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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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Essence Warden
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
59%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Sapseep Forest
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Pest Infestation
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Mortality Spear
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Gala Greeters
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
39%synergy
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Assassin's Trophy
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Heroic Intervention
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Inspiring Call
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Hardened Scales
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Toxic Deluge
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Cultivate
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Spike Feeder
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Nature's Lore
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Ad Nauseam
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Worldly Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
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Disciple of Freyalise
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Birds of Paradise
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Basking Broodscale
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Social Climber
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Blood Artist
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Evolution Witness
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Haywire Mite
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Herd Baloth
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Beast Whisperer
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Prophet
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Devoted Druid
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Winding Constrictor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Incubation Druid
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Mosswood Dreadknight
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Llanowar Elves
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Deathgreeter
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Starscape Cleric
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Cankerbloom
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Dark Confidant
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Professor of Zoomancy
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Blood Researcher
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Scurry Oak
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Elvish Mystic
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
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Revitalizing Repast
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Tend the Pests
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Golgari Charm
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Tear Asunder
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Beast Within
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-19%synergy
Putrefy
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Strength of Will
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Smuggler's Surprise
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Silkguard
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Collective Resistance
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Atomize
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Hatred
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Deathsprout
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Gift of the Viper
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Abrupt Decay
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Weather the Storm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Krosan Grip
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Nature's Claim
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Berserk
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Nightmare's Thirst
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Khalni Ambush
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Command
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Windgrace's Judgment
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Tifa's Limit Break
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
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Night's Whisper
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Brew
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Culling Ritual
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Three Visits
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Essence Pulse
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Kodama's Reach
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Rampant Growth
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Pest Summoning
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Find // Finality
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Harmonize
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Containment Breach
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Dig Up
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Farseek
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Deadly Tempest
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Vat Emergence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Drown in Ichor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Yuna's Decision
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
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Aetherflux Reservoir
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Bow of Nylea
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
The Great Henge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Skullclamp
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
The Earth Crystal
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Helm of the Gods
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Champion's Helm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Emerald Medallion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Demon's Horn
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sword of the Animist
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Sanguine Bond
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Trudge Garden
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Well Rested
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Branching Evolution
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Season of Growth
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Sylvan Library
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Blight Mound
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Alpha Authority
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Ordeal of Nylea
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Nature's Will
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Ancestral Mask
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Enchantress's Presence
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Rancor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Druid Class
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
One with Nature
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Meltstrider's Resolve
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Loading Zone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Strong Back
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Bear Umbra
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Hydra's Growth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Wild Growth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Sixth Sense
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Canopy Cover
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Snake Umbra
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Lion Umbra
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Call of the Ring
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Rime Transfusion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Predatory Hunger
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Spider Umbra
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Forced Adaptation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Gift of Paradise
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Audacity
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Powerleech
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Professor Onyx
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
8%synergy
High Market
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Radiant Fountain
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
2%synergy
War Room
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Castle Locthwain
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
The Shire
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Witch's Clinic
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Karn's Bastion
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Memorial to Folly
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Dryad Arbor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Pit of Offerings
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Restless Cottage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Khalni Garden
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Pristine Talisman
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Golgari Signet
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Herd Heirloom
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Forest
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Wood
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Jungle Hollow
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Twilight Mire
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Deathcap Glade
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Wastewood Verge
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Viridescent Bog
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Malady
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Grove
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Mire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Khalni Ambush
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Opal Palace
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Woodland Chasm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Festering Thicket
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Vernal Fen
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Starting Town
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
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