Mari, the Killing Quill (Commander) - Budget

Mari, the Killing Quill
Rank #1,492
99decks
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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67%synergy
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62%synergy
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59%synergy
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58%synergy
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55%synergy
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52%synergy
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50%synergy
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49%synergy
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49%synergy
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42%synergy
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8%synergy
Massacre Girl
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48%synergy
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29%synergy
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49%synergy
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45%synergy
Defile
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13%synergy
Murder
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36%synergy
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26%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
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32%synergy
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Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
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40%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
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40%synergy
Hooded Blightfang
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40%synergy
Nightshade Assassin
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40%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
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40%synergy
Thorn of the Black Rose
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40%synergy
Assassin Initiate
38%inclusion34 decks90 decks
37%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
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37%synergy
Ravenloft Adventurer
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36%synergy
Silumgar Assassin
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35%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
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30%synergy
Rooftop Assassin
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31%synergy
Stingblade Assassin
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30%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
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30%synergy
Sanguine Spy
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29%synergy
Vincent Valentine
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23%synergy
Agate-Blade Assassin
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28%synergy
Undercity Scrounger
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26%synergy
Termination Facilitator
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26%synergy
Blightwing Bandit
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26%synergy
Guildsworn Prowler
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26%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
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16%synergy
Prickly Boggart
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23%synergy
Desmond Miles
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
22%synergy
Dogged Detective
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21%synergy
Forsaken Miner
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13%synergy
Midnight Assassin
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21%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
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18%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
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-31%synergy
Charred Graverobber
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20%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
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19%synergy
Merciless Harlequin
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Ravine Raider
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
19%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
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9%synergy
Stalactite Stalker
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19%synergy
Glint-Sleeve Siphoner
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19%synergy
Boneyard Desecrator
19%inclusion19 decks99 decks
19%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Bile-Vial Boggart
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Duskmantle Operative
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Night Market Lookout
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Hullcarver
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Marsh Flitter
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
15%synergy
June, Bounty Hunter
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Marionette Master
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Hired Poisoner
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
14%synergy
Rathi Assassin
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
-10%synergy
Nightshade Stinger
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Doom Blade
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36%synergy
Hero's Downfall
38%inclusion38 decks99 decks
32%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
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34%synergy
Deadly Dispute
29%inclusion29 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion28 decks99 decks
-38%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
28%inclusion28 decks99 decks
21%synergy
Infernal Grasp
27%inclusion27 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Consuming Corruption
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Chain Assassination
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Price of Fame
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
17%synergy
Soul Shatter
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4%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
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13%synergy
Village Rites
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-12%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
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-1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
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1%synergy
Victim of Night
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11%synergy
Overkill
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Heartless Act
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Cast Down
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Curtains' Call
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Terror
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Vendetta
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9%synergy
Lethal Scheme
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8%synergy
Breathe Your Last
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Blight Rot
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
-2%synergy
Undying Malice
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
-2%synergy
Costly Plunder
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Long Goodbye
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Consumed by Greed
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Unfortunate Accident
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Cut Down
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3%synergy
Not Dead After All
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-4%synergy
Vraska's Fall
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4%synergy
Sudden Edict
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5%synergy
Power Word Kill
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6%synergy
Feign Death
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-1%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Fanatical Offering
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Blood Pact
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2%synergy
Ultimate Price
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
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-26%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Edict
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4%synergy
Malicious Affliction
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3%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
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3%synergy
Undying Evil
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2%synergy
Blood Curdle
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5%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion39 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
35%inclusion35 decks99 decks
18%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
27%inclusion27 decks99 decks
23%synergy
Unearth
23%inclusion23 decks99 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion22 decks99 decks
-2%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion21 decks99 decks
-3%synergy
Victimize
20%inclusion20 decks99 decks
-7%synergy
Fell
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Blood Money
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
15%synergy
Mutilate
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Walk the Plank
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
14%synergy
Gix's Command
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
-2%synergy
Profane Command
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Decode Transmissions
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Corrupt
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Mire in Misery
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Extract a Confession
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Predators' Hour
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Restart Sequence
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Make an Example
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Hex
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Mourner's Surprise
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Diresight
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Crippling Fear
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Evil Reawakened
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5%synergy
Murderous Compulsion
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6%synergy
Macabre Waltz
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4%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
-6%synergy
Villainous Wrath
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Kaito's Pursuit
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Bone Shards
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Grim Bounty
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Cateran Summons
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Gruesome Realization
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Assassinate
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Back for Seconds
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Heartless Pillage
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4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thieves' Tools
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38%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion30 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Viridian Longbow
29%inclusion29 decks99 decks
29%synergy
Vorpal Sword
21%inclusion21 decks99 decks
17%synergy
Quietus Spike
19%inclusion19 decks99 decks
18%synergy
Hidden Blade
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
14%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
14%synergy
Tithing Blade
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Pathway Arrows
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Mask of Memory
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
-24%synergy
Gathering Stone
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
-7%synergy
Rogue's Gloves
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Cranial Plating
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Arc Spitter
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Phantom Blade
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Prowler's Helm
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
-23%synergy
Enchantments
Discreet Retreat
33%inclusion33 decks99 decks
33%synergy
Rakish Crew
33%inclusion33 decks99 decks
33%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
24%inclusion24 decks99 decks
21%synergy
Black Market
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
-5%synergy
Greed
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Intimidation
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
11%synergy
The Revelations of Ezio
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Underworld Connections
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
7%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
4%synergy
The Death of Gwen Stacy
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
-3%synergy
Bad Moon
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
-34%synergy
Nowhere to Run
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Underhanded Designs
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Painful Quandary
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
-5%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis Reignited
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
51%inclusion50 decks99 decks
31%synergy
Access Tunnel
32%inclusion32 decks99 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion26 decks99 decks
-21%synergy
Mortuary Mire
26%inclusion26 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Witch's Cottage
21%inclusion21 decks99 decks
-3%synergy
Barren Moor
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Mire
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Memorial to Folly
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Everglades
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
-25%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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-16%synergy
Arcane Signet
49%inclusion49 decks99 decks
-12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
39%inclusion39 decks99 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion30 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Heraldic Banner
20%inclusion20 decks99 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Bandit's Haul
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Bounty Board
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
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4%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
40%inclusion40 decks99 decks
40%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion25 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Escape Tunnel
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy