Erebos, God of the Dead (Commander) - Expensive Core

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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Zuko's Exile
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
61%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
61%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
58%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
50%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
50%synergy
Twilight Prophet
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
49%synergy
Massacre Wurm
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
46%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Crypt Ghast
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Jet Medallion
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Defile
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
38%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Dread Presence
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Feed the Swarm
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-20%synergy
Demonic Tutor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-19%synergy
Necropotence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Field of the Dead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
38%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Grim Servant
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Sheoldred
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Boggart Trawler
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
16%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Blood Artist
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
PuPu UFO
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Scavenger Regent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Plaguecrafter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Necropolis Regent
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Loyal Subordinate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Witch of the Moors
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Blood Seeker
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Ophiomancer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Burnished Hart
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Murderous Rider
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Mogis's Marauder
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Sangromancer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Underworld Hermit
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Nazar, the Velvet Fang
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Starscape Cleric
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Deadly Rollick
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Imp's Mischief
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Force of Despair
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-39%synergy
Darkness
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Consuming Corruption
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Baleful Mastery
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Warping Wail
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Snuff Out
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Withering Boon
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Eldritch Immunity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
V.A.T.S.
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Suffer the Past
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Fated Return
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-14%synergy
Soul Shatter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-16%synergy
Cabal Ritual
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Dismember
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Damnation
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Decree of Pain
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
Mutilate
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Final Act
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Temporal Extortion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Killing Wave
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Necromantic Selection
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Tempest
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Sanguimancy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Dead of Winter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sinkhole
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Blood Tribute
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Overwhelming Forces
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Beseech the Queen
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
All Is Dust
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Repay in Kind
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
Profane Command
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Invoke Despair
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whip of Erebos
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Bontu's Monument
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
18%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Shadowspear
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
The Endstone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Lashwrithe
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Expedition Map
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Basilisk Collar
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Eye of Vecna
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mithril Coat
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Mind's Eye
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Tithing Blade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Surveyor's Scope
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Demon's Horn
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-12%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
The Book of Vile Darkness
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Hand of Vecna
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Vorpal Sword
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Wondrous Crucible
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sword of the Animist
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Underworld Dreams
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Painful Quandary
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
35%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Wound Reflection
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
No Mercy
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Exquisite Blood
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Black Market Connections
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Font of Agonies
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Oubliette
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Polluted Bonds
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Sanguine Bond
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of the Void
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Words of Waste
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Bitterblossom
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Grave Pact
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Warlock Class
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Animate Dead
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Necrodominance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Strands of Night
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Hecatomb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Connections
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Yawgmoth's Edict
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Court of Locthwain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Court of Ambition
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Genesis of the Daleks
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Grave Betrayal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Bottomless Pit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Lethal Vapors
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Aether
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Tourach's Chant
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Revel in Riches
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Pestilence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Heartless Summoning
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Scriptures
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Dance of the Dead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Deathgrip
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Oath of the Grey Host
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Last Laugh
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Liliana Vess
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Witch's Cottage
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Castle Locthwain
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
War Room
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
11%synergy
The Black Gate
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Thespian's Stage
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Strip Mine
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Arid Archway
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Deserted Temple
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Guildless Commons
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Westvale Abbey
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Wasteland
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Vesuva
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
High Market
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Hive of the Eye Tyrant
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Foundry of the Consuls
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Field
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Spawning Bed
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
The Dross Pits
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Homeward Path
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Everglades
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Scrying Sheets
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Dust Bowl
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
57%synergy
The Soul Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Caged Sun
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Hedron Archive
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Skyclave Relic
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
-22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Horizon of Progress
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Cave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
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