Mari, the Killing Quill (Commander) - Assassins

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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
Royal Assassin
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
81%synergy
Massacre Girl
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
69%synergy
Rogue's Passage
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
65%synergy
Changeling Outcast
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
63%synergy
Hooded Blightfang
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
60%synergy
Assassin Initiate
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Hoard Robber
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
55%synergy
Shadow Alley Denizen
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
54%synergy
Big Game Hunter
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
54%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Morbid Opportunist
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
53%synergy
Feed the Swarm
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Defile
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Tragic Slip
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Ravenloft Adventurer
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
52%synergy
Go for the Throat
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Audacious Thief
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
52%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Opposition Agent
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Imperial Seal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-19%synergy
Necropotence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Grim Hireling
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Nekrataal
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
52%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Kiku, Night's Flower
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Termination Facilitator
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Zhentarim Bandit
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
32%synergy
Vincent Valentine
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
27%synergy
Raven Eagle
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Nightshade Assassin
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Thorn of the Black Rose
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
King's Assassin
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Silumgar Assassin
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Prickly Boggart
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Desmond Miles
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Black Cat, Cunning Thief
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Silent Assassin
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Virtus the Veiled
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Marionette Master
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
19%synergy
Rathi Assassin
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Guul Draz Assassin
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Sanguine Spy
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Dauthi Mercenary
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Undercity Scrounger
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Wasteland Raider
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-35%synergy
Stingblade Assassin
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Charred Graverobber
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Ghast
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-32%synergy
Hired Poisoner
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Scarblade Elite
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Thrill-Kill Assassin
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Midnight Assassin
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Merciless Harlequin
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
-19%synergy
Vona's Hunger
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Soul Shatter
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Deadly Dispute
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Malicious Affliction
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Force of Despair
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Consuming Corruption
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Doom Blade
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Murder
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Hero's Downfall
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Snuff Out
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Lethal Scheme
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Dismember
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-17%synergy
Breathe Your Last
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Pile On
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Flare of Malice
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Victim of Night
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Chain Assassination
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Vraska's Fall
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-17%synergy
Slaughter Pact
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Demise
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Waste Management
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Long Goodbye
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
V.A.T.S.
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Power Word Kill
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Feign Death
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Overkill
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Back in Town
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Make an Example
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Blood Money
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Sign in Blood
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Mutilate
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Fell
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-17%synergy
Victimize
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Unearth
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-24%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
-1%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Will of the Abzan
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Bubbling Muck
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Predators' Hour
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Hex
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Walk the Plank
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Gix's Command
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Decode Transmissions
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Rush of Dread
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Profane Command
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Emergency Weld
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Extract a Confession
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Corrupt
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Raise Dead
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Crippling Fear
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Back for Seconds
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Invoke Despair
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Risky Shortcut
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Hellish Sideswipe
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Viridian Longbow
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Jet Medallion
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Vorpal Sword
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Thieves' Tools
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Blade
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Thornbite Staff
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Quietus Spike
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Sword of the Animist
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Tithing Blade
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Smoke Bomb
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Cranial Plating
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Plate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Pathway Arrows
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Memory
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
The Masamune
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Junker
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Revel in Riches
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Black Market
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Mornsong Aria
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Discreet Retreat
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Bitterblossom
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Intimidation
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
No Mercy
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Cover of Darkness
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-20%synergy
Greed
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Rakish Crew
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
The Revelations of Ezio
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Nowhere to Run
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Connections
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Witch's Cottage
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Access Tunnel
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-19%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Barren Moor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Ghost Quarter
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Detection Tower
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Vault
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Mutavault
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Firdoch Core
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Heraldic Banner
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Demolition Field
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Escape Tunnel
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Cave
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-15%synergy