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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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Virulent Emissary
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Illegitimate Business
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Treats
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
2.4%inclusion2 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Jubilation
2.4%inclusion2 decks85 decks
2%synergy
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Essence Warden
61%inclusion329 decks541 decks
54%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
54%inclusion291 decks541 decks
50%synergy
Mortality Spear
52%inclusion282 decks541 decks
47%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
53%inclusion288 decks541 decks
45%synergy
Gala Greeters
44%inclusion237 decks541 decks
38%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
41%inclusion221 decks541 decks
37%synergy
Pest Infestation
45%inclusion244 decks541 decks
37%synergy
Radiant Fountain
37%inclusion202 decks541 decks
36%synergy
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35%synergy
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39%inclusion213 decks541 decks
35%synergy
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Cultivate
42%inclusion225 decks541 decks
2%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
39%inclusion210 decks541 decks
34%synergy
Blood Artist
38%inclusion205 decks541 decks
19%synergy
Hardened Scales
38%inclusion205 decks541 decks
29%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
38%inclusion204 decks541 decks
30%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
37%inclusion199 decks541 decks
-9%synergy
Beast Within
35%inclusion189 decks541 decks
-1%synergy
Tend the Pests
35%inclusion188 decks541 decks
31%synergy
Putrefy
34%inclusion183 decks541 decks
-1%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
32%inclusion175 decks541 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
14%inclusion77 decks541 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.7%inclusion47 decks541 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.3%inclusion45 decks541 decks
-7%synergy
Worldly Tutor
7.0%inclusion38 decks541 decks
-3%synergy
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Basking Broodscale
32%inclusion162 decks505 decks
31%synergy
Evolution Witness
32%inclusion161 decks502 decks
29%synergy
Social Climber
31%inclusion170 decks541 decks
31%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
31%inclusion168 decks541 decks
28%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
31%inclusion166 decks541 decks
28%synergy
Winding Constrictor
31%inclusion166 decks541 decks
25%synergy
Llanowar Elves
30%inclusion163 decks541 decks
-4%synergy
Haywire Mite
29%inclusion157 decks541 decks
12%synergy
Blood Researcher
28%inclusion152 decks541 decks
27%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
28%inclusion152 decks541 decks
26%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
27%inclusion148 decks541 decks
27%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
27%inclusion148 decks541 decks
7%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
27%inclusion148 decks541 decks
20%synergy
Witch of the Moors
27%inclusion147 decks541 decks
25%synergy
Deathgreeter
26%inclusion139 decks541 decks
24%synergy
Herd Baloth
26%inclusion138 decks541 decks
25%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
25%inclusion135 decks541 decks
-3%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
25%inclusion133 decks541 decks
10%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
23%inclusion125 decks541 decks
22%synergy
Birds of Paradise
23%inclusion124 decks541 decks
3%synergy
Elvish Mystic
23%inclusion123 decks541 decks
-4%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
23%inclusion122 decks541 decks
21%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
22%inclusion119 decks541 decks
21%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
22%inclusion107 decks495 decks
21%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
21%inclusion116 decks541 decks
20%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
21%inclusion114 decks541 decks
18%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
21%inclusion113 decks541 decks
20%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
21%inclusion112 decks541 decks
20%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
20%inclusion107 decks541 decks
17%synergy
Devoted Druid
18%inclusion99 decks541 decks
13%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
18%inclusion97 decks541 decks
0%synergy
Incubation Druid
18%inclusion96 decks541 decks
15%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
18%inclusion95 decks541 decks
17%synergy
Leyline Prowler
17%inclusion94 decks541 decks
15%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
17%inclusion91 decks541 decks
0%synergy
Honor Troll
16%inclusion88 decks541 decks
16%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
16%inclusion86 decks541 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
16%inclusion79 decks502 decks
7%synergy
Fertilid
15%inclusion83 decks541 decks
14%synergy
Viscera Seer
15%inclusion82 decks541 decks
0%synergy
Beast Whisperer
15%inclusion79 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Eternal Witness
14%inclusion78 decks541 decks
-9%synergy
Gyre Sage
14%inclusion75 decks541 decks
11%synergy
Prize Pig
13%inclusion73 decks541 decks
13%synergy
Starscape Cleric
13%inclusion64 decks477 decks
12%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
13%inclusion71 decks541 decks
13%synergy
Cursed Wombat
13%inclusion65 decks499 decks
12%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
13%inclusion69 decks541 decks
12%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
12%inclusion64 decks541 decks
11%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
12%inclusion63 decks541 decks
8%synergy
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Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion148 decks501 decks
10%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
29%inclusion155 decks541 decks
21%synergy
Village Rites
26%inclusion138 decks541 decks
9%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
23%inclusion126 decks541 decks
21%synergy
Heroic Intervention
21%inclusion112 decks541 decks
-10%synergy
Golgari Charm
17%inclusion90 decks541 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
15%inclusion82 decks541 decks
-5%synergy
Tear Asunder
15%inclusion79 decks541 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion78 decks541 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
14%inclusion77 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion72 decks541 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion59 decks541 decks
4%synergy
Nature's Claim
11%inclusion57 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Abrupt Decay
10%inclusion56 decks541 decks
-6%synergy
Fortifying Draught
10%inclusion55 decks541 decks
10%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
10%inclusion53 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion49 decks502 decks
1%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
8.7%inclusion47 decks541 decks
-2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.7%inclusion47 decks541 decks
2%synergy
Weather the Storm
8.5%inclusion46 decks541 decks
8%synergy
Deathsprout
8.3%inclusion45 decks541 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.4%inclusion40 decks541 decks
2%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
7.2%inclusion39 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.7%inclusion36 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
6.5%inclusion35 decks541 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.1%inclusion33 decks541 decks
-5%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.9%inclusion32 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Veil of Summer
5.5%inclusion30 decks541 decks
0%synergy
Fog
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1%synergy
Collective Resistance
5.4%inclusion27 decks502 decks
0%synergy
Atomize
5.4%inclusion29 decks541 decks
0%synergy
Rushed Rebirth
5.2%inclusion28 decks541 decks
3%synergy
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Rampant Growth
32%inclusion175 decks541 decks
-1%synergy
Nature's Lore
27%inclusion148 decks541 decks
2%synergy
Culling Ritual
26%inclusion139 decks541 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion127 decks541 decks
3%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
23%inclusion125 decks541 decks
12%synergy
Kodama's Reach
23%inclusion123 decks541 decks
-1%synergy
Three Visits
19%inclusion103 decks541 decks
0%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion102 decks541 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Brew
17%inclusion92 decks541 decks
13%synergy
Farseek
16%inclusion89 decks541 decks
-2%synergy
Essence Pulse
16%inclusion87 decks541 decks
15%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion86 decks541 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
15%inclusion80 decks541 decks
8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion69 decks541 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion62 decks541 decks
-8%synergy
Pest Summoning
11%inclusion62 decks541 decks
11%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
10%inclusion56 decks541 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion55 decks541 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion53 decks541 decks
-9%synergy
Witherbloom Command
9.4%inclusion51 decks541 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.9%inclusion48 decks541 decks
2%synergy
Dig Up
8.1%inclusion44 decks541 decks
4%synergy
Scale the Heights
7.6%inclusion41 decks541 decks
7%synergy
Healing Technique
7.6%inclusion41 decks541 decks
7%synergy
Hunt for Specimens
7.6%inclusion41 decks541 decks
7%synergy
Harmonize
7.6%inclusion41 decks541 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg Repossession
7.4%inclusion40 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Containment Breach
7.2%inclusion39 decks541 decks
7%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6.8%inclusion34 decks501 decks
2%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
6.5%inclusion35 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Gaze of Granite
5.7%inclusion31 decks541 decks
3%synergy
Casualties of War
5.5%inclusion30 decks541 decks
-5%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
5.5%inclusion30 decks541 decks
-7%synergy
Unearth
5.4%inclusion29 decks541 decks
1%synergy
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Well of Lost Dreams
32%inclusion173 decks541 decks
30%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
25%inclusion135 decks541 decks
24%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
24%inclusion128 decks541 decks
23%synergy
Skullclamp
21%inclusion115 decks541 decks
-10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion78 decks541 decks
13%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
14%inclusion75 decks541 decks
13%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion74 decks541 decks
-5%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
13%inclusion70 decks541 decks
9%synergy
The Great Henge
12%inclusion67 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion66 decks541 decks
-13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion52 decks541 decks
-12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.4%inclusion51 decks541 decks
4%synergy
The Earth Crystal
9.1%inclusion24 decks263 decks
4%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
8.9%inclusion48 decks541 decks
8%synergy
The Ozolith
8.7%inclusion47 decks541 decks
4%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
8.7%inclusion47 decks541 decks
8%synergy
Bow of Nylea
7.8%inclusion42 decks541 decks
4%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
7.6%inclusion41 decks541 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.2%inclusion39 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Sun Droplet
6.3%inclusion34 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.2%inclusion28 decks541 decks
4%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.2%inclusion28 decks541 decks
3%synergy
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Moldervine Reclamation
31%inclusion168 decks541 decks
8%synergy
Blight Mound
23%inclusion127 decks541 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion116 decks541 decks
8%synergy
Trudge Garden
21%inclusion116 decks541 decks
20%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
21%inclusion114 decks541 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
19%inclusion104 decks541 decks
16%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
16%inclusion88 decks541 decks
15%synergy
Druid Class
14%inclusion75 decks541 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion71 decks541 decks
9%synergy
Branching Evolution
12%inclusion65 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion58 decks541 decks
2%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion58 decks541 decks
8%synergy
Greed
10%inclusion55 decks541 decks
9%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
10%inclusion22 decks223 decks
5%synergy
Lifegift
10%inclusion53 decks541 decks
9%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
9.2%inclusion50 decks541 decks
0%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
9.2%inclusion50 decks541 decks
8%synergy
Wild Growth
8.9%inclusion48 decks541 decks
0%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
8.7%inclusion47 decks541 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.9%inclusion43 decks541 decks
0%synergy
Sylvan Library
7.9%inclusion43 decks541 decks
-1%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
7.8%inclusion42 decks541 decks
-4%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
7.6%inclusion24 decks314 decks
2%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
7.6%inclusion41 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Doubling Season
7.4%inclusion40 decks541 decks
-9%synergy
Primeval Bounty
6.8%inclusion37 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Guardian Project
6.5%inclusion35 decks541 decks
-1%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
6.5%inclusion35 decks541 decks
2%synergy
Gift of Paradise
6.3%inclusion34 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Vitality
6.3%inclusion34 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Gourmand's Talent
6.1%inclusion29 decks472 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.7%inclusion31 decks541 decks
3%synergy
Insidious Roots
5.7%inclusion31 decks541 decks
-6%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
5.7%inclusion27 decks472 decks
4%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
5.4%inclusion29 decks541 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
11%inclusion58 decks541 decks
4%synergy
Professor Onyx
5.2%inclusion28 decks541 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Sapseep Forest
36%inclusion193 decks541 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion163 decks541 decks
-10%synergy
High Market
25%inclusion134 decks541 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion90 decks541 decks
-6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion89 decks541 decks
-7%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
16%inclusion88 decks541 decks
-11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion84 decks541 decks
-8%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
14%inclusion37 decks273 decks
13%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
13%inclusion73 decks541 decks
-5%synergy
The Shire
11%inclusion57 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Karn's Bastion
10%inclusion55 decks541 decks
4%synergy
Restless Cottage
10%inclusion52 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.4%inclusion51 decks541 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.1%inclusion44 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.9%inclusion43 decks541 decks
-7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.9%inclusion43 decks541 decks
5%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
7.8%inclusion42 decks541 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.4%inclusion40 decks541 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Clinic
7.2%inclusion39 decks541 decks
5%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
6.8%inclusion37 decks541 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.7%inclusion36 decks541 decks
-2%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
6.5%inclusion35 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Grim Backwoods
5.9%inclusion32 decks541 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
69%inclusion374 decks541 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion273 decks541 decks
-12%synergy
Pristine Talisman
42%inclusion226 decks541 decks
40%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
24%inclusion132 decks541 decks
0%synergy
Golgari Signet
21%inclusion113 decks541 decks
-6%synergy
Paradise Plume
7.2%inclusion39 decks541 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Forest
95%inclusion513 decks541 decks
-3%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion501 decks541 decks
-5%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion410 decks541 decks
-10%synergy
Jungle Hollow
54%inclusion292 decks541 decks
30%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
51%inclusion276 decks541 decks
-11%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
49%inclusion263 decks541 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Wood
44%inclusion240 decks541 decks
0%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
40%inclusion218 decks541 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
36%inclusion197 decks541 decks
-5%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
34%inclusion186 decks541 decks
-12%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
33%inclusion179 decks541 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Malady
32%inclusion172 decks541 decks
-3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion148 decks501 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion145 decks541 decks
0%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
26%inclusion139 decks541 decks
21%synergy
Twilight Mire
25%inclusion134 decks541 decks
-12%synergy
Deathcap Glade
23%inclusion127 decks541 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion118 decks541 decks
-6%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
20%inclusion106 decks541 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion102 decks541 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion94 decks541 decks
2%synergy
Viridescent Bog
16%inclusion87 decks541 decks
-5%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
16%inclusion79 decks502 decks
7%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
15%inclusion80 decks541 decks
12%synergy
Wastewood Verge
15%inclusion54 decks368 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion78 decks541 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion77 decks541 decks
-6%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
14%inclusion77 decks541 decks
2%synergy
Underground Mortuary
14%inclusion75 decks541 decks
-7%synergy
Vernal Fen
14%inclusion30 decks221 decks
-1%synergy
Haunted Mire
13%inclusion73 decks541 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion72 decks541 decks
-10%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion69 decks541 decks
2%synergy
Blooming Marsh
13%inclusion68 decks541 decks
-2%synergy
Woodland Chasm
10%inclusion55 decks541 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
10%inclusion53 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion49 decks502 decks
1%synergy
Bayou
9.1%inclusion49 decks541 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.6%inclusion41 decks541 decks
-6%synergy
Blighted Woodland
7.4%inclusion40 decks541 decks
3%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6.8%inclusion34 decks501 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.1%inclusion33 decks541 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
5.4%inclusion29 decks541 decks
1%synergy
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