Erebos, God of the Dead (Commander) - Upgraded Lifegain

Erebos, God of the Dead
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Paul Palmer
Dec 22, 2025
Paul Palmer
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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Exsanguinate
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
76%synergy
Whip of Erebos
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Expedition Map
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
60%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
56%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
51%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
50%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
49%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Crypt Ghast
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Jet Medallion
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Reanimate
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Toxic Deluge
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Blood Artist
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Necropotence
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Demonic Tutor
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Opposition Agent
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Glacial Chasm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Creatures
Nirkana Revenant
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Twilight Prophet
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
49%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Sangromancer
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Massacre Wurm
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Murderous Rider
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Dread Presence
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Ophiomancer
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Blood Seeker
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Starscape Cleric
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Plaguecrafter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Witch of the Moors
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Epicure of Blood
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-14%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Dread
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Korlash, Heir to Blackblade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Rats
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Mirri the Cursed
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ebondeath, Dracolich
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Colossus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Imp's Mischief
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Consuming Corruption
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Defile
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Mastery
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Tragic Slip
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Dismember
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Force of Despair
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Simulacrum
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Go for the Throat
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Crypt Incursion
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Scour from Existence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Snuff Out
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-15%synergy
Flare of Malice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Soul Shatter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Slaughter Pact
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Dash Hopes
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Foul Renewal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Withering Boon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Grim Return
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Curtains' Call
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Ultimate Price
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Victim of Night
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Torment of Hailfire
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Sign in Blood
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Bubbling Muck
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-15%synergy
Damnation
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Demonic Counsel
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Will of the Abzan
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Mutilate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
New Blood
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Extortion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Come Back Wrong
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Profane Transfusion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Nightmare Incursion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Crux of Fate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Make an Example
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
Killing Wave
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Consume Spirit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Fell
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Consuming Vapors
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Corrupt
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Blood Tribute
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Syphon Mind
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Essence Harvest
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Tempest
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Extinguish All Hope
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Blood Tithe
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Shrouded Lore
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Invoke Despair
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Feast of Blood
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Alhammarret's Archive
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
20%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
World Map
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Sigil of Distinction
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Tithing Blade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Doubling Cube
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Sword of War and Peace
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Soul Conduit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Herald's Horn
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Ward of Bones
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
General's Regalia
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Batterskull
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Empyrial Plate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Spawning Pit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Demon's Horn
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Pariah's Shield
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Exquisite Blood
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Sanguine Bond
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Font of Agonies
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Animate Dead
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Underworld Dreams
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Painful Quandary
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Polluted Bonds
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
No Mercy
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Oubliette
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Pestilence
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Waste Not
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Cramped Vents // Access Maze
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-12%synergy
Words of Waste
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Remedy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Last Laugh
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Court of Ambition
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Grave Pact
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Bottomless Pit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Call of the Ring
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Lethal Vapors
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Aether
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Desolation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Koskun Falls
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Wound Reflection
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Nowhere to Run
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Necrogen Mists
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Oppression
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Heartless Summoning
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Bitterblossom
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Sorin Markov
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
46%synergy
Cabal Coffers
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Reliquary Tower
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Ghost Quarter
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Buried Ruin
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Deserted Temple
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Thespian's Stage
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Castle Locthwain
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Barren Moor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Vesuva
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Westvale Abbey
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Memorial to Folly
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Tectonic Edge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Detection Tower
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Lake of the Dead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Field of Ruin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Caged Sun
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Thought Vessel
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Arcane Signet
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Nyx Lotus
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
The Soul Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Urza's Cave
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
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