Millicent, Restless Revenant costs {5}{W}{U} but has affinity for Spirits, so it costs {1} less for each Spirit you control. It is a Legendary Spirit Soldier with flying, and whenever it or another nontoken Spirit you control dies or deals combat damage to a player you create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying. The cheaper the Spirits you play, the cheaper Millicent gets, and every hit makes another Spirit.
The precon already has the Spirit anthems and the flash creatures, including Drogskol Captain, Supreme Phantom, Rattlechains, Drogskol Reinforcements and Nebelgast Herald. Each swap below pairs a cut with an add, and every card is scored with the same numbers the Oracle uses to build decks: synergy and inclusion from the Millicent decks, plus lift, which shows how much more often a card turns up in Millicent decks than in decks that could play it.
Looking for the unmodified list first? Read the Spirit Squadron precon guide.
What is holding the deck back
Not enough cheap flying Spirits
Selfless Spirit, Patrician Geist, Empyrean Eagle, Katilda and Mausoleum Wanderer are cheap Spirits or flyers that also pump the team. They are among the top-scoring cards the precon leaves out.
Non-Spirits that do not help Millicent
Boreas Charger, Knight of the White Orchid and Rhoda are not Spirits, so they do not lower Millicent's cost or make tokens. Boreas Charger is not a card Millicent decks usually play.
Slow and situational spells
Flood of Tears and Disorder in the Court are each played in about one Millicent deck in six to eight, and Sudden Salvation and Crush Contraband do little for a deck full of small flyers.
The 12 swaps
Each pair shows the numbers for the card coming out and the card going in. Click a card image to zoom.
Boreas Charger is a three-mana 2/1 flying Pegasus that fetches Plains when it leaves the battlefield. It is not a card Millicent, and it is not a Spirit decks usually play.
Selfless Spirit is a 2/1 flying Spirit Cleric for {1}{W}. Sacrifice it and creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn. A two-mana Spirit that protects the team from a sweeper, and the highest-scoring card the precon leaves out.
Custodi Squire is a five-mana 3/3 flying Spirit Cleric that returns cards from your graveyard by vote. It is not a card Millicent decks usually play.
Patrician Geist is a 2/2 flying Spirit Knight for {2}{U}. Other Spirits you control get +1/+1, and spells you cast from your graveyard cost {1} less. A three-drop anthem that is also a Spirit.
Knight of the White Orchid is a two-mana 2/2 first strike Human that can fetch a Plains. It is played in about one Millicent deck in nine, and it is not a Spirit.
Empyrean Eagle is a 2/3 flying Bird Spirit for {1}{W}{U}. Other creatures you control with flying get +1/+1. A three-drop Spirit that pumps every flying Spirit token.
Dovin, Grand Arbiter is a three-mana planeswalker that makes Thopters. It is played in about one Millicent deck in twelve.
Katilda, Dawnhart Martyr is a Legendary Spirit Warlock for {1}{W}{W} with flying, lifelink and protection from Vampires. Its power and toughness equal the number of Spirits and/or enchantments you control, and it has disturb {3}{W}{W}. A three-drop that gets bigger with every Spirit token and comes back as an Aura.
Disorder in the Court is an instant that exiles X target creatures until the end step and investigates X times. It is played in about one Millicent deck in eight.
Spell Queller is a 2/3 flying Spirit for {1}{W}{U} with flash. When it enters it exiles target spell with mana value 4 or less, and when it leaves the battlefield the spell's owner may cast it for free. A flash Spirit that answers a spell.
Sudden Salvation is a four-mana instant that returns permanents that died this turn. It is played in about one Millicent deck in eight.
Clarion Spirit is a 2/2 Spirit for {1}{W}. Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, you create a 1/1 white Spirit with flying. A two-drop Spirit that makes a flyer on its own.
Verity Circle is a three-mana enchantment that draws when an opponent's creature taps for a reason other than attacking. It is played in about one Millicent deck in six.
Mausoleum Wanderer is a 1/1 flying Spirit for {U}. Whenever another Spirit you control enters it gets +1/+1 until end of turn, and sacrificing it counters an instant or sorcery unless its controller pays X, where X is its power. A one-drop Spirit that also counters a spell.
Rhoda, Geist Avenger is a four-mana 3/3 Human with vigilance that grows when opponents' creatures tap. It is played in about one Millicent deck in seven, and it is not a Spirit.
Guardian of Faith is a 3/2 Spirit Knight for {1}{W}{W} with flash and vigilance. When it enters, any number of other target creatures you control phase out. A three-drop Spirit that saves your team from a sweeper or removal.
Kami of the Crescent Moon is a two-mana 1/3 Spirit that makes every player draw an extra card each draw step. It is played in about one Millicent deck in six, and it helps opponents as much as you.
Dreamshackle Geist is a 3/1 flying Spirit for {1}{U}{U}. At the beginning of combat on your turn you choose up to one: tap target creature, or target creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. A three-drop Spirit that taps down a blocker every turn.
Flood of Tears is a six-mana sorcery that returns all nonland permanents to their owners' hands. It is played in about one Millicent deck in six.
Skyclave Apparition is a 2/2 Kor Spirit for {1}{W}{W}. When it enters it exiles up to one target nonland, nontoken permanent you don't control with mana value 4 or less, and when it leaves the battlefield that card's owner creates an X/X Illusion token. A three-drop Spirit that is also removal.
Azorius Locket is a three-mana rock that taps for {W} or {U}. It is played in about one Millicent deck in six.
Vanguard of the Restless is a 2/2 flying Spirit Knight for {2}{W}. Spirits you control get +1/+1 for each time you've cast your commander from the command zone, and whenever a Spirit enters you may pay {2}{W} to return it from your graveyard to the battlefield. A three-drop Spirit that cheapens Millicent and keeps coming back.
Crush Contraband is a four-mana instant that exiles an artifact and/or an enchantment. It is played in about one Millicent deck in four.
Mirrorhall Mimic is a Spirit for {3}{U} that may enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it is a Spirit in addition to its other types, and it has disturb {3}{U}{U}. A four-drop Spirit that copies your best creature or theirs.
The full swap list
Cut
- Boreas Charger
- Custodi Squire
- Knight of the White Orchid
- Dovin, Grand Arbiter
- Disorder in the Court
- Sudden Salvation
- Verity Circle
- Rhoda, Geist Avenger
- Kami of the Crescent Moon
- Flood of Tears
- Azorius Locket
- Crush Contraband
Add
- Selfless Spirit
- Patrician Geist
- Empyrean Eagle
- Katilda, Dawnhart Martyr
- Spell Queller
- Clarion Spirit
- Mausoleum Wanderer
- Guardian of Faith
- Dreamshackle Geist
- Skyclave Apparition
- Vanguard of the Restless
- Mirrorhall Mimic
What to keep
These cards are doing the deck's heavy lifting. Do not cut them.
- Drogskol Captain$0.29
Played in 98% of Millicent decks. Gives other Spirits +1/+1 and hexproof. - Supreme Phantom$0.34
Played in 94% of Millicent decks. A two-mana flying Spirit that gives other Spirits +1/+1. - Rattlechains$0.31
Played in 91% of Millicent decks. A flash flyer that lets you cast Spirit spells with flash. - Drogskol Reinforcements$1.06
Played in 87% of Millicent decks. Gives other Spirits melee and prevents noncombat damage to them. - Nebelgast Herald$0.12
Played in 77% of Millicent decks. Taps an opponent's creature whenever a Spirit enters.
If you want to spend more
These are strong but sit outside a budget upgrade. Prices are the cheapest paper printing.
- Kira, Great Glass-Spinner$4.68
A flying creature that counters the first spell or ability that targets each of your creatures every turn. It costs more than a budget upgrade should. - Kindred Discovery$5.66
An enchantment that draws a card whenever a creature of the chosen type enters or attacks. It costs more than a budget upgrade should.
Spirit Squadron already has the Spirit anthems, the flash creatures and Millicent's affinity. The upgrade is cheap flying Spirits that pump the team and make tokens, in place of non-Spirit creatures and slow spells. These twelve swaps cost about $6 in total.
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Build with The Oracle →Frequently asked questions
What are the best upgrades for the Spirit Squadron precon?
Using data from 7,258 Millicent decks, the highest-scoring additions are Selfless Spirit (for Boreas Charger), Patrician Geist (for Custodi Squire) and Empyrean Eagle (for Knight of the White Orchid). The full list has 12 swaps, each scored with synergy, inclusion and lift.
How much does it cost to upgrade Spirit Squadron?
All 12 swaps cost about $5.70 at the cheapest paper printings (TCGplayer market prices via Scryfall, 2026-10-28). If you want to spend more, the guide also covers Kira, Great Glass-Spinner ($4.68) and Kindred Discovery ($5.66).
What should I cut from Spirit Squadron?
The weakest cards for this commander are Boreas Charger, Custodi Squire and Knight of the White Orchid. The guide explains the reason for every cut, and swaps each one for a card that scores higher.
Which cards should I keep in Spirit Squadron?
Keep Drogskol Captain, Supreme Phantom, Rattlechains, Drogskol Reinforcements and Nebelgast Herald. These are the cards doing the deck's heavy lifting.
What does Millicent do?
Millicent, Restless Revenant costs {5}{W}{U} but has affinity for Spirits, so it costs {1} less for each Spirit you control. It is a Legendary Spirit Soldier with flying, and whenever it or another nontoken Spirit you control dies or deals combat damage to a player you create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying. The cheaper the Spirits you play, the cheaper Millicent gets, and every hit makes another Spirit.
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How the numbers work
Inclusion is the share of Millicent, Restless Revenant decks (7,258 of them when this was written, 2026-10-28) that play the card. Synergy is how much more often they play it than other decks in the same colours. Oracle score is synergy × 0.6 plus inclusion × 0.4, the same blend The Oracle uses to rank cards for a deck. Lift compares how often the card appears in these decks with how often it could, capped at 8× here; it is shown for context and does not change the score.
Two cautions. Players who run the precon unmodified count as Millicent decks, which flatters every card the precon contains. Lift is high for many Spirit cards because few decks play them outside a Spirit deck, so use lift to compare cards, not to judge one in isolation. A card the commander's decks do not usually play counts as 0 in the average score. Prices are the cheapest non-foil paper printing on TCGplayer (via Scryfall), in USD, and move daily.