Kokusho, the Evening Star (Commander) - Expensive Aristocrats

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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Archidekt
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Saw in Half
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
87%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
81%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
76%synergy
Not Dead After All
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
66%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
65%synergy
Undying Evil
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
65%synergy
Animate Dead
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
65%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
64%synergy
Undying Malice
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
63%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
51%synergy
Jet Medallion
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Dark Ritual
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Crypt Ghast
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Viscera Seer
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
60%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Feign Death
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
60%synergy
Withering Torment
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
70%synergy
Demonic Tutor
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Mana Vault
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
39%synergy
The One Ring
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Imperial Seal
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Necropotence
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Grim Monolith
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
56%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
55%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
58%inclusion11 decks19 decks
50%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Roaming Throne
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Warren Soultrader
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Dark Confidant
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Accursed Marauder
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Plaguecrafter
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Activated Sleeper
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Dread Presence
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Hell's Caretaker
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Blood Artist
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Grim Haruspex
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Carrion Feeder
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Leaden Myr
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Opposition Agent
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Disciple of Griselbrand
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Basal Thrull
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Demon's Disciple
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Sacrifice
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
56%synergy
Culling the Weak
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Village Rites
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Deadly Dispute
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Nasty End
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Demonic Gifts
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Cabal Ritual
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Imp's Mischief
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Entomb
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Flare of Malice
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Presumed Dead
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Return to Action
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Corpse Dance
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Soul Shatter
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Goryo's Vengeance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Defile
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-27%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Ad Nauseam
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Tragic Slip
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Dismember
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Bubbling Muck
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Come Back Wrong
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
34%synergy
Morbid Curiosity
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Victimize
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Buried Alive
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Living Death
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Exhume
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Eaten Alive
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Offering
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Fell
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Blade of Selves
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Strionic Resonator
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Altar of Dementia
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
World Map
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Skullclamp
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Lifeline
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Defense Grid
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Resurrection Orb
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Necromancy
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Dance of the Dead
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Exquisite Blood
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Black Market Connections
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Attrition
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Heartless Summoning
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Grave Pact
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1%synergy
No Mercy
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Dawn of the Dead
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Wound Reflection
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Strands of Night
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Contamination
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Aether
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
56%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Bojuka Bog
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
15%synergy
High Market
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Urza's Saga
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Command Beacon
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
War Room
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Glacial Chasm
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Lake of the Dead
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Strip Mine
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Wasteland
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cottage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Tomb Fortress
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
16%synergy
The Soul Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
25%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Mana Crypt
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Caged Sun
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Staff of Compleation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Séance Board
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Malakir Rebirth
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Swamp
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
-22%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Cave
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy