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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
62%inclusion63 decks101 decks
56%synergy
Essence Warden
58%inclusion59 decks101 decks
52%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
58%inclusion59 decks101 decks
50%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
54%inclusion55 decks101 decks
50%synergy
Sapseep Forest
45%inclusion45 decks101 decks
43%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
47%inclusion47 decks101 decks
42%synergy
Gala Greeters
49%inclusion49 decks101 decks
42%synergy
Radiant Fountain
43%inclusion43 decks101 decks
41%synergy
Inspiring Call
43%inclusion43 decks101 decks
38%synergy
Pest Infestation
46%inclusion46 decks101 decks
37%synergy
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Cultivate
48%inclusion48 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
42%inclusion42 decks101 decks
36%synergy
Hardened Scales
41%inclusion41 decks101 decks
32%synergy
Witch of the Moors
39%inclusion39 decks101 decks
36%synergy
Spike Feeder
37%inclusion37 decks101 decks
36%synergy
Putrefy
36%inclusion36 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
36%inclusion36 decks101 decks
28%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
35%inclusion35 decks101 decks
33%synergy
Rampant Growth
35%inclusion35 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Herd Baloth
34%inclusion34 decks101 decks
33%synergy
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Blossoming Bogbeast
34%inclusion34 decks101 decks
32%synergy
Blood Artist
34%inclusion34 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
34%inclusion34 decks101 decks
31%synergy
Winding Constrictor
33%inclusion33 decks101 decks
27%synergy
Social Climber
33%inclusion33 decks101 decks
32%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
32%inclusion32 decks101 decks
32%synergy
Blood Researcher
32%inclusion32 decks101 decks
31%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
31%inclusion31 decks101 decks
22%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
31%inclusion31 decks101 decks
30%synergy
Evolution Witness
30%inclusion23 decks77 decks
27%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
30%inclusion30 decks101 decks
26%synergy
Haywire Mite
30%inclusion30 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
28%inclusion28 decks101 decks
26%synergy
Llanowar Elves
28%inclusion28 decks101 decks
-5%synergy
Basking Broodscale
27%inclusion21 decks77 decks
26%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
26%inclusion26 decks101 decks
25%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
26%inclusion26 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
26%inclusion26 decks101 decks
25%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
26%inclusion26 decks101 decks
23%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
20%synergy
Leyline Prowler
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
21%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
23%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
20%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
-8%synergy
Fertilid
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
20%synergy
Incubation Druid
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
18%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
20%synergy
Honor Troll
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
20%synergy
Devoted Druid
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Cursed Wombat
21%inclusion16 decks77 decks
19%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
19%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Elvish Mystic
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
-7%synergy
Tivash, Gloom Summoner
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Gyre Sage
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
15%synergy
Prize Pig
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
15%synergy
Starscape Cleric
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Mosswood Dreadknight
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Deathgreeter
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Meltstrider Eulogist
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Eumidian Terrabotanist
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
-4%synergy
Beast Whisperer
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Reclamation Sage
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
-5%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Revitalizing Repast
34%inclusion26 decks77 decks
14%synergy
Beast Within
34%inclusion34 decks101 decks
-3%synergy
Tend the Pests
34%inclusion34 decks101 decks
30%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
29%inclusion29 decks101 decks
21%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
27%inclusion27 decks101 decks
-18%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
25%inclusion25 decks101 decks
23%synergy
Village Rites
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Heroic Intervention
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
-12%synergy
Golgari Charm
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Tear Asunder
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
-1%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Weather the Storm
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Nature's Claim
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
0%synergy
Krosan Grip
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
-11%synergy
Deathsprout
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Fortifying Draught
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-9%synergy
Harrow
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Khalni Ambush
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Abrupt Decay
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
-9%synergy
Atomize
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Collective Resistance
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
1%synergy
You Are Already Dead
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
-1%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Breathe Your Last
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
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Kodama's Reach
26%inclusion26 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Essence Pulse
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
20%synergy
Culling Ritual
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Scale the Heights
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
20%synergy
Nature's Lore
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
-5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Three Visits
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
-2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
-6%synergy
Healing Technique
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Farseek
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
-5%synergy
Urborg Repossession
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Brew
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Witherbloom Command
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Tempest
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Dig Up
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
-3%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Harmonize
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Decode Transmissions
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Gaze of Granite
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
-12%synergy
Casualties of War
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
-4%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Zof Consumption
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Mulch
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Fountain of Renewal
31%inclusion31 decks101 decks
30%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
21%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
19%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Skullclamp
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
-16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
-11%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Sun Droplet
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
11%synergy
The Great Henge
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
-13%synergy
The Earth Crystal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Bow of Nylea
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Atmospheric Greenhouse
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
The Ozolith
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Staff of the Wild Magus
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
-14%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
31%inclusion31 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Trudge Garden
28%inclusion28 decks101 decks
26%synergy
Sanguine Bond
25%inclusion25 decks101 decks
21%synergy
Druid Class
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
22%synergy
Blight Mound
23%inclusion23 decks101 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Gift of Paradise
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Greed
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Branching Evolution
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Primeval Bounty
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Lifegift
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Vitality
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Meltstrider's Resolve
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Awakening Zone
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Ordeal of Nylea
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Wild Growth
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
-4%synergy
Unnatural Growth
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Gourmand's Talent
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Insidious Roots
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion25 decks101 decks
-15%synergy
High Market
23%inclusion23 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
-9%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Clinic
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
-17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
-13%synergy
Grim Backwoods
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
-4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
-14%synergy
The Shire
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
-1%synergy
Karn's Bastion
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Restless Cottage
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-1%synergy
Glimmerpost
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
-1%synergy
War Room
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
-2%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Three Tree City
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
60%inclusion61 decks101 decks
-20%synergy
Pristine Talisman
52%inclusion53 decks101 decks
50%synergy
Arcane Signet
47%inclusion47 decks101 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
-3%synergy
Golgari Signet
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
-9%synergy
Paradise Plume
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Forest
96%inclusion97 decks101 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion94 decks101 decks
-4%synergy
Command Tower
72%inclusion73 decks101 decks
-13%synergy
Jungle Hollow
66%inclusion67 decks101 decks
42%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
48%inclusion48 decks101 decks
-14%synergy
Tainted Wood
47%inclusion47 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
44%inclusion44 decks101 decks
-8%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
44%inclusion44 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
36%inclusion36 decks101 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Malady
35%inclusion35 decks101 decks
-1%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
34%inclusion26 decks77 decks
14%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
34%inclusion34 decks101 decks
29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion26 decks101 decks
-1%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
-21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
-4%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
23%inclusion23 decks101 decks
19%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
23%inclusion23 decks101 decks
-16%synergy
Deathcap Glade
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
-4%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Woodland Chasm
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Vernal Fen
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Mire
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
-3%synergy
Blighted Woodland
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Twilight Mire
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
-22%synergy
Underground Mortuary
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
-9%synergy
Blooming Marsh
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
-3%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
0%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
-3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
-20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
-13%synergy
Viridescent Bog
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
-12%synergy
Wastewood Verge
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Khalni Ambush
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Zof Consumption
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
-7%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
-4%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Brokers Hideout
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
1%synergy
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