Kokusho, the Evening Star (Commander) - Upgraded Reanimator

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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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Koh, the Face Stealer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Disciple of Bolas
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
74%synergy
Undying Malice
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
69%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
67%synergy
Saw in Half
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
62%synergy
Feign Death
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
57%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
57%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
54%synergy
High Market
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
54%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Undying Evil
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Jet Medallion
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Ghast
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Animate Dead
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Toxic Deluge
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Victimize
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Ancient Tomb
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-19%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Dark Confidant
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Viscera Seer
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Plaguecrafter
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Burnished Hart
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Warren Soultrader
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Darkstar Augur
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Dread Presence
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Blood Artist
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Roaming Throne
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Ophiomancer
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Carrion Feeder
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Accursed Marauder
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Hell's Caretaker
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Dimir House Guard
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Woe Strider
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Activated Sleeper
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Reaper
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Bloodghast
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Leaden Myr
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Bone Devourer
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Not Dead After All
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Village Rites
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Nasty End
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Withering Torment
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Dispute
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Sacrifice
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Flare of Malice
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Defile
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Wake the Dead
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Culling the Weak
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Tragic Slip
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Gifts
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Entomb
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Return to Action
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Grim Return
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Goryo's Vengeance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Necrologia
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Murder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Overkill
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Morbid Curiosity
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
24%synergy
Incarnation Technique
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Dread Return
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Read the Bones
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Mutilate
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Buried Alive
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Intent
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Blood for Bones
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Bubbling Muck
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Zombify
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Come Back Wrong
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Offering
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Cut of the Profits
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Necromantic Selection
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Final Vengeance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Queen
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Exhume
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blade of Selves
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Expedition Map
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Skullclamp
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
1%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Strionic Resonator
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Helm of the Host
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-19%synergy
Spawning Pit
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Lifeline
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Requiem Monolith
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
World Map
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Sanguine Bond
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Necromancy
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Black Market Connections
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Heartless Summoning
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Greed
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Attrition
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
No Mercy
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Strands of Night
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Dawn of the Dead
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Exquisite Blood
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Minion's Return
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Grave Pact
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Bitterblossom
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
36%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
23%synergy
War Room
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Witch's Cottage
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Mire
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Lake of the Dead
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Staff of Compleation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Worn Powerstone
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Caged Sun
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Cave
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Hagra Mauling
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy