Erebos, God of the Dead (Commander) - Upgraded Control

Erebos, God of the Dead
Rank #1,161
9decks
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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.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Desperate Plea
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exsanguinate
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
64%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Whip of Erebos
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
56%synergy
Expedition Map
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Crypt Ghast
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
No Mercy
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Jet Medallion
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Dark Ritual
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Mutilate
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Massacre Wurm
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Damnation
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Necropotence
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Demonic Tutor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Opposition Agent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Glacial Chasm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Solemn Simulacrum
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Twilight Prophet
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Dread Presence
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Ophiomancer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Massacre Girl
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Sangromancer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Plaguecrafter
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Myojin of Night's Reach
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Mindslicer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Basilica Screecher
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Witch of the Moors
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Accursed Marauder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Black Cat, Cunning Thief
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
PuPu UFO
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Phage the Untouchable
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dread
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Korlash, Heir to Blackblade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Rats
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Infernal Grasp
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Curtains' Call
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Consuming Corruption
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Defile
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Flare of Malice
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Doom Blade
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Dismember
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Scour from Existence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Silence the Believers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Corpse Dance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Culling the Weak
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Slaughter Pact
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Darkness
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Cast Down
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Saw in Half
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
False Cure
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Bubbling Muck
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Consume Spirit
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Corrupt
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Drain Life
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Will of the Abzan
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Victimize
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Dead of Winter
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Killing Wave
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Syphon Mind
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Tempest
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Rush of Dread
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Extortion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Profane Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Come Back Wrong
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Blood on the Snow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Pox
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Make an Example
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Introduction to Annihilation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Profane Command
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Counsel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Smallpox
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Ever After
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bond of Agony
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Final Parting
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Necromantic Selection
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Infest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Invoke Despair
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bontu's Monument
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Ward of Bones
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
World Map
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Armillary Sphere
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Mind's Eye
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Library of Leng
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Tithing Blade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Wand of Orcus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Sword of War and Peace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ivory Tower
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Venser's Journal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Polluted Bonds
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Black Market
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Animate Dead
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Painful Quandary
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Underworld Dreams
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Font of Agonies
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Wound Reflection
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Black Market Connections
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Pestilence
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Waste Not
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Words of Waste
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Rites
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Grave Pact
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Exquisite Blood
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Bottomless Pit
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Aether
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Necrogen Mists
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Oppression
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Bitterblossom
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Dance of the Dead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Last Laugh
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Court of Ambition
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Bond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Warlock Class
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Grave Betrayal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Lethal Vapors
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Oubliette
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Revel in Riches
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Hissing Miasma
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Gibbering Descent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Liliana, the Last Hope
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Liliana Vess
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Sorin Markov
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Ghost Quarter
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Barad-dûr
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Terrain Generator
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Castle Locthwain
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Witch's Cottage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Thespian's Stage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Lake of the Dead
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Pit of Offerings
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Echoing Deeps
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Buried Ruin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Vesuva
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Detection Tower
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Karn's Bastion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Temple
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Petrified Field
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Field of Ruin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Caged Sun
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
77%synergy
Thought Vessel
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
40%synergy
The Soul Stone
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Arcane Signet
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Nyx Lotus
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Sol Talisman
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Fell the Profane
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Urza's Cave
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Horizon of Progress
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy