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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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Gala Greeters
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Essence Warden
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Birds of Paradise
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Demonic Tutor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Opposition Agent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Natural Order
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Worldly Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
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Creeping Bloodsucker
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Evolution Witness
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Blood Artist
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Elvish Mystic
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Spike Feeder
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Llanowar Elves
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Vigor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Eternal Witness
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Ivy Lane Denizen
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Walking Ballista
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Winding Constrictor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Gyre Sage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Scurry Oak
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Tromell, Seymour's Butler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Ouroboroid
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Basking Broodscale
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Reclamation Sage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Brawn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Herd Baloth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Wolverine Riders
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Protean Hulk
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Collector Ouphe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Circle of Dreams Druid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fertilid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Woodfall Primus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Plaguecrafter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Mortality Spear
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Beast Within
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Obscuring Haze
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Veil of Summer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Khalni Ambush
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Abrupt Decay
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Invigorating Surge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Smuggler's Surprise
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Tear Asunder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Force of Vigor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Putrefy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-18%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Collective Resistance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Atomize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Saw in Half
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Nature's Claim
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Inspiring Call
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Golgari Charm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Nature's Lore
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Diabolic Intent
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Pest Infestation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Three Visits
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Casualties of War
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Rampant Growth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Chain of Smog
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Urborg Repossession
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Tooth and Nail
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dread Return
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Blood on the Snow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Harmonize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Dig Up
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Thirsting Roots
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fade from History
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Invoke Despair
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Cultivate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-24%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
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Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Whip of Erebos
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
8%synergy
The Earth Crystal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Excalibur II
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Bow of Nylea
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
The Ozolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Skullclamp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Esika's Chariot
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sword of Hours
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mindcrank
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
The Great Henge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Bontu's Monument
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Venser's Journal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Enchantments
Doubling Season
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Branching Evolution
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Exquisite Blood
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Black Market Connections
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Defense of the Heart
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Sphere Grid
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Hardened Scales
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Dance of the Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Grave Pact
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Song of the Dryads
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Journey to Eternity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Parallel Lives
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Sylvan Library
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Koskun Falls
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Well Rested
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Sanguine Bond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Warlock Class
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Primal Vigor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Druid Class
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Bitterblossom
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Professor Onyx
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Wrenn and Realmbreaker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Wrenn and Seven
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Sapseep Forest
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Karn's Bastion
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Mortuary Mire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Shifting Woodland
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
High Market
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Dryad Arbor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Radiant Fountain
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Witch's Clinic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Coffers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Glimmerpost
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Volatile Fault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
The Black Gate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Emergence Zone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
The Shire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Pristine Talisman
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Golgari Signet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Springleaf Drum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Herd Heirloom
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Swamp
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Forest
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Tainted Wood
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Wastewood Verge
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Woodland Chasm
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Deathcap Glade
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Windswept Heath
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Jungle Hollow
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Underground Mortuary
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Haunted Mire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Twilight Mire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Vernal Fen
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-25%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Khalni Ambush
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Strangled Cemetery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Mirrex
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Blooming Marsh
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-19%synergy
Promising Vein
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bayou
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Obscura Storefront
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Malady
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-19%synergy
Viridescent Bog
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Maestros Theater
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
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