Squall, SeeD Mercenary by Dragon_Reborn

Format: Commander

Commander: Squall, SeeD Mercenary

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 46

Deck overview

This Orzhov deck is commanded by Squall, SeeD Mercenary, blending aggressive solo-attacker Voltron elements with a resilient Aristocrats reanimation engine. Squall's Rough Divide ability grants him double strike whenever he attacks alone, allowing him to trigger his combat damage reanimation twice each combat phase—once during the first strike damage step and again during regular combat damage. The deck leverages this double trigger to repeatedly reanimate low-cost utility permanents (mana value 3 or less), such as self-sacrificing edict creatures like Accursed Marauder and Plaguecrafter, card-drawing artifacts like Skullclamp, and protective bodyguards like Selfless Savior. Equipment tutors such as Cloud, Midgar Mercenary and Stonehewer Giant help assemble lethal burst damage with Colossus Hammer, Buster Sword, and Tainted Strike. The deck establishes an oppressive creature lock on Turn 5 and systematically eliminates opponents one by one through high commander damage and aristocrat life drain.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Accursed Marauder
  • 1 Adept Watershaper
  • 1 Aerith Gainsborough
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Bastion Protector
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 1 Black Market
  • 1 Blacksmith's Skill
  • 1 Blitzball
  • 1 Brass Squire
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Cabal Coffers
  • 1 Cathar Commando
  • 1 Chariot of Victory
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Corpse Knight
  • 1 Cruel Celebrant
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Dauntless Bodyguard
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Dictate of Erebos
  • 1 Dispatch
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Finale of Eternity
  • 1 Fleshbag Marauder
  • 1 Grim Haruspex
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 1 Helpful Hunter
  • 1 Imp's Mischief
  • 1 Insomnia, Crown City
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 Kaya's Ghostform
  • 1 Key to the City
  • 1 Lapse of Certainty
  • 1 Marionette Apprentice
  • 1 Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid
  • 1 Orzhov Basilica
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 1 Pitiless Plunderer
  • 1 Plaguecrafter
  • 10 Plains
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Relic Seeker
  • 1 Remorseful Cleric
  • 1 Resolute Watchdog
  • 1 Selfless Savior
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
  • 1 Squall, SeeD Mercenary
  • 1 Stonehewer Giant
  • 1 Study Hall
  • 1 Summon: Knights of Round
  • 1 Sun Titan
  • 1 Supernatural Stamina
  • 13 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tainted Strike
  • 1 Temple of Silence
  • 1 Thran Vigil
  • 1 Trailblazer's Boots
  • 1 Uncharted Haven
  • 1 Unexpectedly Absent
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vindicate
  • 1 Vorpal Sword
  • 1 Whispersilk Cloak
  • 1 Witch's Cottage
  • 1 Woe Strider
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat