Kokusho, the Evening Star (Commander) - Upgraded Self-Damage

Kokusho, the Evening Star
Rank #1,285
6decks
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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Enduring Tenacity
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
92%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
78%synergy
Saw in Half
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
75%synergy
Undying Malice
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
73%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
73%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
73%synergy
Morbid Curiosity
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Nasty End
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
63%synergy
Heartless Summoning
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
62%synergy
High Market
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Dark Confidant
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Village Rites
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Not Dead After All
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
55%synergy
Deadly Dispute
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Feed the Swarm
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Reanimate
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Crypt Ghast
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Grim Monolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Illuminor Szeras
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Basal Thrull
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Twilight Diviner
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Darkstar Augur
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Grim Servant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Blood Artist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir House Guard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Roaming Throne
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Ophiomancer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Burnished Hart
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Warren Soultrader
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Accursed Marauder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Activated Sleeper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Midnight Reaper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Bloodghast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Viscera Seer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Feign Death
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Undying Evil
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Cabal Ritual
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Withering Torment
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sacrifice
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Stinging Study
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Snuff Out
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Flare of Malice
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Culling the Weak
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Wake the Dead
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Necrologia
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Return to Action
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Tragic Slip
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Gifts
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Goryo's Vengeance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Hatred
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Defile
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-20%synergy
Soul Shatter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Strike
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sorceries
Insatiable Avarice
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
55%synergy
Toxic Deluge
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Victimize
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Come Back Wrong
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Exsanguinate
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Sign in Blood
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Infernal Offering
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Bubbling Muck
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Read the Bones
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Living Death
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Necromantic Selection
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Final Vengeance
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Blood for Bones
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Diabolic Intent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Lively Dirge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Temporal Extortion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Final Act
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dread Return
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Dead of Winter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pox
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Dread Summons
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Cut of the Profits
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Diresight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Zombify
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Stitch Together
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Beseech the Queen
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Eaten Alive
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Promise of Power
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Jet Medallion
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Expedition Map
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Skullclamp
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Blade of Selves
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Altar of Dementia
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Manifold Key
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Eye of Vecna
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Netherborn Altar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
The Golden Throne
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Strionic Resonator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Spawning Pit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Black Market Connections
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Greed
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Dawn of the Dead
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Necromancy
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Sanguine Bond
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Attrition
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Strands of Night
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dance of the Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Rites
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Minion's Return
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
The Abyss
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Aether
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
No Mercy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Pestilence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Bitterblossom
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death's Majesty
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Lake of the Dead
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-30%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Barren Moor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Isolated Watchtower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Terrain Generator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Everglades
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Compleation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Caged Sun
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Séance Board
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Star Compass
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mox Jasper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Lands
Swamp
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Urza's Cave
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy