Kokusho, the Evening Star
$24.11
$24.11Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Kokusho, the Evening Star players are trying out in Lifegain decks.
Defiling Daemogoth+23% Synergy
$0.59
Changing Loyalty+12% Synergy
$1.44
Grave Researcher+10% Synergy
$1.93
Moseo, Vein's New Dean+10% Synergy
$0.85
Scheming Silvertongue+6% Synergy
$1.71
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Kokusho, the Evening Star's Lifegain builds — cards that lean hardest into the Lifegain theme.
Supernatural Stamina+59% Synergy
$0.21
Saw in Half+57% Synergy
$5.73
Undying Malice+57% Synergy
$0.38
Kaya's Ghostform+56% Synergy
$1.71
Feign Death+55% Synergy
$0.78
Soldevi Adnate+54% Synergy
$2.09
Disciple of Bolas+53% Synergy
$0.37
Undying Evil+53% Synergy
$0.41
Sacrifice+52% Synergy
$16.08
Blade of Selves+49% Synergy
$3.50
Top Cards
The staple cards most Kokusho, the Evening Star Lifegain decks run as their core.
Animate Dead+49% Synergy
$7.45
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+49% Synergy
$10.36
Ashnod's Altar+48% Synergy
$16.64
Not Dead After All+48% Synergy
$1.65
Reanimate+43% Synergy
$10.10
Crypt Ghast+30% Synergy
$17.44
Toxic Deluge+27% Synergy
$5.02
Dark Ritual+16% Synergy
$7.28
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+11% Synergy
$4.20
Jet Medallion+9% Synergy
$14.67
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Kokusho, the Evening Star Lifegain game on their own.
Necropotence+20% Synergy
$38.23
Vampiric Tutor+13% Synergy
$54.03
Ancient Tomb+13% Synergy
$119.25
Bolas's Citadel+10% Synergy
$15.83
The One Ring+9% Synergy
$115.41
Mana Vault+8% Synergy
$115.65
Ad Nauseam+8% Synergy
$9.71
Demonic Tutor+7% Synergy
$69.17
Imperial Seal0% Synergy
$166.33
Orcish Bowmasters-5% Synergy
$43.37
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Lifegain plan in Kokusho, the Evening Star decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Apprentice Necromancer+49% Synergy
$1.26
Bloodletter of Aclazotz+39% Synergy
$36.69
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus+39% Synergy
$6.40
Doomed Necromancer+39% Synergy
$0.39
Enduring Tenacity+36% Synergy
$14.54
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar+35% Synergy
$1.39
Viscera Seer+31% Synergy
$0.49
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+28% Synergy
$1.05
Chainer, Dementia Master+26% Synergy
$0.29
Dark Confidant+24% Synergy
$3.59
Illuminor Szeras+22% Synergy
$6.32
Junji, the Midnight Sky+21% Synergy
$0.94
Twilight Diviner+19% Synergy
$2.40
Ruthless Technomancer+15% Synergy
$2.64
Hell's Caretaker+15% Synergy
$1.67
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+14% Synergy
$21.95
Activated Sleeper+14% Synergy
$1.55
Roaming Throne+13% Synergy
$52.83
Solemn Simulacrum+12% Synergy
$0.31
Sheoldred, Whispering One+12% Synergy
$20.76
Phyrexian Delver+12% Synergy
$1.01
Warren Soultrader+11% Synergy
$20.43
Carrion Feeder+11% Synergy
$4.75
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+10% Synergy
$4.23
Darkstar Augur+10% Synergy
$0.95
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+9% Synergy
$28.31
Grim Haruspex+8% Synergy
$2.83
Erebos, God of the Dead+8% Synergy
$11.11
Bloodthirsty Conqueror+6% Synergy
$36.82
Burnished Hart+6% Synergy
$0.30
Plaguecrafter+5% Synergy
$0.39
Magus of the Coffers+5% Synergy
$4.93
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted+5% Synergy
$2.21
Razaketh, the Foulblooded+4% Synergy
$14.47
Sidisi, Undead Vizier+4% Synergy
$10.94
Boggart Trawler+3% Synergy
$2.10
Yahenni, Undying Partisan+3% Synergy
$0.35
Umbral Collar Zealot+2% Synergy
$0.35
Accursed Marauder-2% Synergy
$0.31
Nirkana Revenant-2% Synergy
$6.94
Morbid Opportunist-3% Synergy
$0.38
Pitiless Plunderer-4% Synergy
$4.98
Ayara, First of Locthwain-5% Synergy
$8.44
Fleshbag Marauder-5% Synergy
$0.28
Dread Presence-5% Synergy
$3.39
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse-7% Synergy
$98.55
Dauthi Voidwalker-8% Synergy
$5.72
Ophiomancer-9% Synergy
$1.18
Zulaport Cutthroat-16% Synergy
$1.35
Blood Artist-22% Synergy
$3.83
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Kokusho, the Evening Star's Lifegain deck ahead.
Malakir Rebirth+52% Synergy
$13.30
Nasty End+49% Synergy
$0.22
Fake Your Own Death+41% Synergy
$0.24
Village Rites+32% Synergy
$0.93
Return to Action+28% Synergy
$0.25
Wake the Dead+27% Synergy
$1.27
Demonic Gifts+26% Synergy
$0.23
Corrupted Conviction+24% Synergy
$0.33
Goryo's Vengeance+22% Synergy
$13.11
Culling the Weak+21% Synergy
$8.03
Abnormal Endurance+21% Synergy
$0.12
Deadly Dispute+19% Synergy
$0.27
Presumed Dead+16% Synergy
$0.29
Reckoner's Bargain+15% Synergy
$1.13
Corpse Dance+9% Synergy
$33.28
Withering Torment+8% Synergy
$1.60
Flare of Malice+7% Synergy
$3.10
Grim Return+7% Synergy
$0.51
Sudden Spoiling+6% Synergy
$6.95
Stinging Study+6% Synergy
$10.67
Rescue from the Underworld+6% Synergy
$0.23
Makeshift Mannequin+6% Synergy
$0.25
Zuko's Conviction+5% Synergy
$0.21
Eviscerator's Insight+4% Synergy
$0.27
Costly Plunder+4% Synergy
$0.27
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$1.00
Dismember+1% Synergy
$4.78
Imp's Mischief0% Synergy
$9.18
Fell the Profane-1% Synergy
$5.74
Cabal Ritual-1% Synergy
$14.55
Soul Shatter-1% Synergy
$3.62
Darkness-1% Synergy
$23.83
Overkill-1% Synergy
$0.32
Deadly Rollick-2% Synergy
$28.68
Baleful Mastery-2% Synergy
$2.53
Entomb-3% Synergy
$18.32
Bitter Triumph-3% Synergy
$0.32
Tragic Slip-4% Synergy
$0.26
Murder-5% Synergy
$0.20
Infernal Grasp-7% Synergy
$0.32
Snuff Out-7% Synergy
$12.98
Go for the Throat-12% Synergy
$0.62
Defile-17% Synergy
$1.43
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Lifegain game plan forward for Kokusho, the Evening Star.
Morbid Curiosity+36% Synergy
$0.24
Footsteps of the Goryo+32% Synergy
$1.44
Diabolic Intent+25% Synergy
$17.44
Exhume+21% Synergy
$6.90
Victimize+20% Synergy
$1.25
Dread Return+14% Synergy
$0.45
Come Back Wrong+14% Synergy
$0.39
Blasphemous Edict+10% Synergy
$4.24
Zero Point Ballad+10% Synergy
$0.28
Zombify+10% Synergy
$0.25
Bubbling Muck+9% Synergy
$4.87
Withering Curse+9% Synergy
$1.01
Feed the Swarm+8% Synergy
$0.24
Mutilate+8% Synergy
$2.19
Grim Tutor+7% Synergy
$23.87
Living Death+7% Synergy
$6.29
Necromantic Selection+7% Synergy
$0.29
Blood for Bones+7% Synergy
$0.54
Damnation+6% Synergy
$21.01
Incarnation Technique+6% Synergy
$9.35
Night's Whisper+5% Synergy
$6.25
Decree of Pain+5% Synergy
$0.37
Infernal Offering+5% Synergy
$0.38
Sign in Blood+4% Synergy
$3.14
Agadeem's Awakening+4% Synergy
$29.93
Eaten Alive+3% Synergy
$0.28
Killing Wave+3% Synergy
$0.40
Buried Alive+2% Synergy
$3.55
Profane Tutor+2% Synergy
$4.02
Bone Shards+2% Synergy
$0.29
Decorum Dissertation+1% Synergy
$5.43
Black Sun's Zenith+1% Synergy
$0.38
Beacon of Unrest+1% Synergy
$0.30
Insatiable Avarice0% Synergy
$6.03
Innocent Blood-1% Synergy
$0.52
Read the Bones-2% Synergy
$0.30
Beseech the Mirror-2% Synergy
$21.21
Diabolic Tutor-4% Synergy
$2.21
Torment of Hailfire-5% Synergy
$36.04
Exsanguinate-7% Synergy
$0.41
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Kokusho, the Evening Star Lifegain decks.
Strionic Resonator+28% Synergy
$7.28
Aetherflux Reservoir+27% Synergy
$21.72
Nim Deathmantle+26% Synergy
$4.69
Phyrexian Altar+24% Synergy
$53.98
Expedition Map+16% Synergy
$1.43
Helm of the Host+16% Synergy
$5.21
Wayfarer's Bauble+10% Synergy
$5.61
Altar of Dementia+10% Synergy
$17.15
Cauldron of Souls+10% Synergy
$8.87
Netherborn Altar+10% Synergy
$0.39
Lithoform Engine+9% Synergy
$7.21
Resurrection Orb+8% Synergy
$16.21
Lifeline+6% Synergy
$42.76
Alhammarret's Archive+5% Synergy
$10.49
Sensei's Divining Top+4% Synergy
$40.31
World Map+4% Synergy
$0.27
The Darkness Crystal0% Synergy
$4.28
Skullclamp-3% Synergy
$5.18
Whip of Erebos-4% Synergy
$9.52
Bontu's Monument-19% Synergy
$4.60
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Lifegain strategy in Kokusho, the Evening Star decks.
Sanguine Bond+41% Synergy
$7.95
Necromancy+33% Synergy
$19.41
Dance of the Dead+28% Synergy
$15.27
Phyrexian Reclamation+20% Synergy
$2.84
Black Market Connections+19% Synergy
$10.53
Fungal Fortitude+18% Synergy
$0.26
Strands of Night+15% Synergy
$0.38
Wound Reflection+10% Synergy
$14.39
Exquisite Blood+9% Synergy
$40.36
Heartless Summoning+9% Synergy
$1.81
Minion's Return+8% Synergy
$0.36
Phyrexian Arena+7% Synergy
$4.16
Attrition+6% Synergy
$18.95
Dark Prophecy+5% Synergy
$5.79
No Mercy+4% Synergy
$24.64
Vampiric Rites+4% Synergy
$0.17
The Sibsig Ceremony+3% Synergy
$0.37
Virtue of Persistence+2% Synergy
$7.00
Oubliette+2% Synergy
$2.87
Greed+1% Synergy
$0.33
The Meathook Massacre0% Synergy
$24.81
Grave Pact-3% Synergy
$30.52
Black Market-8% Synergy
$6.30
Bitterblossom-8% Synergy
$32.66
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Kokusho, the Evening Star's Lifegain game plan.
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools+12% Synergy
$6.43
Liliana of the Dark Realms+6% Synergy
$9.67
Liliana, Death's Majesty+1% Synergy
$0.41
Liliana, Dreadhorde General-5% Synergy
$10.03
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Kokusho, the Evening Star Lifegain decks.
High Market+42% Synergy
$0.53
Phyrexian Tower+41% Synergy
$30.16
Cabal Coffers+24% Synergy
$28.81
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+17% Synergy
$55.48
Volrath's Stronghold+17% Synergy
$136.49
Command Beacon+16% Synergy
$9.86
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+15% Synergy
$5.46
Cabal Stronghold+14% Synergy
$12.37
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+13% Synergy
$10.64
Midgar, City of Mako+6% Synergy
$1.77
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+5% Synergy
$45.74
Lake of the Dead+5% Synergy
$123.79
Deserted Temple+5% Synergy
$0.83
Glacial Chasm+5% Synergy
$16.84
Bojuka Bog+4% Synergy
$1.40
War Room+3% Synergy
$5.22
Barren Moor+3% Synergy
$0.66
Urza's Saga+2% Synergy
$38.48
Maze of Ith+2% Synergy
$9.44
Vesuva+2% Synergy
$3.83
Polluted Mire+2% Synergy
$0.27
Castle Locthwain+1% Synergy
$4.31
Mortuary Mire+1% Synergy
$0.44
Thespian's Stage+1% Synergy
$0.45
Buried Ruin0% Synergy
$0.37
Temple of the False God-1% Synergy
$0.32
Reliquary Tower-2% Synergy
$4.23
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-4% Synergy
$34.19
Crypt of Agadeem-5% Synergy
$3.78
Witch's Cottage-9% Synergy
$0.82
Rogue's Passage-14% Synergy
$0.77
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Kokusho, the Evening Star's Lifegain strategy.
Fellwar Stone+16% Synergy
$1.04
Throne of Eldraine+14% Synergy
$29.40
Arcane Signet+12% Synergy
$0.49
Extraplanar Lens+12% Synergy
$13.30
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+7% Synergy
$20.16
The Soul Stone+6% Synergy
$60.43
Worn Powerstone+6% Synergy
$0.37
Staff of Compleation+6% Synergy
$4.00
Sol Ring+5% Synergy
$1.34
Mind Stone+5% Synergy
$0.34
Dragon's Hoard+5% Synergy
$0.58
Charcoal Diamond+4% Synergy
$0.35
Everflowing Chalice+4% Synergy
$0.30
Thought Vessel+3% Synergy
$2.35
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$4.36
Gilded Lotus0% Synergy
$0.59
Lotus Petal-1% Synergy
$37.42
Chrome Mox-1% Synergy
$167.03
Caged Sun-6% Synergy
$3.87
Lands
The mana base behind Kokusho, the Evening Star's Lifegain decks.
Malakir Rebirth+52% Synergy
$13.30
Snow-Covered Swamp+10% Synergy
$0.66
Lazotep Quarry+8% Synergy
$3.07
Cavern of Souls+5% Synergy
$51.06
Agadeem's Awakening+4% Synergy
$29.93
Myriad Landscape+3% Synergy
$0.34
Boggart Trawler+3% Synergy
$2.10
Demolition Field+2% Synergy
$0.31
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$1.00
Polluted Delta+2% Synergy
$19.87
Urza's Cave+1% Synergy
$2.58
Bloodstained Mire+1% Synergy
$18.38
Fell the Profane-1% Synergy
$5.74
Swamp-12% Synergy
$0.10
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Kokusho, the Evening Star: Lifegain.
Junji, the Midnight Sky
Isareth the Awakener
Moira, Urborg Haunt
The Meep
Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
Chainer, Dementia Master
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
Witch-king of Angmar
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
Slimefoot and Squee
Whisper, Blood Liturgist
Gríma Wormtongue
Orcus, Prince of Undeath
Ebondeath, Dracolich
Jecht, Reluctant Guardian
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
Grist, Voracious Larva
Karlach, Fury of Avernus // Scion of Halaster
Geth, Thane of Contracts
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Scion of Halaster
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Scion of Halaster
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
Massacre Girl
Sheoldred
Kinzu of the Bleak Coven
Kamahl, Heart of Krosa // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Safana, Calimport Cutthroat // Haunted One
Liliana, Heretical Healer
Sauron, the Necromancer
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
Teval, the Balanced Scale
Carnage, Crimson Chaos
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
Fang, Fearless l'Cie
Volrath the Fallen
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Cultist of the Absolute
Ardyn, the Usurper