Kokusho, the Evening Star (Commander) - Upgraded Reanimator

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Twilight Diviner
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Grave Venerations
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Disciple of Bolas
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
70%synergy
Undying Malice
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
69%synergy
Saw in Half
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
67%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
63%synergy
Feign Death
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
59%synergy
High Market
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
55%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
54%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Animate Dead
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
49%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Reanimate
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Crypt Ghast
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Jet Medallion
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Not Dead After All
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Ancient Tomb
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Mana Vault
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Dark Confidant
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
34%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Viscera Seer
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Plaguecrafter
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Burnished Hart
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Warren Soultrader
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Darkstar Augur
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Dread Presence
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Blood Artist
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Ophiomancer
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Carrion Feeder
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Accursed Marauder
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Hell's Caretaker
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Dimir House Guard
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Roaming Throne
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Woe Strider
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Massacre Wurm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Activated Sleeper
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Reaper
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Bloodghast
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Leaden Myr
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Village Rites
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Undying Evil
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Nasty End
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Withering Torment
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Dispute
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Sacrifice
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Flare of Malice
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Defile
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Wake the Dead
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Culling the Weak
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Return to Action
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Tragic Slip
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Stinging Study
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Gifts
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Entomb
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Soul Shatter
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Grim Return
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
Goryo's Vengeance
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Murder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-17%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Overkill
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Morbid Curiosity
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Read the Bones
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Incarnation Technique
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Dread Return
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Exsanguinate
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Living Death
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
21%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Mutilate
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Blood for Bones
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Come Back Wrong
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Bubbling Muck
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Necromantic Selection
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Zombify
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Damnable Pact
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Offering
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Cut of the Profits
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Danse Macabre
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Final Vengeance
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Queen
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Exhume
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blade of Selves
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Expedition Map
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Skullclamp
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Strionic Resonator
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Helm of the Host
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-20%synergy
Spawning Pit
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Lifeline
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
World Map
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
The Masamune
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Sanguine Bond
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Necromancy
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Black Market Connections
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Heartless Summoning
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Greed
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Attrition
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
No Mercy
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Strands of Night
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Dawn of the Dead
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Exquisite Blood
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Minion's Return
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Grave Pact
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Bitterblossom
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
37%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
11%synergy
War Room
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Witch's Cottage
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Castle Locthwain
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Barren Moor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Mire
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Lake of the Dead
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Sol Ring
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
16%synergy
The Soul Stone
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Staff of Compleation
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Worn Powerstone
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Caged Sun
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Cave
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy