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Squall, SeeD Mercenary

Legendary Creature — Human Knight Mercenary · from $1.13

Rough Divide — Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, it gains double strike until end of turn. Whenever Squall deals combat damage to a player, return target permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

52 of 100 at $5 or less · 36 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swords to Plowshares	Instant	1	$0.98
7	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
8	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
9	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
10	Path to Exile	Instant	1	$0.71
11	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
12	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
13	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
14	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
15	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
16	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
17	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
18	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
19	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
20	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
21	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
22	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
23	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
24	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
25	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
26	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
27	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
28	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
29	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
30	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
31	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
32	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
33	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
34	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
35	Godless Shrine	Land	0	$8.47
36	Generous Gift	Instant	3	$0.93
37	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
38	Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$56.09
39	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
40	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
41	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
42	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
43	Esper Sentinel	Creature	1	$58.03
44	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
45	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
46	Isolated Chapel	Land	0	$0.21
47	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
48	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
49	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
50	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
51	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
52	Teferi's Protection	Instant	3	$34.90
53	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
54	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
55	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
56	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
57	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
58	Enlightened Tutor	Instant	1	$21.99
59	Caves of Koilos	Land	0	$0.30
60	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
61	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
62	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
63	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
64	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
65	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
66	Talisman of Hierarchy	Artifact	2	$0.45
67	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
68	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
69	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
70	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
71	Anguished Unmaking	Instant	3	$1.58
72	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
73	Ghostly Prison	Enchantment	3	$5.72
74	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
75	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
76	Vault of Champions	Land	0	$16.60
77	Austere Command	Sorcery	6	$0.33
78	Flawless Maneuver	Instant	3	$9.24
79	Farewell	Sorcery	6	$4.44
80	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
81	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
82	Night's Whisper	Sorcery	2	$0.23
83	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
84	Akroma's Will	Instant	4	$16.21
85	Orzhov Signet	Artifact	2	$0.33
86	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
87	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
88	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
89	Phyrexian Tower	Land	0	$29.06
90	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
91	Fell the Profane // Fell Mire	Instant	4	$5.80
92	Cabal Coffers	Land	0	$20.77
93	Stroke of Midnight	Instant	3	$0.20
94	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
95	Village Rites	Instant	1	$0.30
96	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
97	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
98	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
99	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
100	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35

Curve of these staples

Most played with Squall, SeeD Mercenary

The 25 most-played cards in 7 settled top-16 lists running Squall, SeeD Mercenary at 16+ player events since Mar 15, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in
1	Accursed Marauder	100% · 7 of 7
2	Command Tower	100% · 7 of 7
3	Grand Abolisher	100% · 7 of 7
4	Plains	100% · 7 of 7
5	Sol Ring	100% · 7 of 7
6	Swamp	100% · 7 of 7
7	Animate Dead	86% · 6 of 7
8	Buried Alive	86% · 6 of 7
9	Dark Ritual	86% · 6 of 7
10	Entomb	86% · 6 of 7
11	Esper Sentinel	86% · 6 of 7
12	Godless Shrine	86% · 6 of 7
13	Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff	86% · 6 of 7
14	Lotus Petal	86% · 6 of 7
15	Ranger-Captain of Eos	86% · 6 of 7
16	Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel	86% · 6 of 7
17	Voice of Victory	86% · 6 of 7
18	Warren Soultrader	86% · 6 of 7
19	Windswept Heath	86% · 6 of 7
20	Wishclaw Talisman	86% · 6 of 7
21	Ancient Tomb	71% · 5 of 7
22	Bloodstained Mire	71% · 5 of 7
23	Boromir, Warden of the Tower	71% · 5 of 7
24	Braids, Arisen Nightmare	71% · 5 of 7
25	Chrome Mox	71% · 5 of 7

Combos with Squall, SeeD Mercenary

3 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Phyrexian Altar + Squall, SeeD Mercenary + The Peregrine Dynamo
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Ashnod's Altar + Squall, SeeD Mercenary + The Peregrine Dynamo
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Krark-Clan Ironworks + Squall, SeeD Mercenary + The Peregrine Dynamo
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Top finishes

7 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

10th of 44 — TORNEO INAUGURAL B2 on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 1–1–1 · by Martí Llinés Viñals
14th of 16 — 518 Sept 19th pop up tournament on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 0–2–1 · by Christopher Bartholomew
7th of 23 — Tabletop Tavern | Win-A-Dual cEDH Tournament - SEPTEMBER 2026 on Topdeck.ggSep 12, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Ashton Dailey
8th of 18 — Race For The Badlands on Topdeck.ggSep 5, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Brett
8th of 101 — CCS $20,000 cEDH Invitational Qualifier #3 on Topdeck.ggAug 1, 2026 · 2–2–2 · by John L. (Boo boo)
12th of 35 — Fire & Dice Presents: Dockside Gathering #2, a CEDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggMar 22, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by Chase, the Mind Sculptor
10th of 16 — 1° Fecha Camino al Clasificatorio cEDH on Topdeck.ggMar 15, 2026 · 0–2–2 · by Vicente Morales Martinez

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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