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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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Virulent Emissary
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Essence Warden
75%inclusion103 decks137 decks
69%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
62%inclusion85 decks137 decks
58%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
65%inclusion89 decks137 decks
57%synergy
Mortality Spear
61%inclusion84 decks137 decks
56%synergy
Gala Greeters
58%inclusion79 decks137 decks
52%synergy
Radiant Fountain
52%inclusion71 decks137 decks
50%synergy
Inspiring Call
53%inclusion73 decks137 decks
49%synergy
Pest Infestation
56%inclusion77 decks137 decks
48%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
51%inclusion70 decks137 decks
47%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
52%inclusion71 decks137 decks
46%synergy
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Cultivate
52%inclusion71 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Blood Artist
48%inclusion66 decks137 decks
29%synergy
Hardened Scales
47%inclusion65 decks137 decks
39%synergy
Winding Constrictor
47%inclusion64 decks137 decks
41%synergy
Spike Feeder
46%inclusion63 decks137 decks
46%synergy
Tend the Pests
43%inclusion59 decks137 decks
39%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
43%inclusion59 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
43%inclusion59 decks137 decks
41%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
42%inclusion57 decks137 decks
40%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
42%inclusion57 decks137 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-9%synergy
Necropotence
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
2%synergy
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Social Climber
41%inclusion56 decks137 decks
40%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
39%inclusion54 decks137 decks
31%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
38%inclusion52 decks137 decks
31%synergy
Blood Researcher
37%inclusion51 decks137 decks
36%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
37%inclusion51 decks137 decks
35%synergy
Haywire Mite
35%inclusion48 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
35%inclusion48 decks137 decks
32%synergy
Llanowar Elves
34%inclusion47 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
34%inclusion46 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Evolution Witness
33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
30%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
33%inclusion45 decks137 decks
33%synergy
Witch of the Moors
33%inclusion45 decks137 decks
30%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
32%inclusion44 decks137 decks
30%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
31%inclusion43 decks137 decks
31%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
30%synergy
Herd Baloth
31%inclusion42 decks137 decks
30%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
31%inclusion42 decks137 decks
29%synergy
Basking Broodscale
31%inclusion34 decks111 decks
29%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
30%inclusion41 decks137 decks
29%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
29%inclusion40 decks137 decks
26%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
28%inclusion39 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Deathgreeter
28%inclusion39 decks137 decks
27%synergy
Birds of Paradise
28%inclusion39 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
27%inclusion37 decks137 decks
26%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
26%inclusion36 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Prize Pig
26%inclusion35 decks137 decks
25%synergy
Dai Li Agents
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
23%synergy
Elvish Mystic
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Devoted Druid
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
20%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
19%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
22%synergy
Incubation Druid
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
19%synergy
Leyline Prowler
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
19%synergy
Cursed Wombat
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Honor Troll
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Fertilid
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Gyre Sage
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Beast Whisperer
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Mosswood Dreadknight
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Sangromancer
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
41%inclusion56 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
39%inclusion53 decks137 decks
31%synergy
Putrefy
36%inclusion50 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
27%inclusion29 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
26%inclusion36 decks137 decks
24%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Heroic Intervention
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
-6%synergy
Village Rites
20%inclusion28 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Charm
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Tear Asunder
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Fortifying Draught
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
-8%synergy
Nature's Claim
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Pillar Launch
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Deathsprout
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Abrupt Decay
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-7%synergy
Weather the Storm
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-8%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Atomize
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-6%synergy
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Rampant Growth
38%inclusion52 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
31%inclusion43 decks137 decks
20%synergy
Nature's Lore
30%inclusion41 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Kodama's Reach
28%inclusion39 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion38 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Precision
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Culling Ritual
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Farseek
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Essence Pulse
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion29 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion29 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Three Visits
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Dig Up
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Brew
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
-9%synergy
Scale the Heights
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Healing Technique
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Urborg Repossession
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Pest Summoning
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Gaze of Granite
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Containment Breach
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Harmonize
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-6%synergy
Hunt for Specimens
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Casualties of War
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Witherbloom Command
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Yuna's Decision
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-13%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Find // Finality
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Tablet of the Guilds
36%inclusion49 decks137 decks
35%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
27%inclusion37 decks137 decks
26%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
20%inclusion28 decks137 decks
19%synergy
The Great Henge
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Skullclamp
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
-14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
-5%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
-7%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
-13%synergy
The Ozolith
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Sun Droplet
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Bow of Nylea
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Demon's Horn
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
7%synergy
The Earth Crystal
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Campfire
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Staff of the Wild Magus
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Prism Ring
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Tithing Blade
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
36%inclusion50 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion37 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Trudge Garden
26%inclusion36 decks137 decks
25%synergy
Blight Mound
26%inclusion36 decks137 decks
24%synergy
Druid Class
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
23%synergy
Sanguine Bond
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
19%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Branching Evolution
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Sylvan Library
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Rites
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Lifegift
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Greed
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Loading Zone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Vitality
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Primeval Bounty
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Doubling Season
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
-9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Guardian Project
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Wild Growth
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Colossal Majesty
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Nissa, Voice of Zendikar
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Sapseep Forest
47%inclusion64 decks137 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion44 decks137 decks
-8%synergy
High Market
28%inclusion38 decks137 decks
19%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Restless Cottage
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
-9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
-5%synergy
The Shire
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Karn's Bastion
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
-7%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Grim Backwoods
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Witch's Clinic
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Westvale Abbey
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-10%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74%inclusion101 decks137 decks
-6%synergy
Pristine Talisman
58%inclusion80 decks137 decks
57%synergy
Arcane Signet
53%inclusion73 decks137 decks
-9%synergy
Golgari Signet
26%inclusion36 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
26%inclusion35 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Paradise Plume
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Forest
97%inclusion133 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion130 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion112 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Jungle Hollow
66%inclusion91 decks137 decks
42%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
59%inclusion81 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
55%inclusion76 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
46%inclusion63 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Wood
44%inclusion60 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
42%inclusion58 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Malady
36%inclusion49 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
34%inclusion46 decks137 decks
-12%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
33%inclusion45 decks137 decks
-6%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
30%inclusion41 decks137 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion39 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
27%inclusion29 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Deathcap Glade
24%inclusion33 decks137 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion32 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Twilight Mire
23%inclusion32 decks137 decks
-13%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Viridescent Bog
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
-11%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Haunted Mire
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Woodland Chasm
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Blooming Marsh
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
-10%synergy
Underground Mortuary
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Wastewood Verge
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Blighted Woodland
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-5%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Bayou
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-6%synergy
Brokers Hideout
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
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