Mari, the Killing Quill (Commander) - Budget Core

Mari, the Killing Quill
Rank #1,408
18decks
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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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Massacre Girl
94%inclusion17 decks18 decks
87%synergy
Shadow Alley Denizen
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
87%synergy
Hoard Robber
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
82%synergy
Nekrataal
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
77%synergy
Zhentarim Bandit
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
77%synergy
Thorn of the Black Rose
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
77%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
72%synergy
Silumgar Assassin
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
72%synergy
Nightshade Assassin
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
72%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
72%synergy
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Changeling Outcast
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
67%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
49%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
71%inclusion12 decks17 decks
70%synergy
Undercity Scrounger
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
66%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
63%synergy
Royal Assassin
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
64%synergy
Big Game Hunter
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
64%synergy
Audacious Thief
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
66%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
59%synergy
Ravenloft Adventurer
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
61%synergy
Creatures
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
Vincent Valentine
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
94%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
60%synergy
Assassin Initiate
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Hooded Blightfang
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
55%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
55%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
55%synergy
Termination Facilitator
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
50%synergy
Blightwing Bandit
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
50%synergy
June, Bounty Hunter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Raven Eagle
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Stingblade Assassin
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
50%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
37%synergy
Prickly Boggart
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
43%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
36%synergy
Merciless Harlequin
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Rooftop Assassin
41%inclusion7 decks17 decks
41%synergy
Stalactite Stalker
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
38%synergy
Sanguine Spy
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
39%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
35%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
33%synergy
Dogged Detective
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Midnight Assassin
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
33%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Guildsworn Prowler
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
27%synergy
Agate-Blade Assassin
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Blood Hustler
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
23%synergy
Unscrupulous Contractor
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
23%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Glint-Sleeve Siphoner
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Marsh Flitter
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Graveshifter
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Night Market Lookout
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Dark Impostor
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Ravine Raider
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Hollow Marauder
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Charred Graverobber
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
18%synergy
Treasure Dredger
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Boneyard Desecrator
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Forsaken Miner
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-35%synergy
Duskmantle Operative
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
17%synergy
Bold Plagiarist
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
17%synergy
Dunerider Outlaw
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
17%synergy
Roshan, Hidden Magister
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Shoot the Sheriff
59%inclusion10 decks17 decks
57%synergy
Consuming Corruption
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Defile
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
-17%synergy
Murder
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
34%synergy
Go for the Throat
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Doom Blade
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
37%synergy
Tragic Slip
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
24%synergy
Hero's Downfall
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Soul Shatter
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Chain Assassination
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Infernal Grasp
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Reckless Spite
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Curtains' Call
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Victim of Night
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-13%synergy
Poison the Cup
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-14%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Sudden Edict
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Ultimate Price
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Long Goodbye
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Cast Down
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-12%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-6%synergy
Unfortunate Accident
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Bile Blight
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Malicious Affliction
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Price of Fame
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Death Wind
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Join the Dead
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Easy Prey
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Terror
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Eliminate
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Blood Pact
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Power Word Kill
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Moment of Defiance
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Grasp of Darkness
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Derision
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Vendetta
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Back in Town
59%inclusion10 decks17 decks
59%synergy
Feed the Swarm
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Sign in Blood
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
36%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
35%synergy
Make an Example
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Gix's Command
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
20%synergy
Fell
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Mutilate
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Money
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Syphon Mind
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-10%synergy
Predators' Hour
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-8%synergy
Decree of Pain
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Glistening Deluge
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-13%synergy
Gruesome Realization
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Terror Tide
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Innocent Blood
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Profane Command
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Diresight
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Restart Sequence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rush of Dread
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-6%synergy
Bone Splinters
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Hunger of the Nim
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Kaito's Pursuit
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Annihilating Glare
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Corrupt
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Crippling Fear
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Invoke Despair
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Die Young
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Grim Bounty
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Hex
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Pillage
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Extract a Confession
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Morsel Theft
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Mire in Misery
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Sanguimancy
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Discerning Taste
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Viridian Longbow
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
50%synergy
Thieves' Tools
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
48%synergy
The Masamune
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Vorpal Sword
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
35%synergy
Quietus Spike
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Viridian Claw
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
17%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Prowler's Helm
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Tithing Blade
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Pathway Arrows
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
17%synergy
Cranial Plating
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Quick-Draw Katana
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hidden Blade
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Gloves
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Goldvein Pick
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-22%synergy
Mask of Memory
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Chariot of Victory
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Map
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Glamdring
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Collector's Vault
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Sorcerer's Wand
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Sharpened Pitchfork
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Quick-Draw Dagger
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Bloodforged Battle-Axe
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Hot Soup
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Bladed Pinions
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Nettlecyst
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Semblance Anvil
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Reaper's Talisman
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Spare Dagger
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Throne of Bone
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Discreet Retreat
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
47%synergy
Rakish Crew
41%inclusion7 decks17 decks
41%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
36%synergy
Greed
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Black Market
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Intimidation
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Underhanded Designs
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Underworld Connections
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Snack
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Dark Tutelage
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Boon of Emrakul
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Gift of Fangs
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Painful Quandary
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
No Rest for the Wicked
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-35%synergy
Cruel Reality
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Warlock Class
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Eternal Thirst
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Designs
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Dying Wish
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Dead Weight
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Rune of Mortality
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
65%synergy
Access Tunnel
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
52%synergy
Mortuary Mire
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
-8%synergy
Witch's Cottage
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-20%synergy
Polluted Mire
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Volatile Fault
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Havengul Laboratory
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Dungeon Descent
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
War Room
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-11%synergy
Throne of the High City
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Blighted Fen
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
49%synergy
Sol Ring
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Bandit's Haul
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Heraldic Banner
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Bounty Board
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Idol
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion18 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
55%synergy
Myriad Landscape
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Escape Tunnel
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
17%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-12%synergy
Command Tower
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Scene of the Crime
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Grotto
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Opal Palace
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy