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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 squirrel deck. But after a while, I didn't want to make an aristocrat style squirrel deck and that's what I felt 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 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.

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.

had gotten some token synergy love, but the issue with that is the . 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.

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, Entertainerfoil, 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.

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I had a really bad day at work and my LGS is next door to my place of employment... Went there to hang out for a bit and saw... A Taiga for $270... So my squirrel deck now has a land that is almost as expensive as the whole deck. I did toy with the idea of putting it in my sliver deck but if I did that I'd want the other 9. :/

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Some food for thought. To start with, 32 lands is a little on the low side. If they end up spaced out in your library evenly, you'll be drawing a land, at best, once every three turns. Sure, you have a lot of ramp, but your total land count is low enough that you're going to be using more of your ramp to keep up with your one-land-per-turn instead of actually ramping ahead of your opponents. On top of that, I notice that 8 of your current 32 lands (a full 25%) come into play tapped with no condition to allow otherwise. I would strongly recommend swapping in a few more lands, and see what you could possibly do to replace some of those tap lands with something you can use the same turn they come into play.

January 30, 2025 10:59 a.m.

pinecone2k3: Sorry for the very delayed response. Work and children has had me pretty busy that I haven't looked at anything for some time now. Just used the app to cycle my decks and see what would happen.

Anyway, I think you were right with the land amount, so I added two more lands to make it an even 34. I would go to 36, as that seems to be where I am more successful, but cutting two more cards will be challenging. Would end up having to be ramp spells.

I was already thinking after my first few losses that my lands entering tapped was a downfall. I thought I was being clever by adding Forest/Mountain lands that could be searched for with tons of my ramp spells but in the end it slowed me down. I am currently working to remedy that problem.

Once things settle down and I have wiggle room, I plan on buying Thornspire Verge, Karplusan Forest, Cragcrown Pathway  Flip, and Spire Garden. I'd take out Wooded Ridgeline, Krosan Verge, Mountain Valley, and Sheltered Thicket. I thought about switching out Commercial District for Three Tree City or Fountainport. Just haven't decided yet.

If I manage to get a decent bonus this year I want to try to get my hands on a Taiga for the deck.

February 17, 2025 10:10 p.m.

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