Erebos, God of the Dead (Commander) - Devotion

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Paul Palmer
Dec 22, 2025
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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Day of Black Sun
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Whip of Erebos
67%inclusion37 decks55 decks
57%synergy
Exsanguinate
80%inclusion44 decks55 decks
56%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
64%inclusion35 decks55 decks
53%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
98%inclusion54 decks55 decks
46%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
75%inclusion41 decks55 decks
45%synergy
Underworld Dreams
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
45%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
44%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
41%synergy
Crypt Ghast
85%inclusion47 decks55 decks
37%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Jet Medallion
82%inclusion45 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
65%inclusion36 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Dark Ritual
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Massacre Wurm
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
35%synergy
Damnation
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
32%synergy
Expedition Map
49%inclusion27 decks55 decks
37%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
30%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Demonic Tutor
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Imperial Seal
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Ayara, First of Locthwain
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
18%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Dread Presence
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
34%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Twilight Prophet
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
29%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Murderous Rider
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Grave Titan
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Ophiomancer
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Sangromancer
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Grim Servant
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Blood Artist
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
-12%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Plaguecrafter
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Underworld Hermit
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Mogis's Marauder
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Burnished Hart
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Blight-Breath Catoblepas
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Massacre Girl
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Marshmist Titan
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Disciple of Phenax
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-13%synergy
Instants
Defile
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Consuming Corruption
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Withering Torment
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Imp's Mischief
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Hero's Downfall
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Force of Despair
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Darkness
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Mastery
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Tragic Slip
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Soul Shatter
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Snuff Out
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Pharika's Libation
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-11%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Dismember
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Flare of Malice
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Doom Blade
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Malicious Affliction
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Withering Boon
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Curtains' Call
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Mutilate
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Reanimate
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Bubbling Muck
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Sanguimancy
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Victimize
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-11%synergy
Profane Command
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Consume Spirit
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Syphon Mind
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Killing Wave
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Corrupt
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Tempest
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Queen
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Will of the Abzan
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Consuming Vapors
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Drain Life
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Extract the Truth
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Crux of Fate
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Dead of Winter
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Make an Example
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
16%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
-14%synergy
Bontu's Monument
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-13%synergy
Lashwrithe
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-23%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-16%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowspear
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
28%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
11%synergy
No Mercy
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Exquisite Blood
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Sanguine Bond
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Oubliette
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
24%synergy
Font of Agonies
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Black Market
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Bonds
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Pestilence
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Grave Pact
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Wound Reflection
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Bitterblossom
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Court of Ambition
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Rites
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Heartless Summoning
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Necromancy
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Dark Prophecy
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Oppression
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Necrodominance
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Nowhere to Run
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Waste Not
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Words of Waste
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Bottomless Pit
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Raiders' Wake
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Omen of the Dead
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Cacophony Unleashed
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Palace Siege
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Grave Betrayal
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Call of the Ring
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Liliana Vess
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
82%inclusion45 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
65%inclusion36 decks55 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
62%inclusion34 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
58%inclusion32 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Deserted Temple
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
War Room
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Vesuva
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Terrain Generator
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Lake of the Dead
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion49 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion35 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
24%synergy
Nyx Lotus
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
39%synergy
Caged Sun
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
24%synergy
The Soul Stone
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
32%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Crowded Crypt
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion51 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Cave
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
6%synergy