Erebos, God of the Dead
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Black. Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
Theros #85 · Illustrated by Peter Mohrbacher
Theros #85 · Illustrated by Peter MohrbacherWhat is Erebos, God of the Dead worth?
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Oracle text
Indestructible
As long as your devotion to black is less than five, Erebos isn't a creature. (Each in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
Your opponents can't gain life.
, Pay 2 life: Draw a card.
5/7
Format legality
All 2 printings of Erebos, God of the Dead
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Secret Lair Drop sld #74· 2020Showcasemythic· Cardmarket €22.17 foil | mythic | No non-foil printing | $26.56 | €22.17 foil | |
 Theros ths #85· 2013mythic· Cardmarket €10.50 · €19.42 foil | mythic | $10.24 | $25.20 | €10.50€19.42 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2013
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #3,061 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Indestructible
- Artists
- Jason A. Engle, Peter Mohrbacher
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Theros card (#85).
85
- 85Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
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Rulings (12)
September 15, 2013
If an activated ability or triggered ability has an effect that depends on your devotion to a color, you count the number of mana symbols of that color among the mana costs of permanents you control as the ability resolves. The permanent with that ability will be counted if it's still on the battlefield at that time.
September 15, 2013
Hybrid mana symbols, monocolored hybrid mana symbols, and Phyrexian mana symbols do count toward your devotion to their color(s).
September 15, 2013
Mana symbols in the text boxes of permanents you control don't count toward your devotion to any color.
September 15, 2013
Numeric mana symbols (
, , and so on) in mana costs of permanents you control don't count toward your devotion to any color.January 24, 2020
Counters put on a God remain on it while it's not a creature, even if they have no effect.
January 24, 2020
When a God enters the battlefield, your devotion to its color (including the mana symbols in the mana cost of the God itself) will determine if a creature entered the battlefield or not for abilities that trigger whenever a creature enters the battlefield.
January 24, 2020
The abilities of Gods function as long as they're on the battlefield, regardless of whether they're creatures.
January 24, 2020
If an effect causes a God to lose all abilities, its ability that causes it to stop being a creature still applies if appropriate.
January 24, 2020
If a God is attacking or blocking and it stops being a creature, it will be removed from combat. It won't rejoin combat if it resumes being a creature later during that combat.
January 24, 2020
As a God enters the battlefield, your devotion to its color will determine whether any replacement effects that affect creatures entering the battlefield apply to that God. Because replacement effects are considered before the God is on the battlefield, the mana symbols in its mana cost won't be counted when determining this.
January 24, 2020
The type-changing ability that can make a God not be a creature functions only on the battlefield. It's always a creature card in other zones, regardless of your devotion to its color. It's always a creature spell while it's on the stack.
January 24, 2020
If a God stops being a creature, it loses the type creature and the creature type God. It continues to be a legendary enchantment.
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