Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis (Commander) - Self-Mill

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Arnaud Gompertz
Sep 3, 2025
How to Build Golgari Without Being Golboring
Like to think outside the color box in Commander? This edition of Branching Out gives you some great ideas for unique Golgari builds.
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Scryfall
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Risky Research
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Satyr Wayfinder
90%inclusion101 decks112 decks
84%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
86%inclusion96 decks112 decks
78%synergy
Circle of the Land Druid
75%inclusion84 decks112 decks
73%synergy
Undead Butler
74%inclusion83 decks112 decks
71%synergy
Grisly Salvage
80%inclusion90 decks112 decks
69%synergy
Korozda Guildmage
70%inclusion78 decks112 decks
68%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
66%inclusion74 decks112 decks
62%synergy
Greater Good
65%inclusion73 decks112 decks
59%synergy
Dread Return
66%inclusion74 decks112 decks
56%synergy
Tend the Pests
60%inclusion67 decks112 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Eternal Witness
65%inclusion73 decks112 decks
40%synergy
Golgari Thug
59%inclusion66 decks112 decks
54%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
57%inclusion62 decks108 decks
50%synergy
Glowspore Shaman
57%inclusion64 decks112 decks
55%synergy
Nyx Weaver
56%inclusion63 decks112 decks
46%synergy
Blanchwood Prowler
55%inclusion62 decks112 decks
54%synergy
Llanowar Elves
54%inclusion60 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
53%inclusion52 decks99 decks
50%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
52%inclusion58 decks112 decks
44%synergy
Life's Legacy
51%inclusion57 decks112 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Field of the Dead
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Worldly Tutor
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Disciple of Freyalise
57%inclusion57 decks100 decks
49%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion56 decks112 decks
35%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
47%inclusion53 decks112 decks
42%synergy
Mire Triton
46%inclusion52 decks112 decks
46%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
46%inclusion52 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Skull Prophet
46%inclusion51 decks112 decks
37%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
45%inclusion50 decks112 decks
35%synergy
Elvish Mystic
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
39%inclusion44 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
38%inclusion43 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Reclamation Sage
36%inclusion40 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Ainok Wayfarer
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
34%inclusion37 decks108 decks
33%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Genesis
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
31%synergy
Rubblebelt Maverick
32%inclusion35 decks108 decks
32%synergy
Springbloom Druid
32%inclusion36 decks112 decks
27%synergy
Gnawing Vermin
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
31%synergy
Seedship Broodtender
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Old Rutstein
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Insidious Fungus
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Six
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Town Greeter
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
28%inclusion31 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Timeless Witness
28%inclusion31 decks112 decks
24%synergy
The Mycotyrant
28%inclusion31 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Cankerbloom
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Birds of Paradise
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Splinterfright
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Old Stickfingers
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Hermit Druid
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Grist, Voracious Larva
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Haywire Mite
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Underrealm Lich
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Honest Rutstein
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Icetill Explorer
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Molt Tender
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Bloodghast
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Deathcap Marionette
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
13%synergy
World Shaper
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Wood Elves
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Dogged Detective
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Grapple with the Past
47%inclusion53 decks112 decks
42%synergy
Momentous Fall
41%inclusion46 decks112 decks
39%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
38%inclusion43 decks112 decks
27%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
38%inclusion43 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Pile On
35%inclusion39 decks112 decks
33%synergy
Beast Within
35%inclusion39 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Putrefy
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Cache Grab
29%inclusion28 decks96 decks
24%synergy
Corpse Churn
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
25%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Lethal Scheme
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Abrupt Decay
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Darkblast
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Tear Asunder
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Harrow
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Hunter's Insight
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Chord of Calling
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Carrion
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Ram Through
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Rushed Rebirth
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Seed of Hope
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Dismember
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Charm
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
-8%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Claim
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Drag to the Roots
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Sacrifice
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Village Rites
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-10%synergy
Heroic Intervention
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-23%synergy
Entish Restoration
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Noxious Revival
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Tragic Slip
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Stinging Study
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Winding Way
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
42%synergy
Commune with the Gods
40%inclusion45 decks112 decks
40%synergy
Victimize
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Life from the Loam
37%inclusion41 decks112 decks
29%synergy
Worm Harvest
36%inclusion40 decks112 decks
35%synergy
Morbid Curiosity
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
29%synergy
Spider Spawning
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
25%synergy
Mulch
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
25%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Gather the Pack
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Living Death
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Life // Death
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Squirming Emergence
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Regrowth
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Buried Alive
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Witherbloom Command
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Ransack the Lab
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Harvest
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Culling Ritual
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
-10%synergy
Cultivate
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
-30%synergy
Will of the Sultai
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Rampant Growth
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-25%synergy
Fungal Sprouting
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Pest Infestation
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Drown in Filth
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Terror Tide
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Far Wanderings
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Soul's Majesty
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Bone Shards
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Stitch Together
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Tapping at the Window
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Diregraf Rebirth
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Duress
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Farseek
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-13%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Jarad's Orders
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Nature's Lore
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-20%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of the Wretched
45%inclusion50 decks111 decks
44%synergy
Altar of Dementia
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
29%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
27%synergy
Skullclamp
28%inclusion31 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Hedge Shredder
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
18%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
-11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
-9%synergy
The Skullspore Nexus
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
The Great Henge
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Broodheart Engine
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Insidious Roots
46%inclusion50 decks108 decks
34%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
38%synergy
Zombie Infestation
37%inclusion41 decks112 decks
36%synergy
Crawling Infestation
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Pack
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Crawling Sensation
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Dredger's Insight
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Out of the Tombs
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Embrace
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Moldervine Cloak
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Bridge from Below
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Tortured Existence
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Teval's Judgment
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-18%synergy
Teachings of the Kirin
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Chalk Outline
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Garruk, Primal Hunter
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Dakmor Salvage
54%inclusion61 decks112 decks
47%synergy
Khalni Garden
50%inclusion56 decks112 decks
47%synergy
Barren Moor
37%inclusion41 decks112 decks
28%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
36%inclusion40 decks112 decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Dryad Arbor
32%inclusion36 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Shifting Woodland
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
-13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
-9%synergy
Svogthos, the Restless Tomb
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Drownyard Temple
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-8%synergy
Grim Backwoods
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Kishla Village
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Argoth, Sanctum of Nature
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
45%inclusion50 decks112 decks
-36%synergy
Arcane Signet
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
-31%synergy
Golgari Signet
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
-12%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion106 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Forest
95%inclusion106 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion102 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
68%inclusion76 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
63%inclusion71 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
57%inclusion57 decks100 decks
49%synergy
Tainted Wood
50%inclusion56 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
46%inclusion52 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion52 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Twilight Mire
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
41%inclusion46 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
41%inclusion46 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
38%inclusion43 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Underground Mortuary
35%inclusion38 decks108 decks
14%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
35%inclusion39 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Viridescent Bog
28%inclusion30 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Malady
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
-10%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Deathcap Glade
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Ash Barrens
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Wastewood Verge
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Vernal Fen
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Haunted Mire
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Blooming Marsh
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Windswept Heath
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Festering Thicket
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Woodland Chasm
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Grotto
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Bayou
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
City of Brass
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Jungle Hollow
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-17%synergy
Blighted Woodland
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
2%synergy