Valentin, Dean of the Vein (Commander)

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Arnaud Gompertz
Sep 3, 2025
Arnaud Gompertz
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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30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
2.9%inclusion2 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Jubilation
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3%synergy
Dina, Essence Brewer
2.0%inclusion1 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
1.9%inclusion3 decks156 decks
1%synergy
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Essence Warden
61%inclusion329 decks537 decks
54%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
55%inclusion294 decks537 decks
50%synergy
Mortality Spear
53%inclusion282 decks537 decks
47%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
53%inclusion284 decks537 decks
45%synergy
Gala Greeters
44%inclusion237 decks537 decks
38%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
41%inclusion221 decks537 decks
37%synergy
Pest Infestation
45%inclusion243 decks537 decks
37%synergy
Radiant Fountain
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36%synergy
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35%synergy
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35%synergy
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42%inclusion224 decks537 decks
2%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
39%inclusion210 decks537 decks
34%synergy
Blood Artist
39%inclusion207 decks537 decks
19%synergy
Hardened Scales
38%inclusion206 decks537 decks
30%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
37%inclusion197 decks537 decks
29%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
36%inclusion196 decks537 decks
-9%synergy
Tend the Pests
35%inclusion188 decks537 decks
31%synergy
Beast Within
35%inclusion187 decks537 decks
-1%synergy
Putrefy
34%inclusion180 decks537 decks
-2%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
32%inclusion174 decks537 decks
31%synergy
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Bolas's Citadel
15%inclusion78 decks537 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.8%inclusion47 decks537 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.4%inclusion45 decks537 decks
-7%synergy
Worldly Tutor
6.9%inclusion37 decks537 decks
-3%synergy
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Evolution Witness
32%inclusion158 decks489 decks
29%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
32%inclusion171 decks537 decks
29%synergy
Basking Broodscale
32%inclusion156 decks492 decks
30%synergy
Social Climber
31%inclusion169 decks537 decks
31%synergy
Winding Constrictor
31%inclusion167 decks537 decks
25%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
31%inclusion164 decks537 decks
28%synergy
Llanowar Elves
30%inclusion160 decks537 decks
-4%synergy
Haywire Mite
29%inclusion158 decks537 decks
12%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
28%inclusion152 decks537 decks
26%synergy
Blood Researcher
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27%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
28%inclusion150 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Witch of the Moors
28%inclusion149 decks537 decks
25%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
28%inclusion148 decks537 decks
27%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
28%inclusion148 decks537 decks
20%synergy
Herd Baloth
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25%synergy
Deathgreeter
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24%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
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-3%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
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10%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
23%inclusion124 decks537 decks
21%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
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21%synergy
Elvish Mystic
22%inclusion120 decks537 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
22%inclusion120 decks537 decks
22%synergy
Birds of Paradise
22%inclusion119 decks537 decks
2%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
22%inclusion116 decks537 decks
21%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
21%inclusion115 decks537 decks
21%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
21%inclusion103 decks482 decks
21%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
21%inclusion114 decks537 decks
19%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
21%inclusion114 decks537 decks
18%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
20%inclusion106 decks537 decks
17%synergy
Devoted Druid
19%inclusion102 decks537 decks
14%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
18%inclusion96 decks537 decks
0%synergy
Leyline Prowler
18%inclusion96 decks537 decks
15%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
18%inclusion95 decks537 decks
17%synergy
Incubation Druid
18%inclusion95 decks537 decks
15%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
17%inclusion90 decks537 decks
0%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
16%inclusion86 decks537 decks
15%synergy
Fertilid
16%inclusion86 decks537 decks
15%synergy
Honor Troll
16%inclusion85 decks537 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
16%inclusion76 decks489 decks
7%synergy
Viscera Seer
15%inclusion83 decks537 decks
0%synergy
Eternal Witness
15%inclusion78 decks537 decks
-9%synergy
Beast Whisperer
14%inclusion76 decks537 decks
0%synergy
Prize Pig
14%inclusion76 decks537 decks
14%synergy
Gyre Sage
14%inclusion74 decks537 decks
11%synergy
Starscape Cleric
14%inclusion63 decks464 decks
12%synergy
Cursed Wombat
13%inclusion63 decks486 decks
12%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
13%inclusion69 decks537 decks
12%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
13%inclusion69 decks537 decks
12%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
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12%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
12%inclusion63 decks537 decks
8%synergy
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Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion147 decks488 decks
10%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
29%inclusion156 decks537 decks
21%synergy
Village Rites
26%inclusion137 decks537 decks
9%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
24%inclusion127 decks537 decks
22%synergy
Heroic Intervention
20%inclusion109 decks537 decks
-11%synergy
Golgari Charm
17%inclusion91 decks537 decks
0%synergy
Tear Asunder
15%inclusion80 decks537 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
15%inclusion80 decks537 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion80 decks537 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
14%inclusion75 decks537 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion72 decks537 decks
-3%synergy
Fortifying Draught
11%inclusion58 decks537 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion57 decks537 decks
4%synergy
Nature's Claim
10%inclusion56 decks537 decks
1%synergy
Abrupt Decay
10%inclusion55 decks537 decks
-6%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
10%inclusion53 decks537 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion48 decks489 decks
1%synergy
Weather the Storm
8.9%inclusion48 decks537 decks
8%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
8.8%inclusion47 decks537 decks
-2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.4%inclusion45 decks537 decks
1%synergy
Deathsprout
8.4%inclusion45 decks537 decks
2%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
7.4%inclusion40 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.4%inclusion40 decks537 decks
2%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
6.9%inclusion37 decks537 decks
5%synergy
Krosan Grip
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0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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-5%synergy
Tragic Slip
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1%synergy
Fog
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1%synergy
Atomize
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1%synergy
Veil of Summer
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0%synergy
Collective Resistance
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0%synergy
Rushed Rebirth
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3%synergy
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Rampant Growth
32%inclusion171 decks537 decks
-2%synergy
Nature's Lore
26%inclusion142 decks537 decks
1%synergy
Culling Ritual
26%inclusion138 decks537 decks
5%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
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12%synergy
Kodama's Reach
23%inclusion123 decks537 decks
-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion123 decks537 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion103 decks537 decks
12%synergy
Three Visits
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0%synergy
Deadly Brew
17%inclusion91 decks537 decks
13%synergy
Farseek
17%inclusion90 decks537 decks
-2%synergy
Essence Pulse
17%inclusion89 decks537 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion84 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
15%inclusion78 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion70 decks537 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion63 decks537 decks
-8%synergy
Pest Summoning
11%inclusion59 decks537 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion56 decks537 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion53 decks537 decks
-9%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
10%inclusion53 decks537 decks
3%synergy
Witherbloom Command
9.5%inclusion51 decks537 decks
8%synergy
Dig Up
8.6%inclusion46 decks537 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.4%inclusion45 decks537 decks
1%synergy
Scale the Heights
8.0%inclusion43 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Urborg Repossession
7.8%inclusion42 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Healing Technique
7.8%inclusion42 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Harmonize
7.3%inclusion39 decks537 decks
-1%synergy
Hunt for Specimens
7.3%inclusion39 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.0%inclusion34 decks488 decks
3%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
6.9%inclusion37 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Containment Breach
6.7%inclusion36 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
5.8%inclusion31 decks537 decks
-7%synergy
Casualties of War
5.8%inclusion31 decks537 decks
-5%synergy
Gaze of Granite
5.6%inclusion30 decks537 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
5.2%inclusion28 decks537 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.2%inclusion28 decks537 decks
3%synergy
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Well of Lost Dreams
32%inclusion172 decks537 decks
30%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
25%inclusion132 decks537 decks
24%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
24%inclusion129 decks537 decks
23%synergy
Skullclamp
21%inclusion114 decks537 decks
-10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
15%inclusion80 decks537 decks
13%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion74 decks537 decks
-5%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
14%inclusion73 decks537 decks
13%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
13%inclusion72 decks537 decks
9%synergy
The Great Henge
12%inclusion67 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion67 decks537 decks
-12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion52 decks537 decks
-12%synergy
The Earth Crystal
10%inclusion24 decks250 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.3%inclusion50 decks537 decks
4%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
8.9%inclusion48 decks537 decks
8%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
8.9%inclusion48 decks537 decks
8%synergy
The Ozolith
8.8%inclusion47 decks537 decks
4%synergy
Bow of Nylea
8.0%inclusion43 decks537 decks
5%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
7.3%inclusion39 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.1%inclusion38 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Sun Droplet
6.3%inclusion34 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.6%inclusion30 decks537 decks
4%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.2%inclusion28 decks537 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
31%inclusion167 decks537 decks
8%synergy
Blight Mound
23%inclusion125 decks537 decks
21%synergy
Trudge Garden
22%inclusion116 decks537 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion112 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
21%inclusion111 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Bond
19%inclusion102 decks537 decks
15%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
16%inclusion87 decks537 decks
14%synergy
Druid Class
15%inclusion79 decks537 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion71 decks537 decks
9%synergy
Branching Evolution
12%inclusion65 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
10%inclusion56 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion56 decks537 decks
2%synergy
Greed
10%inclusion55 decks537 decks
9%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Lifegift
9.5%inclusion51 decks537 decks
9%synergy
Wild Growth
9.1%inclusion49 decks537 decks
0%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
9.1%inclusion49 decks537 decks
8%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
9.1%inclusion49 decks537 decks
0%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
8.8%inclusion47 decks537 decks
5%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
8.2%inclusion44 decks537 decks
-4%synergy
Sylvan Library
8.0%inclusion43 decks537 decks
-1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.8%inclusion42 decks537 decks
0%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
7.8%inclusion42 decks537 decks
2%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
7.3%inclusion22 decks301 decks
2%synergy
Doubling Season
7.1%inclusion38 decks537 decks
-9%synergy
Primeval Bounty
7.1%inclusion38 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Gift of Paradise
6.3%inclusion34 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Gourmand's Talent
6.3%inclusion29 decks459 decks
3%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
6.1%inclusion33 decks537 decks
2%synergy
Guardian Project
6.1%inclusion33 decks537 decks
-1%synergy
Leyline of Vitality
6.1%inclusion33 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Insidious Roots
6.0%inclusion32 decks537 decks
-6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.0%inclusion32 decks537 decks
3%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
5.7%inclusion26 decks459 decks
4%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
5.6%inclusion30 decks537 decks
5%synergy
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Vraska, Golgari Queen
11%inclusion57 decks537 decks
4%synergy
Professor Onyx
5.4%inclusion29 decks537 decks
3%synergy
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Sapseep Forest
35%inclusion190 decks537 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion163 decks537 decks
-10%synergy
High Market
25%inclusion133 decks537 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion90 decks537 decks
-6%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
16%inclusion88 decks537 decks
-11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion87 decks537 decks
-7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion84 decks537 decks
-8%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
13%inclusion35 decks260 decks
13%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
13%inclusion71 decks537 decks
-5%synergy
The Shire
10%inclusion56 decks537 decks
1%synergy
Karn's Bastion
10%inclusion54 decks537 decks
4%synergy
Restless Cottage
9.5%inclusion51 decks537 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.3%inclusion50 decks537 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.0%inclusion43 decks537 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.8%inclusion42 decks537 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Clinic
7.8%inclusion42 decks537 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.8%inclusion42 decks537 decks
4%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
7.8%inclusion42 decks537 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.6%inclusion41 decks537 decks
3%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
6.7%inclusion36 decks537 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.7%inclusion36 decks537 decks
-2%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
6.5%inclusion35 decks537 decks
1%synergy
Grim Backwoods
6.1%inclusion33 decks537 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
69%inclusion369 decks537 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
51%inclusion273 decks537 decks
-11%synergy
Pristine Talisman
42%inclusion228 decks537 decks
41%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
25%inclusion132 decks537 decks
0%synergy
Golgari Signet
21%inclusion113 decks537 decks
-6%synergy
Paradise Plume
7.6%inclusion41 decks537 decks
7%synergy
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Forest
95%inclusion509 decks537 decks
-3%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion498 decks537 decks
-5%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion406 decks537 decks
-10%synergy
Jungle Hollow
55%inclusion294 decks537 decks
30%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
51%inclusion274 decks537 decks
-11%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
49%inclusion263 decks537 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Wood
44%inclusion238 decks537 decks
0%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
41%inclusion220 decks537 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
36%inclusion194 decks537 decks
-5%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
34%inclusion182 decks537 decks
-12%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
34%inclusion180 decks537 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Malady
32%inclusion171 decks537 decks
-3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion147 decks488 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion147 decks537 decks
0%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
26%inclusion142 decks537 decks
22%synergy
Twilight Mire
25%inclusion134 decks537 decks
-12%synergy
Deathcap Glade
24%inclusion128 decks537 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion119 decks537 decks
-5%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
20%inclusion109 decks537 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion102 decks537 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion92 decks537 decks
1%synergy
Viridescent Bog
16%inclusion87 decks536 decks
-5%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
16%inclusion76 decks489 decks
7%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
15%inclusion81 decks537 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion80 decks537 decks
5%synergy
Wastewood Verge
14%inclusion51 decks355 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion77 decks537 decks
-6%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
14%inclusion77 decks537 decks
2%synergy
Haunted Mire
14%inclusion74 decks537 decks
-2%synergy
Underground Mortuary
14%inclusion73 decks537 decks
-7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion70 decks537 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion69 decks537 decks
-10%synergy
Blooming Marsh
13%inclusion68 decks537 decks
-2%synergy
Vernal Fen
12%inclusion25 decks208 decks
-2%synergy
Woodland Chasm
10%inclusion54 decks537 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion48 decks489 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
9.5%inclusion51 decks537 decks
0%synergy
Bayou
9.1%inclusion49 decks537 decks
-2%synergy
Blighted Woodland
7.3%inclusion39 decks537 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.1%inclusion38 decks537 decks
-6%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.0%inclusion34 decks488 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.1%inclusion33 decks537 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
5.4%inclusion29 decks537 decks
1%synergy
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