Golgari Decoy
Creature — Elf Rogue
All creatures able to block this creature do so.
Scavenge 
(, Exile this card from your graveyard: Put a number of +1/+1 counters equal to this card's power on target creature. Scavenge only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Return to Ravnica
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #19129
Golgari Decoy forces every creature your opponents control to block it — a four-mana rattlesnake that taxes attacks and enables trample payoffs in the same text box. General Marhault Elsdragon turns that forced-block clause into a one-card win condition, since rampage triggers for every blocker beyond the first.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
General Marhault Elsdragon
General Marhault Elsdragon has rampage 2, so Golgari Decoy doesn't just survive — it scales: the more creatures your opponents throw at it, the larger and more lethal it becomes, making it the most reliable way to abuse that ability in the 99.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Golgari Decoy is a Commander card through and through — the forced-block ability is most punishing in a multiplayer game where multiple opponents each have creatures they're forced to commit, and trample-or-rampage payoffs live in the same format. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's legal but irrelevant: four mana for a 2/2 with a conditional combat trick is nowhere near competitive in one-on-one formats where blocking is already a free choice and games end faster. Oathbreaker is the only other format where Golgari Decoy could find a home, specifically in a Sultai or Golgari shell built around combat damage triggers.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Golgari Decoy is deep bulk — a throwaway inclusion for General Marhault Elsdragon decks that costs less than a sleeve. Prices this low don't move unless something breaks out on EDHREC, and that's not happening here.
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Mentioned
- General Marhault Elsdragon
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.