Erinis Unshackled Ruin

Commander / EDH BG (Golgari) Combo Forcefeed Lands Theme/Gimmick

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Land (35)

• 1x Argoth, Sanctum of Nature  ^Meld
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Crystal Vein
• 1x Demolition Field
• 1x Ebon Stronghold
• 1x Emergence Zone
• 1x Field of Ruin
• 1x Glacial Chasm
• 1x Haunted Mire
• 1x Havenwood Battleground
• 1x Hickory Woodlot
• 1x Lotus Field
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Nurturing Peatland
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Peat Bog
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 3x Snow-Covered Forest
• 3x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Urza's Saga
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills
• 1x Woodland Chasm
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Artifact (10)

• 1x Conduit of Worlds
• 1x Cursed Totem
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Haunted Cloak
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Torpor Orb
• 1x Viridian Longbow
• 1x Wishclaw Talisman

Instant (23)

• 1x Abrupt Decay
• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Cling to Dust
• 1x Constant Mists
• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Deadly Rollick
• 1x Dismember
• 1x Force of Vigor
• 1x Golgari Charm
• 1x Hostile Negotiations
• 1x Imp's Mischief
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Price of Fame
• 1x Realms Uncharted
• 1x Rending Vines
• 1x Shared Summons
• 1x Snuff Out
• 1x Tear Asunder
• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Windgrace's Judgment
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Creature (11)

• 1x Braids, Arisen Nightmare
• 1x Collector Ouphe
• 1x Dauthi Voidwalker
• 1x Fertilid
• 1x Manglehorn
• 1x Nemata, Primeval Warden
• 1x Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
• 1x Ramunap Excavator
• 1x Tireless Tracker
• 1x Titania, Voice of Gaea  ^Meld
• 1x World Shaper

Commanders (2)

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Collective Voyage
• 1x Culling Ritual
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Massacre
• 1x Pir's Whim
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Reverent Silence
• 1x Scheming Symmetry
• 1x Sylvan Scrying
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Last Laugh
• 1x Leyline of the Void
• 1x No Mercy
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Wilderness Reclamation

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Sorcery (24)

• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Evincar's Justice
• 1x Explore
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Final Punishment
• 1x Grim Tutor
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Life from the Loam
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x New Frontiers
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Seeds of Innocence
• 1x Skyshroud Claim
• 1x Soul Exchange
• 1x Splendid Reclamation
• 1x Tempt with Discovery
• 1x Three Visits
• 1x Unmarked Grave
• 1x Worm Harvest

Artifact (1)

• 1x Crucible of Worlds

Creature (20)

• 1x Ancient Greenwarden
• 1x Avatar of Growth
• 1x Baba Lysaga, Night Witch
• 1x Courser of Kruphix
• 1x Elvish Reclaimer
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Filth
• 1x Maralen of the Mornsong
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
• 1x Opposition Agent
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Shigeki, Jukai Visionary
• 1x Sylvan Safekeeper
• 1x The Gitrog Monster
• 1x Timeless Witness
• 1x Titania, Protector of Argoth
• 1x Uurg, Spawn of Turg
• 1x Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Bloodchief Ascension
• 1x Exploration
• 1x Retreat to Hagra

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Vivien, Champion of the Wilds

Land (15)

• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Blasted Landscape
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Crawling Barrens
• 1x High Market
• 1x Lair of the Hydra
• 1x Lake of the Dead
• 1x Mouth of Ronom
• 1x Polluted Mire
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Slippery Karst
• 1x Tranquil Thicket
• 1x War Room
• 1x Yavimaya Hollow

Instant (14)

• 1x Autumn's Veil
• 1x Blossoming Defense
• 1x Deathsprout
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Hapatra's Mark
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Rain of Filth
• 1x Ranger's Guile
• 1x Return to Nature
• 1x Savage Summoning
• 1x Sheltering Word
• 1x Silkguard
• 1x Tamiyo's Safekeeping
• 1x Veil of Summer

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Secret commander: Ob Nixilis, Unshackled. Drain your opponents to death with repeated forced searches - see especially Field of Ruin, but also Fertilid, Collective Voyage, Pir's Whim and Scheming Symmetry.

This is a collaborative project with my friend Caeruleus - my commander and win condition concept and his initial execution. I expect that this version will gradually drift from his tight construction over time due to my willingness to sacrifice efficiency for theme/flavour/pet cards and the fact that I am just worse at the game. You can find the uncorrupted original here: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/edh-bg-eniris-scion-search/?cb=1659588259

The current version focuses on answering the board rather than protecting the win condition - timing will be everything. Note that this deck purposefully avoids some of the more obvious/common large life drain effects (including Ob Nixilis, the Fallen) and more traditional lands deck win conditions (e.g. Field of the Dead). Last Laugh might help along the way, but the point is to at least mostly win with Ob Nixilis, Unshackled!

Opposition Agent seems like a no-brainer but it does have a bad habit of making you public enemy number one, so testing without for now. Also trying to avoid reserved list cards, but might consider them if very useful (possibly Winding Canyons?). Other forced search options not presently included as they are too slow or risky: Maralen of the Mornsong, Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire, Avatar of Growth.

This idea has been knocking around in my head for a while but mono-black never quite felt like it had enough options for forced searching or recurring Field of Ruin, and I was awaiting a more niche lands commander than Lord Windgrace or The Gitrog Monster. Sarulf, Realm Eater is a possible alternate commander to keep the game under control until you are in position. You could also try mono-black led by Maralen of the Mornsong, Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire or Ob Nixilis, Unshackled himself, but I think it's a bit too slow and/or telegraphed, and you are often tutoring your opponents the tools to deal with it. The BG version should be able to drain an awful lot of life in one turn if everything goes to plan, and in the meantime can ramp and answer the board better. As for backgrounds, Scion of Halaster obviously has some synergy, but is probably not essential if you wanted to try one of the other black backgrounds. Agent of the Shadow Thieves might work for safe attack triggers, although it does make Erinis a more obvious onboard threat.

Date added	1 year
Last updated	8 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 51 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.80
Tokens	Bear 2/2 G, Clue, Construct 0/0 C, Saproling 1/1 G
Folders	Cool Decks