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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Avatar Destiny
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Ba Sing Se
3.1%inclusion2 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Beifong's Bounty Hunters
2.9%inclusion2 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Animal Attendant
1.6%inclusion1 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Cracked Earth Technique
1.6%inclusion1 decks64 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Skull Prophet
47%inclusion300 decks640 decks
38%synergy
Nyx Weaver
46%inclusion295 decks640 decks
36%synergy
Erinis, Gloom Stalker
37%inclusion238 decks640 decks
36%synergy
Crawling Infestation
39%inclusion250 decks640 decks
33%synergy
Circle of the Land Druid
34%inclusion220 decks640 decks
32%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
39%inclusion241 decks625 decks
31%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
45%inclusion290 decks640 decks
31%synergy
Hedge Shredder
37%inclusion160 decks438 decks
31%synergy
Splinterfright
34%inclusion218 decks640 decks
30%synergy
Scion of Halaster
29%inclusion184 decks640 decks
28%synergy
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Eternal Witness
43%inclusion277 decks640 decks
18%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
37%inclusion235 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Llanowar Elves
37%inclusion234 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Grisly Salvage
37%inclusion234 decks640 decks
26%synergy
Victimize
36%inclusion230 decks640 decks
17%synergy
Reclamation Sage
34%inclusion220 decks640 decks
16%synergy
Old Rutstein
32%inclusion207 decks640 decks
27%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
32%inclusion206 decks640 decks
26%synergy
Six
31%inclusion162 decks515 decks
24%synergy
Putrefy
31%inclusion199 decks640 decks
-4%synergy
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Stitcher's Supplier
30%inclusion194 decks640 decks
22%synergy
Honest Rutstein
29%inclusion163 decks556 decks
19%synergy
Dreadhound
29%inclusion187 decks640 decks
27%synergy
World Shaper
29%inclusion183 decks640 decks
23%synergy
Old Stickfingers
28%inclusion177 decks640 decks
23%synergy
Viconia, Drow Apostate
26%inclusion168 decks640 decks
26%synergy
Icetill Explorer
26%inclusion42 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Golgari Thug
25%inclusion162 decks640 decks
21%synergy
Elvish Mystic
25%inclusion162 decks640 decks
-1%synergy
Akawalli, the Seething Tower
25%inclusion160 decks640 decks
23%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
24%inclusion68 decks278 decks
21%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
24%inclusion154 decks640 decks
19%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
24%inclusion153 decks640 decks
18%synergy
Glowspore Shaman
24%inclusion153 decks640 decks
22%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
23%inclusion148 decks640 decks
22%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
22%inclusion139 decks640 decks
16%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
22%inclusion138 decks640 decks
14%synergy
Uurg, Spawn of Turg
21%inclusion137 decks640 decks
20%synergy
Shigeki, Jukai Visionary
21%inclusion137 decks640 decks
17%synergy
Deathbloom Ritualist
21%inclusion134 decks640 decks
19%synergy
Underrealm Lich
20%inclusion130 decks640 decks
15%synergy
Grist, Voracious Larva
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15%synergy
Acolyte of Affliction
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19%synergy
Timeless Witness
19%inclusion122 decks640 decks
16%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
19%inclusion121 decks640 decks
10%synergy
Undead Butler
18%inclusion118 decks640 decks
16%synergy
Millikin
18%inclusion115 decks640 decks
15%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
18%inclusion112 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
17%inclusion92 decks526 decks
7%synergy
Cankerbloom
17%inclusion111 decks640 decks
3%synergy
The Mycotyrant
17%inclusion111 decks640 decks
15%synergy
Golgari Findbroker
17%inclusion108 decks640 decks
13%synergy
The Gitrog Monster
15%inclusion99 decks640 decks
12%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
15%inclusion95 decks640 decks
10%synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
14%inclusion90 decks640 decks
14%synergy
Springbloom Druid
14%inclusion89 decks640 decks
9%synergy
Fang, Fearless l'Cie
14%inclusion30 decks217 decks
11%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
14%inclusion87 decks640 decks
-5%synergy
Haywire Mite
14%inclusion87 decks640 decks
-4%synergy
Bramble Familiar
13%inclusion86 decks640 decks
11%synergy
Insidious Fungus
13%inclusion56 decks435 decks
6%synergy
Skyfisher Spider
13%inclusion82 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Seedship Broodtender
13%inclusion21 decks165 decks
9%synergy
Accursed Marauder
13%inclusion64 decks507 decks
4%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
13%inclusion80 decks640 decks
11%synergy
Genesis
12%inclusion78 decks640 decks
10%synergy
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker
12%inclusion78 decks640 decks
11%synergy
Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie
12%inclusion26 decks216 decks
11%synergy
Summon: Titan
12%inclusion25 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
12%inclusion76 decks640 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Assassin's Trophy
26%inclusion169 decks640 decks
-19%synergy
Beast Within
25%inclusion158 decks640 decks
-12%synergy
Grapple with the Past
24%inclusion152 decks640 decks
19%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
20%inclusion129 decks640 decks
18%synergy
Corpse Churn
15%inclusion98 decks640 decks
14%synergy
Drag to the Roots
15%inclusion64 decks438 decks
10%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion78 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12%inclusion61 decks513 decks
-8%synergy
Abrupt Decay
11%inclusion73 decks640 decks
-4%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion69 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Another Chance
11%inclusion69 decks640 decks
10%synergy
Tear Asunder
10%inclusion63 decks640 decks
-5%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.6%inclusion55 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.3%inclusion53 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Heroic Intervention
8.3%inclusion53 decks640 decks
-22%synergy
Return to Nature
8.0%inclusion51 decks640 decks
2%synergy
Blessed Respite
8.0%inclusion51 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Wasteful Harvest
8.0%inclusion51 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Charm
7.7%inclusion49 decks640 decks
-9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.2%inclusion46 decks640 decks
-13%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.0%inclusion45 decks640 decks
-10%synergy
Deathsprout
6.9%inclusion44 decks640 decks
0%synergy
Join the Dead
6.9%inclusion44 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Harrow
6.4%inclusion41 decks640 decks
-3%synergy
Village Rites
6.3%inclusion40 decks640 decks
-11%synergy
Gnaw to the Bone
6.3%inclusion40 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.3%inclusion34 decks640 decks
-5%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
5.3%inclusion34 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.2%inclusion33 decks640 decks
-2%synergy
Gravepurge
5.0%inclusion32 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Dread Return
27%inclusion175 decks640 decks
17%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
27%inclusion175 decks640 decks
14%synergy
Squirming Emergence
25%inclusion160 decks640 decks
20%synergy
Druidic Ritual
21%inclusion135 decks640 decks
21%synergy
Rampant Growth
20%inclusion131 decks640 decks
-14%synergy
Cultivate
20%inclusion125 decks640 decks
-21%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion115 decks640 decks
-1%synergy
Terror Tide
18%inclusion114 decks640 decks
15%synergy
Summon Undead
18%inclusion113 decks640 decks
17%synergy
Culling Ritual
15%inclusion96 decks640 decks
-6%synergy
Life from the Loam
15%inclusion96 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
15%inclusion94 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Lore
13%inclusion83 decks640 decks
-13%synergy
Buried Alive
12%inclusion79 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
12%inclusion79 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
12%inclusion75 decks640 decks
11%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion75 decks640 decks
0%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
11%inclusion68 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Mulch
11%inclusion68 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Diregraf Rebirth
10%inclusion65 decks640 decks
9%synergy
Kodama's Reach
9.4%inclusion60 decks640 decks
-15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.4%inclusion60 decks640 decks
-12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.9%inclusion57 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Spider Spawning
8.8%inclusion56 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Worm Harvest
8.6%inclusion55 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
8.0%inclusion51 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Casualties of War
7.5%inclusion48 decks640 decks
-4%synergy
Urborg Repossession
7.2%inclusion46 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.9%inclusion44 decks640 decks
-1%synergy
Far Wanderings
6.7%inclusion43 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.7%inclusion37 decks551 decks
5%synergy
Farseek
6.6%inclusion42 decks640 decks
-12%synergy
Regrowth
6.4%inclusion41 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Witherbloom Command
6.4%inclusion41 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Life // Death
6.3%inclusion40 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
5.6%inclusion28 decks502 decks
3%synergy
Diresight
5.4%inclusion26 decks479 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Perpetual Timepiece
24%inclusion153 decks640 decks
20%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
24%inclusion151 decks640 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion110 decks640 decks
-8%synergy
Broodheart Engine
13%inclusion46 decks343 decks
12%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
11%inclusion73 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion71 decks640 decks
-11%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
10%inclusion61 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.6%inclusion55 decks640 decks
1%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
8.3%inclusion53 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.7%inclusion49 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
7.5%inclusion48 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.6%inclusion42 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
6.1%inclusion39 decks640 decks
-25%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.2%inclusion33 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Lantern
5.0%inclusion32 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Insidious Roots
29%inclusion178 decks621 decks
17%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
28%inclusion145 decks512 decks
20%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
26%inclusion165 decks640 decks
20%synergy
Crawling Sensation
26%inclusion164 decks640 decks
20%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
23%inclusion148 decks640 decks
19%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
16%inclusion102 decks640 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion92 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Wild Growth
13%inclusion84 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Out of the Tombs
13%inclusion82 decks640 decks
10%synergy
The Mending of Dominaria
13%inclusion82 decks640 decks
11%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
12%inclusion77 decks640 decks
-12%synergy
Sigil of Myrkul
11%inclusion72 decks640 decks
11%synergy
Dredger's Insight
11%inclusion39 decks347 decks
10%synergy
Criminal Past
11%inclusion69 decks640 decks
10%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
11%inclusion68 decks640 decks
2%synergy
Undergrowth Recon
11%inclusion66 decks624 decks
9%synergy
Soul Enervation
10%inclusion60 decks621 decks
9%synergy
Cloakwood Hermit
9.4%inclusion60 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Chalk Outline
9.0%inclusion56 decks621 decks
8%synergy
Journey to Eternity
8.9%inclusion57 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Tortured Existence
8.8%inclusion56 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Crop Sigil
8.6%inclusion55 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
8.1%inclusion35 decks431 decks
6%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
8.0%inclusion51 decks640 decks
-4%synergy
Teval's Judgment
7.9%inclusion22 decks278 decks
6%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
7.5%inclusion48 decks640 decks
1%synergy
Exploration
7.3%inclusion47 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Seal of Primordium
6.7%inclusion43 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.4%inclusion41 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
6.3%inclusion27 decks431 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
6.1%inclusion39 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.9%inclusion38 decks640 decks
-8%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
5.6%inclusion36 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Druid Class
5.0%inclusion32 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
14%inclusion89 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
11%inclusion70 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
7.2%inclusion46 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Nissa of Shadowed Boughs
6.4%inclusion41 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion224 decks640 decks
-5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
23%inclusion149 decks640 decks
18%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
22%inclusion141 decks640 decks
15%synergy
Witch's Cottage
17%inclusion108 decks640 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion108 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Shifting Woodland
16%inclusion81 decks513 decks
6%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
15%inclusion97 decks640 decks
-12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion94 decks640 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion84 decks640 decks
-11%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion82 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
12%inclusion76 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
11%inclusion70 decks640 decks
-7%synergy
Argoth, Sanctum of Nature
10%inclusion61 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Svogthos, the Restless Tomb
9.1%inclusion58 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.9%inclusion57 decks640 decks
1%synergy
Restless Cottage
8.6%inclusion55 decks640 decks
-1%synergy
Hidden Nursery
8.1%inclusion52 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
8.0%inclusion51 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Kishla Village
7.9%inclusion22 decks278 decks
6%synergy
Memorial to Folly
7.7%inclusion49 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Grim Backwoods
7.0%inclusion45 decks640 decks
-6%synergy
Drownyard Temple
7.0%inclusion45 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.4%inclusion41 decks640 decks
-17%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.3%inclusion40 decks640 decks
-9%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
5.9%inclusion38 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.5%inclusion35 decks640 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
58%inclusion374 decks640 decks
-22%synergy
Arcane Signet
53%inclusion337 decks640 decks
-10%synergy
Golgari Signet
25%inclusion159 decks640 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
17%inclusion106 decks640 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion85 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
9.1%inclusion58 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.7%inclusion49 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Moss Diamond
7.0%inclusion45 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Forest
97%inclusion620 decks640 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion617 decks640 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion480 decks640 decks
-10%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
45%inclusion289 decks640 decks
-16%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
41%inclusion262 decks640 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion259 decks640 decks
13%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
38%inclusion246 decks640 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Malady
36%inclusion230 decks640 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Wood
36%inclusion229 decks640 decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion196 decks640 decks
10%synergy
Jungle Hollow
29%inclusion186 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
28%inclusion176 decks640 decks
-17%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
25%inclusion159 decks640 decks
-11%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
24%inclusion155 decks640 decks
-14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion139 decks640 decks
-5%synergy
Deathcap Glade
21%inclusion137 decks640 decks
-8%synergy
Twilight Mire
21%inclusion135 decks640 decks
-14%synergy
Haunted Mire
20%inclusion129 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Underground Mortuary
19%inclusion119 decks625 decks
-2%synergy
Viridescent Bog
19%inclusion110 decks593 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion113 decks640 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion111 decks640 decks
-12%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
16%inclusion104 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion94 decks640 decks
-8%synergy
Wastewood Verge
14%inclusion47 decks348 decks
-3%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
13%inclusion86 decks640 decks
-6%synergy
Vernal Fen
13%inclusion22 decks165 decks
2%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12%inclusion61 decks513 decks
-8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion75 decks640 decks
0%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
12%inclusion60 decks514 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion71 decks640 decks
-2%synergy
Woodland Chasm
10%inclusion67 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion64 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
9.2%inclusion59 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
9.2%inclusion59 decks640 decks
-4%synergy
Blighted Woodland
8.6%inclusion55 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
8.6%inclusion55 decks640 decks
-2%synergy
Blooming Marsh
8.4%inclusion54 decks640 decks
-6%synergy
Foul Orchard
8.0%inclusion51 decks640 decks
2%synergy
Hidden Grotto
7.7%inclusion37 decks480 decks
7%synergy
Festering Gulch
7.2%inclusion40 decks554 decks
3%synergy
Manor Gate
6.9%inclusion44 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
6.7%inclusion43 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.7%inclusion34 decks509 decks
3%synergy
Festering Thicket
6.7%inclusion11 decks165 decks
1%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
6.3%inclusion40 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
6.3%inclusion40 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Strangled Cemetery
5.9%inclusion26 decks438 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.8%inclusion37 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Grove
5.8%inclusion37 decks640 decks
3%synergy