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
Supernatural Stamina
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
89%synergy
Undying Malice
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
83%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
80%synergy
Return to Action
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
79%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
78%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
76%synergy
Not Dead After All
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
73%synergy
Feign Death
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
73%synergy
Viscera Seer
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
72%synergy
Village Rites
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
72%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
65%synergy
Undying Evil
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
70%synergy
Nasty End
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
70%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Demonic Gifts
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
68%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
59%synergy
Plaguecrafter
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Presumed Dead
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
65%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Apprentice Necromancer
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
64%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
61%synergy
Accursed Marauder
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Burnished Hart
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Carrion Feeder
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Activated Sleeper
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Woe Strider
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
27%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Disciple of Griselbrand
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Merciless Executioner
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Midnight Reaper
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Darkstar Augur
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Hell's Caretaker
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Dread Presence
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Grim Haruspex
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Delver
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Blood Artist
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-20%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Dusk Mangler
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Massacre Wurm
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Crypt Ghast
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-37%synergy
Leaden Myr
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Dockside Chef
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Warren Soultrader
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Circuit Mender
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Doom Weaver
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Whisper, Blood Liturgist
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Ophiomancer
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Guildsworn Prowler
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Wake the Dead
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Dark Ritual
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
-24%synergy
Defile
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Tragic Slip
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Go for the Throat
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Grim Return
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Saw in Half
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Doom Blade
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Altar's Reap
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Rescue from the Underworld
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Costly Plunder
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-17%synergy
Hero's Downfall
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Sacrifice
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Imp's Mischief
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Consuming Corruption
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Toxin Analysis
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Murder
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Makeshift Mannequin
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Dread Return
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Victimize
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Morbid Curiosity
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Read the Bones
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Mutilate
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Sign in Blood
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Night's Whisper
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Blood for Bones
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Necromantic Selection
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Worthy Cost
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Final Vengeance
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Exsanguinate
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Living Death
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Come Back Wrong
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Hellish Sideswipe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Tempest
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Zombify
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Innocent Blood
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Bone Shards
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-26%synergy
Eaten Alive
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Exhume
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Cloudkill
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Bond of Revival
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blade of Selves
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Jet Medallion
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-30%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Strionic Resonator
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Skullclamp
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Netherborn Altar
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Helm of the Host
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Fungal Fortitude
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
60%synergy
Sanguine Bond
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Vampiric Rites
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Minion's Return
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Animate Dead
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Greed
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Black Market
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
2%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Unholy Indenture
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Wound Reflection
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Unhallowed Pact
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Strands of Night
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Mind Slash
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Warlock Class
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Heartless Summoning
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Into the Pit
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Cottage
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Barren Moor
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
High Market
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Thespian's Stage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-28%synergy
Memorial to Folly
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Mire
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy