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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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The Master of Lake-town
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
71%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
61%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
61%synergy
Expedition Map
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
60%synergy
Grim Tutor
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
60%synergy
Sanguine Bond
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
60%synergy
Exquisite Blood
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
58%synergy
Polluted Bonds
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Damnation
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Feed the Swarm
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Crypt Ghast
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Jet Medallion
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Exsanguinate
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
47%synergy
Toxic Deluge
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
35%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Imp's Mischief
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Whip of Erebos
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Ancient Tomb
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
45%synergy
Demonic Tutor
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Necropotence
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
22%synergy
The One Ring
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Mana Vault
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Chrome Mox
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Imperial Seal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Boggart Trawler
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
46%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Massacre Wurm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Torgaar, Famine Incarnate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Twilight Prophet
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Dire Fleet Ravager
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Dread
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tree of Perdition
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dread Presence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Grim Servant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Maga, Traitor to Mortals
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dark Confidant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Blood Artist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-17%synergy
Fear of Lost Teeth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Diregraf Scavenger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ophiomancer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Massacre Girl
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Spirit of the Night
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Starscape Cleric
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Zhentarim Bandit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Chancellor of the Dross
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Darkness
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
47%synergy
Infernal Grasp
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Deadly Rollick
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Go for the Throat
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Baleful Mastery
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Withering Torment
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Snuff Out
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Consuming Corruption
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Defile
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Slaughter Pact
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Dismember
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Dissection Practice
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Cut Down
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Entomb
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Doom Blade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Withering Boon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Dark Nourishment
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Foul-Tongue Shriek
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Cast Down
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Saw in Half
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Overkill
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Reanimate
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Bubbling Muck
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Pox Plague
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Introduction to Annihilation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Corrupt
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Villainous Wrath
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Rush of Dread
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Temporal Extortion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Certain Death
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Covenant of Blood
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Collective Brutality
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Repay in Kind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Profane Transfusion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Season of Loss
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Blood on the Snow
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Essence Drain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dead of Winter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Crux of Fate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Pox
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Make an Example
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Killing Wave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Consume Spirit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Bond of Agony
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Essence Harvest
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Zombify
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Essence Feed
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Queen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Ruin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Creeping Chill
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Drain Life
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Invoke Despair
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Virtue's Ruin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Game Over
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Darkness Crystal
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Bontu's Monument
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Defense Grid
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Doubling Cube
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Profane Memento
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-17%synergy
The Endstone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Enchantments
Underworld Dreams
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Painful Quandary
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Wound Reflection
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
No Mercy
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Animate Dead
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
Black Market
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Dying Wish
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Chainer's Torment
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Liability
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Necrodominance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Triskaidekaphobia
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Pestilence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Hissing Miasma
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Illicit Masquerade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Bitterblossom
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Parker Luck
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Sorin Markov
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
31%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Reliquary Tower
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Witch's Cottage
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Deserted Temple
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Westvale Abbey
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Memorial to Folly
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Ghost Quarter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Buried Ruin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Vesuva
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Mutavault
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Piranha Marsh
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Hive of the Eye Tyrant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Caged Sun
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
32%synergy
The Soul Stone
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Nyx Lotus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Boggart Trawler
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Hagra Mauling
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Urza's Cave
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Demolition Field
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Command Tower
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
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