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

Erebos, God of the Dead
Rank #1,247
14decks
As CommanderAs CardAverage DeckDecks
Bracket
All12345
Budget
Any$$$$
Arnaud Gompertz
Apr 22, 2026
Arnaud Gompertz
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
New Cards
High Synergy Cards
Top Cards
Game Changers
Creatures
Instants
Sorceries
Utility Artifacts
Enchantments
Planeswalkers
Utility Lands
Mana Artifacts
Lands
Back to Top
Baron Helmut Zemo
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
75%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
75%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
71%synergy
Exsanguinate
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
68%synergy
Exquisite Blood
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
65%synergy
Bubbling Muck
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
63%synergy
Damnation
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
58%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
56%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Whip of Erebos
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
49%synergy
Dark Ritual
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Crypt Ghast
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
46%synergy
Jet Medallion
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Deadly Rollick
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
46%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
47%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
49%synergy
Imp's Mischief
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
57%synergy
Demonic Tutor
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
58%synergy
Ancient Tomb
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
53%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Necropotence
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
44%synergy
Opposition Agent
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
33%synergy
The One Ring
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Imperial Seal
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Mana Vault
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
45%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
44%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
39%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
39%synergy
Massacre Wurm
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
47%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
46%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Twilight Prophet
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
37%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Dread Presence
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
29%synergy
Boggart Trawler
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Murderous Rider
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-0%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Sangromancer
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Shredder, Shadow Master
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Tree of Perdition
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Blood Artist
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-18%synergy
Ophiomancer
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Keen Duelist
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Sower of Discord
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Darkstar Augur
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Dread
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Maga, Traitor to Mortals
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Dark Confidant
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Pestilence Demon
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Plaguecrafter
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-13%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Fell the Profane
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Darkness
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Consuming Corruption
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Infernal Grasp
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Saw in Half
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Hagra Mauling
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Snuff Out
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Baleful Mastery
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Go for the Throat
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Defile
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-14%synergy
Force of Despair
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Overkill
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Make Obsolete
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-6%synergy
Culling the Weak
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-10%synergy
Slaughter Pact
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Incursion
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Night's Whisper
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Grim Tutor
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
-6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Temporal Extortion
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Shredder's Technique
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Counsel
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-13%synergy
Blood on the Snow
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Dead of Winter
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Introduction to Annihilation
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Drain Life
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Will of the Abzan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Villainous Wrath
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Increasing Ambition
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Rush of Dread
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Come Back Wrong
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Persist
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Crux of Fate
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-9%synergy
Killing Wave
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Consume Spirit
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Bond of Agony
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Diresight
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Corrupt
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Blood Tribute
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Tempest
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Queen
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-6%synergy
Worst Fears
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Expedition Map
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
46%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
46%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Bontu's Monument
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
7%synergy
World Map
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Shadowspear
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Doubling Cube
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-20%synergy
The Endstone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Defense Grid
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Trading Post
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Scroll Rack
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-7%synergy
Pact Weapon
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Eternity Vessel
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Ivory Tower
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Venser's Journal
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
45%synergy
No Mercy
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
50%synergy
Black Market Connections
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Underworld Dreams
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
44%synergy
Wound Reflection
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
47%synergy
Painful Quandary
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
40%synergy
Animate Dead
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Necrodominance
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Pestilence
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Parker Luck
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Polluted Bonds
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Oubliette
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Bitterblossom
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
1%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cramped Vents // Access Maze
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dance of the Dead
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Illness in the Ranks
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Court of Ambition
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Liability
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Grave Pact
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-12%synergy
Warlock Class
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Bottomless Pit
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Lethal Vapors
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Necrogen Mists
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Baneful Omen
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
36%synergy
Sorin Markov
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
40%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
45%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
48%synergy
Bojuka Bog
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Vesuva
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
47%synergy
Deserted Temple
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
46%synergy
Maze of Ith
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
40%synergy
Thespian's Stage
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
38%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Urza's Saga
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Witch's Cottage
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Buried Ruin
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Castle Locthwain
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Dark Depths
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Vault of Whispers
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-6%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Echoing Deeps
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Mutavault
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Radiant Fountain
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
War Room
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-9%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Field of the Dead
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Hive of the Eye Tyrant
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Guildless Commons
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Everglades
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
14%synergy
The Soul Stone
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Caged Sun
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
54%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Nyx Lotus
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-14%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-15%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Mana Crypt
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-0%synergy
Mox Amber
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
-24%synergy
Fell the Profane
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Boggart Trawler
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Hagra Mauling
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
About UsContactPrivacy PolicyTerms of Service
Space Cow MediaArchidektCardsphereCommander SpellbookFABRECSpellvoid
Space Cow MediaArchidektCommander's Herald
Commander SpellbookFABRECSpellvoid
EDHREC is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
next@15 test