Cheeks (Mono-Green Squirrels) by lightheaded

Format: Commander

Commander: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 33

Deck overview

Led by The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, this mono-green kindred deck executes an explosive go-wide token strategy built on exponential growth. The game plan accelerates through dense low-cost ramp on Turns 1–3, deploys the commander on Turn 4 to create initial Squirrels, and leverages her {1}{G}{G}{G} activated ability on Turn 5 to double the Squirrel count. Mass mana engines like Cryptolith Rite, Enduring Vitality, and Jaheira, Friend of the Forest allow the expanding swarm to self-fund further activations, quickly amassing double-digit token counts. The deck closes games on Turns 6–7 through devastating overrun effects including Craterhoof Behemoth, Triumph of the Hordes, Overrun, and Preposterous Proportions. While highly resilient against targeted removal thanks to command-zone access and immediate token generation, the strategy is vulnerable to sweepers like Farewell due to a lack of instant-speed protection spells. With potent draw from Skullclamp and Toski, Bearer of Secrets, it presents an overwhelming, synergistic combat clock.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ba Sing Se
  • 1 Badgermole Cub
  • 1 Banner of Kinship
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Bloodroot Apothecary
  • 1 Champion of Lambholt
  • 1 Chitterspitter
  • 1 Chomping Changeling
  • 1 Chord of Calling
  • 1 Circle of Dreams Druid
  • 1 Crashing Drawbridge
  • 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
  • 1 Cryptolith Rite
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Curious Forager
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Elven Chorus
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Emerald Medallion
  • 1 Enduring Vitality
  • 1 Essence Warden
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Evendo, Waking Haven
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 1 Fog
  • 1 For the Common Good
  • 26 Forest
  • 1 Honored Dreyleader
  • 1 Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
  • 1 Karn's Bastion
  • 1 Kenrith's Transformation
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Metallic Mimic
  • 1 Mosswort Bridge
  • 1 Mutable Explorer
  • 1 Nature's Claim
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nut Collector
  • 1 Oakhollow Village
  • 1 Ohran Frostfang
  • 1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
  • 1 Overrun
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Peregrin Took
  • 1 Preposterous Proportions
  • 1 Prosperous Innkeeper
  • 1 Regal Force
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Scurry of Squirrels
  • 1 Second Harvest
  • 1 Shamanic Revelation
  • 1 Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Song of the Dryads
  • 1 Springleaf Parade
  • 1 Squirrel Mob
  • 1 Squirrel Sovereign
  • 1 Swarmyard
  • 1 Sylvan Anthem
  • 1 The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
  • 1 Thornvault Forager
  • 1 Thousand-Year Elixir
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Throne of the God-Pharaoh
  • 1 Tippy-Toe, Terrific Partner
  • 1 Toski, Bearer of Secrets
  • 1 Triumph of the Hordes
  • 1 Valley Mightcaller
  • 1 Virulent Emissary
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Wild Growth