Erebos, God of the Dead (Commander) - Upgraded

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Raven Eagle
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Day of Black Sun
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Desperate Plea
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exsanguinate
75%inclusion85 decks113 decks
51%synergy
Whip of Erebos
59%inclusion67 decks113 decks
49%synergy
Expedition Map
52%inclusion59 decks113 decks
40%synergy
Damnation
60%inclusion68 decks113 decks
39%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
48%inclusion54 decks113 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
47%inclusion53 decks113 decks
36%synergy
Twilight Prophet
40%inclusion45 decks113 decks
34%synergy
Massacre Wurm
50%inclusion57 decks113 decks
33%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
84%inclusion95 decks113 decks
32%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
62%inclusion70 decks113 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
Crypt Ghast
80%inclusion90 decks113 decks
31%synergy
Jet Medallion
73%inclusion82 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
59%inclusion67 decks113 decks
-7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
57%inclusion64 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion56 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
49%inclusion55 decks113 decks
11%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
46%inclusion52 decks113 decks
27%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
44%inclusion50 decks113 decks
30%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
43%inclusion49 decks113 decks
27%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
39%inclusion44 decks113 decks
24%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
43%inclusion49 decks113 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Tutor
40%inclusion45 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Necropotence
39%inclusion44 decks113 decks
24%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
22%inclusion25 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Glacial Chasm
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Opposition Agent
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Vilis, Broker of Blood
33%inclusion37 decks113 decks
19%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
32%inclusion36 decks113 decks
21%synergy
Dread Presence
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
24%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
29%inclusion33 decks113 decks
18%synergy
Blood Artist
28%inclusion32 decks113 decks
-3%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
28%inclusion32 decks113 decks
24%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
28%inclusion32 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
27%inclusion31 decks113 decks
20%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
27%inclusion31 decks113 decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion30 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Murderous Rider
24%inclusion27 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
22%inclusion25 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
22%inclusion25 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
21%inclusion24 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
20%inclusion23 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Massacre Girl
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Sangromancer
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Ophiomancer
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Grave Titan
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Grim Servant
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Plaguecrafter
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
-9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Burnished Hart
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Dark Confidant
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Blood Seeker
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Accursed Marauder
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-12%synergy
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-7%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Fate Unraveler
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Defile
38%inclusion43 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Consuming Corruption
38%inclusion43 decks113 decks
22%synergy
Withering Torment
38%inclusion43 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
34%inclusion38 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion30 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Snuff Out
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Imp's Mischief
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
-5%synergy
Force of Despair
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
-5%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
-7%synergy
Darkness
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Dismember
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Withering Boon
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-4%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Crypt Incursion
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
-13%synergy
Dash Hopes
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
-11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-18%synergy
Slaughter Pact
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-9%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Mutilate
35%inclusion40 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
35%inclusion39 decks113 decks
-4%synergy
Sign in Blood
32%inclusion36 decks113 decks
-5%synergy
Bubbling Muck
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion24 decks113 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion23 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
-10%synergy
Read the Bones
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Profane Command
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Beseech the Queen
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Repay in Kind
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Temporal Extortion
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Killing Wave
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Corrupt
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Tempest
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Consume Spirit
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Drain Life
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Profane Tutor
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-4%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Dead of Winter
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
7%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Army of the Damned
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-8%synergy
Final Act
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Blood on the Snow
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
15%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Bontu's Monument
21%inclusion24 decks113 decks
-7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Doubling Cube
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-25%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
1%synergy
World Map
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Venser's Journal
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
-14%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Manascape Refractor
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
7%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Lashwrithe
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Tithing Blade
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-26%synergy
Sword of the Animist
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Exquisite Blood
38%inclusion43 decks113 decks
25%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
35%inclusion39 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Painful Quandary
35%inclusion39 decks113 decks
24%synergy
Underworld Dreams
33%inclusion37 decks113 decks
26%synergy
Black Market Connections
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
27%inclusion31 decks113 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
27%inclusion30 decks113 decks
19%synergy
Font of Agonies
25%inclusion28 decks113 decks
20%synergy
Black Market
24%inclusion27 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Oubliette
24%inclusion27 decks113 decks
21%synergy
Wound Reflection
22%inclusion25 decks113 decks
19%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
22%inclusion25 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Sanguine Bond
21%inclusion24 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
21%inclusion24 decks113 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Bonds
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Pestilence
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
14%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Bitterblossom
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Grave Pact
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
-9%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Aether
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Hissing Miasma
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Lethal Vapors
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Connections
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Revel in Riches
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Oppression
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Waste Not
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-5%synergy
Triskaidekaphobia
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Words of Waste
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Bottomless Pit
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Palace Siege
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Liability
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Grave Betrayal
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Necrogen Mists
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
-6%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana Vess
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
82%inclusion93 decks113 decks
27%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
65%inclusion73 decks113 decks
27%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
61%inclusion69 decks113 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
58%inclusion66 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion40 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
29%inclusion33 decks113 decks
23%synergy
Witch's Cottage
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Deserted Temple
22%inclusion25 decks113 decks
18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
-5%synergy
Vesuva
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
-5%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Buried Ruin
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Lake of the Dead
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Barren Moor
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
3%synergy
War Room
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-10%synergy
Terrain Generator
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-13%synergy
Wasteland
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion103 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
48%inclusion54 decks113 decks
-15%synergy
Caged Sun
35%inclusion40 decks113 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion38 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion37 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
27%inclusion30 decks113 decks
20%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
26%inclusion29 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
-5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
85%inclusion96 decks113 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion36 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion30 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Cave
26%inclusion29 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
-5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
2%synergy