Best Cards for Chatterfang, Squirrel General in Commander (2026)
Chatterfang, Squirrel General is the meme commander that became a menace. What looks like a silly squirrel tribal deck quickly reveals itself to be a devastating tokens-aristocrats hybrid that can combo off and drain entire tables. In this guide, we'll cover the best cards for your Chatterfang EDH deck in 2026.
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1. Pitiless Plunderer
Mana Cost:
Type: Creature — Human Pirate
Pitiless Plunderer is the MVP of Chatterfang decks. When creatures you control die, you create Treasure tokens—but since Chatterfang creates a Squirrel whenever any token is created, including Treasures, this creates an infinite loop with any free sacrifice outlet. Sacrifice a Squirrel, get a Treasure and a new Squirrel, repeat forever.
Why it's great:
- Enables infinite combos with Chatterfang
- Each death creates both a Treasure AND a Squirrel
- Essential combo piece
2. Doubling Season
Mana Cost:
Type: Enchantment
The most powerful token doubler ever printed. With Doubling Season, every token Chatterfang creates is doubled, and the extra Squirrels he creates are also doubled. Creating a single token can spiral into an army incredibly quickly.
Why it's great:
- Doubles ALL token creation
- Stacks with Chatterfang's ability for exponential growth
- Also doubles +1/+1 counters on your creatures
3. Parallel Lives
Mana Cost:
Type: Enchantment
A more affordable alternative to Doubling Season that still doubles your token output. With Parallel Lives and Chatterfang, every token you create results in that token plus two Squirrels instead of one.
Why it's great:
- Half the cost of Doubling Season
- Doubles all tokens including Chatterfang's Squirrels
- Stacks with other doublers
4. Academy Manufactor
Mana Cost:
Type: Artifact Creature — Assembly-Worker
Academy Manufactor is absolutely broken with Chatterfang. When you would create a Clue, Food, or Treasure token, you instead create one of each. With Chatterfang, that means you also create three Squirrels. A single Treasure-creating effect becomes 6 tokens!
Why it's great:
- Turns any Food/Clue/Treasure into all three
- Creates 3+ Squirrels per trigger with Chatterfang
- Provides absurd value and ramp
5. Blood Artist
Mana Cost:
Type: Creature — Vampire
The classic aristocrats payoff. With the sheer volume of tokens Chatterfang produces, Blood Artist turns every sacrifice into life drain. Combined with Chatterfang's infinite combo potential, Blood Artist is often your primary win condition.
Why it's great:
- Drains opponents when any creature dies
- Win condition with infinite sacrifice loops
- Low mana cost for early deployment
6. Zulaport Cutthroat
Mana Cost:
Type: Creature — Human Rogue Ally
Zulaport Cutthroat hits each opponent whenever a creature you control dies. With Chatterfang's ability to generate massive amounts of sacrifice fodder, this can drain the entire table quickly, especially with infinite combos.
Why it's great:
- Hits all opponents simultaneously
- Essential redundancy for Blood Artist
- Wins games through incremental drain
7. Bastion of Remembrance
Mana Cost:
Type: Enchantment
Bastion provides both a token creature when it enters and a Zulaport Cutthroat effect. Being an enchantment makes it harder to remove than creatures, and the free token synergizes with Chatterfang immediately.
Why it's great:
- Creates a token on ETB (plus a Squirrel from Chatterfang)
- Enchantment is harder to remove
- Drains opponents like Zulaport Cutthroat
8. Mirkwood Bats
Mana Cost:
Type: Creature — Bat
Mirkwood Bats is devastating with Chatterfang. It drains opponents whenever you create or sacrifice a token. Since Chatterfang creates Squirrels whenever you create any token, every token trigger drains twice—once for the original token and once for the Squirrel.
Why it's great:
- Triggers on token creation AND sacrifice
- Synergizes perfectly with Chatterfang's ability
- Can drain for massive damage quickly
9. Tendershoot Dryad
Mana Cost:
Type: Creature — Dryad
Tendershoot Dryad creates a Saproling token at the beginning of each upkeep—including opponents' upkeeps. With Chatterfang, that's a Saproling AND a Squirrel every single upkeep. City's Blessing is trivially easy to achieve, giving all your creatures +2/+2.
Why it's great:
- Creates tokens on EVERY upkeep
- Chatterfang adds Squirrels to each trigger
- Buffs all your Saprolings with City's Blessing
10. Scute Swarm
Mana Cost:
Type: Creature — Insect
Scute Swarm with 6+ lands goes exponential fast. Each land creates a copy of Scute Swarm, and with Chatterfang, you also get a Squirrel for each copy. The board can spiral completely out of control within a turn or two.
Why it's great:
- Exponential growth with landfall
- Creates Squirrels alongside each Scute copy
- Can take over games unanswered
11. Skullclamp
Mana Cost:
Type: Artifact — Equipment
Skullclamp on a 1/1 Squirrel means instant card draw. Equip for
Why it's great:
- Draws 2 cards per Squirrel
- Equip cost only
- Perfect synergy with 1/1 tokens
12. Dictate of Erebos
Mana Cost:
Type: Enchantment
With a constant stream of Squirrel tokens, Dictate of Erebos lets you control the board through attrition. Sacrifice a Squirrel to Chatterfang's activated ability, and each opponent sacrifices a creature. Repeat until they have nothing left.
Why it's great:
- Turns every sacrifice into board control
- Flash allows surprise timing
- Synergizes with token generation
13. Grave Pact
Mana Cost:
Type: Enchantment
Redundancy with Dictate of Erebos. Running both ensures you always have a way to turn your expendable Squirrels into opponent creature removal. The
Why it's great:
- Essential redundancy for board control
- Harder to remove than creatures
- Creates oppressive board states
14. Squirrel Nest
Mana Cost:
Type: Enchantment — Aura
Squirrel Nest creates Squirrel tokens on demand. Combined with Earthcraft, you can create infinite Squirrels by enchanting a basic land, tapping the land for a Squirrel, then tapping the Squirrel to untap the land. This is a classic infinite combo that wins games.
Why it's great:
- Creates tokens on demand
- Goes infinite with Earthcraft
- Thematic for squirrel tribal
15. Earthcraft
Mana Cost:
Type: Enchantment
Earthcraft is the other half of the Squirrel Nest combo. Tap any creature to untap a basic land. With Squirrel Nest enchanting a land, each Squirrel you create can untap that land to create another Squirrel. Infinite Squirrels, infinite mana, infinite wins.
Why it's great:
- Infinite combo with Squirrel Nest
- Provides mana advantage even without combo
- Only costs
16. Ashnod's Altar
Mana Cost:
Type: Artifact
A free sacrifice outlet that generates mana is essential for Chatterfang. Ashnod's Altar enables explosive turns where you sacrifice your board for mana, combo off, and rebuild. It's also part of several infinite combos in the deck.
Why it's great:
- Free sacrifice outlet
- Generates colorless mana per sacrifice
- Enables combo turns
17. Tireless Provisioner
Mana Cost:
Type: Creature — Elf Scout
Tireless Provisioner creates a Food or Treasure token whenever a land enters the battlefield. With Chatterfang, each landfall creates your chosen token PLUS a Squirrel. With Academy Manufactor? Every land becomes Food, Treasure, Clue, and 3+ Squirrels.
Why it's great:
- Landfall creates tokens (and Squirrels)
- Choice between ramp (Treasure) or life (Food)
- Incredible with Academy Manufactor
18. Bitterblossom
Mana Cost:
Type: Tribal Enchantment — Faerie
Bitterblossom provides a consistent flying token every upkeep for just 1 life. With Chatterfang, you also get a Squirrel each time. This steady stream of tokens fuels your sacrifice engines and aristocrats payoffs every single turn.
Why it's great:
- Creates a token every upkeep
- Chatterfang adds a Squirrel too
- Flying tokens provide evasion
Build Your Dream Chatterfang Deck
Chatterfang, Squirrel General turns what seems like a silly tribal commander into a powerful token-aristocrats engine. Focus on token doublers, aristocrats payoffs, and efficient sacrifice outlets. Don't forget the infinite combos—Pitiless Plunderer and Earthcraft + Squirrel Nest are essential.
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