Kokusho, the Evening Star (Commander) - Upgraded Aristocrats

Arnaud Gompertz
Sep 3, 2025
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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Archidekt
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Changing Loyalty
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Undying Malice
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
77%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
70%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
68%synergy
Saw in Half
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
65%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
63%synergy
High Market
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
59%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
59%synergy
Feign Death
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
59%synergy
Nasty End
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
57%synergy
Dark Confidant
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
29%synergy
Dark Ritual
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
40%synergy
Crypt Ghast
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
45%synergy
Victimize
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
33%synergy
Not Dead After All
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
49%synergy
Toxic Deluge
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
23%synergy
Jet Medallion
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Animate Dead
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Necropotence
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-14%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-14%synergy
Creatures
Soldevi Adnate
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
49%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
43%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
39%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
45%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
27%synergy
Viscera Seer
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
29%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
29%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
31%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
31%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
28%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
28%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
14%synergy
Twilight Diviner
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Dread Presence
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Plaguecrafter
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Ophiomancer
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Burnished Hart
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Warren Soultrader
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
Roaming Throne
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Grim Haruspex
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Darkstar Augur
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Blood Artist
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-19%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Dimir House Guard
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Woe Strider
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Palladium Myr
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Basal Thrull
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Carrion Feeder
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Accursed Marauder
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-8%synergy
Activated Sleeper
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Reaper
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Bloodghast
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Leaden Myr
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Timeline Culler
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
50%synergy
Village Rites
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
28%synergy
Withering Torment
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Undying Evil
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
43%synergy
Deadly Dispute
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
14%synergy
Flare of Malice
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
27%synergy
Sacrifice
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
28%synergy
Wake the Dead
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
32%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Imp's Mischief
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Grim Return
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Tragic Slip
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Snuff Out
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Defile
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
-16%synergy
Return to Action
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Stinging Study
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Gifts
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-5%synergy
Soul Shatter
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Presumed Dead
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Overkill
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Force of Despair
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Entomb
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-5%synergy
Hatred
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Corpse Dance
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-10%synergy
Altar's Reap
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Withering Boon
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Rescue from the Underworld
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Necrologia
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Murder
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-19%synergy
Tainted Strike
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Makeshift Mannequin
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
Night's Whisper
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
23%synergy
Morbid Curiosity
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
32%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
33%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Dread Return
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Read the Bones
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Mutilate
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Zombify
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Exsanguinate
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
-5%synergy
Living Death
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Blood for Bones
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Incarnation Technique
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Come Back Wrong
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Offering
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Necromantic Selection
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Final Vengeance
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Beseech the Queen
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Exhume
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Temporal Extortion
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-8%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
Damnable Pact
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Final Act
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Persist
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Bubbling Muck
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-9%synergy
Blood on the Snow
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Dead of Winter
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Pox
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Make an Example
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Dread Summons
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Innocent Blood
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Illicit Shipment
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Buried Alive
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-6%synergy
Hex
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Cut of the Profits
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
34%synergy
Blade of Selves
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
39%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Expedition Map
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Strionic Resonator
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Skullclamp
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Altar of Dementia
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
14%synergy
Helm of the Host
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Spawning Pit
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Lifeline
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
The Endstone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-13%synergy
World Map
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Manifold Key
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Eye of Vecna
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-22%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
14%synergy
Sanguine Bond
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
28%synergy
Heartless Summoning
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
35%synergy
Necromancy
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
28%synergy
No Mercy
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Black Market Connections
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Strands of Night
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Greed
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Grave Pact
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Grave Venerations
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Dark Tutelage
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Dance of the Dead
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-8%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Dawn of the Dead
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Minion's Return
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Wound Reflection
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Oubliette
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Connections
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-7%synergy
The Abyss
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Aether
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Attrition
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Pestilence
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Dark Prophecy
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Necrogen Communion
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-7%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
48%synergy
Cabal Coffers
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
19%synergy
War Room
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
24%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Barren Moor
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
24%synergy
Command Beacon
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
23%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Witch's Cottage
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Mire
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
16%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Lake of the Dead
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Hostile Hostel
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-6%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Tower
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Mine
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Isolated Watchtower
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
The Black Gate
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-5%synergy
Mishra's Factory
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-3%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Terrain Generator
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Everglades
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Mariposa Military Base
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion14 decks15 decks
32%synergy
Sol Ring
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
37%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
21%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Caged Sun
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Staff of Compleation
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Basalt Monolith
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Planar Atlas
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Séance Board
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Star Compass
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
-22%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
50%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Planar Nexus
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy