Kokusho, the Evening Star
$24.42
$24.42Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Kokusho, the Evening Star players are trying out in Lifegain decks.
Defiling Daemogoth+23% Synergy
$0.88
Changing Loyalty+12% Synergy
$1.37
Grave Researcher+10% Synergy
$2.25
Moseo, Vein's New Dean+10% Synergy
$0.91
Scheming Silvertongue+6% Synergy
$1.28
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
$4.89
Undying Malice+57% Synergy
$0.32
Kaya's Ghostform+56% Synergy
$2.51
Feign Death+55% Synergy
$0.94
Soldevi Adnate+54% Synergy
$1.77
Disciple of Bolas+53% Synergy
$0.33
Undying Evil+53% Synergy
$0.47
Sacrifice+52% Synergy
$16.46
Blade of Selves+49% Synergy
$2.79
Top Cards
The staple cards most Kokusho, the Evening Star Lifegain decks run as their core.
Animate Dead+49% Synergy
$5.15
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+49% Synergy
$11.01
Ashnod's Altar+48% Synergy
$14.95
Not Dead After All+48% Synergy
$1.76
Reanimate+43% Synergy
$8.61
Crypt Ghast+30% Synergy
$19.82
Toxic Deluge+27% Synergy
$3.31
Dark Ritual+16% Synergy
$11.92
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+11% Synergy
$4.86
Jet Medallion+9% Synergy
$10.25
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Kokusho, the Evening Star Lifegain game on their own.
Necropotence+20% Synergy
$37.69
Vampiric Tutor+13% Synergy
$60.01
Ancient Tomb+13% Synergy
$131.68
Bolas's Citadel+10% Synergy
$17.54
The One Ring+9% Synergy
$104.30
Mana Vault+8% Synergy
$112.13
Ad Nauseam+8% Synergy
$13.22
Demonic Tutor+7% Synergy
$76.77
Imperial Seal0% Synergy
$163.77
Orcish Bowmasters-5% Synergy
$44.92
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Lifegain plan in Kokusho, the Evening Star decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Apprentice Necromancer+49% Synergy
$1.16
Bloodletter of Aclazotz+39% Synergy
$35.49
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus+39% Synergy
$6.88
Doomed Necromancer+39% Synergy
$0.38
Enduring Tenacity+36% Synergy
$13.28
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar+35% Synergy
$0.81
Viscera Seer+31% Synergy
$0.41
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+28% Synergy
$0.72
Chainer, Dementia Master+26% Synergy
$0.28
Dark Confidant+24% Synergy
$4.09
Illuminor Szeras+22% Synergy
$7.18
Junji, the Midnight Sky+21% Synergy
$0.47
Twilight Diviner+19% Synergy
$2.20
Ruthless Technomancer+15% Synergy
$3.87
Hell's Caretaker+15% Synergy
$1.88
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+14% Synergy
$26.19
Activated Sleeper+14% Synergy
$1.16
Roaming Throne+13% Synergy
$47.63
Solemn Simulacrum+12% Synergy
$0.34
Sheoldred, Whispering One+12% Synergy
$22.59
Phyrexian Delver+12% Synergy
$0.70
Warren Soultrader+11% Synergy
$14.63
Carrion Feeder+11% Synergy
$4.37
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+10% Synergy
$3.37
Darkstar Augur+10% Synergy
$0.77
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+9% Synergy
$32.14
Grim Haruspex+8% Synergy
$3.42
Erebos, God of the Dead+8% Synergy
$11.86
Bloodthirsty Conqueror+6% Synergy
$34.64
Burnished Hart+6% Synergy
$0.27
Plaguecrafter+5% Synergy
$0.40
Magus of the Coffers+5% Synergy
$5.02
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted+5% Synergy
$1.72
Razaketh, the Foulblooded+4% Synergy
$14.65
Sidisi, Undead Vizier+4% Synergy
$9.01
Boggart Trawler+3% Synergy
$0.89
Yahenni, Undying Partisan+3% Synergy
$0.21
Umbral Collar Zealot+2% Synergy
$0.63
Accursed Marauder-2% Synergy
$0.32
Nirkana Revenant-2% Synergy
$6.93
Morbid Opportunist-3% Synergy
$0.29
Pitiless Plunderer-4% Synergy
$4.23
Ayara, First of Locthwain-5% Synergy
$8.41
Fleshbag Marauder-5% Synergy
$0.18
Dread Presence-5% Synergy
$2.40
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse-7% Synergy
$95.66
Dauthi Voidwalker-8% Synergy
$5.03
Ophiomancer-9% Synergy
$0.82
Zulaport Cutthroat-16% Synergy
$1.00
Blood Artist-22% Synergy
$2.55
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Kokusho, the Evening Star's Lifegain deck ahead.
Malakir Rebirth+52% Synergy
$13.15
Nasty End+49% Synergy
$0.23
Fake Your Own Death+41% Synergy
$0.19
Village Rites+32% Synergy
$0.69
Return to Action+28% Synergy
$0.24
Wake the Dead+27% Synergy
$0.71
Demonic Gifts+26% Synergy
$0.21
Corrupted Conviction+24% Synergy
$0.25
Goryo's Vengeance+22% Synergy
$11.10
Culling the Weak+21% Synergy
$7.76
Abnormal Endurance+21% Synergy
$0.08
Deadly Dispute+19% Synergy
$0.32
Presumed Dead+16% Synergy
$0.23
Reckoner's Bargain+15% Synergy
$1.17
Corpse Dance+9% Synergy
$29.71
Withering Torment+8% Synergy
$4.15
Flare of Malice+7% Synergy
$1.48
Grim Return+7% Synergy
$0.52
Sudden Spoiling+6% Synergy
$8.52
Stinging Study+6% Synergy
$16.70
Rescue from the Underworld+6% Synergy
$0.30
Makeshift Mannequin+6% Synergy
$0.22
Zuko's Conviction+5% Synergy
$0.22
Eviscerator's Insight+4% Synergy
$0.30
Costly Plunder+4% Synergy
$0.28
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$0.99
Dismember+1% Synergy
$5.18
Imp's Mischief0% Synergy
$6.96
Fell the Profane-1% Synergy
$2.42
Cabal Ritual-1% Synergy
$13.61
Soul Shatter-1% Synergy
$4.22
Darkness-1% Synergy
$23.94
Overkill-1% Synergy
$0.26
Deadly Rollick-2% Synergy
$27.53
Baleful Mastery-2% Synergy
$3.61
Entomb-3% Synergy
$18.02
Bitter Triumph-3% Synergy
$0.30
Tragic Slip-4% Synergy
$0.26
Murder-5% Synergy
$0.19
Infernal Grasp-7% Synergy
$0.56
Snuff Out-7% Synergy
$10.36
Go for the Throat-12% Synergy
$0.57
Defile-17% Synergy
$1.34
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
$1.66
Diabolic Intent+25% Synergy
$17.57
Exhume+21% Synergy
$5.76
Victimize+20% Synergy
$2.27
Dread Return+14% Synergy
$0.42
Come Back Wrong+14% Synergy
$0.38
Blasphemous Edict+10% Synergy
$4.47
Zero Point Ballad+10% Synergy
$0.29
Zombify+10% Synergy
$0.24
Bubbling Muck+9% Synergy
$3.57
Withering Curse+9% Synergy
$1.33
Feed the Swarm+8% Synergy
$0.20
Mutilate+8% Synergy
$1.95
Grim Tutor+7% Synergy
$24.65
Living Death+7% Synergy
$2.21
Necromantic Selection+7% Synergy
$0.35
Blood for Bones+7% Synergy
$0.56
Damnation+6% Synergy
$20.72
Incarnation Technique+6% Synergy
$9.82
Night's Whisper+5% Synergy
$0.26
Decree of Pain+5% Synergy
$0.29
Infernal Offering+5% Synergy
$0.38
Sign in Blood+4% Synergy
$4.10
Agadeem's Awakening+4% Synergy
$27.44
Eaten Alive+3% Synergy
$0.12
Killing Wave+3% Synergy
$0.39
Buried Alive+2% Synergy
$0.73
Profane Tutor+2% Synergy
$4.05
Bone Shards+2% Synergy
$0.22
Decorum Dissertation+1% Synergy
$6.52
Black Sun's Zenith+1% Synergy
$0.35
Beacon of Unrest+1% Synergy
$0.43
Insatiable Avarice0% Synergy
$4.48
Innocent Blood-1% Synergy
$0.43
Read the Bones-2% Synergy
$0.29
Beseech the Mirror-2% Synergy
$17.52
Diabolic Tutor-4% Synergy
$2.09
Torment of Hailfire-5% Synergy
$41.44
Exsanguinate-7% Synergy
$0.37
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Kokusho, the Evening Star Lifegain decks.
Strionic Resonator+28% Synergy
$9.18
Aetherflux Reservoir+27% Synergy
$19.53
Nim Deathmantle+26% Synergy
$5.25
Phyrexian Altar+24% Synergy
$55.96
Expedition Map+16% Synergy
$0.83
Helm of the Host+16% Synergy
$5.72
Wayfarer's Bauble+10% Synergy
$0.33
Altar of Dementia+10% Synergy
$16.89
Cauldron of Souls+10% Synergy
$9.44
Netherborn Altar+10% Synergy
$0.58
Lithoform Engine+9% Synergy
$7.40
Resurrection Orb+8% Synergy
$15.02
Lifeline+6% Synergy
$50.64
Alhammarret's Archive+5% Synergy
$10.64
Sensei's Divining Top+4% Synergy
$46.92
World Map+4% Synergy
$0.25
The Darkness Crystal0% Synergy
$4.36
Skullclamp-3% Synergy
$4.93
Whip of Erebos-4% Synergy
$8.47
Bontu's Monument-19% Synergy
$6.96
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Lifegain strategy in Kokusho, the Evening Star decks.
Sanguine Bond+41% Synergy
$6.44
Necromancy+33% Synergy
$21.49
Dance of the Dead+28% Synergy
$16.68
Phyrexian Reclamation+20% Synergy
$2.64
Black Market Connections+19% Synergy
$13.42
Fungal Fortitude+18% Synergy
$0.23
Strands of Night+15% Synergy
$0.32
Wound Reflection+10% Synergy
$13.38
Exquisite Blood+9% Synergy
$37.29
Heartless Summoning+9% Synergy
$1.64
Minion's Return+8% Synergy
$0.27
Phyrexian Arena+7% Synergy
$4.33
Attrition+6% Synergy
$19.72
Dark Prophecy+5% Synergy
$7.02
No Mercy+4% Synergy
$26.56
Vampiric Rites+4% Synergy
$0.18
The Sibsig Ceremony+3% Synergy
$0.33
Virtue of Persistence+2% Synergy
$7.45
Oubliette+2% Synergy
$2.73
Greed+1% Synergy
$0.26
The Meathook Massacre0% Synergy
$28.37
Grave Pact-3% Synergy
$31.23
Black Market-8% Synergy
$5.59
Bitterblossom-8% Synergy
$33.87
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Kokusho, the Evening Star's Lifegain game plan.
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools+12% Synergy
$6.85
Liliana of the Dark Realms+6% Synergy
$9.15
Liliana, Death's Majesty+1% Synergy
$0.52
Liliana, Dreadhorde General-5% Synergy
$7.13
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Kokusho, the Evening Star Lifegain decks.
High Market+42% Synergy
$0.78
Phyrexian Tower+41% Synergy
$25.29
Cabal Coffers+24% Synergy
$34.50
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+17% Synergy
$63.85
Volrath's Stronghold+17% Synergy
$113.83
Command Beacon+16% Synergy
$7.41
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+15% Synergy
$3.35
Cabal Stronghold+14% Synergy
$10.98
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+13% Synergy
$11.29
Midgar, City of Mako+6% Synergy
$1.54
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+5% Synergy
$54.27
Lake of the Dead+5% Synergy
$123.47
Deserted Temple+5% Synergy
$0.46
Glacial Chasm+5% Synergy
$23.88
Bojuka Bog+4% Synergy
$0.95
War Room+3% Synergy
$2.87
Barren Moor+3% Synergy
$0.28
Urza's Saga+2% Synergy
$43.89
Maze of Ith+2% Synergy
$10.62
Vesuva+2% Synergy
$3.05
Polluted Mire+2% Synergy
$0.19
Castle Locthwain+1% Synergy
$3.77
Mortuary Mire+1% Synergy
$0.41
Thespian's Stage+1% Synergy
$0.48
Buried Ruin0% Synergy
$0.36
Temple of the False God-1% Synergy
$0.29
Reliquary Tower-2% Synergy
$3.36
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-4% Synergy
$35.73
Crypt of Agadeem-5% Synergy
$2.34
Witch's Cottage-9% Synergy
$0.86
Rogue's Passage-14% Synergy
$0.40
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Kokusho, the Evening Star's Lifegain strategy.
Fellwar Stone+16% Synergy
$0.70
Throne of Eldraine+14% Synergy
$30.81
Arcane Signet+12% Synergy
$0.69
Extraplanar Lens+12% Synergy
$12.42
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+7% Synergy
$19.75
The Soul Stone+6% Synergy
$109.41
Worn Powerstone+6% Synergy
$0.47
Staff of Compleation+6% Synergy
$3.44
Sol Ring+5% Synergy
$1.84
Mind Stone+5% Synergy
$0.31
Dragon's Hoard+5% Synergy
$0.39
Charcoal Diamond+4% Synergy
$0.32
Everflowing Chalice+4% Synergy
$0.28
Thought Vessel+3% Synergy
$1.92
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$4.35
Gilded Lotus0% Synergy
$0.53
Lotus Petal-1% Synergy
$36.20
Chrome Mox-1% Synergy
$171.12
Caged Sun-6% Synergy
$3.57
Lands
The mana base behind Kokusho, the Evening Star's Lifegain decks.
Malakir Rebirth+52% Synergy
$13.15
Snow-Covered Swamp+10% Synergy
$0.69
Lazotep Quarry+8% Synergy
$8.55
Cavern of Souls+5% Synergy
$51.61
Agadeem's Awakening+4% Synergy
$27.44
Myriad Landscape+3% Synergy
$0.31
Boggart Trawler+3% Synergy
$0.89
Demolition Field+2% Synergy
$0.27
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$0.99
Polluted Delta+2% Synergy
$19.37
Urza's Cave+1% Synergy
$0.89
Bloodstained Mire+1% Synergy
$17.35
Fell the Profane-1% Synergy
$2.42
Swamp-12% Synergy
$0.14
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Kokusho, the Evening Star: Lifegain.
Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
Junji, the Midnight Sky
Massacre Girl
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
Moira, Urborg Haunt
The Meep
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant
Sengir, the Dark Baron // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Ayara, First of Locthwain
Gollum, Patient Plotter
Kinzu of the Bleak Coven
Torgaar, Famine Incarnate
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Cultist of the Absolute
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
Geth, Thane of Contracts
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Cultist of the Absolute
Fumulus, the Infestation
Kuon, Ogre Ascendant
Teysa Karlov
Jerren, Corrupted Bishop
Vraan, Executioner Thane
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
God-Eternal Bontu
Gríma Wormtongue
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
Ozox, the Clattering King
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Criminal Past
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Sengir, the Dark Baron // Tana, the Bloodsower
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Cultist of the Absolute
Kamahl, Heart of Krosa // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Agent of the Iron Throne
Isareth the Awakener
Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant // Agent of the Iron Throne