Squirrel Storm (EDH)
Commander / EDH
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Feb. 17, 2016
This is my most recent version of this deck Rhys the Swarmlord (Squirrels).
Thanks for the suggestions!
The reason that I don't have cards like Nomads' Assembly in the deck is largely because I've been trying to somewhat keep my 'forest critter' theme. It is a pretty solid possibility though.
I will definitely be finding a place for Spidersilk Armor (probably just cutting Parapet)! Flyers have been one of the weakness of this deck until I get Glare of Subdual out.
I'm not completely dedicated to life gain, so I'm not sure how I feel about those cards, but I recently found a few more that are similar to Essence Warden, which is a more passive life gain that fits the theme. (Although they did give me some ideas for my dedicated life gain deck: Peace Treaty (EDH).)
True Conviction and Eldrazi Monument are kind of sick with this kind of deck. I'm not 100% sure how I feel about that :) Honestly, I avoid using some of the abilities like double strike and lifelink just because I don't really care for them (they make me feel old, back in my day we had things like Flanking).
Thanks for the tips! I'll be testing the deck out on Monday and I'll see how my recent modifications go, and try out some of your suggestions!
April 22, 2011 6:50 p.m.
WanderingSpirit says... #3
I love me some ramp and tokens!
Llanowar Mentor would be great and Doubling Season and Parallel Lives will let you ramp pokens while you're ramping tokens when you ramp tokens!
Good show! and a +1 from me as well.
October 20, 2011 11:08 a.m.
InazumaKICK says... #4
Holy shit, I just thought about doing this the other day. I'll probably drag my ass putting it together, but seeing this was fucking awesome.
I like sticking with the squirrel theme, so I'd recommend Squirrel Mob , Swarmyard , Squirrel Nest and Squirrel Wrangler partnered with Crucible of Worlds
I rather like land fetching such as Knight of the Reliquary Land Tax and others, but that's up to you.
You can also try Coat of Arms and the like, but you've got some awesome overrun effects.
+1 like a motherfucker.
October 23, 2011 4:28 p.m.
I totally forgot about a couple of those squirrel cards, I'll have to see if I can find them! :)
I've found that Coat of Arms has the potential to be great, but it can also hurt a lot if your opponent is playing something more tribal than you! I have a bunch of squirrels, but there are other tokens as well, and I've gotten screwed against zombie and goblin decks before.
Definitely need the Llanowar Mentor and Doubling Season when I can get my hands on them.
October 23, 2011 8:09 p.m.
mangreon_2nd says... #6
Triumph of the Hordes Is great finisher when you have a field of tokens.
November 6, 2011 5:53 p.m.
Finally got Doubling Season ! Also added Juniper Order Ranger , Llanowar Mentor , and Vitu-Ghazi, the City-Tree .
August 2, 2012 2:34 a.m.
I think you should run Ajani, Caller of the Pride and Honor of the Pure , and maybe, if you aren't the person that minds losing some life, Mutagenic Growth .
July 18, 2014 3:30 p.m.
canterlotguardian says... #9
Surprised you're not running Earthcraft . Slap it onto a land, and bam. Infinite squirrels.
July 18, 2014 3:31 p.m.
I've never been a huge fan of infinite combos, but that could be useful in non-infinite ways as well. I wasn't aware of it! Thanks!
July 18, 2014 3:36 p.m.
I'm intentionally keeping away from the big tribal tokens like elves, saprolings, and soldiers, to keep with my forest critter theme, as noted in the description. Otherwise Mycoloth would be on my list. I do use him in my saproling deck: Fungal Infection (EDH).
July 31, 2014 6:19 p.m.
Now with more squirrels! I got myself a Nut Collector and Squirrel Wrangler .
October 24, 2014 9:33 a.m.
AdmiralThunder3 says... #14
Cathars' Crusade is a must in any token deck
December 22, 2014 2:38 p.m.
I will be fair and say that I have avoided putting it in purely because of the amount of work that will go into keeping track of all those +1/+1 counters on different tokens. I agree that it would be an effective card in the deck.
December 22, 2014 3:42 p.m.
I'll make recommendations based on my last squirrel deck. Maybe you can use some of the tools in my shed:
Krosan Beast An 8/8 squirrel if you have the graveyard for it. Yes, that is a squirrel.
Deranged Hermit A homeless guy that gives all squirrels +1/+1 and generates four squirrel tokens.
Consider the Earthcraft + Maze of Ith Combo for this deck as well.
Emmara Tandris might make a good alternate commander for this deck if it goes token crazy. Not bad in a supporting role either.
Fracturing Gust is a decent board wipe against enchantment whores like myself.
Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury I HATE playing against this walker for her -2 ability.
Oracle of Mul Daya and Sylvan Caryatid don't fit your theme, but it's really hard to play green without them.
Privileged Position LOL at board wipes and spot removal.
Tolsimir Wolfblood This guy is a rock star for token players.
Wren's Run Packmaster A 5/5 for 3+G that produces wolves and gives them deathtouch. I think she's feeding them gunpowder.
My advice: Above all, have fun with this deck. Mine devolved into a more competitive deck and it lost it's flavor and fun.
+1 for a deck that maintains the spirit of what EDH was originally created for!
Cheers!
December 22, 2014 4:34 p.m.
I don't know how I overlooked Krosan Beast! I know I'm missing Squirrel Mob also, but I often end up with non-squirrels as my primary tokens, so it didn't seem worth including for anything other than flavor.
I've had Emmara Tandris and Privileged Position in my deck before, but I pulled them out for other cards. Fracturing Gust might be good, but I am pretty dependent on my enchantments.
Earthcraft keeps coming up, I really should invest in one at some point. It seems to be a part of the squirrel legacy in magic.
I actually have a Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury deck which is much more competitive and generally elf-ish.
Thanks for your suggestions!
December 22, 2014 5:47 p.m.
carpecanum says... #20
Krosan Beast = world's biggest squirrel
Vigor loves 1/1 counters
Ring of Kalonia is cheap, buffs even your weakest creature and trample is always nice
The new green plainswalker from the latest commander sets (forgot the bname sorry) creates 1/1 elves that tap for mana, destroys artifacts and enchantments and finally (-6) lets you draw cards equal to the creatures you control.
January 29, 2015 2:43 p.m.
juxtapose519 says... #22
I made a casual deck a little while ago centered around the Hornet Nest/Acorn Catapult/Druid's Call combo and I was wondering if anyone else had thought of it and found a way to make it at all viable in Commander, so I'm glad to see that at least someone else has considered it a possibility. I'm sure it's not in any way consistent, and it's definitely not game-breakingly OP, but I think it's hilarious.
August 27, 2015 2:39 p.m.
greg.shawver says... #25
Love it! I copied your deck and made some adjustments to better suit MTGO & my personal preferences/style. Crucible of the Squirrel
shaistyone says... #1
I like it. +1
A buddy of mine runs a Rhys deck, and yours is certainly different. First thoughts on some cards that could work:
card:Nomads' Assembly
Spidersilk Armor
Eldrazi Monument
Hedron-Field Purists
Oracle of Nectars
Words of Worship + Well of Lost Dreams
Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant
Dolmen Gate
Beacon of Immortality
True Conviction
card:Mind's Eye
Thousand-Year Elixir
Rings of Brighthearth
Ajani Goldmane - because copying THAT token is insane
April 22, 2011 2:08 p.m.