Kokusho, the Evening Star (Commander) - Core

Kokusho, the Evening Star
Rank #1,271
102decks
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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
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Supernatural Stamina
85%inclusion87 decks102 decks
78%synergy
Undying Malice
83%inclusion85 decks102 decks
74%synergy
Feign Death
81%inclusion83 decks102 decks
73%synergy
Undying Evil
73%inclusion74 decks102 decks
69%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
75%inclusion77 decks102 decks
69%synergy
Not Dead After All
74%inclusion75 decks102 decks
62%synergy
Nasty End
64%inclusion65 decks102 decks
61%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
65%inclusion66 decks102 decks
60%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
62%inclusion63 decks102 decks
58%synergy
Saw in Half
63%inclusion64 decks102 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
69%inclusion70 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
68%inclusion69 decks102 decks
28%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
65%inclusion66 decks102 decks
55%synergy
Village Rites
61%inclusion62 decks102 decks
36%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
61%inclusion62 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Crypt Ghast
59%inclusion60 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
56%inclusion57 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Gifts
56%inclusion57 decks102 decks
55%synergy
Feed the Swarm
55%inclusion56 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Return to Action
55%inclusion56 decks102 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Necropotence
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Viscera Seer
55%inclusion56 decks102 decks
38%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
53%inclusion54 decks102 decks
42%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
52%inclusion53 decks102 decks
29%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
46%inclusion47 decks102 decks
44%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
44%inclusion45 decks102 decks
40%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
44%inclusion45 decks102 decks
37%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
38%inclusion35 decks91 decks
31%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
34%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
34%synergy
Plaguecrafter
33%inclusion34 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
33%inclusion34 decks102 decks
23%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
33%inclusion34 decks102 decks
17%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Activated Sleeper
30%inclusion31 decks102 decks
30%synergy
Carrion Feeder
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Accursed Marauder
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Warren Soultrader
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Burnished Hart
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Grim Haruspex
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Delver
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Disciple of Griselbrand
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Reaper
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Merciless Executioner
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Dread Presence
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Hell's Caretaker
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Roaming Throne
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Woe Strider
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Dark Confidant
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Darkstar Augur
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Blood Artist
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
-23%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
-10%synergy
Leaden Myr
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
64%inclusion65 decks102 decks
41%synergy
Deadly Dispute
45%inclusion46 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
45%inclusion46 decks102 decks
44%synergy
Sacrifice
40%inclusion41 decks102 decks
35%synergy
Presumed Dead
38%inclusion39 decks102 decks
38%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
33%inclusion34 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
25%synergy
Infernal Grasp
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Malice
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Wake the Dead
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
25%synergy
Culling the Weak
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Grim Return
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
23%synergy
Tragic Slip
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Defile
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
-15%synergy
Go for the Throat
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
-9%synergy
Stinging Study
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Altar's Reap
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Goryo's Vengeance
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Snuff Out
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Costly Plunder
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
-6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
-13%synergy
Rescue from the Underworld
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Doom Blade
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Makeshift Mannequin
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Murder
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-4%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-3%synergy
Caustic Exhale
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion43 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
40%inclusion41 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
39%inclusion40 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
38%inclusion39 decks102 decks
38%synergy
Morbid Curiosity
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
35%synergy
Dread Return
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
24%synergy
Night's Whisper
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Mutilate
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
30%inclusion31 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Come Back Wrong
30%inclusion27 decks91 decks
27%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Blood for Bones
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Bubbling Muck
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Zombify
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Eaten Alive
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Necromantic Selection
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Tempest
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Bone Shards
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Exhume
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Innocent Blood
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Living Death
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Stitch Together
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Restart Sequence
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
-7%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Crux of Fate
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-9%synergy
Buried Alive
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Behold the Sinister Six!
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blade of Selves
44%inclusion45 decks102 decks
43%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
39%inclusion40 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Strionic Resonator
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
23%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
-11%synergy
Netherborn Altar
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Skullclamp
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
-9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Resurrection Orb
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
6%synergy
The Masamune
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Lithoform Engine
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Helm of the Host
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Doc Ock's Tentacles
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
52%inclusion53 decks102 decks
34%synergy
Sanguine Bond
48%inclusion49 decks102 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
43%inclusion44 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
28%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Wound Reflection
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Vampiric Rites
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Necromancy
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Minion's Return
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Strands of Night
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Dance of the Dead
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Heartless Summoning
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Exquisite Blood
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Greed
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Sidequest: Hunt the Mark
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
-7%synergy
Unhallowed Pact
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
-11%synergy
Grave Pact
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
-9%synergy
Necrogen Communion
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Unholy Indenture
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Palace Siege
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Attrition
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Quest for the Necropolis
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-8%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
47%inclusion48 decks102 decks
-8%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
41%inclusion42 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
38%inclusion39 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion36 decks102 decks
-12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
23%synergy
High Market
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
-6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
-6%synergy
Command Beacon
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
11%synergy
War Room
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Cottage
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-6%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion87 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion78 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
55%inclusion56 decks102 decks
25%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion49 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
44%inclusion45 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Thran Dynamo
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Worn Powerstone
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
16%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Hedron Archive
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Caged Sun
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion95 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
64%inclusion65 decks102 decks
41%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Cave
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy