Squirrely Wrath!

Commander / EDH Aggro Bracket 3 Jank Multiplayer Primer RG (Gruul) Squirrel Tokens

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SQUIRRELS (20)

• 1x Acorn Catapult
• 1x Acorn Harvest
• 1x Animal Friend
• 1x Chatter of the Squirrel
• 1x Chatterstorm
• 1x Chitterspitter
• 1x Deep Forest Hermit
• 1x Deranged Hermit
• 1x Earthcraft
• 1x Honored Dreyleader
• 1x Ivy Lane Denizen
• 1x Krosan Beast
• 1x Nut Collector
• 1x Rootcast Apprenticeship
• 1x Scurry Oak
• 1x Scurry of Squirrels
• 1x Squirrel Mob
• 1x Squirrel Nest
• 1x Squirrel Wrangler
• 1x Verdant Command

DRAW (10)

• 1x Big Score
• 1x Collective Unconscious
• 1x Idol of Oblivion
• 1x Myth Unbound
• 1x Overwhelming Instinct
• 1x Seize the Spoils
• 1x Shamanic Revelation
• 1x Toski, Bearer of Secrets
• 1x Tribute to the World Tree
• 1x Veil of Summer

MORE SQUIRRELS (4)

• 1x Determined Iteration
• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Kindred Charge
• 1x Second Harvest

LANDS (34)

• 1x Cinder Glade
• 1x Commercial District
• 19x Forest
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 5x Mountain
• 1x Mountain Valley
• 1x Oakhollow Village
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Sheltered Thicket
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Swarmyard
• 1x Wooded Ridgeline

RAMP (12)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Migration Path
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Nissa's Pilgrimage
• 1x Patchwork Banner
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Skyshroud Claim
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thornvault Forager
• 1x Three Visits

ANTHEMS (5)

• 1x Beastmaster Ascension
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Kamahl, Heart of Krosa
• 1x Shared Animosity
• 1x Squirrel Sovereign

BURN (3)

• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1x Witty Roastmaster

Commanders (2)

REMOVAL (10)

• 1x Atraxa's Fall
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Cataclysmic Prospecting
• 1x Chain Reaction
• 1x Decimate
• 1x Destructive Revelry
• 1x Filigree Fracture
• 1x Kenrith's Transformation
• 1x Song of the Dryads
• 1x Structural Assault

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DRAW (11)

• 1x Benefactor's Draught
• 1x Elemental Bond
• 1x Finale of Devastation
• 1x Garruk's Uprising
• 1x Greater Good
• 1x Harmonize
• 1x Heirloom Epic
• 1x Idol of Oblivion
• 1x Peregrin Took
• 1x Seize the Spotlight
• 1x Worldly Tutor

MORE SQUIRRELS (1)

• 1x Parallel Lives

PROTECTION (6)

• 1x Eldrazi Monument
• 1x Gaea's Gift
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Overprotect
• 1x Tamiyo's Safekeeping
• 1x Tyvar's Stand

BURN (2)

• 1x Burn at the Stake
• 1x Massive Raid

REMOVAL (2)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Slice in Twain

SQUIRREL (1)

• 1x Bloodroot Apothecary

RAMP (4)

• 1x Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip
• 1x Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
• 1x Patchwork Banner
• 1x Talisman of Impulse

ANTHEM (3)

• 1x Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
• 1x Squirrel Sovereign
• 1x Vigor

LANDS (2)

• 1x Oakhollow Village
• 1x Taiga

WINCON (1)

• 1x Preposterous Proportions

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INTRODUCTION

So I've been wanting to make a squirrel deck for some time now. When Chatterfang, Squirrel General was spoiled, I thought I would make a {BG} squirrel deck. But after a while, I didn't want to make an aristocrat style squirrel deck and that's what I felt {BG} would lean towards. So, I put it off for a while. Then Bloomburrow was spoiled, and they announced there would be squirrels. Now looking into what was released at the time, they were going to be a {BG} tribe. I already knew I didn't want to build that color combo, so I looked at the decks that I had already built and thought to myself what I did I want to build.

{GW} was a deck that I've never built before or owned before, but that is too common for tokens and as much fun as populate would be, I think it's just too common.

{GU} had gotten some token synergy love, but the issue with that is the {U}. I. Hate. Blue. So, I scrapped that from the get-go.

I could have gone with any tri or even four color decks, but I already have several Naya decks and mana bases for tri and higher decks tend to be pricey. So I scrapped that.

{RG} is a color combo I know quite a bit about and it is not common for token decks. But who could be my commander? I already run a Minsc and Boo deck. And most Gruul commanders don't really care about tokens. However, as of building this deck, I have yet to make a partner commander deck. So I looked at that first, but then thought, I have yet to use a background and there just so happens to be a squirrel background. So, that was my answer. I would just have to pick a fun red legendary that lets me pick a background.

At first I thought about running Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer, but the deck would need to boost his power so to goad stronger creatures. Then I remember that my favorite Baldur's Gate 3 character (and game crush) has a magic card; so entered Karlach, Fury of Avernus.

COMBOS Show

Ivy Lane Denizen + Scurry Oak : Play Ivy first and then Scurry Oak. Put a +1/+1 counter on Scurry Oak to make a 1/1 squirrel. The 1/1 squirrel gets seen by Ivy, so they put a +1/+1 counter on Scurry Oak to repeat the process.

Earthcraft + Squirrel Nest : Have Earthcraft out on the field and attach Squirrel Nest to an untapped land. Tap that land to make a 1/1 squirrel. Activate Earthcraft on the newly made squirrel to tap it, to untap Squirrel Nest. Repeat this process.

BRACKET Show

I wanted to explain myself why I say this deck is a (3) UPGRADED Bracket deck. But first I want to go through the other brackets and say why it doesn't belong in those play groups; assuming people even use the brackets to set up games.

Despite forcing squirrel tribal in such a janky fashion; this deck runs two two-card infinite combos, and both of them can win me the game if a third card is on the field since I cannot give my squirrel army haste except with a third card such as Craterhoof Behemoth or Kindred Charge which are high costing spells. Now the two combos in question are Squirrel Nest+Earthcraft and Ivy Lane Denizen+Scurry Oak. Both combos can make infinite squirrels and if I have Impact Tremors, Purphoros, God of the Forge, or Witty Roastmaster on the field I win. But all those wins are three card combos and very late game. But they are still present so therefore I cannot be a (1) EXHIBITION bracket.

As stated above, I have TWO two-card infinite combos. I don't run any extra turns or even any tutors outside of Thornvault Forager. The deck doesn't run any 'Game Changer' cards and problem never will as I would save those for my Gishath deck. This deck is also not a precon as I built it from scratch. Therefore it cannot be a (2) CORE bracket deck.

Seeing how this deck doesn't run a lot of tutors or two card "I win the game" combos; or even 'Game Changer' cards for that matter; this deck cannot step into the (4) OPTIMIZED and (5) CEDH brackets.

That just leaves us with the (3) UPGRADED bracket. The deck doesn't run ANY land destruction cards unless your lands are artifacts in addition to lands (but none of my decks will run land destruction as I don't like that play style). This deck doesn't run ANY extra turn spells, so I can't even chain them for infinite turns if I wanted too. I run TWO two-card combos with a third card for the win con, so I feel that fits in the late game 2-card combo setting. I don't run any 'Game Changer' cards, and if I did it wouldn't be more than one or two; three if I had money for a Gea's Cradle.

So in essence; this deck is a (3).

RECORD Show

2024: 0-6

INSPERATION

Top Ranked	Achieved #8 position overall 8 months ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Jank 8 months ago
Date added	9 months
Last updated	1 week
Exclude colors	WUB
Splash colors	R
Key combos	Earthcraft + Squirrel Nest Ivy Lane Denizen + Scurry Oak
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 37 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 15 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.33
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Eldrazi 10/10 C, Squirrel 1/1 G, Treasure
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