R/UEDHREC #16712

The Squadron Sinister

Legendary Creature — Human Villain

Flying, haste Other Villains you control get +2/+2 and have flying and haste. Mayhem {3}{U}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for {3}{U}{R} if you discarded it this turn. Timing rules still apply.)

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“Villainous flying lord who recycles from the graveyard via Mayhem.”

PlaystyleMidrange

DifficultyIntermediate

Wins viaCombat damage, Commander damage

ThemesVillains, Graveyard, Tokens

Strategy

How this commander wants to play

The Squadron Sinister is a Villain lord that turns your evil creatures into flying, hasty threats while grinding value through a graveyard recursion engine. You'll build around a critical mass of Villains—both from MSH and classics like Tinybones, Plague Queen—so that your commander pumps the whole team and lets you attack aggressively. The Mayhem ability is your hidden superpower: discard outlets (Hex Magic, Vision of Love) let you pitch the Squadron to your graveyard, then recast it for cheaper while keeping your board pressure alive. You're aiming for explosive turns where you reload both your hand and board, then swing in for commander damage or overwhelm via flying evasion.

Win comes through a combination of evasive damage and card advantage loops. Equip Squadron with Mjölnir or Vibranium Strike Gauntlets to turn combat damage into card draw, or lean on Villain synergies like Doom Reigns Supreme to drain while you build. The graveyard acts as a second hand—Mayhem casting, Doom's Time Platform, and recursion effects keep threats flowing even after a board wipe. You're not a pure combo deck, but a tempo-midrange machine that punches harder the longer the game goes.

Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.

Key Synergies

Cards that especially shine here

Budget Build

Same gameplan, less money

Skip expensive mana like Scalding Tarn; use Training Ground and Dark Fortress instead. Replace Mjölnir with Hawkeye's Bow. Discard outlets like Faithless Looting and Obsessive Search are cheap alternatives to Hex Magic.