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

Erebos, God of the Dead
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Paul Palmer
Dec 22, 2025
Paul Palmer
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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Exsanguinate
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
76%synergy
Whip of Erebos
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Expedition Map
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
54%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Twilight Prophet
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Crypt Ghast
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Jet Medallion
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Reanimate
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Toxic Deluge
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Blood Artist
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Necropotence
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Demonic Tutor
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Opposition Agent
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Glacial Chasm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Creatures
Phyrexian Obliterator
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Ophiomancer
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Sangromancer
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Massacre Wurm
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Murderous Rider
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Dread Presence
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Plaguecrafter
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Blood Seeker
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Starscape Cleric
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Massacre Girl
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Witch of the Moors
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Epicure of Blood
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Accursed Marauder
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Dread
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Korlash, Heir to Blackblade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Defile
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Tragic Slip
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Imp's Mischief
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Consuming Corruption
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Baleful Mastery
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Dismember
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Force of Despair
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Simulacrum
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Scour from Existence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Snuff Out
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Doom Blade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Slaughter Pact
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Dash Hopes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Foul Renewal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Withering Boon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Grim Return
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Cast Down
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Curtains' Call
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ultimate Price
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Victim of Night
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Torment of Hailfire
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Sign in Blood
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Bubbling Muck
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Mutilate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Counsel
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Will of the Abzan
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
New Blood
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Extortion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Come Back Wrong
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Profane Transfusion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Nightmare Incursion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Crux of Fate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Make an Example
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Killing Wave
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Consume Spirit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Fell
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Consuming Vapors
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Corrupt
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Blood Tribute
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Essence Harvest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Tempest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Extinguish All Hope
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blood Tithe
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Shrouded Lore
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Invoke Despair
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Feast of Blood
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
World Map
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Sigil of Distinction
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Mind's Eye
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tithing Blade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Doubling Cube
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wand of Orcus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sword of War and Peace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Soul Conduit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Herald's Horn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Ward of Bones
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
General's Regalia
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Batterskull
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Empyrial Plate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Spawning Pit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Demon's Horn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Pariah's Shield
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Exquisite Blood
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Font of Agonies
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Sanguine Bond
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Underworld Dreams
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Black Market Connections
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Bonds
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
No Mercy
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Painful Quandary
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Oubliette
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Pestilence
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Grave Pact
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Wound Reflection
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Waste Not
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Cramped Vents // Access Maze
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Words of Waste
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Remedy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Last Laugh
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Court of Ambition
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Necromancy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Warlock Class
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bottomless Pit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Call of the Ring
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Lethal Vapors
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Aether
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Desolation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Koskun Falls
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Nowhere to Run
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Necrogen Mists
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Oppression
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Heartless Summoning
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Bitterblossom
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Sorin Markov
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Liliana Vess
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Cabal Coffers
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Castle Locthwain
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Ghost Quarter
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Barren Moor
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Buried Ruin
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Witch's Cottage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Deserted Temple
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Thespian's Stage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Vesuva
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Field of Ruin
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Memorial to Folly
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Tectonic Edge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Barad-dûr
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Detection Tower
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Karn's Bastion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Lake of the Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Caged Sun
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Thought Vessel
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Arcane Signet
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-21%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Nyx Lotus
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
The Soul Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Fell the Profane
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Urza's Cave
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
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