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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Twilight Diviner
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
28%synergy
Lluwen, Imperfect Naturalist
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
21%synergy
Morcant's Loyalist
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Trystan, Callous Cultivator
20%inclusion25 decks122 decks
18%synergy
Moon-Vigil Adherents
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Skull Prophet
44%inclusion298 decks672 decks
36%synergy
Nyx Weaver
44%inclusion297 decks672 decks
35%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
40%inclusion272 decks672 decks
33%synergy
Erinis, Gloom Stalker
34%inclusion228 decks672 decks
33%synergy
Crawling Infestation
36%inclusion241 decks672 decks
31%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
43%inclusion287 decks672 decks
29%synergy
Splinterfright
32%inclusion218 decks672 decks
29%synergy
Circle of the Land Druid
30%inclusion204 decks672 decks
29%synergy
Hedge Shredder
33%inclusion177 decks534 decks
27%synergy
Scion of Halaster
27%inclusion180 decks672 decks
26%synergy
Top Cards
Eternal Witness
40%inclusion271 decks672 decks
17%synergy
Llanowar Elves
37%inclusion250 decks672 decks
3%synergy
Grisly Salvage
35%inclusion235 decks672 decks
24%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
35%inclusion232 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
34%inclusion231 decks672 decks
15%synergy
Reclamation Sage
34%inclusion230 decks672 decks
15%synergy
Old Rutstein
31%inclusion207 decks672 decks
26%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
31%inclusion205 decks672 decks
22%synergy
Six
30%inclusion184 decks605 decks
23%synergy
Putrefy
30%inclusion203 decks672 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Satyr Wayfinder
29%inclusion197 decks672 decks
23%synergy
Honest Rutstein
29%inclusion188 decks644 decks
19%synergy
Dreadhound
27%inclusion184 decks672 decks
26%synergy
Icetill Explorer
27%inclusion71 decks266 decks
18%synergy
World Shaper
26%inclusion177 decks672 decks
21%synergy
Elvish Mystic
26%inclusion176 decks672 decks
-1%synergy
Old Stickfingers
25%inclusion169 decks672 decks
21%synergy
Viconia, Drow Apostate
25%inclusion167 decks672 decks
24%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
25%inclusion94 decks379 decks
21%synergy
Golgari Thug
24%inclusion161 decks672 decks
20%synergy
Akawalli, the Seething Tower
23%inclusion157 decks672 decks
21%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
23%inclusion157 decks672 decks
18%synergy
Glowspore Shaman
23%inclusion153 decks672 decks
21%synergy
Underrealm Lich
22%inclusion146 decks672 decks
17%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
21%inclusion143 decks672 decks
15%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
21%inclusion142 decks672 decks
17%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
21%inclusion140 decks672 decks
14%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
21%inclusion140 decks672 decks
12%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
20%inclusion136 decks672 decks
19%synergy
Uurg, Spawn of Turg
20%inclusion133 decks672 decks
19%synergy
Shigeki, Jukai Visionary
19%inclusion130 decks672 decks
15%synergy
Millikin
19%inclusion129 decks672 decks
16%synergy
Grist, Voracious Larva
19%inclusion114 decks605 decks
14%synergy
Deathbloom Ritualist
19%inclusion126 decks672 decks
17%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
18%inclusion121 decks672 decks
4%synergy
Timeless Witness
18%inclusion119 decks672 decks
14%synergy
Dawnhand Eulogist
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Acolyte of Affliction
17%inclusion116 decks672 decks
16%synergy
Champions of the Perfect
17%inclusion21 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
17%inclusion102 decks615 decks
7%synergy
Undead Butler
16%inclusion109 decks672 decks
14%synergy
Scarblade Scout
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Gloom Ripper
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Eclipsed Elf
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Cankerbloom
15%inclusion104 decks672 decks
2%synergy
The Gitrog Monster
15%inclusion101 decks672 decks
12%synergy
The Mycotyrant
15%inclusion101 decks672 decks
13%synergy
Golgari Findbroker
15%inclusion99 decks672 decks
11%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
14%inclusion93 decks672 decks
-4%synergy
Fang, Fearless l'Cie
14%inclusion44 decks320 decks
12%synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
14%inclusion91 decks672 decks
13%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
13%inclusion90 decks672 decks
9%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
13%inclusion89 decks672 decks
-4%synergy
Haywire Mite
13%inclusion89 decks672 decks
-4%synergy
Springbloom Druid
13%inclusion86 decks672 decks
8%synergy
Bramble Familiar
13%inclusion84 decks672 decks
11%synergy
Virulent Emissary
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie
12%inclusion39 decks319 decks
11%synergy
Seedship Broodtender
12%inclusion32 decks268 decks
8%synergy
Insidious Fungus
12%inclusion63 decks531 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Assassin's Trophy
28%inclusion188 decks672 decks
-17%synergy
Beast Within
23%inclusion156 decks672 decks
-13%synergy
Grapple with the Past
22%inclusion146 decks672 decks
17%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
18%inclusion122 decks672 decks
17%synergy
Drag to the Roots
15%inclusion80 decks534 decks
11%synergy
Corpse Churn
13%inclusion89 decks672 decks
12%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
13%inclusion79 decks603 decks
-7%synergy
Midnight Tilling
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Tear Asunder
12%inclusion78 decks672 decks
-4%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion78 decks672 decks
8%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion75 decks672 decks
3%synergy
Abrupt Decay
11%inclusion72 decks672 decks
-5%synergy
Another Chance
10%inclusion66 decks672 decks
9%synergy
Unbury
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Charm
8.3%inclusion56 decks672 decks
-8%synergy
Heroic Intervention
8.0%inclusion54 decks672 decks
-23%synergy
Songs of the Damned
7.9%inclusion53 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Scarblade's Malice
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.7%inclusion52 decks672 decks
-9%synergy
Unforgiving Aim
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Return to Nature
7.6%inclusion51 decks672 decks
2%synergy
Blessed Respite
7.4%inclusion50 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.3%inclusion49 decks672 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.8%inclusion46 decks672 decks
-13%synergy
Wasteful Harvest
6.8%inclusion46 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Harrow
6.7%inclusion45 decks672 decks
-3%synergy
Join the Dead
6.4%inclusion43 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
6.0%inclusion40 decks672 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.8%inclusion35 decks604 decks
-3%synergy
Deathsprout
5.7%inclusion38 decks672 decks
-1%synergy
Gnaw to the Bone
5.7%inclusion38 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.5%inclusion37 decks672 decks
-4%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.1%inclusion34 decks672 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Rise of the Witch-king
26%inclusion176 decks672 decks
14%synergy
Dread Return
26%inclusion174 decks672 decks
16%synergy
Squirming Emergence
23%inclusion155 decks672 decks
19%synergy
Rampant Growth
20%inclusion135 decks672 decks
-14%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion130 decks672 decks
0%synergy
Cultivate
19%inclusion125 decks672 decks
-21%synergy
Druidic Ritual
18%inclusion122 decks672 decks
18%synergy
Trystan's Command
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Terror Tide
16%inclusion108 decks672 decks
14%synergy
Summon Undead
15%inclusion104 decks672 decks
15%synergy
Culling Ritual
15%inclusion101 decks672 decks
-5%synergy
Life from the Loam
15%inclusion100 decks672 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion94 decks672 decks
7%synergy
Buried Alive
13%inclusion90 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Lore
13%inclusion86 decks672 decks
-13%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion77 decks672 decks
0%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
11%inclusion74 decks672 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion70 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Mulch
10%inclusion69 decks672 decks
7%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
10%inclusion68 decks672 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
10%inclusion68 decks672 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion64 decks672 decks
-11%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Diregraf Rebirth
8.5%inclusion57 decks672 decks
7%synergy
Kodama's Reach
8.2%inclusion55 decks672 decks
-15%synergy
Casualties of War
8.0%inclusion54 decks672 decks
-3%synergy
Unearth
7.6%inclusion51 decks672 decks
3%synergy
Farseek
7.6%inclusion51 decks672 decks
-11%synergy
Spider Spawning
7.0%inclusion47 decks672 decks
3%synergy
Worm Harvest
6.8%inclusion46 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.8%inclusion46 decks672 decks
-1%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.7%inclusion43 decks639 decks
5%synergy
Far Wanderings
6.3%inclusion42 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Witherbloom Command
6.1%inclusion41 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Regrowth
6.1%inclusion41 decks672 decks
3%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
6.1%inclusion36 decks592 decks
4%synergy
Urborg Repossession
5.8%inclusion39 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Life // Death
5.8%inclusion39 decks672 decks
3%synergy
Diresight
5.2%inclusion30 decks572 decks
4%synergy
Three Visits
5.2%inclusion35 decks672 decks
-13%synergy
Stitch Together
5.1%inclusion34 decks672 decks
3%synergy
Find // Finality
5.1%inclusion34 decks672 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Conduit of Worlds
24%inclusion158 decks672 decks
17%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
23%inclusion155 decks672 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion102 decks672 decks
-10%synergy
Broodheart Engine
13%inclusion59 decks441 decks
12%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
11%inclusion73 decks672 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion68 decks672 decks
-12%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8.8%inclusion59 decks672 decks
7%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
8.2%inclusion55 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.9%inclusion53 decks672 decks
0%synergy
Gathering Stone
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.8%inclusion46 decks672 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.8%inclusion46 decks672 decks
4%synergy
Dawn-Blessed Pennant
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Skullclamp
6.5%inclusion44 decks672 decks
-24%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.0%inclusion40 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Ripples of Undeath
29%inclusion174 decks602 decks
21%synergy
Insidious Roots
28%inclusion185 decks672 decks
16%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
26%inclusion177 decks672 decks
21%synergy
Crawling Sensation
24%inclusion164 decks672 decks
19%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
22%inclusion149 decks672 decks
18%synergy
Morcant's Eyes
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
16%inclusion105 decks672 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion97 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Wild Growth
13%inclusion86 decks672 decks
3%synergy
Out of the Tombs
12%inclusion83 decks672 decks
10%synergy
The Mending of Dominaria
12%inclusion78 decks672 decks
10%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
11%inclusion74 decks672 decks
-12%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
10%inclusion70 decks672 decks
1%synergy
Dredger's Insight
10%inclusion46 decks444 decks
9%synergy
Sigil of Myrkul
10%inclusion65 decks672 decks
9%synergy
Criminal Past
9.4%inclusion63 decks672 decks
9%synergy
Soul Enervation
9.4%inclusion63 decks672 decks
9%synergy
Undergrowth Recon
9.2%inclusion62 decks672 decks
8%synergy
Avatar Destiny
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.2%inclusion31 decks379 decks
6%synergy
Journey to Eternity
8.0%inclusion54 decks672 decks
3%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
8.0%inclusion54 decks672 decks
2%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
8.0%inclusion54 decks672 decks
-4%synergy
Chalk Outline
7.9%inclusion53 decks672 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
7.6%inclusion40 decks527 decks
5%synergy
Cloakwood Hermit
7.6%inclusion51 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Tortured Existence
6.8%inclusion46 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Crop Sigil
6.5%inclusion44 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Exploration
6.5%inclusion44 decks672 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.4%inclusion43 decks672 decks
3%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
6.3%inclusion33 decks527 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
6.1%inclusion41 decks672 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.0%inclusion40 decks672 decks
-8%synergy
Seal of Primordium
5.4%inclusion36 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
5.1%inclusion34 decks672 decks
3%synergy
Druid Class
5.1%inclusion34 decks672 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
14%inclusion91 decks672 decks
4%synergy
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
10%inclusion68 decks672 decks
4%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
6.8%inclusion46 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Nissa of Shadowed Boughs
6.7%inclusion45 decks672 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion234 decks672 decks
-5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
22%inclusion148 decks672 decks
17%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
21%inclusion143 decks672 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion109 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Shifting Woodland
16%inclusion96 decks603 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
15%inclusion104 decks672 decks
11%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
15%inclusion102 decks672 decks
-12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion93 decks672 decks
-9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion88 decks672 decks
-11%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion85 decks672 decks
4%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
11%inclusion72 decks672 decks
2%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
11%inclusion71 decks672 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.4%inclusion63 decks672 decks
2%synergy
Argoth, Sanctum of Nature
8.9%inclusion60 decks672 decks
8%synergy
Svogthos, the Restless Tomb
8.0%inclusion54 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Nursery
7.6%inclusion51 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.4%inclusion50 decks672 decks
-16%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
7.4%inclusion50 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Kishla Village
7.4%inclusion28 decks379 decks
5%synergy
Drownyard Temple
7.3%inclusion49 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
7.2%inclusion22 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Restless Cottage
7.0%inclusion47 decks672 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Backwoods
6.5%inclusion44 decks672 decks
-6%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.5%inclusion44 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.3%inclusion42 decks672 decks
-9%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
5.7%inclusion38 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.1%inclusion34 decks672 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
58%inclusion387 decks672 decks
-22%synergy
Arcane Signet
51%inclusion346 decks672 decks
-11%synergy
Golgari Signet
22%inclusion151 decks672 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
17%inclusion115 decks672 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion83 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
8.3%inclusion56 decks672 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.4%inclusion43 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Moss Diamond
5.8%inclusion39 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Forest
96%inclusion647 decks672 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion646 decks672 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
74%inclusion495 decks672 decks
-12%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
46%inclusion311 decks672 decks
-16%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
39%inclusion262 decks672 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion258 decks672 decks
11%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
38%inclusion257 decks672 decks
-14%synergy
Tainted Wood
37%inclusion246 decks672 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Malady
34%inclusion228 decks672 decks
-1%synergy
Jungle Hollow
29%inclusion192 decks672 decks
4%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
29%inclusion192 decks672 decks
-18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion188 decks672 decks
7%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
26%inclusion176 decks672 decks
-10%synergy
Twilight Mire
25%inclusion166 decks672 decks
-12%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
24%inclusion164 decks672 decks
-14%synergy
Deathcap Glade
23%inclusion152 decks672 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion146 decks672 decks
-6%synergy
Underground Mortuary
20%inclusion132 decks672 decks
-1%synergy
Haunted Mire
19%inclusion126 decks672 decks
3%synergy
Viridescent Bog
18%inclusion123 decks672 decks
-3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion121 decks672 decks
-11%synergy
Wastewood Verge
18%inclusion78 decks445 decks
0%synergy
Vernal Fen
17%inclusion45 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion103 decks672 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion99 decks672 decks
-8%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
14%inclusion95 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
13%inclusion90 decks672 decks
-6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
13%inclusion79 decks603 decks
-7%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
12%inclusion71 decks604 decks
3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion77 decks672 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion76 decks672 decks
-2%synergy
Blooming Marsh
10%inclusion64 decks672 decks
-5%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion64 decks672 decks
4%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
9.2%inclusion62 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Woodland Chasm
9.2%inclusion62 decks672 decks
2%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
8.9%inclusion60 decks672 decks
-4%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Festering Thicket
8.2%inclusion22 decks268 decks
2%synergy
Blighted Woodland
7.7%inclusion52 decks672 decks
3%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
7.4%inclusion50 decks672 decks
-3%synergy
Hidden Grotto
7.2%inclusion41 decks573 decks
6%synergy
Foul Orchard
7.1%inclusion48 decks672 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
6.8%inclusion46 decks672 decks
4%synergy
Bayou
6.5%inclusion44 decks672 decks
-5%synergy
Manor Gate
6.4%inclusion43 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Festering Gulch
6.2%inclusion40 decks642 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.8%inclusion35 decks599 decks
2%synergy
Strangled Cemetery
5.8%inclusion31 decks534 decks
4%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
5.8%inclusion39 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
5.8%inclusion39 decks672 decks
3%synergy