---
name: "Erebos, God of the Dead"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Enchantment Creature — God"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Indestructible"]
set: "PIO"
set_name: "Pioneer Masters"
collector_number: "291"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Bram Sels"
oracle_id: "1cfc7b12-a595-492d-81ee-bd100ba7de6a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/erebos-god-of-the-dead-pio"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Erebos, God of the Dead
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/7
- **Keywords:** Indestructible

## Oracle Text
Indestructible
As long as your devotion to black is less than five, Erebos isn't a creature. (Each {B} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
Your opponents can't gain life.
{1}{B}, Pay 2 life: Draw a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Erebos, Bleak-Hearted](/printing/erebos-bleak-hearted-thb.md) — Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
2. [Erebos's Titan](/printing/ereboss-titan-ori.md) — Creature — Giant
3. [Athreos, God of Passage](/printing/athreos-god-of-passage-sld.md) — Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
4. [Bane, Lord of Darkness](/printing/bane-lord-of-darkness-clb.md) — Legendary Creature — God
5. [Athreos, Shroud-Veiled](/printing/athreos-shroud-veiled-thb.md) — Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
6. [Pharika, God of Affliction](/printing/pharika-god-of-affliction-pio.md) — Legendary Enchantment Creature — God

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Pioneer Masters (PIO) #291
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Bram Sels
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`