Token Commanders are no joke in Magic: The Gathering, and while the idea of a Squirrel army might seem funny and whimsical, just wait until you've got 50+ 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens swinging at your face. Not to mention, this is a best-case scenario where the tokens haven't had their power and toughness buffed by endless enchantments and tribal creatures.

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl is a genuinely fun Commander to build around, and just happens to be one of the most powerful in the Marvel Super Heroes set, too. In this guide, I'll show you an example deck I built for inspiration, then talk through the key staples of a Squirrel Girl deck you need to include, even if you want to change some of the other cards around it.

Commander Overview

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl is a mono-green Commander that costs four mana (3G, 1C). This means you can only include cards with a green or colorless identity, so not Chatterfang, Squirrel General in this deck, although you could include both if you swapped them around and had Chatterfang as the Commander.

Entering play as a 4/4 Squirrel Girl also has two abilities; the first is Do You Like Squirrels? This states that whenever The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl enters or attacks, you create a 1/1 green Squirrel creature token. The second ability is mana-activated, costing four mana (3G, 1C) and is called I LOVE Squirrels! This allows you to create X 1/1 green Squirrel creature tokens where X is the number of Squirrels you control.

She's an aggressive token-making machine, so you want to really lean into that strategy and make sure your opponents are left speechless by the vast armies of Squirrels you can build. You also want to ensure that you can either protect your creatures in the event of a board wipe or rebuild as quickly as possible after one, and that's where a strong mana base comes into play.

Perks Of Building A Mono Commander Deck

The upside to building a mono Commander deck is that you can typically get your main strategies moving a little more quickly without relying on sourcing the right mana combinations from lands and artifacts. Yes, there is less variety in terms of the card combinations, but realistically, given that you have over 30 years of cards to pull from for the format, even mono-colored decks have plenty of win conditions and strategies to pursue.

Mono decks are seen as more aggressive because they can kickstart engine cards much faster if they don't miss land drops. The reality, however, is that you can build slow mono-decks if you desire.

Deck List

Below is the full template deck list for The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl. This is just an example of the kind of build that is possible and doesn't adhere to any kind of budget or limitation. It'll highlight the non-negotiable cards and any noteworthy combos in their own section.

Creatures

Instants

Sorceries

Enchantments

Artifacts

Lands

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl

Collective Resistance

Acorn Harvest

Cryptolith Rite

Arcane Signet

Boseiju, Who Endures

Bushy Bodyguard

Fog

Chatter of the Squirrel

Doubling Season

Banner of Kinship

Castle Garenbrig

Chomping Changeling

Heroic Intervention

Chatterstorm

Garruk's Uprising

Caged Sun

Cavern of Souls

Curious Forager

Return of the Wildspeaker

Cultivate

Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun

Chittersplitter

Command Tower

Enduring Vitality

Return to Nature

Explore

Hidden Path

Emerald Medallion

Evendo, Waking Haven

Frog-Squirrels

Search for the Frozen Esper

For the Common Good

Springleaf Parade

Idol of Oblivion

Forest x 20

Honored Dreyleader

Snakeskin Veil

Go Nuts!

Squirrel Nest

Lightning Greaves

Mosswort Bridge

Krosan Beast

Tamiyo's Safekeeping

Nature's Lore

Squirrel Sanctuary

Sol Ring

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

Llanowar Elves

Preposterous Proportions

Sylvan Anthem

Swiftfoot Boots

Oakhollow Village

Lumbering Satyr

Three Visits

Wild Growth

Sword of the Squeak

Oran-Rief, the Vastwood

Metallic Mimic

The Banyan Tree

Path of Ancestry

Nut Collector

Reliquary Tower

Prosperous Innkeeper

Rogue's Passage

Realmwalker

Shifting Woodland

Scurrid Colony

Swarmyard

Scurry of Squirrels

The Shire

Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu

Three Tree City

Squirrel Mob

War Room

Squirrel Sovereign

Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Thronvault Forager

Tippy-Toe, Terrific Partner

Toski, Bearer of Secrets

Treetop Sentries

You can find the above deck over on Moxfield if you want to duplicate it and make some adjustments.

Key Cards & Combos

Being a mono-green token deck, there aren't too many nuances to this Squirrel Girl deck. The whole deck is pointed towards one goal: making more Squirrel tokens and buffing the power and toughness of all Squirrels.

I have, however, included a small food token strategy that can sit in the background of the deck and offers a way to regain lost life, something that's likely to happen as you focus on swinging out to attack opponents whenever possible.

So, here are the most important cards to include in any Squirrel Girl deck, even if you want to make sweeping changes to the above example deck.

Lumbering Satyr

This four-mana (2G, 2C) beast-creature enters the battlefield as a 5/4 and also gives all your creatures Forestwalk. This means that any opponent who has a Forest cannot block your creatures. The important combo here is getting Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth onto the battlefield, as this makes every land in play a Forest in addition to its other types.

These two together ensure that no one at your table can block any of your creatures, and they force board wipes or targeted removal, which you can then defend against with protection spells.

Heroic Intervention

An important protection spell that can be cast at instant speed, Heroic Intervention gives all of your creatures Hexproof and Indestructible until the end of the turn. It also only costs two mana, so opponents might not be too suspicious if you're leaving mana open after a turn.

There's no use in building up an army of Squirrel tokens if you can protect it at least a few times!

Scurry Of Squirrels

This three-mana (1G, 2C) 2/2 creature is packed with value. First and foremost, it's a Squirrel, so it benefits from any boosts you have on the battlefield for that creature type. Secondly, whenever you attack, for each opponent other than the defender, you may create a tapped and attacking token copy of Scurry of Squirrels that is sacrificed at the end of the turn. It will also benefit from any active boosts for Squirrels you have on the board.

Finally, whenever Scurry of Squirrels deals combat damage to a player, you may put a +1/+1 counter on a target creature you control. Again, if you have something like Doubling Season on the board, you can ramp up the effectiveness of this ability.

Squirrel Nest

This land enchantment is a must-have because, for just three mana (2G, 1C), you can turn a land into a Squirrel factory. When Squirrel Nest enters play, you enchant a target land, and then you can tap that land to produce a 1/1 Squirrel creature token instead of mana. There's no additional cost; you're just giving up the one mana that land could produce for another spell.

Prosperous Innkeeper

Maintaining a high life total is essential for aggressive token decks. While it's easy to leave some creatures behind to defend you, it's a much safer bet to have your life total higher than anyone else's at the table, with an easy way to keep it climbing.

Prosperous Innkeeper is a two-mana (1G, 1C) creature that creates a treasure token when it enters play, but more importantly, whenever a creature you control enters play, you gain one life.

If you can get your Squirrel engine moving quickly, you could be triggering this ability multiple times per turn, which puts you in a good position to then attack other players and leave yourself open to swingbacks without major repercussions.

Value

The deck I built currently comes to $473.83, which is quite expensive given that it includes 20 basic lands. However, a large proportion of this value comes from six cards.

  • Doubling Season - $27.53
  • Three Tree City - $24.08
  • Boseiju, Who Endures - $49.11
  • Cavern of Souls - $52.60
  • Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx - $54.27
  • The Banyan Tree - $55.88

This accounts for $263 of the deck's total value, and, for the most part, acceptable replacements or alternatives can be found for these cards. However, they might not be as direct, cost more mana, or have a downside, such as only being there until the end of turn or requiring a sacrifice or a life cost. Magic is expensive right now; there's no way around this fact. Building new decks from scratch is tricky, but if you have bulk from previous sets lying around, it's always worth checking for any valuable cards you forgot you owned.

All card values are taken from TCGPlayer at the time of writing and don't account for hunting for the cheapest possible variant or card condition.

It's also worth pointing out that there are a few newer cards that could rise in price over the coming months, not necessarily because they're compatible with a Squirrel Girl build like this, but because they're being targeted for Chatterfang, Squirrel General decks. Basically, if you are planning on buying any cards to build a Squirrel deck, the sooner you do it, the better.