Kagha, Shadow Archdruid (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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Avatar Destiny
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Ba Sing Se
3.8%inclusion3 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Beifong's Bounty Hunters
3.6%inclusion3 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Animal Attendant
2.6%inclusion2 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Fatal Fissure
1.3%inclusion1 decks79 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Skull Prophet
46%inclusion299 decks645 decks
38%synergy
Erinis, Gloom Stalker
37%inclusion239 decks645 decks
36%synergy
Nyx Weaver
46%inclusion294 decks645 decks
36%synergy
Crawling Infestation
39%inclusion249 decks645 decks
33%synergy
Circle of the Land Druid
34%inclusion219 decks645 decks
32%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
38%inclusion243 decks635 decks
31%synergy
Hedge Shredder
37%inclusion165 decks448 decks
31%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
45%inclusion288 decks645 decks
30%synergy
Splinterfright
34%inclusion220 decks645 decks
30%synergy
Scion of Halaster
29%inclusion185 decks645 decks
28%synergy
Top Cards
Eternal Witness
43%inclusion276 decks645 decks
18%synergy
Grisly Salvage
36%inclusion234 decks645 decks
25%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
36%inclusion232 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Llanowar Elves
36%inclusion232 decks645 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
35%inclusion228 decks645 decks
16%synergy
Reclamation Sage
34%inclusion218 decks645 decks
15%synergy
Old Rutstein
32%inclusion208 decks645 decks
26%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
31%inclusion203 decks645 decks
25%synergy
Six
31%inclusion165 decks525 decks
24%synergy
Putrefy
31%inclusion198 decks645 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Stitcher's Supplier
30%inclusion192 decks645 decks
22%synergy
Honest Rutstein
30%inclusion167 decks566 decks
19%synergy
Dreadhound
29%inclusion184 decks645 decks
27%synergy
World Shaper
28%inclusion182 decks645 decks
22%synergy
Icetill Explorer
28%inclusion48 decks173 decks
19%synergy
Old Stickfingers
27%inclusion173 decks645 decks
22%synergy
Viconia, Drow Apostate
26%inclusion168 decks645 decks
25%synergy
Golgari Thug
25%inclusion161 decks645 decks
20%synergy
Akawalli, the Seething Tower
25%inclusion160 decks645 decks
23%synergy
Elvish Mystic
25%inclusion160 decks645 decks
-1%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
24%inclusion70 decks288 decks
20%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
24%inclusion154 decks645 decks
18%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
24%inclusion152 decks645 decks
19%synergy
Glowspore Shaman
23%inclusion151 decks645 decks
21%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
23%inclusion148 decks645 decks
22%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
22%inclusion140 decks645 decks
15%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
21%inclusion137 decks645 decks
15%synergy
Uurg, Spawn of Turg
21%inclusion136 decks645 decks
20%synergy
Deathbloom Ritualist
21%inclusion134 decks645 decks
19%synergy
Shigeki, Jukai Visionary
21%inclusion134 decks645 decks
16%synergy
Grist, Voracious Larva
20%inclusion106 decks525 decks
16%synergy
Underrealm Lich
20%inclusion130 decks645 decks
15%synergy
Acolyte of Affliction
19%inclusion125 decks645 decks
18%synergy
Timeless Witness
19%inclusion122 decks645 decks
16%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
19%inclusion121 decks645 decks
10%synergy
Undead Butler
18%inclusion117 decks645 decks
16%synergy
Millikin
18%inclusion115 decks645 decks
15%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
18%inclusion113 decks645 decks
3%synergy
The Mycotyrant
17%inclusion112 decks645 decks
15%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
17%inclusion92 decks536 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Findbroker
17%inclusion109 decks645 decks
14%synergy
Cankerbloom
17%inclusion108 decks645 decks
3%synergy
The Gitrog Monster
15%inclusion99 decks645 decks
12%synergy
Fang, Fearless l'Cie
15%inclusion34 decks227 decks
13%synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
14%inclusion93 decks645 decks
14%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
14%inclusion92 decks645 decks
10%synergy
Springbloom Druid
14%inclusion90 decks645 decks
9%synergy
Bramble Familiar
13%inclusion86 decks645 decks
11%synergy
Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie
13%inclusion30 decks226 decks
12%synergy
Summon: Titan
13%inclusion29 decks219 decks
11%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
13%inclusion85 decks645 decks
-5%synergy
Haywire Mite
13%inclusion85 decks645 decks
-4%synergy
Seedship Broodtender
13%inclusion23 decks175 decks
9%synergy
Skyfisher Spider
13%inclusion84 decks645 decks
8%synergy
Insidious Fungus
13%inclusion57 decks445 decks
6%synergy
Accursed Marauder
13%inclusion65 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker
12%inclusion78 decks645 decks
11%synergy
Genesis
12%inclusion77 decks645 decks
10%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
12%inclusion77 decks645 decks
11%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
12%inclusion77 decks645 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Assassin's Trophy
27%inclusion172 decks645 decks
-18%synergy
Beast Within
24%inclusion156 decks645 decks
-12%synergy
Grapple with the Past
23%inclusion151 decks645 decks
18%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
20%inclusion129 decks645 decks
18%synergy
Corpse Churn
15%inclusion97 decks645 decks
14%synergy
Drag to the Roots
15%inclusion66 decks448 decks
10%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion77 decks645 decks
8%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12%inclusion62 decks523 decks
-8%synergy
Abrupt Decay
11%inclusion73 decks645 decks
-5%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion69 decks645 decks
3%synergy
Another Chance
11%inclusion69 decks645 decks
10%synergy
Tear Asunder
10%inclusion63 decks645 decks
-5%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.4%inclusion54 decks645 decks
3%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.2%inclusion53 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Heroic Intervention
8.1%inclusion52 decks645 decks
-22%synergy
Return to Nature
7.9%inclusion51 decks645 decks
2%synergy
Blessed Respite
7.9%inclusion51 decks645 decks
7%synergy
Wasteful Harvest
7.8%inclusion50 decks645 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Charm
7.6%inclusion49 decks645 decks
-9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.0%inclusion45 decks645 decks
-13%synergy
Dark Ritual
6.8%inclusion44 decks645 decks
-10%synergy
Join the Dead
6.8%inclusion44 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Harrow
6.7%inclusion43 decks645 decks
-3%synergy
Deathsprout
6.7%inclusion43 decks645 decks
0%synergy
Village Rites
6.2%inclusion40 decks645 decks
-11%synergy
Gnaw to the Bone
6.0%inclusion39 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.3%inclusion34 decks645 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.3%inclusion34 decks645 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.2%inclusion27 decks524 decks
-4%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
5.1%inclusion33 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Dread Return
27%inclusion176 decks645 decks
17%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
27%inclusion175 decks645 decks
14%synergy
Squirming Emergence
25%inclusion160 decks645 decks
20%synergy
Druidic Ritual
21%inclusion133 decks645 decks
20%synergy
Rampant Growth
20%inclusion132 decks645 decks
-14%synergy
Cultivate
19%inclusion122 decks645 decks
-21%synergy
Terror Tide
18%inclusion115 decks645 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion115 decks645 decks
-2%synergy
Summon Undead
18%inclusion114 decks645 decks
17%synergy
Life from the Loam
15%inclusion97 decks645 decks
7%synergy
Culling Ritual
15%inclusion96 decks645 decks
-6%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion93 decks645 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Lore
13%inclusion84 decks645 decks
-13%synergy
Buried Alive
12%inclusion79 decks645 decks
4%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
12%inclusion76 decks645 decks
8%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
12%inclusion76 decks645 decks
11%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion73 decks645 decks
0%synergy
Mulch
11%inclusion68 decks645 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
10%inclusion66 decks645 decks
7%synergy
Diregraf Rebirth
10%inclusion64 decks645 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.5%inclusion61 decks645 decks
-12%synergy
Kodama's Reach
9.0%inclusion58 decks645 decks
-16%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.8%inclusion57 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Spider Spawning
8.7%inclusion56 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Worm Harvest
8.4%inclusion54 decks645 decks
7%synergy
Unearth
7.9%inclusion51 decks645 decks
3%synergy
Casualties of War
7.4%inclusion48 decks645 decks
-4%synergy
Urborg Repossession
7.3%inclusion47 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.0%inclusion45 decks645 decks
-1%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.8%inclusion38 decks561 decks
5%synergy
Far Wanderings
6.7%inclusion43 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Farseek
6.7%inclusion43 decks645 decks
-12%synergy
Witherbloom Command
6.5%inclusion42 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Life // Death
6.2%inclusion40 decks645 decks
3%synergy
Regrowth
6.2%inclusion40 decks645 decks
3%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
5.9%inclusion30 decks512 decks
4%synergy
Diresight
5.3%inclusion26 decks489 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Perpetual Timepiece
24%inclusion155 decks645 decks
20%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
23%inclusion151 decks645 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion108 decks645 decks
-8%synergy
Broodheart Engine
13%inclusion47 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
12%inclusion75 decks645 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion72 decks645 decks
-11%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
10%inclusion63 decks645 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.4%inclusion54 decks645 decks
1%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
8.4%inclusion54 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.6%inclusion49 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
7.4%inclusion48 decks645 decks
4%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.5%inclusion42 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
5.9%inclusion38 decks645 decks
-25%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.1%inclusion33 decks645 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Ripples of Undeath
29%inclusion149 decks522 decks
21%synergy
Insidious Roots
29%inclusion180 decks631 decks
17%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
26%inclusion167 decks645 decks
20%synergy
Crawling Sensation
25%inclusion163 decks645 decks
19%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
23%inclusion146 decks645 decks
19%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
16%inclusion104 decks645 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion91 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Wild Growth
13%inclusion84 decks645 decks
3%synergy
Out of the Tombs
13%inclusion82 decks645 decks
10%synergy
The Mending of Dominaria
12%inclusion79 decks645 decks
11%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
12%inclusion77 decks645 decks
-12%synergy
Sigil of Myrkul
11%inclusion73 decks645 decks
11%synergy
Dredger's Insight
11%inclusion40 decks357 decks
10%synergy
Criminal Past
11%inclusion69 decks645 decks
10%synergy
Undergrowth Recon
10%inclusion66 decks634 decks
9%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
10%inclusion67 decks645 decks
1%synergy
Soul Enervation
10%inclusion62 decks631 decks
9%synergy
Cloakwood Hermit
9.1%inclusion59 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Chalk Outline
9.0%inclusion57 decks631 decks
8%synergy
Journey to Eternity
9.0%inclusion58 decks645 decks
3%synergy
Tortured Existence
8.8%inclusion57 decks645 decks
7%synergy
Crop Sigil
8.5%inclusion55 decks645 decks
8%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.3%inclusion24 decks288 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
8.2%inclusion36 decks441 decks
6%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
8.1%inclusion52 decks645 decks
-4%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
7.6%inclusion49 decks645 decks
1%synergy
Exploration
7.0%inclusion45 decks645 decks
3%synergy
Seal of Primordium
6.7%inclusion43 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.5%inclusion42 decks645 decks
3%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
6.1%inclusion27 decks441 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
6.0%inclusion39 decks645 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.9%inclusion38 decks645 decks
-8%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
5.4%inclusion35 decks645 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
14%inclusion92 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
11%inclusion70 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
7.4%inclusion48 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Nissa of Shadowed Boughs
6.4%inclusion41 decks645 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion225 decks645 decks
-5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
23%inclusion151 decks645 decks
18%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
22%inclusion143 decks645 decks
15%synergy
Witch's Cottage
17%inclusion110 decks645 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion109 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Shifting Woodland
16%inclusion83 decks523 decks
6%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
15%inclusion98 decks645 decks
-12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion95 decks645 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion85 decks645 decks
-11%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion83 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
12%inclusion77 decks645 decks
3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
11%inclusion70 decks645 decks
-7%synergy
Argoth, Sanctum of Nature
10%inclusion62 decks645 decks
8%synergy
Svogthos, the Restless Tomb
9.0%inclusion58 decks645 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.0%inclusion58 decks645 decks
1%synergy
Hidden Nursery
8.4%inclusion54 decks645 decks
7%synergy
Restless Cottage
8.2%inclusion53 decks645 decks
-1%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
8.2%inclusion53 decks645 decks
7%synergy
Kishla Village
8.0%inclusion23 decks288 decks
6%synergy
Memorial to Folly
7.6%inclusion49 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Drownyard Temple
7.3%inclusion47 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Grim Backwoods
7.0%inclusion45 decks645 decks
-6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.5%inclusion42 decks645 decks
-17%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.2%inclusion40 decks645 decks
-9%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
6.0%inclusion39 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.4%inclusion35 decks645 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
58%inclusion376 decks645 decks
-22%synergy
Arcane Signet
53%inclusion340 decks645 decks
-10%synergy
Golgari Signet
24%inclusion158 decks645 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
16%inclusion104 decks645 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion84 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
9.0%inclusion58 decks645 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.6%inclusion49 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Moss Diamond
7.0%inclusion45 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Forest
97%inclusion625 decks645 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion622 decks645 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
74%inclusion480 decks645 decks
-11%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
45%inclusion289 decks645 decks
-16%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
41%inclusion265 decks645 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion260 decks645 decks
13%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
38%inclusion245 decks645 decks
-14%synergy
Tainted Wood
36%inclusion231 decks645 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Malady
36%inclusion229 decks645 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion195 decks645 decks
9%synergy
Jungle Hollow
29%inclusion189 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
27%inclusion177 decks645 decks
-17%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
25%inclusion160 decks645 decks
-11%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
24%inclusion154 decks645 decks
-15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion141 decks645 decks
-5%synergy
Deathcap Glade
22%inclusion139 decks645 decks
-8%synergy
Twilight Mire
21%inclusion136 decks645 decks
-14%synergy
Haunted Mire
20%inclusion128 decks645 decks
3%synergy
Underground Mortuary
19%inclusion119 decks635 decks
-2%synergy
Viridescent Bog
18%inclusion110 decks603 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion112 decks645 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion112 decks645 decks
-12%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
16%inclusion103 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion93 decks645 decks
-8%synergy
Vernal Fen
14%inclusion24 decks175 decks
2%synergy
Wastewood Verge
14%inclusion49 decks358 decks
-3%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
13%inclusion86 decks645 decks
-6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12%inclusion62 decks523 decks
-8%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
11%inclusion60 decks524 decks
3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion73 decks645 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion70 decks645 decks
-2%synergy
Woodland Chasm
10%inclusion67 decks645 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion66 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
9.1%inclusion59 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
9.1%inclusion59 decks645 decks
-4%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
8.7%inclusion56 decks645 decks
-1%synergy
Blighted Woodland
8.4%inclusion54 decks645 decks
3%synergy
Blooming Marsh
8.4%inclusion54 decks645 decks
-6%synergy
Foul Orchard
8.1%inclusion52 decks645 decks
2%synergy
Hidden Grotto
7.6%inclusion37 decks490 decks
6%synergy
Festering Gulch
6.9%inclusion39 decks564 decks
2%synergy
Festering Thicket
6.9%inclusion12 decks175 decks
1%synergy
Manor Gate
6.8%inclusion44 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.7%inclusion35 decks519 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
6.7%inclusion43 decks645 decks
4%synergy
Strangled Cemetery
6.3%inclusion28 decks448 decks
4%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
6.2%inclusion40 decks645 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.0%inclusion39 decks645 decks
4%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
6.0%inclusion39 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Grove
5.9%inclusion38 decks645 decks
3%synergy