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Arnaud Gompertz
Sep 3, 2025
Arnaud Gompertz
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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26%synergy
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6%synergy
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0%synergy
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70%inclusion45 decks64 decks
62%synergy
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69%inclusion44 decks64 decks
59%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
64%inclusion41 decks64 decks
57%synergy
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63%inclusion40 decks64 decks
54%synergy
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64%inclusion41 decks64 decks
54%synergy
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58%inclusion37 decks64 decks
54%synergy
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56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
51%synergy
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51%synergy
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51%synergy
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61%inclusion39 decks64 decks
50%synergy
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40%synergy
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78%inclusion50 decks64 decks
12%synergy
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78%inclusion50 decks64 decks
30%synergy
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69%inclusion44 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
67%inclusion43 decks64 decks
50%synergy
Toxic Deluge
66%inclusion42 decks64 decks
29%synergy
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64%inclusion41 decks64 decks
44%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
61%inclusion39 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Not Dead After All
58%inclusion37 decks64 decks
46%synergy
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58%inclusion37 decks64 decks
46%synergy
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Bolas's Citadel
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
13%synergy
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38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
13%synergy
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28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
16%synergy
The One Ring
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Ad Nauseam
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
10%synergy
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13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
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7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
1%synergy
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Bloodletter of Aclazotz
55%inclusion35 decks64 decks
44%synergy
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48%inclusion31 decks64 decks
47%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
47%inclusion30 decks64 decks
28%synergy
Viscera Seer
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
35%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
33%synergy
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39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
37%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
15%synergy
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36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
34%synergy
Dark Confidant
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Warren Soultrader
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Carrion Feeder
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
-7%synergy
Plaguecrafter
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Darkstar Augur
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Accursed Marauder
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Hell's Caretaker
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Roaming Throne
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Activated Sleeper
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-9%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Delver
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Dread Presence
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Grim Haruspex
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Blood Artist
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-22%synergy
Leaden Myr
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-14%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Ophiomancer
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-8%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
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Malakir Rebirth
72%inclusion46 decks64 decks
49%synergy
Village Rites
53%inclusion34 decks64 decks
28%synergy
Nasty End
48%inclusion31 decks64 decks
45%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
47%inclusion30 decks64 decks
40%synergy
Deadly Dispute
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Culling the Weak
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Return to Action
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
31%synergy
Demonic Gifts
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
30%synergy
Wake the Dead
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
26%synergy
Goryo's Vengeance
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Flare of Malice
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Defile
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
-17%synergy
Imp's Mischief
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Presumed Dead
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17%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
-10%synergy
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15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Tragic Slip
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
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5%synergy
Stinging Study
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10%synergy
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0%synergy
Corpse Dance
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12%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Snuff Out
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-2%synergy
Grim Return
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8%synergy
Dismember
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-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
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-14%synergy
Rescue from the Underworld
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
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-4%synergy
Force of Despair
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-2%synergy
Murder
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-4%synergy
Makeshift Mannequin
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6%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Overkill
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
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Feed the Swarm
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Diabolic Intent
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Morbid Curiosity
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
39%synergy
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
34%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Exhume
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Dread Return
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Bubbling Muck
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Mutilate
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Come Back Wrong
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Buried Alive
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Zombify
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Blood for Bones
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Necromantic Selection
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Incarnation Technique
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Eaten Alive
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Profane Command
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Final Vengeance
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
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Blade of Selves
47%inclusion30 decks64 decks
46%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Expedition Map
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
28%synergy
Strionic Resonator
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Skullclamp
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Helm of the Host
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
16%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Lithoform Engine
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-17%synergy
Netherborn Altar
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Lifeline
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
World Map
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Resurrection Orb
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
The Masamune
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Necromancy
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
32%synergy
Dance of the Dead
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Exquisite Blood
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Strands of Night
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
18%synergy
No Mercy
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Grave Pact
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Heartless Summoning
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Wound Reflection
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Attrition
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Minion's Return
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-12%synergy
Greed
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Bitterblossom
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-7%synergy
Oubliette
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
2%synergy
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Cabal Coffers
84%inclusion54 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
66%inclusion42 decks64 decks
41%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
59%inclusion38 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
5%synergy
High Market
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
43%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
17%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Cottage
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-11%synergy
Lake of the Dead
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Deserted Temple
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Mire
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion58 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion48 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
9%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Staff of Compleation
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Caged Sun
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
81%inclusion52 decks64 decks
-14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
72%inclusion46 decks64 decks
49%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
2%synergy
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