Mari, the Killing Quill (Commander) - Budget Rogues

Mari, the Killing Quill
Rank #1,457
12decks
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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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Hoard Robber
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
99%synergy
Shadow Alley Denizen
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
90%synergy
Doom Blade
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
76%synergy
Royal Assassin
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
72%synergy
Big Game Hunter
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Nekrataal
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Zhentarim Bandit
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
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Go for the Throat
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Feed the Swarm
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Defile
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Massacre Girl
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Murder
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Discreet Retreat
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Back in Town
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Hero's Downfall
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Ravenloft Adventurer
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Creatures
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Vincent Valentine
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
94%synergy
Sunset Saboteur
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Merciless Enforcers
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Black Cat, Cunning Thief
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Raven Eagle
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Guildsworn Prowler
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Changeling Outcast
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Thorn of the Black Rose
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Dogged Detective
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Merciless Harlequin
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Assassin Initiate
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Sanguine Spy
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Audacious Thief
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Stingblade Assassin
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Nightshade Stinger
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Stalactite Stalker
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Charred Graverobber
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Boneyard Desecrator
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Rooftop Assassin
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Undercity Scrounger
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Termination Facilitator
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Night Market Lookout
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Desmond Miles
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Blightwing Bandit
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Masked Blackguard
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Silumgar Assassin
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Prickly Boggart
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Blood Hustler
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Dauthi Mercenary
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Raffine's Silencer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Hooded Blightfang
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Nightshade Assassin
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Duskmantle Operative
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Dunerider Outlaw
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Forsaken Miner
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Vengeful Strangler
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Agate-Blade Assassin
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Instants
Alesha's Legacy
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Overkill
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
93%synergy
Tragic Slip
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Heartless Act
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Chain Assassination
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Not Dead After All
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Infernal Grasp
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cast Down
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Power Word Kill
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-42%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Terror
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Blood Pact
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Victim of Night
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Consuming Corruption
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Cut Down
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Vendetta
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Soul Shatter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Long Goodbye
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Curtains' Call
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Breathe Your Last
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Unfortunate Accident
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Neutralize the Guards
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Force of Despair
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Fatal Push
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Undying Evil
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Price of Fame
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Derision
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Oblivion's Hunger
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sugar Rush
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Demise
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Altar's Reap
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Dash Hopes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Foul Renewal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Assassin's Blade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Raise the Draugr
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Undying Malice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Costly Plunder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Devour in Shadow
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Skulduggery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Death Denied
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Foul-Tongue Shriek
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
You Are Already Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Decode Transmissions
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Read the Bones
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Sign in Blood
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Victimize
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Unearth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Mutilate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Profane Command
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Exsanguinate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Gix's Command
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Crippling Fear
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Walk the Plank
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Syphon Mind
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Languish
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Restart Sequence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rush of Dread
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Mourner's Surprise
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Life's Finale
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Forever Young
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Return from Extinction
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief's Thirst
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Echoing Return
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Aphetto Dredging
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bone Shards
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Blood Money
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Dregs of Sorrow
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hex
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cut of the Profits
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Murderous Compulsion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cateran Summons
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Raven's Crime
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Corrupt
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Liturgy of Blood
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Pointed Discussion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Pelakka Predation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dirge of Dread
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Assassinate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Disentomb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Back for Seconds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Minions' Murmurs
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Promise of Power
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thieves' Tools
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Viridian Longbow
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Vorpal Sword
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Dream-Thief's Bandana
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Quietus Spike
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Gloves
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Tithing Blade
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Arc Spitter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Fireshrieker
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Pathway Arrows
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Mephitic Draught
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Map
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sorcerer's Wand
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Blade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Glamdring
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Chariot of Victory
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Infiltration Lens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cranial Plating
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Heirloom Blade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Heartstone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-20%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Explorer's Scope
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-53%synergy
Bladed Battle-Fan
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bladed Pinions
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Memory
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Rakish Crew
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Underworld Connections
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Greed
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Black Market
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Untamed Hunger
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Court of Locthwain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Soul Channeling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Death's Approach
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Triumph of Cruelty
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Intimidation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Withercrown
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dark Favor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Quag Sickness
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Unholy Indenture
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Larceny
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Access Tunnel
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Mortuary Mire
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Barren Moor
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Witch's Cottage
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Ghost Quarter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Mire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Blast Zone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Arid Archway
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Detection Tower
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Guildless Commons
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Everglades
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Firdoch Core
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
-19%synergy
Arcane Signet
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-20%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Bandit's Haul
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Heraldic Banner
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Nyx Lotus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Myriad Landscape
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Escape Tunnel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Pelakka Predation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy