Mari, the Killing Quill (Commander) - Budget Treasure

Mari, the Killing Quill
Rank #1,486
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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Royal Assassin
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Hoard Robber
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
74%synergy
Thieves' Tools
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Shadow Alley Denizen
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Access Tunnel
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Back in Town
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Zhentarim Bandit
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Rogue's Passage
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Massacre Girl
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Blightwing Bandit
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
50%synergy
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Morbid Opportunist
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Defile
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Black Market
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Go for the Throat
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Creatures
Blackbloom Rogue
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Changeling Outcast
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Nekrataal
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Rooftop Assassin
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%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
Big Game Hunter
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Marionette Master
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Sanguine Spy
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Ravenloft Adventurer
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Undercity Scrounger
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Termination Facilitator
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Audacious Thief
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Charred Graverobber
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Thorn of the Black Rose
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Silumgar Assassin
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Prickly Boggart
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Assassin Initiate
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Wasteland Raider
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%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
Massacre Wurm
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Dredger
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Safana, Calimport Cutthroat
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Boneyard Desecrator
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Vincent Valentine
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Hullcarver
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Merciless Enforcers
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Scurrilous Sentry
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Desmond Miles
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Misshapen Fiend
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Quag Vampires
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Rathi Assassin
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Nimana Skydancer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-34%synergy
Orzhov Euthanist
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Overzealous Muscle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Instants
Murder
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Withering Torment
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Tragic Slip
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Curtains' Call
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Chain Assassination
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Hero's Downfall
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Doom Blade
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Consuming Corruption
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Breathe Your Last
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Bone Harvest
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Price of Fame
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Derision
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Slaughter Pact
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Reckless Spite
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Lethal Scheme
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Cast Down
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Tidy Conclusion
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Victim of Night
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Unfortunate Accident
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Edict
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Pharika's Cure
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Force of Despair
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Fatal Push
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Malicious Affliction
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Cut Down
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Thrilling Encore
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Pharika's Libation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Vraska's Fall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Pile On
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Undying Evil
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Fanatical Offering
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Sugar Rush
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Hero's Demise
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Assassin's Blade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Irradiate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Mutilate
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Blood Money
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Sign in Blood
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Fell
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Exsanguinate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Gix's Command
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Risky Shortcut
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Hellish Sideswipe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Increasing Ambition
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Bubbling Muck
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Predators' Hour
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Blood Beckoning
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Aphetto Dredging
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Grim Bounty
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Walk the Plank
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Contract Killing
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Liturgy of Blood
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Bone Splinters
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Hunger of the Nim
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Asphyxiate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Kaito's Pursuit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Nightmare Unmaking
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Duress
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Unearth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Demonic Collusion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mourner's Surprise
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Make an Example
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Introduction to Annihilation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bone Shards
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Dregs of Sorrow
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Mind Sludge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Emergency Weld
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cut of the Profits
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Heartless Pillage
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
Decree of Pain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Blood Tribute
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Viridian Longbow
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Hidden Blade
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Vorpal Sword
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Bontu's Monument
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Mask of Memory
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Arc Spitter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Phantom Blade
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Smoke Bomb
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Bloodthorn Flail
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Map
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Quietus Spike
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sword of the Meek
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Gloves
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Chest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Totem
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cranial Plating
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Tithing Blade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Fleetfeather Sandals
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Heartseeker
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-53%synergy
Champion's Helm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Herald's Horn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Pathway Arrows
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Howling Mine
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Puppet Strings
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Discreet Retreat
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Rakish Crew
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
The Revelations of Ezio
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Call of the Ring
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Bad Moon
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Greed
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Intimidation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Revel in Riches
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Nowhere to Run
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Vigor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Soul Stair Expedition
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dark Privilege
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Corrupted Zendikon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Connections
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Channeling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vile Requiem
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dead Weight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Death Pit Offering
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Crippling Blight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-31%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis Reignited
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Mortuary Mire
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Witch's Cottage
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Memorial to Folly
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Ghost Quarter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Barren Moor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
The Dross Pits
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Everglades
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Vesuva
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Barad-dûr
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Volatile Fault
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Labyrinth of Skophos
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Peat Bog
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Dust Bowl
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dungeon Descent
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Heraldic Banner
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-28%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Bandit's Haul
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Bounty Board
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Nyx Lotus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Brotherhood Headquarters
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Escape Tunnel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy