Valentin, Dean of the Vein (Commander)

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Arnaud Gompertz
Sep 3, 2025
Arnaud Gompertz
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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Vibrant Cityscape
1.9%inclusion1 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
1.4%inclusion1 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Lethal Protection
1.2%inclusion1 decks83 decks
1%synergy
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Essence Warden
61%inclusion305 decks498 decks
55%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
55%inclusion273 decks498 decks
50%synergy
Mortality Spear
54%inclusion269 decks498 decks
48%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
53%inclusion262 decks498 decks
45%synergy
Gala Greeters
45%inclusion223 decks498 decks
38%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
41%inclusion206 decks498 decks
37%synergy
Pest Infestation
45%inclusion224 decks498 decks
37%synergy
Inspiring Call
41%inclusion202 decks498 decks
36%synergy
Radiant Fountain
38%inclusion188 decks498 decks
36%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
41%inclusion202 decks498 decks
35%synergy
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Cultivate
43%inclusion214 decks498 decks
2%synergy
Blood Artist
40%inclusion200 decks498 decks
20%synergy
Hardened Scales
39%inclusion194 decks498 decks
31%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
37%inclusion184 decks498 decks
-8%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
37%inclusion182 decks498 decks
28%synergy
Tend the Pests
36%inclusion181 decks498 decks
32%synergy
Spike Feeder
35%inclusion176 decks498 decks
35%synergy
Beast Within
34%inclusion169 decks498 decks
-3%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
33%inclusion166 decks498 decks
31%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
33%inclusion165 decks498 decks
30%synergy
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Bolas's Citadel
15%inclusion75 decks498 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9.4%inclusion47 decks498 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
9.2%inclusion46 decks498 decks
-6%synergy
Worldly Tutor
7.8%inclusion39 decks498 decks
-2%synergy
Necropotence
5.8%inclusion29 decks498 decks
3%synergy
Crop Rotation
5.2%inclusion26 decks498 decks
-3%synergy
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Blossoming Bogbeast
33%inclusion162 decks498 decks
31%synergy
Social Climber
33%inclusion162 decks498 decks
32%synergy
Evolution Witness
32%inclusion128 decks395 decks
30%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
32%inclusion159 decks498 decks
29%synergy
Winding Constrictor
32%inclusion158 decks498 decks
26%synergy
Basking Broodscale
31%inclusion125 decks398 decks
30%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
31%inclusion156 decks498 decks
29%synergy
Llanowar Elves
29%inclusion144 decks498 decks
-4%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
29%inclusion143 decks498 decks
7%synergy
Witch of the Moors
29%inclusion142 decks498 decks
26%synergy
Blood Researcher
29%inclusion142 decks498 decks
28%synergy
Haywire Mite
28%inclusion141 decks498 decks
11%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
27%inclusion136 decks498 decks
27%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
27%inclusion135 decks498 decks
20%synergy
Herd Baloth
27%inclusion133 decks498 decks
26%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
27%inclusion133 decks498 decks
12%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
26%inclusion128 decks498 decks
-4%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
24%inclusion122 decks498 decks
23%synergy
Deathgreeter
24%inclusion122 decks498 decks
23%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
24%inclusion119 decks498 decks
23%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
23%inclusion89 decks388 decks
23%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
23%inclusion114 decks498 decks
21%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
23%inclusion113 decks498 decks
21%synergy
Birds of Paradise
22%inclusion112 decks498 decks
2%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
22%inclusion111 decks498 decks
18%synergy
Elvish Mystic
21%inclusion106 decks498 decks
-5%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
21%inclusion104 decks498 decks
20%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
20%inclusion101 decks498 decks
19%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
20%inclusion98 decks498 decks
1%synergy
Devoted Druid
19%inclusion97 decks498 decks
15%synergy
Incubation Druid
19%inclusion96 decks498 decks
17%synergy
Leyline Prowler
19%inclusion95 decks498 decks
16%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
19%inclusion94 decks498 decks
18%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
18%inclusion92 decks498 decks
16%synergy
Fertilid
18%inclusion89 decks498 decks
17%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
17%inclusion84 decks498 decks
0%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
17%inclusion66 decks395 decks
8%synergy
Honor Troll
17%inclusion83 decks498 decks
16%synergy
Eternal Witness
16%inclusion80 decks498 decks
-9%synergy
Viscera Seer
16%inclusion78 decks498 decks
0%synergy
Prize Pig
15%inclusion75 decks498 decks
15%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
15%inclusion73 decks498 decks
13%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
15%inclusion73 decks498 decks
13%synergy
Beast Whisperer
14%inclusion72 decks498 decks
1%synergy
Cursed Wombat
14%inclusion56 decks392 decks
13%synergy
Gyre Sage
14%inclusion71 decks498 decks
12%synergy
Starscape Cleric
14%inclusion52 decks369 decks
12%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
14%inclusion68 decks498 decks
13%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
12%inclusion62 decks498 decks
12%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
12%inclusion62 decks498 decks
11%synergy
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Putrefy
32%inclusion160 decks498 decks
-3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion120 decks394 decks
11%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
29%inclusion144 decks498 decks
21%synergy
Village Rites
26%inclusion129 decks498 decks
9%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
21%inclusion106 decks498 decks
19%synergy
Heroic Intervention
20%inclusion101 decks498 decks
-10%synergy
Golgari Charm
16%inclusion80 decks498 decks
-1%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
15%inclusion75 decks498 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
15%inclusion74 decks498 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion74 decks498 decks
5%synergy
Tear Asunder
15%inclusion73 decks498 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion72 decks498 decks
-5%synergy
Nature's Claim
11%inclusion53 decks498 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion52 decks498 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion41 decks395 decks
1%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
10%inclusion51 decks498 decks
-1%synergy
Abrupt Decay
10%inclusion49 decks498 decks
-6%synergy
Fortifying Draught
10%inclusion49 decks498 decks
10%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
9.4%inclusion47 decks498 decks
2%synergy
Deathsprout
9.2%inclusion46 decks498 decks
2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.2%inclusion41 decks498 decks
1%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
8.2%inclusion41 decks498 decks
7%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
8.0%inclusion40 decks498 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.8%inclusion39 decks498 decks
2%synergy
Weather the Storm
7.6%inclusion38 decks498 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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-3%synergy
Krosan Grip
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0%synergy
Atomize
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3%synergy
Veil of Summer
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1%synergy
Collective Resistance
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0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
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3%synergy
Silkguard
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4%synergy
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Rampant Growth
32%inclusion159 decks498 decks
-3%synergy
Culling Ritual
27%inclusion133 decks498 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Lore
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0%synergy
Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion121 decks498 decks
-1%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
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13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
22%inclusion112 decks498 decks
2%synergy
Three Visits
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0%synergy
Feed the Swarm
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11%synergy
Farseek
17%inclusion86 decks498 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Brew
16%inclusion82 decks498 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion80 decks498 decks
8%synergy
Essence Pulse
16%inclusion79 decks498 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
16%inclusion78 decks498 decks
8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14%inclusion69 decks498 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion58 decks498 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion57 decks498 decks
-7%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
11%inclusion55 decks498 decks
4%synergy
Dig Up
10%inclusion49 decks498 decks
6%synergy
Pest Summoning
10%inclusion49 decks498 decks
9%synergy
Scale the Heights
8.4%inclusion42 decks498 decks
8%synergy
Healing Technique
8.2%inclusion41 decks498 decks
8%synergy
Witherbloom Command
8.2%inclusion41 decks498 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.2%inclusion41 decks498 decks
1%synergy
Urborg Repossession
8.0%inclusion40 decks498 decks
7%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.9%inclusion31 decks394 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
7.8%inclusion39 decks498 decks
-11%synergy
Hunt for Specimens
7.0%inclusion35 decks498 decks
7%synergy
Harmonize
7.0%inclusion35 decks498 decks
-1%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
6.8%inclusion34 decks498 decks
-7%synergy
Containment Breach
6.6%inclusion33 decks498 decks
6%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
6.2%inclusion31 decks498 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.0%inclusion30 decks498 decks
-4%synergy
Gaze of Granite
5.8%inclusion29 decks498 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.8%inclusion29 decks498 decks
4%synergy
Chain of Smog
5.6%inclusion28 decks498 decks
3%synergy
Casualties of War
5.4%inclusion27 decks498 decks
-6%synergy
Damnation
5.2%inclusion26 decks498 decks
-3%synergy
Unearth
5.0%inclusion25 decks498 decks
0%synergy
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Tablet of the Guilds
25%inclusion125 decks498 decks
24%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
22%inclusion112 decks498 decks
22%synergy
Skullclamp
22%inclusion111 decks498 decks
-9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
15%inclusion77 decks498 decks
14%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
14%inclusion70 decks498 decks
10%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
14%inclusion68 decks498 decks
13%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
13%inclusion67 decks498 decks
-7%synergy
The Great Henge
13%inclusion66 decks498 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion62 decks498 decks
-13%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
11%inclusion54 decks498 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion54 decks498 decks
-11%synergy
The Earth Crystal
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
10%inclusion50 decks498 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.0%inclusion45 decks498 decks
4%synergy
The Ozolith
8.6%inclusion43 decks498 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.2%inclusion41 decks498 decks
7%synergy
Bow of Nylea
8.0%inclusion40 decks498 decks
5%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
7.8%inclusion39 decks498 decks
8%synergy
Sun Droplet
7.0%inclusion35 decks498 decks
7%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.0%inclusion30 decks498 decks
4%synergy
Tithing Blade
5.5%inclusion27 decks494 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
33%inclusion163 decks498 decks
8%synergy
Blight Mound
24%inclusion120 decks498 decks
21%synergy
Trudge Garden
23%inclusion113 decks498 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion110 decks498 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
22%inclusion108 decks498 decks
18%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
20%inclusion99 decks498 decks
7%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
17%inclusion83 decks498 decks
15%synergy
Druid Class
16%inclusion79 decks498 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Rites
15%inclusion73 decks498 decks
10%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Branching Evolution
12%inclusion62 decks498 decks
7%synergy
Exquisite Blood
12%inclusion59 decks498 decks
9%synergy
Greed
11%inclusion54 decks498 decks
9%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
11%inclusion54 decks498 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion53 decks498 decks
2%synergy
Wild Growth
10%inclusion48 decks498 decks
0%synergy
Sylvan Library
8.8%inclusion44 decks498 decks
-1%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
8.8%inclusion44 decks498 decks
-3%synergy
Lifegift
8.8%inclusion44 decks498 decks
8%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
8.6%inclusion43 decks498 decks
0%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
8.4%inclusion42 decks498 decks
2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.4%inclusion42 decks498 decks
0%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
8.2%inclusion41 decks498 decks
5%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
8.2%inclusion41 decks498 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.8%inclusion39 decks498 decks
5%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Primeval Bounty
7.6%inclusion38 decks498 decks
7%synergy
Loading Zone
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Gift of Paradise
7.0%inclusion35 decks498 decks
6%synergy
Doubling Season
6.8%inclusion34 decks498 decks
-9%synergy
Insidious Roots
6.7%inclusion31 decks462 decks
-5%synergy
Leyline of Vitality
6.4%inclusion32 decks498 decks
6%synergy
Guardian Project
6.2%inclusion31 decks498 decks
-1%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
5.8%inclusion29 decks498 decks
5%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
5.8%inclusion21 decks364 decks
4%synergy
Gourmand's Talent
5.2%inclusion19 decks364 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
11%inclusion55 decks498 decks
4%synergy
Professor Onyx
6.0%inclusion30 decks498 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Sapseep Forest
36%inclusion180 decks498 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion149 decks498 decks
-10%synergy
High Market
26%inclusion130 decks498 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion89 decks498 decks
-5%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
17%inclusion85 decks498 decks
-11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion85 decks498 decks
-7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion81 decks498 decks
-7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
13%inclusion66 decks498 decks
-5%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
12%inclusion18 decks152 decks
11%synergy
The Shire
11%inclusion53 decks498 decks
1%synergy
Karn's Bastion
11%inclusion53 decks498 decks
5%synergy
Restless Cottage
10%inclusion49 decks498 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion48 decks498 decks
-2%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
9.4%inclusion47 decks498 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Clinic
9.0%inclusion45 decks498 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.6%inclusion43 decks498 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.6%inclusion43 decks498 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.4%inclusion42 decks498 decks
-6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.4%inclusion37 decks498 decks
2%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
7.2%inclusion36 decks498 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.0%inclusion35 decks498 decks
-2%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
6.8%inclusion34 decks498 decks
1%synergy
Grim Backwoods
6.6%inclusion33 decks498 decks
-7%synergy
Dryad Arbor
5.6%inclusion28 decks498 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
71%inclusion352 decks498 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
51%inclusion254 decks498 decks
-11%synergy
Pristine Talisman
46%inclusion227 decks498 decks
44%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
25%inclusion124 decks498 decks
0%synergy
Golgari Signet
23%inclusion114 decks498 decks
-5%synergy
Paradise Plume
9.4%inclusion47 decks498 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.4%inclusion27 decks498 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Forest
95%inclusion475 decks498 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion463 decks498 decks
-4%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion382 decks498 decks
-9%synergy
Jungle Hollow
55%inclusion275 decks498 decks
31%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
49%inclusion243 decks498 decks
-12%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
48%inclusion239 decks498 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Wood
42%inclusion209 decks498 decks
-2%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
39%inclusion194 decks498 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
38%inclusion188 decks498 decks
-4%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
33%inclusion166 decks498 decks
-12%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
33%inclusion165 decks498 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Malady
33%inclusion165 decks498 decks
-2%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion120 decks394 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion131 decks498 decks
-1%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
26%inclusion129 decks498 decks
21%synergy
Deathcap Glade
23%inclusion117 decks498 decks
-6%synergy
Twilight Mire
23%inclusion116 decks498 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion113 decks498 decks
-5%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
20%inclusion102 decks498 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20%inclusion101 decks498 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion94 decks498 decks
2%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
17%inclusion66 decks395 decks
8%synergy
Viridescent Bog
16%inclusion70 decks445 decks
-5%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
15%inclusion75 decks498 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion74 decks498 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion73 decks498 decks
-6%synergy
Haunted Mire
15%inclusion73 decks498 decks
-2%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
14%inclusion72 decks498 decks
1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14%inclusion69 decks498 decks
2%synergy
Underground Mortuary
13%inclusion60 decks464 decks
-8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion64 decks498 decks
-9%synergy
Wastewood Verge
12%inclusion30 decks255 decks
-4%synergy
Blooming Marsh
12%inclusion58 decks498 decks
-2%synergy
Woodland Chasm
11%inclusion55 decks498 decks
3%synergy
Vernal Fen
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion41 decks395 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
10%inclusion50 decks498 decks
0%synergy
Bayou
8.8%inclusion44 decks498 decks
-3%synergy
Blighted Woodland
8.4%inclusion42 decks498 decks
3%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.9%inclusion31 decks394 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.2%inclusion36 decks498 decks
-6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.6%inclusion33 decks498 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
6.2%inclusion31 decks498 decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.8%inclusion29 decks498 decks
-1%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
5.2%inclusion26 decks498 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.0%inclusion25 decks498 decks
3%synergy
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