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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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The Rise of Sozin
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Creeping Bloodsucker
63%inclusion110 decks174 decks
58%synergy
Exsanguinate
80%inclusion140 decks174 decks
56%synergy
Underworld Dreams
60%inclusion104 decks174 decks
53%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
57%inclusion100 decks174 decks
47%synergy
Whip of Erebos
57%inclusion99 decks174 decks
46%synergy
Twilight Prophet
49%inclusion86 decks174 decks
44%synergy
Exquisite Blood
55%inclusion96 decks174 decks
42%synergy
Dread Presence
57%inclusion99 decks174 decks
42%synergy
No Mercy
45%inclusion79 decks174 decks
38%synergy
Sanguine Bond
50%inclusion87 decks174 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
82%inclusion143 decks174 decks
30%synergy
Crypt Ghast
78%inclusion135 decks174 decks
29%synergy
Jet Medallion
72%inclusion125 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
68%inclusion119 decks174 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
62%inclusion108 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
60%inclusion104 decks174 decks
-7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
59%inclusion103 decks174 decks
22%synergy
Damnation
55%inclusion96 decks174 decks
34%synergy
Massacre Wurm
51%inclusion89 decks174 decks
34%synergy
Consuming Corruption
50%inclusion73 decks147 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
48%inclusion84 decks174 decks
19%synergy
Demonic Tutor
32%inclusion56 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Necropotence
24%inclusion42 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
22%inclusion38 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
18%inclusion32 decks174 decks
-3%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion22 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Glacial Chasm
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
48%inclusion84 decks174 decks
33%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
46%inclusion80 decks174 decks
35%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
44%inclusion77 decks174 decks
19%synergy
Blood Artist
44%inclusion77 decks174 decks
13%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
44%inclusion76 decks174 decks
25%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
44%inclusion76 decks174 decks
32%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
43%inclusion75 decks174 decks
38%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
42%inclusion73 decks174 decks
37%synergy
Sangromancer
40%inclusion69 decks174 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
39%inclusion68 decks174 decks
28%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
39%inclusion68 decks174 decks
25%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
37%inclusion49 decks132 decks
30%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
37%inclusion64 decks174 decks
33%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
32%inclusion55 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
32%inclusion55 decks174 decks
24%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
30%inclusion52 decks174 decks
25%synergy
Murderous Rider
29%inclusion50 decks174 decks
22%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
24%inclusion42 decks174 decks
17%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
24%inclusion41 decks174 decks
22%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
24%inclusion41 decks174 decks
19%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
21%inclusion37 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
21%inclusion36 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
18%inclusion31 decks174 decks
14%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
17%inclusion29 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Rug of Smothering
14%inclusion25 decks174 decks
14%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
9%synergy
Vein Ripper
14%inclusion24 decks173 decks
9%synergy
Plaguecrafter
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
-6%synergy
Plague Spitter
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Grim Guardian
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
14%synergy
Accursed Marauder
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
-7%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
13%inclusion23 decks174 decks
-10%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
13%inclusion23 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
13%inclusion22 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
8%synergy
Blood Seeker
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Ophiomancer
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
-5%synergy
Witch of the Moors
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Burnished Hart
10%inclusion17 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
10%inclusion17 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Defile
47%inclusion82 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
37%inclusion64 decks174 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
35%inclusion61 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Darkness
34%inclusion60 decks174 decks
25%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
32%inclusion55 decks174 decks
29%synergy
Go for the Throat
27%inclusion47 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
25%inclusion43 decks174 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion40 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion34 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
16%inclusion28 decks174 decks
12%synergy
Hero's Downfall
16%inclusion28 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Mastery
16%inclusion27 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion26 decks174 decks
-8%synergy
Suffer the Past
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Incursion
13%inclusion22 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Snuff Out
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Force of Despair
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
-7%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Dash Hopes
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Death of a Thousand Stings
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Tragic Slip
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
-11%synergy
Doom Blade
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Saw in Half
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Withering Boon
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
3%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Murder
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
-3%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.7%inclusion10 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Mutilate
45%inclusion79 decks174 decks
27%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
41%inclusion72 decks174 decks
26%synergy
Reanimate
40%inclusion70 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion67 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Bubbling Muck
31%inclusion54 decks174 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
25%inclusion44 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion44 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Final Act
19%inclusion30 decks155 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Killing Wave
18%inclusion31 decks174 decks
15%synergy
Decree of Pain
18%inclusion31 decks174 decks
12%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
17%inclusion29 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
16%inclusion25 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion27 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Repay in Kind
15%inclusion26 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Will of the Abzan
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Tempest
12%inclusion21 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Corrupt
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Syphon Mind
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
-2%synergy
Sorin's Vengeance
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Consume Spirit
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion17 decks174 decks
-16%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
10%inclusion17 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Barter in Blood
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Shrouded Lore
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Profane Command
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Drain Life
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Extortion
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Villainous Wrath
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Rush of Dread
5.7%inclusion9 decks157 decks
2%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bontu's Monument
38%inclusion66 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Expedition Map
33%inclusion58 decks174 decks
21%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
33%inclusion58 decks174 decks
29%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
29%inclusion50 decks174 decks
13%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
21%inclusion36 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Demon's Horn
20%inclusion35 decks174 decks
16%synergy
Sinister Monolith
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
18%synergy
Tithing Blade
17%inclusion29 decks174 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion28 decks174 decks
-18%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
15%inclusion26 decks174 decks
15%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
14%inclusion25 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
13%inclusion23 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Shadowspear
12%inclusion21 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Venser's Journal
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Staff of Nin
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
10%synergy
The Endstone
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Copper Tablet
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Onyx Goblet
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
10%synergy
World Map
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Orbs of Warding
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Drossclaw
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
0%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
-23%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Vorpal Sword
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
45%inclusion79 decks174 decks
35%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
41%inclusion72 decks174 decks
24%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
35%inclusion61 decks174 decks
26%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
34%inclusion59 decks174 decks
32%synergy
Font of Agonies
32%inclusion56 decks174 decks
27%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion51 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Bonds
26%inclusion46 decks174 decks
24%synergy
Wound Reflection
25%inclusion43 decks174 decks
21%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion34 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Pestilence
19%inclusion33 decks174 decks
16%synergy
Underworld Connections
18%inclusion32 decks174 decks
16%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
18%inclusion32 decks174 decks
17%synergy
Oubliette
18%inclusion32 decks174 decks
15%synergy
Black Market
18%inclusion31 decks174 decks
-3%synergy
Warlock Class
17%inclusion30 decks174 decks
16%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
16%inclusion28 decks174 decks
16%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
16%inclusion27 decks174 decks
15%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
16%inclusion27 decks174 decks
15%synergy
Palace Siege
15%inclusion26 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
15%inclusion26 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Subversion
14%inclusion25 decks174 decks
14%synergy
Triskaidekaphobia
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Blood Reckoning
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Hissing Miasma
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Protection Racket
13%inclusion23 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Marchesa's Decree
13%inclusion23 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Bitterblossom
13%inclusion22 decks174 decks
0%synergy
Liability
13%inclusion22 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Noxious Field
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Night of Souls' Betrayal
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Court of Ambition
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Enslave
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Okiba Reckoner Raid
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Grave Pact
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
-11%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Parker Luck
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Oppression
5.7%inclusion10 decks174 decks
-2%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
49%inclusion85 decks174 decks
35%synergy
Sorin Markov
33%inclusion58 decks174 decks
31%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
18%inclusion32 decks174 decks
17%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
13%inclusion22 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
78%inclusion135 decks174 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion116 decks174 decks
20%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
65%inclusion113 decks174 decks
35%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
60%inclusion104 decks174 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
55%inclusion95 decks174 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion73 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Witch's Cottage
32%inclusion55 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
30%inclusion52 decks174 decks
12%synergy
Maze of Ith
22%inclusion39 decks174 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion39 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
22%inclusion39 decks174 decks
20%synergy
Deserted Temple
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Thespian's Stage
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion22 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Vesuva
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Piranha Marsh
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
9%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion17 decks174 decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Mire
10%inclusion17 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
9%synergy
The Dross Pits
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Inventors' Fair
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
-17%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
-3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
-11%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
-4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5.7%inclusion10 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Barren Moor
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion152 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion113 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
45%inclusion78 decks174 decks
18%synergy
Caged Sun
36%inclusion63 decks174 decks
24%synergy
Nyx Lotus
34%inclusion59 decks174 decks
27%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
34%inclusion59 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion54 decks174 decks
0%synergy
The Soul Stone
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
21%inclusion37 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
16%inclusion28 decks174 decks
16%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
14%inclusion25 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion23 decks174 decks
-2%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion17 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Hierophant's Chalice
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
91%inclusion158 decks174 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion53 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion34 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion26 decks174 decks
-8%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion21 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.7%inclusion10 decks174 decks
1%synergy
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