Kokusho, the Evening Star
$19.65
$19.65Legendary 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
#1209
Current Rank
#1167
Last Week
#1269
Last Month
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Kokusho, the Evening Star.
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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.
Twilight Diviner+21% Synergy
$1.67
Blight Rot+1% Synergy
$0.23
Sinister Gnarlbark+1% Synergy
$0.75
Moonshadow-1% Synergy
$19.67
Bitterbloom Bearer-2% Synergy
$24.03
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Kokusho, the Evening Star's abilities and overall game plan.
Supernatural Stamina+69% Synergy
$0.10
Feign Death+66% Synergy
$1.02
Saw in Half+64% Synergy
$3.95
Undying Evil+64% Synergy
$0.47
Undying Malice+62% Synergy
$0.40
Disciple of Bolas+60% Synergy
$0.25
Not Dead After All+60% Synergy
$1.58
Nasty End+56% Synergy
$0.12
Soldevi Adnate+56% Synergy
$0.96
Kaya's Ghostform+55% Synergy
$1.16
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
$0.08
Animate Dead+48% Synergy
$8.01
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+47% Synergy
$7.54
Reanimate+41% Synergy
$6.36
Viscera Seer+41% Synergy
$0.37
Village Rites+34% Synergy
$0.25
Crypt Ghast+22% Synergy
$13.42
Jet Medallion+13% Synergy
$10.02
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+13% Synergy
$2.23
Dark Ritual+9% Synergy
$4.24
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Necropotence+13% Synergy
$21.85
Bolas's Citadel+10% Synergy
$12.61
Ancient Tomb+9% Synergy
$98.84
Demonic Tutor+4% Synergy
$56.74
Ad Nauseam+4% Synergy
$26.79
Vampiric Tutor+3% Synergy
$61.04
Mana Vault+3% Synergy
$85.86
The One Ring+2% Synergy
$101.29
Imperial Seal0% Synergy
$136.78
Orcish Bowmasters-8% Synergy
$37.71
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Kokusho, the Evening Star's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Apprentice Necromancer+50% Synergy
$0.76
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus+46% Synergy
$6.49
Illuminor Szeras+37% Synergy
$5.03
Enduring Tenacity+36% Synergy
$5.78
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar+34% Synergy
$0.49
Bloodletter of Aclazotz+33% Synergy
$30.17
Doomed Necromancer+32% Synergy
$0.39
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+27% Synergy
$1.00
Solemn Simulacrum+22% Synergy
$0.25
Chainer, Dementia Master+22% Synergy
$0.22
Activated Sleeper+21% Synergy
$0.91
Junji, the Midnight Sky+19% Synergy
$0.40
Carrion Feeder+18% Synergy
$1.71
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+18% Synergy
$13.56
Ruthless Technomancer+18% Synergy
$3.56
Dark Confidant+13% Synergy
$3.31
Plaguecrafter+12% Synergy
$0.34
Warren Soultrader+12% Synergy
$13.44
Burnished Hart+12% Synergy
$0.20
Phyrexian Delver+12% Synergy
$0.59
Darkstar Augur+11% Synergy
$0.74
Hell's Caretaker+11% Synergy
$1.63
Roaming Throne+10% Synergy
$47.17
Disciple of Griselbrand+10% Synergy
$0.23
Accursed Marauder+9% Synergy
$0.27
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+9% Synergy
$1.99
Bloodthirsty Conqueror+8% Synergy
$33.55
Yahenni, Undying Partisan+8% Synergy
$0.27
Sheoldred, Whispering One+7% Synergy
$18.00
Erebos, God of the Dead+7% Synergy
$10.89
Grim Haruspex+5% Synergy
$3.19
Woe Strider+5% Synergy
$0.18
Sidisi, Undead Vizier+5% Synergy
$5.36
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+4% Synergy
$29.64
Umbral Collar Zealot+4% Synergy
$0.86
Magus of the Coffers+4% Synergy
$4.69
Ayara, First of Locthwain+2% Synergy
$5.95
Fleshbag Marauder+2% Synergy
$0.23
Midnight Reaper+2% Synergy
$0.18
Leaden Myr+2% Synergy
$0.87
Nirkana Revenant+1% Synergy
$6.10
Boggart Trawler+1% Synergy
$1.17
Merciless Executioner0% Synergy
$1.26
Dread Presence-1% Synergy
$2.98
Morbid Opportunist-2% Synergy
$0.18
Massacre Wurm-7% Synergy
$1.66
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse-7% Synergy
$85.53
Pitiless Plunderer-9% Synergy
$1.73
Zulaport Cutthroat-15% Synergy
$2.00
Blood Artist-20% Synergy
$1.53
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Kokusho, the Evening Star safe.
Sacrifice+47% Synergy
$5.00
Malakir Rebirth+44% Synergy
$8.92
Demonic Gifts+40% Synergy
$0.08
Return to Action+39% Synergy
$0.09
Abnormal Endurance+33% Synergy
$0.12
Deadly Dispute+25% Synergy
$0.27
Corrupted Conviction+23% Synergy
$0.24
Presumed Dead+23% Synergy
$0.05
Reckoner's Bargain+21% Synergy
$0.73
Culling the Weak+20% Synergy
$11.65
Wake the Dead+18% Synergy
$0.41
Grim Return+17% Synergy
$0.35
Flare of Malice+16% Synergy
$1.98
Goryo's Vengeance+15% Synergy
$12.87
Stinging Study+10% Synergy
$5.92
Withering Torment+6% Synergy
$3.95
Altar's Reap+6% Synergy
$0.46
Costly Plunder+6% Synergy
$0.16
Ashnod's Intervention+6% Synergy
$0.07
Rescue from the Underworld+6% Synergy
$0.11
Corpse Dance+6% Synergy
$21.90
Eviscerator's Insight+5% Synergy
$0.50
Vincent's Limit Break+4% Synergy
$0.05
Zuko's Conviction+4% Synergy
$0.10
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$0.90
Plumb the Forbidden+1% Synergy
$0.54
Cabal Ritual0% Synergy
$10.31
Snuff Out0% Synergy
$11.77
Bitter Triumph0% Synergy
$0.76
Fell the Profane-1% Synergy
$4.43
Doom Blade-1% Synergy
$0.21
Infernal Grasp-2% Synergy
$0.14
Imp's Mischief-2% Synergy
$4.33
Entomb-2% Synergy
$13.78
Dismember-2% Synergy
$5.21
Sudden Spoiling-2% Synergy
$5.32
Baleful Mastery-2% Synergy
$4.93
Soul Shatter-5% Synergy
$3.60
Murder-5% Synergy
$0.05
Deadly Rollick-6% Synergy
$21.82
Tragic Slip-6% Synergy
$0.15
Go for the Throat-8% Synergy
$0.53
Defile-13% Synergy
$1.04
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Kokusho, the Evening Star's game plan and control the board.
Footsteps of the Goryo+43% Synergy
$1.86
Morbid Curiosity+32% Synergy
$0.24
Come Back Wrong+24% Synergy
$0.26
Toxic Deluge+20% Synergy
$7.07
Victimize+19% Synergy
$0.48
Dread Return+19% Synergy
$0.40
Diabolic Intent+18% Synergy
$11.14
Exhume+18% Synergy
$5.17
Damnation+17% Synergy
$18.65
Blood for Bones+14% Synergy
$0.36
Bubbling Muck+13% Synergy
$4.87
Mutilate+11% Synergy
$1.85
Stitch Together+8% Synergy
$2.49
Zombify+8% Synergy
$0.12
Night's Whisper+6% Synergy
$0.20
Blasphemous Edict+6% Synergy
$5.75
Zero Point Ballad+6% Synergy
$0.29
Necromantic Selection+6% Synergy
$0.17
Eaten Alive+5% Synergy
$0.06
Feed the Swarm+4% Synergy
$0.19
Sign in Blood+4% Synergy
$2.42
Deadly Tempest+4% Synergy
$1.01
Crux of Fate+4% Synergy
$1.76
Bone Shards+3% Synergy
$0.17
Read the Bones+2% Synergy
$0.22
Beacon of Unrest+2% Synergy
$0.26
Living Death+1% Synergy
$1.97
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$19.63
Decree of Pain+1% Synergy
$0.24
Insatiable Avarice0% Synergy
$2.72
Innocent Blood0% Synergy
$0.36
Grim Tutor-1% Synergy
$25.19
Buried Alive-1% Synergy
$0.92
Exsanguinate-3% Synergy
$0.32
Torment of Hailfire-3% Synergy
$24.46
Diabolic Tutor-5% Synergy
$1.86
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Blade of Selves+49% Synergy
$2.33
Ashnod's Altar+37% Synergy
$12.07
Strionic Resonator+28% Synergy
$9.37
Nim Deathmantle+24% Synergy
$4.25
Phyrexian Altar+19% Synergy
$50.92
Cauldron of Souls+11% Synergy
$5.27
Helm of the Host+10% Synergy
$12.33
Expedition Map+9% Synergy
$0.73
Netherborn Altar+9% Synergy
$0.45
Wayfarer's Bauble+8% Synergy
$0.21
Aetherflux Reservoir+8% Synergy
$19.23
Altar of Dementia+5% Synergy
$12.00
Resurrection Orb+5% Synergy
$12.78
Lithoform Engine+5% Synergy
$6.28
Mask of Griselbrand+2% Synergy
$0.44
Alhammarret's Archive+1% Synergy
$12.68
Sensei's Divining Top0% Synergy
$34.49
The Masamune-2% Synergy
$0.78
Skullclamp-4% Synergy
$4.08
The Darkness Crystal-6% Synergy
$3.72
Bontu's Monument-13% Synergy
$8.79
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Kokusho, the Evening Star's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Sanguine Bond+39% Synergy
$6.53
Necromancy+28% Synergy
$11.12
Fungal Fortitude+23% Synergy
$0.07
Phyrexian Reclamation+21% Synergy
$1.23
Dance of the Dead+19% Synergy
$14.97
Wound Reflection+15% Synergy
$9.21
Black Market Connections+13% Synergy
$12.97
Phyrexian Arena+12% Synergy
$3.85
Exquisite Blood+12% Synergy
$17.00
Strands of Night+12% Synergy
$0.41
Heartless Summoning+9% Synergy
$0.63
Minion's Return+9% Synergy
$0.25
Vampiric Rites+8% Synergy
$0.11
Attrition+7% Synergy
$19.76
Greed+5% Synergy
$0.36
The Sibsig Ceremony+5% Synergy
$0.17
Corroding Dragonstorm+5% Synergy
$0.06
Unhallowed Pact+5% Synergy
$0.19
Dark Prophecy+3% Synergy
$5.32
No Mercy+2% Synergy
$20.61
Grave Pact-1% Synergy
$26.35
Dictate of Erebos-3% Synergy
$15.49
The Meathook Massacre-4% Synergy
$22.76
Black Market-6% Synergy
$4.34
Bitterblossom-7% Synergy
$25.37
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Kokusho, the Evening Star to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools+10% Synergy
$7.64
Liliana of the Dark Realms-2% Synergy
$7.81
Liliana, Dreadhorde General-7% Synergy
$8.27
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
High Market+36% Synergy
$1.12
Phyrexian Tower+34% Synergy
$22.37
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+20% Synergy
$3.45
Cabal Coffers+17% Synergy
$27.17
Command Beacon+16% Synergy
$5.71
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+11% Synergy
$53.21
Cabal Stronghold+9% Synergy
$12.11
Volrath's Stronghold+8% Synergy
$97.93
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+7% Synergy
$8.31
Miren, the Moaning Well+7% Synergy
$18.67
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+6% Synergy
$45.08
Midgar, City of Mako+4% Synergy
$1.47
Castle Locthwain+3% Synergy
$3.09
Bojuka Bog+2% Synergy
$0.84
War Room+2% Synergy
$5.07
Thespian's Stage+2% Synergy
$0.47
Lake of the Dead+2% Synergy
$90.67
Tomb Fortress+1% Synergy
$3.93
Temple of the False God0% Synergy
$0.10
Urza's Saga-2% Synergy
$35.87
Mortuary Mire-3% Synergy
$0.36
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-4% Synergy
$33.79
Barren Moor-4% Synergy
$0.09
Reliquary Tower-5% Synergy
$3.27
Witch's Cottage-5% Synergy
$0.69
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Arcane Signet+11% Synergy
$0.35
Mind Stone+11% Synergy
$0.23
Fellwar Stone+10% Synergy
$0.77
Charcoal Diamond+9% Synergy
$0.29
Thought Vessel+8% Synergy
$1.71
Throne of Eldraine+7% Synergy
$31.84
Thran Dynamo+7% Synergy
$3.53
Extraplanar Lens+7% Synergy
$9.00
Worn Powerstone+7% Synergy
$0.28
The Soul Stone+6% Synergy
$55.11
Sol Ring+5% Synergy
$1.05
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+5% Synergy
$17.16
Everflowing Chalice+2% Synergy
$0.23
Gilded Lotus+2% Synergy
$0.84
Commander's Sphere-1% Synergy
$0.16
Caged Sun-4% Synergy
$3.27
Lands
The mana base foundation for Kokusho, the Evening Star decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Malakir Rebirth+44% Synergy
$8.92
Lazotep Quarry+8% Synergy
$4.48
Myriad Landscape+6% Synergy
$0.20
Snow-Covered Swamp+6% Synergy
$0.47
Urza's Cave+4% Synergy
$1.67
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$0.90
Boggart Trawler+1% Synergy
$1.17
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$19.63
Cavern of Souls0% Synergy
$41.17
Fell the Profane-1% Synergy
$4.43
Swamp-6% Synergy
$0.17
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Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Cultist of the Absolute
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Kinzu of the Bleak Coven
Gollum, Patient Plotter
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Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Agent of the Iron Throne
Sengir, the Dark Baron // Tana, the Bloodsower
Jerren, Corrupted Bishop
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