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Golgari Thug

First printed in Ravnica: City of Guilds (2005)

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  • Ravnica Remastered (RVR) #325, 2024
  • Ravnica Remastered (RVR) #76, 2024
  • The List (PLST) #RAV-87, 2020
  • Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #7, 2019
  • Ultimate Masters (UMA) #98, 2018
  • Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari (DDJ) #48, 2012
  • Magic Online Theme Decks (TD0) #A42, 2010 (digital)
  • Ravnica: City of Guilds (RAV) #87, 2005

Golgari Thug

Creature — Human Warrior

When this creature dies, put target creature card from your graveyard on top of your library.
Dredge 4 (If you would draw a card, you may mill four cards instead. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.)

In the last 30 days 0.3% of Modern decks played it (6 of 2236). Most played in UB (unclassified). In the last 30 days 0.6% of Legacy decks played it (6 of 1071). Most played in Dredge.

Staple

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Combos

193 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

See all 193 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

  • Standard Not legal
  • Pioneer Not legal
  • Modern Legal
  • Legacy Legal
  • Vintage Legal
  • Pauper Not legal
  • Future Standard Not legal
  • Historic Not legal
  • Timeless Not legal
  • Alchemy Not legal
  • Penny Dreadful Legal
  • Premodern Not legal
  • Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

  • Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

  • Commander Legal
  • Duel Commander Legal
  • Pauper Commander Not legal
  • PreDH Legal
  • Tiny Leaders Legal
  • Oathbreaker Legal
  • Brawl Not legal
  • Standard Brawl Not legal
  • Competitive Brawl Not legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta
share of the archetype in the format
Play it
decks of the archetype that play this card
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Modern Other periods →

In 6 of 2236 decks (0.3%).

Share of decks
0.3%
▲ 0.1 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-13: 0.0% 2026-08-20: 0.0% 2026-08-27: 0.0% 2026-09-03: 0.5% 2026-09-10: 0.3% 2026-09-17: 0.0% 2026-09-24: 0.2% 2026-10-01: 0.0% 2026-10-08: 0.8% 2026-10-15: 0.0% 2026-10-22: 0.2%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
6
6 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
3.3
in the main deck
Win rate
30%
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
UB (unclassified) 1.2% 4%
UBR (unclassified) 1.0% 5%
UBRG (unclassified) 0.7% 25%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Stinkweed Imp100%378.0
Creeping Chill83%270.0
Faithless Looting83%26.6
Scalding Tarn83%3.4
Steam Vents83%3.0
Bloodstained Mire83%2.9
Life from the Loam67%252.0
Otherworldly Gaze67%94.5
Stomping Ground67%9.2
Thundering Falls67%2.9

Best win rate

DeckRecord
UBRG
xfile in Modern Challenge 32		 2-3
40%
UBR
akdayo in Modern Challenge 32		 1-4
20%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
UBRG
MahfuzVanGogh, 		3 main #32
UB
MahfuzVanGogh, 		3 main 5-0
UBRG
MahfuzVanGogh, 		3 main #30
0-2
UBRG
xfile, 		4 main #26
2-3
UBR
akdayo, 		4 main #30
1-4
UBRG
Arbitation, 		3 main 5-0

Legacy Other periods →

In 6 of 1071 decks (0.6%).

Share of decks
0.6%
▼ 0.4 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-13: 0.6% 2026-08-20: 1.1% 2026-08-27: 0.7% 2026-09-03: 0.7% 2026-09-10: 1.1% 2026-09-17: 1.2% 2026-09-24: 0.9% 2026-10-01: 0.0% 2026-10-08: 0.4% 2026-10-15: 0.7% 2026-10-22: 0.8%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
6
6 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
3.2
in the main deck
Win rate
73%
2 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Dredge 0.7% 86%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Breakthrough100%178.5
Ox of Agonas100%178.5
Stinkweed Imp100%153.0
Golgari Grave-Troll100%153.0
Cephalid Coliseum100%153.0
Otherworldly Gaze100%133.9
Poxwalkers100%107.1
Bridge from Below100%76.5
Dread Return100%48.7
Narcomoeba100%48.7

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Dredge
MahfuzVanGogh in Legacy Challenge 32		 9-0
100%
Dredge
MahfuzVanGogh in Legacy Showcase Challenge		 8-2
80%
Dredge
Janosh12345 in Legacy Challenge 32		 4-2
67%
Dredge
MahfuzVanGogh in Legacy Challenge 32		 4-2
67%
Dredge
MahfuzVanGogh in Legacy Challenge 32		 4-2
67%
Dredge
MahfuzVanGogh in Legacy Challenge 32		 4-3
57%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Dredge
Janosh12345, 		4 main #10
4-2
Dredge
MahfuzVanGogh, 		3 main #6
8-2
Dredge
MahfuzVanGogh, 		3 main #1
9-0
Dredge
MahfuzVanGogh, 		3 main #9
4-2
Dredge
MahfuzVanGogh, 		3 main #20
4-3
Dredge
MahfuzVanGogh, 		3 main #10
4-2

Vintage Other periods →

In 17 of 438 decks (3.9%).

Share of decks
3.9%
▼ 0.4 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-13: 10.1% 2026-08-20: 6.5% 2026-08-27: 7.5% 2026-09-03: 5.6% 2026-09-10: 5.1% 2026-09-17: 4.0% 2026-09-24: 4.4% 2026-10-01: 4.2% 2026-10-08: 2.5% 2026-10-15: 5.4% 2026-10-22: 1.8%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
17
17 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
4.0
in the main deck
Win rate
55%
4 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Dredge 3.9% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Shambling Shell100%24.3
Narcomoeba100%24.3
Creeping Chill100%24.3
Stinkweed Imp100%23.1
Golgari Grave-Troll100%23.1
Prized Amalgam100%23.1
Ichorid100%21.9
Noxious Revival100%19.0
Grief100%18.3
Serum Powder100%12.5

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Dredge
MeninoNey in Vintage Challenge 32		 9-0
100%
Dredge
blackdecks99 in Vintage Challenge 32		 5-2
71%
Dredge
Lord_Beerus in Vintage Challenge 16		 3-2
60%
Dredge
blackdecks99 in Vintage Challenge 32		 4-3
57%
Dredge
MeninooNey in Vintage Challenge 32		 3-3
50%
Dredge
Henry Revesz in From The Vault: Vintage 5		 3-3
50%
Dredge
MeninoNey in Vintage Challenge 32		 3-3
50%
Dredge
juanjo123 in Vintage Challenge 16		 2-3
40%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Dredge
The_shallow_grave, 		4 main #22
0-2
Dredge
MeninooNey, 		4 main #18
3-3
Dredge
Lord_Beerus, 		4 main #10
3-2
Dredge
juanjo123, 		4 main #17
2-3
Dredge
The_shallow_grave, 		4 main #28
0-2
Dredge
Henry Revesz, 		4 main #8
3-3
Dredge
blackdecks99, 		4 main #5
5-2
Dredge
MeninoNey, 		4 main #17
3-3

Commander Other periods →

In 30 of 6150 decks (0.5%).

Share of decks
0.5%
= vs previous 30 days
2026-08-20: 0.0% 2026-08-27: 0.7% 2026-09-03: 0.5% 2026-09-10: 0.3% 2026-09-17: 0.5% 2026-09-24: 0.4% 2026-10-01: 0.5% 2026-10-08: 0.2% 2026-10-15: 0.6% 2026-10-22: 0.5%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
30
30 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
24%
7 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
The Gitrog Monster 0.4% 4%
Rakdos, the Muscle 0.3% 100%
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician 0.1% 50%
Baron Helmut Zemo 0.1% 50%
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant 0.0% 100%
Teval, the Balanced Scale 0.0% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Sol Ring100%1.0
Dark Ritual87%2.1
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth83%37.4
Entomb83%9.0
Reanimate83%7.5
Cabal Ritual83%2.8
Bloodstained Mire83%1.7
Command Tower83%1.0
Sacrifice80%17.0
Culling the Weak80%2.9

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Baron Helmut Zemo
Alejandro "Pro" Proestakis in 2do Clasificatorio Nacional cEDH 2026 Sede Antofagasta		 3-2
60%
Rakdos, the Muscle
CJ Myers in MBG Commanderpalooza #3 (TimeTwister event)		 2-3
40%
Rakdos, the Muscle
Noah Brown in Perfect Storm Comics & Games - Tabernacle 10K		 2-4
33%
Rakdos, the Muscle
JD Badoud (Ducke) in Hellspawn Booster Box Tournament		 1-4
20%
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Michael Jordan in BellsCon CEDH Tournament		 1-4
20%
Rakdos, the Muscle
Casper Adriaensen Langouche in TAP THAT TUNDRA - EU CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER		 1-5
17%
The Gitrog Monster
Josh Bradley in The Stack and Shack Showdown #7: Shatter the Shack		 0-5
0%
Baron Helmut Zemo
Poovender Rao in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K		 0-5
0%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Rakdos, the Muscle
Dylan Tyler, 		1 main #13
1-3
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
James Petersen, 		1 main #21
1-2
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Riccardo Norcini, 		1 main #4
2-2
Rakdos, the Muscle
Mason, 		1 main #6
2-2
Rakdos, the Muscle
CJ Myers, 		1 main #30
2-3
Rakdos, the Muscle
Louie [Bonfire], 		1 main #52
1-2
Rakdos, the Muscle
Šimon Hájek, 		1 main #42
0-4
Rakdos, the Muscle
Daniel Sanchez Mora, 		1 main #4
2-2

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