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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Royal Assassin
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
82%synergy
Massacre Girl
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
66%synergy
Rogue's Passage
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
66%synergy
Changeling Outcast
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
64%synergy
Hooded Blightfang
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Audacious Thief
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Hoard Robber
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Assassin Initiate
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Shadow Alley Denizen
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Big Game Hunter
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
55%synergy
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Morbid Opportunist
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
54%synergy
Feed the Swarm
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
55%synergy
Defile
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Tragic Slip
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Nekrataal
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Ravenloft Adventurer
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Go for the Throat
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Opposition Agent
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%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
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Grim Hireling
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Kiku, Night's Flower
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Zhentarim Bandit
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Nightshade Assassin
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Termination Facilitator
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Thorn of the Black Rose
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%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
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Silumgar Assassin
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
27%synergy
King's Assassin
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Prickly Boggart
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Desmond Miles
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Black Cat, Cunning Thief
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Silent Assassin
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Rathi Assassin
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Virtus the Veiled
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Marionette Master
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
19%synergy
Undercity Scrounger
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Wasteland Raider
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Charred Graverobber
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Guul Draz Assassin
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Sanguine Spy
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Dauthi Mercenary
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Stronghold Assassin
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-36%synergy
Stingblade Assassin
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Crypt Ghast
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-33%synergy
Hired Poisoner
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Scarblade Elite
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Thrill-Kill Assassin
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Midnight Assassin
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
-20%synergy
Vona's Hunger
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Soul Shatter
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Deadly Dispute
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Malicious Affliction
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Consuming Corruption
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Force of Despair
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Doom Blade
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Murder
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Hero's Downfall
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Snuff Out
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Lethal Scheme
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Dismember
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-17%synergy
Breathe Your Last
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Malice
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Imp's Mischief
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Pile On
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Victim of Night
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Chain Assassination
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Vraska's Fall
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Price of Fame
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Slaughter Pact
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Demise
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Waste Management
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Long Goodbye
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
V.A.T.S.
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Power Word Kill
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 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
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Make an Example
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Blood Money
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Sign in Blood
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Mutilate
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Exsanguinate
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Fell
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-18%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
-1%synergy
Victimize
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Unearth
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-24%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Will of the Abzan
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Bubbling Muck
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Predators' Hour
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Hex
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Walk the Plank
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Gix's Command
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Decode Transmissions
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Rush of Dread
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%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
Cateran Summons
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Extract a Confession
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Corrupt
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Raise Dead
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Crippling Fear
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Back for Seconds
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Invoke Despair
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Risky Shortcut
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Hellish Sideswipe
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Viridian Longbow
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Jet Medallion
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Vorpal Sword
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Thieves' Tools
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Bontu's Monument
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Hidden Blade
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Thornbite Staff
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Quietus Spike
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Sword of the Animist
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Tithing Blade
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Smoke Bomb
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Cranial Plating
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Plate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Pathway Arrows
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Memory
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%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
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Black Market
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Mornsong Aria
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Discreet Retreat
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Intimidation
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Bitterblossom
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
No Mercy
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Cover of Darkness
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-21%synergy
Rakish Crew
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Greed
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Connections
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Exquisite Blood
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
The Revelations of Ezio
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Nowhere to Run
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Witch's Cottage
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Access Tunnel
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-20%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
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
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Barren Moor
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Ghost Quarter
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Detection Tower
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Vault
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Mutavault
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Firdoch Core
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Heraldic Banner
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Demolition Field
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Cave
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Escape Tunnel
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-15%synergy