Kokusho, the Evening Star
$25.75
$25.75Legendary 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
#1230
Current Rank
#1306
Last Week
#1282
Last Month
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.
Moseo, Vein's New Dean+11% Synergy
$0.61
Changing Loyalty+11% Synergy
$2.25
Grave Researcher+9% Synergy
$3.89
Pain 101+9% Synergy
$0.19
Pox Plague+4% Synergy
$0.29
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Kokusho, the Evening Star's abilities and overall game plan.
Supernatural Stamina+67% Synergy
$0.26
Saw in Half+66% Synergy
$3.59
Feign Death+64% Synergy
$1.26
Undying Evil+62% Synergy
$0.45
Undying Malice+61% Synergy
$0.38
Disciple of Bolas+60% Synergy
$0.26
Not Dead After All+59% Synergy
$1.85
Nasty End+56% Synergy
$0.13
Soldevi Adnate+56% Synergy
$1.44
Kaya's Ghostform+55% Synergy
$2.24
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Kokusho, the Evening Star decks.
Fake Your Own Death+53% Synergy
$0.27
Animate Dead+48% Synergy
$3.92
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+48% Synergy
$8.84
Reanimate+41% Synergy
$9.18
Village Rites+33% Synergy
$0.82
Crypt Ghast+22% Synergy
$16.99
Toxic Deluge+20% Synergy
$4.71
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+14% Synergy
$3.53
Jet Medallion+13% Synergy
$10.58
Dark Ritual+10% Synergy
$6.80
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Necropotence+12% Synergy
$24.13
Bolas's Citadel+8% Synergy
$17.61
Ancient Tomb+8% Synergy
$122.46
Demonic Tutor+4% Synergy
$68.04
Ad Nauseam+4% Synergy
$28.21
Vampiric Tutor+3% Synergy
$64.98
Mana Vault+3% Synergy
$110.91
The One Ring+1% Synergy
$99.03
Imperial Seal-1% Synergy
$152.27
Orcish Bowmasters-7% Synergy
$47.70
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Kokusho, the Evening Star's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Apprentice Necromancer+51% Synergy
$1.04
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus+46% Synergy
$6.12
Viscera Seer+40% Synergy
$0.34
Enduring Tenacity+37% Synergy
$9.98
Illuminor Szeras+37% Synergy
$6.09
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar+34% Synergy
$0.81
Bloodletter of Aclazotz+33% Synergy
$36.58
Doomed Necromancer+32% Synergy
$0.39
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+28% Synergy
$0.64
Twilight Diviner+25% Synergy
$2.53
Chainer, Dementia Master+23% Synergy
$0.29
Solemn Simulacrum+21% Synergy
$0.31
Junji, the Midnight Sky+20% Synergy
$0.38
Activated Sleeper+19% Synergy
$1.01
Carrion Feeder+18% Synergy
$4.22
Ruthless Technomancer+18% Synergy
$3.56
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+17% Synergy
$28.27
Dark Confidant+14% Synergy
$3.72
Burnished Hart+12% Synergy
$0.28
Plaguecrafter+11% Synergy
$0.35
Warren Soultrader+11% Synergy
$12.09
Darkstar Augur+11% Synergy
$0.37
Phyrexian Delver+11% Synergy
$0.85
Hell's Caretaker+10% Synergy
$1.86
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+9% Synergy
$2.79
Roaming Throne+9% Synergy
$52.93
Disciple of Griselbrand+9% Synergy
$0.27
Accursed Marauder+8% Synergy
$0.34
Sheoldred, Whispering One+8% Synergy
$19.89
Yahenni, Undying Partisan+8% Synergy
$0.32
Bloodthirsty Conqueror+7% Synergy
$30.04
Erebos, God of the Dead+6% Synergy
$14.17
Grim Haruspex+5% Synergy
$2.76
Magus of the Coffers+5% Synergy
$4.64
Woe Strider+5% Synergy
$0.44
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+4% Synergy
$38.24
Umbral Collar Zealot+4% Synergy
$0.37
Midnight Reaper+3% Synergy
$0.21
Ayara, First of Locthwain+2% Synergy
$8.70
Boggart Trawler+2% Synergy
$0.91
Leaden Myr+2% Synergy
$1.34
Fleshbag Marauder+1% Synergy
$0.16
Nirkana Revenant+1% Synergy
$5.85
Dread Presence0% Synergy
$2.43
Morbid Opportunist-1% Synergy
$0.34
Massacre Wurm-7% Synergy
$4.55
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse-7% Synergy
$94.97
Pitiless Plunderer-10% Synergy
$3.44
Zulaport Cutthroat-15% Synergy
$0.67
Blood Artist-20% Synergy
$1.48
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Kokusho, the Evening Star safe.
Sacrifice+47% Synergy
$16.52
Malakir Rebirth+43% Synergy
$13.71
Demonic Gifts+38% Synergy
$0.26
Return to Action+38% Synergy
$0.27
Abnormal Endurance+31% Synergy
$0.14
Deadly Dispute+24% Synergy
$0.36
Corrupted Conviction+23% Synergy
$0.35
Presumed Dead+22% Synergy
$0.10
Culling the Weak+20% Synergy
$17.70
Reckoner's Bargain+19% Synergy
$1.01
Wake the Dead+18% Synergy
$0.65
Flare of Malice+16% Synergy
$1.43
Grim Return+16% Synergy
$0.42
Goryo's Vengeance+16% Synergy
$9.17
Stinging Study+10% Synergy
$13.65
Withering Torment+7% Synergy
$3.31
Altar's Reap+6% Synergy
$0.45
Costly Plunder+6% Synergy
$0.12
Ashnod's Intervention+6% Synergy
$0.17
Rescue from the Underworld+6% Synergy
$0.25
Vincent's Limit Break+5% Synergy
$0.16
Eviscerator's Insight+5% Synergy
$0.28
Corpse Dance+5% Synergy
$26.45
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$1.12
Cabal Ritual+1% Synergy
$14.13
Bitter Triumph0% Synergy
$1.62
Fell the Profane-1% Synergy
$3.11
Snuff Out-1% Synergy
$9.20
Dismember-1% Synergy
$5.35
Sudden Spoiling-1% Synergy
$8.60
Imp's Mischief-2% Synergy
$6.76
Infernal Grasp-2% Synergy
$0.30
Entomb-2% Synergy
$16.82
Baleful Mastery-2% Synergy
$3.60
Doom Blade-2% Synergy
$0.28
Soul Shatter-5% Synergy
$4.23
Darkness-5% Synergy
$22.81
Tragic Slip-6% Synergy
$0.34
Deadly Rollick-7% Synergy
$26.08
Go for the Throat-9% Synergy
$0.59
Defile-12% Synergy
$1.30
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Kokusho, the Evening Star's game plan and control the board.
Footsteps of the Goryo+42% Synergy
$1.47
Morbid Curiosity+32% Synergy
$0.22
Come Back Wrong+25% Synergy
$0.37
Victimize+19% Synergy
$1.20
Dread Return+19% Synergy
$0.47
Exhume+19% Synergy
$5.87
Diabolic Intent+17% Synergy
$16.12
Damnation+16% Synergy
$20.74
Bubbling Muck+14% Synergy
$3.53
Blood for Bones+13% Synergy
$0.51
Mutilate+11% Synergy
$1.86
Stitch Together+8% Synergy
$1.76
Zombify+8% Synergy
$0.29
Zero Point Ballad+7% Synergy
$0.35
Blasphemous Edict+6% Synergy
$3.47
Necromantic Selection+6% Synergy
$0.33
Feed the Swarm+5% Synergy
$0.38
Night's Whisper+5% Synergy
$0.27
Sign in Blood+4% Synergy
$2.79
Eaten Alive+4% Synergy
$0.12
Deadly Tempest+4% Synergy
$0.88
Crux of Fate+4% Synergy
$2.98
Read the Bones+2% Synergy
$0.27
Living Death+2% Synergy
$1.89
Decree of Pain+2% Synergy
$0.23
Beacon of Unrest+2% Synergy
$0.34
Bone Shards+2% Synergy
$0.26
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$25.35
Decorum Dissertation+1% Synergy
$6.99
Insatiable Avarice0% Synergy
$5.31
Innocent Blood0% Synergy
$0.35
Grim Tutor-1% Synergy
$26.21
Buried Alive-1% Synergy
$0.76
Exsanguinate-3% Synergy
$0.44
Torment of Hailfire-3% Synergy
$32.22
Diabolic Tutor-5% Synergy
$2.07
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Blade of Selves+49% Synergy
$3.03
Ashnod's Altar+37% Synergy
$15.42
Strionic Resonator+27% Synergy
$9.75
Nim Deathmantle+24% Synergy
$3.88
Phyrexian Altar+18% Synergy
$54.75
Expedition Map+10% Synergy
$0.65
Cauldron of Souls+10% Synergy
$7.77
Helm of the Host+10% Synergy
$10.46
Netherborn Altar+9% Synergy
$0.63
Wayfarer's Bauble+8% Synergy
$0.32
Aetherflux Reservoir+8% Synergy
$23.94
Altar of Dementia+5% Synergy
$16.70
Resurrection Orb+5% Synergy
$14.39
Alhammarret's Archive+1% Synergy
$11.24
Sensei's Divining Top0% Synergy
$44.91
The Masamune-2% Synergy
$0.83
Skullclamp-4% Synergy
$5.59
The Darkness Crystal-5% Synergy
$4.40
Bontu's Monument-13% Synergy
$5.97
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Kokusho, the Evening Star's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Sanguine Bond+38% Synergy
$6.31
Necromancy+28% Synergy
$16.30
Fungal Fortitude+22% Synergy
$0.25
Phyrexian Reclamation+21% Synergy
$2.02
Dance of the Dead+19% Synergy
$16.70
Black Market Connections+14% Synergy
$17.30
Wound Reflection+14% Synergy
$13.37
Strands of Night+12% Synergy
$0.34
Phyrexian Arena+11% Synergy
$3.70
Exquisite Blood+11% Synergy
$32.58
Heartless Summoning+10% Synergy
$2.22
Minion's Return+9% Synergy
$0.29
Vampiric Rites+7% Synergy
$0.17
Attrition+7% Synergy
$19.57
Greed+5% Synergy
$0.36
The Sibsig Ceremony+5% Synergy
$0.28
Corroding Dragonstorm+5% Synergy
$0.09
Unholy Indenture+5% Synergy
$0.11
Dark Prophecy+3% Synergy
$5.31
No Mercy+2% Synergy
$25.35
Grave Pact-3% Synergy
$30.17
Dictate of Erebos-4% Synergy
$21.17
The Meathook Massacre-5% Synergy
$25.95
Black Market-6% Synergy
$5.00
Bitterblossom-7% Synergy
$33.38
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Kokusho, the Evening Star to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools+10% Synergy
$7.48
Liliana of the Dark Realms-2% Synergy
$11.12
Liliana, Dreadhorde General-7% Synergy
$8.05
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
High Market+37% Synergy
$0.49
Phyrexian Tower+33% Synergy
$23.84
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+18% Synergy
$4.61
Command Beacon+17% Synergy
$5.88
Cabal Coffers+16% Synergy
$29.74
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+10% Synergy
$58.63
Cabal Stronghold+8% Synergy
$13.24
Volrath's Stronghold+8% Synergy
$98.79
Miren, the Moaning Well+7% Synergy
$19.57
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+6% Synergy
$51.56
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+6% Synergy
$11.06
Midgar, City of Mako+5% Synergy
$2.51
Bojuka Bog+3% Synergy
$0.53
Castle Locthwain+3% Synergy
$4.00
War Room+2% Synergy
$2.31
Thespian's Stage+2% Synergy
$0.43
Lake of the Dead+2% Synergy
$109.77
Temple of the False God+1% Synergy
$1.11
Urza's Saga-2% Synergy
$39.52
Mortuary Mire-3% Synergy
$0.41
Barren Moor-3% Synergy
$0.31
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-4% Synergy
$29.75
Reliquary Tower-5% Synergy
$2.54
Witch's Cottage-5% Synergy
$0.75
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Mind Stone+12% Synergy
$0.35
Arcane Signet+11% Synergy
$0.39
Fellwar Stone+11% Synergy
$0.65
Thought Vessel+9% Synergy
$2.90
Charcoal Diamond+9% Synergy
$0.36
Worn Powerstone+8% Synergy
$0.31
Throne of Eldraine+7% Synergy
$36.86
Thran Dynamo+7% Synergy
$4.35
Extraplanar Lens+7% Synergy
$10.73
The Soul Stone+6% Synergy
$68.33
Sol Ring+5% Synergy
$1.17
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+5% Synergy
$20.51
Everflowing Chalice+2% Synergy
$0.40
Gilded Lotus+2% Synergy
$0.47
Commander's Sphere0% Synergy
$0.34
Caged Sun-3% Synergy
$3.87
Lands
The mana base foundation for Kokusho, the Evening Star decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Malakir Rebirth+43% Synergy
$13.71
Lazotep Quarry+8% Synergy
$5.33
Myriad Landscape+7% Synergy
$0.27
Snow-Covered Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.64
Urza's Cave+3% Synergy
$1.04
Boggart Trawler+2% Synergy
$0.91
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$1.12
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$25.35
Cavern of Souls+1% Synergy
$48.67
Fell the Profane-1% Synergy
$3.11
Swamp-5% Synergy
$0.11
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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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Sengir, the Dark Baron // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
Ayara, First of Locthwain
Torgaar, Famine Incarnate
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
Fumulus, the Infestation
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Cultist of the Absolute
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Cultist of the Absolute
Kinzu of the Bleak Coven
Teysa Karlov
Vraan, Executioner Thane
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
Kuon, Ogre Ascendant
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh // Sengir, the Dark Baron
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Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Jerren, Corrupted Bishop
Gríma Wormtongue
Sengir, the Dark Baron // Tana, the Bloodsower
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant // Agent of the Iron Throne
Gaius van Baelsar
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God-Eternal Bontu
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