Kokusho, the Evening Star: Lifegain
$25.24
$25.24Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Kokusho, the Evening Star players are trying out in Lifegain decks.
Defiling Daemogoth+18% Synergy
$2.22
Changing Loyalty+12% Synergy
$1.48
Grave Researcher+11% Synergy
$3.39
Moseo, Vein's New Dean+11% Synergy
$0.97
Scheming Silvertongue+7% Synergy
$1.20
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Kokusho, the Evening Star's Lifegain builds — cards that lean hardest into the Lifegain theme.
Saw in Half+59% Synergy
$4.44
Supernatural Stamina+57% Synergy
$0.24
Undying Malice+56% Synergy
$0.37
Kaya's Ghostform+56% Synergy
$2.79
Feign Death+55% Synergy
$1.03
Disciple of Bolas+54% Synergy
$0.30
Soldevi Adnate+54% Synergy
$1.49
Sacrifice+53% Synergy
$16.75
Undying Evil+52% Synergy
$0.44
Animate Dead+50% Synergy
$4.74
Top Cards
The staple cards most Kokusho, the Evening Star Lifegain decks run as their core.
Not Dead After All+48% Synergy
$1.73
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+48% Synergy
$11.60
Ashnod's Altar+47% Synergy
$15.31
Reanimate+43% Synergy
$8.59
Crypt Ghast+30% Synergy
$17.79
Toxic Deluge+26% Synergy
$4.98
Dark Ritual+18% Synergy
$4.19
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+11% Synergy
$4.18
Jet Medallion+9% Synergy
$10.47
Feed the Swarm+9% Synergy
$0.33
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Kokusho, the Evening Star Lifegain game on their own.
Necropotence+21% Synergy
$37.03
Vampiric Tutor+13% Synergy
$62.01
Ancient Tomb+13% Synergy
$125.34
Bolas's Citadel+11% Synergy
$17.35
The One Ring+9% Synergy
$101.75
Mana Vault+8% Synergy
$105.77
Ad Nauseam+8% Synergy
$16.21
Demonic Tutor+7% Synergy
$70.03
Imperial Seal0% Synergy
$156.62
Orcish Bowmasters-5% Synergy
$48.48
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Lifegain plan in Kokusho, the Evening Star decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Apprentice Necromancer+48% Synergy
$1.29
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus+39% Synergy
$6.44
Doomed Necromancer+39% Synergy
$0.42
Bloodletter of Aclazotz+38% Synergy
$36.33
Enduring Tenacity+36% Synergy
$14.16
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar+36% Synergy
$1.05
Viscera Seer+30% Synergy
$0.37
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+28% Synergy
$0.63
Chainer, Dementia Master+27% Synergy
$0.30
Dark Confidant+24% Synergy
$4.28
Illuminor Szeras+23% Synergy
$6.38
Junji, the Midnight Sky+21% Synergy
$0.45
Twilight Diviner+20% Synergy
$2.90
Ruthless Technomancer+16% Synergy
$3.50
Hell's Caretaker+15% Synergy
$2.31
Activated Sleeper+14% Synergy
$1.16
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+13% Synergy
$26.95
Roaming Throne+13% Synergy
$52.17
Sheoldred, Whispering One+12% Synergy
$22.85
Phyrexian Delver+12% Synergy
$0.87
Solemn Simulacrum+11% Synergy
$0.26
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+11% Synergy
$3.13
Warren Soultrader+10% Synergy
$13.89
Carrion Feeder+10% Synergy
$4.18
Darkstar Augur+10% Synergy
$0.62
Erebos, God of the Dead+9% Synergy
$13.68
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+8% Synergy
$37.59
Grim Haruspex+7% Synergy
$2.54
Bloodthirsty Conqueror+7% Synergy
$35.56
Burnished Hart+6% Synergy
$0.32
Plaguecrafter+5% Synergy
$0.35
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted+5% Synergy
$1.81
Magus of the Coffers+4% Synergy
$4.87
Razaketh, the Foulblooded+4% Synergy
$13.31
Sidisi, Undead Vizier+4% Synergy
$10.73
Boggart Trawler+3% Synergy
$0.94
Yahenni, Undying Partisan+3% Synergy
$0.28
Umbral Collar Zealot0% Synergy
$0.35
Accursed Marauder-2% Synergy
$0.31
Nirkana Revenant-3% Synergy
$6.56
Morbid Opportunist-4% Synergy
$0.32
Pitiless Plunderer-4% Synergy
$5.19
Ayara, First of Locthwain-5% Synergy
$9.63
Fleshbag Marauder-5% Synergy
$0.16
Dread Presence-5% Synergy
$3.13
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse-7% Synergy
$89.91
Dauthi Voidwalker-8% Synergy
$5.36
Ophiomancer-9% Synergy
$0.75
Zulaport Cutthroat-15% Synergy
$0.79
Blood Artist-21% Synergy
$1.47
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Kokusho, the Evening Star's Lifegain deck ahead.
Malakir Rebirth+52% Synergy
$12.67
Nasty End+49% Synergy
$0.12
Fake Your Own Death+40% Synergy
$0.28
Village Rites+31% Synergy
$0.74
Return to Action+28% Synergy
$0.29
Wake the Dead+28% Synergy
$0.69
Demonic Gifts+26% Synergy
$0.32
Corrupted Conviction+23% Synergy
$0.30
Culling the Weak+22% Synergy
$14.73
Goryo's Vengeance+22% Synergy
$8.86
Abnormal Endurance+21% Synergy
$0.12
Deadly Dispute+19% Synergy
$0.38
Presumed Dead+16% Synergy
$0.16
Reckoner's Bargain+15% Synergy
$1.08
Corpse Dance+10% Synergy
$27.96
Withering Torment+9% Synergy
$3.27
Flare of Malice+8% Synergy
$1.70
Stinging Study+7% Synergy
$20.88
Grim Return+7% Synergy
$0.45
Sudden Spoiling+6% Synergy
$7.76
Rescue from the Underworld+6% Synergy
$0.26
Makeshift Mannequin+6% Synergy
$0.25
Zuko's Conviction+5% Synergy
$0.21
Eviscerator's Insight+4% Synergy
$0.21
Costly Plunder+4% Synergy
$0.14
Dismember+2% Synergy
$5.37
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$1.09
Imp's Mischief0% Synergy
$6.49
Fell the Profane0% Synergy
$3.00
Cabal Ritual-1% Synergy
$15.78
Soul Shatter-1% Synergy
$4.01
Darkness-1% Synergy
$23.67
Overkill-1% Synergy
$0.33
Deadly Rollick-2% Synergy
$26.21
Baleful Mastery-2% Synergy
$4.03
Entomb-3% Synergy
$16.75
Bitter Triumph-3% Synergy
$1.28
Tragic Slip-4% Synergy
$0.28
Murder-5% Synergy
$0.12
Infernal Grasp-7% Synergy
$0.28
Snuff Out-7% Synergy
$9.76
Go for the Throat-12% Synergy
$0.61
Defile-16% Synergy
$1.37
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Lifegain game plan forward for Kokusho, the Evening Star.
Morbid Curiosity+37% Synergy
$0.18
Footsteps of the Goryo+34% Synergy
$1.46
Diabolic Intent+26% Synergy
$16.10
Exhume+21% Synergy
$4.82
Victimize+20% Synergy
$2.02
Come Back Wrong+15% Synergy
$0.37
Dread Return+14% Synergy
$0.47
Bubbling Muck+10% Synergy
$2.59
Zero Point Ballad+10% Synergy
$0.32
Withering Curse+10% Synergy
$2.06
Zombify+10% Synergy
$0.28
Blasphemous Edict+9% Synergy
$4.22
Mutilate+8% Synergy
$1.97
Living Death+7% Synergy
$2.19
Necromantic Selection+7% Synergy
$0.32
Incarnation Technique+7% Synergy
$10.26
Blood for Bones+7% Synergy
$0.56
Night's Whisper+6% Synergy
$0.31
Damnation+6% Synergy
$21.38
Grim Tutor+6% Synergy
$23.87
Agadeem's Awakening+5% Synergy
$28.02
Decree of Pain+5% Synergy
$0.27
Infernal Offering+5% Synergy
$0.39
Sign in Blood+4% Synergy
$2.85
Eaten Alive+3% Synergy
$0.10
Killing Wave+3% Synergy
$0.36
Buried Alive+2% Synergy
$0.76
Decorum Dissertation+2% Synergy
$10.49
Profane Tutor+2% Synergy
$3.68
Bone Shards+2% Synergy
$0.31
Black Sun's Zenith+1% Synergy
$0.31
Beacon of Unrest+1% Synergy
$0.40
Insatiable Avarice0% Synergy
$5.63
Innocent Blood-1% Synergy
$0.42
Beseech the Mirror-1% Synergy
$20.04
Read the Bones-2% Synergy
$0.31
Diabolic Tutor-4% Synergy
$2.09
Torment of Hailfire-5% Synergy
$39.44
Exsanguinate-6% Synergy
$0.38
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Kokusho, the Evening Star Lifegain decks.
Blade of Selves+49% Synergy
$2.70
Strionic Resonator+28% Synergy
$9.59
Aetherflux Reservoir+27% Synergy
$23.88
Nim Deathmantle+26% Synergy
$4.85
Phyrexian Altar+23% Synergy
$54.11
Expedition Map+16% Synergy
$0.74
Helm of the Host+16% Synergy
$9.38
Altar of Dementia+10% Synergy
$16.99
Netherborn Altar+10% Synergy
$0.62
Wayfarer's Bauble+9% Synergy
$0.32
Cauldron of Souls+9% Synergy
$8.27
Lithoform Engine+9% Synergy
$7.51
Resurrection Orb+8% Synergy
$14.32
Lifeline+6% Synergy
$49.04
Alhammarret's Archive+5% Synergy
$11.35
Sensei's Divining Top+4% Synergy
$47.01
World Map+4% Synergy
$0.27
The Darkness Crystal0% Synergy
$4.97
Skullclamp-4% Synergy
$6.62
Whip of Erebos-4% Synergy
$6.79
Bontu's Monument-19% Synergy
$5.36
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Lifegain strategy in Kokusho, the Evening Star decks.
Sanguine Bond+42% Synergy
$5.63
Necromancy+34% Synergy
$17.23
Dance of the Dead+28% Synergy
$17.01
Phyrexian Reclamation+20% Synergy
$2.52
Black Market Connections+19% Synergy
$18.31
Fungal Fortitude+18% Synergy
$0.26
Strands of Night+15% Synergy
$0.32
Heartless Summoning+10% Synergy
$2.01
Wound Reflection+10% Synergy
$13.44
Exquisite Blood+9% Synergy
$36.84
Phyrexian Arena+8% Synergy
$4.02
Minion's Return+8% Synergy
$0.36
Attrition+6% Synergy
$19.91
No Mercy+5% Synergy
$25.85
Vampiric Rites+4% Synergy
$0.17
Dark Prophecy+4% Synergy
$6.30
The Sibsig Ceremony+3% Synergy
$0.30
Oubliette+2% Synergy
$2.86
Greed+1% Synergy
$0.37
The Meathook Massacre0% Synergy
$24.87
Virtue of Persistence0% Synergy
$7.23
Grave Pact-2% Synergy
$29.50
Black Market-8% Synergy
$5.25
Bitterblossom-8% Synergy
$35.19
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Kokusho, the Evening Star's Lifegain game plan.
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools+13% Synergy
$9.09
Liliana of the Dark Realms+6% Synergy
$11.60
Liliana, Death's Majesty+2% Synergy
$0.58
Liliana, Dreadhorde General-4% Synergy
$7.05
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Kokusho, the Evening Star Lifegain decks.
High Market+43% Synergy
$0.48
Phyrexian Tower+40% Synergy
$26.16
Cabal Coffers+24% Synergy
$29.69
Command Beacon+17% Synergy
$6.42
Volrath's Stronghold+17% Synergy
$106.22
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+16% Synergy
$57.13
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+15% Synergy
$5.05
Cabal Stronghold+13% Synergy
$13.47
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+13% Synergy
$11.57
Midgar, City of Mako+6% Synergy
$2.05
Lake of the Dead+5% Synergy
$119.49
Deserted Temple+5% Synergy
$0.44
Glacial Chasm+5% Synergy
$20.67
Bojuka Bog+4% Synergy
$0.63
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+4% Synergy
$49.84
War Room+4% Synergy
$1.99
Barren Moor+4% Synergy
$0.37
Urza's Saga+3% Synergy
$39.67
Castle Locthwain+2% Synergy
$4.00
Maze of Ith+2% Synergy
$10.35
Vesuva+2% Synergy
$3.47
Polluted Mire+2% Synergy
$0.26
Mortuary Mire+1% Synergy
$0.35
Thespian's Stage+1% Synergy
$0.59
Buried Ruin0% Synergy
$0.37
Reliquary Tower-1% Synergy
$2.76
Temple of the False God-1% Synergy
$0.32
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-4% Synergy
$38.10
Crypt of Agadeem-5% Synergy
$1.85
Witch's Cottage-9% Synergy
$1.00
Rogue's Passage-14% Synergy
$0.36
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Kokusho, the Evening Star's Lifegain strategy.
Fellwar Stone+16% Synergy
$0.60
Throne of Eldraine+14% Synergy
$36.37
Arcane Signet+13% Synergy
$0.46
Extraplanar Lens+12% Synergy
$11.33
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+8% Synergy
$19.24
Mind Stone+6% Synergy
$0.34
The Soul Stone+6% Synergy
$84.04
Worn Powerstone+6% Synergy
$0.36
Staff of Compleation+6% Synergy
$4.17
Sol Ring+5% Synergy
$1.40
Dragon's Hoard+5% Synergy
$0.38
Thought Vessel+4% Synergy
$2.60
Charcoal Diamond+4% Synergy
$0.32
Everflowing Chalice+4% Synergy
$0.36
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$4.03
Gilded Lotus0% Synergy
$0.54
Lotus Petal-1% Synergy
$38.08
Chrome Mox-1% Synergy
$158.66
Caged Sun-6% Synergy
$3.83
Lands
The mana base behind Kokusho, the Evening Star's Lifegain decks.
Malakir Rebirth+52% Synergy
$12.67
Snow-Covered Swamp+11% Synergy
$0.54
Lazotep Quarry+8% Synergy
$7.20
Agadeem's Awakening+5% Synergy
$28.02
Cavern of Souls+5% Synergy
$49.78
Myriad Landscape+4% Synergy
$0.24
Boggart Trawler+3% Synergy
$0.94
Demolition Field+3% Synergy
$0.52
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$1.09
Polluted Delta+2% Synergy
$18.92
Bloodstained Mire+2% Synergy
$17.82
Urza's Cave+1% Synergy
$0.93
Fell the Profane0% Synergy
$3.00
Swamp-12% Synergy
$0.07
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Kokusho, the Evening Star: Lifegain.
Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker
Junji, the Midnight Sky
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
Massacre Girl
The Meep
Moira, Urborg Haunt
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant
Sengir, the Dark Baron // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Ayara, First of Locthwain
Gollum, Patient Plotter
Torgaar, Famine Incarnate
Kinzu of the Bleak Coven
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Cultist of the Absolute
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Cultist of the Absolute
Fumulus, the Infestation
Kuon, Ogre Ascendant
Teysa Karlov
Vraan, Executioner Thane
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
Gríma Wormtongue
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Jerren, Corrupted Bishop
Ozox, the Clattering King
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
Sengir, the Dark Baron // Tana, the Bloodsower
God-Eternal Bontu
Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant // Agent of the Iron Throne
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Criminal Past
Isareth the Awakener
Judith, the Scourge Diva
Kamahl, Heart of Krosa // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Cultist of the Absolute
Gaius van Baelsar