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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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Mortality Spear
61%inclusion60 decks98 decks
55%synergy
Essence Warden
57%inclusion56 decks98 decks
51%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
53%inclusion52 decks98 decks
49%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
56%inclusion55 decks98 decks
48%synergy
Sapseep Forest
45%inclusion44 decks98 decks
43%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
46%inclusion45 decks98 decks
42%synergy
Radiant Fountain
43%inclusion42 decks98 decks
41%synergy
Gala Greeters
46%inclusion45 decks98 decks
40%synergy
Inspiring Call
44%inclusion43 decks98 decks
39%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
42%inclusion41 decks98 decks
36%synergy
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Cultivate
46%inclusion45 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Pest Infestation
44%inclusion43 decks98 decks
36%synergy
Hardened Scales
42%inclusion41 decks98 decks
33%synergy
Spike Feeder
37%inclusion36 decks98 decks
36%synergy
Witch of the Moors
37%inclusion36 decks98 decks
34%synergy
Putrefy
36%inclusion35 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
27%synergy
Beast Within
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Rampant Growth
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
32%synergy
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Blood Artist
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Blood Researcher
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
32%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Herd Baloth
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
31%synergy
Winding Constrictor
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
26%synergy
Evolution Witness
31%inclusion24 decks78 decks
28%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Social Climber
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
30%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
30%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
30%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Basking Broodscale
28%inclusion22 decks78 decks
27%synergy
Llanowar Elves
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
24%synergy
Haywire Mite
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
24%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
25%inclusion19 decks77 decks
24%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
24%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
23%synergy
Leyline Prowler
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Incubation Druid
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Devoted Druid
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Cursed Wombat
21%inclusion16 decks78 decks
19%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Fertilid
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Elvish Mystic
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Gyre Sage
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Honor Troll
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Tivash, Gloom Summoner
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Starscape Cleric
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Prize Pig
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Glissa Sunslayer
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Deathgreeter
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Beast Whisperer
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Meltstrider Eulogist
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Revitalizing Repast
33%inclusion26 decks78 decks
14%synergy
Tend the Pests
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
-18%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Village Rites
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Heroic Intervention
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
-13%synergy
Golgari Charm
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Tear Asunder
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Weather the Storm
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Nature's Claim
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Deathsprout
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-11%synergy
Fortifying Draught
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Krosan Grip
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Harrow
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Abrupt Decay
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Khalni Ambush
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Atomize
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Collective Resistance
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
1%synergy
You Are Already Dead
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Breathe Your Last
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Return to Action
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Professor's Warning
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Broken Wings
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
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Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Scale the Heights
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Essence Pulse
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Nature's Lore
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Culling Ritual
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Three Visits
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
-6%synergy
Healing Technique
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Farseek
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Witherbloom Command
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Urborg Repossession
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Brew
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Tempest
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Read the Bones
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Dig Up
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Harmonize
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-12%synergy
Casualties of War
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Zof Consumption
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Gaze of Granite
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Decode Transmissions
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Mulch
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Dread Return
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Bone Splinters
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Reanimate
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-14%synergy
Rise of the Ants
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Primal Growth
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Essence Infusion
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Bone Shards
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
You Find a Cursed Idol
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
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Fountain of Renewal
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
30%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Skullclamp
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-12%synergy
Sun Droplet
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
10%synergy
The Great Henge
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Bow of Nylea
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-13%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
7%synergy
The Earth Crystal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
The Ozolith
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Staff of the Wild Magus
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Atmospheric Greenhouse
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Prism Ring
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Venser's Journal
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Campfire
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-15%synergy
Tithing Blade
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
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Moldervine Reclamation
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Trudge Garden
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
25%synergy
Sanguine Bond
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Druid Class
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Blight Mound
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Gift of Paradise
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Greed
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Branching Evolution
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Primeval Bounty
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Lifegift
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Vitality
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Awakening Zone
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Meltstrider's Resolve
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Wild Growth
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Unnatural Growth
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Ordeal of Nylea
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Gourmand's Talent
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Insidious Roots
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
-7%synergy
Fight Rigging
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
The Binding of the Titans
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Rancor
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
-16%synergy
High Market
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Clinic
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-16%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-14%synergy
Grim Backwoods
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
The Shire
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Glimmerpost
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Karn's Bastion
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Restless Cottage
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
War Room
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Three Tree City
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-6%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
60%inclusion59 decks98 decks
-20%synergy
Pristine Talisman
52%inclusion51 decks98 decks
50%synergy
Arcane Signet
46%inclusion45 decks98 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Golgari Signet
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Paradise Plume
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Forest
96%inclusion94 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion91 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Command Tower
70%inclusion69 decks98 decks
-15%synergy
Jungle Hollow
66%inclusion65 decks98 decks
42%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
46%inclusion45 decks98 decks
-15%synergy
Tainted Wood
45%inclusion44 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
42%inclusion41 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
42%inclusion41 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
33%inclusion26 decks78 decks
14%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
28%synergy
Temple of Malady
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
-24%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
-18%synergy
Deathcap Glade
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Woodland Chasm
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Haunted Mire
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Blighted Woodland
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Twilight Mire
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-22%synergy
Vernal Fen
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Underground Mortuary
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Blooming Marsh
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-13%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Viridescent Bog
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-12%synergy
Wastewood Verge
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Brokers Hideout
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Zof Consumption
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Khalni Ambush
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
1%synergy
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