Kagha, Shadow Archdruid (Commander) - Budget

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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
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Glowspore Shaman
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
39%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
35%synergy
Scion of Halaster
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
34%synergy
Circle of the Land Druid
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Crawling Infestation
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Corpse Churn
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Summon Undead
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Druidic Ritual
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Grapple with the Past
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
27%synergy
Gray Slaad
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Top Cards
Llanowar Elves
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Grisly Salvage
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Murder
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Erinis, Gloom Stalker
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Viconia, Drow Apostate
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Dread Return
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Nyx Weaver
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Putrefy
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
-11%synergy
Moldgraf Millipede
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Uurg, Spawn of Turg
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
Writhing Necromass
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Undergrowth Scavenger
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Eccentric Farmer
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Akawalli, the Seething Tower
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Rhizome Lurcher
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Splinterfright
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Reclamation Sage
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Blanchwood Prowler
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Acolyte of Affliction
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Golgari Findbroker
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Skyfisher Spider
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Gran Pulse Ochu
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Undead Butler
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Cankerbloom
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Lotleth Giant
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
-14%synergy
Gravedigger
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Deathcap Marionette
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Ainok Wayfarer
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Seedship Broodtender
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Infestation Sage
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Eerie Soultender
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Shambling Shell
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Dreadhound
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Molderhulk
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Deathbloom Ritualist
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Bonecaller Cleric
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Daggerfang Duo
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Sanitarium Skeleton
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Eternal Witness
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-12%synergy
Graveblade Marauder
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Old Rutstein
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Skullwinder
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Gutless Plunderer
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Bonebind Orator
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Brawn
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Skull Prophet
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Elvish Mystic
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-15%synergy
Undergrowth Leopard
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Ambitious Dragonborn
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Crow of Dark Tidings
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Myconid Spore Tender
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Elvish Visionary
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Pit Keeper
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Feral Deathgorger
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Wary Thespian
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Overwhelming Remorse
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Naturalize
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Wasteful Harvest
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Gnaw to the Bone
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Gravepurge
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Return to Nature
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-11%synergy
Plummet
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Another Chance
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Terrific Team-Up
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-9%synergy
Broken Wings
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Slip
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Dig Up the Body
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Giant Growth
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Titanic Growth
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Altar's Reap
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Scorpion's Sting
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Diplomatic Relations
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Depressurize
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Truths
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Horrid Vigor
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Crushing Canopy
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Lull
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Reclaim
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Mortality Spear
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Evolution Charm
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Bleed Dry
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Join the Dead
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Nasty End
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Cache Grab
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Gift of the Viper
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Peerless Recycling
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Breathe Your Last
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Nocturnal Hunger
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Vayne's Treachery
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Fight On!
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Blitzball Shot
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Stab
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Mulch
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Rampant Growth
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
-17%synergy
Drown in Filth
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Resentful Revelation
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Worthy Cost
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Macabre Waltz
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Urborg Repossession
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Tapping at the Window
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Diregraf Rebirth
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Rise from the Grave
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Rabid Bite
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Spider Spawning
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Diresight
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Terror Tide
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Rise Again
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Winding Way
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Raise Dead
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Squirming Emergence
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Eaten Alive
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Bushwhack
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Roamer's Routine
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Parting
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Say Its Name
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Far Wanderings
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Forever Young
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Uprising
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Casualties of War
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Commune with the Gods
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Brew
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Harmonize
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Roots of Wisdom
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Ransack the Lab
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Gravedig
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Reach the Horizon
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Chocobo Kick
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Revoke Demise
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Dross Skullbomb
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Thieves' Tools
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Broodheart Engine
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Heaped Harvest
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Lantern
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Codex Shredder
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Meltstrider's Gear
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Quick-Draw Katana
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
World Map
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Lunatic Pandora
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Elixir
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Crawling Sensation
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Criminal Past
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Sigil of Myrkul
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Crop Sigil
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Vessel of Nascency
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Seal of Primordium
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-16%synergy
Font of Fertility
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Cloakwood Hermit
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Wild Growth
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Gift of Paradise
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Seal of Doom
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
The Mending of Dominaria
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Soul Enervation
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Rancor
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Mortuary Mire
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Hidden Nursery
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
8%synergy
The Dross Pits
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
The Hunter Maze
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Grim Backwoods
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-34%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Drownyard Temple
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Access Tunnel
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Signet
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
-31%synergy
Sol Ring
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
-61%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Golgari Signet
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-15%synergy
Golgari Locket
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Moss Diamond
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Cluestone
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Blitzball
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion63 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion63 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Jungle Hollow
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Command Tower
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
-47%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
-15%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Haunted Mire
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Foul Orchard
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Malady
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
-18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
-8%synergy
Tainted Wood
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
-30%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Blighted Woodland
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Strangled Cemetery
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-8%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-19%synergy
Festering Gulch
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Grotto
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Gohn, Town of Ruin
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy