Sapling of Colfenor (Commander)

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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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Tapestry Warden
18% of 40 decks +17% synergy
Zero Point Ballad
15% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Vernal Fen
12% of 43 decks +3% synergy
Meltstrider's Resolve
8% of 38 decks +7% synergy
Seedship Broodtender
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ezzaroot Channeler
69% of 465 decks +68% synergy
Ancient Lumberknot
68% of 465 decks +68% synergy
Fangorn, Tree Shepherd
59% of 465 decks +59% synergy
Treefolk Harbinger
57% of 465 decks +57% synergy
Bosk Banneret
54% of 465 decks +53% synergy
Orchard Warden
52% of 465 decks +52% synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
52% of 433 decks +52% synergy
Assault Formation
50% of 465 decks +49% synergy
Willowdusk, Essence Seer
49% of 465 decks +48% synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
49% of 465 decks +48% synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
53% of 465 decks +12% synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
50% of 465 decks +46% synergy
Beast Whisperer
49% of 465 decks +35% synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
47% of 465 decks +45% synergy
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
47% of 465 decks +46% synergy
Leaf-Crowned Elder
46% of 465 decks +46% synergy
Timber Protector
45% of 465 decks +44% synergy
Tree of Perdition
43% of 465 decks +43% synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
43% of 465 decks +13% synergy
Kodama's Reach
41% of 465 decks +16% synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
16% of 465 decks +10% synergy
Worldly Tutor
11% of 465 decks +1% synergy
Demonic Tutor
9% of 465 decks -6% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8% of 465 decks -3% synergy
Creatures
Dina, Soul Steeper
41% of 465 decks +36% synergy
Woodfall Primus
39% of 465 decks +38% synergy
Dauntless Dourbark
38% of 465 decks +38% synergy
Courser of Kruphix
38% of 465 decks +35% synergy
Heartwood Storyteller
38% of 465 decks +38% synergy
Fecund Greenshell
38% of 295 decks +38% synergy
Verdant Sun's Avatar
38% of 465 decks +37% synergy
Dungrove Elder
38% of 465 decks +38% synergy
Black Poplar Shaman
37% of 465 decks +37% synergy
Ulvenwald Observer
37% of 465 decks +37% synergy
Nemata, Primeval Warden
37% of 465 decks +32% synergy
Seedguide Ash
36% of 465 decks +36% synergy
Verdeloth the Ancient
35% of 465 decks +34% synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
34% of 465 decks +34% synergy
Augur of Autumn
33% of 465 decks +32% synergy
Veinwitch Coven
32% of 465 decks +30% synergy
Witch of the Moors
32% of 465 decks +29% synergy
Llanowar Elves
31% of 465 decks -1% synergy
Quickbeam, Upstart Ent
31% of 465 decks +31% synergy
Everbark Shaman
29% of 465 decks +29% synergy
Enduring Tenacity
28% of 311 decks +25% synergy
Sproutback Trudge
28% of 465 decks +27% synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
28% of 465 decks +27% synergy
Ohran Frostfang
28% of 465 decks +20% synergy
Kalonian Twingrove
27% of 465 decks +27% synergy
Deadwood Treefolk
27% of 465 decks +27% synergy
Tree of Redemption
26% of 465 decks +26% synergy
Wickerbough Elder
25% of 465 decks +24% synergy
Unstoppable Ash
25% of 465 decks +25% synergy
Old Man Willow
24% of 465 decks +23% synergy
Reclamation Sage
24% of 465 decks +5% synergy
Hua Tuo, Honored Physician
24% of 465 decks +24% synergy
Thorntooth Witch
23% of 465 decks +23% synergy
Birds of Paradise
23% of 465 decks +2% synergy
Honest Rutstein
22% of 364 decks +12% synergy
Six
22% of 325 decks +14% synergy
Leyline Prowler
22% of 465 decks +19% synergy
Elvish Mystic
22% of 465 decks -5% synergy
Battlewand Oak
21% of 465 decks +21% synergy
Great Oak Guardian
20% of 465 decks +20% synergy
Runic Armasaur
20% of 465 decks +19% synergy
Generous Ent
19% of 465 decks +18% synergy
Tivash, Gloom Summoner
19% of 465 decks +18% synergy
Wood Elves
18% of 465 decks +9% synergy
Catapult Fodder
18% of 465 decks +18% synergy
Valentin, Dean of the Vein
18% of 465 decks +15% synergy
Yedora, Grave Gardener
17% of 465 decks +16% synergy
Eternal Witness
17% of 465 decks -9% synergy
Murderous Rider
16% of 465 decks +15% synergy
Lumberknot
15% of 465 decks +15% synergy
Instants
Mortality Spear
40% of 465 decks +33% synergy
Beast Within
36% of 465 decks -2% synergy
Putrefy
33% of 465 decks -2% synergy
Assassin's Trophy
29% of 465 decks -15% synergy
Golgari Charm
29% of 465 decks +11% synergy
Entish Restoration
22% of 465 decks +16% synergy
Reach of Branches
22% of 465 decks +22% synergy
Krosan Grip
20% of 465 decks +13% synergy
Heroic Intervention
18% of 465 decks -12% synergy
Rootgrapple
18% of 465 decks +18% synergy
Deathsprout
14% of 465 decks +7% synergy
Return to Nature
10% of 465 decks +3% synergy
Grim Contest
10% of 465 decks +10% synergy
Fog
9% of 465 decks +5% synergy
Tower Defense
8% of 465 decks +8% synergy
Go for the Throat
8% of 465 decks +3% synergy
Tear Asunder
8% of 465 decks -6% synergy
Fell the Profane
7% of 324 decks -1% synergy
Pulse of Murasa
7% of 465 decks +6% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
7% of 323 decks -13% synergy
Dark Ritual
7% of 465 decks -10% synergy
Abrupt Decay
6% of 465 decks -9% synergy
Harrow
6% of 465 decks -4% synergy
Infernal Grasp
5% of 465 decks -1% synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
40% of 465 decks +6% synergy
Last March of the Ents
35% of 465 decks +34% synergy
Nature's Lore
30% of 465 decks +4% synergy
Three Visits
20% of 465 decks +1% synergy
Farseek
18% of 465 decks +0% synergy
Harmonize
18% of 465 decks +9% synergy
Culling Ritual
17% of 465 decks -4% synergy
Essence Pulse
15% of 465 decks +14% synergy
Toxic Deluge
15% of 465 decks -6% synergy
Damnation
14% of 465 decks +6% synergy
Casualties of War
12% of 465 decks +1% synergy
Skyshroud Claim
12% of 465 decks +7% synergy
Deadly Tempest
10% of 465 decks +7% synergy
Read the Bones
10% of 465 decks +3% synergy
Night's Whisper
9% of 465 decks +1% synergy
Explosive Vegetation
9% of 465 decks +7% synergy
Sign in Blood
8% of 465 decks -0% synergy
Feed the Swarm
7% of 465 decks -1% synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
7% of 465 decks +1% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
6% of 465 decks -5% synergy
Gaze of Granite
6% of 465 decks +3% synergy
Reanimate
6% of 465 decks -12% synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
6% of 465 decks -0% synergy
Decree of Pain
6% of 465 decks +1% synergy
Exsanguinate
5% of 465 decks -2% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5% of 465 decks -0% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
34% of 465 decks +32% synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
26% of 465 decks +24% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24% of 465 decks -1% synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
19% of 465 decks +18% synergy
Lightning Greaves
17% of 465 decks -5% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17% of 465 decks +16% synergy
Colfenor's Urn
12% of 465 decks +12% synergy
Glowcap Lantern
11% of 430 decks +11% synergy
Worldslayer
11% of 465 decks +11% synergy
Door of Destinies
9% of 465 decks +8% synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
9% of 465 decks +7% synergy
Herald's Horn
9% of 465 decks +5% synergy
The Great Henge
8% of 465 decks +2% synergy
Whip of Erebos
8% of 465 decks +2% synergy
Druidic Satchel
8% of 465 decks +6% synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
6% of 465 decks +4% synergy
Explorer's Scope
5% of 465 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
39% of 465 decks +35% synergy
Gift of the Deity
31% of 465 decks +31% synergy
Lignify
29% of 465 decks +27% synergy
Dormant Grove
25% of 465 decks +25% synergy
Assemble the Entmoot
23% of 465 decks +23% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18% of 465 decks +4% synergy
Asceticism
16% of 465 decks +14% synergy
Treefolk Umbra
16% of 465 decks +16% synergy
Sylvan Library
14% of 465 decks +4% synergy
Trudge Garden
13% of 465 decks +11% synergy
Exquisite Blood
9% of 465 decks +6% synergy
Guardian Project
9% of 465 decks +2% synergy
Mirri's Guile
9% of 465 decks +8% synergy
Jaws of Defeat
9% of 128 decks +9% synergy
Garruk's Uprising
8% of 465 decks +2% synergy
Wild Growth
8% of 465 decks -2% synergy
Sight of the Scalelords
7% of 465 decks +7% synergy
Greed
7% of 465 decks +6% synergy
Up the Beanstalk
7% of 465 decks +6% synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
7% of 465 decks -18% synergy
Cover of Darkness
7% of 465 decks +5% synergy
Black Market Connections
7% of 465 decks -2% synergy
Fruit of the First Tree
6% of 465 decks +6% synergy
Spidersilk Armor
6% of 465 decks +6% synergy
Haunted Crossroads
5% of 465 decks +5% synergy
Planeswalkers
Wrenn and Seven
7% of 465 decks +4% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49% of 465 decks +10% synergy
Mortuary Mire
33% of 465 decks +28% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
28% of 465 decks +0% synergy
Reliquary Tower
27% of 465 decks +4% synergy
Rogue's Passage
26% of 465 decks +2% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21% of 465 decks -2% synergy
Witch's Cottage
20% of 465 decks +15% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
17% of 465 decks -0% synergy
Mosswort Bridge
15% of 465 decks +10% synergy
Sapseep Forest
13% of 465 decks +11% synergy
Grim Backwoods
12% of 465 decks -1% synergy
Dryad Arbor
12% of 465 decks +3% synergy
Castle Garenbrig
11% of 465 decks +8% synergy
Temple of the False God
9% of 465 decks +2% synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
8% of 465 decks +8% synergy
Witch's Clinic
8% of 465 decks +6% synergy
Tranquil Thicket
8% of 465 decks -0% synergy
Cabal Coffers
7% of 465 decks -2% synergy
Restless Cottage
7% of 465 decks -3% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6% of 465 decks -5% synergy
Shifting Woodland
6% of 323 decks -4% synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6% of 465 decks +5% synergy
Hissing Quagmire
6% of 465 decks +2% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5% of 465 decks +3% synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
5% of 465 decks -1% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
60% of 465 decks -20% synergy
Arcane Signet
45% of 465 decks -18% synergy
Golgari Signet
25% of 465 decks -3% synergy
Talisman of Resilience
14% of 465 decks -11% synergy
Commander's Sphere
9% of 465 decks +0% synergy
Pristine Talisman
7% of 465 decks +5% synergy
Lands
Forest
96% of 465 decks -2% synergy
Swamp
93% of 465 decks -4% synergy
Command Tower
73% of 465 decks -13% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
54% of 465 decks -6% synergy
Temple of Malady
49% of 465 decks +13% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
48% of 465 decks -4% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
44% of 465 decks +2% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
44% of 465 decks -1% synergy
Tainted Wood
43% of 465 decks -1% synergy
Jungle Hollow
33% of 465 decks +8% synergy
Path of Ancestry
32% of 465 decks +10% synergy
Twilight Mire
32% of 465 decks -2% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
29% of 465 decks -10% synergy
Myriad Landscape
28% of 465 decks +10% synergy
Evolving Wilds
25% of 465 decks -3% synergy
Deathcap Glade
24% of 465 decks -5% synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
24% of 465 decks -11% synergy
Haunted Mire
23% of 465 decks +6% synergy
Underground Mortuary
22% of 407 decks +1% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22% of 465 decks -8% synergy
Darkbore Pathway
17% of 465 decks -3% synergy
Exotic Orchard
17% of 465 decks -10% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16% of 465 decks -5% synergy
Woodland Chasm
13% of 465 decks +5% synergy
Viridescent Bog
12% of 386 decks -8% synergy
Nurturing Peatland
12% of 465 decks -1% synergy
Blooming Marsh
11% of 465 decks -3% synergy
Fabled Passage
11% of 465 decks -2% synergy
Bayou
10% of 465 decks -1% synergy
Blighted Woodland
10% of 465 decks +4% synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
9% of 324 decks +1% synergy
Tangled Florahedron
9% of 465 decks +8% synergy
Golgari Guildgate
8% of 465 decks -1% synergy
Witherbloom Campus
8% of 465 decks +4% synergy
Boggart Trawler
7% of 322 decks +4% synergy
Fell the Profane
7% of 324 decks -1% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
7% of 323 decks -13% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
6% of 465 decks -5% synergy
Wastewood Verge
6% of 192 decks -9% synergy
Riveteers Overlook
5% of 465 decks +0% synergy