Kokusho, the Evening Star (Commander) - Upgraded Self-Damage

Kokusho, the Evening Star
Rank #1,271
7decks
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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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Enduring Tenacity
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
78%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
67%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
67%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
67%synergy
High Market
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
64%synergy
Saw in Half
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
63%synergy
Undying Malice
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
62%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
61%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
61%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
47%synergy
Black Market Connections
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Dark Confidant
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Village Rites
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Not Dead After All
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
46%synergy
Deadly Dispute
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Dark Ritual
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
-9%synergy
Morbid Curiosity
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
31%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Necropotence
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Opposition Agent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Grim Monolith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Crypt Ghast
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Darkstar Augur
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Dimir House Guard
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Ophiomancer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Basal Thrull
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Warren Soultrader
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Bloodghast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Viscera Seer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Grim Servant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Dross Hopper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hell's Caretaker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Blood Artist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-17%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-9%synergy
Vampire Gourmand
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Roaming Throne
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Woe Strider
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Moira, Urborg Haunt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sinkhole Surveyor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Burnished Hart
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Su-Chi
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Carrion Feeder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Carrier Thrall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Feign Death
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Nasty End
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Undying Evil
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Cabal Ritual
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
31%synergy
Withering Torment
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Sacrifice
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Stinging Study
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Flare of Malice
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Culling the Weak
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Wake the Dead
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Necrologia
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Return to Action
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Tragic Slip
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Gifts
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Imp's Mischief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Goryo's Vengeance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hatred
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Soul Shatter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Presumed Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Grim Return
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Victimize
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Come Back Wrong
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-8%synergy
Exsanguinate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Infernal Offering
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Bubbling Muck
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Read the Bones
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Cut of the Profits
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Living Death
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Necromantic Selection
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Final Vengeance
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Blood for Bones
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Lively Dirge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Temporal Extortion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Final Act
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Dead of Winter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Pox
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Dread Summons
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Diresight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Zombify
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Stitch Together
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Beseech the Queen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Eaten Alive
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Promise of Power
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Expedition Map
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
45%synergy
Jet Medallion
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Skullclamp
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Blade of Selves
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
The Golden Throne
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Altar of Dementia
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Manifold Key
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Eye of Vecna
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-14%synergy
Netherborn Altar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Strionic Resonator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Spawning Pit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Heartless Summoning
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Greed
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Dawn of the Dead
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Necromancy
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Sanguine Bond
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Attrition
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Bitterblossom
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Strands of Night
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dance of the Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Rites
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Minion's Return
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Call of the Ring
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
The Abyss
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Aether
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Pestilence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
47%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Lake of the Dead
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-33%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Barren Moor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Mire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Terrain Generator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-17%synergy
Everglades
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Staff of Compleation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Worn Powerstone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Caged Sun
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-8%synergy
Basalt Monolith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Séance Board
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Star Compass
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Springleaf Drum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Urza's Cave
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-12%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy