Erebos, God of the Dead (Commander) - Control

Erebos, God of the Dead
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Paul Palmer
Dec 22, 2025
Paul Palmer
Technically Playable - Erebos, God of the Dead
Let's revisit one of the original Gods of Magic, Erebos, God of the Dead. We're draining our life for profit then swapping life totals.
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Day of Black Sun
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Desperate Plea
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exsanguinate
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
64%synergy
Expedition Map
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Painful Quandary
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
43%synergy
No Mercy
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
42%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
93%inclusion40 decks43 decks
41%synergy
Underworld Dreams
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Whip of Erebos
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Crypt Ghast
86%inclusion37 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
37%synergy
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Dark Ritual
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Jet Medallion
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Massacre Wurm
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Damnation
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Deadly Rollick
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Mutilate
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Necropotence
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Imperial Seal
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
2%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Glacial Chasm
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Dread Presence
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
28%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
23%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Plaguecrafter
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Twilight Prophet
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Ophiomancer
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Sangromancer
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Murderous Rider
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Myojin of Night's Reach
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Massacre Girl
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Grave Titan
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Accursed Marauder
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
-8%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Blood Artist
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-20%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Mindslicer
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Witch of the Moors
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Fate Unraveler
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Consuming Corruption
44%inclusion17 decks39 decks
28%synergy
Infernal Grasp
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Defile
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Imp's Mischief
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Soul Shatter
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Darkness
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Dismember
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Despair
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Doom Blade
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Heartless Act
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Incursion
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Tragic Slip
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-5%synergy
Malicious Affliction
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Slaughter Pact
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Curtains' Call
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Bubbling Muck
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Tempest
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Profane Command
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Consume Spirit
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Syphon Mind
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Drain Life
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Corrupt
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Chain of Smog
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
All Is Dust
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-17%synergy
Profane Tutor
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Dark Petition
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Queen
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Will of the Abzan
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Rush of Dread
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Dead of Winter
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Killing Wave
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Dark Deal
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Thoughtseize
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Invoke Despair
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Exhume
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Come Back Wrong
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Counsel
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Final Act
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
26%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Venser's Journal
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Oblivion Stone
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-20%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Tithing Blade
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-19%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Lashwrithe
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Shadowspear
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Torpor Orb
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Ward of Bones
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Demon's Horn
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Exquisite Blood
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Polluted Bonds
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Font of Agonies
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Wound Reflection
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Oubliette
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Black Market Connections
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Pestilence
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Tainted Aether
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Oppression
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Words of Waste
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Court of Ambition
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Spreading Plague
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Sanguine Bond
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Bottomless Pit
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Waste Not
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Lethal Vapors
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Necrogen Mists
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Palace Siege
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Darkness
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Megrim
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Grave Pact
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Revel in Riches
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Bitterblossom
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Necrodominance
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Professor Onyx
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
86%inclusion37 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Deserted Temple
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Witch's Cottage
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Maze of Ith
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Terrain Generator
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Strip Mine
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Vesuva
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Lake of the Dead
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Barad-dûr
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Echoing Deeps
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion41 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Caged Sun
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
9%synergy
The Soul Stone
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
20%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Nyx Lotus
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Cave
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
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