Erebos, God of the Dead (Commander) - Devotion

Background image for Technically Playable - Erebos, God of the Dead
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Day of Black Sun
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exsanguinate
83%inclusion43 decks52 decks
58%synergy
Whip of Erebos
67%inclusion35 decks52 decks
57%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
63%inclusion33 decks52 decks
52%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
98%inclusion51 decks52 decks
46%synergy
Underworld Dreams
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
45%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
75%inclusion39 decks52 decks
45%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
43%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
42%synergy
Crypt Ghast
87%inclusion45 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Expedition Map
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Jet Medallion
85%inclusion44 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Dark Ritual
65%inclusion34 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
65%inclusion34 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
62%inclusion32 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Massacre Wurm
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Damnation
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
33%synergy
Toxic Deluge
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Demonic Tutor
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Imperial Seal
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Dread Presence
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Twilight Prophet
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Murderous Rider
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Grave Titan
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Ophiomancer
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Sangromancer
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Blood Artist
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Grim Servant
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Plaguecrafter
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Underworld Hermit
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Mogis's Marauder
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Blight-Breath Catoblepas
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Massacre Girl
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Marshmist Titan
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-13%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Defile
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Consuming Corruption
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Withering Torment
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Hero's Downfall
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Darkness
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Force of Despair
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Tragic Slip
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Snuff Out
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Pharika's Libation
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Dismember
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Flare of Malice
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Malicious Affliction
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Withering Boon
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Curtains' Call
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Mutilate
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Reanimate
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Bubbling Muck
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Decree of Pain
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Sanguimancy
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Profane Command
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Consume Spirit
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Syphon Mind
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
-4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Will of the Abzan
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Killing Wave
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Corrupt
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Queen
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Consuming Vapors
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Drain Life
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Extract the Truth
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Dead of Winter
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Crux of Fate
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Make an Example
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Villainous Wrath
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
16%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-12%synergy
Bontu's Monument
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-12%synergy
Lashwrithe
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-22%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-15%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowspear
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Black Market Connections
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
13%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Animate Dead
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Exquisite Blood
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
19%synergy
No Mercy
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Sanguine Bond
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Font of Agonies
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Oubliette
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Black Market
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Bonds
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Pestilence
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Grave Pact
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Bitterblossom
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Court of Ambition
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Wound Reflection
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Dark Prophecy
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Oppression
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Heartless Summoning
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Necrodominance
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Nowhere to Run
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Waste Not
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Omen of the Dead
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Cacophony Unleashed
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Words of Waste
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Grave Betrayal
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Bottomless Pit
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Call of the Ring
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Raiders' Wake
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Liliana Vess
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
81%inclusion42 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
65%inclusion34 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
62%inclusion32 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Castle Locthwain
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Deserted Temple
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Vesuva
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Barren Moor
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Terrain Generator
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Lake of the Dead
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-13%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion47 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion35 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Nyx Lotus
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
41%synergy
Caged Sun
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
34%synergy
The Soul Stone
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Crowded Crypt
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
92%inclusion48 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Cave
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
7%synergy