Kagha, Shadow Archdruid (Commander)

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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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Twilight Diviner
30%inclusion37 decks125 decks
25%synergy
Lluwen, Imperfect Naturalist
25%inclusion32 decks126 decks
22%synergy
Morcant's Loyalist
22%inclusion27 decks125 decks
9%synergy
Trystan, Callous Cultivator
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
16%synergy
Trystan's Command
18%inclusion23 decks125 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Skull Prophet
44%inclusion296 decks671 decks
36%synergy
Nyx Weaver
44%inclusion292 decks671 decks
34%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
40%inclusion270 decks671 decks
33%synergy
Erinis, Gloom Stalker
34%inclusion227 decks671 decks
33%synergy
Crawling Infestation
36%inclusion240 decks671 decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion285 decks671 decks
29%synergy
Splinterfright
32%inclusion216 decks671 decks
29%synergy
Circle of the Land Druid
30%inclusion201 decks671 decks
28%synergy
Hedge Shredder
33%inclusion178 decks541 decks
27%synergy
Scion of Halaster
27%inclusion182 decks671 decks
27%synergy
Top Cards
Eternal Witness
40%inclusion270 decks671 decks
17%synergy
Llanowar Elves
38%inclusion252 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Grisly Salvage
35%inclusion235 decks671 decks
24%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
35%inclusion232 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Reclamation Sage
34%inclusion229 decks671 decks
15%synergy
Victimize
34%inclusion229 decks671 decks
15%synergy
Old Rutstein
31%inclusion205 decks671 decks
25%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
30%inclusion203 decks671 decks
22%synergy
Six
30%inclusion184 decks612 decks
23%synergy
Putrefy
30%inclusion201 decks671 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Satyr Wayfinder
29%inclusion194 decks671 decks
23%synergy
Honest Rutstein
29%inclusion187 decks651 decks
19%synergy
Dreadhound
27%inclusion182 decks671 decks
25%synergy
Elvish Mystic
26%inclusion177 decks671 decks
-1%synergy
World Shaper
26%inclusion176 decks671 decks
21%synergy
Icetill Explorer
26%inclusion70 decks273 decks
17%synergy
Viconia, Drow Apostate
25%inclusion167 decks671 decks
24%synergy
Old Stickfingers
25%inclusion166 decks671 decks
20%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
24%inclusion94 decks386 decks
20%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
24%inclusion158 decks671 decks
18%synergy
Golgari Thug
24%inclusion158 decks671 decks
19%synergy
Akawalli, the Seething Tower
23%inclusion155 decks671 decks
21%synergy
Glowspore Shaman
23%inclusion154 decks671 decks
21%synergy
Underrealm Lich
22%inclusion145 decks671 decks
17%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
21%inclusion142 decks671 decks
15%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
21%inclusion139 decks671 decks
16%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
20%inclusion137 decks671 decks
11%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
20%inclusion137 decks671 decks
14%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
20%inclusion135 decks671 decks
19%synergy
Uurg, Spawn of Turg
20%inclusion133 decks671 decks
19%synergy
Millikin
19%inclusion129 decks671 decks
16%synergy
Shigeki, Jukai Visionary
19%inclusion128 decks671 decks
14%synergy
Deathbloom Ritualist
19%inclusion127 decks671 decks
18%synergy
Grist, Voracious Larva
19%inclusion114 decks612 decks
14%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
18%inclusion122 decks671 decks
4%synergy
Timeless Witness
18%inclusion120 decks671 decks
15%synergy
Moon-Vigil Adherents
18%inclusion22 decks125 decks
13%synergy
Champions of the Perfect
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Dawnhand Eulogist
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
14%synergy
Acolyte of Affliction
17%inclusion111 decks671 decks
16%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
16%inclusion102 decks622 decks
6%synergy
Gloom Ripper
16%inclusion20 decks125 decks
11%synergy
Eclipsed Elf
16%inclusion20 decks125 decks
8%synergy
Undead Butler
16%inclusion105 decks671 decks
13%synergy
Cankerbloom
15%inclusion103 decks671 decks
2%synergy
Scarblade Scout
15%inclusion19 decks125 decks
13%synergy
The Gitrog Monster
15%inclusion101 decks671 decks
12%synergy
The Mycotyrant
15%inclusion99 decks671 decks
13%synergy
Golgari Findbroker
15%inclusion98 decks671 decks
11%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
14%inclusion94 decks671 decks
-4%synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
14%inclusion93 decks671 decks
13%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
14%inclusion91 decks671 decks
10%synergy
Fang, Fearless l'Cie
13%inclusion44 decks327 decks
11%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
13%inclusion90 decks671 decks
-3%synergy
Haywire Mite
13%inclusion88 decks671 decks
-4%synergy
Virulent Emissary
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Springbloom Druid
13%inclusion85 decks671 decks
8%synergy
Bramble Familiar
12%inclusion82 decks671 decks
10%synergy
Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie
12%inclusion39 decks326 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
12%inclusion72 decks611 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Assassin's Trophy
28%inclusion188 decks671 decks
-17%synergy
Beast Within
23%inclusion154 decks671 decks
-13%synergy
Grapple with the Past
22%inclusion147 decks671 decks
17%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
18%inclusion122 decks671 decks
17%synergy
Drag to the Roots
15%inclusion81 decks541 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Tilling
15%inclusion19 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Corpse Churn
13%inclusion87 decks671 decks
12%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
13%inclusion79 decks610 decks
-7%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion79 decks671 decks
8%synergy
Tear Asunder
12%inclusion78 decks671 decks
-4%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion75 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Abrupt Decay
10%inclusion70 decks671 decks
-6%synergy
Another Chance
10%inclusion66 decks671 decks
9%synergy
Unbury
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Heroic Intervention
8.2%inclusion55 decks671 decks
-23%synergy
Golgari Charm
8.2%inclusion55 decks671 decks
-9%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.6%inclusion51 decks671 decks
-9%synergy
Songs of the Damned
7.6%inclusion51 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Blessed Respite
7.5%inclusion50 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Return to Nature
7.3%inclusion49 decks671 decks
1%synergy
Scarblade's Malice
7.2%inclusion9 decks125 decks
4%synergy
Unforgiving Aim
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.0%inclusion47 decks671 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.6%inclusion44 decks671 decks
-14%synergy
Join the Dead
6.4%inclusion43 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Harrow
6.4%inclusion43 decks671 decks
-3%synergy
Wasteful Harvest
6.3%inclusion42 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
6.1%inclusion41 decks671 decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.9%inclusion36 decks611 decks
-3%synergy
Gnaw to the Bone
5.7%inclusion38 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Deathsprout
5.5%inclusion37 decks671 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.5%inclusion37 decks671 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Dread Return
26%inclusion173 decks671 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
25%inclusion170 decks671 decks
13%synergy
Squirming Emergence
23%inclusion153 decks671 decks
18%synergy
Rampant Growth
20%inclusion135 decks671 decks
-14%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion130 decks671 decks
0%synergy
Cultivate
19%inclusion125 decks671 decks
-21%synergy
Druidic Ritual
18%inclusion119 decks671 decks
17%synergy
Terror Tide
16%inclusion108 decks671 decks
14%synergy
Culling Ritual
15%inclusion102 decks671 decks
-5%synergy
Summon Undead
15%inclusion102 decks671 decks
15%synergy
Life from the Loam
15%inclusion98 decks671 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion93 decks671 decks
7%synergy
Buried Alive
13%inclusion90 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Lore
13%inclusion87 decks671 decks
-13%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion78 decks671 decks
0%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
11%inclusion74 decks671 decks
7%synergy
Mulch
10%inclusion70 decks671 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion70 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
10%inclusion67 decks671 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
10%inclusion67 decks671 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion64 decks671 decks
-11%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Kodama's Reach
8.2%inclusion55 decks671 decks
-15%synergy
Diregraf Rebirth
8.2%inclusion55 decks671 decks
7%synergy
Casualties of War
8.0%inclusion54 decks671 decks
-3%synergy
Farseek
7.7%inclusion52 decks671 decks
-11%synergy
Unearth
7.5%inclusion50 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.0%inclusion47 decks671 decks
0%synergy
Spider Spawning
6.9%inclusion46 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Worm Harvest
6.7%inclusion45 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.7%inclusion43 decks646 decks
5%synergy
Regrowth
6.3%inclusion42 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Witherbloom Command
6.1%inclusion41 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
6.0%inclusion36 decks599 decks
4%synergy
Far Wanderings
6.0%inclusion40 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Urborg Repossession
5.8%inclusion39 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Life // Death
5.8%inclusion39 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Find // Finality
5.2%inclusion35 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Three Visits
5.2%inclusion35 decks671 decks
-13%synergy
Diresight
5.2%inclusion30 decks579 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Conduit of Worlds
23%inclusion157 decks671 decks
17%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
23%inclusion155 decks671 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion103 decks671 decks
-9%synergy
Broodheart Engine
13%inclusion60 decks448 decks
12%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
11%inclusion74 decks671 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion69 decks671 decks
-12%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8.8%inclusion59 decks671 decks
7%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
8.2%inclusion55 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.9%inclusion53 decks671 decks
1%synergy
Gathering Stone
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Dawn-Blessed Pennant
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.7%inclusion45 decks671 decks
4%synergy
Skullclamp
6.7%inclusion45 decks671 decks
-24%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.6%inclusion44 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.1%inclusion41 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Ripples of Undeath
29%inclusion175 decks609 decks
21%synergy
Insidious Roots
27%inclusion183 decks671 decks
16%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
26%inclusion177 decks671 decks
21%synergy
Crawling Sensation
24%inclusion163 decks671 decks
18%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
22%inclusion147 decks671 decks
18%synergy
Morcant's Eyes
18%inclusion23 decks129 decks
13%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
16%inclusion105 decks671 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion95 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Wild Growth
13%inclusion86 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Out of the Tombs
12%inclusion83 decks671 decks
10%synergy
The Mending of Dominaria
11%inclusion77 decks671 decks
10%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
11%inclusion74 decks671 decks
-12%synergy
Dredger's Insight
10%inclusion46 decks451 decks
9%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
10%inclusion68 decks671 decks
1%synergy
Sigil of Myrkul
10%inclusion68 decks671 decks
10%synergy
Criminal Past
10%inclusion65 decks671 decks
9%synergy
Undergrowth Recon
9.1%inclusion61 decks671 decks
7%synergy
Soul Enervation
9.1%inclusion61 decks671 decks
9%synergy
Avatar Destiny
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
8.2%inclusion55 decks671 decks
2%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.0%inclusion31 decks386 decks
6%synergy
Journey to Eternity
7.9%inclusion53 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
7.7%inclusion52 decks671 decks
-4%synergy
Cloakwood Hermit
7.7%inclusion52 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
7.7%inclusion41 decks534 decks
5%synergy
Chalk Outline
7.5%inclusion50 decks671 decks
7%synergy
Tortured Existence
6.7%inclusion45 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Exploration
6.6%inclusion44 decks671 decks
2%synergy
Crop Sigil
6.4%inclusion43 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.3%inclusion42 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
6.2%inclusion33 decks534 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
6.1%inclusion41 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.0%inclusion40 decks671 decks
-8%synergy
Seal of Primordium
5.4%inclusion36 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
5.1%inclusion34 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
14%inclusion91 decks671 decks
4%synergy
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
10%inclusion68 decks671 decks
4%synergy
Nissa of Shadowed Boughs
6.9%inclusion46 decks671 decks
4%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
6.9%inclusion46 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion238 decks671 decks
-5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
22%inclusion147 decks671 decks
17%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
21%inclusion140 decks671 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion109 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Shifting Woodland
16%inclusion96 decks610 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
15%inclusion104 decks671 decks
12%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
15%inclusion102 decks671 decks
-12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion93 decks671 decks
-9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion88 decks671 decks
-11%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion85 decks671 decks
4%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
11%inclusion71 decks671 decks
2%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
10%inclusion70 decks671 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.4%inclusion63 decks671 decks
2%synergy
Argoth, Sanctum of Nature
8.9%inclusion60 decks671 decks
8%synergy
Svogthos, the Restless Tomb
8.0%inclusion54 decks671 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.5%inclusion50 decks671 decks
-16%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
7.4%inclusion23 decks311 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Nursery
7.3%inclusion49 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Drownyard Temple
7.3%inclusion49 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Kishla Village
7.3%inclusion28 decks386 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
7.2%inclusion48 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Restless Cottage
7.0%inclusion47 decks671 decks
-2%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.4%inclusion43 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.3%inclusion42 decks671 decks
-8%synergy
Grim Backwoods
6.3%inclusion42 decks671 decks
-7%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
5.7%inclusion38 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.1%inclusion34 decks671 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
58%inclusion386 decks671 decks
-22%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion347 decks671 decks
-10%synergy
Golgari Signet
23%inclusion152 decks671 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
17%inclusion116 decks671 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion83 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
8.2%inclusion55 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.4%inclusion43 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Moss Diamond
5.8%inclusion39 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Forest
96%inclusion647 decks671 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion646 decks671 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
74%inclusion497 decks671 decks
-11%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
46%inclusion312 decks671 decks
-16%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
39%inclusion262 decks671 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
39%inclusion259 decks671 decks
11%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
38%inclusion256 decks671 decks
-14%synergy
Tainted Wood
37%inclusion247 decks671 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Malady
34%inclusion228 decks671 decks
0%synergy
Jungle Hollow
29%inclusion195 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
29%inclusion192 decks671 decks
-18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion189 decks671 decks
8%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
26%inclusion177 decks671 decks
-10%synergy
Twilight Mire
25%inclusion167 decks671 decks
-12%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
24%inclusion163 decks671 decks
-14%synergy
Deathcap Glade
23%inclusion152 decks671 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion145 decks671 decks
-6%synergy
Underground Mortuary
20%inclusion132 decks671 decks
-1%synergy
Haunted Mire
19%inclusion126 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Viridescent Bog
18%inclusion123 decks671 decks
-3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion120 decks671 decks
-11%synergy
Wastewood Verge
17%inclusion78 decks452 decks
0%synergy
Vernal Fen
16%inclusion45 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion102 decks671 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion100 decks671 decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
15%inclusion98 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
13%inclusion90 decks671 decks
-6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
13%inclusion79 decks610 decks
-7%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
12%inclusion72 decks611 decks
3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion78 decks671 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion76 decks671 decks
-2%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion66 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Blooming Marsh
10%inclusion64 decks671 decks
-5%synergy
Woodland Chasm
9.1%inclusion61 decks671 decks
2%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
9.1%inclusion61 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
8.8%inclusion59 decks671 decks
-4%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Festering Thicket
8.0%inclusion22 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Blighted Woodland
7.6%inclusion51 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
7.5%inclusion50 decks671 decks
-3%synergy
Foul Orchard
7.3%inclusion49 decks671 decks
2%synergy
Hidden Grotto
7.1%inclusion41 decks580 decks
6%synergy
Bayou
6.6%inclusion44 decks671 decks
-5%synergy
Demolition Field
6.6%inclusion44 decks671 decks
4%synergy
Manor Gate
6.3%inclusion42 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Festering Gulch
6.2%inclusion40 decks649 decks
2%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
6.0%inclusion40 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.9%inclusion36 decks606 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.9%inclusion36 decks611 decks
-3%synergy
Strangled Cemetery
5.7%inclusion31 decks541 decks
4%synergy