Kokusho, the Evening Star (Commander) - Expensive Aristocrats

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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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Archidekt
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Saw in Half
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
92%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
74%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
74%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
70%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
69%synergy
Animate Dead
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
67%synergy
Undying Evil
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
66%synergy
Not Dead After All
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
66%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
62%synergy
Viscera Seer
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Dark Ritual
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Crypt Ghast
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Jet Medallion
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Toxic Deluge
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Undying Malice
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
60%synergy
Withering Torment
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Feed the Swarm
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
77%synergy
Demonic Tutor
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
21%synergy
The One Ring
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Mana Vault
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Imperial Seal
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Necropotence
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Grim Monolith
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
48%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Roaming Throne
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Warren Soultrader
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
27%synergy
Dark Confidant
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Accursed Marauder
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Plaguecrafter
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Activated Sleeper
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Hell's Caretaker
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Blood Artist
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Grim Haruspex
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Burnished Hart
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Carrion Feeder
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Dread Presence
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Disciple of Griselbrand
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Darkstar Augur
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Massacre Girl
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Basal Thrull
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
62%synergy
Feign Death
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Sacrifice
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
55%synergy
Village Rites
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Culling the Weak
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Nasty End
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Demonic Gifts
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Deadly Dispute
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Imp's Mischief
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Ritual
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Rollick
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Flare of Malice
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Entomb
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Snuff Out
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Return to Action
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Presumed Dead
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Goryo's Vengeance
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Corpse Dance
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Tragic Slip
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Defile
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-26%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Stinging Study
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Wake the Dead
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Altar's Reap
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Costly Plunder
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Ad Nauseam
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Grim Return
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Dismember
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Damnation
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Bubbling Muck
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Victimize
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Morbid Curiosity
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Come Back Wrong
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
25%synergy
Night's Whisper
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Buried Alive
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Grim Tutor
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Mutilate
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Exsanguinate
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Exhume
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Blood for Bones
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Infernal Offering
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Necromantic Selection
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Stitch Together
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Queen
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Eaten Alive
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Blade of Selves
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Strionic Resonator
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Skullclamp
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Bontu's Monument
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lifeline
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Defense Grid
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Helm of the Host
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Resurrection Orb
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-26%synergy
Vexing Bauble
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Sanguine Bond
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Exquisite Blood
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Black Market Connections
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Dance of the Dead
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Grave Pact
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Heartless Summoning
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Attrition
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Wound Reflection
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Black Market
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Dawn of the Dead
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Contamination
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Carnival of Souls
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Aether
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Necrodominance
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
55%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
7%synergy
High Market
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
42%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Urza's Saga
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Command Beacon
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
15%synergy
War Room
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Witch's Cottage
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Lake of the Dead
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Wasteland
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Hostile Hostel
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Glacial Chasm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Tomb Fortress
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
11%synergy
The Soul Stone
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
37%synergy
Mana Crypt
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Caged Sun
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Staff of Compleation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Séance Board
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Malakir Rebirth
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
62%synergy
Swamp
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
-26%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy