Kokusho, the Evening Star (Commander) - Budget

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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Moxfield
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MTGStocks
Scheming Silvertongue
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Changing Loyalty
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Pox Plague
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Supernatural Stamina
75%inclusion105 decks140 decks
67%synergy
Undying Malice
74%inclusion104 decks140 decks
64%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
68%inclusion95 decks140 decks
61%synergy
Return to Action
61%inclusion86 decks140 decks
60%synergy
Undying Evil
63%inclusion88 decks140 decks
60%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
63%inclusion88 decks140 decks
58%synergy
Feign Death
65%inclusion91 decks140 decks
57%synergy
Demonic Gifts
58%inclusion81 decks140 decks
57%synergy
Nasty End
59%inclusion83 decks140 decks
56%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
55%inclusion77 decks140 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Village Rites
74%inclusion104 decks140 decks
49%synergy
Not Dead After All
62%inclusion87 decks140 decks
51%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
61%inclusion85 decks140 decks
51%synergy
Viscera Seer
59%inclusion82 decks140 decks
41%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
54%inclusion75 decks140 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion75 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
52%inclusion73 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
51%inclusion72 decks140 decks
47%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion70 decks140 decks
-17%synergy
Dread Return
49%inclusion69 decks140 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
-19%synergy
Creatures
Apprentice Necromancer
47%inclusion66 decks140 decks
45%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
43%inclusion60 decks140 decks
41%synergy
Plaguecrafter
43%inclusion60 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
41%inclusion58 decks140 decks
39%synergy
Accursed Marauder
39%inclusion55 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
39%inclusion54 decks140 decks
22%synergy
Burnished Hart
37%inclusion52 decks140 decks
30%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
36%inclusion51 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
34%inclusion47 decks140 decks
30%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion45 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Carrion Feeder
30%inclusion42 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Activated Sleeper
30%inclusion42 decks140 decks
29%synergy
Disciple of Griselbrand
28%inclusion39 decks140 decks
27%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
24%inclusion34 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
23%inclusion32 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
23%inclusion32 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
21%inclusion29 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Woe Strider
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
19%inclusion27 decks140 decks
-6%synergy
Twilight Diviner
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
18%inclusion14 decks77 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Reaper
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Merciless Executioner
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Crypt Ghast
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
-30%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Delver
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Grim Haruspex
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
-5%synergy
Perigee Beckoner
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Hell's Caretaker
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Leaden Myr
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Darkstar Augur
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Dockside Chef
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
-9%synergy
Dread Presence
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
-4%synergy
Massacre Wurm
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
-7%synergy
Blood Artist
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
-23%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
-14%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Demon's Disciple
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Dark Confidant
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
-13%synergy
Harvester of Souls
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Ophiomancer
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
-11%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
49%inclusion69 decks140 decks
37%synergy
Deadly Dispute
49%inclusion68 decks140 decks
22%synergy
Presumed Dead
49%inclusion68 decks140 decks
48%synergy
Saw in Half
38%inclusion53 decks140 decks
29%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
31%inclusion44 decks140 decks
28%synergy
Grim Return
31%inclusion44 decks140 decks
30%synergy
Altar's Reap
31%inclusion43 decks140 decks
28%synergy
Wake the Dead
29%inclusion41 decks140 decks
28%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion36 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Defile
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
-12%synergy
Costly Plunder
22%inclusion31 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Tragic Slip
22%inclusion31 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Pain 101
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
-13%synergy
Sacrifice
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Rescue from the Underworld
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Flare of Malice
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Doom Blade
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
-14%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Offering
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
-1%synergy
Makeshift Mannequin
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
-9%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
-13%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Merciless Resolve
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Morbid Curiosity
46%inclusion64 decks140 decks
44%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
45%inclusion63 decks140 decks
45%synergy
Sign in Blood
45%inclusion63 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
41%inclusion57 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Victimize
39%inclusion55 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Mutilate
39%inclusion55 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Blood for Bones
34%inclusion48 decks140 decks
33%synergy
Come Back Wrong
30%inclusion42 decks138 decks
28%synergy
Night's Whisper
30%inclusion42 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
30%inclusion42 decks140 decks
-10%synergy
Zombify
24%inclusion34 decks140 decks
22%synergy
Necromantic Selection
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Tempest
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Eaten Alive
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
-9%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
-22%synergy
Innocent Blood
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Exhume
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Bone Shards
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Bubbling Muck
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
-4%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Crux of Fate
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
-8%synergy
Bone Splinters
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Offering
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Severed Strands
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Restart Sequence
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Bond of Revival
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
-4%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
-6%synergy
Stitch Together
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Blood on the Snow
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Fearsome Awakening
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Buried Alive
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
-7%synergy
Withering Curse
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Diresight
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Final Vengeance
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
45%inclusion63 decks140 decks
30%synergy
Blade of Selves
40%inclusion56 decks140 decks
39%synergy
Jet Medallion
34%inclusion48 decks140 decks
-28%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Netherborn Altar
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Strionic Resonator
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
-8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
-18%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-10%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
-13%synergy
The Masamune
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Culling Dais
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-7%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Mirage Mirror
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Fungal Fortitude
49%inclusion68 decks140 decks
47%synergy
Sanguine Bond
41%inclusion58 decks140 decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
39%inclusion54 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Rites
37%inclusion52 decks140 decks
31%synergy
Minion's Return
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
26%synergy
Animate Dead
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Unhallowed Pact
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Greed
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Black Market
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
-4%synergy
Wound Reflection
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Strands of Night
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Unholy Indenture
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Heartless Summoning
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Necrogen Communion
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
9%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Quest for the Necropolis
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Grave Venerations
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Dark Tutelage
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-12%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion58 decks140 decks
-6%synergy
High Market
31%inclusion44 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Witch's Cottage
29%inclusion41 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
23%inclusion32 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Barren Moor
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
-12%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
18%inclusion14 decks77 decks
11%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
-24%synergy
War Room
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
-7%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-50%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion119 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion106 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
58%inclusion81 decks140 decks
29%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
51%inclusion71 decks140 decks
29%synergy
Thought Vessel
37%inclusion52 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion45 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Worn Powerstone
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Thran Dynamo
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Hedron Archive
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Caged Sun
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
-5%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion136 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
42%inclusion59 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion36 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
-13%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-4%synergy