Mari, the Killing Quill (Commander) - Budget

Mari, the Killing Quill
Rank #1,466
100decks
Background image for How to Build Golgari Without Being Golboring
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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68%synergy
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66%synergy
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63%synergy
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60%synergy
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59%synergy
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58%synergy
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54%synergy
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52%synergy
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51%synergy
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50%synergy
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43%synergy
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6%synergy
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53%inclusion53 decks100 decks
48%synergy
Go for the Throat
51%inclusion51 decks100 decks
28%synergy
Audacious Thief
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50%synergy
Back in Town
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50%synergy
Defile
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12%synergy
Murder
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36%synergy
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46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
33%synergy
Tragic Slip
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
25%synergy
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Frogtosser Banneret
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
42%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
40%synergy
Hooded Blightfang
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
41%synergy
Nightshade Assassin
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
41%synergy
Thorn of the Black Rose
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
40%synergy
Assassin Initiate
39%inclusion34 decks87 decks
38%synergy
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39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
39%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
38%synergy
Silumgar Assassin
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
38%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Ravenloft Adventurer
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
33%synergy
Rooftop Assassin
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
32%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Stingblade Assassin
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Sanguine Spy
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
29%synergy
Vincent Valentine
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Guildsworn Prowler
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
27%synergy
Agate-Blade Assassin
28%inclusion22 decks79 decks
27%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Undercity Scrounger
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
26%synergy
Termination Facilitator
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
27%synergy
Blightwing Bandit
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
27%synergy
Prickly Boggart
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Dogged Detective
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Forsaken Miner
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Assassin
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Merciless Harlequin
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Desmond Miles
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Ravine Raider
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
20%synergy
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20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Glint-Sleeve Siphoner
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Charred Graverobber
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Boneyard Desecrator
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Bile-Vial Boggart
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
-33%synergy
Stalactite Stalker
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Duskmantle Operative
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Night Market Lookout
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Hullcarver
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
June, Bounty Hunter
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flitter
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Marionette Master
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Rathi Assassin
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Dredger
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Hired Poisoner
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Raven Eagle
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Doom Blade
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
36%synergy
Hero's Downfall
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
32%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
36%inclusion36 decks100 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
-38%synergy
Deadly Dispute
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Consuming Corruption
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Price of Fame
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Chain Assassination
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Soul Shatter
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Curtains' Call
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Overkill
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Victim of Night
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Village Rites
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
-13%synergy
Heartless Act
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Cast Down
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Terror
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Costly Plunder
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Lethal Scheme
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Vendetta
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Breathe Your Last
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Undying Malice
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Unfortunate Accident
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Cut Down
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Long Goodbye
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Power Word Kill
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Consumed by Greed
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Blood Pact
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Ultimate Price
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Reckless Spite
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Edict
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Edict
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Malicious Affliction
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Fanatical Offering
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Undying Evil
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Blood Curdle
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Armor of Shadows
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Assassin's Ink
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
40%inclusion40 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
37%inclusion37 decks100 decks
20%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
24%synergy
Unearth
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Exsanguinate
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Victimize
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Fell
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Blood Money
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Mutilate
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Walk the Plank
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Profane Command
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Mire in Misery
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Gix's Command
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Predators' Hour
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Corrupt
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Decode Transmissions
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Restart Sequence
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Make an Example
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Hex
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Mourner's Surprise
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Extract a Confession
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Crippling Fear
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Diresight
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Murderous Compulsion
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Cateran Summons
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Macabre Waltz
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Villainous Wrath
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Kaito's Pursuit
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Innocent Blood
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Bounty
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Gruesome Realization
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Assassinate
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Bone Shards
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Back for Seconds
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Heartless Pillage
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thieves' Tools
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
40%synergy
Viridian Longbow
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Vorpal Sword
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Quietus Spike
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Hidden Blade
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Tithing Blade
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Pathway Arrows
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Mask of Memory
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Cranial Plating
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-25%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Rogue's Gloves
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-21%synergy
Arc Spitter
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Phantom Blade
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Prowler's Helm
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Rakish Crew
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
35%synergy
Discreet Retreat
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
34%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
23%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Intimidation
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Greed
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
6%synergy
The Revelations of Ezio
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Underworld Connections
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
The Death of Gwen Stacy
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Underhanded Designs
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Bad Moon
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Nowhere to Run
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-35%synergy
Larceny
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis Reignited
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
51%inclusion51 decks100 decks
32%synergy
Access Tunnel
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
-19%synergy
Mortuary Mire
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Witch's Cottage
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Barren Moor
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Mire
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Memorial to Folly
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-25%synergy
Everglades
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
71%inclusion71 decks100 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Signet
49%inclusion49 decks100 decks
-13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
40%inclusion40 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Heraldic Banner
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Bandit's Haul
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Bounty Board
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion100 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
40%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Escape Tunnel
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy