Kokusho, the Evening Star (Commander) - Optimized

Kokusho, the Evening Star
Rank #1,259
58decks
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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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Zuko's Conviction
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Saw in Half
83%inclusion48 decks58 decks
75%synergy
Animate Dead
86%inclusion50 decks58 decks
68%synergy
Sacrifice
67%inclusion39 decks58 decks
62%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
67%inclusion39 decks58 decks
60%synergy
Feign Death
64%inclusion37 decks58 decks
56%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
66%inclusion38 decks58 decks
55%synergy
Not Dead After All
66%inclusion38 decks58 decks
54%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
78%inclusion45 decks58 decks
54%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
60%inclusion34 decks57 decks
52%synergy
Undying Evil
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
52%synergy
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Reanimate
88%inclusion51 decks58 decks
49%synergy
Jet Medallion
88%inclusion51 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Dark Ritual
86%inclusion50 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
71%inclusion41 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
71%inclusion41 decks58 decks
51%synergy
Crypt Ghast
67%inclusion39 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
64%inclusion37 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
62%inclusion36 decks58 decks
48%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
42%synergy
Culling the Weak
59%inclusion34 decks58 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
64%inclusion37 decks58 decks
36%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
62%inclusion36 decks58 decks
41%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
31%synergy
Necropotence
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
45%synergy
Ancient Tomb
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
35%synergy
The One Ring
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Mana Vault
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Imperial Seal
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Ad Nauseam
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Viscera Seer
57%inclusion33 decks58 decks
40%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
52%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
44%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
41%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
36%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Dark Confidant
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Carrion Feeder
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Warren Soultrader
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Accursed Marauder
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Plaguecrafter
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Pet
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Roaming Throne
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-10%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Grim Haruspex
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Burnished Hart
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Activated Sleeper
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Opposition Agent
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-13%synergy
Massacre Wurm
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Hell's Caretaker
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Darkstar Augur
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Reaper
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Massacre Girl
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Blood Artist
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-23%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Dread Presence
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
78%inclusion45 decks58 decks
55%synergy
Nasty End
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
50%synergy
Undying Malice
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Withering Torment
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Village Rites
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
40%synergy
Deadly Dispute
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Imp's Mischief
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Ritual
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Flare of Malice
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Demonic Gifts
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Snuff Out
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Goryo's Vengeance
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Entomb
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Return to Action
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Defile
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
-19%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Stinging Study
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Wake the Dead
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Corpse Dance
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Costly Plunder
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-11%synergy
Dismember
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Presumed Dead
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-15%synergy
Darkness
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Force of Despair
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Rescue from the Underworld
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Slaughter Pact
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Altar's Reap
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-15%synergy
Rain of Filth
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Withering Boon
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Bubbling Muck
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Damnation
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
38%synergy
Victimize
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Exhume
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Mutilate
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Morbid Curiosity
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Come Back Wrong
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Tutor
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Buried Alive
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Stitch Together
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Living Death
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Zombify
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Severed Strands
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Queen
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Innocent Blood
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Smallpox
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Blood for Bones
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Soul Exchange
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Eaten Alive
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blade of Selves
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
44%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
30%synergy
Expedition Map
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Strionic Resonator
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
15%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Netherborn Altar
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Winter Moon
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Skullclamp
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Helm of the Host
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-19%synergy
Lithoform Engine
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Moonsilver Key
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Defense Grid
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Lifeline
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Kaya's Ghostform
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
45%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Necromancy
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
40%synergy
Dance of the Dead
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Sanguine Bond
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
31%synergy
Black Market Connections
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Exquisite Blood
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Grave Pact
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Strands of Night
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Attrition
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Heartless Summoning
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
14%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Black Market
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Vampiric Rites
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Contamination
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Greed
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Aether
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Bitterblossom
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Dark Prophecy
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Lethal Vapors
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
88%inclusion51 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion39 decks58 decks
30%synergy
High Market
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
43%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Command Beacon
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Castle Locthwain
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
-11%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
8%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Lake of the Dead
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Deserted Temple
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Vesuva
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-14%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Glacial Chasm
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Crystal Vein
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Homeward Path
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion57 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion40 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
84%inclusion49 decks58 decks
-10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
78%inclusion45 decks58 decks
55%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Cave
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy