Kagha, Shadow Archdruid (Commander)

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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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Dream Beavers
1.3%inclusion1 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Rat King, Pale Piper
1.2%inclusion1 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Ninja Teen
0.7%inclusion1 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Rat King, Verminister
0.7%inclusion1 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Armaggon, Future Shark
0.7%inclusion1 decks136 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Skull Prophet
43%inclusion293 decks677 decks
35%synergy
Nyx Weaver
43%inclusion288 decks677 decks
33%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
40%inclusion269 decks677 decks
32%synergy
Erinis, Gloom Stalker
33%inclusion223 decks677 decks
32%synergy
Crawling Infestation
36%inclusion242 decks677 decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion287 decks677 decks
29%synergy
Splinterfright
32%inclusion214 decks677 decks
28%synergy
Circle of the Land Druid
29%inclusion195 decks677 decks
27%synergy
Hedge Shredder
33%inclusion186 decks570 decks
27%synergy
Scion of Halaster
27%inclusion181 decks677 decks
26%synergy
Top Cards
Eternal Witness
40%inclusion274 decks677 decks
17%synergy
Llanowar Elves
38%inclusion258 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
35%inclusion235 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Grisly Salvage
34%inclusion231 decks677 decks
24%synergy
Reclamation Sage
34%inclusion228 decks677 decks
15%synergy
Victimize
34%inclusion227 decks677 decks
14%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
31%inclusion209 decks677 decks
23%synergy
Six
30%inclusion192 decks641 decks
22%synergy
Old Rutstein
30%inclusion201 decks677 decks
25%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
29%inclusion198 decks677 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
Twilight Diviner
29%inclusion45 decks157 decks
24%synergy
Honest Rutstein
29%inclusion194 decks677 decks
19%synergy
Dreadhound
27%inclusion181 decks677 decks
25%synergy
Elvish Mystic
26%inclusion178 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
World Shaper
26%inclusion173 decks677 decks
20%synergy
Icetill Explorer
25%inclusion76 decks303 decks
17%synergy
Viconia, Drow Apostate
24%inclusion163 decks677 decks
23%synergy
Lluwen, Imperfect Naturalist
24%inclusion38 decks158 decks
21%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
24%inclusion100 decks416 decks
20%synergy
Old Stickfingers
23%inclusion158 decks677 decks
19%synergy
Golgari Thug
23%inclusion154 decks677 decks
19%synergy
Glowspore Shaman
22%inclusion151 decks677 decks
20%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
22%inclusion150 decks677 decks
16%synergy
Underrealm Lich
22%inclusion146 decks677 decks
17%synergy
Akawalli, the Seething Tower
21%inclusion145 decks677 decks
20%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
21%inclusion139 decks677 decks
12%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
21%inclusion139 decks677 decks
15%synergy
Morcant's Loyalist
20%inclusion32 decks157 decks
8%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
20%inclusion137 decks677 decks
16%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
20%inclusion135 decks677 decks
13%synergy
Millikin
20%inclusion133 decks677 decks
17%synergy
Trystan, Callous Cultivator
20%inclusion32 decks163 decks
17%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
19%inclusion131 decks677 decks
18%synergy
Uurg, Spawn of Turg
19%inclusion130 decks677 decks
18%synergy
Grist, Voracious Larva
19%inclusion119 decks641 decks
14%synergy
Shigeki, Jukai Visionary
18%inclusion123 decks677 decks
13%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
18%inclusion122 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Timeless Witness
18%inclusion121 decks677 decks
15%synergy
Deathbloom Ritualist
18%inclusion120 decks677 decks
16%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
17%inclusion108 decks651 decks
7%synergy
Champions of the Perfect
17%inclusion27 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Scarblade Scout
17%inclusion26 decks157 decks
14%synergy
Acolyte of Affliction
16%inclusion110 decks677 decks
15%synergy
Moon-Vigil Adherents
16%inclusion25 decks157 decks
12%synergy
Dawnhand Eulogist
16%inclusion25 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Eclipsed Elf
15%inclusion24 decks157 decks
8%synergy
Undead Butler
15%inclusion103 decks677 decks
13%synergy
The Gitrog Monster
15%inclusion101 decks677 decks
11%synergy
Cankerbloom
15%inclusion100 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Gloom Ripper
15%inclusion23 decks157 decks
10%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
14%inclusion98 decks677 decks
-4%synergy
Fang, Fearless l'Cie
14%inclusion51 decks357 decks
12%synergy
Golgari Findbroker
14%inclusion96 decks677 decks
11%synergy
The Mycotyrant
14%inclusion94 decks677 decks
12%synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
14%inclusion93 decks677 decks
13%synergy
Haywire Mite
14%inclusion93 decks677 decks
-3%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
14%inclusion93 decks677 decks
-3%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
13%inclusion91 decks677 decks
9%synergy
Springbloom Druid
13%inclusion89 decks677 decks
8%synergy
Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie
13%inclusion45 decks356 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Assassin's Trophy
29%inclusion193 decks677 decks
-17%synergy
Putrefy
28%inclusion192 decks677 decks
-7%synergy
Beast Within
22%inclusion150 decks677 decks
-14%synergy
Grapple with the Past
21%inclusion142 decks677 decks
16%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
17%inclusion118 decks677 decks
16%synergy
Midnight Tilling
16%inclusion26 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Drag to the Roots
15%inclusion84 decks570 decks
10%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
14%inclusion88 decks639 decks
-6%synergy
Corpse Churn
12%inclusion83 decks677 decks
11%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion79 decks677 decks
8%synergy
Entomb
12%inclusion78 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Tear Asunder
12%inclusion78 decks677 decks
-4%synergy
Abrupt Decay
10%inclusion69 decks677 decks
-6%synergy
Another Chance
9.0%inclusion61 decks677 decks
8%synergy
Unbury
8.2%inclusion13 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Unforgiving Aim
8.2%inclusion13 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Charm
8.1%inclusion55 decks677 decks
-9%synergy
Heroic Intervention
8.1%inclusion55 decks677 decks
-23%synergy
Blessed Respite
7.7%inclusion52 decks677 decks
7%synergy
Songs of the Damned
7.7%inclusion52 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.7%inclusion52 decks677 decks
-9%synergy
Return to Nature
7.4%inclusion50 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Scarblade's Malice
7.0%inclusion11 decks157 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
6.8%inclusion46 decks677 decks
-10%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.6%inclusion45 decks677 decks
1%synergy
Harrow
6.6%inclusion45 decks677 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.5%inclusion44 decks677 decks
-14%synergy
Wasteful Harvest
5.9%inclusion40 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Join the Dead
5.8%inclusion39 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.8%inclusion39 decks677 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.6%inclusion36 decks640 decks
-3%synergy
Deathsprout
5.5%inclusion37 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
Gnaw to the Bone
5.2%inclusion35 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Dread Return
26%inclusion173 decks677 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
24%inclusion160 decks677 decks
11%synergy
Squirming Emergence
22%inclusion146 decks677 decks
17%synergy
Rampant Growth
20%inclusion134 decks677 decks
-14%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion134 decks677 decks
0%synergy
Cultivate
18%inclusion124 decks677 decks
-21%synergy
Trystan's Command
17%inclusion27 decks157 decks
9%synergy
Druidic Ritual
17%inclusion116 decks677 decks
17%synergy
Terror Tide
15%inclusion102 decks677 decks
13%synergy
Culling Ritual
15%inclusion102 decks677 decks
-5%synergy
Life from the Loam
15%inclusion99 decks677 decks
7%synergy
Summon Undead
14%inclusion96 decks677 decks
14%synergy
Buried Alive
14%inclusion94 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion94 decks677 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Lore
13%inclusion90 decks677 decks
-12%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion83 decks677 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion73 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
10%inclusion70 decks677 decks
7%synergy
Mulch
10%inclusion68 decks677 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
10%inclusion67 decks677 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion66 decks677 decks
-11%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
9.5%inclusion64 decks677 decks
9%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
9.3%inclusion15 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Kodama's Reach
8.0%inclusion54 decks677 decks
-15%synergy
Unearth
7.8%inclusion53 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Farseek
7.8%inclusion53 decks677 decks
-11%synergy
Diregraf Rebirth
7.7%inclusion52 decks677 decks
7%synergy
Casualties of War
7.2%inclusion49 decks677 decks
-4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.9%inclusion47 decks677 decks
0%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.7%inclusion45 decks675 decks
5%synergy
Spider Spawning
6.6%inclusion45 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Witherbloom Command
6.4%inclusion43 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Worm Harvest
6.4%inclusion43 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Regrowth
6.4%inclusion43 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Urborg Repossession
6.1%inclusion41 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Far Wanderings
6.1%inclusion41 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
6.1%inclusion38 decks628 decks
4%synergy
Life // Death
5.6%inclusion38 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Find // Finality
5.3%inclusion36 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Diresight
5.1%inclusion31 decks608 decks
4%synergy
Three Visits
5.0%inclusion34 decks677 decks
-13%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Conduit of Worlds
23%inclusion153 decks677 decks
16%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
22%inclusion150 decks677 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion99 decks677 decks
-10%synergy
Broodheart Engine
13%inclusion62 decks478 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion73 decks677 decks
-11%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
10%inclusion70 decks677 decks
8%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8.7%inclusion59 decks677 decks
7%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
8.1%inclusion55 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.1%inclusion55 decks677 decks
1%synergy
Gathering Stone
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Skullclamp
6.8%inclusion46 decks677 decks
-24%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.6%inclusion45 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.4%inclusion43 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.4%inclusion43 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Dawn-Blessed Pennant
5.5%inclusion9 decks163 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Ripples of Undeath
28%inclusion181 decks638 decks
21%synergy
Insidious Roots
27%inclusion180 decks677 decks
15%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
26%inclusion177 decks677 decks
21%synergy
Crawling Sensation
23%inclusion158 decks677 decks
17%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
21%inclusion142 decks677 decks
17%synergy
Morcant's Eyes
17%inclusion28 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
16%inclusion109 decks677 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion99 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Wild Growth
13%inclusion88 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Out of the Tombs
12%inclusion80 decks677 decks
9%synergy
The Mending of Dominaria
11%inclusion74 decks677 decks
10%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
11%inclusion72 decks677 decks
-12%synergy
Dredger's Insight
11%inclusion51 decks481 decks
9%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
10%inclusion68 decks677 decks
1%synergy
Sigil of Myrkul
10%inclusion68 decks677 decks
10%synergy
Criminal Past
9.5%inclusion64 decks677 decks
9%synergy
Soul Enervation
8.6%inclusion58 decks677 decks
8%synergy
Undergrowth Recon
8.3%inclusion56 decks677 decks
7%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.2%inclusion34 decks416 decks
6%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
8.1%inclusion55 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Avatar Destiny
8.1%inclusion18 decks223 decks
7%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
8.0%inclusion54 decks677 decks
-4%synergy
Journey to Eternity
7.7%inclusion52 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
7.6%inclusion43 decks563 decks
5%synergy
Chalk Outline
7.1%inclusion48 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Cloakwood Hermit
6.9%inclusion47 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Tortured Existence
6.8%inclusion46 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Exploration
6.6%inclusion45 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
6.6%inclusion37 decks563 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
6.4%inclusion43 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Crop Sigil
6.4%inclusion43 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.2%inclusion42 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.1%inclusion41 decks677 decks
-7%synergy
Seal of Primordium
5.5%inclusion37 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
14%inclusion92 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
8.4%inclusion57 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Nissa of Shadowed Boughs
6.6%inclusion45 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
6.5%inclusion44 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion242 decks677 decks
-5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
21%inclusion143 decks677 decks
16%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
21%inclusion141 decks677 decks
14%synergy
Witch's Cottage
16%inclusion110 decks677 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion108 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
15%inclusion104 decks677 decks
-12%synergy
Shifting Woodland
15%inclusion98 decks639 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion95 decks677 decks
-9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion90 decks677 decks
-10%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion86 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
11%inclusion72 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
10%inclusion70 decks677 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion65 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Argoth, Sanctum of Nature
8.7%inclusion59 decks677 decks
7%synergy
Svogthos, the Restless Tomb
7.5%inclusion51 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.4%inclusion50 decks677 decks
-16%synergy
Hidden Nursery
7.2%inclusion49 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
7.1%inclusion48 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
7.0%inclusion24 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Kishla Village
7.0%inclusion29 decks416 decks
5%synergy
Drownyard Temple
6.9%inclusion47 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Restless Cottage
6.6%inclusion45 decks677 decks
-2%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.5%inclusion44 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Grim Backwoods
6.2%inclusion42 decks677 decks
-7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.2%inclusion42 decks677 decks
-9%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
5.6%inclusion38 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.3%inclusion36 decks677 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
57%inclusion383 decks677 decks
-23%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion339 decks677 decks
-12%synergy
Golgari Signet
21%inclusion145 decks677 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
17%inclusion116 decks677 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion82 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
7.8%inclusion53 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.1%inclusion41 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Moss Diamond
5.6%inclusion38 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Forest
96%inclusion653 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion652 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
73%inclusion495 decks677 decks
-12%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
47%inclusion319 decks677 decks
-15%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
39%inclusion264 decks677 decks
-2%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
38%inclusion258 decks677 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion257 decks677 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Wood
37%inclusion249 decks677 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Malady
33%inclusion224 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
Jungle Hollow
29%inclusion195 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
29%inclusion193 decks677 decks
-18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion190 decks677 decks
8%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
27%inclusion181 decks677 decks
-9%synergy
Twilight Mire
26%inclusion175 decks677 decks
-11%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
24%inclusion164 decks677 decks
-14%synergy
Deathcap Glade
23%inclusion155 decks677 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion146 decks677 decks
-6%synergy
Underground Mortuary
20%inclusion133 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
Viridescent Bog
19%inclusion130 decks677 decks
-2%synergy
Haunted Mire
18%inclusion125 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion121 decks677 decks
-11%synergy
Vernal Fen
17%inclusion52 decks305 decks
2%synergy
Wastewood Verge
17%inclusion82 decks482 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion107 decks677 decks
-7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion100 decks677 decks
0%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
14%inclusion98 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
14%inclusion88 decks639 decks
-6%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
13%inclusion91 decks677 decks
-6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion83 decks677 decks
1%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
12%inclusion76 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion79 decks677 decks
-2%synergy
Blooming Marsh
10%inclusion70 decks677 decks
-4%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion68 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
8.9%inclusion60 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
2%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
8.6%inclusion58 decks677 decks
-4%synergy
Woodland Chasm
8.6%inclusion58 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Festering Thicket
7.9%inclusion24 decks305 decks
1%synergy
Blighted Woodland
7.8%inclusion53 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
7.2%inclusion49 decks677 decks
-3%synergy
Hidden Grotto
6.9%inclusion42 decks609 decks
6%synergy
Foul Orchard
6.6%inclusion45 decks677 decks
1%synergy
Festering Gulch
6.4%inclusion43 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
6.4%inclusion43 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Bayou
6.2%inclusion42 decks677 decks
-5%synergy
Manor Gate
6.2%inclusion42 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
5.8%inclusion39 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.8%inclusion39 decks677 decks
-4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.7%inclusion36 decks635 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.6%inclusion36 decks640 decks
-3%synergy