane Denizen

Removal (9)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Deathrite Shaman
• 1x Eldrazi Confluence
• 1x Night Soil
• 1x Pest Infestation
• 1x Rootcast Apprenticeship
• 1x Scatter the Seeds
• 1x Swarmyard Massacre
• 1x Szat's Will

Manabase (7)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Darkbore Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Fountainport
• 1x Gingerbread Cabin
• 1x Twilight Mire
• 1x Viridescent Bog

Tutor (4)

• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Dig Up
• 1x Fauna Shaman

Drain (3)

• 1x Gruesome Fate
• 1x Marionette Apprentice
• 1x Mirkwood Bats

Creature Protection (7)

• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Eldrazi Confluence
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mourner's Surprise
• 1x Not Dead After All
• 1x Orcish Medicine
• 1x Royal Treatment

Draw (7)

• 1x Audience with Trostani
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Fecundity
• 1x Fountainport
• 1x Ohran Frostfang
• 1x The Odd Acorn Gang

Ramp (4)

• 1x Cryptolith Rite
• 1x Deathrite Shaman
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Hazel of the Rootbloom

Creature Buffs (3)

• 1x Ivy Lane Denizen
• 1x Rootcast Apprenticeship
• 1x The Odd Acorn Gang

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Deck Goal

The goal of the deck is simple : play Chatterfang, Squirrel General and summon a bunch of tokens. With that, you have creature removals, in addition to a lot of artifact and enchantment removals.

Your goal will be to survive until you have enough tokens. With those token, you will be able to drain your enemies with Bastion of Remembrance, Blood Artist or Zulaport Cutthroat or win with some creature buffs like Chitterspitter, Creakwood Liege or Return of the Wildspeaker.

Some Precision after playing bunch of games

Spawning Pit

Spawning Pit is a surprisingly good card in the deck. On paper, it just converts two creature tokens into a 2/2 (and a 1/1 squirrel thanks to Chatterfang, Squirrel General), and that's all.

However, the real interest of Spawning Pit is in two situations : - When you get wrathed, you can sacrifice all your creature to "conserve" their soul, and get token back when you'll play Chatterfang, Squirrel General. - When you have drains on the battlefield, Spawning Pit is a huge way to finish your opponent. You can just sacrifice the token create by Spawning Pit and the squirrel create by Chatterfang, Squirrel General and drain 2HP for each mana you spend. If you have enough creature on the battlefield, you may finish your opponents by sacrifice all of them with Spawning Pit.

Second Harvest

Second Harvest is a huge wincon in the deck, as it "triple" your tokens with Chatterfang, Squirrel General. With it, you will have a lot of new tokens on the battlefield, which make you win if you have some drain. You can even cast Second Harvest during the endstep before your turn to prepare a big attack with creature buffs like Return of the Wildspeaker.

Chatterfang Protection

The deck is dependent of Chatterfang, Squirrel General. If your opponents aren't stupid, they'll try to use removal against it so you will struggle to be a menace. It's why the deck have some creature protections. You may also add more of them, like Malakir Rebirth   or Lightning Greaves, which are relevant in the deck.

In early game, you may play Chatterfang, Squirrel General on curve (at turn 3) as it have lesser chance to be removed from the battlefield. But as the game progress, try not to play Chatterfang, Squirrel General without doing anything else in your turn. It has too much chance to not stay one turn on the battlefield, so try to get value of it during the turn you play it.

You may notice that the main goal of Crop Rotation in the deck is to tutor Swarmyard, which is an excellent protection for Chatterfang, Squirrel General.

Commander Damage

One way to win with this deck is by commander damage (dealing 21+ damages to an opponent with Chatterfang, Squirrel General). This win condition doesn't appear frequently, as draining your opponents or making a big attack is more relevant, but it may be useful against decks that heal themselves or that "can't lose life".

The deck isn't oriented into voltron, but there are a lot of creature buffs in the deck. Don't forget, you can also buff Chatterfang, Squirrel General by sacrificing your other squirrel and give +X/-X to your commander (without killing it, obviously). This can be effective if Chatterfang, Squirrel General have a lot of toughness.

Potential Addition

Pitiless Plunderer & Warren Soultrader

Pitiless Plunderer and Warren Soultrader are pretty good addition in the deck. By playing one of those card with Chatterfang, Squirrel General on the battlefield, you will almost always have infinite manas and infinite sacrifice. This will lead to an auto win if you have some drain or some draws.

But, these aren't cards really fun to play if your goal is to play casual EDH. Playing these card transform the deck in a combo deck, which lead to a dissatisfaction of your opponents. However, if your goal is to try hard and approach cEDH, Pitiless Plunderer and Warren Soultrader are auto-include in the deck.

Another Combo card : Ivy Lane Denizen

Ivy Lane Denizen is a card you can add which combo with Scurry Oak. Even without the combo, the card is pretty relevant in the deck, and may easily lead to a kill of your opponent with commander damage.

Creature Tutor

If you want to have your deck as efficient as possible and if you already have added to your deck Pitiless Plunderer and/or Warren Soultrader, you should additionally play some tutor to get your combo peace.

Chord of Calling and Fauna Shaman can tutor easily those creautre. Dig Up and Diabolic Tutor are also some good budget tutor. You may also play Demonic Tutor or Vampiric Tutor, but these ones are more expensive.

Chatterfang Protection

The deck is dependent of Chatterfang, Squirrel General. If your opponents aren't stupid, they'll try to use removal against it so you will struggle to be a menace. It's why the deck have some creature protections. You may also add more of them, like Malakir Rebirth   or Lightning Greaves, which are relevant in the deck.

Date added	2 years
Last updated	2 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 26 - 3 Rares 28 - 5 Uncommons 29 - 4 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.57
Tokens	2/2 C Artifact Creature Spawn, Beast 3/3 G, Clue, Copy Clone, Eldrazi Horror 3/2 C, Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Goat 0/1 W, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Plant 0/1 G, Saproling 1/1 G, Squirrel 1/1 G, Treasure, Worm 1/1 BG, Zombie 2/2 B