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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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Dina, Essence Brewer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Essence Warden
79%inclusion102 decks129 decks
72%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
67%inclusion87 decks129 decks
59%synergy
Mortality Spear
63%inclusion81 decks129 decks
58%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
60%inclusion78 decks129 decks
56%synergy
Gala Greeters
58%inclusion75 decks129 decks
52%synergy
Pest Infestation
58%inclusion75 decks129 decks
50%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
53%inclusion69 decks129 decks
48%synergy
Radiant Fountain
50%inclusion64 decks129 decks
48%synergy
Inspiring Call
53%inclusion68 decks129 decks
48%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
51%inclusion66 decks129 decks
47%synergy
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Winding Constrictor
49%inclusion63 decks129 decks
43%synergy
Cultivate
48%inclusion62 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Hardened Scales
47%inclusion61 decks129 decks
39%synergy
Spike Feeder
47%inclusion60 decks129 decks
46%synergy
Blood Artist
46%inclusion59 decks129 decks
27%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
45%inclusion58 decks129 decks
-1%synergy
Beast Within
43%inclusion56 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
43%inclusion55 decks129 decks
41%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
42%inclusion54 decks129 decks
39%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
42%inclusion54 decks129 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
24%inclusion31 decks129 decks
19%synergy
Demonic Tutor
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
-8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
-4%synergy
Necropotence
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
2%synergy
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Social Climber
41%inclusion53 decks129 decks
40%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
40%inclusion52 decks129 decks
32%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
40%inclusion51 decks129 decks
37%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
39%inclusion50 decks129 decks
31%synergy
Haywire Mite
36%inclusion47 decks129 decks
19%synergy
Llanowar Elves
36%inclusion47 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Blood Researcher
36%inclusion46 decks129 decks
35%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
36%inclusion46 decks129 decks
33%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
35%inclusion45 decks129 decks
14%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
34%inclusion44 decks129 decks
34%synergy
Witch of the Moors
33%inclusion43 decks129 decks
31%synergy
Evolution Witness
33%inclusion38 decks115 decks
30%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
32%inclusion41 decks129 decks
31%synergy
Herd Baloth
31%inclusion40 decks129 decks
30%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
31%inclusion40 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
31%inclusion40 decks129 decks
29%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
31%inclusion40 decks129 decks
30%synergy
Basking Broodscale
31%inclusion36 decks117 decks
29%synergy
Deathgreeter
30%inclusion39 decks129 decks
29%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
30%inclusion33 decks110 decks
30%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
29%inclusion38 decks129 decks
27%synergy
Birds of Paradise
29%inclusion38 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
29%inclusion38 decks129 decks
28%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
29%inclusion38 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Virulent Emissary
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
27%inclusion35 decks129 decks
26%synergy
Prize Pig
26%inclusion34 decks129 decks
26%synergy
Elvish Mystic
26%inclusion33 decks129 decks
-2%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
25%inclusion32 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Devoted Druid
25%inclusion32 decks129 decks
20%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
24%inclusion31 decks129 decks
23%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
23%inclusion30 decks129 decks
21%synergy
Leyline Prowler
22%inclusion29 decks129 decks
20%synergy
Incubation Druid
22%inclusion29 decks129 decks
20%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
22%inclusion25 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Cursed Wombat
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
20%inclusion26 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
19%inclusion25 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
18%inclusion23 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Fertilid
18%inclusion23 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Honor Troll
18%inclusion23 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Beast Whisperer
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
15%synergy
Dai Li Agents
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Gyre Sage
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
13%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
16%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
16%inclusion20 decks129 decks
14%synergy
Mosswood Dreadknight
16%inclusion20 decks129 decks
13%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
16%inclusion20 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Tend the Pests
42%inclusion54 decks129 decks
38%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
40%inclusion51 decks129 decks
32%synergy
Putrefy
36%inclusion46 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Heroic Intervention
27%inclusion35 decks129 decks
-4%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
25%inclusion32 decks129 decks
23%synergy
Tear Asunder
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Charm
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Village Rites
18%inclusion23 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Nature's Claim
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Fortifying Draught
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Deathsprout
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
-10%synergy
Abrupt Decay
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
-7%synergy
Weather the Storm
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
-9%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Atomize
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Pillar Launch
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
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Rampant Growth
39%inclusion50 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Lore
34%inclusion44 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion40 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
31%inclusion40 decks129 decks
20%synergy
Kodama's Reach
28%inclusion36 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Culling Ritual
26%inclusion33 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Farseek
22%inclusion29 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion29 decks129 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion28 decks129 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion26 decks129 decks
13%synergy
Essence Pulse
19%inclusion25 decks129 decks
18%synergy
Three Visits
19%inclusion25 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Dig Up
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
-9%synergy
Scale the Heights
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Healing Technique
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Brew
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Gaze of Granite
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Tend the Sprigs
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Precision
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Pest Summoning
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Urborg Repossession
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Witherbloom Command
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Casualties of War
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
-4%synergy
Harmonize
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Tempest
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
-1%synergy
Containment Breach
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Find // Finality
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
-14%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
-7%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Tablet of the Guilds
33%inclusion42 decks129 decks
32%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
27%inclusion35 decks129 decks
27%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
19%inclusion25 decks129 decks
18%synergy
The Great Henge
19%inclusion25 decks129 decks
13%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Skullclamp
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
-15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion20 decks129 decks
-6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion19 decks129 decks
-10%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
14%inclusion18 decks129 decks
14%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
-6%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
12%synergy
The Ozolith
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Sun Droplet
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Bow of Nylea
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Demon's Horn
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Staff of the Wild Magus
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Prism Ring
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
37%inclusion48 decks129 decks
14%synergy
Blight Mound
29%inclusion37 decks129 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion35 decks129 decks
14%synergy
Trudge Garden
26%inclusion33 decks129 decks
24%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
23%inclusion30 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Druid Class
22%inclusion29 decks129 decks
21%synergy
Sanguine Bond
21%inclusion27 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Branching Evolution
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
14%inclusion18 decks129 decks
13%synergy
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion18 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Sylvan Library
14%inclusion18 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Lifegift
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Greed
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Loading Zone
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Rites
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Vitality
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Primeval Bounty
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Guardian Project
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Doubling Season
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
-9%synergy
Wild Growth
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
-2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
-1%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
-2%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Colossal Majesty
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Sapseep Forest
45%inclusion58 decks129 decks
43%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion44 decks129 decks
-6%synergy
High Market
30%inclusion39 decks129 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion25 decks129 decks
-4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion23 decks129 decks
-5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion23 decks129 decks
-6%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
-11%synergy
Restless Cottage
16%inclusion20 decks129 decks
7%synergy
The Shire
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Karn's Bastion
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
-7%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Grim Backwoods
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Clinic
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
-9%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
73%inclusion94 decks129 decks
-7%synergy
Pristine Talisman
59%inclusion76 decks129 decks
57%synergy
Arcane Signet
51%inclusion66 decks129 decks
-11%synergy
Golgari Signet
27%inclusion35 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
27%inclusion35 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Paradise Plume
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Forest
97%inclusion125 decks129 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion122 decks129 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion104 decks129 decks
-5%synergy
Jungle Hollow
64%inclusion82 decks129 decks
39%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
61%inclusion79 decks129 decks
-1%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
59%inclusion76 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Wood
47%inclusion60 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
44%inclusion57 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
41%inclusion53 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malady
33%inclusion42 decks129 decks
-2%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
32%inclusion41 decks129 decks
-6%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
32%inclusion41 decks129 decks
-15%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
29%inclusion38 decks129 decks
25%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion34 decks129 decks
-1%synergy
Twilight Mire
25%inclusion32 decks129 decks
-13%synergy
Deathcap Glade
25%inclusion32 decks129 decks
-5%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
22%inclusion25 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion28 decks129 decks
-6%synergy
Viridescent Bog
19%inclusion25 decks129 decks
-2%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
19%inclusion25 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
-11%synergy
Wastewood Verge
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion23 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
-4%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
15%inclusion19 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion19 decks129 decks
-8%synergy
Woodland Chasm
14%inclusion18 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Mire
14%inclusion18 decks129 decks
-2%synergy
Blooming Marsh
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
-1%synergy
Underground Mortuary
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
-1%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Blighted Woodland
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
-3%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
-1%synergy
Bayou
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
-5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Vernal Fen
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-10%synergy
Festering Thicket
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-1%synergy
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