Erebos, God of the Dead (Commander)

Arnaud Gompertz
Apr 22, 2026
Three Esper-cially Spicy Brews
On this edition of Branching Out, Arnaud digs into some underplayed Commander brews for the Esper color combination.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Pox Plague
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
4.8%inclusion4 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
4.0%inclusion4 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Grave Researcher
3.9%inclusion4 decks103 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exsanguinate
71%inclusion1.08K decks1.52K decks
47%synergy
Whip of Erebos
53%inclusion800 decks1.52K decks
42%synergy
Underworld Dreams
42%inclusion644 decks1.52K decks
36%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
47%inclusion717 decks1.52K decks
33%synergy
Damnation
54%inclusion815 decks1.52K decks
33%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
83%inclusion1.26K decks1.52K decks
32%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
42%inclusion642 decks1.52K decks
31%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
46%inclusion696 decks1.52K decks
30%synergy
Exquisite Blood
43%inclusion657 decks1.52K decks
30%synergy
No Mercy
37%inclusion560 decks1.52K decks
30%synergy
Top Cards
Crypt Ghast
74%inclusion1.13K decks1.52K decks
27%synergy
Jet Medallion
71%inclusion1.09K decks1.52K decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
61%inclusion921 decks1.52K decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
57%inclusion868 decks1.52K decks
-10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion825 decks1.52K decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
53%inclusion801 decks1.52K decks
16%synergy
Massacre Wurm
45%inclusion684 decks1.52K decks
28%synergy
Mutilate
41%inclusion628 decks1.52K decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
41%inclusion617 decks1.52K decks
29%synergy
Defile
40%inclusion611 decks1.52K decks
4%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
40%inclusion612 decks1.52K decks
12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
39%inclusion588 decks1.52K decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
29%inclusion440 decks1.52K decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
27%inclusion412 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
13%inclusion193 decks1.52K decks
-1%synergy
Opposition Agent
10%inclusion155 decks1.52K decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.5%inclusion144 decks1.52K decks
-2%synergy
The One Ring
9.1%inclusion138 decks1.52K decks
0%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.8%inclusion119 decks1.52K decks
1%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.1%inclusion93 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
39%inclusion599 decks1.52K decks
25%synergy
Dread Presence
39%inclusion592 decks1.52K decks
25%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
37%inclusion566 decks1.52K decks
18%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
33%inclusion500 decks1.52K decks
22%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
32%inclusion481 decks1.52K decks
27%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
31%inclusion468 decks1.52K decks
20%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
30%inclusion463 decks1.52K decks
17%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
30%inclusion458 decks1.52K decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion438 decks1.52K decks
7%synergy
Blood Artist
29%inclusion434 decks1.52K decks
-3%synergy
Twilight Prophet
28%inclusion432 decks1.52K decks
23%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
28%inclusion420 decks1.52K decks
2%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
25%inclusion308 decks1.22K decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
25%inclusion383 decks1.52K decks
13%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
25%inclusion377 decks1.52K decks
19%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
24%inclusion369 decks1.52K decks
20%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24%inclusion369 decks1.52K decks
9%synergy
Murderous Rider
23%inclusion357 decks1.52K decks
17%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
23%inclusion335 decks1.44K decks
16%synergy
Sangromancer
22%inclusion329 decks1.52K decks
11%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
21%inclusion323 decks1.52K decks
16%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
20%inclusion167 decks850 decks
12%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
20%inclusion298 decks1.52K decks
18%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
19%inclusion296 decks1.52K decks
16%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
18%inclusion169 decks961 decks
12%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
16%inclusion246 decks1.52K decks
9%synergy
Grave Titan
16%inclusion243 decks1.52K decks
9%synergy
Plaguecrafter
14%inclusion208 decks1.52K decks
-6%synergy
Burnished Hart
14%inclusion207 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
13%inclusion200 decks1.52K decks
9%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
13%inclusion198 decks1.52K decks
11%synergy
Ophiomancer
13%inclusion191 decks1.52K decks
-4%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
12%inclusion182 decks1.52K decks
7%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
12%inclusion182 decks1.52K decks
5%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
12%inclusion179 decks1.52K decks
8%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
11%inclusion161 decks1.40K decks
7%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
11%inclusion143 decks1.32K decks
6%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
10%inclusion152 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
10%inclusion152 decks1.52K decks
7%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
10%inclusion151 decks1.52K decks
-10%synergy
Fate Unraveler
10%inclusion149 decks1.52K decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred
10%inclusion147 decks1.52K decks
4%synergy
Accursed Marauder
9.2%inclusion136 decks1.48K decks
-12%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
9.1%inclusion138 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
9.1%inclusion138 decks1.52K decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.0%inclusion133 decks1.48K decks
0%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
8.9%inclusion136 decks1.52K decks
-14%synergy
Grim Servant
8.9%inclusion132 decks1.48K decks
4%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
8.9%inclusion135 decks1.52K decks
1%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
8.8%inclusion134 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
35%inclusion460 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Consuming Corruption
34%inclusion507 decks1.48K decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
31%inclusion469 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
27%inclusion413 decks1.52K decks
2%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
26%inclusion393 decks1.52K decks
17%synergy
Imp's Mischief
25%inclusion379 decks1.52K decks
0%synergy
Darkness
25%inclusion377 decks1.52K decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion320 decks1.48K decks
3%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
21%inclusion326 decks1.52K decks
19%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion304 decks1.52K decks
-3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
15%inclusion234 decks1.52K decks
9%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
15%inclusion111 decks729 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
15%inclusion229 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion219 decks1.52K decks
-8%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion208 decks1.52K decks
1%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion184 decks1.52K decks
0%synergy
Force of Despair
12%inclusion183 decks1.52K decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
11%inclusion174 decks1.52K decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion172 decks1.52K decks
-7%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
11%inclusion171 decks1.52K decks
8%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion166 decks1.52K decks
1%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion161 decks1.52K decks
-9%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
10%inclusion152 decks1.52K decks
8%synergy
Doom Blade
9.0%inclusion137 decks1.52K decks
2%synergy
Withering Boon
8.8%inclusion134 decks1.52K decks
4%synergy
Murder
7.7%inclusion117 decks1.52K decks
-2%synergy
Entomb
7.6%inclusion116 decks1.52K decks
-4%synergy
Saw in Half
7.5%inclusion114 decks1.52K decks
-1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.4%inclusion112 decks1.52K decks
-2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.6%inclusion101 decks1.52K decks
4%synergy
Dash Hopes
6.0%inclusion92 decks1.52K decks
5%synergy
Suffer the Past
5.5%inclusion84 decks1.52K decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.5%inclusion83 decks1.52K decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
37%inclusion568 decks1.52K decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
35%inclusion531 decks1.52K decks
-1%synergy
Bubbling Muck
31%inclusion468 decks1.52K decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
22%inclusion335 decks1.52K decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
22%inclusion334 decks1.52K decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion323 decks1.52K decks
-3%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
18%inclusion275 decks1.52K decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18%inclusion214 decks1.22K decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion254 decks1.52K decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion253 decks1.52K decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion249 decks1.52K decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion198 decks1.52K decks
1%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion189 decks1.52K decks
-14%synergy
Profane Command
12%inclusion181 decks1.52K decks
10%synergy
Syphon Mind
12%inclusion175 decks1.52K decks
-1%synergy
Beseech the Queen
11%inclusion172 decks1.52K decks
5%synergy
Corrupt
11%inclusion169 decks1.52K decks
8%synergy
Killing Wave
10%inclusion152 decks1.52K decks
8%synergy
Deadly Tempest
10%inclusion151 decks1.52K decks
8%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
10%inclusion146 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Consume Spirit
9.2%inclusion140 decks1.52K decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.0%inclusion137 decks1.52K decks
2%synergy
Temporal Extortion
8.3%inclusion126 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.2%inclusion125 decks1.52K decks
-2%synergy
Repay in Kind
8.2%inclusion124 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Final Act
8.0%inclusion120 decks1.51K decks
7%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.9%inclusion89 decks1.52K decks
2%synergy
Dread Return
5.7%inclusion87 decks1.52K decks
-6%synergy
Dark Petition
5.7%inclusion87 decks1.52K decks
2%synergy
Drain Life
5.7%inclusion87 decks1.52K decks
5%synergy
Army of the Damned
5.6%inclusion85 decks1.52K decks
1%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.1%inclusion48 decks941 decks
2%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.1%inclusion77 decks1.52K decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Expedition Map
38%inclusion582 decks1.52K decks
26%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
35%inclusion296 decks850 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
26%inclusion389 decks1.52K decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
21%inclusion322 decks1.52K decks
-7%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
17%inclusion257 decks1.52K decks
13%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
16%inclusion245 decks1.52K decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion188 decks1.52K decks
-21%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion151 decks1.52K decks
2%synergy
Venser's Journal
10%inclusion150 decks1.52K decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.3%inclusion127 decks1.52K decks
-23%synergy
Demon's Horn
8.3%inclusion127 decks1.52K decks
4%synergy
Shadowspear
8.2%inclusion125 decks1.52K decks
4%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
8.1%inclusion123 decks1.52K decks
5%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
6.7%inclusion102 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
6.6%inclusion100 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.4%inclusion89 decks1.39K decks
6%synergy
World Map
6.4%inclusion53 decks831 decks
5%synergy
Lashwrithe
6.3%inclusion96 decks1.52K decks
2%synergy
Tithing Blade
6.2%inclusion95 decks1.52K decks
4%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
5.2%inclusion79 decks1.52K decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
39%inclusion586 decks1.52K decks
28%synergy
Sanguine Bond
34%inclusion514 decks1.52K decks
22%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
33%inclusion497 decks1.52K decks
15%synergy
Font of Agonies
25%inclusion382 decks1.52K decks
21%synergy
Animate Dead
24%inclusion369 decks1.52K decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
24%inclusion360 decks1.52K decks
0%synergy
Black Market
24%inclusion358 decks1.52K decks
2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
22%inclusion342 decks1.52K decks
13%synergy
Polluted Bonds
20%inclusion306 decks1.52K decks
18%synergy
Pestilence
20%inclusion306 decks1.52K decks
17%synergy
Wound Reflection
17%inclusion266 decks1.52K decks
14%synergy
Oubliette
17%inclusion266 decks1.52K decks
15%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
15%inclusion229 decks1.52K decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
15%inclusion229 decks1.52K decks
5%synergy
Grave Pact
15%inclusion224 decks1.52K decks
-5%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
14%inclusion208 decks1.52K decks
12%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
12%inclusion163 decks1.32K decks
6%synergy
Bitterblossom
12%inclusion180 decks1.52K decks
-1%synergy
Underworld Connections
10%inclusion149 decks1.52K decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
9.0%inclusion137 decks1.52K decks
4%synergy
Oppression
8.5%inclusion130 decks1.52K decks
1%synergy
Court of Ambition
8.5%inclusion129 decks1.52K decks
5%synergy
Hissing Miasma
7.9%inclusion120 decks1.52K decks
8%synergy
Tainted Aether
7.7%inclusion117 decks1.52K decks
7%synergy
Warlock Class
7.6%inclusion115 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
7.5%inclusion114 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.4%inclusion113 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Palace Siege
7.4%inclusion112 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
7.2%inclusion110 decks1.52K decks
7%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
6.8%inclusion104 decks1.52K decks
7%synergy
Subversion
6.6%inclusion100 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
6.4%inclusion98 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Lethal Vapors
6.2%inclusion95 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Blood Reckoning
6.2%inclusion94 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Marchesa's Decree
6.0%inclusion91 decks1.52K decks
5%synergy
Triskaidekaphobia
5.8%inclusion88 decks1.52K decks
5%synergy
Protection Racket
5.7%inclusion87 decks1.52K decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
5.7%inclusion87 decks1.52K decks
0%synergy
Waste Not
5.7%inclusion86 decks1.52K decks
-5%synergy
Words of Waste
5.4%inclusion82 decks1.52K decks
4%synergy
Liability
5.4%inclusion82 decks1.52K decks
5%synergy
Grave Betrayal
5.3%inclusion81 decks1.52K decks
3%synergy
Greed
5.2%inclusion79 decks1.52K decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
22%inclusion331 decks1.52K decks
19%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
9.3%inclusion142 decks1.52K decks
8%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.3%inclusion126 decks1.52K decks
-5%synergy
Liliana Vess
7.4%inclusion113 decks1.52K decks
4%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
7.2%inclusion110 decks1.52K decks
5%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
5.9%inclusion90 decks1.52K decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
76%inclusion1.16K decks1.52K decks
21%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
58%inclusion879 decks1.52K decks
20%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
57%inclusion865 decks1.52K decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion862 decks1.52K decks
10%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
53%inclusion808 decks1.52K decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion617 decks1.52K decks
10%synergy
Witch's Cottage
26%inclusion402 decks1.52K decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
21%inclusion323 decks1.52K decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
20%inclusion300 decks1.52K decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion286 decks1.52K decks
3%synergy
Deserted Temple
17%inclusion263 decks1.52K decks
13%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
15%inclusion230 decks1.52K decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion217 decks1.52K decks
-11%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion203 decks1.52K decks
10%synergy
Vesuva
12%inclusion177 decks1.52K decks
9%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
10%inclusion156 decks1.52K decks
-1%synergy
War Room
9.3%inclusion141 decks1.52K decks
-7%synergy
Barren Moor
8.5%inclusion130 decks1.52K decks
-1%synergy
Strip Mine
8.5%inclusion129 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.4%inclusion128 decks1.52K decks
-5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.1%inclusion123 decks1.52K decks
-2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.1%inclusion108 decks1.52K decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.6%inclusion100 decks1.52K decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.6%inclusion100 decks1.52K decks
-12%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.4%inclusion98 decks1.52K decks
-1%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.2%inclusion94 decks1.52K decks
5%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.8%inclusion88 decks1.52K decks
2%synergy
Terrain Generator
5.5%inclusion83 decks1.52K decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.3%inclusion80 decks1.52K decks
-3%synergy
Lake of the Dead
5.1%inclusion77 decks1.52K decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion1.28K decks1.52K decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion855 decks1.52K decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
39%inclusion588 decks1.52K decks
13%synergy
Caged Sun
33%inclusion507 decks1.52K decks
22%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
32%inclusion484 decks1.52K decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion461 decks1.52K decks
1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
28%inclusion423 decks1.52K decks
21%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion133 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
16%inclusion237 decks1.52K decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion223 decks1.52K decks
0%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
14%inclusion209 decks1.52K decks
4%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
11%inclusion169 decks1.52K decks
8%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
11%inclusion167 decks1.52K decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion153 decks1.52K decks
4%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
10%inclusion152 decks1.52K decks
10%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.9%inclusion120 decks1.52K decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.2%inclusion95 decks1.52K decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
89%inclusion1.35K decks1.52K decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion480 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion320 decks1.48K decks
3%synergy
Urza's Cave
17%inclusion256 decks1.51K decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion219 decks1.52K decks
-8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion195 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.0%inclusion133 decks1.48K decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.0%inclusion137 decks1.52K decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
7.4%inclusion112 decks1.52K decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.5%inclusion83 decks1.52K decks
1%synergy