Kokusho, the Evening Star (Commander) - Expensive Lifegain

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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
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Saw in Half
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
92%synergy
Animate Dead
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
82%synergy
Lake of the Dead
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
78%synergy
High Market
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
77%synergy
Diabolic Intent
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
69%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Dance of the Dead
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
63%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
63%synergy
Toxic Deluge
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Sacrifice
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Dark Confidant
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
56%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
57%synergy
Necromancy
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Undying Malice
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
57%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
56%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
70%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Imperial Seal
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Ancient Tomb
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
55%synergy
The One Ring
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
57%synergy
Necropotence
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
51%synergy
Ad Nauseam
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Chrome Mox
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Opposition Agent
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
Crypt Ghast
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Viscera Seer
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Roaming Throne
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Warren Soultrader
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Accursed Marauder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Hell's Caretaker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Blood Celebrant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Delver
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Carrion Feeder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Keen Duelist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Myr Retriever
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Blood Pet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Activated Sleeper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
77%synergy
Withering Torment
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Not Dead After All
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Cabal Ritual
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Culling the Weak
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
35%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Nasty End
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Stinging Study
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Entomb
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Imp's Mischief
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Undying Evil
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Goryo's Vengeance
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Hatred
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Corpse Dance
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Soul Shatter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Withering Boon
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Rain of Filth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Feign Death
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Dismember
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Null Elemental Blast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Cut Down
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Snuff Out
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Doom Blade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Return to Action
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Baleful Mastery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Word of Command
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tragic Slip
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Damnation
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
43%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Living Death
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Bubbling Muck
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-18%synergy
Morbid Curiosity
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Exhume
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Come Back Wrong
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Selective Obliteration
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Incarnation Technique
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Unmarked Grave
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Unmask
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Rhystic Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Severed Strands
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Profane Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Duress
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Offering
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Persist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Make an Example
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sinkhole
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bone Shards
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Buried Alive
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Final Parting
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Syphon Mind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-20%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Beseech the Queen
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Eaten Alive
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Thoughtseize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Jet Medallion
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Skullclamp
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Expedition Map
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Blade of Selves
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Altar of Dementia
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
5%synergy
World Map
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Lithoform Engine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Life Chisel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Eye of Vecna
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Helm of the Host
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Forcefield
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Strionic Resonator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lifeline
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Sanguine Bond
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Black Market Connections
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Strands of Night
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Contamination
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Exquisite Blood
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Aether
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
No Mercy
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Heartless Summoning
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Dawn of the Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
The Abyss
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Attrition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Wound Reflection
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Oubliette
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Oppression
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Urza's Saga
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Glacial Chasm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Inventors' Fair
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-19%synergy
Barren Moor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Buried Ruin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Maze of Ith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Blast Zone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Emergence Zone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Diamond Valley
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Deserted Temple
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Urborg
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Rishadan Port
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Lotus Petal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Mana Vault
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Mox Opal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Mox Diamond
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
The Soul Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Séance Board
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Staff of Compleation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
77%synergy
Urza's Cave
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
51%synergy
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Cavern of Souls
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy