EDH Optimizer
Squirreled Away precon: decklist, bracket and price
Squirreled Away is the Hazel of the Rootbloom precon (BLC, August 2, 2024). Here is its list as it comes in the box, what the EDH Optimizer analysis says about it and how it starts over 10,000 simulated games.
Commander: Hazel of the Rootbloom
Color identity: Black · Green
Product: Squirreled Away (BLC, released on August 2, 2024)
Bracket: 2
Deck health: C+ (60/100)
Reference price of the list: €72.92
Paste your box list (or the upgraded one) and see what it lacks, what it has too much of and how it starts over 10,000 games.
📥 Analyze my preconHow the box starts over 10,000 games
EDH Optimizer goldfish simulation of the list as it comes: hands, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health axes · C+ (60/100)
- Consistency47
- Speed56
- Interaction37
- Resilience62
- Closing90
EDH Optimizer analysis data as of August 25, 2026.
Why it is bracket 2
Per the official Commander bracket rules, applied to the box list.
What it runs, by role
The full precon decklist
The cards exactly as they come in the box, by type. Cards with a page link to it.
Creatures (29)
- Ogre Slumlord
- Zulaport Cutthroat
- Poison-Tip Archer
- Plaguecrafter
- End-Raze Forerunners
- Deep Forest Hermit
- Gilded Goose
- Chittering Witch
- Woe Strider
- Arasta of the Endless Web
- Nadier's Nightblade
- Toski, Bearer of Secrets
- Beledros Witherbloom
- Academy Manufactor
- Chatterfang, Squirrel General
- Nested Shambler
- Squirrel Sovereign
- Ravenous Squirrel
- Tireless Provisioner
- Prosperous Innkeeper
- Morbid Opportunist
- Haywire Mite
- Skyfisher Spider
- Hazel's Brewmaster
- Honored Dreyleader
- Insatiable Frugivore
- The Odd Acorn Gang
- Moonstone Eulogist
- Scurry of Squirrels
Planeswalkers (1)
- Garruk, Cursed Huntsman
Instants (8)
- Putrefy
- Second Harvest
- Windgrace's Judgment
- Plumb the Forbidden
- Deadly Dispute
- Tear Asunder
- Saw in Half
- Cache Grab
Sorceries (7)
- Decree of Pain
- Maelstrom Pulse
- Shamanic Revelation
- Casualties of War
- Chatterstorm
- Swarmyard Massacre
- Rootcast Apprenticeship
Artifacts (9)
- Sol Ring
- Skullclamp
- Golgari Signet
- Talisman of Resilience
- Idol of Oblivion
- Arcane Signet
- Maskwood Nexus
- Chitterspitter
- Sword of the Squeak
Enchantments (7)
- Squirrel Nest
- Beastmaster Ascension
- Moldervine Reclamation
- Wolfwillow Haven
- Bastion of Remembrance
- Binding the Old Gods
- Gourmand's Talent
Lands (38)
- 8× Swamp
- 9× Forest
- Llanowar Wastes
- Tainted Wood
- Barren Moor
- Tranquil Thicket
- Terramorphic Expanse
- Golgari Rot Farm
- Swarmyard
- Twilight Mire
- Exotic Orchard
- Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
- Bojuka Bog
- Evolving Wilds
- Command Tower
- Woodland Cemetery
- Grim Backwoods
- Temple of Malady
- Jungle Hollow
- Path of Ancestry
- Necroblossom Snarl
- Haunted Mire
- Viridescent Bog
Frequently asked questions
What bracket is the Squirreled Away precon?
Bracket 2 per the official Commander rules, applied to the box list: 0 game changers, 0 fast mana cards, 2 tutors and 0 two-card combos.
How much is the Squirreled Away precon worth in singles?
About €72.92 adding the reference price of its 100 cards (cheapest English printing, changes daily). It is the figure to compare against the box price, not the box price itself.
How many lands does the Squirreled Away precon run, and does it get stuck?
It runs 38 lands. Over 10,000 simulated games it misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 12 % of the time and floods 18 %; the commander comes down on turn 3.9 on average.
How do I upgrade the Squirreled Away precon?
Paste the box list into EDH Optimizer and hit Optimize: the AI suggests swaps that fit the per-card price cap you pick (€2, €10 or no cap), with the analysis and the 10,000 games before and after. To start with, the box runs 11 ramp cards, 11 draw and 10 removal: that is where the first swaps usually go.