Why Is There a Squishmallows TCG? | Tasha vs. Bruse Tarl vs. the Mycotyrant vs. Zurzoth

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Bruse Tarl, Roving Rancher

  Builds a cow-themed token army with double strike, aiming to overwhelm opponents through aggressive combat damage and synergy with ox/cow creatures, with a unique personal goal of transforming Bruse himself into a cow.

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  Tasha, the Witch Queen

  Leverages spell exile and replay mechanics to generate demon tokens and card advantage, disrupting opponents by exiling instants and sorceries from their graveyards and recasting them for free.

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  The Mycotyrant

  Focuses on producing fungal and saproling tokens, growing in size proportionally to the number of those creatures controlled, and overwhelming opponents with a massive trampling creature and continuous token generation.

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  Zurzoth, Chaos Rider

  Generates devil creature tokens whenever opponents draw cards outside their turn, using these tokens to trigger card draw and discard interactions, creating chaotic board presence and disruptive mini-games.

Gameplay Insights

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  Bruse Tarl’s cow token generation and double strike synergy creates early aggressive pressure that demands immediate answers from opponents.

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  Tasha’s exile and replay mechanic enables her to recycle opponents' instants and sorceries, disrupting their plans while generating demon tokens and card advantage.

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  The Mycotyrant’s reliance on spore counters and saproling tokens creates a growing board state that can quickly become overwhelming if left unchecked.

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  Zurzoth’s devil tokens introduce a unique card draw and discard dynamic that can destabilize opponents' hands and create chaotic board states.

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  Casting Blood Moon at a strategic moment disrupts opponents’ non-basic lands, severely hampering their mana bases while leaving Tasha’s basic land mana intact, shifting the resource balance.

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  The interaction of ground-based aggressive tokens (cows, saprolings, devils) combined with flying and conniving creatures creates multiple layers of board pressure and tactical complexity.

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  Players carefully sequence attacks and mana usage to maximize value from their commanders and token synergies, highlighting the importance of timing and resource management in multiplayer Commander.

Notable Cards

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  Bruse Tarl, Roving Rancher

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  Tasha, the Witch Queen

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  The Mycotyrant

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  Zurzoth, Chaos Rider

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  Blood Moon

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  Monument to Endurance

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  Talisman of Resilience

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  Ledger Shredder

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  Slimefoot, the Stowaway

Gameplay Summary