Sapling of Colfenor (Commander) - Expensive 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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Ancient Lumberknot
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
100%synergy
Tree of Perdition
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
99%synergy
Fangorn, Tree Shepherd
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
87%synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
87%synergy
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
87%synergy
Assault Formation
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
87%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
87%synergy
Sanguine Bond
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
84%synergy
Orchard Warden
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
75%synergy
Last March of the Ents
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
73%synergy
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Mortality Spear
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Woodfall Primus
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Krosan Grip
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Beast Whisperer
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Verdeloth the Ancient
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Rampant Growth
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
76%synergy
Imperial Seal
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Worldly Tutor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Ancient Tomb
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Natural Order
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Fecund Greenshell
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
100%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Leaf-Crowned Elder
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Timber Protector
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Tree of Redemption
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Dungrove Elder
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Black Poplar Shaman
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Dauntless Dourbark
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Boggart Trawler
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Seedguide Ash
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Thorntooth Witch
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Willowdusk, Essence Seer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Treefolk Harbinger
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Quickbeam, Upstart Ent
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Augur of Autumn
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Bosk Banneret
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Ulvenwald Observer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Nemata, Primeval Warden
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Six
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Verdant Sun's Avatar
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Witch of the Moors
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Everbark Shaman
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Birds of Paradise
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Sproutback Trudge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Inversion Behemoth
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Hua Tuo, Honored Physician
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Eternal Witness
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Unstoppable Ash
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Ghoultree
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Heartwood Storyteller
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Battlewand Oak
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Silverback Elder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Tivash, Gloom Summoner
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Deadwood Treefolk
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Kalonian Twingrove
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Honest Rutstein
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Harold and Bob, First Numens
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Reclamation Sage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Beast Within
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Charm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Entish Restoration
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Return to Nature
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Abrupt Decay
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Fog
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Pile On
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Tower Defense
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tear Asunder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Harrow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Deathsprout
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Reach of Branches
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Noxious Revival
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Putrefy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-22%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Rootgrapple
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Nature's Lore
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Cultivate
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Kodama's Reach
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Farseek
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Damnation
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Dread Return
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Culling Ritual
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Persist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Casualties of War
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Craving
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Harmonize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Praetor's Counsel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Decree of Pain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Kindred Dominance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Exhume
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
The Great Henge
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Scroll Rack
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Door of Destinies
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Glowcap Lantern
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Shadowspear
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Incubator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Herald's Horn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Emerald Medallion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Venser's Journal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Sylvan Library
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Assemble the Entmoot
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Mirri's Guile
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Black Market Connections
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Guardian Project
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Wild Growth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Journey to Eternity
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Exquisite Blood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Asceticism
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Exploration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Lurking Predators
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dormant Grove
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Greed
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Steely Resolve
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sight of the Scalelords
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Path of Discovery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Unnatural Growth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Fruit of the First Tree
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Zendikar Resurgent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Necrogenesis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Spidersilk Armor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Trudge Garden
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Cover of Darkness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Defense of the Heart
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Haunted Crossroads
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Heartless Summoning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Treefolk Umbra
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Wrenn and Seven
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Miren, the Moaning Well
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Witch's Cottage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Witch's Clinic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
High Market
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Dryad Arbor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-37%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Bayou
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
76%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Twilight Mire
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Underground Mortuary
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Boggart Trawler
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Deathcap Glade
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Wood
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Viridescent Bog
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-30%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Pine Barrens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blooming Marsh
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Haunted Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Woodland Chasm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malady
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-23%synergy