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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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11%synergy
Illegitimate Business
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7%synergy
South Wind Avatar
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2%synergy
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2%synergy
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1%synergy
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61%inclusion342 decks558 decks
54%synergy
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54%inclusion301 decks558 decks
50%synergy
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53%inclusion293 decks558 decks
47%synergy
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53%inclusion296 decks558 decks
45%synergy
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44%inclusion243 decks558 decks
38%synergy
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45%inclusion253 decks558 decks
37%synergy
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37%synergy
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36%synergy
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35%synergy
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3%synergy
Blood Artist
38%inclusion214 decks558 decks
19%synergy
Hardened Scales
38%inclusion214 decks558 decks
30%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
38%inclusion212 decks558 decks
33%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
38%inclusion210 decks558 decks
29%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
37%inclusion207 decks558 decks
-9%synergy
Tend the Pests
35%inclusion194 decks558 decks
31%synergy
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-1%synergy
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-1%synergy
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0%synergy
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Bolas's Citadel
14%inclusion77 decks558 decks
8%synergy
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8.8%inclusion49 decks558 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.2%inclusion46 decks558 decks
-7%synergy
Worldly Tutor
6.8%inclusion38 decks558 decks
-3%synergy
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32%inclusion39 decks121 decks
23%synergy
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32%inclusion171 decks533 decks
31%synergy
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29%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
32%inclusion177 decks558 decks
30%synergy
Winding Constrictor
32%inclusion176 decks558 decks
26%synergy
Social Climber
31%inclusion175 decks558 decks
31%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
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28%synergy
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28%synergy
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11%synergy
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21%synergy
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27%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
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26%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
28%inclusion154 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
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27%synergy
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25%synergy
Herd Baloth
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25%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
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-3%synergy
Deathgreeter
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24%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
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10%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
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21%synergy
Elvish Mystic
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-4%synergy
Birds of Paradise
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3%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
22%inclusion124 decks558 decks
21%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
22%inclusion115 decks523 decks
22%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
22%inclusion121 decks558 decks
21%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
21%inclusion118 decks558 decks
19%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
21%inclusion116 decks558 decks
17%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
20%inclusion113 decks558 decks
19%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
20%inclusion112 decks558 decks
19%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
20%inclusion110 decks558 decks
17%synergy
Devoted Druid
19%inclusion104 decks558 decks
14%synergy
Incubation Druid
18%inclusion102 decks558 decks
15%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
18%inclusion102 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
18%inclusion101 decks558 decks
17%synergy
Leyline Prowler
17%inclusion96 decks558 decks
15%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
17%inclusion94 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Honor Troll
16%inclusion89 decks558 decks
15%synergy
Fertilid
16%inclusion87 decks558 decks
15%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
16%inclusion87 decks558 decks
14%synergy
Viscera Seer
16%inclusion87 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
15%inclusion82 decks530 decks
7%synergy
Eternal Witness
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-9%synergy
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14%inclusion79 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Gyre Sage
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11%synergy
Cursed Wombat
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12%synergy
Prize Pig
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13%synergy
Starscape Cleric
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11%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
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12%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
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12%synergy
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Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion160 decks529 decks
10%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
29%inclusion160 decks558 decks
21%synergy
Village Rites
25%inclusion142 decks558 decks
9%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
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21%synergy
Heroic Intervention
21%inclusion119 decks558 decks
-10%synergy
Golgari Charm
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0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion87 decks558 decks
-5%synergy
Tear Asunder
15%inclusion84 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
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5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
14%inclusion79 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion72 decks558 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion65 decks558 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Claim
10%inclusion58 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Fortifying Draught
10%inclusion58 decks558 decks
10%synergy
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-6%synergy
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1%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
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0%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
9.0%inclusion50 decks558 decks
-2%synergy
Weather the Storm
8.4%inclusion47 decks558 decks
8%synergy
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1%synergy
Deathsprout
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2%synergy
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2%synergy
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6%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
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5%synergy
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0%synergy
Veil of Summer
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1%synergy
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1%synergy
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-5%synergy
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1%synergy
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1%synergy
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4%synergy
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0%synergy
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Nature's Lore
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1%synergy
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5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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3%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
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12%synergy
Kodama's Reach
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-1%synergy
Three Visits
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1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
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11%synergy
Deadly Brew
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13%synergy
Night's Whisper
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8%synergy
Farseek
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-2%synergy
Essence Pulse
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15%synergy
Sign in Blood
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8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
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2%synergy
Reanimate
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-8%synergy
Victimize
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-8%synergy
Pest Summoning
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10%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
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4%synergy
Read the Bones
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5%synergy
Exsanguinate
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2%synergy
Witherbloom Command
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8%synergy
Dig Up
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5%synergy
Scale the Heights
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7%synergy
Harmonize
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0%synergy
Urborg Repossession
7.3%inclusion41 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Healing Technique
7.2%inclusion40 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Hunt for Specimens
7.0%inclusion39 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Containment Breach
6.8%inclusion38 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
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6%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
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2%synergy
Unearth
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1%synergy
Gaze of Granite
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3%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
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-7%synergy
Casualties of War
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-5%synergy
Damnation
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-2%synergy
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Well of Lost Dreams
32%inclusion178 decks558 decks
30%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
25%inclusion139 decks558 decks
24%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
24%inclusion134 decks558 decks
23%synergy
Skullclamp
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-9%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
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14%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
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13%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
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-5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-12%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
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8%synergy
The Great Henge
12%inclusion66 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.5%inclusion53 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.1%inclusion51 decks558 decks
-13%synergy
The Ozolith
8.6%inclusion48 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
8.6%inclusion48 decks558 decks
8%synergy
The Earth Crystal
8.6%inclusion25 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
8.2%inclusion46 decks558 decks
8%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
8.2%inclusion46 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Bow of Nylea
7.2%inclusion40 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.2%inclusion40 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Sun Droplet
6.3%inclusion35 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.4%inclusion30 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.0%inclusion28 decks558 decks
3%synergy
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Moldervine Reclamation
32%inclusion178 decks558 decks
9%synergy
Blight Mound
24%inclusion134 decks558 decks
22%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
22%inclusion122 decks558 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion121 decks558 decks
8%synergy
Trudge Garden
21%inclusion116 decks558 decks
19%synergy
Sanguine Bond
20%inclusion112 decks558 decks
17%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
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14%synergy
Druid Class
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12%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion70 decks558 decks
8%synergy
Branching Evolution
12%inclusion68 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion62 decks558 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion58 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Greed
10%inclusion57 decks558 decks
9%synergy
Lifegift
9.3%inclusion52 decks558 decks
9%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
9.1%inclusion51 decks558 decks
8%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
9.1%inclusion23 decks252 decks
4%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
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0%synergy
Wild Growth
8.6%inclusion48 decks558 decks
-1%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
8.6%inclusion48 decks558 decks
5%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
8.5%inclusion29 decks342 decks
3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.4%inclusion47 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Sylvan Library
8.2%inclusion46 decks558 decks
-1%synergy
Doubling Season
7.7%inclusion43 decks558 decks
-9%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
7.7%inclusion43 decks558 decks
-4%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
7.2%inclusion40 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Primeval Bounty
7.0%inclusion39 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Gift of Paradise
6.3%inclusion35 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.3%inclusion35 decks558 decks
3%synergy
Guardian Project
6.1%inclusion34 decks558 decks
-1%synergy
Leyline of Vitality
6.1%inclusion34 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
6.1%inclusion34 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Insidious Roots
5.9%inclusion33 decks558 decks
-5%synergy
Gourmand's Talent
5.8%inclusion29 decks500 decks
3%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
5.6%inclusion28 decks500 decks
4%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
5.2%inclusion29 decks558 decks
5%synergy
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Vraska, Golgari Queen
10%inclusion56 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Professor Onyx
5.0%inclusion28 decks558 decks
3%synergy
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Sapseep Forest
35%inclusion196 decks558 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion172 decks558 decks
-9%synergy
High Market
25%inclusion140 decks558 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion91 decks558 decks
-7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion90 decks558 decks
-6%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
16%inclusion87 decks558 decks
-12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion85 decks558 decks
-9%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
14%inclusion41 decks302 decks
13%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
13%inclusion73 decks558 decks
-5%synergy
Karn's Bastion
10%inclusion56 decks558 decks
4%synergy
The Shire
10%inclusion55 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Restless Cottage
9.5%inclusion53 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.0%inclusion50 decks558 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.1%inclusion45 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.9%inclusion44 decks558 decks
-7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.7%inclusion43 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
7.3%inclusion41 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Clinic
7.0%inclusion39 decks558 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.0%inclusion39 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
6.8%inclusion38 decks558 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.6%inclusion37 decks558 decks
-2%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
6.3%inclusion35 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Grim Backwoods
6.1%inclusion34 decks558 decks
-7%synergy
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Sol Ring
69%inclusion385 decks558 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion281 decks558 decks
-12%synergy
Pristine Talisman
42%inclusion233 decks558 decks
40%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
24%inclusion134 decks558 decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Signet
22%inclusion120 decks558 decks
-5%synergy
Paradise Plume
7.3%inclusion41 decks558 decks
7%synergy
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Forest
95%inclusion531 decks558 decks
-3%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion519 decks558 decks
-4%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion424 decks558 decks
-9%synergy
Jungle Hollow
55%inclusion306 decks558 decks
31%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
52%inclusion288 decks558 decks
-11%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
49%inclusion273 decks558 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Wood
46%inclusion254 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
41%inclusion227 decks558 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
37%inclusion206 decks558 decks
-4%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
34%inclusion190 decks558 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Malady
33%inclusion182 decks558 decks
-2%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
32%inclusion179 decks558 decks
-6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion160 decks529 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion146 decks558 decks
-1%synergy
Twilight Mire
26%inclusion144 decks558 decks
-11%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
25%inclusion139 decks558 decks
20%synergy
Deathcap Glade
24%inclusion132 decks558 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion123 decks558 decks
-5%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
20%inclusion109 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion104 decks558 decks
-11%synergy
Viridescent Bog
17%inclusion97 decks558 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion96 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
15%inclusion82 decks530 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion81 decks558 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion81 decks558 decks
5%synergy
Wastewood Verge
14%inclusion57 decks396 decks
-4%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
14%inclusion78 decks558 decks
11%synergy
Underground Mortuary
14%inclusion77 decks558 decks
-7%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
14%inclusion77 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Haunted Mire
14%inclusion76 decks558 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion75 decks558 decks
-10%synergy
Blooming Marsh
13%inclusion71 decks558 decks
-2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion71 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Vernal Fen
12%inclusion31 decks250 decks
-3%synergy
Woodland Chasm
10%inclusion56 decks558 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion52 decks530 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
9.5%inclusion53 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Bayou
8.6%inclusion48 decks558 decks
-3%synergy
Blighted Woodland
7.2%inclusion40 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.2%inclusion40 decks558 decks
-6%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6.6%inclusion35 decks529 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.7%inclusion32 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
5.0%inclusion28 decks558 decks
1%synergy
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