Mari, the Killing Quill (Commander) - Assassins

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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Cost of Brilliance
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Royal Assassin
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
82%synergy
Massacre Girl
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
62%synergy
Rogue's Passage
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
62%synergy
Assassin Initiate
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Changeling Outcast
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Hooded Blightfang
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Hoard Robber
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Shadow Alley Denizen
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Defile
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Grim Hireling
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Tragic Slip
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Go for the Throat
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Audacious Thief
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Big Game Hunter
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Jet Medallion
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Game Changers
Opposition Agent
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Seal
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Demonic Tutor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-20%synergy
Necropotence
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Ravenloft Adventurer
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Nekrataal
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Kiku, Night's Flower
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Zhentarim Bandit
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Vincent Valentine
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
28%synergy
Raven Eagle
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Nightshade Assassin
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Termination Facilitator
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Black Cat, Cunning Thief
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
27%synergy
King's Assassin
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Desmond Miles
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Thorn of the Black Rose
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Marionette Master
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Prickly Boggart
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Silumgar Assassin
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Sanguine Spy
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Silent Assassin
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-32%synergy
Virtus the Veiled
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Hullcarver
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Merciless Enforcers
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Merciless Harlequin
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Dauthi Mercenary
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Rathi Assassin
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Undercity Scrounger
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Wasteland Raider
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Charred Graverobber
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Crypt Ghast
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-32%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Guul Draz Assassin
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Thrill-Kill Assassin
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Rooftop Assassin
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
-21%synergy
Vona's Hunger
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Soul Shatter
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Dispute
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Consuming Corruption
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Force of Despair
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Malicious Affliction
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Snuff Out
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Murder
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Doom Blade
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Lethal Scheme
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Dismember
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Pile On
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Malice
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Undying Malice
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Victim of Night
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Breathe Your Last
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
The Spot's Portal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Vraska's Fall
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-18%synergy
Chain Assassination
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Slaughter Pact
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Waste Management
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Darkness
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Long Goodbye
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
V.A.T.S.
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Power Word Kill
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Feign Death
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Overkill
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Fight On!
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Back in Town
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Night's Whisper
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
10%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Sign in Blood
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Make an Example
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Mutilate
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Blood Money
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Exsanguinate
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Fell
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Splinter's Technique
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Unearth
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-25%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Bubbling Muck
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Predators' Hour
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Walk the Plank
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Gix's Command
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Crippling Fear
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Will of the Abzan
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Decode Transmissions
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Rush of Dread
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Profane Command
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Emergency Weld
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Hex
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Extract a Confession
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Corrupt
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Restart Sequence
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Raise Dead
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Back for Seconds
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Invoke Despair
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Evil Reawakened
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Worthy Cost
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Risky Shortcut
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Hellish Sideswipe
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Viridian Longbow
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Vorpal Sword
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Thieves' Tools
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Bontu's Monument
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Hidden Blade
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Thornbite Staff
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Quietus Spike
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Sword of the Animist
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Cranial Plating
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Tithing Blade
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Herald's Horn
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Smoke Bomb
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Plate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Mask of Memory
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
The Masamune
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-2%synergy
Reaper's Scythe
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Junker
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Revel in Riches
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Black Market Connections
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Black Market
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Bitterblossom
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Discreet Retreat
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Intimidation
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Cover of Darkness
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
No Mercy
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
The Revelations of Ezio
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Rakish Crew
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-24%synergy
Mornsong Aria
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Greed
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Underworld Connections
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Exquisite Blood
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Nowhere to Run
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Bad Moon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Sidequest: Hunt the Mark
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Witch's Cottage
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Access Tunnel
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-24%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-18%synergy
Ghost Quarter
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Detection Tower
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Vault
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-0%synergy
Mutavault
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Everglades
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Firdoch Core
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Heraldic Banner
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Demolition Field
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Escape Tunnel
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Cave
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Brotherhood Headquarters
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy