Mari, the Killing Quill (Commander) - Assassins

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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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Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mornsong Aria
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Royal Assassin
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
87%synergy
Massacre Girl
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
67%synergy
Changeling Outcast
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
66%synergy
Rogue's Passage
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
63%synergy
Nekrataal
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
60%synergy
Assassin Initiate
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
58%synergy
Big Game Hunter
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
58%synergy
Ravenloft Adventurer
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Hooded Blightfang
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Defile
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Tragic Slip
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Grim Hireling
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Revel in Riches
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Hoard Robber
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Go for the Throat
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Shadow Alley Denizen
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Opposition Agent
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Demonic Tutor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-20%synergy
Necropotence
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Audacious Thief
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
44%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Nightshade Assassin
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Termination Facilitator
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Kiku, Night's Flower
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
39%synergy
King's Assassin
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Thorn of the Black Rose
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Silumgar Assassin
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Silent Assassin
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Rathi Assassin
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Zhentarim Bandit
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Virtus the Veiled
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Vincent Valentine
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Stronghold Assassin
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Guul Draz Assassin
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Scarblade Elite
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Prickly Boggart
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Desmond Miles
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
20%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Hired Poisoner
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Marionette Master
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Suq'Ata Assassin
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Midnight Assassin
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Raven Eagle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Undercity Scrounger
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Wasteland Raider
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Tsabo's Assassin
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Guildsworn Prowler
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Dark Impostor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Thrill-Kill Assassin
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Charred Graverobber
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Sanguine Spy
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Mercenary
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-37%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
-20%synergy
Vona's Hunger
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Soul Shatter
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Malicious Affliction
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Deadly Dispute
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Murder
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Force of Despair
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Doom Blade
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Hero's Downfall
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Consuming Corruption
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-17%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Lethal Scheme
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Dismember
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Breathe Your Last
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Flare of Malice
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Pile On
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Hero's Demise
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Victim of Night
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Chain Assassination
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Vraska's Fall
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Price of Fame
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Slaughter Pact
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Assassin's Blade
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Undying Malice
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Waste Management
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Long Goodbye
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Terror
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Murderous Cut
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
V.A.T.S.
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Ultimate Price
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Power Word Kill
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Back in Town
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Sign in Blood
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
0%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Make an Example
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Blood Money
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Night's Whisper
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Fell
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Mutilate
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-19%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Unearth
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Hex
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-25%synergy
Crippling Fear
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Will of the Abzan
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Bubbling Muck
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Predators' Hour
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Walk the Plank
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Gix's Command
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Invoke Despair
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Rush of Dread
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Plague Wind
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Profane Command
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Emergency Weld
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Cateran Summons
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Extract a Confession
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Corrupt
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Raise Dead
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Assassinate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Back for Seconds
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Risky Shortcut
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Hellish Sideswipe
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Jet Medallion
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Viridian Longbow
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Bontu's Monument
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Vorpal Sword
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Thieves' Tools
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Hidden Blade
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Thornbite Staff
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Quietus Spike
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Sword of the Animist
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Tithing Blade
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Smoke Bomb
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
The Masamune
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Cranial Plating
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Plate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Pathway Arrows
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Memory
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Junker
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Black Market Connections
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
19%synergy
No Mercy
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Bitterblossom
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Intimidation
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Cover of Darkness
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Discreet Retreat
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-22%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Rakish Crew
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Greed
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Connections
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
The Revelations of Ezio
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Nowhere to Run
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Attrition
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Witch's Cottage
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Access Tunnel
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Coffers
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Castle Locthwain
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Detection Tower
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Ghost Quarter
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Vault
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Mutavault
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Heraldic Banner
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Demolition Field
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Escape Tunnel
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-12%synergy