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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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Koh, the Face Stealer
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Day of Black Sun
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exquisite Blood
70%inclusion48 decks69 decks
56%synergy
Exsanguinate
78%inclusion54 decks69 decks
54%synergy
Damnation
71%inclusion49 decks69 decks
50%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
59%inclusion41 decks69 decks
45%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
59%inclusion41 decks69 decks
45%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
72%inclusion50 decks69 decks
43%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
58%inclusion40 decks69 decks
42%synergy
Whip of Erebos
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
42%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
93%inclusion64 decks69 decks
41%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
77%inclusion53 decks69 decks
39%synergy
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Jet Medallion
88%inclusion61 decks69 decks
28%synergy
Crypt Ghast
83%inclusion57 decks69 decks
34%synergy
Toxic Deluge
68%inclusion47 decks69 decks
31%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion46 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
61%inclusion42 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Rollick
54%inclusion37 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Sanguine Bond
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
39%synergy
Feed the Swarm
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Expedition Map
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
37%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
74%inclusion51 decks69 decks
46%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
62%inclusion43 decks69 decks
41%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
57%inclusion39 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Necropotence
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
34%synergy
Ancient Tomb
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Opposition Agent
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Imperial Seal
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
13%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Chasm
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
37%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
33%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
31%synergy
Massacre Wurm
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
23%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
32%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Sangromancer
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Dread Presence
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Plaguecrafter
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Artist
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
-14%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Twilight Prophet
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Ophiomancer
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Grave Titan
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Grim Servant
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Murderous Rider
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-10%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-12%synergy
Harvester of Souls
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Corruption
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Defile
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Darkness
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Baleful Mastery
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Ritual
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Snuff Out
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Force of Despair
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Boon
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Murder
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-15%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Bubbling Muck
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Sign in Blood
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Mutilate
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Decree of Pain
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Consume Spirit
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-13%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Profane Command
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Rush of Dread
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
5%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Queen
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Temporal Extortion
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Damnable Pact
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Dark Petition
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Killing Wave
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Pox
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Drain Life
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1%synergy
All Is Dust
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Duress
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Buried Alive
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Exhume
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Corrupt
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Darkness Crystal
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
-12%synergy
Bontu's Monument
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-20%synergy
Doubling Cube
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Shadowspear
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
5%synergy
World Map
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Sinister Monolith
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Demon's Horn
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Ivory Tower
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Domination
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
35%synergy
Underworld Dreams
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Animate Dead
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
14%synergy
No Mercy
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Oubliette
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Wound Reflection
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Black Market
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Pestilence
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Bonds
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Font of Agonies
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Court of Ambition
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Aether
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Lethal Vapors
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Bitterblossom
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Necrodominance
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Oppression
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Words of Waste
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Spreading Plague
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Grave Pact
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-10%synergy
Necromancy
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Darkness
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Subversion
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Palace Siege
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Necrogen Mists
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Hissing Miasma
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Contamination
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Liliana Vess
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
93%inclusion64 decks69 decks
38%synergy
Bojuka Bog
61%inclusion42 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Deserted Temple
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
29%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Strip Mine
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Vesuva
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Wasteland
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Lake of the Dead
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
War Room
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion66 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion45 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Caged Sun
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Nyx Lotus
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
90%inclusion62 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Cave
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
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