Erebos, God of the Dead (Commander) - Devotion

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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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Day of Black Sun
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exsanguinate
80%inclusion45 decks56 decks
56%synergy
Whip of Erebos
66%inclusion37 decks56 decks
55%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
64%inclusion36 decks56 decks
53%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
98%inclusion55 decks56 decks
46%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
75%inclusion42 decks56 decks
45%synergy
Underworld Dreams
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
44%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
43%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
40%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
38%synergy
Expedition Map
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Crypt Ghast
86%inclusion48 decks56 decks
37%synergy
Jet Medallion
84%inclusion47 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
66%inclusion37 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Dark Ritual
59%inclusion33 decks56 decks
-8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
59%inclusion33 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Massacre Wurm
54%inclusion30 decks56 decks
36%synergy
Toxic Deluge
54%inclusion30 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Damnation
54%inclusion30 decks56 decks
33%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
31%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Demonic Tutor
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Necropotence
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Imperial Seal
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Ayara, First of Locthwain
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
17%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Dread Presence
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
35%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Twilight Prophet
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
27%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Murderous Rider
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Grave Titan
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Ophiomancer
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Sangromancer
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Plaguecrafter
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Blood Artist
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
-12%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Grim Servant
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Underworld Hermit
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Mogis's Marauder
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Burnished Hart
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Blight-Breath Catoblepas
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Massacre Girl
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Marshmist Titan
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Disciple of Phenax
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Defile
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Consuming Corruption
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Withering Torment
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Imp's Mischief
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Hero's Downfall
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Force of Despair
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Darkness
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Slip
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Snuff Out
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Pharika's Libation
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-11%synergy
Curtains' Call
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-7%synergy
Malicious Affliction
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Doom Blade
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Withering Boon
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Szat's Will
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Mutilate
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Reanimate
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Bubbling Muck
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Sanguimancy
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Profane Command
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-12%synergy
Syphon Mind
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Consume Spirit
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Killing Wave
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Corrupt
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Queen
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Will of the Abzan
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Consuming Vapors
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Drain Life
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
All Is Dust
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Extract the Truth
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Dead of Winter
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Crux of Fate
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Make an Example
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
16%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
-14%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-14%synergy
Lashwrithe
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-23%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-16%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowspear
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
27%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
17%synergy
No Mercy
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
27%synergy
Black Market Connections
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Exquisite Blood
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Animate Dead
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Sanguine Bond
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Oubliette
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Font of Agonies
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Black Market
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Bonds
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Pestilence
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Grave Pact
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Wound Reflection
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Court of Ambition
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Bitterblossom
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Necromancy
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Dark Prophecy
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Oppression
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Heartless Summoning
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Necrodominance
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Nowhere to Run
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Waste Not
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Omen of the Dead
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Cacophony Unleashed
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Words of Waste
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Palace Siege
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Grave Betrayal
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Bottomless Pit
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Call of the Ring
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Raiders' Wake
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Liliana Vess
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
82%inclusion46 decks56 decks
27%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
66%inclusion37 decks56 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
63%inclusion35 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
59%inclusion33 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Cottage
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Castle Locthwain
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-8%synergy
Deserted Temple
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
War Room
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-8%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Barren Moor
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Vesuva
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Terrain Generator
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Lake of the Dead
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion50 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion35 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Nyx Lotus
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
40%synergy
The Soul Stone
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Caged Sun
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
32%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
91%inclusion51 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Cave
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
6%synergy