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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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62%synergy
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62%synergy
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57%synergy
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49%synergy
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49%synergy
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49%synergy
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49%synergy
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48%synergy
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47%synergy
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75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
40%synergy
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48%synergy
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38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
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36%synergy
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37%synergy
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34%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
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38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Winding Constrictor
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
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38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Voidforged Titan
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Venom, Eddie Brock
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33%synergy
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33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Grendel, Spawn of Knull
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Arbor Elf
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Essence Warden
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Blood Researcher
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24%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
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25%synergy
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20%synergy
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25%synergy
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24%synergy
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22%synergy
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24%synergy
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20%synergy
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24%synergy
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-9%synergy
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25%synergy
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20%synergy
Deathgreeter
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23%synergy
Swarm Shambler
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25%synergy
Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie
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19%synergy
Broodspinner
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Spined Tyrranax
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Aatchik, Emerald Radian
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Grasping Longneck
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Haunt of the Dead Marshes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Snarespinner
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12%synergy
Gravedigger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Netherborn Phalanx
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Creakwood Liege
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Crocanura
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Deathcap Cultivator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Kappa Tech-Wrecker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Burglar Rat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Eternal Witness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
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Inspiring Call
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Tend the Pests
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Natural End
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Breathe Your Last
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Golgari Charm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Command
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Deathsprout
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Crypt Incursion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Hunter's Insight
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Winter's Intervention
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Moment of Craving
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bake into a Pie
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Skeletal Scrying
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sheltering Word
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
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13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Trash the Town
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fertilid's Favor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Professor's Warning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirrodin Avenged
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Appetite for the Unnatural
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tragic Slip
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Royal Treatment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fog of War
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Life Goes On
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Cauldron
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Make Obsolete
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tear Asunder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Rushed Rebirth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Fortifying Draught
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Neutralize the Guards
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wasteful Harvest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curious Herd
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Vraska's Fall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Wrap in Vigor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Respite
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12%synergy
Warm Welcome
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12%synergy
Doom Blade
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11%synergy
Nature's Claim
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3%synergy
Beast Within
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-23%synergy
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12%synergy
Wild Shape
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12%synergy
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12%synergy
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12%synergy
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Scale the Heights
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37%synergy
Rampant Growth
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4%synergy
Sami's Curiosity
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Lethal Protection
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33%synergy
Pest Infestation
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17%synergy
Vicious Rumors
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24%synergy
Harmonize
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17%synergy
Abundant Harvest
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25%synergy
Read the Bones
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20%synergy
Life // Death
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22%synergy
Roamer's Routine
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Final Vengeance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Expand the Sphere
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Culling Ritual
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Find // Finality
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Unbreakable Bond
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12%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
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10%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Storm the Seedcore
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12%synergy
Root Out
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gruesome Realization
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12%synergy
Smell Fear
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11%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Essence Pulse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gaze of Granite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Severed Strands
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Scale Up
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Biogenic Upgrade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Giant Opportunity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mordor Muster
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mourner's Surprise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Driven // Despair
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Claim the Precious
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Cultivate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-27%synergy
Caravan Vigil
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Golden Demise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pest Summoning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Allure
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wildest Dreams
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Urborg Repossession
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Retrieve
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Return from the Wilds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Casualties of War
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sylvan Offering
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Overwhelming Encounter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Necrotic Hex
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
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Tablet of the Guilds
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Prism Ring
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Sun Droplet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Staff of the Wild Magus
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
The Last Ride
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Heirloom Epic
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Strength-Testing Hammer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Infiltration Lens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Campfire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bag of Devouring
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Skullclamp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
Instrument of the Bards
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ghost Lantern
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirror Shield
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
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Avatar Destiny
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Okiba Reckoner Raid
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Wild Growth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Awakening Zone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Vampiric Rites
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Thran Vigil
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Trail of Crumbs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Night of the Sweets' Revenge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Frontier Siege
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ordeal of Nylea
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Crawling Infestation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Trudge Garden
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Blight Mound
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Embrace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Snake Pit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Forced Adaptation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
From Beyond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Golgari Germination
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Squirrel Sanctuary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Font of Fertility
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fae Offering
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Necrogenesis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Colossal Majesty
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of Vitality
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Greed
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Quiet Disrepair
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Palace Siege
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lich's Mastery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rancor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Fertile Ground
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Garruk, Primal Hunter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Sapseep Forest
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Blast Zone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Desert of the Indomitable
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Memorial to Unity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Khalni Garden
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Blasted Landscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Havengul Laboratory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Grim Backwoods
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Fertile Thicket
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Glimmerpost
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Pristine Talisman
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Sol Ring
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-30%synergy
Golgari Signet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-37%synergy
Moss Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Hedron Archive
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ur-Golem's Eye
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Jungle Hollow
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Command Tower
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-35%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Wood
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-27%synergy
Blighted Woodland
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Haunted Mire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Obscura Storefront
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Shimmerdrift Vale
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Warped Landscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Viridescent Bog
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Brokers Hideout
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Uncharted Haven
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Crystal Grotto
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-50%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lounge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Foul Orchard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Woodland Chasm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
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