Kokusho, the Evening Star
$25.99
$25.99Legendary 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
#1379
Current Rank
#1626
Last Week
#1341
Past 2 Years
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.
Troop of Ponies+2% Synergy
$0.29
Stir Up Trouble+1% Synergy
$0.20
Azog, Moria's Ruin+0% Synergy
$0.33
The Sackville-Bagginses+0% Synergy
$0.59
My Precious-1% Synergy
$1.62
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Kokusho, the Evening Star's abilities and overall game plan.
Saw in Half+66% Synergy
$5.34
Supernatural Stamina+64% Synergy
$0.24
Feign Death+62% Synergy
$1.44
Undying Evil+60% Synergy
$0.38
Disciple of Bolas+58% Synergy
$0.37
Undying Malice+58% Synergy
$0.31
Not Dead After All+57% Synergy
$1.44
Nasty End+55% Synergy
$0.17
Soldevi Adnate+55% Synergy
$1.75
Kaya's Ghostform+54% Synergy
$2.82
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Kokusho, the Evening Star decks.
Fake Your Own Death+50% Synergy
$0.26
Animate Dead+49% Synergy
$8.10
Reanimate+39% Synergy
$9.23
Ashnod's Altar+37% Synergy
$16.79
Village Rites+32% Synergy
$0.76
Crypt Ghast+21% Synergy
$16.70
Toxic Deluge+20% Synergy
$4.26
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+13% Synergy
$4.71
Jet Medallion+12% Synergy
$13.02
Dark Ritual+9% Synergy
$6.31
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Necropotence+11% Synergy
$37.53
Bolas's Citadel+8% Synergy
$16.23
Ancient Tomb+6% Synergy
$132.61
Demonic Tutor+3% Synergy
$66.72
Ad Nauseam+3% Synergy
$10.80
Mana Vault+2% Synergy
$120.43
Vampiric Tutor+2% Synergy
$54.51
The One Ring+1% Synergy
$120.95
Imperial Seal0% Synergy
$169.92
Orcish Bowmasters-7% Synergy
$48.09
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Kokusho, the Evening Star's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Apprentice Necromancer+49% Synergy
$1.54
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus+45% Synergy
$7.43
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+45% Synergy
$11.42
Enduring Tenacity+39% Synergy
$12.04
Viscera Seer+38% Synergy
$0.38
Illuminor Szeras+35% Synergy
$6.86
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar+33% Synergy
$1.56
Doomed Necromancer+31% Synergy
$0.44
Bloodletter of Aclazotz+30% Synergy
$38.13
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+26% Synergy
$1.21
Chainer, Dementia Master+22% Synergy
$0.28
Twilight Diviner+22% Synergy
$2.47
Solemn Simulacrum+20% Synergy
$0.37
Junji, the Midnight Sky+20% Synergy
$0.75
Moseo, Vein's New Dean+18% Synergy
$0.80
Carrion Feeder+17% Synergy
$4.02
Activated Sleeper+17% Synergy
$1.52
Ruthless Technomancer+16% Synergy
$4.02
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+16% Synergy
$22.32
Dark Confidant+16% Synergy
$4.34
Warren Soultrader+10% Synergy
$17.79
Burnished Hart+10% Synergy
$0.26
Phyrexian Delver+10% Synergy
$0.89
Hell's Caretaker+9% Synergy
$1.69
Defiling Daemogoth+9% Synergy
$0.70
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+9% Synergy
$4.11
Darkstar Augur+8% Synergy
$0.90
Plaguecrafter+8% Synergy
$0.41
Sheoldred, Whispering One+8% Synergy
$21.09
Disciple of Griselbrand+8% Synergy
$0.32
Accursed Marauder+8% Synergy
$0.30
Roaming Throne+7% Synergy
$50.55
Grim Haruspex+6% Synergy
$2.98
Yahenni, Undying Partisan+6% Synergy
$0.34
Bloodthirsty Conqueror+5% Synergy
$34.80
Grave Researcher+5% Synergy
$1.94
Erebos, God of the Dead+5% Synergy
$11.12
Umbral Collar Zealot+5% Synergy
$0.34
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+4% Synergy
$30.13
Magus of the Coffers+4% Synergy
$4.92
Midnight Reaper+3% Synergy
$0.24
Nirkana Revenant+1% Synergy
$7.45
Boggart Trawler+1% Synergy
$1.28
Ayara, First of Locthwain+1% Synergy
$8.80
Fleshbag Marauder0% Synergy
$0.27
Dread Presence-1% Synergy
$3.30
Morbid Opportunist-2% Synergy
$0.32
Massacre Wurm-6% Synergy
$1.70
Pitiless Plunderer-9% Synergy
$4.77
Blood Artist-19% Synergy
$2.97
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Kokusho, the Evening Star safe.
Sacrifice+47% Synergy
$15.79
Malakir Rebirth+42% Synergy
$15.04
Demonic Gifts+36% Synergy
$0.28
Return to Action+35% Synergy
$0.29
Abnormal Endurance+27% Synergy
$0.15
Deadly Dispute+24% Synergy
$0.34
Corrupted Conviction+23% Synergy
$0.38
Culling the Weak+20% Synergy
$7.29
Reckoner's Bargain+18% Synergy
$1.01
Wake the Dead+18% Synergy
$1.23
Presumed Dead+17% Synergy
$0.24
Goryo's Vengeance+15% Synergy
$13.11
Flare of Malice+14% Synergy
$2.30
Grim Return+14% Synergy
$0.61
Stinging Study+9% Synergy
$10.66
Pain 101+7% Synergy
$0.16
Withering Torment+6% Synergy
$1.52
Rescue from the Underworld+6% Synergy
$0.21
Eviscerator's Insight+5% Synergy
$0.36
Costly Plunder+5% Synergy
$0.25
Corpse Dance+5% Synergy
$32.44
Vincent's Limit Break+5% Synergy
$0.17
Ashnod's Intervention+4% Synergy
$0.28
Altar's Reap+4% Synergy
$0.40
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$1.03
Cabal Ritual+0% Synergy
$14.66
Fell the Profane+0% Synergy
$4.61
Bitter Triumph0% Synergy
$0.37
Sudden Spoiling0% Synergy
$7.68
Snuff Out-1% Synergy
$12.83
Dismember-1% Synergy
$4.73
Entomb-1% Synergy
$19.23
Doom Blade-1% Synergy
$0.33
Imp's Mischief-2% Synergy
$9.60
Baleful Mastery-2% Synergy
$2.88
Infernal Grasp-3% Synergy
$0.34
Soul Shatter-4% Synergy
$3.94
Darkness-4% Synergy
$24.35
Tragic Slip-5% Synergy
$0.32
Go for the Throat-8% Synergy
$0.62
Deadly Rollick-8% Synergy
$30.53
Defile-11% Synergy
$1.47
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Kokusho, the Evening Star's game plan and control the board.
Footsteps of the Goryo+39% Synergy
$1.58
Morbid Curiosity+30% Synergy
$0.25
Come Back Wrong+26% Synergy
$0.43
Exhume+19% Synergy
$4.98
Victimize+18% Synergy
$1.25
Diabolic Intent+18% Synergy
$17.27
Dread Return+17% Synergy
$0.45
Damnation+16% Synergy
$21.24
Bubbling Muck+14% Synergy
$3.44
Blood for Bones+12% Synergy
$0.54
Mutilate+9% Synergy
$2.04
Zombify+7% Synergy
$0.25
Stitch Together+7% Synergy
$1.43
Blasphemous Edict+7% Synergy
$4.14
Zero Point Ballad+6% Synergy
$0.31
Necromantic Selection+5% Synergy
$0.30
Crux of Fate+4% Synergy
$3.45
Sign in Blood+3% Synergy
$3.34
Decorum Dissertation+3% Synergy
$5.19
Feed the Swarm+3% Synergy
$0.21
Night's Whisper+3% Synergy
$5.45
Withering Curse+3% Synergy
$1.26
Deadly Tempest+3% Synergy
$1.02
Eaten Alive+3% Synergy
$0.25
Beacon of Unrest+2% Synergy
$0.36
Living Death+2% Synergy
$5.69
Bone Shards+2% Synergy
$0.28
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$27.73
Decree of Pain+1% Synergy
$0.34
Read the Bones+0% Synergy
$0.31
Insatiable Avarice0% Synergy
$5.55
Innocent Blood0% Synergy
$0.51
Grim Tutor-1% Synergy
$24.51
Buried Alive-1% Synergy
$2.67
Torment of Hailfire-2% Synergy
$36.95
Exsanguinate-3% Synergy
$0.42
Diabolic Tutor-5% Synergy
$2.30
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Blade of Selves+48% Synergy
$3.45
Strionic Resonator+25% Synergy
$8.63
Nim Deathmantle+23% Synergy
$5.24
Phyrexian Altar+18% Synergy
$58.53
Expedition Map+9% Synergy
$1.04
Cauldron of Souls+9% Synergy
$9.45
Helm of the Host+9% Synergy
$6.03
Aetherflux Reservoir+8% Synergy
$22.00
Wayfarer's Bauble+8% Synergy
$5.04
Netherborn Altar+8% Synergy
$0.40
Altar of Dementia+6% Synergy
$17.64
Resurrection Orb+4% Synergy
$16.61
Sensei's Divining Top+0% Synergy
$42.14
Skullclamp-3% Synergy
$5.84
The Darkness Crystal-5% Synergy
$4.45
Bontu's Monument-12% Synergy
$4.76
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Kokusho, the Evening Star's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Sanguine Bond+34% Synergy
$7.31
Necromancy+27% Synergy
$20.08
Phyrexian Reclamation+20% Synergy
$3.01
Dance of the Dead+19% Synergy
$18.81
Fungal Fortitude+19% Synergy
$0.27
Black Market Connections+14% Synergy
$9.09
Heartless Summoning+11% Synergy
$1.94
Changing Loyalty+11% Synergy
$1.23
Strands of Night+11% Synergy
$0.38
Phyrexian Arena+11% Synergy
$4.56
Wound Reflection+11% Synergy
$14.68
Exquisite Blood+9% Synergy
$37.09
Minion's Return+7% Synergy
$0.33
Vampiric Rites+7% Synergy
$0.11
Attrition+6% Synergy
$19.10
The Sibsig Ceremony+4% Synergy
$0.33
Dark Prophecy+3% Synergy
$6.77
Greed+3% Synergy
$0.34
No Mercy+1% Synergy
$26.54
Grave Pact-2% Synergy
$33.45
Dictate of Erebos-3% Synergy
$15.39
Black Market-4% Synergy
$6.25
The Meathook Massacre-5% Synergy
$25.10
Bitterblossom-7% Synergy
$31.64
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Kokusho, the Evening Star to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools+9% Synergy
$6.71
Liliana of the Dark Realms-1% Synergy
$9.11
Liliana, Dreadhorde General-7% Synergy
$8.45
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
High Market+37% Synergy
$0.50
Phyrexian Tower+32% Synergy
$27.88
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+18% Synergy
$4.90
Command Beacon+15% Synergy
$10.05
Cabal Coffers+15% Synergy
$32.75
Cabal Stronghold+10% Synergy
$12.12
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+9% Synergy
$58.36
Volrath's Stronghold+8% Synergy
$132.99
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+6% Synergy
$11.21
Miren, the Moaning Well+5% Synergy
$22.08
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+5% Synergy
$53.40
Midgar, City of Mako+3% Synergy
$1.76
Lake of the Dead+2% Synergy
$123.17
Bojuka Bog+2% Synergy
$1.46
Thespian's Stage+1% Synergy
$0.48
Castle Locthwain+1% Synergy
$4.32
War Room+1% Synergy
$5.35
Temple of the False God+0% Synergy
$0.27
Urza's Saga-1% Synergy
$40.76
Barren Moor-2% Synergy
$0.30
Mortuary Mire-3% Synergy
$0.40
Witch's Cottage-4% Synergy
$1.05
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-5% Synergy
$34.57
Reliquary Tower-5% Synergy
$3.85
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Mind Stone+12% Synergy
$0.25
Fellwar Stone+11% Synergy
$0.90
Arcane Signet+11% Synergy
$0.64
Charcoal Diamond+9% Synergy
$0.36
Thought Vessel+9% Synergy
$2.38
Thran Dynamo+9% Synergy
$4.22
Throne of Eldraine+7% Synergy
$29.06
Extraplanar Lens+7% Synergy
$13.18
Worn Powerstone+7% Synergy
$0.37
The Soul Stone+7% Synergy
$94.39
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+5% Synergy
$20.39
Sol Ring+5% Synergy
$1.56
Everflowing Chalice+2% Synergy
$0.31
Gilded Lotus+1% Synergy
$0.62
Chrome Mox0% Synergy
$168.60
Commander's Sphere0% Synergy
$0.26
Caged Sun-2% Synergy
$3.73
Lands
The mana base foundation for Kokusho, the Evening Star decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Malakir Rebirth+42% Synergy
$15.04
Lazotep Quarry+8% Synergy
$7.28
Myriad Landscape+6% Synergy
$0.22
Snow-Covered Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.55
Urza's Cave+3% Synergy
$1.86
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$1.03
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$27.73
Boggart Trawler+1% Synergy
$1.28
Cavern of Souls+0% Synergy
$51.27
Fell the Profane+0% Synergy
$4.61
Swamp-5% Synergy
$0.09
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Geth, Thane of Contracts
Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant
Sengir, the Dark Baron // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Gollum, Patient Plotter
Ayara, First of Locthwain
Jerren, Corrupted Bishop
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
Torgaar, Famine Incarnate
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Cultist of the Absolute
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Cultist of the Absolute
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
Kuon, Ogre Ascendant
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Agent of the Iron Throne
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Criminal Past
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Cultist of the Absolute
Fumulus, the Infestation
God-Eternal Bontu
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Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Sengir, the Dark Baron
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Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
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Teysa, Orzhov Scion
Sengir, the Dark Baron // Tormod, the Desecrator
Henry Wu, InGen Geneticist
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh // Sengir, the Dark Baron