Kokusho, the Evening Star
$18.18
$18.18Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Meta Pick
Very popular, most players know the strategy.
Ranking
#1255
Current Rank
#1369
Last Week
#1246
Last Month
Links & Decks
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Kokusho, the Evening Star.
cEDH GAMEPLAY, KOKUSHO X TIVIT X THE GITROG MONSTER X DIHADA
Miirym vs Niv-Mizzet vs Kokusho vs Firkraag | Dragonshield EDH Gameplay | Smooth Brain EDH
Prosper vs Veyran vs Kokusho vs Liesa | ft @PieBreak & Queen of Cardboard | K&F 39 | MTG EDH
Whisper vs Meren vs Kokusho vs Yidris EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Kokusho, the Evening Star decks.
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+15% Synergy
$6.61
Umbral Collar Zealot+5% Synergy
$0.68
Perigee Beckoner+5% Synergy
$0.09
Zero Point Ballad+3% Synergy
$0.33
The Soul Stone+2% Synergy
$124.55
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Kokusho, the Evening Star's abilities and overall game plan.
Supernatural Stamina+69% Synergy
$0.13
Feign Death+66% Synergy
$0.77
Undying Evil+66% Synergy
$0.37
Undying Malice+62% Synergy
$0.60
Disciple of Bolas+61% Synergy
$0.28
Saw in Half+60% Synergy
$3.81
Not Dead After All+57% Synergy
$1.01
Soldevi Adnate+56% Synergy
$0.62
Nasty End+56% Synergy
$0.11
Kaya's Ghostform+56% Synergy
$0.96
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Kokusho, the Evening Star decks.
Fake Your Own Death+55% Synergy
$0.06
Animate Dead+48% Synergy
$6.56
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+48% Synergy
$7.02
Viscera Seer+43% Synergy
$0.54
Reanimate+41% Synergy
$5.15
Village Rites+35% Synergy
$0.24
Crypt Ghast+22% Synergy
$13.56
Jet Medallion+13% Synergy
$8.26
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+12% Synergy
$1.18
Dark Ritual+10% Synergy
$3.59
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Necropotence+12% Synergy
$16.20
Bolas's Citadel+9% Synergy
$12.41
Ancient Tomb+9% Synergy
$95.04
Demonic Tutor+5% Synergy
$53.10
Vampiric Tutor+3% Synergy
$59.87
Mana Vault+3% Synergy
$75.40
Ad Nauseam+3% Synergy
$18.87
The One Ring+2% Synergy
$82.70
Imperial Seal-1% Synergy
$120.00
Chrome Mox-1% Synergy
$103.74
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Kokusho, the Evening Star's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Apprentice Necromancer+50% Synergy
$0.89
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus+47% Synergy
$5.24
Illuminor Szeras+35% Synergy
$3.27
Enduring Tenacity+34% Synergy
$4.23
Doomed Necromancer+34% Synergy
$0.36
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar+33% Synergy
$0.41
Bloodletter of Aclazotz+32% Synergy
$26.93
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+27% Synergy
$0.53
Activated Sleeper+23% Synergy
$0.79
Solemn Simulacrum+22% Synergy
$0.25
Chainer, Dementia Master+22% Synergy
$0.18
Ruthless Technomancer+19% Synergy
$1.47
Carrion Feeder+18% Synergy
$2.33
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+18% Synergy
$10.31
Junji, the Midnight Sky+18% Synergy
$0.61
Plaguecrafter+13% Synergy
$0.42
Warren Soultrader+13% Synergy
$13.91
Burnished Hart+13% Synergy
$0.09
Phyrexian Delver+13% Synergy
$0.58
Darkstar Augur+12% Synergy
$0.42
Dark Confidant+11% Synergy
$4.79
Hell's Caretaker+11% Synergy
$2.38
Disciple of Griselbrand+11% Synergy
$0.25
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+10% Synergy
$2.27
Sheoldred, Whispering One+9% Synergy
$15.19
Bloodthirsty Conqueror+9% Synergy
$31.18
Roaming Throne+9% Synergy
$29.88
Accursed Marauder+8% Synergy
$0.23
Yahenni, Undying Partisan+8% Synergy
$0.27
Erebos, God of the Dead+7% Synergy
$9.01
Sidisi, Undead Vizier+6% Synergy
$4.99
Grim Haruspex+5% Synergy
$2.24
Magus of the Coffers+5% Synergy
$4.18
Woe Strider+5% Synergy
$0.21
Ayara, First of Locthwain+4% Synergy
$4.72
Fleshbag Marauder+4% Synergy
$0.19
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+3% Synergy
$16.64
Razaketh, the Foulblooded+3% Synergy
$10.82
Nirkana Revenant+2% Synergy
$5.08
Midnight Reaper+2% Synergy
$0.28
Boggart Trawler+2% Synergy
$1.08
Merciless Executioner+2% Synergy
$0.43
Leaden Myr+1% Synergy
$0.45
Dread Presence0% Synergy
$1.72
Morbid Opportunist-1% Synergy
$0.26
Massacre Wurm-5% Synergy
$1.40
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse-6% Synergy
$65.84
Pitiless Plunderer-7% Synergy
$1.98
Zulaport Cutthroat-15% Synergy
$3.15
Blood Artist-20% Synergy
$1.79
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Kokusho, the Evening Star safe.
Sacrifice+46% Synergy
$9.10
Malakir Rebirth+44% Synergy
$8.42
Demonic Gifts+41% Synergy
$0.10
Return to Action+40% Synergy
$0.10
Abnormal Endurance+34% Synergy
$0.12
Deadly Dispute+26% Synergy
$0.40
Presumed Dead+24% Synergy
$0.06
Corrupted Conviction+23% Synergy
$0.24
Reckoner's Bargain+21% Synergy
$0.38
Culling the Weak+19% Synergy
$11.00
Wake the Dead+19% Synergy
$0.41
Flare of Malice+17% Synergy
$3.04
Grim Return+17% Synergy
$0.44
Goryo's Vengeance+16% Synergy
$7.13
Stinging Study+11% Synergy
$5.25
Costly Plunder+7% Synergy
$0.16
Altar's Reap+7% Synergy
$0.39
Rescue from the Underworld+7% Synergy
$0.17
Withering Torment+6% Synergy
$2.57
Eviscerator's Insight+6% Synergy
$0.21
Ashnod's Intervention+6% Synergy
$0.13
Corpse Dance+5% Synergy
$19.94
Vincent's Limit Break+4% Synergy
$0.08
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$1.09
Snuff Out+1% Synergy
$16.57
Plumb the Forbidden+1% Synergy
$0.70
Infernal Grasp0% Synergy
$0.30
Cabal Ritual0% Synergy
$12.62
Bitter Triumph0% Synergy
$2.86
Imp's Mischief-1% Synergy
$4.32
Fell the Profane-1% Synergy
$4.97
Entomb-1% Synergy
$15.82
Doom Blade-1% Synergy
$0.19
Sudden Spoiling-2% Synergy
$4.33
Hero's Downfall-2% Synergy
$0.15
Dismember-3% Synergy
$6.62
Soul Shatter-4% Synergy
$2.99
Baleful Mastery-4% Synergy
$2.65
Deadly Rollick-5% Synergy
$18.70
Murder-5% Synergy
$0.04
Tragic Slip-6% Synergy
$0.14
Go for the Throat-8% Synergy
$0.76
Defile-12% Synergy
$0.60
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Kokusho, the Evening Star's game plan and control the board.
Footsteps of the Goryo+46% Synergy
$2.96
Morbid Curiosity+32% Synergy
$0.18
Come Back Wrong+23% Synergy
$0.27
Toxic Deluge+19% Synergy
$5.79
Dread Return+19% Synergy
$0.32
Victimize+18% Synergy
$0.44
Damnation+18% Synergy
$20.12
Diabolic Intent+17% Synergy
$10.83
Exhume+17% Synergy
$3.43
Blood for Bones+14% Synergy
$0.28
Mutilate+13% Synergy
$1.70
Bubbling Muck+13% Synergy
$2.61
Zombify+9% Synergy
$0.23
Stitch Together+8% Synergy
$3.20
Night's Whisper+7% Synergy
$0.40
Blasphemous Edict+6% Synergy
$4.65
Necromantic Selection+6% Synergy
$0.19
Eaten Alive+5% Synergy
$0.07
Deadly Tempest+5% Synergy
$0.73
Feed the Swarm+4% Synergy
$0.23
Crux of Fate+4% Synergy
$2.37
Sign in Blood+3% Synergy
$0.40
Bone Shards+3% Synergy
$0.18
Read the Bones+2% Synergy
$0.25
Agadeem's Awakening+2% Synergy
$26.13
Beacon of Unrest+2% Synergy
$0.30
Decree of Pain+1% Synergy
$0.23
Innocent Blood+1% Synergy
$0.29
Insatiable Avarice0% Synergy
$1.95
Grim Tutor0% Synergy
$20.09
Living Death0% Synergy
$2.37
Buried Alive-1% Synergy
$0.93
Exsanguinate-2% Synergy
$0.28
Torment of Hailfire-3% Synergy
$20.49
Diabolic Tutor-5% Synergy
$1.72
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Blade of Selves+48% Synergy
$3.66
Ashnod's Altar+38% Synergy
$8.35
Strionic Resonator+30% Synergy
$7.16
Nim Deathmantle+25% Synergy
$3.19
Phyrexian Altar+20% Synergy
$57.97
Cauldron of Souls+11% Synergy
$4.61
Helm of the Host+10% Synergy
$12.44
Netherborn Altar+9% Synergy
$0.43
Expedition Map+8% Synergy
$0.84
Aetherflux Reservoir+8% Synergy
$20.05
Wayfarer's Bauble+7% Synergy
$0.26
Resurrection Orb+6% Synergy
$14.94
Altar of Dementia+5% Synergy
$12.29
Lithoform Engine+5% Synergy
$6.03
Alhammarret's Archive+2% Synergy
$18.85
Mask of Griselbrand+2% Synergy
$0.40
Sensei's Divining Top-1% Synergy
$32.55
Skullclamp-4% Synergy
$4.78
The Darkness Crystal-5% Synergy
$2.95
The Masamune-5% Synergy
$0.91
Bontu's Monument-13% Synergy
$4.86
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Kokusho, the Evening Star's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Sanguine Bond+41% Synergy
$3.16
Necromancy+27% Synergy
$7.30
Fungal Fortitude+24% Synergy
$0.12
Phyrexian Reclamation+21% Synergy
$3.57
Dance of the Dead+18% Synergy
$16.19
Wound Reflection+16% Synergy
$8.63
Exquisite Blood+13% Synergy
$22.70
Black Market Connections+12% Synergy
$12.37
Strands of Night+12% Synergy
$0.36
Phyrexian Arena+11% Synergy
$2.48
Minion's Return+11% Synergy
$0.23
Vampiric Rites+8% Synergy
$0.17
Corroding Dragonstorm+7% Synergy
$0.07
Heartless Summoning+6% Synergy
$0.44
Attrition+6% Synergy
$19.82
The Sibsig Ceremony+6% Synergy
$0.25
Unhallowed Pact+5% Synergy
$0.28
Unholy Indenture+5% Synergy
$0.12
Greed+4% Synergy
$0.25
Dark Prophecy+2% Synergy
$4.97
No Mercy+1% Synergy
$16.56
Grave Pact0% Synergy
$20.40
Dictate of Erebos-2% Synergy
$15.38
The Meathook Massacre-3% Synergy
$21.30
Black Market-6% Synergy
$3.70
Bitterblossom-6% Synergy
$21.01
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Kokusho, the Evening Star to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools+12% Synergy
$6.73
Liliana of the Dark Realms0% Synergy
$5.31
Liliana, Dreadhorde General-6% Synergy
$6.53
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
High Market+36% Synergy
$1.38
Phyrexian Tower+33% Synergy
$19.21
Command Beacon+17% Synergy
$5.97
Cabal Coffers+16% Synergy
$25.99
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+11% Synergy
$49.13
Volrath's Stronghold+8% Synergy
$96.53
Cabal Stronghold+7% Synergy
$12.26
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+7% Synergy
$7.25
Miren, the Moaning Well+7% Synergy
$18.25
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+5% Synergy
$35.87
Midgar, City of Mako+4% Synergy
$2.10
Castle Locthwain+3% Synergy
$3.91
Bojuka Bog+2% Synergy
$0.90
Thespian's Stage+2% Synergy
$0.49
Lake of the Dead+2% Synergy
$93.52
War Room+1% Synergy
$2.90
Tomb Fortress+1% Synergy
$3.60
Temple of the False God0% Synergy
$0.15
Urza's Saga-2% Synergy
$42.14
Mortuary Mire-3% Synergy
$0.30
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-3% Synergy
$23.25
Witch's Cottage-4% Synergy
$1.50
Reliquary Tower-5% Synergy
$2.59
Barren Moor-6% Synergy
$0.15
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Arcane Signet+10% Synergy
$0.51
Mind Stone+10% Synergy
$0.21
Fellwar Stone+10% Synergy
$1.38
Thought Vessel+8% Synergy
$1.15
Charcoal Diamond+8% Synergy
$0.23
Thran Dynamo+8% Synergy
$2.69
Worn Powerstone+7% Synergy
$0.20
Extraplanar Lens+6% Synergy
$8.02
Sol Ring+5% Synergy
$1.39
Throne of Eldraine+5% Synergy
$20.31
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+5% Synergy
$15.81
Everflowing Chalice+2% Synergy
$0.23
Mana Crypt+2% Synergy
$39.77
Jeweled Lotus+2% Synergy
$30.95
Gilded Lotus+1% Synergy
$1.14
Commander's Sphere-1% Synergy
$0.17
Caged Sun-3% Synergy
$3.60
Lands
The mana base foundation for Kokusho, the Evening Star decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Malakir Rebirth+44% Synergy
$8.42
Lazotep Quarry+9% Synergy
$3.43
Myriad Landscape+5% Synergy
$0.21
Snow-Covered Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.42
Urza's Cave+2% Synergy
$2.15
Boggart Trawler+2% Synergy
$1.08
Agadeem's Awakening+2% Synergy
$26.13
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$1.09
Cavern of Souls0% Synergy
$35.28
Fell the Profane-1% Synergy
$4.97
Swamp-6% Synergy
$0.07
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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Kokusho, the Evening Star.
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Massacre Girl
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Teysa Karlov
Sengir, the Dark Baron // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker
Torgaar, Famine Incarnate
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Cultist of the Absolute
Savra, Queen of the Golgari
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
Ayara, First of Locthwain
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
Bontu the Glorified
Vraan, Executioner Thane
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
Gollum, Patient Plotter
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant // Agent of the Iron Throne
The Meep
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Ravos, Soultender // The Prismatic Piper
Orca, Siege Demon
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Shelob, Dread Weaver
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Brinelin, the Moon Kraken
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Cultist of the Absolute
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Agent of the Iron Throne
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Veteran Soldier
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
Judith, the Scourge Diva