Combos with Kokusho, the Evening Star
15 known combos in Commander — View Kokusho, the Evening Star
Results:
Infinite card draw
· Near-infinite lifegain
· Near-infinite lifeloss
· Near-infinite lifegain triggers
· Near-infinite ETB
· Near-infinite LTB
· Near-infinite death triggers
· Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing Kokusho, targeting any other nontoken non-Human creature you control with toughness two or greater.
- Kokusho dies, triggering it and its undying ability.
- Resolve Kokusho's undying trigger, returning it from the graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter.
- Resolve Kokusho's trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life, and causing you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
- Resolve the Yawgmoth ability from step 1, putting a -1/-1 counter on the additional creature and causing you to draw a card.
- Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the additional creature, targeting Kokusho.
- The creature dies, triggering its undying ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on Kokusho and causing you to draw a card.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite lifegain
· Infinite lifegain triggers
· Infinite lifeloss
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite scry 1
· Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Show steps
- Cast Buried Alive by paying {2} and two life, searching for Chainer, Viscera Seer, and Kokusho.
- Cast Reanimate by paying 2 life.
- returning Chainer onto the battlefield and causing you to lose five life.
- Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Viscera Seer from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
- Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
- Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Kokusho.
- Kokusho dies, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and causing you to gain life equal to the amount of life lost this way.
- Resolve the Viscera Seer, scrying 1.
- Repeat from step 5.
Results:
Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite lifegain
· Infinite lifegain triggers
· Infinite lifeloss
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite scry 1
· Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Show steps
- Cast Buried Alive by paying {2} and two life, searching for Chainer, Viscera Seer, and Kokusho.
- Cast Animate Dead by paying {1} and two life.
- Animate Dead enters the battlefield, returning Chainer onto the battlefield attached with Animate Dead.
- Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Viscera Seer from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
- Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
- Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Kokusho.
- Kokusho dies, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and causing you to gain life equal to the amount of life lost this way.
- Resolve the Viscera Seer, scrying 1.
- Repeat from step 5.
Results:
Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite lifegain
· Infinite lifegain triggers
· Infinite lifeloss
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite scry 1
· Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Show steps
- Cast Buried Alive by paying {2} and two life, searching for Chainer, Viscera Seer, and Kokusho.
- Cast Animate Dead by paying {1} and two life.
- Animate Dead enters the battlefield, returning Chainer onto the battlefield attached with Animate Dead.
- Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Viscera Seer from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
- Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
- Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Kokusho.
- Kokusho dies, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and causing you to gain life equal to the amount of life lost this way.
- Resolve the Viscera Seer, scrying 1.
- Repeat from step 5.
Results:
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
· Near-infinite colored mana
· Near-infinite damage
· Near-infinite death triggers
· Near-infinite ETB
· Near-infinite lifegain
· Near-infinite lifegain triggers
· Near-infinite lifeloss
· Near-infinite LTB
· Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
· Near-infinite storm count
Show steps
- Cast Kokusho by paying {4}{B}{B}.
- When Kokusho enters the battlefield, Blasting Station triggers, untapping Blasting Station.
- Activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing Kokusho.
- When Kokusho dies, it and Enduring Renewal trigger.
- Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to your hand.
- Resolve the Kokusho trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
- Crystalline Crawler triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the life you gained.
- Resolve the Blasting Station ability, dealing 1 damage to any target.
- Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability six times by removing six +1/+1 counters from it, adding {4}{B}{B}.
- Repeat.
Results:
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
· Near-infinite colored mana
· Near-infinite death triggers
· Near-infinite ETB
· Near-infinite lifegain
· Near-infinite lifegain triggers
· Near-infinite lifeloss
· Near-infinite LTB
· Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
· Near-infinite storm count
Show steps
- Cast Kokusho by paying {4}{B}{B}.
- Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Kokusho.
- When Kokusho dies, it and Enduring Renewal trigger.
- Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to your hand.
- Resolve the Kokusho trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
- Crystalline Crawler triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the life you gained.
- Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability six times by removing six +1/+1 counters from it, adding {4}{B}{B}.
- Repeat.
Results:
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
· Near-infinite colored mana
· Near-infinite death triggers
· Near-infinite ETB
· Near-infinite lifegain
· Near-infinite lifegain triggers
· Near-infinite lifeloss
· Near-infinite LTB
· Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
· Near-infinite scry 1
· Near-infinite storm count
Show steps
- Cast Kokusho by paying {4}{B}{B}.
- Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Kokusho.
- When Kokusho dies, it and Enduring Renewal trigger.
- Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to your hand.
- Resolve the Kokusho trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
- Crystalline Crawler triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the life you gained.
- Resolve the Viscera Seer ability, causing you to scry 1.
- Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability six times by removing six +1/+1 counters from it, adding {4}{B}{B}.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
· Infinite colored mana
· Infinite colorless mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite lifegain
· Infinite lifegain triggers
· Infinite lifeloss
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite storm count
Show steps
- Cast Kokusho by paying {4}{B}{B}.
- Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kokusho, adding {C}{C}.
- When Kokusho dies, it and Enduring Renewal trigger.
- Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to your hand.
- Resolve the Kokusho trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
- Crystalline Crawler triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the life you gained.
- Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability four times by removing five +1/+1 counters from it, adding {2}{B}{B}.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
· Infinite colored mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite lifegain
· Infinite lifegain triggers
· Infinite lifeloss
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite storm count
Show steps
- Cast Kokusho by paying {4}{B}{B}.
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Kokusho, adding {B}.
- When Kokusho dies, it and Enduring Renewal trigger.
- Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to your hand.
- Resolve the Kokusho trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
- Crystalline Crawler triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the life you gained.
- Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability five times by removing five +1/+1 counters from it, adding {4}{B}.
- Repeat.
Results:
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
· Near-infinite colored mana
· Near-infinite damage
· Near-infinite death triggers
· Near-infinite ETB
· Near-infinite lifegain
· Near-infinite lifegain triggers
· Near-infinite lifeloss
· Near-infinite LTB
· Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
· Near-infinite storm count
Show steps
- Cast Kokusho by paying {4}{B}{B}.
- When Kokusho enters the battlefield, Blasting Station triggers, untapping Blasting Station.
- Activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing Kokusho.
- When Kokusho dies, it and Enduring Renewal trigger.
- Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to your hand.
- Resolve the Kokusho trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
- Crystalline Crawler triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the life you gained.
- Resolve the Blasting Station ability, dealing 1 damage to any target.
- Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability six times by removing six +1/+1 counters from it, adding {4}{B}{B}.
- Repeat.
Results:
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
· Near-infinite colored mana
· Near-infinite death triggers
· Near-infinite ETB
· Near-infinite lifegain
· Near-infinite lifegain triggers
· Near-infinite lifeloss
· Near-infinite LTB
· Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
· Near-infinite storm count
Show steps
- Cast Kokusho by paying {4}{B}{B}.
- Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Kokusho.
- When Kokusho dies, it and Enduring Renewal trigger.
- Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to your hand.
- Resolve the Kokusho trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
- Crystalline Crawler triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the life you gained.
- Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability six times by removing six +1/+1 counters from it, adding {4}{B}{B}.
- Repeat.
Results:
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
· Near-infinite colored mana
· Near-infinite death triggers
· Near-infinite ETB
· Near-infinite lifegain
· Near-infinite lifegain triggers
· Near-infinite lifeloss
· Near-infinite LTB
· Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
· Near-infinite scry 1
· Near-infinite storm count
Show steps
- Cast Kokusho by paying {4}{B}{B}.
- Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Kokusho.
- When Kokusho dies, it and Enduring Renewal trigger.
- Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to your hand.
- Resolve the Kokusho trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
- Crystalline Crawler triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the life you gained.
- Resolve the Viscera Seer ability, causing you to scry 1.
- Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability six times by removing six +1/+1 counters from it, adding {4}{B}{B}.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
· Infinite colored mana
· Infinite colorless mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite lifegain
· Infinite lifegain triggers
· Infinite lifeloss
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite storm count
Show steps
- Cast Kokusho by paying {4}{B}{B}.
- Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kokusho, adding {C}{C}.
- When Kokusho dies, it and Enduring Renewal trigger.
- Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to your hand.
- Resolve the Kokusho trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
- Crystalline Crawler triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the life you gained.
- Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability four times by removing five +1/+1 counters from it, adding {2}{B}{B}.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
· Infinite colored mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite lifegain
· Infinite lifegain triggers
· Infinite lifeloss
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite storm count
Show steps
- Cast Kokusho by paying {4}{B}{B}.
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Kokusho, adding {B}.
- When Kokusho dies, it and Enduring Renewal trigger.
- Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to your hand.
- Resolve the Kokusho trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
- Crystalline Crawler triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the life you gained.
- Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability five times by removing five +1/+1 counters from it, adding {4}{B}.
- Repeat.
Results:
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
· Near-infinite colored mana
· Near-infinite death triggers
· Near-infinite ETB
· Near-infinite lifegain
· Near-infinite lifegain triggers
· Near-infinite lifeloss
· Near-infinite LTB
· Near-infinite mill
· Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
· Near-infinite self-mill
· Near-infinite storm count
Show steps
- Cast Kokusho by paying {4}{B}{B}.
- Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Kokusho.
- When Kokusho dies, it and Enduring Renewal trigger.
- Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to your hand.
- Resolve the Kokusho trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
- Crystalline Crawler triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the life you gained.
- Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing target player to mill cards equal to Kokusho's power.
- Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability six times by removing six +1/+1 counters from it, adding {4}{B}{B}.
- Repeat.
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