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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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Essence Warden
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
63%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
62%synergy
Inspiring Call
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Mortality Spear
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
The Great Henge
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Gala Greeters
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
42%synergy
Hardened Scales
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
42%synergy
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Heroic Intervention
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Beast Within
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Cultivate
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Blood Artist
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Pest Infestation
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Nature's Lore
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Spike Feeder
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
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Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Worldly Tutor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
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Bloodthirsty Aerialist
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Prize Pig
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Incubation Druid
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Haywire Mite
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Birds of Paradise
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Elvish Mystic
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Beast Whisperer
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Leyline Prowler
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Blood Researcher
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Gyre Sage
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Evolution Witness
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Basking Broodscale
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Cursed Wombat
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Sapling of Colfenor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Warden of the Grove
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Twilight Prophet
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Winding Constrictor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Marwyn, the Nurturer
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Llanowar Visionary
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Eternal Witness
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Froghemoth
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Elvish Archdruid
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Witch of the Moors
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Dragon Sniper
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sangromancer
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Honor Troll
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Tendershoot Dryad
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Managorger Hydra
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Devoted Druid
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Host of the Hereafter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Roaming Throne
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Elder Gargaroth
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Silversmote Ghoul
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
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Assassin's Trophy
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Tear Asunder
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Nature's Claim
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Abrupt Decay
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Putrefy
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-15%synergy
Tend the Pests
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Golgari Charm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Dig Up the Body
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Command
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Momentous Fall
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Vraska's Contempt
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Weather the Storm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Respite
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Entish Restoration
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Fortifying Draught
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Wrap in Vigor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Kindred Summons
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
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Kodama's Reach
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Rampant Growth
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Living Death
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Three Visits
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Healing Technique
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Culling Ritual
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Viewpoint Synchronization
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Road of Return
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Urborg Repossession
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mulch
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Plague Wind
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Severed Strands
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
Glimpse of Nature
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Commune with the Gods
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Many Partings
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Farseek
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Time of Need
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Gather the Pack
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
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Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Bontu's Monument
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
The Ozolith
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Skullclamp
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-11%synergy
Bow of Nylea
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Staff of the Wild Magus
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Mindcrank
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Chalice of Life
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Shadowspear
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Batterbone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Trading Post
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Stone of Erech
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Campfire
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Manifold Key
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Bone Sabres
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-15%synergy
Birthing Pod
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Retreat to Kazandu
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Guardian Project
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Doubling Season
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Branching Evolution
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Sanguine Bond
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Exquisite Blood
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Druid Class
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Sylvan Library
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Zendikar Resurgent
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Insidious Roots
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Bridge from Below
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Lich's Mastery
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Song of the Dryads
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Nature's Will
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Greater Good
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Fecundity
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Bonds
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Assemble the Entmoot
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Grim Feast
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Canopy Cover
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Rites
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Mirri's Guile
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Fruit of the First Tree
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Elvish Guidance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Aspect of Mongoose
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Awakening Zone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Protection Racket
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Elven Chorus
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Unnatural Growth
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nissa Revane
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Garruk, Cursed Huntsman
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
34%synergy
High Market
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Radiant Fountain
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Sapseep Forest
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
7%synergy
The Shire
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Karn's Bastion
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Khalni Garden
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Strip Mine
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Fountainport
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Shifting Woodland
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Wirewood Lodge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Emergence Zone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Dryad Arbor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Hidden Nursery
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
-30%synergy
Arcane Signet
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-22%synergy
Pristine Talisman
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Golgari Signet
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Tangleroot
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Progenitor's Icon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Lands
Forest
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Swamp
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
-27%synergy
Command Tower
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
-25%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Wood
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Malady
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Deathcap Glade
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Jungle Hollow
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-22%synergy
Blooming Marsh
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Bayou
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Underground Mortuary
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Brokers Hideout
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Twilight Mire
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-14%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Woodland Chasm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Wastewood Verge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Blighted Woodland
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-17%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Opal Palace
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Mire
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Voldaren Estate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-18%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
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