Kokusho, the Evening Star (Commander) - Lifedrain

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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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Not Dead After All
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
74%synergy
Feign Death
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
73%synergy
Undying Malice
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
71%synergy
Return to Action
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
70%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
69%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
61%synergy
Demonic Gifts
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
61%synergy
Saw in Half
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
59%synergy
Undying Evil
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
59%synergy
Come Back Wrong
55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Reanimate
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Crypt Ghast
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Jet Medallion
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Sanguine Bond
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
45%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Animate Dead
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Village Rites
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Necropotence
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Glacial Chasm
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Ad Nauseam
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Disciple of Bolas
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
48%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
42%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
35%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Darkstar Augur
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
33%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Viscera Seer
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Dark Confidant
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Grim Haruspex
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Plaguecrafter
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Carrion Feeder
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Warren Soultrader
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Accursed Marauder
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Burnished Hart
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Dread Presence
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Ebondeath, Dracolich
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Blood Artist
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-22%synergy
Scourge of Nel Toth
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Roaming Throne
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Merciless Executioner
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Demon's Disciple
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Deadly Dispute
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Nasty End
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
49%synergy
Withering Torment
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
16%synergy
Sacrifice
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Presumed Dead
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Culling the Weak
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Flare of Malice
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
17%synergy
Stinging Study
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Imp's Mischief
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Entomb
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Soul Shatter
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Altar's Reap
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Defile
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-23%synergy
Wake the Dead
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Darkness
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Tragic Slip
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Force of Despair
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Fanatical Offering
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Doom Blade
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Costly Plunder
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Grim Return
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Caustic Exhale
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Breathe Your Last
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Bubbling Muck
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Morbid Curiosity
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Dread Return
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Exsanguinate
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Exhume
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Victimize
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Read the Bones
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Mutilate
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Buried Alive
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Crux of Fate
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Syphon Mind
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Restart Sequence
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Incarnation Technique
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Unmarked Grave
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Extortion
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Profane Tutor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Innocent Blood
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Killing Wave
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Danse Macabre
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Stitch Together
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Blood for Bones
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Worthy Cost
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Tip the Scales
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Season of Loss
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Stargaze
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Blade of Selves
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Expedition Map
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Strionic Resonator
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Helm of the Host
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Skullclamp
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Resurrection Orb
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Endless Atlas
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
The Masamune
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-13%synergy
Disruptor Flute
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Exquisite Blood
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Strands of Night
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Dance of the Dead
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Necromancy
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Minion's Return
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Grave Pact
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Wound Reflection
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Necrogen Communion
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Vampiric Rites
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Aether
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Oubliette
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
46%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
24%synergy
High Market
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
War Room
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Deserted Temple
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Vesuva
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Arid Archway
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
HELIOS One
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Three Tree City
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Caged Sun
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-13%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Mox Jasper
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-21%synergy
The Soul Stone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Patchwork Banner
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Conversion Apparatus
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Solar Transformer
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Cave
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Tarnation Vista
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy