Sapling of Colfenor (Commander) - Core

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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
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Eclipsed Realms
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Blighted Blackthorn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sapling Nursery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
South Wind Avatar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tend the Sprigs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ezzaroot Channeler
72%inclusion83 decks116 decks
71%synergy
Ancient Lumberknot
60%inclusion70 decks116 decks
60%synergy
Fangorn, Tree Shepherd
55%inclusion64 decks116 decks
55%synergy
Bosk Banneret
53%inclusion62 decks116 decks
53%synergy
Treefolk Harbinger
52%inclusion60 decks116 decks
52%synergy
Orchard Warden
49%inclusion57 decks116 decks
49%synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
47%inclusion55 decks116 decks
47%synergy
Assault Formation
47%inclusion55 decks116 decks
47%synergy
Willowdusk, Essence Seer
46%inclusion53 decks116 decks
45%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
45%inclusion52 decks116 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
47%inclusion55 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Beast Whisperer
47%inclusion55 decks116 decks
33%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
46%inclusion53 decks116 decks
41%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
45%inclusion52 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
44%inclusion51 decks116 decks
43%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
44%inclusion51 decks116 decks
42%synergy
Heartwood Storyteller
43%inclusion50 decks116 decks
43%synergy
Mortality Spear
43%inclusion50 decks116 decks
38%synergy
Leaf-Crowned Elder
42%inclusion49 decks116 decks
42%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
41%inclusion47 decks116 decks
37%synergy
Creatures
Defiant Bloodlord
41%inclusion47 decks116 decks
40%synergy
Ulvenwald Observer
40%inclusion46 decks116 decks
40%synergy
Verdant Sun's Avatar
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
38%synergy
Timber Protector
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
39%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
36%synergy
Black Poplar Shaman
37%inclusion43 decks116 decks
37%synergy
Nemata, Primeval Warden
37%inclusion43 decks116 decks
33%synergy
Dauntless Dourbark
35%inclusion41 decks116 decks
35%synergy
Woodfall Primus
35%inclusion41 decks116 decks
34%synergy
Tree of Perdition
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
34%synergy
Fecund Greenshell
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
33%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
31%synergy
Seedguide Ash
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
33%synergy
Llanowar Elves
32%inclusion37 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Quickbeam, Upstart Ent
32%inclusion37 decks116 decks
32%synergy
Dungrove Elder
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
31%synergy
Everbark Shaman
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
29%synergy
Sproutback Trudge
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
28%synergy
Witch of the Moors
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Verdeloth the Ancient
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Deadwood Treefolk
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
28%synergy
Augur of Autumn
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Thorntooth Witch
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Reclamation Sage
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
24%inclusion24 decks99 decks
22%synergy
Tree of Redemption
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Elvish Mystic
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Old Man Willow
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
23%synergy
Birds of Paradise
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Honest Rutstein
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Leyline Prowler
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Generous Ent
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Great Oak Guardian
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
23%synergy
Hua Tuo, Honored Physician
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Battlewand Oak
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Yedora, Grave Gardener
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Valentin, Dean of the Vein
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Wood Elves
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Kalonian Twingrove
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Lumberknot
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Dryad Greenseeker
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Runic Armasaur
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Unstoppable Ash
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Putrefy
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Reach of Branches
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
-21%synergy
Golgari Charm
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Entish Restoration
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Rootgrapple
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Deathsprout
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Heroic Intervention
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
-18%synergy
Krosan Grip
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Tower Defense
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Return to Nature
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Grim Contest
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Tear Asunder
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
Fog
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-11%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
-14%synergy
Harrow
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
37%inclusion43 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Last March of the Ents
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Kodama's Reach
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Essence Pulse
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Nature's Lore
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Harmonize
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Culling Ritual
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Three Visits
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Farseek
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Tempest
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-13%synergy
Healing Technique
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Casualties of War
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Tip the Scales
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Nissa's Pilgrimage
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Gaze of Granite
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
31%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
Glowcap Lantern
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Worldslayer
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Druidic Satchel
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-14%synergy
Explorer's Scope
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Door of Destinies
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Incubator
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Lignify
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
32%synergy
Sanguine Bond
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
31%synergy
Gift of the Deity
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Dormant Grove
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Assemble the Entmoot
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Treefolk Umbra
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Trudge Garden
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Asceticism
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Fruit of the First Tree
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Sylvan Library
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Mirri's Guile
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Greed
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Wild Growth
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Sight of the Scalelords
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Spidersilk Armor
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Pack
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Guardian Project
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Wrenn and Seven
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion52 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
28%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion37 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Grim Backwoods
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
-11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
-9%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Sapseep Forest
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Dryad Arbor
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Clinic
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Restless Cottage
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Radiant Fountain
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Access Tunnel
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
War Room
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
53%inclusion62 decks116 decks
-26%synergy
Arcane Signet
38%inclusion44 decks116 decks
-24%synergy
Golgari Signet
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
-10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Pristine Talisman
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Forest
99%inclusion115 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion111 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion87 decks116 decks
-10%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
54%inclusion63 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Malady
53%inclusion62 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
50%inclusion58 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Wood
48%inclusion56 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
48%inclusion56 decks116 decks
-14%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
37%inclusion43 decks116 decks
-9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
36%inclusion42 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Jungle Hollow
35%inclusion41 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
32%inclusion37 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Twilight Mire
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
-9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
-13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Deathcap Glade
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Underground Mortuary
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Haunted Mire
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Blighted Woodland
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Viridescent Bog
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Woodland Chasm
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Blooming Marsh
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
-14%synergy
Kazandu Mammoth
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy