Art: Magali Villeneuve · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos
WBGLegendary Enchantment Creature — Demigod · from $0.38
Menace
Other enchantment creatures you control have menace.
Whenever Anikthea enters or attacks, exile up to one target non-Aura enchantment card from your graveyard. Create a token that's a copy of that card, except it's a 3/3 black Zombie creature in addition to its other types.
A typical Commander deck
A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.
- Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
- Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
- Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
- Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
- Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
- Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan
Staples in these colors
The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).
Budget
55 of 100 at $5 or less · 39 at $1 or less
| # | Card | Type | MV | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sol Ring | Artifact | 1 | $1.07 |
| 2 | Command Tower | Land | 0 | $0.26 |
| 3 | Arcane Signet | Artifact | 2 | $0.34 |
| 4 | Exotic Orchard | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 5 | Reliquary Tower | Land | 0 | $4.28 |
| 6 | Swords to Plowshares | Instant | 1 | $0.98 |
| 7 | Swiftfoot Boots | Artifact | 2 | $1.43 |
| 8 | Lightning Greaves | Artifact | 2 | $3.86 |
| 9 | Path of Ancestry | Land | 0 | $0.16 |
| 10 | Path to Exile | Instant | 1 | $0.71 |
| 11 | Fellwar Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.47 |
| 12 | Rogue's Passage | Land | 0 | $0.31 |
| 13 | Evolving Wilds | Land | 0 | $0.09 |
| 14 | Cultivate | Sorcery | 3 | $0.38 |
| 15 | Thought Vessel | Artifact | 2 | $2.23 |
| 16 | Farseek | Sorcery | 2 | $0.42 |
| 17 | Bojuka Bog | Land | 0 | $1.12 |
| 18 | Beast Within | Instant | 3 | $0.49 |
| 19 | Nature's Lore | Sorcery | 2 | $2.15 |
| 20 | Rampant Growth | Sorcery | 2 | $0.39 |
| 21 | Heroic Intervention | Instant | 2 | $9.28 |
| 22 | Terramorphic Expanse | Land | 0 | $0.10 |
| 23 | Myriad Landscape | Land | 0 | $0.25 |
| 24 | Mind Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.21 |
| 25 | Dark Ritual | Instant | 1 | $0.44 |
| 26 | Birds of Paradise | Creature | 1 | $4.98 |
| 27 | Polluted Delta | Land | 0 | $19.85 |
| 28 | Kodama's Reach | Sorcery | 3 | $1.55 |
| 29 | Flooded Strand | Land | 0 | $12.78 |
| 30 | Three Visits | Sorcery | 2 | $5.55 |
| 31 | Skullclamp | Artifact | 1 | $4.85 |
| 32 | Solemn Simulacrum | Creature | 4 | $0.27 |
| 33 | Misty Rainforest | Land | 0 | $35.98 |
| 34 | Bloodstained Mire | Land | 0 | $14.54 |
| 35 | Fabled Passage | Land | 0 | $0.65 |
| 36 | Windswept Heath | Land | 0 | $11.19 |
| 37 | Wooded Foothills | Land | 0 | $17.96 |
| 38 | Verdant Catacombs | Land | 0 | $29.16 |
| 39 | Scalding Tarn | Land | 0 | $36.86 |
| 40 | Marsh Flats | Land | 0 | $32.04 |
| 41 | Commander's Sphere | Artifact | 3 | $0.19 |
| 42 | Reanimate | Sorcery | 1 | $6.56 |
| 43 | Arid Mesa | Land | 0 | $31.40 |
| 44 | Llanowar Elves | Creature | 1 | $0.24 |
| 45 | Godless Shrine | Land | 0 | $8.47 |
| 46 | Generous Gift | Instant | 3 | $0.93 |
| 47 | Demonic Tutor | Sorcery | 2 | $62.80 |
| 48 | Smothering Tithe | Enchantment | 4 | $56.09 |
| 49 | Toxic Deluge | Sorcery | 3 | $5.04 |
| 50 | Ancient Tomb | Land | 0 | $56.94 |
| 51 | Overgrown Tomb | Land | 0 | $8.00 |
| 52 | Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | Land | 0 | $56.13 |
| 53 | Boseiju, Who Endures | Land | 0 | $50.48 |
| 54 | Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth | Land | 0 | $16.76 |
| 55 | Esper Sentinel | Creature | 1 | $58.03 |
| 56 | Temple Garden | Land | 0 | $6.57 |
| 57 | Temple of the False God | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 58 | Chromatic Lantern | Artifact | 3 | $0.38 |
| 59 | Isolated Chapel | Land | 0 | $0.21 |
| 60 | Garruk's Uprising | Enchantment | 3 | $0.39 |
| 61 | Feed the Swarm | Sorcery | 2 | $0.19 |
| 62 | City of Brass | Land | 0 | $9.17 |
| 63 | The One Ring | Artifact | 4 | $109.88 |
| 64 | Elvish Mystic | Creature | 1 | $0.35 |
| 65 | Phyrexian Arena | Enchantment | 3 | $1.92 |
| 66 | Deadly Rollick | Instant | 4 | $26.52 |
| 67 | Canopy Vista | Land | 0 | $0.22 |
| 68 | Teferi's Protection | Instant | 3 | $34.90 |
| 69 | Cavern of Souls | Land | 0 | $47.72 |
| 70 | Woodland Cemetery | Land | 0 | $0.62 |
| 71 | Sakura-Tribe Elder | Creature | 2 | $0.30 |
| 72 | Vampiric Tutor | Instant | 1 | $48.13 |
| 73 | Mana Confluence | Land | 0 | $34.75 |
| 74 | Urza's Saga | Enchantment | 0 | $34.67 |
| 75 | Lotus Petal | Artifact | 0 | $35.11 |
| 76 | Eternal Witness | Creature | 3 | $1.10 |
| 77 | Assassin's Trophy | Instant | 2 | $1.01 |
| 78 | Enlightened Tutor | Instant | 1 | $21.99 |
| 79 | Caves of Koilos | Land | 0 | $0.30 |
| 80 | Wayfarer's Bauble | Artifact | 1 | $0.31 |
| 81 | Black Market Connections | Enchantment | 3 | $10.78 |
| 82 | Victimize | Sorcery | 3 | $0.57 |
| 83 | Deadly Dispute | Instant | 2 | $0.29 |
| 84 | Sunpetal Grove | Land | 0 | $0.28 |
| 85 | Roaming Throne | Creature | 4 | $47.06 |
| 86 | Ashnod's Altar | Artifact | 3 | $8.15 |
| 87 | Talisman of Hierarchy | Artifact | 2 | $0.45 |
| 88 | Llanowar Wastes | Land | 0 | $0.59 |
| 89 | War Room | Land | 0 | $0.79 |
| 90 | Blood Artist | Creature | 2 | $2.78 |
| 91 | Delighted Halfling | Creature | 1 | $25.91 |
| 92 | Herald's Horn | Artifact | 3 | $2.88 |
| 93 | Mana Vault | Artifact | 1 | $91.59 |
| 94 | Anguished Unmaking | Instant | 3 | $1.58 |
| 95 | Chrome Mox | Artifact | 0 | $51.19 |
| 96 | Ghostly Prison | Enchantment | 3 | $5.72 |
| 97 | Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx | Land | 0 | $45.68 |
| 98 | Reflecting Pool | Land | 0 | $5.50 |
| 99 | Vault of Champions | Land | 0 | $16.60 |
| 100 | Worldly Tutor | Instant | 1 | $26.58 |
Curve of these staples
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Combos with Anikthea, Hand of Erebos
10 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos + Doubling Season + Three Blind Mice
Infinite copies of tokens you control · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite copies of a specific enchantment
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos + Barbara Wright + Three Blind Mice
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite copies of a specific enchantment
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos + Three Blind Mice + Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
Infinite creature tokens · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite copies of a specific enchantment
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos + Doubling Season + Life Finds a Way + Oblivion Ring
Infinite creature tokens · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos + Life Finds a Way + Oblivion Ring + Parallel Lives
Infinite creature tokens · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos + Anointed Procession + Life Finds a Way + Oblivion Ring
Infinite creature tokens · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos + Life Finds a Way + Oblivion Ring + Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
Infinite creature tokens · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos + Life Finds a Way + Oblivion Ring + Primal Vigor
Infinite creature tokens · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos + Kaya, Geist Hunter + Life Finds a Way + Oblivion Ring
Infinite creature tokens · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos + Life Finds a Way + Mondrak, Glory Dominus + Oblivion Ring
Infinite creature tokens · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB
Top finishes
4 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.
- 4th of 26 — Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggMay 8, 2026 · 1–1–0 · by Marco Popo
- 2nd of 31 — Liga Mesão Presencial S2-E2 on Topdeck.ggApr 10, 2026 · 1–0–1 · by Pedro souza
- 6th of 20 — Tournament post dual on Topdeck.ggMar 22, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Samuel Ibarra
- 9th of 25 — Liga Mesão Presencial S1 - E08 on Topdeck.ggMar 20, 2026 · 0–0–2 · by Henrique Guzzo Teixeira
Precons led by Anikthea, Hand of Erebos
Official preconstructed decks with Anikthea, Hand of Erebos at the helm.
- Enduring Enchantments
PreconCommander· Released Aug 2023
Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Precon product lists via MTGJSON. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.