Erebos, God of the Dead (Commander) - Control

Erebos, God of the Dead
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Arnaud Gompertz
Apr 22, 2026
Arnaud Gompertz
Three Esper-cially Spicy Brews
On this edition of Branching Out, Arnaud digs into some underplayed Commander brews for the Esper color combination.
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Decorum Dissertation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Grave Researcher
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Pox Plague
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exsanguinate
87%inclusion39 decks45 decks
62%synergy
Painful Quandary
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Expedition Map
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
44%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
93%inclusion42 decks45 decks
42%synergy
Whip of Erebos
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
42%synergy
Crypt Ghast
89%inclusion40 decks45 decks
41%synergy
Underworld Dreams
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
41%synergy
No Mercy
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Damnation
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
37%synergy
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Dark Ritual
76%inclusion34 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
76%inclusion34 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Mutilate
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Massacre Wurm
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
34%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Necropotence
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
4%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Opposition Agent
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Glacial Chasm
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Mana Vault
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
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Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Dread Presence
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
28%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Plaguecrafter
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Ophiomancer
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Twilight Prophet
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Murderous Rider
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Sangromancer
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Grave Titan
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Blood Artist
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-19%synergy
Myojin of Night's Reach
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Massacre Girl
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Fate Unraveler
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Accursed Marauder
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Mindslicer
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Witch of the Moors
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Consuming Corruption
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Defile
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Mastery
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Imp's Mischief
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Darkness
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Shatter
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Force of Despair
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Doom Blade
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Saw in Half
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Heartless Act
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Incursion
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Malicious Affliction
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Flare of Malice
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Slaughter Pact
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Curtains' Call
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Bubbling Muck
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Decree of Pain
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Syphon Mind
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Consume Spirit
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Tempest
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Profane Command
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Corrupt
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Drain Life
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Smog
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Will of the Abzan
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-18%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Dead of Winter
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Dark Petition
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Deal
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Beseech the Queen
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Thoughtseize
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Rush of Dread
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
All Is Dust
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Final Act
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Killing Wave
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Invoke Despair
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Exhume
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Day of Black Sun
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Desperate Plea
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Darkness Crystal
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Venser's Journal
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Oblivion Stone
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Tithing Blade
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-25%synergy
Demon's Horn
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-13%synergy
Shadowspear
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Torpor Orb
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Ward of Bones
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Exquisite Blood
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Oubliette
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Black Market Connections
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Pestilence
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Polluted Bonds
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Font of Agonies
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Oppression
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Wound Reflection
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Sanguine Bond
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Aether
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Black Market
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Words of Waste
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Court of Ambition
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Bottomless Pit
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Grave Pact
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Necrogen Mists
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Waste Not
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Spreading Plague
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Lethal Vapors
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Palace Siege
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Megrim
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Bitterblossom
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Sorin Markov
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Professor Onyx
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
84%inclusion38 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
69%inclusion31 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Witch's Cottage
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Deserted Temple
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Thespian's Stage
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Maze of Ith
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Ghost Quarter
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Terrain Generator
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Vesuva
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Lake of the Dead
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Barad-dûr
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Echoing Deeps
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion43 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion31 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
14%synergy
The Soul Stone
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Caged Sun
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Nyx Lotus
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
84%inclusion38 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Cave
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
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