Mari, the Killing Quill (Commander) - Core Control

Mari, the Killing Quill
Rank #1,257
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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Viridian Longbow
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100%synergy
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97%synergy
Changeling Outcast
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95%synergy
Grim Hireling
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81%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
79%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
72%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
71%synergy
Shadow Alley Denizen
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
69%synergy
Big Game Hunter
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
69%synergy
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69%synergy
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Defile
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62%synergy
Dark Ritual
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Sign in Blood
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Deadly Dispute
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Soul Shatter
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
59%synergy
Vorpal Sword
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
67%synergy
Night's Whisper
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
47%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
67%synergy
Ravenloft Adventurer
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
57%synergy
Creatures
Unstoppable Slasher
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
49%synergy
Hoard Robber
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Hooded Blightfang
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
57%synergy
Nightshade Assassin
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
57%synergy
Audacious Thief
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
57%synergy
Massacre Girl
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Zhentarim Bandit
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
57%synergy
Silumgar Assassin
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
57%synergy
Desmond Miles
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Vincent Valentine
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Nekrataal
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Marionette Master
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Forsaken Miner
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Merciless Harlequin
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Popular Egotist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Marsh Flitter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Undercity Scrounger
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-23%synergy
Virtus the Veiled
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Massacre Wurm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Ghast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-20%synergy
Stalactite Stalker
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Vein Ripper
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Accursed Marauder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-1%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Guul Draz Vampire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Silent Assassin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Murderous Rider
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Dread Presence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
The Raven Man
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Mercenary
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rathi Assassin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Plaguecrafter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
69%synergy
Infernal Grasp
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Vona's Hunger
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Tragic Slip
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Go for the Throat
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Doom Blade
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Suspended Sentence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Feed the Cycle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Desperate Measures
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Force of Despair
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Malicious Affliction
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Cut Down
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Breathe Your Last
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Consuming Corruption
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Imp's Mischief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-9%synergy
Heartless Act
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Village Rites
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Not Dead After All
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Songs of the Damned
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Fanatical Offering
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Derision
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Poison the Cup
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Slaughter Pact
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Costly Plunder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-8%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Lethal Scheme
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Cast Down
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Curtains' Call
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Blood Pact
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
V.A.T.S.
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Victim of Night
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Dismember
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Decode Transmissions
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Make an Example
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Profane Command
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Blood Money
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Agonizing Remorse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Shatter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Finale of Eternity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Battle at the Bridge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Predators' Hour
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Appetite for Brains
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Choice of Damnations
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Vicious Rumors
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Go Blank
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Killing Wave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Mind Twist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Smallpox
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Grim Bounty
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Claim the Precious
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Walk the Plank
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Gix's Command
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Contract Killing
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Syphon Mind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Devour Intellect
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Pelakka Predation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Eaten Alive
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Zof Consumption
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mire in Misery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Arterial Flow
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Thieves' Tools
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Jet Medallion
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Quietus Spike
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Bontu's Monument
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Mask of Memory
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
The Immortal Sun
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Cranial Plating
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Tithing Blade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Shadowspear
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Arc Spitter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Currency Converter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lothlórien Blade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Pathway Arrows
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tempting Contract
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dolmen Gate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Spare Dagger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Demon's Horn
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Bitterblossom
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
44%synergy
Revel in Riches
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Black Market Connections
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Nowhere to Run
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Into the Pit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-12%synergy
Rakish Crew
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Waste Not
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Greed
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Mind Slash
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Call of the Ring
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Wound Reflection
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Painful Quandary
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Raiders' Wake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Oppression
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Vraska, Scheming Gorgon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
68%synergy
Reliquary Tower
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Access Tunnel
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Witch's Cottage
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
18%synergy
War Room
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-27%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-9%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Barren Moor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Vault
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Detection Tower
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Cryptic Caves
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Blighted Fen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Signet
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-34%synergy
Heraldic Banner
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Nyx Lotus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-8%synergy
Pelakka Predation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Zof Consumption
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy