Mari, the Killing Quill (Commander) - Optimized

Mari, the Killing Quill
Rank #1,466
6decks
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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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Moxfield
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MTGStocks
Hoard Robber
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
99%synergy
Royal Assassin
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
81%synergy
Blood Money
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
80%synergy
Grim Hireling
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
79%synergy
Revel in Riches
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
79%synergy
Changeling Outcast
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
78%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
78%synergy
Force of Despair
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
54%synergy
Bitterblossom
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Jet Medallion
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
52%synergy
Go for the Throat
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
51%synergy
Feed the Swarm
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Deadly Dispute
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Black Market Connections
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Opposition Agent
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Imperial Seal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Rev, Tithe Extractor
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Hooded Blightfang
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Zhentarim Bandit
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Massacre Wurm
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Crypt Ghast
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Virtus the Veiled
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Vincent Valentine
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Big Game Hunter
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Shadow Alley Denizen
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Mastermind Plum
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Audacious Thief
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Massacre Girl
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Popular Egotist
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Vein Ripper
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Merciless Harlequin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Ravenloft Adventurer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-34%synergy
Agate-Blade Assassin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dark Confidant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Etherium Pteramander
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Assassin Initiate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Wasteland Raider
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Avatar of Woe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Ophiomancer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Termination Facilitator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Blood Artist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-15%synergy
Desmond Miles
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Instants
Hero's Downfall
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Consuming Corruption
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Soul Shatter
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Snuff Out
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Flare of Malice
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Doom Blade
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Defile
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Murder
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Breathe Your Last
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Feign Death
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Tragic Slip
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Malicious Affliction
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Vraska's Fall
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Chain Assassination
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Price of Fame
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Ritual
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Heartless Act
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Undying Evil
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Darkness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Long Goodbye
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Poison the Cup
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Baleful Mastery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Consumed by Greed
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Blood Pact
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Victim of Night
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Vona's Hunger
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Power Word Kill
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sudden Edict
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Lethal Scheme
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Dismember
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Edict
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
23%synergy
Gix's Command
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Fell
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Back in Town
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Contract Killing
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Plague Wind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Predators' Hour
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mutilate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Battle at the Bridge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Chainer's Edict
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Extract a Confession
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Walk the Plank
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pox
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Decree of Pain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Make an Example
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Capital Punishment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-19%synergy
Bone Shards
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Mire in Misery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Hex
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-20%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Chain of Smog
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Vorpal Sword
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Thieves' Tools
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Viridian Longbow
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Expedition Map
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Nettlecyst
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Quietus Spike
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Helm of Obedience
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Whip of Erebos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Reckoner Bankbuster
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Kaldra Compleat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Cranial Plating
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sword of the Animist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Cloak of the Bat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bontu's Monument
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Winter Moon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-15%synergy
Thornbite Staff
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Black Market
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Wound Reflection
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
No Mercy
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Cover of Darkness
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Sanguine Bond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Conspiracy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Warlock Class
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Gruesome Deformity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Necrodominance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Intimidation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
The Revelations of Ezio
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Rogue's Passage
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Saga
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Access Tunnel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Soulstone Sanctuary
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Treasure Vault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Vesuva
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Barad-dûr
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Detection Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Thespian's Stage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Lake of the Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Witch's Cottage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
The Soul Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Caged Sun
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-13%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Cave
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Demolition Field
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy