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Scurry Oak

Creature — Treefolk

Evolve (Whenever a creature you control enters, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on this creature, you may create a 1/1 green Squirrel creature token.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Jumpstart: Historic Horizons
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#2274
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Scurry Oak card art
Scurry Oak generates a 1/1 Squirrel token every time it gets a +1/+1 counter — pair it with Ivy Lane Denizen and the loop is infinite, costing you nothing beyond having both cards on the battlefield. Three mana for a creature that doubles as a combo piece and a counter-synergy engine makes it an easy include in any deck that cares about Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest or token multiplication.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest

Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest

51.7% of decks · synergy 0.47

Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest puts a +1/+1 counter on every creature you control whenever a permanent sacrificed — each Squirrel token Scurry Oak produces is another sacrifice trigger waiting to happen, and the loop accelerates itself into a board-wide stat explosion.

02
Fangorn, Tree Shepherd

Fangorn, Tree Shepherd

44.2% of decks · synergy 0.43

Fangorn, Tree Shepherd cares about Treefolk and creatures gaining counters, making Scurry Oak a natural fit that supplies both a steady counter trigger and a stream of tokens to fuel additional synergies.

04
Treebeard, Gracious Host

Treebeard, Gracious Host

43.3% of decks · synergy 0.39

Treebeard, Gracious Host distributes +1/+1 counters across your Hobbits and other creatures, giving Scurry Oak repeated triggers without needing a dedicated combo piece.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is the clear home for Scurry Oak — the Ivy Lane Denizen combo is well-documented, the card is legal, and counter-focused or token-focused decks give it a natural landing spot at every power level. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but competes in formats where a three-mana 1/1 with a conditional loop is far too slow to matter. Modern has enough counter synergies to make Scurry Oak theoretically interesting in a dedicated build, though it hasn't carved out a competitive slot. Oathbreaker gives it the same Commander-style environment at a compressed game length, which actually suits the combo line well if you can protect both pieces.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data for Scurry Oak isn't available at the moment, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for a current number. Historically it's sat in the bulk-to-low-cost range given its narrow combo focus, but demand from Chatterfang and counter-matters decks keeps it from disappearing entirely.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.