Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
Indestructible As long as your devotion to black is less than five, Erebos isn't a creature. Whenever another creature you control dies, you may pay 2 life. If you do, draw a card. {1}{B}, Sacrifice another creature: Target creature gets -2/-1 until end of turn.
How Erebos decks play in EDH
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted is a mono-black commander costing 3B, and its legendary enchantment creature - god line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. The cards below are the ones Erebos, Bleak-Hearted decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $52.23Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
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Removal (1)
Creatures (12)
Synergy & payoffs (5)
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What colours can I use in a Erebos, Bleak-Hearted deck?
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted has a mono-black colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Erebos, Bleak-Hearted?
The cards played most often in Erebos, Bleak-Hearted decks include Avacyn, Angel of Horror, Lich's Relic, Great Fierce Bee. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Erebos, Bleak-Hearted deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $52.23 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Erebos, Bleak-Hearted deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.