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

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Feb 5, 2025
Commander Unoptimized - It's A Deck, Not An Engine
Commander doesn't need to be a fully optimized game every time. Sometimes, it's helpful to simply play the game as it unfolds before you.
Deck Filters
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
The Rise of Sozin
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
74%synergy
Whip of Erebos
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
73%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
72%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
72%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
100%inclusion18 decks18 decks
70%synergy
Exsanguinate
94%inclusion17 decks18 decks
70%synergy
Exquisite Blood
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
70%synergy
Underworld Dreams
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
66%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
62%synergy
Damnation
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
94%inclusion17 decks18 decks
43%synergy
Jet Medallion
94%inclusion17 decks18 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
23%synergy
Crypt Ghast
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
40%synergy
Toxic Deluge
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
52%synergy
Feed the Swarm
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Reanimate
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
39%synergy
Deadly Rollick
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
49%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
49%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
60%synergy
Demonic Tutor
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
55%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
56%synergy
Necropotence
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
46%synergy
Ancient Tomb
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
44%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
42%synergy
Opposition Agent
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
40%synergy
The One Ring
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
40%synergy
Imperial Seal
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Phyrexian Obliterator
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
50%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
47%synergy
Massacre Wurm
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
44%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
44%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
40%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
47%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
46%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Dread Presence
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
29%synergy
Twilight Prophet
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
39%synergy
Murderous Rider
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
28%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
28%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
28%synergy
Sangromancer
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Blood Artist
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
-9%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
20%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Vein Ripper
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Tree of Perdition
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Emrakul, the Promised End
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Keen Duelist
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Fleshgorger
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Rug of Smothering
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Grave Titan
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Darkstar Augur
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Withering Torment
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Defile
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Consuming Corruption
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Darkness
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
24%synergy
Force of Despair
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
20%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Hagra Mauling
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Baleful Mastery
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Saw in Half
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-7%synergy
Snuff Out
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Hero's Downfall
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Crypt Incursion
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-6%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-6%synergy
Make Obsolete
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-7%synergy
Withering Boon
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Strike
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Vona's Hunger
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Bubbling Muck
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
46%synergy
Grim Tutor
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
38%synergy
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
14%synergy
Will of the Abzan
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Villainous Wrath
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Consume Spirit
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Mutilate
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Temporal Extortion
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-14%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-7%synergy
Killing Wave
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Profane Command
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Drain Life
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Counsel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Diresight
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Come Back Wrong
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Rush of Dread
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Profane Transfusion
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-7%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Blood on the Snow
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Dead of Winter
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Crux of Fate
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Bond of Agony
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Swallowing Plague
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Corrupt
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Invoke Despair
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Alhammarret's Archive
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
51%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
40%synergy
Expedition Map
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
25%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
17%synergy
Shadowspear
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
30%synergy
Bontu's Monument
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
5%synergy
World Map
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
The Endstone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-17%synergy
Venser's Journal
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Scroll Rack
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Forsaken Monument
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Tithing Blade
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-7%synergy
Heartstone
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Doubling Cube
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Soul Conduit
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Pact Weapon
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-26%synergy
Eternity Vessel
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Ivory Tower
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
26%synergy
No Mercy
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
54%synergy
Sanguine Bond
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
43%synergy
Animate Dead
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
38%synergy
Black Market Connections
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Painful Quandary
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
40%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
38%synergy
Wound Reflection
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
35%synergy
Polluted Bonds
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
25%synergy
Pestilence
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
25%synergy
Parker Luck
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Oubliette
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Necrodominance
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Necromancy
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Bitterblossom
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Dance of the Dead
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Court of Ambition
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Grave Pact
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-8%synergy
Font of Agonies
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Cramped Vents // Access Maze
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Grievous Wound
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Black Market
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-16%synergy
Vampiric Link
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Palace Siege
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Illness in the Ranks
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Nether Void
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Spreading Plague
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Warlock Class
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Grave Betrayal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Aether
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Revel in Riches
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Baneful Omen
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
47%synergy
Sorin Markov
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
42%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Liliana Vess
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
100%inclusion18 decks18 decks
45%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
51%synergy
Reliquary Tower
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
46%synergy
Bojuka Bog
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
25%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
31%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
40%synergy
Thespian's Stage
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
39%synergy
Deserted Temple
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
35%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
23%synergy
Maze of Ith
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
30%synergy
Vesuva
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
30%synergy
Urza's Saga
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
20%synergy
Castle Locthwain
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Strip Mine
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-13%synergy
Buried Ruin
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-13%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Everglades
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Vault of Whispers
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-8%synergy
The Black Gate
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Mirrorpool
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Radiant Fountain
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Barad-dûr
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Inventors' Fair
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Urborg
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Lake of the Dead
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Dark Depths
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Hive of the Eye Tyrant
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Guildless Commons
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion18 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Caged Sun
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
49%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
23%synergy
The Soul Stone
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
38%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
34%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Nyx Lotus
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-7%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Mana Crypt
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Pristine Talisman
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Skyclave Relic
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Thawing Glaciers
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy