Kokusho, the Evening Star (Commander) - Optimized Aristocrats

Kokusho, the Evening Star
Rank #1,260
8decks
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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Zuko's Conviction
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Morbid Curiosity
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Nasty End
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Animate Dead
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Saw in Half
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
67%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
64%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
64%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
63%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Jet Medallion
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Reanimate
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Crypt Ghast
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Diabolic Intent
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Dark Ritual
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Viscera Seer
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Sacrifice
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
63%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
54%synergy
The One Ring
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Necropotence
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Mana Vault
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Imperial Seal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Opposition Agent
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Disciple of Bolas
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Accursed Marauder
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Dark Confidant
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Plaguecrafter
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Carrion Feeder
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Warren Soultrader
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Leaden Myr
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Darkstar Augur
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Murderous Rider
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Young Necromancer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Deceiver of Form
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Cavalier of Night
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Blood Artist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Stronghold Assassin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Roaming Throne
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Overeager Apprentice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Moira, Urborg Haunt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Harvester of Souls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Lord of the Void
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Massacre Girl
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Grim Haruspex
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Palladium Myr
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
65%synergy
Withering Torment
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Village Rites
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Not Dead After All
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Undying Evil
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Goryo's Vengeance
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Culling the Weak
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Undying Malice
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Feign Death
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Dismember
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Flare of Malice
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Demonic Gifts
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Stinging Study
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Imp's Mischief
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Corpse Dance
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Ritual
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Wake the Dead
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Force of Despair
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Defile
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-25%synergy
Soul Shatter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Rescue from the Underworld
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Shallow Grave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Return to Action
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Presumed Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Eat to Extinction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Makeshift Mannequin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
It Doesn't Add Up
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Bubbling Muck
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Mutilate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Grim Tutor
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Exhume
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Come Back Wrong
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Will of the Abzan
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Exsanguinate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Living Death
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Tip the Scales
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Final Vengeance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Incarnation Technique
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Life's Finale
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Essence Pulse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Soul Exchange
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Innocent Blood
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Buried Alive
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Decree of Pain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gruesome Realization
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Blood for Bones
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Blade of Selves
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Defense Grid
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Strionic Resonator
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
5%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Vexing Bauble
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Winter Moon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Culling Dais
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Mirror of the Forebears
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Netherborn Altar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
The Golden Throne
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spawning Pit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lifeline
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Dance of the Dead
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Sanguine Bond
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Black Market Connections
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Heartless Summoning
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Strands of Night
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Contamination
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Grave Pact
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Exquisite Blood
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Carnival of Souls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lethal Vapors
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Aether
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Attrition
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Baneful Omen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dark Prophecy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Bitterblossom
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
High Market
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Witch's Cottage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Deserted Temple
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Lake of the Dead
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Homeward Path
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
13%synergy
Scrying Sheets
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Pit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
23%synergy
The Soul Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Springleaf Drum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Malakir Rebirth
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
65%synergy
Swamp
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
-32%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Cavern of Souls
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy