Mari, the Killing Quill (Commander) - Budget Treasure

Mari, the Killing Quill
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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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Bender's Waterskin
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Hoard Robber
89%inclusion17 decks19 decks
88%synergy
Royal Assassin
84%inclusion16 decks19 decks
82%synergy
Zhentarim Bandit
79%inclusion15 decks19 decks
78%synergy
Thieves' Tools
74%inclusion14 decks19 decks
72%synergy
Shadow Alley Denizen
74%inclusion14 decks19 decks
72%synergy
Nekrataal
68%inclusion13 decks19 decks
68%synergy
Massacre Girl
74%inclusion14 decks19 decks
66%synergy
Ravenloft Adventurer
63%inclusion12 decks19 decks
63%synergy
Back in Town
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
61%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
63%inclusion12 decks19 decks
61%synergy
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Morbid Opportunist
74%inclusion14 decks19 decks
51%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
68%inclusion13 decks19 decks
55%synergy
Go for the Throat
63%inclusion12 decks19 decks
40%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
63%inclusion12 decks19 decks
58%synergy
Defile
63%inclusion12 decks19 decks
26%synergy
Changeling Outcast
63%inclusion12 decks19 decks
58%synergy
Feed the Swarm
58%inclusion11 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
52%synergy
Big Game Hunter
53%inclusion10 decks19 decks
50%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
53%inclusion10 decks19 decks
52%synergy
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Opposition Agent
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-5%synergy
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Vincent Valentine
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
53%inclusion10 decks19 decks
52%synergy
Silumgar Assassin
53%inclusion10 decks19 decks
52%synergy
Hullcarver
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Termination Facilitator
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
47%synergy
Audacious Thief
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
47%synergy
Blightwing Bandit
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
47%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
47%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
47%synergy
Marionette Master
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
45%synergy
Rooftop Assassin
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
46%synergy
Hooded Blightfang
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
42%synergy
Nightshade Assassin
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
42%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Sanguine Spy
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
37%synergy
Undercity Scrounger
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
36%synergy
Stingblade Assassin
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
37%synergy
Safana, Calimport Cutthroat
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
37%synergy
Prickly Boggart
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
36%synergy
Assassin Initiate
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
33%synergy
Desmond Miles
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
23%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
22%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
27%synergy
Thorn of the Black Rose
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
31%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
28%synergy
Charred Graverobber
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Wasteland Raider
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Dark Impostor
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
26%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
26%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Treasure Dredger
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Forsaken Miner
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Guildsworn Prowler
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Grim Hireling
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
16%synergy
Massacre Wurm
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Dogged Detective
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Stalactite Stalker
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
21%synergy
Midnight Assassin
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
21%synergy
Scurrilous Sentry
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Faerie Bladecrafter
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
16%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
-36%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
23%synergy
Murder
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
37%synergy
Tragic Slip
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
27%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
36%synergy
Chain Assassination
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Withering Torment
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
30%synergy
Infernal Grasp
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Consuming Corruption
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Doom Blade
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
24%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
-40%synergy
Bitter Triumph
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
16%synergy
Price of Fame
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Cast Down
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
19%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Breathe Your Last
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Vraska's Fall
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Lethal Scheme
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
13%synergy
Curtains' Call
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Victim of Night
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Force of Despair
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Malicious Affliction
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Cut Down
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Thrilling Encore
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Pile On
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Not Dead After All
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-1%synergy
Fanatical Offering
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Derision
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Poison the Cup
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Slaughter Pact
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Costly Plunder
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Reckless Spite
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-1%synergy
Power Word Kill
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Unfortunate Accident
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Pharika's Cure
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Bloodline Culling
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Eyes of the Beholder
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Final Death
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-19%synergy
Faerie Fencing
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Blood Money
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
44%synergy
Sign in Blood
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
6%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
33%synergy
Fell
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Predators' Hour
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
30%synergy
Exsanguinate
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Mutilate
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Risky Shortcut
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Hellish Sideswipe
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Gix's Command
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
19%synergy
Unearth
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
-9%synergy
Walk the Plank
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Contract Killing
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
16%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-4%synergy
Nightmare Unmaking
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Damnable Pact
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Make an Example
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Mire in Misery
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Crippling Fear
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Lively Dirge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Mourner's Surprise
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-5%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-1%synergy
Increasing Ambition
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Agonizing Syphon
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Plague Wind
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Whack
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Asphyxiate
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-21%synergy
Settle the Score
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Foreboding Fruit
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Return from Extinction
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Collusion
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Thought Distortion
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Introduction to Annihilation
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Night Terrors
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Bone Shards
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Profane Command
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Delirium Skeins
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Smallpox
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Grim Bounty
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Dregs of Sorrow
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Viridian Longbow
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
47%synergy
Vorpal Sword
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
38%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Memory
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
19%synergy
Hidden Blade
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Quietus Spike
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Tithing Blade
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
13%synergy
Jet Medallion
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
-45%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Arc Spitter
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-17%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Hunter's Blowgun
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Phantom Blade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Smoke Bomb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Bloodthorn Flail
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Map
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Meek
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Gloves
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Skeleton Key
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Manifold Key
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Chest
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Lantern
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Totem
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Fifty Feet of Rope
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Cranial Plating
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Panharmonicon
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Heirloom Blade
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Contested Game Ball
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Fleetfeather Sandals
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Heartseeker
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-28%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Pathway Arrows
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Howling Mine
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Chitinous Cloak
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Puppet Strings
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
21%synergy
Discreet Retreat
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
28%synergy
Revel in Riches
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
27%synergy
Rakish Crew
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
The Revelations of Ezio
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Intimidation
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Underworld Connections
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Call of the Ring
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
13%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
-24%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Greed
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Underhanded Designs
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Stab Wound
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Dead Weight
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Nowhere to Run
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Price of Knowledge
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Soul Stair Expedition
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Zendikon
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Soul Channeling
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Warlock Class
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-5%synergy
Gruesome Deformity
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Shadows of the Past
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Vile Requiem
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Wound Reflection
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-5%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-18%synergy
Precipitous Drop
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Cover of Darkness
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Unholy Indenture
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Crippling Blight
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Morgul-Knife Wound
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Bad Moon
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis Reignited
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-9%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
79%inclusion15 decks19 decks
60%synergy
Access Tunnel
63%inclusion12 decks19 decks
60%synergy
Mortuary Mire
53%inclusion10 decks19 decks
39%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
-5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
18%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
19%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
-1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
The Dross Pits
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-21%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-30%synergy
Barren Moor
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-5%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Barad-dûr
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Volatile Fault
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Labyrinth of Skophos
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-3%synergy
Dust Bowl
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Everglades
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Dungeon Descent
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74%inclusion14 decks19 decks
-13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
53%inclusion10 decks19 decks
29%synergy
Mind Stone
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Signet
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
-20%synergy
Heraldic Banner
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
21%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
-11%synergy
Bandit's Haul
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Bounty Board
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Dungeon Map
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-10%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Dungeoneer's Pack
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion19 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
53%inclusion10 decks19 decks
52%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Escape Tunnel
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Brotherhood Headquarters
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Demolition Field
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy