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Arnaud Gompertz
Sep 3, 2025
Arnaud Gompertz
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
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Aetherflux Reservoir
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
77%synergy
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
Feign Death
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
67%synergy
Undying Malice
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
65%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
64%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
63%synergy
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Jet Medallion
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Reanimate
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Crypt Ghast
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Diabolic Intent
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Toxic Deluge
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Withering Torment
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Sacrifice
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Necropotence
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Ancient Tomb
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Demonic Tutor
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
41%synergy
The One Ring
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%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
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Viscera Seer
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Dark Confidant
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Carrion Feeder
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Darkstar Augur
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Warren Soultrader
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Plaguecrafter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Accursed Marauder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Murderous Rider
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Dread Presence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Young Necromancer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%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
Stronghold Assassin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Roaming Throne
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%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
Zulaport Cutthroat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
65%synergy
Undying Evil
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Stinging Study
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Not Dead After All
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Demonic Gifts
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Village Rites
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Goryo's Vengeance
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Culling the Weak
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Dismember
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Malice
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Soul Shatter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Wake the Dead
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Force of Despair
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Corpse Dance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Rescue from the Underworld
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ad Nauseam
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Return to Action
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Presumed Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rain of Filth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Eat to Extinction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Makeshift Mannequin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
It Doesn't Add Up
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bubbling Muck
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Mutilate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Night's Whisper
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Exsanguinate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Sign in Blood
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Damnation
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Come Back Wrong
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Incarnation Technique
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Exhume
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Will of the Abzan
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Tip the Scales
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Final Vengeance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%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
Decree of Pain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Gruesome Realization
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Blood for Bones
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Nim Deathmantle
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
50%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Blade of Selves
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Expedition Map
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Strionic Resonator
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Altar of Dementia
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Isochron Scepter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Disruptor Flute
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ratchet Bomb
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
Torpor Orb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%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
Spawning Pit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lifeline
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Dance of the Dead
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Necromancy
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Sanguine Bond
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Black Market Connections
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Strands of Night
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Contamination
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Grave Pact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Wound Reflection
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Baneful Omen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dark Prophecy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Heartless Summoning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%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
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
High Market
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
42%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Witch's Cottage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Deserted Temple
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Lake of the Dead
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Castle Locthwain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-23%synergy
Buried Ruin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Vesuva
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Inventors' Fair
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Homeward Path
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Field of Ruin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
The Soul Stone
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
37%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Springleaf Drum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mox Opal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
65%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Cave
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Polluted Delta
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
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