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Erebos, God of the Dead
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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.
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Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
85%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
74%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
73%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
73%synergy
Expedition Map
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
72%synergy
Grim Tutor
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
72%synergy
Damnation
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
63%synergy
Exsanguinate
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Darkness
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
56%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Feed the Swarm
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Crypt Ghast
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Toxic Deluge
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Jet Medallion
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
52%synergy
Imp's Mischief
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Exquisite Blood
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
55%synergy
Ancient Tomb
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
55%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
54%synergy
Demonic Tutor
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Necropotence
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Chrome Mox
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Mana Vault
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
The One Ring
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Imperial Seal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
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Dauthi Voidwalker
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
51%synergy
Boggart Trawler
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
57%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
37%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Massacre Wurm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Twilight Prophet
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Dire Fleet Ravager
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Dread
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tree of Perdition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Servant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Maga, Traitor to Mortals
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Dark Confidant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Spirit of the Night
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Plaguecrafter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Artist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-15%synergy
Liliana's Reaver
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Clackbridge Troll
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Ophiomancer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Leaden Myr
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Raven Eagle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Shredder, Shadow Master
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Starscape Cleric
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Sangromancer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Accursed Marauder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Infernal Grasp
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Deadly Rollick
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Go for the Throat
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Withering Torment
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Baleful Mastery
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Hagra Mauling
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Snuff Out
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Consuming Corruption
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Slaughter Pact
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Dismember
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Entomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Defile
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-19%synergy
Cast Down
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Doom Blade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Culling the Weak
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Feign Death
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Overkill
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Bubbling Muck
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Sign in Blood
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Night's Whisper
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Introduction to Annihilation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Pox Plague
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Temporal Extortion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Dead of Winter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Make an Example
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Killing Wave
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Profane Transfusion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Bond of Agony
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Tempest
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Zombify
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Blood on the Snow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Crux of Fate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Villainous Wrath
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Corrupt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Beseech the Queen
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Drain Life
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whip of Erebos
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Bontu's Monument
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Defense Grid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-17%synergy
World Map
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
The Endstone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Doubling Cube
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
55%synergy
Polluted Bonds
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
No Mercy
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Underworld Dreams
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Painful Quandary
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Black Market Connections
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Wound Reflection
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Necrogen Mists
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Liability
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Bottomless Pit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Lethal Vapors
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Necrodominance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Pestilence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Bitterblossom
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Parker Luck
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Sorin Markov
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
51%synergy
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Witch's Cottage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Deserted Temple
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Westvale Abbey
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Buried Ruin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Vesuva
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Ghost Quarter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Mutavault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Emergence Zone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Hive of the Eye Tyrant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Caged Sun
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
The Soul Stone
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
35%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Nyx Lotus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Lands
Swamp
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Fell the Profane
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Boggart Trawler
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
57%synergy
Hagra Mauling
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Urza's Cave
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Demolition Field
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
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