Mari, the Killing Quill (Commander) - Budget Treasure

Mari, the Killing Quill
Rank #1,257
25decks
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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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Hoard Robber
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
91%synergy
Zhentarim Bandit
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
83%synergy
Thieves' Tools
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
78%synergy
Royal Assassin
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
77%synergy
Shadow Alley Denizen
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
70%synergy
Massacre Girl
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
68%synergy
Rogue's Passage
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
66%synergy
Access Tunnel
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
65%synergy
Nekrataal
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
63%synergy
Ravenloft Adventurer
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
63%synergy
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Morbid Opportunist
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
55%synergy
Changeling Outcast
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
63%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
61%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
58%synergy
Defile
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Go for the Throat
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Feed the Swarm
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
59%synergy
Back in Town
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
57%synergy
Creatures
Vincent Valentine
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
93%synergy
Hullcarver
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Termination Facilitator
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
56%synergy
Audacious Thief
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Big Game Hunter
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
49%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Blightwing Bandit
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Undercity Scrounger
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Marionette Master
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Silumgar Assassin
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Rooftop Assassin
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Sanguine Spy
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Hooded Blightfang
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Nightshade Assassin
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Thorn of the Black Rose
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Prickly Boggart
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Assassin Initiate
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Stingblade Assassin
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Desmond Miles
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Safana, Calimport Cutthroat
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
29%synergy
Charred Graverobber
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Grim Hireling
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Dogged Detective
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Guildsworn Prowler
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Glint-Sleeve Siphoner
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Wasteland Raider
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
23%synergy
Scurrilous Sentry
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Treasure Dredger
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Forsaken Miner
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Virtus the Veiled
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Dark Impostor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Stalactite Stalker
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Body Launderer
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Midnight Assassin
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Tragic Slip
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Deadly Dispute
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
48%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Chain Assassination
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Hero's Downfall
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Doom Blade
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Murder
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Withering Torment
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-34%synergy
Consuming Corruption
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Price of Fame
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Cast Down
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Bitter Triumph
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Cut Down
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Soul Shatter
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Lethal Scheme
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Victim of Night
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Breathe Your Last
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Vraska's Fall
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Pile On
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Slaughter Pact
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Curtains' Call
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Feign Death
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Force of Despair
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Malicious Affliction
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Thrilling Encore
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Fanatical Offering
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Derision
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Poison the Cup
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Costly Plunder
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Reckless Spite
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Sudden Edict
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Bladebrand
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Vona's Hunger
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Power Word Kill
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Blood Money
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Read the Bones
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
17%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Fell
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Exsanguinate
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Predators' Hour
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Mutilate
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Risky Shortcut
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Hellish Sideswipe
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Make an Example
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Unearth
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Walk the Plank
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Gix's Command
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Grim Bounty
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Contract Killing
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Crippling Fear
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Back for Seconds
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Nightmare Unmaking
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Damnable Pact
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Illicit Shipment
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Mire in Misery
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Lively Dirge
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Mourner's Surprise
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Vorpal Sword
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Viridian Longbow
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Mask of Memory
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Hidden Blade
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Tithing Blade
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Bontu's Monument
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Quietus Spike
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Arc Spitter
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-47%synergy
Phantom Blade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Smoke Bomb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Hunter's Blowgun
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Skeleton Key
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Cranial Plating
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Goldvein Pick
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-25%synergy
Enchantments
Discreet Retreat
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Black Market
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Intimidation
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Revel in Riches
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Rakish Crew
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
27%synergy
The Revelations of Ezio
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-24%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Underworld Connections
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Call of the Ring
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Nowhere to Run
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Greed
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Warlock Class
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Underhanded Designs
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Stab Wound
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Dead Weight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis Reignited
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Mortuary Mire
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Quarter
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-20%synergy
Barren Moor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
The Dross Pits
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Signet
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
-19%synergy
Mind Stone
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Heraldic Banner
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Bandit's Haul
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Bounty Board
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Nyx Lotus
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Escape Tunnel
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Brotherhood Headquarters
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy