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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mornsong Aria
2.7%inclusion1 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
2.6%inclusion6 decks235 decks
0%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
2.0%inclusion5 decks246 decks
1%synergy
Day of Black Sun
2.0%inclusion5 decks246 decks
0%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
1.8%inclusion4 decks223 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exsanguinate
71%inclusion1.03K decks1.44K decks
47%synergy
Whip of Erebos
51%inclusion739 decks1.44K decks
41%synergy
Underworld Dreams
44%inclusion628 decks1.44K decks
37%synergy
Damnation
54%inclusion777 decks1.44K decks
33%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
47%inclusion670 decks1.44K decks
32%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
42%inclusion611 decks1.44K decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
82%inclusion1.18K decks1.44K decks
31%synergy
Exquisite Blood
43%inclusion625 decks1.44K decks
30%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
46%inclusion662 decks1.44K decks
30%synergy
No Mercy
37%inclusion525 decks1.44K decks
29%synergy
Top Cards
Crypt Ghast
74%inclusion1.07K decks1.44K decks
26%synergy
Jet Medallion
70%inclusion1.01K decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
60%inclusion867 decks1.44K decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion829 decks1.44K decks
-9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
55%inclusion786 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
52%inclusion753 decks1.44K decks
15%synergy
Massacre Wurm
45%inclusion646 decks1.44K decks
27%synergy
Mutilate
43%inclusion616 decks1.44K decks
24%synergy
Defile
41%inclusion596 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
40%inclusion574 decks1.44K decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
41%inclusion585 decks1.44K decks
11%synergy
Demonic Tutor
40%inclusion570 decks1.44K decks
12%synergy
Necropotence
30%inclusion431 decks1.44K decks
15%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
27%inclusion392 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
13%inclusion186 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Opposition Agent
11%inclusion151 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion141 decks1.44K decks
-2%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion138 decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.0%inclusion115 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.5%inclusion94 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Dread Presence
39%inclusion568 decks1.44K decks
25%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
39%inclusion558 decks1.44K decks
24%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
36%inclusion523 decks1.44K decks
18%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
32%inclusion460 decks1.44K decks
21%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
32%inclusion453 decks1.44K decks
27%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
30%inclusion437 decks1.44K decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
30%inclusion434 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
30%inclusion430 decks1.44K decks
19%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
30%inclusion426 decks1.44K decks
22%synergy
Twilight Prophet
29%inclusion414 decks1.44K decks
23%synergy
Blood Artist
28%inclusion404 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
28%inclusion402 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
26%inclusion381 decks1.44K decks
15%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
26%inclusion369 decks1.44K decks
20%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
25%inclusion353 decks1.44K decks
20%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24%inclusion346 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Murderous Rider
24%inclusion342 decks1.44K decks
17%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
23%inclusion241 decks1.03K decks
14%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
23%inclusion284 decks1.24K decks
15%synergy
Sangromancer
22%inclusion320 decks1.44K decks
11%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
22%inclusion320 decks1.44K decks
17%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
20%inclusion291 decks1.44K decks
19%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
20%inclusion130 decks643 decks
12%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
20%inclusion282 decks1.44K decks
16%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
17%inclusion127 decks760 decks
12%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
16%inclusion236 decks1.44K decks
9%synergy
Grave Titan
16%inclusion229 decks1.44K decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
15%inclusion219 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Plaguecrafter
14%inclusion206 decks1.44K decks
-6%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
14%inclusion201 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
13%inclusion187 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
13%inclusion184 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
12%inclusion178 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Ophiomancer
12%inclusion174 decks1.44K decks
-4%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
12%inclusion143 decks1.21K decks
7%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
12%inclusion168 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
11%inclusion123 decks1.13K decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred
10%inclusion146 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
10%inclusion145 decks1.44K decks
-10%synergy
Fate Unraveler
10%inclusion139 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
10%inclusion138 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
9.3%inclusion134 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
9.3%inclusion134 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
9.2%inclusion132 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
9.1%inclusion131 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Accursed Marauder
9.0%inclusion116 decks1.28K decks
-12%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
8.8%inclusion126 decks1.44K decks
-14%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
8.6%inclusion124 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Grim Servant
8.5%inclusion110 decks1.29K decks
4%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
8.4%inclusion121 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
35%inclusion388 decks1.11K decks
3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
34%inclusion439 decks1.29K decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
31%inclusion443 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
27%inclusion392 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
26%inclusion375 decks1.44K decks
17%synergy
Imp's Mischief
24%inclusion344 decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Darkness
23%inclusion336 decks1.44K decks
14%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
22%inclusion310 decks1.44K decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion270 decks1.29K decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
21%inclusion299 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
16%inclusion230 decks1.44K decks
9%synergy
Baleful Mastery
15%inclusion222 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion203 decks1.44K decks
-8%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion194 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
13%inclusion67 decks510 decks
4%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
12%inclusion174 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Force of Despair
12%inclusion171 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
12%inclusion168 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion167 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion161 decks1.44K decks
-7%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion158 decks1.44K decks
-10%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion152 decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
10%inclusion144 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Doom Blade
9.0%inclusion130 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Withering Boon
8.7%inclusion125 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Murder
8.0%inclusion115 decks1.44K decks
-2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.9%inclusion114 decks1.44K decks
-2%synergy
Entomb
7.8%inclusion112 decks1.44K decks
-4%synergy
Saw in Half
6.7%inclusion97 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.7%inclusion96 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Dash Hopes
6.3%inclusion90 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Suffer the Past
5.7%inclusion82 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.3%inclusion76 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
37%inclusion534 decks1.44K decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
36%inclusion518 decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Bubbling Muck
31%inclusion441 decks1.44K decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion334 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
23%inclusion324 decks1.44K decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion311 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
18%inclusion258 decks1.44K decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion175 decks1.02K decks
0%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion242 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion240 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion239 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion184 decks1.44K decks
-13%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion166 decks1.35K decks
0%synergy
Syphon Mind
12%inclusion176 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Beseech the Queen
12%inclusion172 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Profane Command
12%inclusion167 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Corrupt
12%inclusion166 decks1.44K decks
9%synergy
Deadly Tempest
10%inclusion149 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Killing Wave
10%inclusion143 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Consume Spirit
10%inclusion139 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
10%inclusion138 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.1%inclusion131 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Final Act
8.2%inclusion108 decks1.32K decks
7%synergy
Temporal Extortion
8.1%inclusion116 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.1%inclusion116 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Repay in Kind
8.1%inclusion116 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.4%inclusion92 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Drain Life
6.2%inclusion89 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Dark Petition
6.1%inclusion87 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Dread Return
5.8%inclusion84 decks1.44K decks
-6%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.4%inclusion77 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Army of the Damned
5.4%inclusion77 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Living Death
5.2%inclusion75 decks1.44K decks
-5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.2%inclusion75 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.2%inclusion38 decks737 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Expedition Map
39%inclusion558 decks1.44K decks
26%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
33%inclusion209 decks643 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion383 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
21%inclusion309 decks1.44K decks
-6%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
18%inclusion253 decks1.44K decks
14%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
16%inclusion232 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion181 decks1.44K decks
-21%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion146 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Venser's Journal
10%inclusion146 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Demon's Horn
9.0%inclusion129 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.3%inclusion119 decks1.44K decks
-23%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
7.7%inclusion111 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Shadowspear
7.6%inclusion109 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
6.9%inclusion99 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
6.8%inclusion98 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.7%inclusion80 decks1.20K decks
6%synergy
Lashwrithe
6.5%inclusion93 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Tithing Blade
6.3%inclusion90 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
World Map
5.8%inclusion36 decks621 decks
4%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
5.4%inclusion78 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
5.1%inclusion74 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
39%inclusion568 decks1.44K decks
29%synergy
Sanguine Bond
33%inclusion476 decks1.44K decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
32%inclusion464 decks1.44K decks
15%synergy
Font of Agonies
25%inclusion360 decks1.44K decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
24%inclusion349 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
24%inclusion345 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Black Market
24%inclusion341 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
23%inclusion332 decks1.44K decks
14%synergy
Pestilence
21%inclusion299 decks1.44K decks
18%synergy
Polluted Bonds
20%inclusion289 decks1.44K decks
18%synergy
Wound Reflection
18%inclusion265 decks1.44K decks
15%synergy
Oubliette
17%inclusion243 decks1.44K decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion205 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
14%inclusion203 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
14%inclusion202 decks1.44K decks
12%synergy
Grave Pact
14%inclusion201 decks1.44K decks
-5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
13%inclusion146 decks1.13K decks
6%synergy
Bitterblossom
12%inclusion167 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Underworld Connections
10%inclusion145 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Court of Ambition
10%inclusion137 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
9.4%inclusion135 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Oppression
9.2%inclusion132 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Tainted Aether
8.7%inclusion125 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Hissing Miasma
8.2%inclusion118 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Warlock Class
8.1%inclusion117 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.1%inclusion117 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Palace Siege
8.1%inclusion116 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
7.5%inclusion108 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
7.2%inclusion103 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
7.1%inclusion102 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Lethal Vapors
7.1%inclusion102 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Subversion
6.8%inclusion98 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Waste Not
6.3%inclusion91 decks1.44K decks
-5%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
6.3%inclusion91 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
6.2%inclusion89 decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Marchesa's Decree
6.2%inclusion89 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Blood Reckoning
6.2%inclusion89 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Words of Waste
6.1%inclusion88 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Protection Racket
5.7%inclusion82 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Necrogen Mists
5.7%inclusion82 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Triskaidekaphobia
5.6%inclusion81 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Greed
5.4%inclusion77 decks1.44K decks
-2%synergy
Grave Betrayal
5.4%inclusion77 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Spreading Plague
5.3%inclusion76 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Liability
5.3%inclusion76 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Bottomless Pit
5.1%inclusion74 decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
22%inclusion314 decks1.44K decks
19%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
9.1%inclusion131 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.2%inclusion118 decks1.44K decks
-5%synergy
Liliana Vess
8.2%inclusion118 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
7.7%inclusion111 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
6.1%inclusion88 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
5.4%inclusion77 decks1.44K decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
76%inclusion1.09K decks1.44K decks
21%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
58%inclusion837 decks1.44K decks
21%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
58%inclusion829 decks1.44K decks
28%synergy
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion821 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
53%inclusion766 decks1.44K decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion603 decks1.44K decks
11%synergy
Witch's Cottage
26%inclusion376 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
22%inclusion314 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
19%inclusion280 decks1.44K decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion269 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Deserted Temple
17%inclusion240 decks1.44K decks
12%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
15%inclusion213 decks1.44K decks
12%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion202 decks1.44K decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion200 decks1.44K decks
-10%synergy
Vesuva
11%inclusion160 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
10%inclusion148 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion140 decks1.44K decks
-7%synergy
Strip Mine
9.2%inclusion132 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.0%inclusion129 decks1.44K decks
-4%synergy
Barren Moor
8.8%inclusion127 decks1.44K decks
-2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.8%inclusion112 decks1.44K decks
-2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.2%inclusion104 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.2%inclusion104 decks1.44K decks
-11%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.7%inclusion97 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.3%inclusion91 decks1.44K decks
-2%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.3%inclusion90 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Polluted Mire
6.1%inclusion87 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Terrain Generator
5.9%inclusion85 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.2%inclusion75 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Lake of the Dead
5.1%inclusion74 decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion1.21K decks1.44K decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion815 decks1.44K decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
39%inclusion568 decks1.44K decks
13%synergy
Caged Sun
34%inclusion494 decks1.44K decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion455 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
32%inclusion453 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Nyx Lotus
28%inclusion407 decks1.44K decks
21%synergy
The Soul Stone
18%inclusion79 decks450 decks
5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
15%inclusion220 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion210 decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
14%inclusion198 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
12%inclusion166 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
11%inclusion159 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
11%inclusion156 decks1.44K decks
11%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion152 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.8%inclusion127 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.0%inclusion101 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.6%inclusion80 decks1.44K decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
89%inclusion1.28K decks1.44K decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion464 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion270 decks1.29K decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
17%inclusion221 decks1.32K decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion203 decks1.44K decks
-8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion182 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.1%inclusion131 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.1%inclusion104 decks1.28K decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
7.2%inclusion104 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.3%inclusion76 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy