Erebos, God of the Dead (Commander) - Control

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
Decorum Dissertation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Pox Plague
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exsanguinate
86%inclusion38 decks44 decks
62%synergy
Painful Quandary
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
44%synergy
Expedition Map
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
43%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
93%inclusion41 decks44 decks
42%synergy
Crypt Ghast
89%inclusion39 decks44 decks
41%synergy
Underworld Dreams
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
39%synergy
Whip of Erebos
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
39%synergy
No Mercy
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
38%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
77%inclusion34 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
75%inclusion33 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
66%inclusion29 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
36%synergy
Massacre Wurm
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Deadly Rollick
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Mutilate
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
36%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Necropotence
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
4%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Opposition Agent
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Phyrexian Obliterator
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Dread Presence
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
27%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Plaguecrafter
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Ophiomancer
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Twilight Prophet
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Murderous Rider
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Sangromancer
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Myojin of Night's Reach
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Grave Titan
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Accursed Marauder
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Blood Artist
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-18%synergy
Massacre Girl
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Fate Unraveler
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Mindslicer
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Witch of the Moors
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Consuming Corruption
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Infernal Grasp
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Defile
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Baleful Mastery
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Darkness
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Dismember
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Force of Despair
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Doom Blade
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Shatter
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Crypt Incursion
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Saw in Half
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Heartless Act
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Slip
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Slaughter Pact
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Malicious Affliction
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Curtains' Call
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Bubbling Muck
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Reanimate
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Syphon Mind
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Consume Spirit
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Tempest
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Drain Life
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Profane Command
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Chain of Smog
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Corrupt
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Queen
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Abzan
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Profane Tutor
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Dead of Winter
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-18%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Dark Petition
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Thoughtseize
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Final Act
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Dread
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
All Is Dust
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Killing Wave
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Exhume
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Necromantic Selection
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Invoke Despair
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Day of Black Sun
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Desperate Plea
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
28%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Venser's Journal
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Oblivion Stone
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-22%synergy
Bontu's Monument
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-19%synergy
Demon's Horn
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Tithing Blade
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Lashwrithe
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Shadowspear
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Torpor Orb
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-13%synergy
Ward of Bones
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Exquisite Blood
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Pestilence
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Animate Dead
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Oubliette
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Polluted Bonds
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Font of Agonies
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Wound Reflection
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Oppression
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Aether
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Sanguine Bond
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Words of Waste
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Court of Ambition
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Black Market
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Grave Pact
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Bottomless Pit
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Waste Not
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Spreading Plague
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Necrogen Mists
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Lethal Vapors
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Palace Siege
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Megrim
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Necromancy
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Darkness
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Bitterblossom
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Professor Onyx
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
84%inclusion37 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Witch's Cottage
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Deserted Temple
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
30%synergy
Thespian's Stage
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Maze of Ith
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Terrain Generator
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Strip Mine
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Ghost Quarter
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Vesuva
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Lake of the Dead
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Barad-dûr
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Echoing Deeps
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion42 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion29 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Mind Stone
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Caged Sun
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Nyx Lotus
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
86%inclusion38 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Cave
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy