Erebos, God of the Dead (Commander) - Upgraded

Arnaud Gompertz
Apr 22, 2026
Three Esper-cially Spicy Brews
On this edition of Branching Out, Arnaud digs into some underplayed Commander brews for the Esper color combination.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Scheming Silvertongue
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Pox Plague
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exsanguinate
77%inclusion125 decks162 decks
52%synergy
Whip of Erebos
57%inclusion93 decks162 decks
46%synergy
Damnation
59%inclusion95 decks162 decks
38%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
49%inclusion80 decks162 decks
38%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
88%inclusion143 decks162 decks
37%synergy
Expedition Map
49%inclusion79 decks162 decks
37%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
48%inclusion77 decks162 decks
37%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
65%inclusion106 decks162 decks
36%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
48%inclusion78 decks162 decks
34%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
49%inclusion80 decks162 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Crypt Ghast
81%inclusion131 decks162 decks
33%synergy
Jet Medallion
75%inclusion122 decks162 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
62%inclusion101 decks162 decks
-4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
55%inclusion89 decks162 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
55%inclusion89 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
51%inclusion83 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Massacre Wurm
48%inclusion77 decks162 decks
30%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
46%inclusion74 decks162 decks
26%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
42%inclusion68 decks162 decks
27%synergy
Exquisite Blood
41%inclusion67 decks162 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
42%inclusion68 decks162 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
42%inclusion68 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Necropotence
35%inclusion57 decks162 decks
21%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
25%inclusion41 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
13%inclusion21 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Glacial Chasm
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
-3%synergy
Opposition Agent
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Vilis, Broker of Blood
36%inclusion58 decks162 decks
23%synergy
Twilight Prophet
36%inclusion58 decks162 decks
30%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
32%inclusion52 decks162 decks
22%synergy
Dread Presence
31%inclusion51 decks162 decks
18%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
30%inclusion49 decks161 decks
21%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
29%inclusion47 decks162 decks
21%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
28%inclusion46 decks162 decks
22%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
28%inclusion45 decks162 decks
23%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
27%inclusion44 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26%inclusion42 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
26%inclusion42 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
26%inclusion42 decks162 decks
22%synergy
Blood Artist
25%inclusion41 decks162 decks
-7%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
25%inclusion41 decks162 decks
20%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
25%inclusion41 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
25%inclusion40 decks162 decks
13%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
22%inclusion32 decks143 decks
17%synergy
Murderous Rider
22%inclusion36 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
21%inclusion34 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Sangromancer
19%inclusion31 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
19%inclusion30 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
19%inclusion30 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
18%inclusion29 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Massacre Girl
17%inclusion28 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Ophiomancer
16%inclusion26 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Grim Servant
14%inclusion23 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Grave Titan
14%inclusion22 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion20 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
12%inclusion19 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred
12%inclusion19 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
12%inclusion19 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
11%inclusion18 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
11%inclusion18 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Plaguecrafter
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
-10%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Burnished Hart
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Fate Unraveler
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Accursed Marauder
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
-13%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
41%inclusion67 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Consuming Corruption
37%inclusion60 decks162 decks
21%synergy
Defile
35%inclusion57 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
34%inclusion55 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion44 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Darkness
25%inclusion40 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion33 decks162 decks
-5%synergy
Force of Despair
19%inclusion31 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Snuff Out
19%inclusion30 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
18%inclusion29 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
17%inclusion22 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion28 decks162 decks
-7%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
17%inclusion28 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Saw in Half
17%inclusion27 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
-8%synergy
Withering Boon
14%inclusion23 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Dismember
14%inclusion23 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion19 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Baleful Mastery
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
-5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
-11%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
-10%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Doom Blade
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Dash Hopes
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Overkill
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
-9%synergy
Entomb
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
38%inclusion62 decks162 decks
-2%synergy
Mutilate
36%inclusion58 decks162 decks
19%synergy
Bubbling Muck
31%inclusion50 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
30%inclusion48 decks162 decks
-6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
23%inclusion37 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion33 decks162 decks
-4%synergy
Read the Bones
18%inclusion29 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
17%inclusion27 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion27 decks162 decks
-10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Queen
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion23 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Profane Command
13%inclusion21 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Repay in Kind
12%inclusion20 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Killing Wave
12%inclusion19 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Syphon Mind
12%inclusion19 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Corrupt
11%inclusion18 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Tempest
11%inclusion18 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion17 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Consume Spirit
10%inclusion17 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Profane Tutor
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Extortion
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
-2%synergy
Drain Life
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Abzan
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
-8%synergy
Dead of Winter
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
6%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Final Act
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion54 decks162 decks
18%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
32%inclusion44 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Bontu's Monument
19%inclusion30 decks162 decks
-10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
12%inclusion20 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
12%inclusion19 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion17 decks162 decks
-23%synergy
World Map
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Doubling Cube
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
-25%synergy
Venser's Journal
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Shadowspear
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Lashwrithe
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
2%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Tithing Blade
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Manascape Refractor
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
36%inclusion58 decks162 decks
18%synergy
Painful Quandary
34%inclusion55 decks162 decks
24%synergy
Underworld Dreams
34%inclusion55 decks162 decks
28%synergy
No Mercy
33%inclusion53 decks162 decks
25%synergy
Animate Dead
30%inclusion48 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Font of Agonies
29%inclusion47 decks162 decks
25%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion44 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion41 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Oubliette
24%inclusion39 decks162 decks
21%synergy
Black Market
22%inclusion36 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Bonds
22%inclusion35 decks162 decks
19%synergy
Sanguine Bond
20%inclusion33 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Pestilence
20%inclusion33 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Wound Reflection
20%inclusion32 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
16%inclusion26 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion19 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
12%inclusion19 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion18 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
10%inclusion17 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Grave Pact
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
-10%synergy
Oppression
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Necromancy
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Bottomless Pit
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Bitterblossom
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
-5%synergy
Waste Not
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
-3%synergy
Words of Waste
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Aether
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Hissing Miasma
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Lethal Vapors
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Necrogen Mists
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Connections
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Necrodominance
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Revel in Riches
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Protection Racket
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
19%inclusion31 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Liliana Vess
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
83%inclusion135 decks162 decks
29%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
64%inclusion103 decks162 decks
26%synergy
Bojuka Bog
58%inclusion94 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
57%inclusion92 decks162 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion52 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
28%inclusion45 decks162 decks
23%synergy
Deserted Temple
25%inclusion40 decks162 decks
20%synergy
Witch's Cottage
25%inclusion40 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion30 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Vesuva
18%inclusion29 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion28 decks162 decks
-8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
-2%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion21 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
13%inclusion21 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion17 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
7%synergy
War Room
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
-7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
-3%synergy
Barren Moor
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
-2%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
-2%synergy
Terrain Generator
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Lake of the Dead
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
-8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion146 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
51%inclusion82 decks162 decks
-11%synergy
Caged Sun
36%inclusion58 decks162 decks
25%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion56 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion50 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
27%inclusion44 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
27%inclusion44 decks162 decks
21%synergy
The Soul Stone
21%inclusion25 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
18%inclusion29 decks162 decks
13%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
16%inclusion26 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
14%inclusion22 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion20 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
12%inclusion20 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion17 decks162 decks
-4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
85%inclusion137 decks162 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion51 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
28%inclusion46 decks162 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion44 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion27 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
-8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion20 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion17 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
3%synergy