Erinis, Veteran Soldier of Trokair | V-MH3

Commander / EDH GW (Selesnya) Landfall Lands Primer Ramp Sacrifice Scapeshift Theme/Gimmick

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Lands (40)

• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Crystal Vein
• 1x Echoing Deeps
• 1x Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1x Field of the Dead
• 1x Flagstones of Trokair
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 2x Forest
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Horizon Canopy
• 1x Kabira Takedown  ^Flip
• 1x Khalni Garden
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Lotus Field
• 1x Lush Portico
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 2x Plains
• 1x Riftstone Portal
• 1x Roadside Reliquary
• 1x Scattered Groves
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 2x Snow-Covered Forest
• 2x Snow-Covered Plains
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Tranquil Thicket
• 1x Urza's Cave
• 1x Vesuva
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Attack at will (10)

• 1x Dolmen Gate
• 1x Eldrazi Monument
• 1x Hyena Umbra
• 1x Indrik Umbra
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist
• 1x Ohran Frostfang
• 1x Saryth, the Viper's Fang
• 1x Serra's Emissary
• 1x Tiller Engine

Landfall (8)

• 1x Emeria Angel
• 1x Felidar Retreat
• 1x Field of the Dead
• 1x Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer
• 1x Lotus Cobra
• 1x Tiller Engine
• 1x Tireless Provisioner
• 1x Tireless Tracker

Recursion (7)

• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Blossoming Tortoise
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Court of Ardenvale
• 1x Six
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Titania, Protector of Argoth

2 Generals (5)

• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Genesis Storm
• 1x Thunderfoot Baloth
• 1x Tome of Legends

Ramp (17)

• 1x Blossoming Tortoise
• 1x Brought Back
• 1x Cosmic Intervention
• 1x Edge of Autumn
• 1x Entish Restoration
• 1x Flagstones of Trokair
• 1x Harrow
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Lotus Cobra
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Roiling Regrowth
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Springbloom Druid
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Tiller Engine
• 1x Tireless Provisioner
• 1x Titania's Command

Sac Lands (15)

• 1x Angelic Purge
• 1x Aura Fracture
• 1x Constant Mists
• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Edge of Autumn
• 1x Elvish Reclaimer
• 1x Entish Restoration
• 1x Harrow
• 1x Knight of the Reliquary
• 1x Lotus Field
• 1x Roiling Regrowth
• 1x Scapeshift
• 1x Springbloom Druid
• 1x Sylvan Safekeeper
• 1x Zuran Orb

Draw (13)

• 1x Court of Ardenvale
• 1x Genesis Storm
• 1x Horizon Canopy
• 1x Idol of Oblivion
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Ohran Frostfang
• 1x Rite of Harmony
• 1x Roadside Reliquary
• 1x Rumor Gatherer
• 1x Six
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Tireless Tracker
• 1x Tome of Legends

Buff (8)

• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Divine Visitation
• 1x Eldrazi Monument
• 1x Felidar Retreat
• 1x Ohran Frostfang
• 1x Shalai, Voice of Plenty
• 1x Thunderfoot Baloth
• 1x Titania's Command

Tutors (8)

• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Elvish Reclaimer
• 1x Knight of the Reliquary
• 1x Realms Uncharted
• 1x Scapeshift
• 1x Titania's Command
• 1x Urza's Cave

Self Mill (2)

• 1x Blossoming Tortoise
• 1x Six

Mana Sink (1)

• 1x Shalai, Voice of Plenty

Commanders (2)

Interaction (14)

• 1x Abolish
• 1x Angelic Purge
• 1x Aura Fracture
• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Indrik Umbra
• 1x Kabira Takedown  ^Flip
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Titania's Command
• 1x Tragic Arrogance

Protection (13)

• 1x Brought Back
• 1x Constant Mists
• 1x Cosmic Intervention
• 1x Dolmen Gate
• 1x Eldrazi Monument
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Hyena Umbra
• 1x Indrik Umbra
• 1x Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist
• 1x Saryth, the Viper's Fang
• 1x Serra's Emissary
• 1x Shalai, Voice of Plenty
• 1x Sylvan Safekeeper

Tokens (8)

• 1x Emeria Angel
• 1x Felidar Retreat
• 1x Field of the Dead
• 1x Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer
• 1x Khalni Garden
• 1x Scute Swarm
• 1x Titania's Command
• 1x Titania, Protector of Argoth

When tokens enter (6)

• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Divine Visitation
• 1x Idol of Oblivion
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Rumor Gatherer

Cheat (1)

• 1x Genesis Storm

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Maybeboard

Lands (21)

• 1x Access Tunnel
• 1x Arctic Treeline
• 1x Argoth, Sanctum of Nature  ^Meld
• 1x Blast Zone
• 1x Cryptic Caves
• 1x Drownyard Temple
• 1x Dunes of the Dead
• 1x Emergence Zone
• 1x Field of Ruin
• 1x Gavony Township
• 1x Ghost Town
• 1x Glacial Chasm
• 1x Hickory Woodlot
• 1x Khalni Ambush  ^Flip
• 1x Ondu Inversion  ^Flip
• 1x Petrified Field
• 1x Radiant Grove
• 1x Scorched Ruins
• 1x Sejiri Shelter  ^Flip
• 1x Throne of the High City
• 1x Wasteland

Buff (11)

• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x Camaraderie
• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Earthshaker Giant
• 1x Gavony Township
• 1x Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
• 1x Maja, Bretagard Protector
• 1x Retreat to Emeria
• 1x Return of the Wildspeaker
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes

Tokens (6)

• 1x Ayula's Influence
• 1x Dunes of the Dead
• 1x Maja, Bretagard Protector
• 1x Primeval Bounty
• 1x Retreat to Emeria
• 1x Turntimber Sower

Cheat (3)

• 1x Court of Bounty
• 1x Genesis Wave
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya

Mana Sink (2)

• 1x Genesis Wave
• 1x Kamahl, Fist of Krosa

Sac Lands (2)

• 1x Fortitude
• 1x Scorched Ruins

Interaction (13)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Blast Zone
• 1x Cleansing Nova
• 1x Field of Ruin
• 1x Khalni Ambush  ^Flip
• 1x Nylea's Intervention
• 1x Ondu Inversion  ^Flip
• 1x Pir's Whim
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Thorn Mammoth
• 1x Wasteland
• 1x Wave of Vitriol
• 1x You Look Upon the Tarrasque

Recursion (12)

• 1x Ancient Greenwarden
• 1x Emeria Shepherd
• 1x Life from the Loam
• 1x Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
• 1x Petrified Field
• 1x Ramunap Excavator
• 1x Restore
• 1x Serra Paragon
• 1x Sevinne's Reclamation
• 1x Splendid Reclamation
• 1x Trove Warden
• 1x Turntimber Sower

Protection (9)

• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x Clever Concealment
• 1x Fanatical Devotion
• 1x Fortitude
• 1x Glacial Chasm
• 1x Martyr's Cause
• 1x Sejiri Shelter  ^Flip
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Vexilus Praetor

Tutors (4)

• 1x Hour of Promise
• 1x Nylea's Intervention
• 1x Open the Armory
• 1x Pir's Whim

More Land Drops (3)

• 1x Azusa, Lost but Seeking
• 1x Burgeoning
• 1x Dryad of the Ilysian Grove

Other (2)

• 1x Hunting Grounds
• 1x Inspiring Leader

When tokens enter (2)

• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Thorn Mammoth

Draw (12)

• 1x Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
• 1x Camaraderie
• 1x Court of Bounty
• 1x Cryptic Caves
• 1x Evolutionary Leap
• 1x Key to the City
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Path of Discovery
• 1x Return of the Wildspeaker
• 1x Shamanic Revelation
• 1x Staff of the Storyteller
• 1x Throne of the High City

Ramp (12)

• 1x Court of Bounty
• 1x Harvest Season
• 1x Hour of Promise
• 1x Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Restore
• 1x Sevinne's Reclamation
• 1x Splendid Reclamation
• 1x Stone-Seeder Hierophant
• 1x Three Visits

Attack at will (9)

• 1x Access Tunnel
• 1x Arc Spitter
• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Duelist's Heritage
• 1x Fanatical Devotion
• 1x Key to the City
• 1x Martyr's Cause
• 1x Vexilus Praetor
• 1x You Look Upon the Tarrasque

Landfall (5)

• 1x Ancient Greenwarden
• 1x Emeria Shepherd
• 1x Maja, Bretagard Protector
• 1x Retreat to Emeria
• 1x Trove Warden

2 Generals (2)

• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x Vexilus Praetor

Landleave (2)

• 1x Titania, Voice of Gaea  ^Meld
• 1x Turntimber Sower

Life (1)

• 1x Primeval Bounty

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"We will use our knowledge of these lands to our advantage. Let them come!"

Hello there and welcome to my Veteran Soldier Erinis, Gloom Stalker build.

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Origin

Doing a W/G land recursion build has been on my mind for years. This is probably because Flagstones of Trokair is one of my favorite magic cards. For me there is something greatly satisfying about sacrificing lands and getting ahead while doing so. Erinis, Gloom Stalker paired with a white background finally allows me to explore such a deck with an on-theme commander.

Premise

Erinis, Gloom Stalker presents an interesting combination of strategies: land recursion and combat tricks. This deck moves quickly to setup value engines based around Erinis' abilities. By sacrificing lands through our ramp cards like Harrow and Springbloom Druid and our land tutors like Knight of the Reliquary, Elvish Reclaimer and Crop Rotation we can ramp while sacrificing our lands. The tutors can go fetch lands like Flagstones of Trokair and Lotus Field into Thespian's Stage for land tutor ramp lines. Getting this engine online is the core of the deck, as sacrificing and recurring lands enables us to ramp further (Brought Back), use powerful interaction options (Aura Fracture), protect our pieces (Sylvan Safekeeper) and to assemble a token army (Field of the Dead, Scute Swarm).

We rely on the landfall token makers and our Veteran Soldier background to draw our cards (through cards like Idol of Oblivion, Skullclamp). Attacking with tokens is also the main route to victory, overwhelming opponents with our buff spells. What was cool in building this deck is finding options for our draw and buff spells that will still help the soldier tokens that Veteran Soldier summons. Cards like Cathars' Crusade, Rumor Gatherer and Rite of Harmony all work great with the tokens entering.

The Stalking Ranger

An imporant piece to our engine is the attack trigger of Erinis. We need to be able to consistently attack with Erinis regardless of our opponents' board state. Because Erinis has deathtouch, our opponent's will already think twice before blocking. Ohran Frostfang and Saryth, the Viper's Fang apply this ability to all our creatures, also to the soldier tokens we get from Veteran Soldier. Dolmen Gate is another way to protect our soldiers from an easy blocker death. And if a soldier can't be saved, then casting Path to Exile on it is a nice way to still get some value out of it.

Giving Erinis first strike through something like Hyena Umbra can be the extra deterrent we need to always be attacking at will. Indrik Umbra ramps this up to eleven by totally wrecking an opponent's board while we follow through with our main plan. If that's not enough, then a card like Key to the City provides a straight-up unblockable option while also allowing us to discard land cards, and Tiller Engine provides means to clear the way while also adding to our ramp capabilities. Having so many ways to get combat damage through also made this a great deck to squeeze in Court of Ardenvale for some Monarch shennanigans.

Securing The Lands

The deck ultimately wins by outvaluing our opponents, controlling the board, and by amassing a token army for the win. Many pieces in the deck help protect this plan, including the Umbra's and Shalai, Voice of Plenty, who also protects against many graveyard hate cards. Lastly, because we have 2 commanders, the deck includes cards that look for a commander for their effect: Akroma's Will, Flawless Maneuver and Genesis Storm.

Intended Power Level

I already have 2 other decks that dab in the lands matter space. Both of them play at high power level. To also get my lands fix in a more casual LGS setting, I went for a somewhat restrained build with this one. I ended up picking up some more fun and characteristic cards here over the usual subjects. For example, I strayed away from a more-landdrop option like Oracle of Mul Daya and went for a piece like Court of Bounty instead. I like that for many draw, interaction and ramp slots I was able to stray away from staples in more cases than with other decks. There are also plenty of powerful cards I own (e.g. Gaea's Cradle, Wasteland, Mox Diamond) that would be great in here, but would also push the power level of this deck outside the ballpark that I’m aiming for with this one.

Category (Jank - Low - Mid - High - Competitive)

Mid

Closing Thoughts

I'm having a lot of fun building and playing this deck. The amount of ramp it can generate through sacrificing and recurring lands is quite silly... (already had 12 mana on board at the end of turn 3 in playtesting). That's definitely the direction I'll be optimizing this deck in. For now it has already proved to be a place for some awesome gems I wanted to find a home for, like Dolmen Gate, Brought Back, Realms Uncharted, Riftstone Portal, Genesis Storm, Indrik Umbra and Tiller Engine.

Thanks for dropping by. If you have some tips for me, then drop them below in the comments.

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GL & HF

Beebles

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Top Ranked	Achieved #17 position overall 2 years ago Achieved #14 position in Commander / EDH 2 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH GW (Selesnya) 2 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Sacrifice 2 years ago
Date added	2 years
Last updated	2 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 50 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.24
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Badger 3/3 G, Bear 2/2 G, Bird 1/1 W, Cat Beast 2/2 W, Clue, Copy Clone, Eldrazi 10/10 C, Elemental 5/3 G, Food, Foretell, Insect 1/1 G, Plant 0/1 G, Soldier 1/1 W, The Monarch, Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B