Erebos, God of the Dead (Commander)

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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Decorum Dissertation
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Pox Plague
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
5.6%inclusion7 decks125 decks
3%synergy
Grave Researcher
3.9%inclusion5 decks129 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exsanguinate
71%inclusion1.09K decks1.53K decks
47%synergy
Whip of Erebos
53%inclusion808 decks1.53K decks
42%synergy
Underworld Dreams
42%inclusion648 decks1.53K decks
36%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
48%inclusion726 decks1.53K decks
34%synergy
Damnation
54%inclusion822 decks1.53K decks
33%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
83%inclusion1.27K decks1.53K decks
32%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
42%inclusion648 decks1.53K decks
31%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
46%inclusion699 decks1.53K decks
30%synergy
Exquisite Blood
43%inclusion661 decks1.53K decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
41%inclusion623 decks1.53K decks
30%synergy
Top Cards
Crypt Ghast
74%inclusion1.14K decks1.53K decks
27%synergy
Jet Medallion
72%inclusion1.09K decks1.53K decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
60%inclusion921 decks1.53K decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
57%inclusion875 decks1.53K decks
-9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
55%inclusion833 decks1.53K decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
53%inclusion808 decks1.53K decks
16%synergy
Massacre Wurm
45%inclusion688 decks1.53K decks
28%synergy
Mutilate
41%inclusion633 decks1.53K decks
24%synergy
Defile
40%inclusion617 decks1.53K decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
39%inclusion600 decks1.53K decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
40%inclusion617 decks1.53K decks
12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
38%inclusion588 decks1.53K decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
29%inclusion439 decks1.53K decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
27%inclusion409 decks1.53K decks
6%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
13%inclusion194 decks1.53K decks
-1%synergy
Opposition Agent
10%inclusion153 decks1.53K decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.4%inclusion144 decks1.53K decks
-2%synergy
The One Ring
9.2%inclusion140 decks1.53K decks
0%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.7%inclusion117 decks1.53K decks
1%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.1%inclusion93 decks1.53K decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Dread Presence
39%inclusion599 decks1.53K decks
25%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
37%inclusion571 decks1.53K decks
18%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
33%inclusion502 decks1.53K decks
22%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
32%inclusion483 decks1.53K decks
27%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
31%inclusion470 decks1.53K decks
20%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
30%inclusion465 decks1.53K decks
17%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
30%inclusion463 decks1.53K decks
24%synergy
Twilight Prophet
29%inclusion439 decks1.53K decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion437 decks1.53K decks
6%synergy
Blood Artist
29%inclusion436 decks1.53K decks
-3%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
28%inclusion423 decks1.53K decks
2%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
25%inclusion314 decks1.24K decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
25%inclusion384 decks1.53K decks
13%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
25%inclusion380 decks1.53K decks
19%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24%inclusion371 decks1.53K decks
9%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
24%inclusion369 decks1.53K decks
20%synergy
Murderous Rider
23%inclusion358 decks1.53K decks
17%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
23%inclusion337 decks1.45K decks
15%synergy
Sangromancer
22%inclusion333 decks1.53K decks
11%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
21%inclusion327 decks1.53K decks
16%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
20%inclusion299 decks1.53K decks
16%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
20%inclusion299 decks1.53K decks
18%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
19%inclusion169 decks867 decks
12%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
18%inclusion177 decks978 decks
13%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
16%inclusion247 decks1.53K decks
9%synergy
Grave Titan
16%inclusion244 decks1.53K decks
9%synergy
Plaguecrafter
14%inclusion210 decks1.53K decks
-6%synergy
Burnished Hart
14%inclusion208 decks1.53K decks
6%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
13%inclusion203 decks1.53K decks
9%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
13%inclusion197 decks1.53K decks
10%synergy
Ophiomancer
13%inclusion194 decks1.53K decks
-4%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
12%inclusion184 decks1.53K decks
5%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
12%inclusion182 decks1.53K decks
7%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
12%inclusion179 decks1.53K decks
8%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
11%inclusion163 decks1.42K decks
7%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
11%inclusion147 decks1.34K decks
6%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
10%inclusion154 decks1.53K decks
7%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
10%inclusion153 decks1.53K decks
-10%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
10%inclusion153 decks1.53K decks
6%synergy
Fate Unraveler
10%inclusion150 decks1.53K decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred
10%inclusion149 decks1.53K decks
4%synergy
Accursed Marauder
9.2%inclusion138 decks1.49K decks
-12%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
9.2%inclusion140 decks1.53K decks
2%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
9.1%inclusion139 decks1.53K decks
6%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
9.0%inclusion138 decks1.53K decks
-14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.9%inclusion133 decks1.49K decks
0%synergy
Grim Servant
8.9%inclusion133 decks1.50K decks
4%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
8.8%inclusion135 decks1.53K decks
1%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
8.8%inclusion134 decks1.53K decks
6%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
8.4%inclusion129 decks1.53K decks
2%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
35%inclusion467 decks1.33K decks
4%synergy
Consuming Corruption
34%inclusion512 decks1.50K decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
31%inclusion469 decks1.53K decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
27%inclusion415 decks1.53K decks
2%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
26%inclusion394 decks1.53K decks
17%synergy
Imp's Mischief
25%inclusion382 decks1.53K decks
0%synergy
Darkness
25%inclusion379 decks1.53K decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion326 decks1.50K decks
3%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
21%inclusion326 decks1.53K decks
19%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion305 decks1.53K decks
-3%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
16%inclusion116 decks746 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
15%inclusion235 decks1.53K decks
9%synergy
Baleful Mastery
15%inclusion232 decks1.53K decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion219 decks1.53K decks
-9%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion208 decks1.53K decks
1%synergy
Force of Despair
12%inclusion188 decks1.53K decks
5%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion186 decks1.53K decks
0%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
12%inclusion176 decks1.53K decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion171 decks1.53K decks
-7%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
11%inclusion169 decks1.53K decks
7%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion166 decks1.53K decks
1%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion161 decks1.53K decks
-9%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
10%inclusion155 decks1.53K decks
9%synergy
Doom Blade
8.8%inclusion135 decks1.53K decks
2%synergy
Withering Boon
8.8%inclusion134 decks1.53K decks
4%synergy
Murder
7.7%inclusion117 decks1.53K decks
-2%synergy
Entomb
7.5%inclusion115 decks1.53K decks
-5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.5%inclusion114 decks1.53K decks
-2%synergy
Saw in Half
7.5%inclusion114 decks1.53K decks
-1%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.7%inclusion103 decks1.53K decks
4%synergy
Dash Hopes
6.1%inclusion93 decks1.53K decks
5%synergy
Suffer the Past
5.6%inclusion85 decks1.53K decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.4%inclusion83 decks1.53K decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
37%inclusion571 decks1.53K decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
35%inclusion533 decks1.53K decks
-1%synergy
Bubbling Muck
31%inclusion470 decks1.53K decks
15%synergy
Decree of Pain
22%inclusion338 decks1.53K decks
17%synergy
Read the Bones
22%inclusion333 decks1.53K decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion326 decks1.53K decks
-3%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
18%inclusion275 decks1.53K decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18%inclusion219 decks1.24K decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion255 decks1.53K decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion251 decks1.53K decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion247 decks1.53K decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion198 decks1.53K decks
1%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion189 decks1.53K decks
-14%synergy
Profane Command
12%inclusion179 decks1.53K decks
10%synergy
Syphon Mind
12%inclusion177 decks1.53K decks
-1%synergy
Beseech the Queen
11%inclusion171 decks1.53K decks
5%synergy
Corrupt
11%inclusion168 decks1.53K decks
8%synergy
Killing Wave
10%inclusion154 decks1.53K decks
8%synergy
Deadly Tempest
10%inclusion151 decks1.53K decks
8%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
10%inclusion147 decks1.53K decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.1%inclusion139 decks1.53K decks
2%synergy
Consume Spirit
9.0%inclusion138 decks1.53K decks
8%synergy
Temporal Extortion
8.2%inclusion126 decks1.53K decks
6%synergy
Repay in Kind
8.2%inclusion126 decks1.53K decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.2%inclusion125 decks1.53K decks
-2%synergy
Final Act
7.9%inclusion120 decks1.53K decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.9%inclusion90 decks1.53K decks
3%synergy
Dark Petition
5.8%inclusion88 decks1.53K decks
2%synergy
Drain Life
5.7%inclusion87 decks1.53K decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
5.6%inclusion86 decks1.53K decks
-6%synergy
Army of the Damned
5.5%inclusion84 decks1.53K decks
1%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.3%inclusion51 decks958 decks
2%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.2%inclusion79 decks1.53K decks
-1%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.0%inclusion77 decks1.53K decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Expedition Map
38%inclusion584 decks1.53K decks
26%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
35%inclusion306 decks867 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
26%inclusion391 decks1.53K decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
21%inclusion324 decks1.53K decks
-7%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
17%inclusion261 decks1.53K decks
13%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
16%inclusion247 decks1.53K decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion190 decks1.53K decks
-21%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion151 decks1.53K decks
2%synergy
Venser's Journal
10%inclusion150 decks1.53K decks
8%synergy
Demon's Horn
8.4%inclusion129 decks1.53K decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.4%inclusion128 decks1.53K decks
-23%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
8.2%inclusion126 decks1.53K decks
5%synergy
Shadowspear
8.1%inclusion124 decks1.53K decks
4%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
6.7%inclusion102 decks1.53K decks
6%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
6.6%inclusion101 decks1.53K decks
6%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.4%inclusion90 decks1.41K decks
6%synergy
Lashwrithe
6.3%inclusion97 decks1.53K decks
3%synergy
World Map
6.3%inclusion53 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Tithing Blade
6.2%inclusion94 decks1.53K decks
3%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
5.2%inclusion80 decks1.53K decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
38%inclusion586 decks1.53K decks
28%synergy
No Mercy
37%inclusion562 decks1.53K decks
30%synergy
Sanguine Bond
34%inclusion515 decks1.53K decks
22%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
33%inclusion503 decks1.53K decks
16%synergy
Font of Agonies
25%inclusion382 decks1.53K decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
24%inclusion371 decks1.53K decks
7%synergy
Black Market
24%inclusion362 decks1.53K decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion359 decks1.53K decks
0%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
23%inclusion345 decks1.53K decks
13%synergy
Polluted Bonds
20%inclusion309 decks1.53K decks
18%synergy
Pestilence
20%inclusion305 decks1.53K decks
17%synergy
Oubliette
18%inclusion271 decks1.53K decks
15%synergy
Wound Reflection
18%inclusion268 decks1.53K decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
15%inclusion232 decks1.53K decks
5%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
15%inclusion228 decks1.53K decks
4%synergy
Grave Pact
15%inclusion225 decks1.53K decks
-5%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
14%inclusion209 decks1.53K decks
12%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
13%inclusion169 decks1.34K decks
6%synergy
Bitterblossom
12%inclusion180 decks1.53K decks
-1%synergy
Underworld Connections
10%inclusion150 decks1.53K decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
9.0%inclusion137 decks1.53K decks
4%synergy
Court of Ambition
8.4%inclusion129 decks1.53K decks
5%synergy
Oppression
8.4%inclusion129 decks1.53K decks
1%synergy
Hissing Miasma
7.9%inclusion121 decks1.53K decks
8%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
7.6%inclusion116 decks1.53K decks
7%synergy
Warlock Class
7.5%inclusion115 decks1.53K decks
6%synergy
Tainted Aether
7.5%inclusion115 decks1.53K decks
7%synergy
Palace Siege
7.3%inclusion112 decks1.53K decks
6%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.3%inclusion112 decks1.53K decks
6%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
7.1%inclusion109 decks1.53K decks
7%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
6.9%inclusion105 decks1.53K decks
7%synergy
Subversion
6.6%inclusion101 decks1.53K decks
6%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
6.5%inclusion99 decks1.53K decks
6%synergy
Blood Reckoning
6.2%inclusion95 decks1.53K decks
6%synergy
Lethal Vapors
6.1%inclusion93 decks1.53K decks
6%synergy
Marchesa's Decree
6.0%inclusion92 decks1.53K decks
5%synergy
Triskaidekaphobia
5.8%inclusion89 decks1.53K decks
5%synergy
Waste Not
5.7%inclusion87 decks1.53K decks
-5%synergy
Protection Racket
5.7%inclusion87 decks1.53K decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
5.7%inclusion87 decks1.53K decks
0%synergy
Liability
5.4%inclusion83 decks1.53K decks
5%synergy
Words of Waste
5.3%inclusion81 decks1.53K decks
4%synergy
Grave Betrayal
5.3%inclusion81 decks1.53K decks
3%synergy
Greed
5.2%inclusion79 decks1.53K decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
22%inclusion331 decks1.53K decks
19%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
9.4%inclusion144 decks1.53K decks
8%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.4%inclusion128 decks1.53K decks
-5%synergy
Liliana Vess
7.5%inclusion114 decks1.53K decks
4%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
7.1%inclusion109 decks1.53K decks
5%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
6.0%inclusion91 decks1.53K decks
3%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
5.0%inclusion77 decks1.53K decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
76%inclusion1.17K decks1.53K decks
21%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
58%inclusion883 decks1.53K decks
20%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
57%inclusion873 decks1.53K decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion872 decks1.53K decks
10%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
53%inclusion814 decks1.53K decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion621 decks1.53K decks
10%synergy
Witch's Cottage
27%inclusion407 decks1.53K decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
21%inclusion325 decks1.53K decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
20%inclusion302 decks1.53K decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion288 decks1.53K decks
3%synergy
Deserted Temple
18%inclusion268 decks1.53K decks
13%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
15%inclusion232 decks1.53K decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion220 decks1.53K decks
-11%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion206 decks1.53K decks
10%synergy
Vesuva
12%inclusion180 decks1.53K decks
9%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
10%inclusion158 decks1.53K decks
-1%synergy
War Room
9.5%inclusion145 decks1.53K decks
-7%synergy
Barren Moor
8.6%inclusion131 decks1.53K decks
-1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.5%inclusion130 decks1.53K decks
-5%synergy
Strip Mine
8.4%inclusion128 decks1.53K decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.1%inclusion124 decks1.53K decks
-2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.1%inclusion109 decks1.53K decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.6%inclusion101 decks1.53K decks
-12%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.5%inclusion100 decks1.53K decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion100 decks1.53K decks
-1%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.3%inclusion96 decks1.53K decks
5%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.9%inclusion90 decks1.53K decks
2%synergy
Terrain Generator
5.6%inclusion86 decks1.53K decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.2%inclusion80 decks1.53K decks
-3%synergy
Lake of the Dead
5.2%inclusion79 decks1.53K decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion1.29K decks1.53K decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion862 decks1.53K decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
39%inclusion593 decks1.53K decks
13%synergy
Caged Sun
33%inclusion508 decks1.53K decks
22%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
32%inclusion489 decks1.53K decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion459 decks1.53K decks
1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
28%inclusion427 decks1.53K decks
22%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion139 decks689 decks
6%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
16%inclusion240 decks1.53K decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion226 decks1.53K decks
1%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
14%inclusion211 decks1.53K decks
4%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
11%inclusion170 decks1.53K decks
8%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
11%inclusion166 decks1.53K decks
3%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
10%inclusion154 decks1.53K decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion153 decks1.53K decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.8%inclusion119 decks1.53K decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.2%inclusion95 decks1.53K decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.0%inclusion77 decks1.53K decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
89%inclusion1.36K decks1.53K decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion481 decks1.53K decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion326 decks1.50K decks
3%synergy
Urza's Cave
17%inclusion259 decks1.53K decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion219 decks1.53K decks
-9%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion197 decks1.53K decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.1%inclusion139 decks1.53K decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.9%inclusion133 decks1.49K decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
7.2%inclusion110 decks1.53K decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.4%inclusion83 decks1.53K decks
1%synergy