What are the best cards for Kokusho, the Evening Star?

Across 754 public decks, the most-played cards with Kokusho, the Evening Star are Sol Ring (92%), Reanimate (83%) and Dark Ritual (76%).

Which cards have the best synergy with Kokusho, the Evening Star?

The cards played far more often with Kokusho, the Evening Star than usual: Footsteps of the Goryo (88× its usual rate), Blade of Selves (29× its usual rate) and Demonic Gifts (27× its usual rate).

What colors is Kokusho, the Evening Star?

Kokusho, the Evening Star is mono-black, so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

How popular is Kokusho, the Evening Star?

Kokusho, the Evening Star leads 754 public decks in our corpus, #1,498 of 3,757 commanders.

Kokusho, the Evening Star

BMono-black commanders754 decks in the corpus

Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit4BB$24.68

Kokusho, the Evening Star appears in 754 public decks. The most-played cards are Sol Ring, Reanimate and Dark Ritual. The strongest synergies by lift are Footsteps of the Goryo, Blade of Selves and Demonic Gifts.

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Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Sol Ring

Artifact

91.8%

692 decks+0.08$1.51

#2Swamp

Basic Land — Swamp

83.4%

629 decks-0.12$0.18

#3Reanimate

Sorcery

82.6%

623 decks+0.70$10.40

#4Dark Ritual

Instant

76.3%

575 decks+0.13$5.41

#5Jet Medallion

Artifact

73.1%

551 decks+0.23$13.90

#6Supernatural Stamina

Instant

72.7%

548 decks+2.22$0.18

#7Arcane Signet

Artifact

71.5%

539 decks+0.15$0.41

#8Cabal Coffers

Land

70.6%

532 decks+0.26$26.73

#9Crypt Ghast

Creature — Spirit

3B4

70.6%

532 decks+0.46$16.92

#10Animate Dead

Enchantment — Aura

1B2

69.8%

526 decks+1.29$7.63

#11Saw in Half

Instant

2B3

68.3%

515 decks+1.95$6.06

#12Feign Death

Instant

67.2%

507 decks+2.07$0.79

#13Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire

Instant // Land

67.0%

505 decks+0.97$13.55

#14Undying Malice

Instant

65.6%

495 decks+1.86$0.35

#15Disciple of Bolas

Creature — Human Wizard

3B4

64.6%

487 decks+2.29$0.45

#16Gray Merchant of Asphodel

Creature — Zombie

3BB5

63.5%

479 decks+0.23$5.05

#17Soldevi Adnate

Creature — Human Cleric

1B2

63.1%

476 decks+2.56$2.24

#18Undying Evil

Instant

62.6%

472 decks+2.83$0.40

#19Phyrexian Tower

Legendary Land

61.1%

461 decks+0.81$30.43

#20Ashnod's Altar

Artifact

61.1%

461 decks+1.17$15.59

#21Kaya's Ghostform

Enchantment — Aura

61.0%

460 decks+1.86$1.74

#22Viscera Seer

Creature — Vampire Wizard

58.9%

444 decks+1.22$0.57

#23Toxic Deluge

Sorcery

2B3

58.8%

443 decks+0.47$5.17

#24Feed the Swarm

Sorcery

1B2

58.6%

442 decks+0.14$0.35

#25Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

Legendary Creature — Vampire Cleric

2B3

57.2%

431 decks+1.74$9.83

#26Not Dead After All

Instant

56.9%

429 decks+1.72$1.24

#27Village Rites

Instant

55.0%

415 decks+0.82$0.76

#28Sacrifice

Instant

54.8%

413 decks+2.24$4.23

#29Nasty End

Instant

1B2

52.1%

393 decks+2.71$0.23

#30High Market

Land

52.0%

392 decks+1.73$2.81

#31Blade of Selves

Artifact — Equipment

51.9%

391 decks+3.37$3.62

#32Fake Your Own Death

Instant

1B2

50.5%

381 decks+1.94$0.26

#33Deadly Dispute

Instant

1B2

50.4%

380 decks+0.66$0.46

#34Apprentice Necromancer

Creature — Zombie Wizard

1B2

50.1%

378 decks+3.23$1.27

#35Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Legendary Land

49.7%

375 decks+0.22$53.68

#36Bojuka Bog

Land

49.5%

373 decks+0.05$1.64

#37Phyrexian Arena

Enchantment

1BB3

48.8%

368 decks+0.28$3.93

#38K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror Minion

4B/PB/PB/P7

48.5%

366 decks+0.94$1.13

#39Drivnod, Carnage Dominus

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror

3BB5

48.0%

362 decks+2.16$6.34

#40Sanguine Bond

Enchantment

3BB5

46.4%

350 decks+1.53$6.75

#41Victimize

Sorcery

2B3

45.9%

346 decks+0.52$1.25

#42Cabal Stronghold

Land

45.8%

345 decks+0.32$13.84

#43Footsteps of the Goryo

Sorcery — Arcane

2B3

44.2%

333 decks+4.48$1.42

#44Solemn Simulacrum

Artifact Creature — Golem

43.6%

329 decks+0.73$0.31

#45Culling the Weak

Instant

43.1%

325 decks+0.75$8.80

#46Damnation

Sorcery

2BB4

40.2%

303 decks+0.68$22.05

#47Mind Stone

Artifact

39.8%

300 decks+0.30$0.41

#48Necromancy

Enchantment

2B3

39.3%

296 decks+1.80$18.77

#49Enduring Tenacity

Enchantment Creature — Snake Glimmer

2BB4

39.3%

296 decks+1.77$12.49

#50Demonic Gifts

Instant

1B2

39.1%

295 decks+3.29$0.21

#51Bolas's Citadel

Legendary Artifact

3BBB6

38.9%

293 decks+0.38$16.11GC

#52Sign in Blood

Sorcery

BB2

37.9%

286 decks+0.08$4.37

#53Black Market Connections

Enchantment

2B3

37.7%

284 decks+0.44$13.90

#54Diabolic Intent

Sorcery

1B2

37.5%

283 decks+0.88$17.00

#55Bloodletter of Aclazotz

Creature — Vampire Demon

1BBB4

37.4%

282 decks+1.37$35.01

#56Phyrexian Altar

Artifact

36.1%

272 decks+0.95$54.44

#57Bubbling Muck

Sorcery

35.7%

269 decks+0.78$4.35

#58Demonic Tutor

Sorcery

1B2

35.3%

266 decks+0.22$65.44GC

#59Nim Deathmantle

Artifact — Equipment

34.9%

263 decks+2.51$5.31

#60Return to Action

Instant

1B2

34.7%

262 decks+3.04$0.27

Highest synergy

#1Footsteps of the Goryo

Sorcery — Arcane

2B3

333 decks+4.48

In 44% of these decks, 88× its usual rate.

#2Blade of Selves

Artifact — Equipment

391 decks+3.37

In 52% of these decks, 29× its usual rate.

#3Demonic Gifts

Instant

1B2

295 decks+3.29

In 39% of these decks, 27× its usual rate.

#4Activated Sleeper

Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter

2B3

138 decks+3.29

In 18% of these decks, 27× its usual rate.

#5Apprentice Necromancer

Creature — Zombie Wizard

1B2

378 decks+3.23

In 50% of these decks, 25× its usual rate.

#6Goryo's Vengeance

Instant — Arcane

1B2

145 decks+3.19

In 19% of these decks, 24× its usual rate.

#7Abnormal Endurance

Instant

1B2

220 decks+3.12

In 29% of these decks, 23× its usual rate.

#8Morbid Curiosity

Sorcery

1BB3

246 decks+3.12

In 33% of these decks, 23× its usual rate.

#9Presumed Dead

Instant

1B2

108 decks+3.06

In 14% of these decks, 21× its usual rate.

#10Return to Action

Instant

1B2

262 decks+3.04

In 35% of these decks, 21× its usual rate.

#11Strands of Night

Enchantment

2BB4

103 decks+2.96

In 14% of these decks, 19× its usual rate.

#12Undying Evil

Instant

472 decks+2.83

In 63% of these decks, 17× its usual rate.

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Questions about Kokusho, the Evening Star

What are the best cards for Kokusho, the Evening Star?: Across 754 public decks, the most-played cards with Kokusho, the Evening Star are Sol Ring (92%), Reanimate (83%) and Dark Ritual (76%).
Which cards have the best synergy with Kokusho, the Evening Star?: The cards played far more often with Kokusho, the Evening Star than usual: Footsteps of the Goryo (88× its usual rate), Blade of Selves (29× its usual rate) and Demonic Gifts (27× its usual rate).
What colors is Kokusho, the Evening Star?: Kokusho, the Evening Star is mono-black, so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.
How popular is Kokusho, the Evening Star?: Kokusho, the Evening Star leads 754 public decks in our corpus, #1,498 of 3,757 commanders.