Kokusho, the Evening Star (Commander) - Budget Aristocrats

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Twilight Diviner
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Supernatural Stamina
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
88%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
82%synergy
Undying Malice
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
82%synergy
Return to Action
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
78%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
76%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
74%synergy
Not Dead After All
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
72%synergy
Undying Evil
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
72%synergy
Feign Death
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
71%synergy
Village Rites
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
71%synergy
Top Cards
Viscera Seer
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
71%synergy
Feed the Swarm
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
63%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Demonic Gifts
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
70%synergy
Plaguecrafter
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
51%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
61%synergy
Nasty End
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
68%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
65%synergy
Presumed Dead
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
66%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Creatures
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
54%synergy
Accursed Marauder
58%inclusion11 decks19 decks
37%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
52%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Burnished Hart
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Carrion Feeder
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Activated Sleeper
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Merciless Executioner
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Disciple of Griselbrand
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Woe Strider
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Reaper
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Darkstar Augur
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
19%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Dread Presence
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Hell's Caretaker
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Grim Haruspex
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Delver
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Blood Artist
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Dusk Mangler
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Massacre Wurm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Crypt Ghast
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-36%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Dockside Chef
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Warren Soultrader
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-3%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Doom Weaver
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-17%synergy
Ophiomancer
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Guildsworn Prowler
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Whisper, Blood Liturgist
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Thug
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Defile
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Wake the Dead
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Tragic Slip
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-29%synergy
Go for the Throat
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Grim Return
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Infernal Grasp
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Altar's Reap
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Saw in Half
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
24%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Costly Plunder
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Hero's Downfall
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Makeshift Mannequin
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Rescue from the Underworld
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Consuming Corruption
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-5%synergy
Sacrifice
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Toxin Analysis
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Price of Fame
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Murder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-23%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-14%synergy
Sorceries
Dread Return
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Morbid Curiosity
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
57%synergy
Sign in Blood
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
58%synergy
Read the Bones
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Mutilate
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Victimize
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Blood for Bones
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Necromantic Selection
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Exsanguinate
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Living Death
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Worthy Cost
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Tempest
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Zombify
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Hellish Sideswipe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Come Back Wrong
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
13%synergy
Final Vengeance
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-24%synergy
Eaten Alive
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Exhume
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Cloudkill
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Bond of Revival
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Innocent Blood
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Bone Shards
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Diresight
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Restart Sequence
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Stargaze
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Blade of Selves
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
49%synergy
Jet Medallion
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-24%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Strionic Resonator
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Skullclamp
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Netherborn Altar
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Culling Dais
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Fungal Fortitude
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
57%synergy
Sanguine Bond
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Rites
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Minion's Return
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Animate Dead
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Greed
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Black Market
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Unholy Indenture
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Strands of Night
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Mind Slash
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Palace Siege
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Warlock Class
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Wound Reflection
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Into the Pit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Heartless Summoning
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Unhallowed Pact
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Quest for the Necropolis
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Bandit's Talent
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Cottage
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Barren Moor
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
19%synergy
High Market
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-23%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Memorial to Folly
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-47%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Mire
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-14%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-4%synergy