Erebos, God of the Dead (Commander)

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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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Mai, Scornful Striker
2.4%inclusion5 decks208 decks
0%synergy
Day of Black Sun
2.3%inclusion5 decks220 decks
0%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
2.2%inclusion5 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
2.0%inclusion4 decks196 decks
0%synergy
Raven Eagle
1.5%inclusion3 decks206 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exsanguinate
71%inclusion1.05K decks1.47K decks
47%synergy
Whip of Erebos
51%inclusion745 decks1.47K decks
40%synergy
Underworld Dreams
44%inclusion640 decks1.47K decks
37%synergy
Damnation
54%inclusion792 decks1.47K decks
33%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
47%inclusion682 decks1.47K decks
32%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
43%inclusion628 decks1.47K decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
82%inclusion1.20K decks1.47K decks
30%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
46%inclusion677 decks1.47K decks
30%synergy
Exquisite Blood
44%inclusion638 decks1.47K decks
30%synergy
No Mercy
36%inclusion532 decks1.47K decks
29%synergy
Top Cards
Crypt Ghast
74%inclusion1.08K decks1.47K decks
25%synergy
Jet Medallion
70%inclusion1.03K decks1.47K decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
61%inclusion887 decks1.47K decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
57%inclusion840 decks1.47K decks
-9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
55%inclusion805 decks1.47K decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
53%inclusion770 decks1.47K decks
15%synergy
Massacre Wurm
45%inclusion656 decks1.47K decks
27%synergy
Mutilate
43%inclusion630 decks1.47K decks
24%synergy
Defile
42%inclusion617 decks1.47K decks
4%synergy
Dread Presence
40%inclusion588 decks1.47K decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
41%inclusion606 decks1.47K decks
12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
40%inclusion584 decks1.47K decks
12%synergy
Necropotence
31%inclusion450 decks1.47K decks
15%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
28%inclusion406 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
13%inclusion190 decks1.47K decks
-1%synergy
Opposition Agent
10%inclusion153 decks1.47K decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion145 decks1.47K decks
-2%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion142 decks1.47K decks
0%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.3%inclusion122 decks1.47K decks
1%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.6%inclusion96 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Phyrexian Obliterator
40%inclusion580 decks1.47K decks
29%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
39%inclusion573 decks1.47K decks
24%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
37%inclusion540 decks1.47K decks
18%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
32%inclusion474 decks1.47K decks
21%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
32%inclusion462 decks1.47K decks
27%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
31%inclusion447 decks1.47K decks
17%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
30%inclusion445 decks1.47K decks
20%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
30%inclusion438 decks1.47K decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
30%inclusion434 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Twilight Prophet
29%inclusion420 decks1.47K decks
23%synergy
Blood Artist
28%inclusion407 decks1.47K decks
-4%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
28%inclusion406 decks1.47K decks
2%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
27%inclusion389 decks1.47K decks
15%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
26%inclusion375 decks1.47K decks
20%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
25%inclusion365 decks1.47K decks
21%synergy
Murderous Rider
25%inclusion360 decks1.47K decks
18%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24%inclusion348 decks1.47K decks
8%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
23%inclusion236 decks1.02K decks
14%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
23%inclusion288 decks1.25K decks
16%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
23%inclusion331 decks1.47K decks
17%synergy
Sangromancer
22%inclusion324 decks1.47K decks
11%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
21%inclusion130 decks620 decks
12%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
20%inclusion296 decks1.47K decks
19%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
20%inclusion287 decks1.47K decks
16%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
17%inclusion125 decks738 decks
12%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
16%inclusion241 decks1.47K decks
9%synergy
Grave Titan
16%inclusion234 decks1.47K decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
15%inclusion222 decks1.47K decks
7%synergy
Plaguecrafter
14%inclusion204 decks1.47K decks
-6%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
13%inclusion197 decks1.47K decks
9%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
13%inclusion192 decks1.47K decks
10%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
13%inclusion187 decks1.47K decks
8%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
13%inclusion184 decks1.47K decks
8%synergy
Ophiomancer
12%inclusion178 decks1.47K decks
-4%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
12%inclusion144 decks1.21K decks
7%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
12%inclusion170 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
11%inclusion121 decks1.12K decks
5%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
10%inclusion152 decks1.47K decks
-10%synergy
Sheoldred
10%inclusion147 decks1.47K decks
3%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
10%inclusion141 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
10%inclusion140 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
9.4%inclusion137 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Fate Unraveler
9.3%inclusion136 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
9.3%inclusion136 decks1.47K decks
2%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
9.0%inclusion132 decks1.47K decks
-14%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
8.9%inclusion130 decks1.47K decks
1%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
8.7%inclusion128 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Accursed Marauder
8.7%inclusion112 decks1.29K decks
-12%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
8.5%inclusion124 decks1.47K decks
2%synergy
Grim Servant
8.4%inclusion109 decks1.30K decks
4%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
35%inclusion388 decks1.11K decks
3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
34%inclusion440 decks1.29K decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
31%inclusion452 decks1.47K decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
27%inclusion393 decks1.47K decks
2%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
26%inclusion385 decks1.47K decks
17%synergy
Imp's Mischief
24%inclusion354 decks1.47K decks
0%synergy
Darkness
23%inclusion340 decks1.47K decks
14%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
22%inclusion317 decks1.47K decks
19%synergy
Go for the Throat
21%inclusion309 decks1.47K decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion268 decks1.30K decks
2%synergy
Hero's Downfall
16%inclusion232 decks1.47K decks
9%synergy
Baleful Mastery
16%inclusion230 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion215 decks1.47K decks
-8%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion199 decks1.47K decks
1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
13%inclusion65 decks487 decks
5%synergy
Force of Despair
12%inclusion176 decks1.47K decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
12%inclusion173 decks1.47K decks
-3%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
12%inclusion173 decks1.47K decks
8%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion168 decks1.47K decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion167 decks1.47K decks
-6%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion158 decks1.47K decks
-10%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion156 decks1.47K decks
0%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
10%inclusion148 decks1.47K decks
8%synergy
Doom Blade
8.9%inclusion131 decks1.47K decks
1%synergy
Withering Boon
8.6%inclusion126 decks1.47K decks
4%synergy
Entomb
8.1%inclusion118 decks1.47K decks
-4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.9%inclusion116 decks1.47K decks
-2%synergy
Murder
7.7%inclusion113 decks1.47K decks
-3%synergy
Saw in Half
6.7%inclusion98 decks1.47K decks
-1%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.4%inclusion94 decks1.47K decks
4%synergy
Dash Hopes
6.3%inclusion93 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Suffer the Past
5.7%inclusion83 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.3%inclusion77 decks1.47K decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
37%inclusion546 decks1.47K decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
36%inclusion526 decks1.47K decks
0%synergy
Bubbling Muck
31%inclusion447 decks1.47K decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion338 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
23%inclusion333 decks1.47K decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion318 decks1.47K decks
-3%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
18%inclusion260 decks1.47K decks
12%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion251 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion172 decks1.01K decks
0%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion242 decks1.47K decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion237 decks1.47K decks
1%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion187 decks1.47K decks
-13%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion169 decks1.37K decks
0%synergy
Syphon Mind
12%inclusion181 decks1.47K decks
-1%synergy
Beseech the Queen
12%inclusion175 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Corrupt
11%inclusion168 decks1.47K decks
9%synergy
Profane Command
11%inclusion166 decks1.47K decks
9%synergy
Deadly Tempest
10%inclusion151 decks1.47K decks
8%synergy
Killing Wave
10%inclusion142 decks1.47K decks
7%synergy
Consume Spirit
10%inclusion142 decks1.47K decks
8%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
10%inclusion140 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.9%inclusion130 decks1.47K decks
2%synergy
Final Act
8.3%inclusion110 decks1.33K decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.1%inclusion119 decks1.47K decks
-3%synergy
Repay in Kind
8.1%inclusion119 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Temporal Extortion
8.1%inclusion118 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.6%inclusion96 decks1.47K decks
3%synergy
Drain Life
6.3%inclusion92 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
5.9%inclusion87 decks1.47K decks
-6%synergy
Dark Petition
5.8%inclusion85 decks1.47K decks
2%synergy
Living Death
5.5%inclusion80 decks1.47K decks
-5%synergy
Army of the Damned
5.4%inclusion79 decks1.47K decks
1%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.4%inclusion79 decks1.47K decks
1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.3%inclusion77 decks1.47K decks
-1%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.0%inclusion36 decks715 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Expedition Map
39%inclusion566 decks1.47K decks
26%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
33%inclusion203 decks620 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion392 decks1.47K decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
22%inclusion315 decks1.47K decks
-6%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
18%inclusion262 decks1.47K decks
14%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
16%inclusion241 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion185 decks1.47K decks
-21%synergy
Venser's Journal
11%inclusion155 decks1.47K decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion153 decks1.47K decks
2%synergy
Demon's Horn
8.7%inclusion128 decks1.47K decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.1%inclusion118 decks1.47K decks
-24%synergy
Shadowspear
8.0%inclusion117 decks1.47K decks
4%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
7.6%inclusion112 decks1.47K decks
4%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
6.9%inclusion101 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
6.8%inclusion100 decks1.47K decks
7%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.8%inclusion81 decks1.20K decks
6%synergy
Lashwrithe
6.4%inclusion94 decks1.47K decks
2%synergy
Tithing Blade
6.2%inclusion91 decks1.47K decks
3%synergy
World Map
6.0%inclusion36 decks598 decks
4%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
5.5%inclusion80 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
5.1%inclusion75 decks1.47K decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
39%inclusion573 decks1.47K decks
29%synergy
Sanguine Bond
33%inclusion482 decks1.47K decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
33%inclusion477 decks1.47K decks
15%synergy
Font of Agonies
25%inclusion366 decks1.47K decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
24%inclusion353 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
24%inclusion349 decks1.47K decks
1%synergy
Black Market
23%inclusion344 decks1.47K decks
2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
23%inclusion337 decks1.47K decks
14%synergy
Pestilence
21%inclusion305 decks1.47K decks
18%synergy
Polluted Bonds
20%inclusion292 decks1.47K decks
18%synergy
Wound Reflection
18%inclusion271 decks1.47K decks
15%synergy
Oubliette
17%inclusion246 decks1.47K decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
15%inclusion213 decks1.47K decks
4%synergy
Grave Pact
14%inclusion209 decks1.47K decks
-4%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
14%inclusion204 decks1.47K decks
3%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
14%inclusion203 decks1.47K decks
12%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
13%inclusion146 decks1.12K decks
6%synergy
Bitterblossom
12%inclusion170 decks1.47K decks
-1%synergy
Underworld Connections
10%inclusion152 decks1.47K decks
8%synergy
Court of Ambition
10%inclusion143 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Oppression
9.4%inclusion138 decks1.47K decks
2%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
9.1%inclusion134 decks1.47K decks
4%synergy
Tainted Aether
8.7%inclusion127 decks1.47K decks
8%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.3%inclusion122 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Hissing Miasma
8.2%inclusion120 decks1.47K decks
8%synergy
Warlock Class
8.1%inclusion118 decks1.47K decks
7%synergy
Palace Siege
8.0%inclusion117 decks1.47K decks
7%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
7.5%inclusion110 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
7.2%inclusion105 decks1.47K decks
7%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
7.1%inclusion104 decks1.47K decks
7%synergy
Lethal Vapors
7.0%inclusion103 decks1.47K decks
7%synergy
Subversion
7.0%inclusion102 decks1.47K decks
7%synergy
Waste Not
6.4%inclusion94 decks1.47K decks
-5%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
6.3%inclusion93 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Marchesa's Decree
6.3%inclusion92 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Words of Waste
6.3%inclusion92 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
6.1%inclusion90 decks1.47K decks
0%synergy
Blood Reckoning
6.1%inclusion90 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Necrogen Mists
5.9%inclusion86 decks1.47K decks
1%synergy
Triskaidekaphobia
5.7%inclusion84 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Protection Racket
5.7%inclusion84 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Spreading Plague
5.5%inclusion80 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Greed
5.4%inclusion79 decks1.47K decks
-2%synergy
Grave Betrayal
5.3%inclusion78 decks1.47K decks
3%synergy
Bottomless Pit
5.3%inclusion78 decks1.47K decks
0%synergy
Liability
5.3%inclusion78 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
22%inclusion317 decks1.47K decks
19%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
9.1%inclusion133 decks1.47K decks
8%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.3%inclusion122 decks1.47K decks
-5%synergy
Liliana Vess
8.1%inclusion118 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
7.6%inclusion111 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
6.1%inclusion90 decks1.47K decks
3%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
5.3%inclusion77 decks1.47K decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
76%inclusion1.11K decks1.47K decks
21%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
59%inclusion858 decks1.47K decks
21%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
58%inclusion843 decks1.47K decks
28%synergy
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion838 decks1.47K decks
10%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
54%inclusion785 decks1.47K decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion614 decks1.47K decks
11%synergy
Witch's Cottage
26%inclusion385 decks1.47K decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
22%inclusion317 decks1.47K decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
19%inclusion282 decks1.47K decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion269 decks1.47K decks
2%synergy
Deserted Temple
17%inclusion243 decks1.47K decks
12%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
15%inclusion213 decks1.47K decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion209 decks1.47K decks
-10%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion204 decks1.47K decks
11%synergy
Vesuva
11%inclusion161 decks1.47K decks
8%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
10%inclusion148 decks1.47K decks
-1%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion147 decks1.47K decks
-6%synergy
Strip Mine
9.1%inclusion133 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
8.7%inclusion128 decks1.47K decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.7%inclusion127 decks1.47K decks
-5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.1%inclusion118 decks1.47K decks
-2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.3%inclusion107 decks1.47K decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.2%inclusion105 decks1.47K decks
-11%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.8%inclusion100 decks1.47K decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.4%inclusion94 decks1.47K decks
-2%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.3%inclusion93 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Terrain Generator
5.9%inclusion87 decks1.47K decks
4%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.9%inclusion86 decks1.47K decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.1%inclusion75 decks1.47K decks
-3%synergy
Lake of the Dead
5.1%inclusion74 decks1.47K decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion1.23K decks1.47K decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion837 decks1.47K decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
39%inclusion571 decks1.47K decks
12%synergy
Caged Sun
35%inclusion506 decks1.47K decks
22%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
32%inclusion468 decks1.47K decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion465 decks1.47K decks
1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
28%inclusion415 decks1.47K decks
21%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion74 decks426 decks
5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
15%inclusion222 decks1.47K decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion215 decks1.47K decks
0%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
14%inclusion202 decks1.47K decks
3%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
12%inclusion175 decks1.47K decks
8%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
11%inclusion166 decks1.47K decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
11%inclusion155 decks1.47K decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion155 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.7%inclusion128 decks1.47K decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.2%inclusion105 decks1.47K decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.5%inclusion80 decks1.47K decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
89%inclusion1.30K decks1.47K decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion469 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion268 decks1.30K decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
17%inclusion225 decks1.33K decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion215 decks1.47K decks
-8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion189 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.9%inclusion130 decks1.47K decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.0%inclusion104 decks1.29K decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
7.2%inclusion106 decks1.47K decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.3%inclusion77 decks1.47K decks
1%synergy