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Price
€492.65of €500.00
Overall win rate
16%34 wins in 216 scored games
Games
260 (44)played in 26 tournaments, 44 not scored (time limit)
Rank
47in the rankings up to €500 · Elo 1407 (start 1500)
Cards
100incl. commander · 34 lands, 14 of them basic
Game Changer
3of at most 3 allowed
Combos
7complete in the deck
Rules check
Passed100 cards, colors, banlist

AI note: the Forge AI can't play 5 cards of this deck (replaced with similar cards in the Forge games) and plays 7 more only partially well. This result is therefore somewhat less meaningful. Affected cards

At most €500 including the commander. If prices rise above that, the shopping list is rebuilt automatically.

The shopping list was rebuilt with current prices on Oct 25, 2026: the tested version had risen to €505.45, above €500.00. Win rate and placement come from the tested version.

grey: role in the deckGame Changer counts for the bracketCombo part of a comboAI can't play replaced in tournamentsAI limited played weakly by the AI

Commander (1)

Creatures (30)

Instants (14)

Sorceries (6)

Artifacts (7)

Enchantments (8)

Lands (34)

Chatterfang, Squirrel General
Card image: © Wizards of the Coast, via Scryfall

Combos in the deck (7)

Detected from the decklist (Commander Spellbook): theoretically possible, see Spellbook for requirements. Whether a combo actually came together in games is shown above under “What the games show”.

  • Warren Soultrader + Chatterfang, Squirrel General + … → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
    8 versions, each with one of: Zulaport Cutthroat · Blood Artist · Academy Manufactor · Peregrin Took · Bastion of Remembrance · Nadier's Nightblade and 2 more
  • Camellia, the Seedmiser + Peregrin Took + Academy Manufactor + Jaheira, Friend of the Forest + Parallel Lives + … → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB
    3 versions, each with one of:
  • Ivy Lane Denizen + … → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature tokens
    2 versions, each with one of: Scurry Oak · Ashnod's Altar
  • Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Pitiless Plunderer → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Camellia, the Seedmiser + Peregrin Took + Hazel's Brewmaster + Gilded Goose → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Camellia, the Seedmiser + Peregrin Took + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl + Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers

Commander Spellbook lists 17 entries because every version counts separately (for example with a different sacrifice outlet). Here each combo counts once.

Show all 17 entries
  • Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Pitiless Plunderer → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Scurry Oak + Ivy Lane Denizen → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB
  • Warren Soultrader + Zulaport Cutthroat + Chatterfang, Squirrel General → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Warren Soultrader + Blood Artist + Chatterfang, Squirrel General → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Warren Soultrader + Academy Manufactor → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Camellia, the Seedmiser + Peregrin Took + Hazel's Brewmaster + Gilded Goose → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Warren Soultrader + Peregrin Took → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Camellia, the Seedmiser + Peregrin Took + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Warren Soultrader + Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Bastion of Remembrance → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Warren Soultrader + Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Nadier's Nightblade → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Camellia, the Seedmiser + Peregrin Took + Academy Manufactor + Jaheira, Friend of the Forest → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Warren Soultrader + Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Moldervine Reclamation → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Camellia, the Seedmiser + Peregrin Took + Academy Manufactor + Parallel Lives → Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers
  • Warren Soultrader + Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Prosperous Innkeeper → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Camellia, the Seedmiser + Peregrin Took + Jaheira, Friend of the Forest + Parallel Lives → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers
  • The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl + Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Ivy Lane Denizen + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite colorless mana

What the games show

From 216 analysed games in 26 tournaments (tournament lists as played by Forge). Games that hit the time limit don't count, just like in the rankings. Values in brackets: average of all decks in the same price class. “logged”: recorded in the game log. “indication”: recurring pattern, but no proof of cause and effect.

Play style: wins through combat – 100% of the damage to opponents is combat damage

Strengths

  • Often wins by combo: in 12 of 34 wins all pieces of a combo were in play indication

Weaknesses

  • Little pressure: only avg 20 damage to opponents per game (all-deck avg: 29) logged (216 games)
  • Rarely eliminates opponents: 0.37 per game on average (all-deck avg: 0.62) logged (216 games)
  • Often eliminated first: in 36% of games (all-deck avg: 25%) logged (77 of 216 games)

Damage per game all games

Total damage to opponents ÷ all 216 games – what the card contributes over the whole test

  1. Chatterfang, Squirrel General avg 8.3hit in 158 of 216 games
  2. Squirrel Token avg 4.7hit in 65 of 216 games
  3. The Odd Acorn Gang avg 1.1hit in 23 of 216 games

Damage when used when it hits

Total damage ÷ games in which the card dealt damage – its strength when used

  1. Scurry of Squirrels avg 18.9hit in 11 of 216 games
  2. Squirrel Token avg 15.7hit in 65 of 216 games
  3. Chatterfang, Squirrel General avg 11.3hit in 158 of 216 games

Top finishers eliminates opponents

Cards that most often knocked an opposing commander out of the game

  1. Squirrel Token 45×216 games in deck
  2. Chatterfang, Squirrel General 16×216 games in deck
  3. Hazel's Brewmaster 4×216 games in deck

Best interaction answers threats

Opposing cards destroyed, exiled, bounced or countered when this card resolved (tokens excluded)

  1. Culling Ritual 90×avg 0.4 per game · 216 games in deck
  2. Assassin's Trophy 40×avg 0.2 per game · 216 games in deck
  3. Deadly Rollick 30×avg 0.1 per game · 216 games in deck

Biggest walls blocks the most

Opposing cards that blocked this deck's attackers most often – 18% of 2378 attackers blocked in total, 10% of those by flyers or reach

  1. Elf Warrior Token 5×blocked in 4 games
  2. Flubs, the Fool 5×blocked in 3 games
  3. Hashaton, Scarab's Fist 4×blocked in 4 games

Rarely cast candidates to cut

Cards in this list that were cast least often in their games – often too expensive or too slow (lands excluded)

  1. The Meathook Massacre 2%cast in 4 of 216 games
  2. Veil of Summer 3%cast in 6 of 216 games
  3. Deadly Dispute 6%cast in 14 of 216 games

Wins by turn speed

On which own turn the 34 wins came

  • by turn 70%
  • turns 8–912%
  • turns 10–1147%
  • turns 12–1315%
  • turn 14+26%

Combos in play logged Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Pitiless Plunderer: all pieces cast in 31 games, 10 won · Scurry Oak + Ivy Lane Denizen: all pieces cast in 0 games, 0 won · Warren Soultrader + Zulaport Cutthroat + Chatterfang, Squirrel General: all pieces cast in 7 games, 1 won · Warren Soultrader + Blood Artist + Chatterfang, Squirrel General: all pieces cast in 4 games, 0 won

Mana curve without lands

Average 2.66

0
11
1
20
2
18
3
12
4
4
5
6
7+

Roles in the deck

Ramp
17 / 16
Card draw
9 / 9
Removal
8 / 8
Board wipe
2 / 2
Protection
2 / 2
Strategy
27 cards no target

Count / target from the EDHREC average deck (the line), red means clearly below. Strategy: the remaining cards without one of these roles, such as the creatures and effects the deck is built around. 65 non-land cards in total.

Card types

Creatures
30
Instants
14
Sorceries
6
Artifacts
7
Enchantments
8
Lands
34

Most expensive cards

Boseiju, Who Endures
€43.71
Demonic Tutor
€36.81
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
€33.00
Phyrexian Tower
€29.51
The Meathook Massacre
€24.70
Verdant Catacombs
€24.21
Sylvan Library
€23.59
Deadly Rollick
€22.29

What the program has learned

Each tournament the deck tests one card. A verdict needs at least 40 games with and without the card. Since the deck is rebuilt every tournament with current prices and data, tested cards can drop out again later.

No swap has enough games for a verdict yet.

7 more tested cards are still collecting games.

Shopping list for Cardmarket

Copy the list, create a new list under “Wants” on Cardmarket and paste it.

Total €492.65 Cardmarket average as of Oct 27, 2026

Open Cardmarket Wants

Prices without shipping. Individual cards may have become cheaper or more expensive on Cardmarket.

Placement in every tournament

Oldest on the left. Green: top 3, blue: top 10.

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Best place 15 · average place 41.4 · 0× top 3 · 0× top 10 out of 26 tournaments

Played by the Forge AI, four players per game. An average deck wins 25%. How are decks tested?