Kokusho, the Evening Star
Kokusho, the Evening Star: Legendary Creature - Dragon Spirit, Iconic Masters. Flying. When Kokusho dies, each opponent loses 5 life. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {4}{B}{B}
- Mana value
- 6
- Type
- Legendary Creature - Dragon Spirit
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 5/5
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Iconic Masters (IMA)
- Released
- 2017-11-17
- Collector number
- 95
- Artist
- Slawomir Maniak
- Commander rank
- 2,291 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Flying
- Commander
- Can be your commander
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About Kokusho, the Evening Star
Kokusho, the Evening Star is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black legendary creature from Iconic Masters (IMA), a Masters set released in November 2017. It is collector number 95 in that set, with art by Slawomir Maniak. It costs {4}{B}{B} (four generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. It is a 5/5 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Champions of Kamigawa (2004) to The List (2020). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $27.30 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Flying
When Kokusho dies, each opponent loses 5 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
The fall of the evening star never heralds a gentle dawn.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $27.30 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Kokusho, the Evening Star by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Kokusho, the Evening Star
Kokusho, the Evening Star has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #DRB-9 | Rare | 2026 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1528 | Rare | 2025 |
| Modern Masters (MMA) #89 | Mythic | 2013 |
| From the Vault: Dragons (DRB) #9 | Rare | 2008 |
| Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #122 | Rare | 2004 |
Similar cards
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