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
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
26%synergy
Lluwen, Imperfect Naturalist
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Morcant's Loyalist
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Trystan, Callous Cultivator
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Moon-Vigil Adherents
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Skull Prophet
45%inclusion301 decks671 decks
36%synergy
Nyx Weaver
45%inclusion300 decks671 decks
35%synergy
Erinis, Gloom Stalker
34%inclusion231 decks671 decks
33%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
40%inclusion268 decks671 decks
33%synergy
Crawling Infestation
36%inclusion243 decks671 decks
31%synergy
Circle of the Land Druid
31%inclusion210 decks671 decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion285 decks671 decks
29%synergy
Splinterfright
32%inclusion217 decks671 decks
29%synergy
Hedge Shredder
34%inclusion175 decks515 decks
28%synergy
Scion of Halaster
27%inclusion181 decks671 decks
26%synergy
Top Cards
Eternal Witness
41%inclusion276 decks671 decks
17%synergy
Llanowar Elves
37%inclusion247 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
35%inclusion237 decks671 decks
7%synergy
Grisly Salvage
35%inclusion236 decks671 decks
24%synergy
Victimize
35%inclusion233 decks671 decks
16%synergy
Reclamation Sage
34%inclusion226 decks671 decks
15%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
31%inclusion207 decks671 decks
23%synergy
Old Rutstein
31%inclusion207 decks671 decks
25%synergy
Six
31%inclusion180 decks586 decks
23%synergy
Putrefy
30%inclusion202 decks671 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Satyr Wayfinder
30%inclusion200 decks671 decks
24%synergy
Honest Rutstein
29%inclusion182 decks625 decks
19%synergy
World Shaper
28%inclusion187 decks671 decks
22%synergy
Dreadhound
28%inclusion185 decks671 decks
26%synergy
Icetill Explorer
27%inclusion67 decks244 decks
19%synergy
Elvish Mystic
26%inclusion172 decks671 decks
-1%synergy
Old Stickfingers
25%inclusion171 decks671 decks
21%synergy
Viconia, Drow Apostate
25%inclusion167 decks671 decks
24%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
25%inclusion88 decks358 decks
21%synergy
Golgari Thug
24%inclusion162 decks671 decks
20%synergy
Akawalli, the Seething Tower
23%inclusion157 decks671 decks
21%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
23%inclusion155 decks671 decks
17%synergy
Glowspore Shaman
23%inclusion154 decks671 decks
21%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
22%inclusion146 decks671 decks
16%synergy
Underrealm Lich
22%inclusion146 decks671 decks
17%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
21%inclusion144 decks671 decks
17%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
21%inclusion144 decks671 decks
15%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
21%inclusion143 decks671 decks
20%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
20%inclusion136 decks671 decks
11%synergy
Uurg, Spawn of Turg
20%inclusion134 decks671 decks
19%synergy
Deathbloom Ritualist
20%inclusion133 decks671 decks
18%synergy
Shigeki, Jukai Visionary
19%inclusion130 decks671 decks
15%synergy
Grist, Voracious Larva
19%inclusion111 decks586 decks
14%synergy
Millikin
19%inclusion126 decks671 decks
16%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
18%inclusion124 decks671 decks
4%synergy
Timeless Witness
18%inclusion124 decks671 decks
15%synergy
Dawnhand Eulogist
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Acolyte of Affliction
18%inclusion122 decks671 decks
17%synergy
Eclipsed Elf
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
17%inclusion100 decks596 decks
7%synergy
Undead Butler
16%inclusion110 decks671 decks
14%synergy
Cankerbloom
16%inclusion108 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Champions of the Perfect
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Scarblade Scout
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Gloom Ripper
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
11%synergy
The Mycotyrant
16%inclusion106 decks671 decks
14%synergy
Golgari Findbroker
15%inclusion103 decks671 decks
12%synergy
The Gitrog Monster
15%inclusion100 decks671 decks
11%synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
14%inclusion94 decks671 decks
14%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
14%inclusion94 decks671 decks
10%synergy
Fang, Fearless l'Cie
14%inclusion41 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Springbloom Druid
14%inclusion92 decks671 decks
9%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
14%inclusion91 decks671 decks
-5%synergy
Haywire Mite
13%inclusion89 decks671 decks
-4%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
13%inclusion87 decks671 decks
-4%synergy
Virulent Emissary
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Bramble Familiar
13%inclusion85 decks671 decks
11%synergy
Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie
12%inclusion36 decks297 decks
11%synergy
Insidious Fungus
12%inclusion62 decks512 decks
6%synergy
Summon: Titan
12%inclusion35 decks290 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Assassin's Trophy
28%inclusion188 decks671 decks
-17%synergy
Beast Within
24%inclusion163 decks671 decks
-12%synergy
Grapple with the Past
22%inclusion150 decks671 decks
17%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
19%inclusion127 decks671 decks
17%synergy
Drag to the Roots
15%inclusion77 decks515 decks
10%synergy
Corpse Churn
14%inclusion94 decks671 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Tilling
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
13%inclusion76 decks584 decks
-7%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion76 decks671 decks
7%synergy
Tear Asunder
11%inclusion75 decks671 decks
-4%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion74 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Abrupt Decay
11%inclusion71 decks671 decks
-5%synergy
Another Chance
10%inclusion66 decks671 decks
9%synergy
Golgari Charm
8.6%inclusion58 decks671 decks
-8%synergy
Heroic Intervention
7.9%inclusion53 decks671 decks
-23%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.6%inclusion51 decks671 decks
2%synergy
Songs of the Damned
7.6%inclusion51 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Return to Nature
7.6%inclusion51 decks671 decks
2%synergy
Blessed Respite
7.5%inclusion50 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Harrow
7.2%inclusion48 decks671 decks
-2%synergy
Wasteful Harvest
7.2%inclusion48 decks671 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.0%inclusion47 decks671 decks
-10%synergy
Unforgiving Aim
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Unbury
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.7%inclusion45 decks671 decks
-13%synergy
Join the Dead
6.7%inclusion45 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
6.0%inclusion40 decks671 decks
-11%synergy
Gnaw to the Bone
5.8%inclusion39 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Deathsprout
5.8%inclusion39 decks671 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.8%inclusion34 decks585 decks
-3%synergy
Scarblade's Malice
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.4%inclusion36 decks671 decks
-4%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.4%inclusion36 decks671 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Dread Return
27%inclusion178 decks671 decks
17%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
26%inclusion175 decks671 decks
13%synergy
Squirming Emergence
24%inclusion159 decks671 decks
19%synergy
Rampant Growth
20%inclusion133 decks671 decks
-14%synergy
Druidic Ritual
19%inclusion126 decks671 decks
18%synergy
Cultivate
19%inclusion126 decks671 decks
-21%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion125 decks671 decks
-1%synergy
Trystan's Command
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Terror Tide
16%inclusion108 decks671 decks
14%synergy
Summon Undead
16%inclusion106 decks671 decks
16%synergy
Life from the Loam
15%inclusion102 decks671 decks
8%synergy
Culling Ritual
15%inclusion102 decks671 decks
-5%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion91 decks671 decks
7%synergy
Buried Alive
13%inclusion88 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Lore
13%inclusion86 decks671 decks
-13%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion78 decks671 decks
0%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
11%inclusion75 decks671 decks
7%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
10%inclusion70 decks671 decks
10%synergy
Mulch
10%inclusion70 decks671 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
10%inclusion68 decks671 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion66 decks671 decks
-11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion65 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Diregraf Rebirth
8.8%inclusion59 decks671 decks
8%synergy
Kodama's Reach
8.2%inclusion55 decks671 decks
-16%synergy
Casualties of War
7.9%inclusion53 decks671 decks
-3%synergy
Unearth
7.6%inclusion51 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Farseek
7.3%inclusion49 decks671 decks
-11%synergy
Worm Harvest
7.2%inclusion48 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Spider Spawning
7.2%inclusion48 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.0%inclusion47 decks671 decks
-1%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.6%inclusion41 decks620 decks
5%synergy
Far Wanderings
6.6%inclusion44 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Witherbloom Command
6.3%inclusion42 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Regrowth
6.3%inclusion42 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Urborg Repossession
6.1%inclusion41 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
5.8%inclusion33 decks573 decks
3%synergy
Diresight
5.6%inclusion31 decks553 decks
4%synergy
Find // Finality
5.4%inclusion36 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Three Visits
5.1%inclusion34 decks671 decks
-14%synergy
Life // Death
5.1%inclusion34 decks671 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Perpetual Timepiece
24%inclusion158 decks671 decks
20%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
24%inclusion158 decks671 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion107 decks671 decks
-9%synergy
Broodheart Engine
13%inclusion55 decks421 decks
11%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
11%inclusion72 decks671 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion70 decks671 decks
-12%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
9.2%inclusion62 decks671 decks
8%synergy
Dawn-Blessed Pennant
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.2%inclusion55 decks671 decks
1%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
8.2%inclusion55 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Gathering Stone
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
7.3%inclusion49 decks671 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.9%inclusion46 decks671 decks
4%synergy
Skullclamp
6.4%inclusion43 decks671 decks
-24%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.3%inclusion42 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Ripples of Undeath
30%inclusion172 decks583 decks
22%synergy
Insidious Roots
29%inclusion192 decks671 decks
17%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
27%inclusion179 decks671 decks
21%synergy
Crawling Sensation
24%inclusion163 decks671 decks
18%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
22%inclusion150 decks671 decks
18%synergy
Morcant's Eyes
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
16%inclusion106 decks671 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion96 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Wild Growth
13%inclusion86 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Out of the Tombs
13%inclusion85 decks671 decks
10%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
11%inclusion77 decks671 decks
-12%synergy
The Mending of Dominaria
11%inclusion77 decks671 decks
10%synergy
Dredger's Insight
10%inclusion44 decks424 decks
9%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
10%inclusion69 decks671 decks
1%synergy
Avatar Destiny
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Soul Enervation
10%inclusion66 decks671 decks
9%synergy
Sigil of Myrkul
10%inclusion66 decks671 decks
10%synergy
Undergrowth Recon
10%inclusion65 decks671 decks
8%synergy
Criminal Past
10%inclusion64 decks671 decks
9%synergy
Chalk Outline
8.8%inclusion59 decks671 decks
8%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.4%inclusion30 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Journey to Eternity
8.3%inclusion56 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
8.0%inclusion54 decks671 decks
2%synergy
Cloakwood Hermit
7.9%inclusion53 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
7.7%inclusion52 decks671 decks
-4%synergy
Tortured Existence
7.7%inclusion52 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
7.5%inclusion38 decks508 decks
5%synergy
Crop Sigil
7.3%inclusion49 decks671 decks
7%synergy
Exploration
7.0%inclusion47 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.7%inclusion45 decks671 decks
4%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
6.5%inclusion33 decks508 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
6.1%inclusion41 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.0%inclusion40 decks671 decks
-8%synergy
Seal of Primordium
5.7%inclusion38 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
5.1%inclusion34 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Druid Class
5.1%inclusion34 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
13%inclusion90 decks671 decks
4%synergy
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
11%inclusion72 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
7.0%inclusion47 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Nissa of Shadowed Boughs
6.4%inclusion43 decks671 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion236 decks671 decks
-5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
22%inclusion150 decks671 decks
17%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
22%inclusion145 decks671 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion111 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Shifting Woodland
16%inclusion94 decks584 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
16%inclusion105 decks671 decks
12%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
15%inclusion102 decks671 decks
-13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion94 decks671 decks
-9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion88 decks671 decks
-11%synergy
Barren Moor
12%inclusion82 decks671 decks
4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
11%inclusion72 decks671 decks
-7%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
10%inclusion70 decks671 decks
2%synergy
Argoth, Sanctum of Nature
9.4%inclusion63 decks671 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.4%inclusion63 decks671 decks
2%synergy
Svogthos, the Restless Tomb
8.3%inclusion56 decks671 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Nursery
7.7%inclusion52 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
7.6%inclusion51 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Drownyard Temple
7.3%inclusion49 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.3%inclusion49 decks671 decks
-16%synergy
Kishla Village
7.3%inclusion26 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Restless Cottage
7.0%inclusion47 decks671 decks
-2%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.9%inclusion46 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
6.7%inclusion19 decks282 decks
6%synergy
Grim Backwoods
6.6%inclusion44 decks671 decks
-6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.1%inclusion41 decks671 decks
-9%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
5.5%inclusion37 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.1%inclusion34 decks671 decks
-4%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
5.1%inclusion34 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
58%inclusion389 decks671 decks
-22%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion349 decks671 decks
-10%synergy
Golgari Signet
23%inclusion156 decks671 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
17%inclusion117 decks671 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion85 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
8.2%inclusion55 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.7%inclusion45 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Moss Diamond
5.8%inclusion39 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Forest
97%inclusion649 decks671 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion646 decks671 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
74%inclusion496 decks671 decks
-11%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
46%inclusion310 decks671 decks
-16%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
39%inclusion264 decks671 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
39%inclusion260 decks671 decks
11%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
38%inclusion257 decks671 decks
-14%synergy
Tainted Wood
36%inclusion243 decks671 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Malady
34%inclusion228 decks671 decks
-1%synergy
Jungle Hollow
29%inclusion195 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion193 decks671 decks
8%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
28%inclusion189 decks671 decks
-18%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
26%inclusion174 decks671 decks
-10%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
24%inclusion163 decks671 decks
-14%synergy
Twilight Mire
24%inclusion160 decks671 decks
-13%synergy
Deathcap Glade
22%inclusion148 decks671 decks
-8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion147 decks671 decks
-5%synergy
Underground Mortuary
19%inclusion129 decks671 decks
-2%synergy
Haunted Mire
19%inclusion126 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Viridescent Bog
18%inclusion118 decks656 decks
-3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion118 decks671 decks
-12%synergy
Wastewood Verge
16%inclusion70 decks425 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion108 decks671 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion103 decks671 decks
-8%synergy
Vernal Fen
15%inclusion37 decks246 decks
2%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
15%inclusion99 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
13%inclusion76 decks584 decks
-7%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
13%inclusion85 decks671 decks
-7%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
12%inclusion69 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion78 decks671 decks
-2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion78 decks671 decks
0%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
9.4%inclusion63 decks671 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.2%inclusion62 decks671 decks
4%synergy
Woodland Chasm
9.2%inclusion62 decks671 decks
2%synergy
Blooming Marsh
9.1%inclusion61 decks671 decks
-5%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
8.9%inclusion60 decks671 decks
-4%synergy
Blighted Woodland
8.0%inclusion54 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
7.7%inclusion52 decks671 decks
-2%synergy
Foul Orchard
7.7%inclusion52 decks671 decks
2%synergy
Festering Thicket
7.3%inclusion18 decks246 decks
1%synergy
Hidden Grotto
7.2%inclusion40 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
6.6%inclusion44 decks671 decks
4%synergy
Festering Gulch
6.4%inclusion40 decks623 decks
2%synergy
Manor Gate
6.4%inclusion43 decks671 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.2%inclusion36 decks580 decks
2%synergy
Strangled Cemetery
6.0%inclusion31 decks515 decks
4%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
5.8%inclusion39 decks671 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.8%inclusion39 decks671 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.8%inclusion34 decks585 decks
-3%synergy