Kokusho, the Evening Star
$19.60
$19.60Legendary 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
#1213
Current Rank
#1125
Last Week
#1255
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.
The Soul Stone+5% Synergy
$62.36
Gwenom, Remorseless+1% Synergy
$9.74
Agent Venom0% Synergy
$0.69
Villainous Wrath-1% Synergy
$0.96
Bitterbloom Bearer-1% Synergy
$49.99
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Kokusho, the Evening Star's abilities and overall game plan.
Supernatural Stamina+69% Synergy
$0.08
Feign Death+66% Synergy
$0.87
Undying Evil+65% Synergy
$0.44
Undying Malice+62% Synergy
$0.49
Saw in Half+62% Synergy
$4.09
Disciple of Bolas+60% Synergy
$0.37
Not Dead After All+59% Synergy
$1.27
Soldevi Adnate+56% Synergy
$0.83
Nasty End+56% Synergy
$0.11
Kaya's Ghostform+55% Synergy
$0.93
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
$0.05
Animate Dead+48% Synergy
$7.52
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+47% Synergy
$7.10
Viscera Seer+42% Synergy
$0.39
Reanimate+41% Synergy
$5.34
Village Rites+34% Synergy
$0.30
Crypt Ghast+22% Synergy
$13.60
Jet Medallion+14% Synergy
$7.50
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+13% Synergy
$1.03
Dark Ritual+10% Synergy
$3.35
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Necropotence+13% Synergy
$17.41
Bolas's Citadel+9% Synergy
$14.25
Ancient Tomb+9% Synergy
$94.95
Demonic Tutor+5% Synergy
$48.88
Ad Nauseam+4% Synergy
$20.59
Vampiric Tutor+3% Synergy
$54.04
Mana Vault+3% Synergy
$78.39
The One Ring+2% Synergy
$75.61
Imperial Seal0% Synergy
$124.90
Chrome Mox-1% Synergy
$110.22
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Kokusho, the Evening Star's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Apprentice Necromancer+50% Synergy
$0.61
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus+47% Synergy
$5.49
Illuminor Szeras+36% Synergy
$3.88
Enduring Tenacity+35% Synergy
$4.42
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar+34% Synergy
$0.36
Doomed Necromancer+33% Synergy
$0.37
Bloodletter of Aclazotz+32% Synergy
$25.65
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+26% Synergy
$0.75
Chainer, Dementia Master+23% Synergy
$0.19
Solemn Simulacrum+22% Synergy
$0.26
Activated Sleeper+21% Synergy
$0.75
Junji, the Midnight Sky+19% Synergy
$0.57
Ruthless Technomancer+19% Synergy
$1.58
Carrion Feeder+18% Synergy
$2.76
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+18% Synergy
$10.48
Plaguecrafter+13% Synergy
$0.43
Warren Soultrader+12% Synergy
$12.00
Burnished Hart+12% Synergy
$0.09
Dark Confidant+12% Synergy
$4.83
Phyrexian Delver+12% Synergy
$0.50
Darkstar Augur+12% Synergy
$0.39
Disciple of Griselbrand+11% Synergy
$0.24
Hell's Caretaker+11% Synergy
$1.81
Accursed Marauder+9% Synergy
$0.16
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+9% Synergy
$1.99
Sheoldred, Whispering One+9% Synergy
$15.61
Bloodthirsty Conqueror+9% Synergy
$30.88
Roaming Throne+9% Synergy
$29.53
Yahenni, Undying Partisan+8% Synergy
$1.84
Erebos, God of the Dead+7% Synergy
$9.50
Grim Haruspex+5% Synergy
$2.37
Umbral Collar Zealot+5% Synergy
$0.53
Magus of the Coffers+5% Synergy
$4.38
Sidisi, Undead Vizier+5% Synergy
$6.05
Woe Strider+5% Synergy
$0.24
Ayara, First of Locthwain+4% Synergy
$5.39
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+4% Synergy
$16.08
Fleshbag Marauder+3% Synergy
$0.18
Nirkana Revenant+2% Synergy
$5.53
Midnight Reaper+2% Synergy
$0.25
Boggart Trawler+1% Synergy
$1.05
Merciless Executioner+1% Synergy
$0.47
Leaden Myr+1% Synergy
$0.70
Dread Presence0% Synergy
$2.31
Morbid Opportunist-2% Synergy
$0.16
Massacre Wurm-6% Synergy
$1.64
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse-6% Synergy
$67.82
Pitiless Plunderer-8% Synergy
$1.53
Zulaport Cutthroat-16% Synergy
$2.55
Blood Artist-21% Synergy
$1.97
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Kokusho, the Evening Star safe.
Sacrifice+47% Synergy
$9.73
Malakir Rebirth+44% Synergy
$8.97
Demonic Gifts+41% Synergy
$0.09
Return to Action+40% Synergy
$0.07
Abnormal Endurance+34% Synergy
$0.08
Deadly Dispute+25% Synergy
$0.37
Presumed Dead+24% Synergy
$0.04
Corrupted Conviction+23% Synergy
$0.17
Reckoner's Bargain+21% Synergy
$0.56
Culling the Weak+20% Synergy
$13.86
Wake the Dead+19% Synergy
$0.26
Grim Return+17% Synergy
$0.46
Flare of Malice+16% Synergy
$2.39
Goryo's Vengeance+16% Synergy
$13.47
Stinging Study+10% Synergy
$6.17
Costly Plunder+7% Synergy
$0.16
Rescue from the Underworld+7% Synergy
$0.15
Withering Torment+6% Synergy
$2.54
Altar's Reap+6% Synergy
$0.41
Ashnod's Intervention+6% Synergy
$0.08
Eviscerator's Insight+5% Synergy
$0.16
Corpse Dance+5% Synergy
$20.47
Vincent's Limit Break+4% Synergy
$0.06
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$0.94
Cabal Ritual+1% Synergy
$13.78
Snuff Out+1% Synergy
$16.95
Plumb the Forbidden+1% Synergy
$0.61
Bitter Triumph0% Synergy
$2.25
Infernal Grasp-1% Synergy
$0.25
Imp's Mischief-1% Synergy
$3.84
Fell the Profane-1% Synergy
$4.83
Doom Blade-1% Synergy
$0.19
Entomb-2% Synergy
$18.03
Dismember-2% Synergy
$5.87
Sudden Spoiling-2% Synergy
$5.02
Hero's Downfall-2% Synergy
$0.10
Baleful Mastery-3% Synergy
$2.31
Soul Shatter-5% Synergy
$3.10
Murder-5% Synergy
$0.03
Deadly Rollick-6% Synergy
$18.95
Tragic Slip-6% Synergy
$0.12
Go for the Throat-8% Synergy
$0.74
Defile-13% Synergy
$0.60
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Kokusho, the Evening Star's game plan and control the board.
Footsteps of the Goryo+45% Synergy
$1.00
Morbid Curiosity+32% Synergy
$0.22
Come Back Wrong+24% Synergy
$0.31
Dread Return+19% Synergy
$0.31
Toxic Deluge+18% Synergy
$5.95
Victimize+18% Synergy
$0.48
Damnation+18% Synergy
$19.28
Diabolic Intent+17% Synergy
$11.31
Exhume+17% Synergy
$3.34
Blood for Bones+14% Synergy
$0.31
Bubbling Muck+13% Synergy
$4.77
Mutilate+12% Synergy
$1.70
Zombify+9% Synergy
$0.15
Stitch Together+8% Synergy
$3.00
Zero Point Ballad+7% Synergy
$0.26
Necromantic Selection+7% Synergy
$1.10
Night's Whisper+6% Synergy
$0.46
Blasphemous Edict+5% Synergy
$4.95
Feed the Swarm+4% Synergy
$0.22
Eaten Alive+4% Synergy
$0.06
Deadly Tempest+4% Synergy
$0.72
Crux of Fate+4% Synergy
$1.24
Sign in Blood+3% Synergy
$0.43
Bone Shards+3% Synergy
$0.15
Read the Bones+2% Synergy
$0.22
Beacon of Unrest+2% Synergy
$0.31
Living Death+1% Synergy
$2.45
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$24.34
Decree of Pain+1% Synergy
$0.19
Innocent Blood+1% Synergy
$0.25
Insatiable Avarice0% Synergy
$2.12
Grim Tutor-1% Synergy
$21.91
Buried Alive-1% Synergy
$0.93
Exsanguinate-2% Synergy
$0.31
Torment of Hailfire-3% Synergy
$25.12
Diabolic Tutor-5% Synergy
$1.77
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Blade of Selves+48% Synergy
$3.96
Ashnod's Altar+37% Synergy
$9.08
Strionic Resonator+28% Synergy
$8.29
Nim Deathmantle+25% Synergy
$3.82
Phyrexian Altar+20% Synergy
$59.53
Cauldron of Souls+11% Synergy
$4.89
Helm of the Host+11% Synergy
$9.90
Expedition Map+9% Synergy
$1.05
Netherborn Altar+9% Synergy
$0.43
Wayfarer's Bauble+8% Synergy
$0.21
Aetherflux Reservoir+8% Synergy
$19.67
Resurrection Orb+6% Synergy
$13.69
Altar of Dementia+5% Synergy
$11.88
Lithoform Engine+5% Synergy
$6.46
Alhammarret's Archive+2% Synergy
$18.87
Mask of Griselbrand+2% Synergy
$0.35
Sensei's Divining Top-1% Synergy
$32.10
Skullclamp-4% Synergy
$4.02
The Masamune-4% Synergy
$1.24
The Darkness Crystal-5% Synergy
$4.68
Bontu's Monument-14% Synergy
$5.57
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Kokusho, the Evening Star's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Sanguine Bond+41% Synergy
$3.30
Necromancy+28% Synergy
$8.18
Fungal Fortitude+23% Synergy
$0.10
Phyrexian Reclamation+21% Synergy
$3.20
Dance of the Dead+18% Synergy
$14.69
Wound Reflection+16% Synergy
$7.54
Exquisite Blood+13% Synergy
$17.97
Black Market Connections+12% Synergy
$11.95
Strands of Night+12% Synergy
$0.34
Phyrexian Arena+11% Synergy
$2.32
Minion's Return+11% Synergy
$0.26
Vampiric Rites+8% Synergy
$0.23
Heartless Summoning+7% Synergy
$0.56
Attrition+6% Synergy
$20.37
The Sibsig Ceremony+6% Synergy
$0.21
Corroding Dragonstorm+6% Synergy
$0.10
Unhallowed Pact+6% Synergy
$0.26
Greed+5% Synergy
$0.23
Unholy Indenture+5% Synergy
$0.07
Dark Prophecy+2% Synergy
$4.71
No Mercy+1% Synergy
$19.09
Grave Pact0% Synergy
$20.71
Dictate of Erebos-3% Synergy
$17.73
The Meathook Massacre-4% Synergy
$21.80
Black Market-7% Synergy
$3.33
Bitterblossom-7% Synergy
$22.45
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Kokusho, the Evening Star to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools+11% Synergy
$7.45
Liliana of the Dark Realms-1% Synergy
$5.21
Liliana, Dreadhorde General-6% Synergy
$6.51
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
High Market+36% Synergy
$1.15
Phyrexian Tower+32% Synergy
$18.67
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+18% Synergy
$4.70
Command Beacon+17% Synergy
$6.04
Cabal Coffers+16% Synergy
$23.13
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+10% Synergy
$48.67
Cabal Stronghold+7% Synergy
$11.65
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+7% Synergy
$6.87
Volrath's Stronghold+7% Synergy
$94.10
Miren, the Moaning Well+7% Synergy
$18.92
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+5% Synergy
$39.21
Midgar, City of Mako+4% Synergy
$2.19
Castle Locthwain+3% Synergy
$3.65
Bojuka Bog+2% Synergy
$0.94
Thespian's Stage+2% Synergy
$0.52
Lake of the Dead+2% Synergy
$89.54
War Room+1% Synergy
$3.04
Tomb Fortress+1% Synergy
$3.87
Temple of the False God0% Synergy
$0.13
Urza's Saga-2% Synergy
$35.27
Mortuary Mire-3% Synergy
$0.27
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-3% Synergy
$25.46
Witch's Cottage-5% Synergy
$1.12
Barren Moor-5% Synergy
$0.13
Reliquary Tower-6% Synergy
$2.03
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Mind Stone+10% Synergy
$0.12
Fellwar Stone+10% Synergy
$1.06
Arcane Signet+9% Synergy
$0.48
Charcoal Diamond+9% Synergy
$0.20
Thought Vessel+8% Synergy
$1.05
Thran Dynamo+8% Synergy
$2.60
Extraplanar Lens+7% Synergy
$8.66
Worn Powerstone+7% Synergy
$0.23
Throne of Eldraine+6% Synergy
$23.24
Sol Ring+5% Synergy
$1.48
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+5% Synergy
$16.61
Everflowing Chalice+2% Synergy
$0.26
Jeweled Lotus+2% Synergy
$32.90
Gilded Lotus+1% Synergy
$1.09
Commander's Sphere-1% Synergy
$0.16
Caged Sun-3% Synergy
$3.55
Lands
The mana base foundation for Kokusho, the Evening Star decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Malakir Rebirth+44% Synergy
$8.97
Lazotep Quarry+8% Synergy
$4.07
Snow-Covered Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.41
Myriad Landscape+4% Synergy
$0.17
Urza's Cave+4% Synergy
$2.01
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$0.94
Boggart Trawler+1% Synergy
$1.05
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$24.34
Cavern of Souls0% Synergy
$35.68
Fell the Profane-1% Synergy
$4.83
Swamp-6% Synergy
$0.06
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Meren of Clan Nel Toth
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Cultist of the Absolute
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Vraan, Executioner Thane
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Gollum, Patient Plotter
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
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Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant // Agent of the Iron Throne
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Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh // Sengir, the Dark Baron
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Kels, Fight Fixer
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Sengir, the Dark Baron
God-Eternal Bontu
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Cultist of the Absolute
Bhaal, Lord of Murder
Kaervek, the Spiteful
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper