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

Erebos, God of the Dead
Rank #1,156
6decks
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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.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Deserted Temple
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
96%synergy
Damnation
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Exsanguinate
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Urza's Saga
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Expedition Map
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
54%synergy
Exquisite Blood
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
53%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Toxic Deluge
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Cabal Coffers
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Jet Medallion
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Imp's Mischief
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Crypt Ghast
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
78%synergy
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
72%synergy
Ancient Tomb
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
72%synergy
Mox Diamond
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
80%synergy
Necropotence
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
68%synergy
Imperial Seal
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Mana Vault
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Chrome Mox
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Opposition Agent
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
Dauthi Voidwalker
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
35%synergy
Massacre Wurm
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Plaguecrafter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Artist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-15%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Harvester of Souls
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Arcbound Ravager
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Loyal Subordinate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Hex Parasite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Guul Draz Assassin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Banshee
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Bloodghast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Plaguebearer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Dark Confidant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Doom Whisperer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Necroskitter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Myojin of Night's Reach
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Sangromancer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Sadistic Hypnotist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Steel Overseer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Platinum Angel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Fleshgorger
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Entomber Exarch
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Duplicant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Walking Ballista
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Nether Traitor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Revoker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Dismember
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Cabal Ritual
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Saw in Half
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Infernal Grasp
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Snuff Out
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Baleful Mastery
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Despair
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Heartless Act
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Consuming Corruption
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Entomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sorceries
Bubbling Muck
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Grim Tutor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Pox
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Dark Petition
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Temporal Extortion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Come Back Wrong
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sinkhole
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sickening Dreams
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Ritual of the Machine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dark Deal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-20%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
All Is Dust
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Repay in Kind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dead of Winter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mutilate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Decree of Pain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Thoughtseize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Invoke Despair
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Whip of Erebos
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
The One Ring
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Pithing Needle
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Static Orb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Unwinding Clock
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Lich's Tomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Sculpting Steel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Forsaken Monument
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bontu's Monument
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Mystic Forge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Kormus Bell
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Smokestack
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Defense Grid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Scroll Rack
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Shadowspear
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Grindstone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Disruptor Flute
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Lifeline
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Oblivion Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Vexing Bauble
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Trinisphere
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tangle Wire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ivory Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Staff of Domination
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Black Vise
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Codex Shredder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Enchantments
Font of Agonies
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Painful Quandary
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Animate Dead
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Oubliette
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Pestilence
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Dance of the Dead
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Black Market Connections
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Spreading Plague
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Lethal Vapors
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Nether Void
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Underworld Dreams
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
The Abyss
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Tainted Aether
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Necromancy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Descent into Madness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Zombie Infestation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Darkness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bitterblossom
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Contamination
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Court of Ambition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Grave Pact
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Night of Souls' Betrayal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Koskun Falls
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wound Reflection
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
No Mercy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Withering Wisps
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Heartless Summoning
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Words of Waste
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Volrath's Dungeon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Oppression
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Karn, Living Legacy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Karn Liberated
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sorin Markov
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Karn, Scion of Urza
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Utility Lands
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Thespian's Stage
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Maze of Ith
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Urza's Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Vesuva
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Tectonic Edge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Factory
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Workshop
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Inventors' Fair
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Mine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Crystal Vein
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-19%synergy
Wasteland
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Detection Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Lake of the Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mana Artifacts
The Soul Stone
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
87%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Lotus Petal
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
35%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Mox Opal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Grim Monolith
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Basalt Monolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Sol Talisman
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-10%synergy
Caged Sun
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Star Compass
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Lands
Swamp
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Urza's Cave
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Fabled Passage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Prismatic Vista
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Horizon of Progress
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Planar Nexus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Demolition Field
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy