Erebos, God of the Dead (Commander) - Optimized

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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Koh, the Face Stealer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Day of Black Sun
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exsanguinate
81%inclusion54 decks67 decks
56%synergy
Exquisite Blood
67%inclusion45 decks67 decks
54%synergy
Damnation
72%inclusion48 decks67 decks
51%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
45%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
60%inclusion40 decks67 decks
45%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
58%inclusion39 decks67 decks
44%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
73%inclusion49 decks67 decks
43%synergy
Whip of Erebos
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
42%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
93%inclusion62 decks67 decks
41%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
40%synergy
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Jet Medallion
90%inclusion60 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Crypt Ghast
84%inclusion56 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion45 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
67%inclusion45 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
58%inclusion39 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
37%synergy
Expedition Map
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
37%synergy
Reanimate
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
76%inclusion51 decks67 decks
48%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
64%inclusion43 decks67 decks
42%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Necropotence
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Opposition Agent
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Imperial Seal
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
14%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
3%synergy
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Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Massacre Wurm
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
25%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
33%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Dread Presence
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Sangromancer
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Blood Artist
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-14%synergy
Plaguecrafter
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Twilight Prophet
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Grim Servant
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Grave Titan
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Ophiomancer
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-12%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Murderous Rider
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Dark Confidant
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Harvester of Souls
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Sheoldred
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
2%synergy
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Imp's Mischief
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Consuming Corruption
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Defile
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
-8%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Darkness
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Ritual
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Force of Despair
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-9%synergy
Soul Shatter
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Withering Boon
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Dismember
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-15%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Murder
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Bubbling Muck
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Mutilate
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Grim Tutor
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Consume Spirit
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Profane Command
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Temporal Extortion
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Dark Petition
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Queen
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Rush of Dread
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Pox
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Damnable Pact
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
3%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Drain Life
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Buried Alive
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Stitch Together
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Exhume
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
All Is Dust
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Duress
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Corrupt
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Darkness Crystal
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Bontu's Monument
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
-13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-20%synergy
Doubling Cube
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Shadowspear
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
5%synergy
World Map
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Ivory Tower
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Staff of Domination
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Demon's Horn
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
The Endstone
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Painful Quandary
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Underworld Dreams
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
15%synergy
No Mercy
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Oubliette
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Black Market
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Pestilence
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Bonds
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Wound Reflection
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Font of Agonies
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Aether
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Court of Ambition
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Lethal Vapors
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Spreading Plague
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Necrodominance
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Oppression
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Bitterblossom
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Palace Siege
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of the Void
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Words of Waste
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Grave Pact
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Infernal Darkness
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Hissing Miasma
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Subversion
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Necrogen Mists
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Contamination
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Liliana Vess
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
94%inclusion63 decks67 decks
39%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
76%inclusion51 decks67 decks
38%synergy
Bojuka Bog
60%inclusion40 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Deserted Temple
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Witch's Cottage
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Castle Locthwain
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Strip Mine
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Maze of Ith
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Vesuva
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Glacial Chasm
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-8%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
0%synergy
War Room
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-8%synergy
Wasteland
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-15%synergy
Lake of the Dead
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Terrain Generator
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion64 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion43 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Caged Sun
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Nyx Lotus
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
91%inclusion61 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Cave
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
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