Sapling of Colfenor (Commander) - Toughness Matters

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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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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
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32%synergy
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Ancient Lumberknot
88%inclusion72 decks82 decks
87%synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
79%inclusion65 decks82 decks
79%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
79%inclusion65 decks82 decks
78%synergy
Tree of Perdition
77%inclusion63 decks82 decks
76%synergy
Treefolk Harbinger
72%inclusion59 decks82 decks
72%synergy
Fangorn, Tree Shepherd
72%inclusion59 decks82 decks
72%synergy
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
71%inclusion58 decks82 decks
70%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
68%inclusion56 decks82 decks
65%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
65%inclusion53 decks82 decks
64%synergy
Willowdusk, Essence Seer
63%inclusion52 decks82 decks
63%synergy
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Blossoming Bogbeast
62%inclusion51 decks82 decks
60%synergy
Cultivate
62%inclusion51 decks82 decks
22%synergy
Orchard Warden
61%inclusion50 decks82 decks
61%synergy
Assault Formation
61%inclusion50 decks82 decks
60%synergy
Bosk Banneret
56%inclusion46 decks82 decks
56%synergy
Fecund Greenshell
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
55%synergy
Kodama's Reach
55%inclusion45 decks82 decks
30%synergy
Beast Whisperer
55%inclusion45 decks82 decks
42%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
52%inclusion43 decks82 decks
50%synergy
Last March of the Ents
52%inclusion43 decks82 decks
51%synergy
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Bolas's Citadel
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
18%synergy
Worldly Tutor
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
-4%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Leaf-Crowned Elder
52%inclusion43 decks82 decks
52%synergy
Timber Protector
52%inclusion43 decks82 decks
52%synergy
Verdant Sun's Avatar
51%inclusion42 decks82 decks
50%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
51%inclusion42 decks82 decks
51%synergy
Tree of Redemption
50%inclusion41 decks82 decks
50%synergy
Tapestry Warden
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
49%inclusion40 decks82 decks
44%synergy
Nemata, Primeval Warden
48%inclusion39 decks82 decks
43%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
46%inclusion38 decks82 decks
38%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
41%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
43%inclusion35 decks82 decks
42%synergy
Heartwood Storyteller
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42%synergy
Black Poplar Shaman
41%inclusion34 decks82 decks
41%synergy
Verdeloth the Ancient
41%inclusion34 decks82 decks
40%synergy
Dungrove Elder
39%inclusion32 decks82 decks
39%synergy
Seedguide Ash
39%inclusion32 decks82 decks
39%synergy
Augur of Autumn
39%inclusion32 decks82 decks
38%synergy
Dauntless Dourbark
38%inclusion31 decks82 decks
38%synergy
Sproutback Trudge
38%inclusion31 decks82 decks
37%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
37%inclusion30 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Ulvenwald Observer
37%inclusion30 decks82 decks
36%synergy
Llanowar Elves
35%inclusion29 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Quickbeam, Upstart Ent
35%inclusion29 decks82 decks
35%synergy
Woodfall Primus
34%inclusion28 decks82 decks
33%synergy
Witch of the Moors
34%inclusion28 decks82 decks
32%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
34%inclusion28 decks82 decks
32%synergy
Six
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Runic Armasaur
30%inclusion25 decks82 decks
30%synergy
Everbark Shaman
30%inclusion25 decks82 decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Ash
29%inclusion24 decks82 decks
29%synergy
Leyline Prowler
29%inclusion24 decks82 decks
26%synergy
Elvish Mystic
28%inclusion23 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Catapult Fodder
28%inclusion23 decks82 decks
28%synergy
Tivash, Gloom Summoner
28%inclusion23 decks82 decks
27%synergy
Honest Rutstein
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Hua Tuo, Honored Physician
27%inclusion22 decks82 decks
27%synergy
Reclamation Sage
27%inclusion22 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Great Oak Guardian
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
25%synergy
Thorntooth Witch
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
24%synergy
Birds of Paradise
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
23%synergy
Old Man Willow
22%inclusion18 decks82 decks
20%synergy
Battlewand Oak
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
21%synergy
Deadwood Treefolk
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
21%synergy
Kalonian Twingrove
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
21%synergy
Arbor Adherent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Ancient Adamantoise
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
19%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Yedora, Grave Gardener
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
18%synergy
Instants
Mortality Spear
51%inclusion42 decks82 decks
45%synergy
Beast Within
41%inclusion34 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
33%inclusion27 decks82 decks
-12%synergy
Putrefy
32%inclusion26 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Krosan Grip
28%inclusion23 decks82 decks
21%synergy
Heroic Intervention
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
-6%synergy
Golgari Charm
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Entish Restoration
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Rootgrapple
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
19%synergy
Reach of Branches
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
18%synergy
Grim Contest
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Deathsprout
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Tower Defense
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
15%synergy
Return to Nature
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Fog
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Tear Asunder
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-8%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-13%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-5%synergy
Noxious Revival
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
49%inclusion40 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Nature's Lore
38%inclusion31 decks82 decks
12%synergy
Three Visits
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Farseek
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Harmonize
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Essence Pulse
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
15%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Casualties of War
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Culling Ritual
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
-6%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
0%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Tempest
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Craving
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
43%inclusion35 decks82 decks
41%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
35%inclusion29 decks82 decks
34%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
34%inclusion28 decks82 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion26 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion18 decks82 decks
0%synergy
Colfenor's Urn
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
18%synergy
Glowcap Lantern
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
11%synergy
The Great Henge
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Druidic Satchel
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Worldslayer
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Scroll Rack
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Door of Destinies
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Herald's Horn
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
52%inclusion43 decks82 decks
49%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Dormant Grove
29%inclusion24 decks82 decks
29%synergy
Gift of the Deity
29%inclusion24 decks82 decks
29%synergy
Assemble the Entmoot
28%inclusion23 decks82 decks
28%synergy
Lignify
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
21%synergy
Treefolk Umbra
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Trudge Garden
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
18%synergy
Sylvan Library
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Asceticism
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Sight of the Scalelords
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Guardian Project
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Mirri's Guile
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Fruit of the First Tree
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-1%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-18%synergy
Spidersilk Armor
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Cover of Darkness
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Crossroads
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Wrenn and Seven
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion40 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion32 decks82 decks
16%synergy
Mortuary Mire
35%inclusion29 decks82 decks
30%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
35%inclusion29 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cottage
29%inclusion24 decks82 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion24 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
12%synergy
Dryad Arbor
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Restless Cottage
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Sapseep Forest
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Clinic
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-6%synergy
Three Tree City
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
62%inclusion51 decks82 decks
-18%synergy
Arcane Signet
48%inclusion39 decks82 decks
-15%synergy
Golgari Signet
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-18%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion82 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion80 decks82 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion65 decks82 decks
-6%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
61%inclusion50 decks82 decks
0%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
57%inclusion47 decks82 decks
12%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
49%inclusion40 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Malady
48%inclusion39 decks82 decks
12%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
39%inclusion32 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Wood
38%inclusion31 decks82 decks
-6%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
37%inclusion30 decks82 decks
-5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
35%inclusion29 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Underground Mortuary
32%inclusion25 decks78 decks
11%synergy
Deathcap Glade
29%inclusion24 decks82 decks
0%synergy
Haunted Mire
27%inclusion22 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Twilight Mire
27%inclusion22 decks82 decks
-8%synergy
Jungle Hollow
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Vernal Fen
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Festering Thicket
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
-5%synergy
Gohn, Town of Ruin
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
0%synergy
Viridescent Bog
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
-16%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
-2%synergy
Woodland Chasm
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Bayou
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
0%synergy
Blooming Marsh
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
-4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Wastewood Verge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-8%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-2%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-13%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Grotto
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy