Overview:

This Golgari Squirrel/Food token deck helmed by Camellia, the Seedmiser focuses on generating massive Squirrel armies enhanced by +1/+1 counters and leveraging Food synergies for value. The commander amplifies the strategy by creating Squirrels on Food sacrifice and enabling team-wide pumps via Forage. Key hidden commanders like Chatterfang, Squirrel General and Academy Manufactor turbocharge token production, while combos with Ashnod's Altar/Pitiless Plunderer enable infinite loops. Wins through combat overruns (Craterhoof Behemoth, Beastmaster Ascension), drain effects (Mirkwood Bats, Zulaport Cutthroat), or infinite mana/token payoffs.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Early Setup (T1-3): Deploy mana dorks (Gilded Goose, Tireless Provisioner), token generators (Witch's Oven, Vinereap Mentor), and value engines (Sylvan Library, Phyrexian Reclamation).
2. Token Proliferation (T4-6): Resolve key multipliers like Chatterfang, Squirrel General and Doubling Season. Use Second Harvest/Rootcast Apprenticeship to explode token counts. Sacrifice Foods to Camellia to grow Squirrels.
3. Combo/Finisher Deployment:
   • Infinite Mana: Ashnod's Altar + Chatterfang + Pitiless Plunderer creates infinite Squirrels/Treasures.
   • Drain: Mirkwood Bats/Zulaport Cutthroat with mass token sacrifice.
   • Overrun: Craterhoof Behemoth or Beastmaster Ascension with a wide board.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 2-3 lands (including duals), at least one token generator (e.g., Witch's Oven), and a ramp piece.
• Prioritize early plays that enable Forage (Grim Backwoods, Deadly Dispute).
• Mulligan away high-CMC clumps lacking setup enablers.

Key Tips:

• Use Skullclamp on 1/1 Squirrels for explosive draws.
• Saw in Half on Chatterfang doubles token production.
• The Meathook Massacre can clear opponents' boards while draining via your death triggers.
• Osteomancer Adept enables graveyard recursion of key creatures.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Token/Artifact Hate: Cursed Totem/Torpor Orb shuts down key abilities; Bane of Progress/Farewell devastates the board.
• Graveyard Reliance: Rest in Peace/Leyline of the Void cripples Forage and recursion.

Moderate

• Board Wipes: Struggles to recover from repeated wipes without Heroic Intervention.
• Combo Disruption: Removing Ashnod's Altar/Pitiless Plunderer delays infinite lines significantly.

Minor

• Flyer Defense: Limited reach/flying blockers outside Scurry of Squirrels.
• Mana Constraints: Some high-CMC finishers (Craterhoof) require careful ramp sequencing.

Most Important Cards:

• Chatterfang, Squirrel General (Token doubling, combo enabler)
• Ashnod's Altar (Mana generation, combo piece)
• Doubling Season (Token/counter multiplier)
• Academy Manufactor (Treasure/Food/Clue synergy)
• Pitiless Plunderer (Treasure generation, combo piece)
• Craterhoof Behemoth (Primary combat finisher)
• Mirkwood Bats (Drain engine)
• Sylvan Library (Card advantage)
• Skullclamp (Card draw from tokens)
• Phyrexian Reclamation (Recur key creatures)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 6/10
Can threaten T6-7 wins via combos or Craterhoof, but requires multiple setup pieces.

Resilience: 5/10
Moderate recursion/protection (Heroic Intervention, Phyrexian Reclamation), but folds to resolved hate pieces.

Consistency: 7/10
Strong draw engines and tutors (Chord of Calling, Sylvan Library) mitigate variance in finding key pieces.

Interaction: 5/10
Targeted removal (Assassin's Trophy, Abrupt Decay) and board wipes (Toxic Deluge), but minimal stack interaction.

Rating Justification:

The deck demonstrates focused combo potential and strong token synergies capable of T6-7 wins, but its reliance on vulnerable board states and susceptibility to common hate cards cap its ceiling. Its tutor density and combo lines align with Optimized/Focused tiers, while its fragility to disruption places it below cEDH viability.

Power level: 6.0 - 6.5