Erinis Street Urchin
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[[Erinis, Gloom Stalker]] and [[Street Urchin]] is a highly interactive creature combo deck. This duo combines Erinis's recursion of lands with Street Urchin's ability to sacrifice creatures or artifacts for deathtouch damage, providing repeated removal for any creature on the battlefield. Leveraging infinite mana loops, creature synergies, and Protean Hulk lines, Erinis Street Urchin excels in slowing down opponents while threatening instant-speed wins.
If you're looking for a deck that blends efficient creature combos, non-blue interactive gameplay, and hard to interact with win conditions, Erinis might be the perfect fit.
Why Play Erinis and Street Urchin?
Strengths
Versatile Removal in the Command Zone: Street Urchin's ability to sacrifice creatures and artifacts for damage becomes hard removal with Erinis’s deathtouch.
Land Recursion: Erinis allows consistent land-based acceleration and utility, thriving under stax effects like [[Collector Ouphe]] and [[Trinisphere]].
Sacrifice Outlet in the Zone: Street Urchin provides an outlet to sacrifice [[Protean Hulk]] or other creatures for combo setups.
Infinite Outlet: The ping damage from Street Urchin can close out games when paired with infinite creature or artifact loops.
Resilience: Erinis's recursion powers grindy games, while the deck’s interaction suite disrupts opponents effectively.
Weaknesses
Vulnerability to Stax Effects:
[[Cursed Totem]], [[Linvala, Keeper of Silence]] and [[Torpor Orb]] disrupt creature-based combos.
[[Grafdigger’s Cage]] prevents onto the battlefield tutoring.
Reliance on Commanders: While the deck can operate without its commanders, the deck’s strongest lines rely on their presence.
Complex Piloting: The deck’s lines, especially Hulk piles, require careful sequencing and a deep understanding of the game state.
Game Plan
Primary Win Conditions
[[Protean Hulk]] Lines: Sacrifice [[Protean Hulk]] using Street Urchin to assemble game-winning piles of creatures.
[[Conspicuous Snoop]] Combos: Utilize [[Conspicuous Snoop]] with [[Goblin Recruiter]] and [[Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker]] to create infinite damage loops.
[[Hermit Druid]] Lines: Mill the library with [[Hermit Druid]] to execute [[Underworld Breach]] combos or graveyard recursion wins.
[[Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker]] Combos: Leverage Kiki-Jiki’s interactions with creatures like [[Hyrax Tower Scout]] for infinite hasty attackers.
Hulk Piles
Sorcery Speed Hulk Pile
Pile: [[Hermit Druid]], [[Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryusei]], [[Orcish Lumberjack]], [[Tinder Wall]], [[Dryad Arbor]].
Requirements: [[Erinis, Bloom Stalker]] on the battlefield or [[Shifting Woodland]] in play, current phase is precombat main phase.
Execution:
Sacrifice [[Tinder Wall]] floating [[symbol:r]][[symbol:r]].
Use [[symbol:r]] to activate [[Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryusei]] to give your creatures haste.
Activate [[Hermit Druid]] by tapping [[Dryad Arbor]] for [[symbol:g]].
Go to combat and return [[Shifting Woodland]] to the battlefield with [[Erinis, Bloom Stalker]].
Activate [[Shifting Woodland]] targeting [[Underworld Breach]] by tapping itself and [[Orcish Lumberjack]].
Escape [[Lotus Petal]] multiple times to make as much mana as necessary.
Assemble a win condition from your graveyard, like [[Conspicuous Snoop]] + [[Noxious Revival]] targeting [[Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker]], using [[Skirk Prospector]] to make infinite mana, and activating [[Street Urchin]] to deal lethal damage.
Instant Speed Hulk Pile
Option 1: [[Goblin Recruiter]], [[Conspicuous Snoop]], [[Torch Courier]], [[Skirk Prospector]].
Execution:
Tutor [[Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker]] to the top of the library with [[Goblin Recruiter]]’s enter the battlefield ability.
Sacrifice [[Torch Courier]] targeting [[Conspicuous Snoop]] to give it haste.
Activate [[Conspicuous Snoop]] targeting itself to create a hasty copy of itself.
Repeat for infinite tapped Snoops and one untapped Snoop.
Activate the untapped [[Conspicuous Snoop]] targeting [[Goblin Recruiter]].
Tutor [[Skirk Prospector]] on top of your library.
Use [[Conspicuous Snoop]]’s ability copied from [[Skirk Prospector]] to gain infinite mana by sacrificing tapped Snoops, then sacrifice more tapped Snoops with [[Street Urchin]]’s ability to kill the table.
Conspicuous Snoop Combos
Combo Setup
Requirements:
[[Goblin Recruiter]] in hand.
[[Conspicuous Snoop]] on the battlefield or accessible without summoning sickness.
Execution:
Cast [[Goblin Recruiter]].
Tutor [[Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker]] to the top of the library with [[Goblin Recruiter]]’s enter the battlefield ability.
Activate [[Conspicuous Snoop]] using [[Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker]]’s ability targeting itself to create a hasty copy of itself.
Repeat for infinite tapped Snoops and one untapped Snoop.
Activate the untapped [[Conspicuous Snoop]] targeting [[Goblin Recruiter]].
Tutor [[Skirk Prospector]] on top of your library.
Use [[Conspicuous Snoop]]’s ability copied from [[Skirk Prospector]] to gain infinite mana by sacrificing tapped Snoops, then sacrifice more tapped Snoops with [[Street Urchin]]’s ability to kill the table.
Hermit Druid Combos
Combo Setup
Requirements:
[[Hermit Druid]] without summoning sickness, [[Shifting Woodland]] in play or the ability to recur with [[Erinis, Gloom Stalker]], and [[symbol:2]][[symbol:g]][[symbol:g]][[symbol:g]].
Access to [[Underworld Breach]] or recursion lines.
Execution:
Activate Hermit Druid, milling the entire library.
Activate [[Shifting Woodland]] targeting [[Underworld Breach]].
Escape [[Lotus Petal]] multiple times to make as much mana as necessary.
Assemble a win condition from your graveyard, like [[Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker]] + [[Hyrax Tower Scout]].
Alternate Win Lines
[[Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker]] + [[Hyrax Tower Scout]]: Infinite hasty attackers.
[[Gaea's Cradle]] Loops: Infinite mana with Cradle, dorks, and [[Street Urchin]].
Mulligans
Keepable Hands
Fast interaction/stax: Early [[Collector Ouphe]] or interaction with a value engine or tutor.
Fast Erinis Setup: Early [[Erinis, Gloom Stalker]], fetch land, and value engine or tutor.
Fast Combo: [[Goblin Recruiter]], [[Conspicuous Snoop]], [[Hermit Druid]], or [[Birthing Pod]].
Unplayable Hands
Hands without ramp or tutors.
Stax pieces that don’t impact the table.
Slow hands relying on topdecked synergy.
Conclusion
[[Erinis, Gloom Stalker]] and [[Street Urchin]] offer a versatile deck that blends creature combos, stax control, and explosive win conditions. Its unique ability to pivot between grindy stax and instant-speed combos makes it a formidable contender in any pod. Whether disrupting opponents with removal in the command zone or assembling intricate Hulk piles, the deck rewards creative problem-solving and tight piloting. If you’re ready to master this technical but rewarding deck, Erinis Street Urchin will not disappoint.
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