Erebos, God of the Dead (Commander) - Core

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
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Scheming Silvertongue
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Pox Plague
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Whip of Erebos
53%inclusion63 decks118 decks
42%synergy
Underworld Dreams
47%inclusion55 decks118 decks
41%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
83%inclusion98 decks118 decks
32%synergy
Exsanguinate
57%inclusion67 decks118 decks
32%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
36%inclusion43 decks118 decks
31%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
31%inclusion37 decks118 decks
30%synergy
Dread Presence
43%inclusion51 decks118 decks
29%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
30%inclusion35 decks118 decks
28%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
26%synergy
Mutilate
41%inclusion48 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Top Cards
Crypt Ghast
58%inclusion68 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Jet Medallion
56%inclusion66 decks118 decks
-6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
53%inclusion63 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
47%inclusion55 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Defile
45%inclusion53 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
42%inclusion49 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
37%inclusion44 decks118 decks
-29%synergy
Massacre Wurm
36%inclusion43 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
36%inclusion42 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
35%inclusion41 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Creatures
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion39 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
33%inclusion39 decks118 decks
22%synergy
Blood Artist
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
20%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
30%inclusion35 decks118 decks
23%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
27%inclusion32 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Sangromancer
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Twilight Prophet
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
20%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
25%inclusion29 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Murderous Rider
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
20%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Grave Titan
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Fate Unraveler
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Burnished Hart
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Grim Servant
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
-10%synergy
Blood Seeker
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Loyal Subordinate
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Plaguecrafter
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
-10%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Grim Guardian
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Erebos's Titan
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Ophiomancer
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
-9%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
-9%synergy
Instants
Consuming Corruption
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion29 decks103 decks
-3%synergy
Go for the Throat
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Hero's Downfall
23%inclusion27 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
-7%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
-2%synergy
Doom Blade
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Darkness
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Slip
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
-12%synergy
Baleful Mastery
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Snuff Out
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Crypt Incursion
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Despair
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
-7%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
4%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
-16%synergy
Fated Return
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Dash Hopes
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Withering Boon
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Read the Bones
33%inclusion39 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion37 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Damnation
31%inclusion37 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
26%inclusion31 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
26%inclusion31 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Bubbling Muck
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Profane Command
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Corrupt
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
-19%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Tempest
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
-14%synergy
Consume Spirit
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
12%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Sanguimancy
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Final Act
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Killing Wave
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Repay in Kind
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Damnable Pact
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Blood Tithe
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Army of the Damned
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Drain Life
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
-6%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Invoke Despair
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Languish
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bontu's Monument
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Expedition Map
23%inclusion27 decks118 decks
11%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Demon's Horn
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
-19%synergy
Lashwrithe
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Shadowspear
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
4%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Sinister Monolith
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
-27%synergy
Staff of Nin
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Tithing Blade
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Venser's Journal
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
31%inclusion37 decks118 decks
20%synergy
Painful Quandary
31%inclusion37 decks118 decks
21%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Exquisite Blood
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Font of Agonies
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Black Market
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Oubliette
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Underworld Connections
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Bonds
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Palace Siege
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Warlock Class
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Pestilence
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Wound Reflection
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Grave Pact
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
-9%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
-6%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Court of Ambition
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Hissing Miasma
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Marchesa's Decree
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Blood Reckoning
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Subversion
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Protection Racket
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Remedy
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Revel in Riches
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Grave Betrayal
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Bad Moon
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Triskaidekaphobia
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Nowhere to Run
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Greed
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-2%synergy
Liability
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Enslave
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Necrodominance
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Noxious Field
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-12%synergy
Bitterblossom
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
32%inclusion38 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Sorin Markov
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Liliana Vess
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Professor Onyx
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion56 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Coffers
45%inclusion53 decks118 decks
-10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
43%inclusion51 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
41%inclusion48 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion39 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion35 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Cottage
26%inclusion31 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Mortuary Mire
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
-7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
5%synergy
War Room
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
-18%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Deserted Temple
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Barad-dûr
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Piranha Marsh
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Terrain Generator
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion92 decks118 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
51%inclusion60 decks118 decks
-11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
37%inclusion44 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Nyx Lotus
32%inclusion38 decks118 decks
26%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion35 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion33 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Caged Sun
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
11%synergy
The Soul Stone
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Pristine Talisman
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Heraldic Banner
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
-2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
92%inclusion109 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion38 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
-16%synergy