Mari, the Killing Quill (Commander) - Optimized

Mari, the Killing Quill
Rank #1,396
6decks
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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hoard Robber
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
99%synergy
Changeling Outcast
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
78%synergy
Bitterblossom
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
70%synergy
Hooded Blightfang
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
66%synergy
Royal Assassin
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Blood Money
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Grim Hireling
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Revel in Riches
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Jet Medallion
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
52%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Deadly Dispute
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Feed the Swarm
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Opposition Agent
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Seal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Massacre Wurm
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Big Game Hunter
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Zhentarim Bandit
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Raven Eagle
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
June, Bounty Hunter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Crypt Ghast
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-15%synergy
Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Vein Ripper
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Vengeful Strangler
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-18%synergy
Mastermind Plum
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Massacre Girl
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Blood Artist
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Audacious Thief
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Virtus the Veiled
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Popular Egotist
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Vincent Valentine
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Reno and Rude
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Assassin Initiate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Ravine Raider
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Desmond Miles
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Guildsworn Prowler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Reiver Demon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Garza's Assassin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Dogged Detective
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ruthless Ripper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Accursed Marauder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Glint-Sleeve Siphoner
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Hired Blade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Sanguine Spy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ravenloft Adventurer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Force of Despair
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Go for the Throat
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Defile
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Soul Shatter
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Doom Blade
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Long Goodbye
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Poison the Cup
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Vona's Hunger
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Hero's Downfall
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Snuff Out
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Consuming Corruption
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Flare of Malice
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Sudden Edict
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Tragic Slip
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Edict
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Undying Evil
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Raise the Draugr
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Darkness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Consumed by Greed
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Lethal Scheme
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Dismember
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Malicious Affliction
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Heartless Act
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Ritual
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Unlikely Aid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Breathe Your Last
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Pharika's Libation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Vraska's Fall
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Chain Assassination
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Price of Fame
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Feign Death
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Torment of Hailfire
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
23%synergy
Bone Shards
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Gix's Command
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Make an Example
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Aether Snap
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Battle at the Bridge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Predators' Hour
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Fell
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Decree of Pain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pelakka Predation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Chain of Smog
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Damnable Pact
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mutilate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Profane Command
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Chainer's Edict
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Hex
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Extract a Confession
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-20%synergy
Capital Punishment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Golden Demise
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Plague Wind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Severed Strands
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Unearth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Pox
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Head Games
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Walk the Plank
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-23%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Contract Killing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Back in Town
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mire in Misery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Vorpal Sword
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Viridian Longbow
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Expedition Map
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Thieves' Tools
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Quietus Spike
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bontu's Monument
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Winter Moon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-15%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Kaldra Compleat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Cranial Plating
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sword of the Animist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Nettlecyst
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Transmogrant's Crown
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Reckoner Bankbuster
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Cloak of the Bat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Warlock Class
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Necrodominance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Intimidation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wound Reflection
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Conspiracy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Gruesome Deformity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
No Mercy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
The Revelations of Ezio
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Greed
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Cover of Darkness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Rogue's Passage
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Urza's Saga
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Access Tunnel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Mortuary Mire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
13%synergy
Soulstone Sanctuary
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Memorial to Folly
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Detection Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Barad-dûr
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Vesuva
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Witch's Cottage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Lake of the Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Caged Sun
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Heraldic Banner
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-10%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Cave
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Pelakka Predation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Demolition Field
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy