Kokusho, the Evening Star (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

Kokusho, the Evening Star
Rank #1,271
12decks
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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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Undying Malice
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
74%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
70%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
68%synergy
Saw in Half
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
67%synergy
Feign Death
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
67%synergy
Blade of Selves
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Nasty End
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
63%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
60%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Sanguine Bond
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Solemn Simulacrum
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Village Rites
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Deadly Dispute
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Sign in Blood
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Midnight Reaper
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Victimize
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Not Dead After All
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Burnished Hart
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Necropotence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Field of the Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Enduring Tenacity
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Plaguecrafter
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Viscera Seer
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Crypt Ghast
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Woe Strider
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Perigee Beckoner
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Blood Artist
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Grim Haruspex
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Dark Confidant
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Disciple of Griselbrand
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Accursed Marauder
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Carrion Feeder
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
God-Eternal Bontu
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Hungry Ghoul
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Demon's Disciple
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Activated Sleeper
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Dread Presence
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Hell's Caretaker
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Delver
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Vampire Soulcaller
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Merciless Executioner
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Agent Venom
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Summon: Anima
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Susurian Voidborn
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Swarm Culler
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Ahriman
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Lightless Evangel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Return to Action
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Undying Evil
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Tragic Slip
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Demonic Gifts
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Infernal Grasp
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wake the Dead
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Defile
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Altar's Reap
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Presumed Dead
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Costly Plunder
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Rescue from the Underworld
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Vayne's Treachery
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Fight On!
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Sacrifice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Plunge into Darkness
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Stinging Study
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Fanatical Offering
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Moonlight Bargain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Withering Boon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Grim Return
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Dash Hopes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Unmake the Graves
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Launch Party
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Fatal Push
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Thrilling Encore
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Morbid Curiosity
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Mutilate
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Dread Return
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Come Back Wrong
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Blood for Bones
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Villainous Wrath
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Read the Bones
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Damnable Pact
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Bubbling Muck
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Exsanguinate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Zombify
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Eaten Alive
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Tragic Trajectory
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Necromantic Selection
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Bone Splinters
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Final Act
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Decode Transmissions
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Visions of Dread
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Severed Strands
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Necromantic Summons
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Attempted Murder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cut of the Profits
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Danse Macabre
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Aid the Fallen
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-29%synergy
Deadly Tempest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Queen
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Defossilize
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Exhume
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Repay in Kind
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Entreat the Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rite of Consumption
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Offering
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Persist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Make an Example
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Jet Medallion
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-20%synergy
Netherborn Altar
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
The Masamune
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Resurrection Orb
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Lashwrithe
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Skullclamp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Mimic Vat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Spawning Pit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Campfire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Minion Reflector
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Transmogrant's Crown
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mirage Mirror
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Font of Mythos
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-20%synergy
Strionic Resonator
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Basilisk Collar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Vampiric Rites
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Strands of Night
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Greed
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Minion's Return
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Teval's Judgment
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Wound Reflection
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Vigor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dawn of the Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Snack
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Call of the Ring
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Shade's Form
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Warlock Class
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Unhallowed Pact
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Pestilence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Unholy Indenture
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Heartless Summoning
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Necrogen Communion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death's Majesty
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Bojuka Bog
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Witch's Cottage
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Temple of the False God
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Mire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-38%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Isolated Watchtower
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
The Dross Pits
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Peat Bog
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Everglades
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-21%synergy
Terrain Generator
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Mudflat Village
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Nyx Lotus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Zof Consumption
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy