Kokusho, the Evening Star (Commander) - Upgraded Reanimator

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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MTGStocks
Grave Researcher
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Changing Loyalty
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Disciple of Bolas
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
76%synergy
Undying Malice
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
71%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
69%synergy
Saw in Half
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
69%synergy
High Market
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
58%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Feign Death
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
55%synergy
Animate Dead
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Not Dead After All
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Reanimate
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Crypt Ghast
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Jet Medallion
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Victimize
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Toxic Deluge
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Necropotence
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Mana Vault
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-20%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Creatures
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Dark Confidant
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
35%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Plaguecrafter
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Viscera Seer
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Twilight Diviner
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Burnished Hart
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Accursed Marauder
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Blood Artist
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Warren Soultrader
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Darkstar Augur
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Dread Presence
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Roaming Throne
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Massacre Wurm
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Ophiomancer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Delver
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Carrion Feeder
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Activated Sleeper
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Reaper
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Timeline Culler
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Bone Devourer
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Village Rites
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Undying Evil
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Nasty End
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Sacrifice
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Withering Torment
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Dispute
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Malice
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Defile
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Culling the Weak
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Wake the Dead
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Gifts
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Imp's Mischief
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Return to Action
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Tragic Slip
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Stinging Study
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Entomb
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Snuff Out
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Goryo's Vengeance
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Murder
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Presumed Dead
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Grim Return
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dismember
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Morbid Curiosity
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Night's Whisper
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Dread Return
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Diabolic Intent
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Mutilate
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Living Death
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
23%synergy
Incarnation Technique
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Exsanguinate
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Bubbling Muck
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Buried Alive
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Come Back Wrong
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Necromantic Selection
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Blood for Bones
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Offering
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Zombify
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Exhume
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Damnable Pact
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Innocent Blood
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Danse Macabre
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Final Vengeance
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Queen
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blade of Selves
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Expedition Map
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Strionic Resonator
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Skullclamp
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Helm of the Host
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Foot Chopper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-21%synergy
Spawning Pit
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Lifeline
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Black Market Connections
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Heartless Summoning
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Strands of Night
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Greed
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Exquisite Blood
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Attrition
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
No Mercy
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Minion's Return
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Grave Pact
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Grave Venerations
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Dawn of the Dead
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Wound Reflection
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Oubliette
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Tortured Existence
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Bojuka Bog
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Coffers
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
16%synergy
War Room
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Command Beacon
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Castle Locthwain
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Barren Moor
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Witch's Cottage
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Deserted Temple
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lake of the Dead
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Strip Mine
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
The Soul Stone
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Staff of Compleation
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Worn Powerstone
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Caged Sun
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Cave
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy