Erebos, God of the Dead (Commander) - Optimized

Erebos, God of the Dead
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Arnaud Gompertz
Apr 22, 2026
Arnaud Gompertz
Three Esper-cially Spicy Brews
On this edition of Branching Out, Arnaud digs into some underplayed Commander brews for the Esper color combination.
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Exquisite Blood
73%inclusion68 decks93 decks
60%synergy
Exsanguinate
77%inclusion72 decks93 decks
53%synergy
Damnation
72%inclusion67 decks93 decks
52%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
65%inclusion60 decks93 decks
50%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
62%inclusion58 decks93 decks
47%synergy
Sanguine Bond
57%inclusion53 decks93 decks
45%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
58%inclusion54 decks93 decks
44%synergy
Whip of Erebos
55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
44%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
73%inclusion68 decks93 decks
43%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
80%inclusion74 decks93 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
92%inclusion86 decks93 decks
42%synergy
Jet Medallion
88%inclusion82 decks93 decks
26%synergy
Crypt Ghast
86%inclusion80 decks93 decks
39%synergy
Dark Ritual
73%inclusion68 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
67%inclusion62 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
63%inclusion59 decks93 decks
24%synergy
Deadly Rollick
59%inclusion55 decks93 decks
34%synergy
Reanimate
55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion50 decks93 decks
4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
52%inclusion48 decks93 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
73%inclusion68 decks93 decks
46%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
62%inclusion58 decks93 decks
34%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
60%inclusion56 decks93 decks
39%synergy
Necropotence
49%inclusion46 decks93 decks
35%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
16%synergy
The One Ring
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Opposition Agent
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Seal
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
52%inclusion48 decks93 decks
41%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
49%inclusion46 decks93 decks
39%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
47%inclusion44 decks93 decks
36%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
44%inclusion41 decks93 decks
33%synergy
Massacre Wurm
43%inclusion40 decks93 decks
26%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
42%inclusion39 decks93 decks
29%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
42%inclusion39 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
35%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
29%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
24%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Blood Artist
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
22%inclusion17 decks77 decks
14%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Dread Presence
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Twilight Prophet
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Plaguecrafter
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Murderous Rider
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Sangromancer
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Ophiomancer
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Grave Titan
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-12%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Grim Servant
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Dark Confidant
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-12%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
45%inclusion42 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Withering Torment
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Darkness
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Defile
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Consuming Corruption
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Mastery
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Ritual
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Despair
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Snuff Out
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Hero's Downfall
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Withering Boon
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Dismember
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Saw in Half
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Flare of Malice
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-13%synergy
Doom Blade
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Bubbling Muck
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Mutilate
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Grim Tutor
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Decree of Pain
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-14%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Temporal Extortion
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Dark Petition
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Consume Spirit
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Pox Plague
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Profane Command
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
7%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Beseech the Queen
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Damnable Pact
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Pull from the Grave
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Ambition
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Dread
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Duress
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Dead of Winter
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Corrupt
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Expedition Map
48%inclusion45 decks93 decks
37%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
44%inclusion34 decks77 decks
24%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Bontu's Monument
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
-12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-19%synergy
Doubling Cube
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Shadowspear
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Sinister Monolith
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Mindcrank
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Demon's Horn
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
1%synergy
World Map
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
43%inclusion40 decks93 decks
33%synergy
Underworld Dreams
35%inclusion33 decks93 decks
30%synergy
No Mercy
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
27%synergy
Animate Dead
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Oubliette
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Bonds
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Black Market
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Grave Pact
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Wound Reflection
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Font of Agonies
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Pestilence
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Bitterblossom
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Court of Ambition
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Necrodominance
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Oppression
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Aether
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Lethal Vapors
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Subversion
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Contamination
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Words of Waste
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Palace Siege
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Spreading Plague
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Necrogen Mists
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Darkness
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Necromancy
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-0%synergy
Hissing Miasma
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
32%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Liliana Vess
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
94%inclusion87 decks93 decks
39%synergy
Bojuka Bog
60%inclusion56 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
58%inclusion54 decks93 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
45%inclusion42 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Witch's Cottage
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Deserted Temple
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
26%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Thespian's Stage
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
-11%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Vesuva
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Strip Mine
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Wasteland
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Lake of the Dead
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Chasm
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-12%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Inventors' Fair
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
3%synergy
War Room
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion87 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion61 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
42%inclusion39 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Caged Sun
37%inclusion34 decks93 decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Nyx Lotus
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
89%inclusion83 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Cave
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
3%synergy
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