Kokusho, the Evening Star (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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Pain 101
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Grave Venerations
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Diviner
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Foot Chopper
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Moonshadow
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Supernatural Stamina
79%inclusion103 decks130 decks
72%synergy
Undying Malice
78%inclusion102 decks130 decks
69%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
73%inclusion95 decks130 decks
66%synergy
Return to Action
64%inclusion83 decks130 decks
62%synergy
Undying Evil
65%inclusion84 decks130 decks
61%synergy
Feign Death
69%inclusion90 decks130 decks
61%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
65%inclusion84 decks130 decks
60%synergy
Nasty End
62%inclusion81 decks130 decks
59%synergy
Demonic Gifts
58%inclusion76 decks130 decks
57%synergy
Not Dead After All
68%inclusion88 decks130 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Village Rites
75%inclusion98 decks130 decks
50%synergy
Viscera Seer
62%inclusion81 decks130 decks
45%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
61%inclusion79 decks130 decks
51%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
57%inclusion74 decks130 decks
56%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
56%inclusion73 decks130 decks
33%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
54%inclusion70 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
53%inclusion69 decks130 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
53%inclusion69 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
53%inclusion69 decks130 decks
49%synergy
Dark Ritual
52%inclusion67 decks130 decks
-15%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
-20%synergy
Creatures
Apprentice Necromancer
51%inclusion66 decks130 decks
49%synergy
Plaguecrafter
45%inclusion59 decks130 decks
25%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
45%inclusion58 decks130 decks
42%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
44%inclusion57 decks130 decks
28%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
42%inclusion54 decks130 decks
39%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
41%inclusion53 decks130 decks
18%synergy
Accursed Marauder
40%inclusion49 decks122 decks
19%synergy
Burnished Hart
37%inclusion48 decks130 decks
29%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
36%inclusion47 decks130 decks
32%synergy
Activated Sleeper
35%inclusion46 decks130 decks
35%synergy
Carrion Feeder
33%inclusion43 decks130 decks
21%synergy
Disciple of Griselbrand
30%inclusion39 decks130 decks
29%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion38 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
28%inclusion37 decks130 decks
18%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
28%inclusion36 decks130 decks
20%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
28%inclusion36 decks130 decks
22%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
25%inclusion32 decks130 decks
19%synergy
Woe Strider
23%inclusion30 decks130 decks
19%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
23%inclusion30 decks130 decks
18%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Merciless Executioner
21%inclusion27 decks130 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Reaper
20%inclusion26 decks130 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Ghast
19%inclusion25 decks130 decks
-29%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
18%inclusion23 decks130 decks
16%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
18%inclusion23 decks130 decks
-8%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
18%inclusion23 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Delver
17%inclusion22 decks130 decks
15%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion20 decks130 decks
-4%synergy
Hell's Caretaker
15%inclusion19 decks130 decks
14%synergy
Grim Haruspex
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Dread Presence
13%inclusion17 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
Perigee Beckoner
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Darkstar Augur
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Leaden Myr
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
-8%synergy
Dockside Chef
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Blood Artist
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
-22%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Massacre Wurm
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
-8%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
-13%synergy
Dusk Mangler
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
-16%synergy
Demon's Disciple
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
Warren Soultrader
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
-7%synergy
Doom Weaver
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
Whisper, Blood Liturgist
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
52%inclusion67 decks130 decks
39%synergy
Presumed Dead
51%inclusion66 decks130 decks
50%synergy
Saw in Half
37%inclusion48 decks130 decks
29%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
35%inclusion46 decks130 decks
32%synergy
Grim Return
32%inclusion42 decks130 decks
31%synergy
Wake the Dead
30%inclusion39 decks130 decks
29%synergy
Altar's Reap
29%inclusion38 decks130 decks
27%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion37 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
28%inclusion36 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
25%inclusion33 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Defile
25%inclusion32 decks130 decks
-12%synergy
Costly Plunder
22%inclusion28 decks130 decks
19%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
21%inclusion26 decks122 decks
19%synergy
Sacrifice
20%inclusion26 decks130 decks
15%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
20%inclusion26 decks130 decks
19%synergy
Tragic Slip
19%inclusion25 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
-14%synergy
Rescue from the Underworld
16%inclusion21 decks130 decks
16%synergy
Doom Blade
15%inclusion20 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Murder
15%inclusion19 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
-12%synergy
Flare of Malice
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
-2%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Offering
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Makeshift Mannequin
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
-3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
-3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
-10%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Merciless Resolve
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Dread Return
49%inclusion64 decks130 decks
37%synergy
Morbid Curiosity
45%inclusion59 decks130 decks
44%synergy
Sign in Blood
45%inclusion59 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
45%inclusion58 decks130 decks
44%synergy
Read the Bones
43%inclusion56 decks130 decks
26%synergy
Mutilate
41%inclusion53 decks130 decks
23%synergy
Victimize
40%inclusion52 decks130 decks
14%synergy
Come Back Wrong
30%inclusion36 decks119 decks
28%synergy
Night's Whisper
30%inclusion39 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Blood for Bones
29%inclusion38 decks130 decks
28%synergy
Reanimate
28%inclusion37 decks130 decks
-11%synergy
Zombify
22%inclusion28 decks130 decks
20%synergy
Necromantic Selection
20%inclusion26 decks130 decks
18%synergy
Exsanguinate
18%inclusion23 decks130 decks
-7%synergy
Deadly Tempest
17%inclusion22 decks130 decks
15%synergy
Eaten Alive
17%inclusion22 decks130 decks
13%synergy
Innocent Blood
15%inclusion19 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Exhume
13%inclusion17 decks130 decks
11%synergy
Bone Shards
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Bubbling Muck
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
-3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
-25%synergy
Crux of Fate
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
-6%synergy
Living Death
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
-2%synergy
Restart Sequence
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Severed Strands
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-9%synergy
Tip the Scales
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Bone Splinters
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Offering
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Blood on the Snow
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Fearsome Awakening
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Final Vengeance
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Blood Money
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Zof Consumption
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Bond of Revival
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blade of Selves
43%inclusion56 decks130 decks
42%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
42%inclusion54 decks130 decks
26%synergy
Jet Medallion
32%inclusion42 decks130 decks
-29%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
18%inclusion23 decks130 decks
15%synergy
Netherborn Altar
17%inclusion22 decks130 decks
15%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
17%inclusion22 decks130 decks
14%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
-6%synergy
Strionic Resonator
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
12%synergy
Skullclamp
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
-10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
-17%synergy
The Masamune
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Culling Dais
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-14%synergy
Enchantments
Fungal Fortitude
50%inclusion65 decks130 decks
49%synergy
Sanguine Bond
47%inclusion61 decks130 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
40%inclusion52 decks130 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Rites
34%inclusion44 decks130 decks
28%synergy
Minion's Return
26%inclusion34 decks130 decks
25%synergy
Animate Dead
21%inclusion27 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Greed
18%inclusion24 decks130 decks
11%synergy
Wound Reflection
18%inclusion23 decks130 decks
14%synergy
Unhallowed Pact
18%inclusion23 decks130 decks
17%synergy
Strands of Night
17%inclusion22 decks130 decks
16%synergy
Black Market
16%inclusion21 decks130 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
15%inclusion19 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Unholy Indenture
15%inclusion19 decks130 decks
14%synergy
Heartless Summoning
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Necrogen Communion
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
9%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Quest for the Necropolis
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Dark Tutelage
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Warlock Class
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death's Majesty
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion50 decks130 decks
-8%synergy
High Market
32%inclusion41 decks130 decks
25%synergy
Witch's Cottage
30%inclusion39 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
22%inclusion29 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
21%inclusion27 decks130 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion25 decks130 decks
-12%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Barren Moor
17%inclusion22 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
2%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
-26%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
-50%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion109 decks130 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion99 decks130 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
60%inclusion78 decks130 decks
30%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
52%inclusion68 decks130 decks
30%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion47 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion42 decks130 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion34 decks130 decks
17%synergy
Worn Powerstone
23%inclusion30 decks130 decks
19%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Hedron Archive
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Caged Sun
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion126 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
41%inclusion53 decks130 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion37 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
Zof Consumption
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
5%synergy