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
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  1. Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing Kokusho, targeting any other nontoken non-Human creature you control with toughness two or greater.
  2. Kokusho dies, triggering it and its undying ability.
  3. Resolve Kokusho's undying trigger, returning it from the graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter.
  4. Resolve Kokusho's trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life, and causing you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  5. Resolve the Yawgmoth ability from step 1, putting a -1/-1 counter on the additional creature and causing you to draw a card.
  6. Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the additional creature, targeting Kokusho.
  7. The creature dies, triggering its undying ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  8. Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on Kokusho and causing you to draw a card.
  9. Repeat.
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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
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  1. Cast Buried Alive by paying {2} and two life, searching for Chainer, Viscera Seer, and Kokusho.
  2. Cast Reanimate by paying 2 life.
  3. returning Chainer onto the battlefield and causing you to lose five life.
  4. 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.
  5. Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
  6. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Kokusho.
  7. Kokusho dies, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and causing you to gain life equal to the amount of life lost this way.
  8. Resolve the Viscera Seer, scrying 1.
  9. Repeat from step 5.
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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
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  1. Cast Buried Alive by paying {2} and two life, searching for Chainer, Viscera Seer, and Kokusho.
  2. Cast Animate Dead by paying {1} and two life.
  3. Animate Dead enters the battlefield, returning Chainer onto the battlefield attached with Animate Dead.
  4. 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.
  5. Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
  6. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Kokusho.
  7. Kokusho dies, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and causing you to gain life equal to the amount of life lost this way.
  8. Resolve the Viscera Seer, scrying 1.
  9. Repeat from step 5.
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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
  1. Cast Buried Alive by paying {2} and two life, searching for Chainer, Viscera Seer, and Kokusho.
  2. Cast Animate Dead by paying {1} and two life.
  3. Animate Dead enters the battlefield, returning Chainer onto the battlefield attached with Animate Dead.
  4. 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.
  5. Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
  6. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Kokusho.
  7. Kokusho dies, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and causing you to gain life equal to the amount of life lost this way.
  8. Resolve the Viscera Seer, scrying 1.
  9. Repeat from step 5.
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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
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  1. Cast Kokusho by paying {4}{B}{B}.
  2. When Kokusho enters the battlefield, Blasting Station triggers, untapping Blasting Station.
  3. Activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing Kokusho.
  4. When Kokusho dies, it and Enduring Renewal trigger.
  5. Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to your hand.
  6. Resolve the Kokusho trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  7. Crystalline Crawler triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the life you gained.
  8. Resolve the Blasting Station ability, dealing 1 damage to any target.
  9. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability six times by removing six +1/+1 counters from it, adding {4}{B}{B}.
  10. 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
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  1. Cast Kokusho by paying {4}{B}{B}.
  2. Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Kokusho.
  3. When Kokusho dies, it and Enduring Renewal trigger.
  4. Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Resolve the Kokusho trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  6. Crystalline Crawler triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the life you gained.
  7. Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  8. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability six times by removing six +1/+1 counters from it, adding {4}{B}{B}.
  9. 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
  1. Cast Kokusho by paying {4}{B}{B}.
  2. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Kokusho.
  3. When Kokusho dies, it and Enduring Renewal trigger.
  4. Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Resolve the Kokusho trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  6. Crystalline Crawler triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the life you gained.
  7. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability, causing you to scry 1.
  8. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability six times by removing six +1/+1 counters from it, adding {4}{B}{B}.
  9. 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
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  1. Cast Kokusho by paying {4}{B}{B}.
  2. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kokusho, adding {C}{C}.
  3. When Kokusho dies, it and Enduring Renewal trigger.
  4. Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Resolve the Kokusho trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  6. Crystalline Crawler triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the life you gained.
  7. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability four times by removing five +1/+1 counters from it, adding {2}{B}{B}.
  8. 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
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  1. Cast Kokusho by paying {4}{B}{B}.
  2. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Kokusho, adding {B}.
  3. When Kokusho dies, it and Enduring Renewal trigger.
  4. Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Resolve the Kokusho trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  6. Crystalline Crawler triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the life you gained.
  7. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability five times by removing five +1/+1 counters from it, adding {4}{B}.
  8. 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
  1. Cast Kokusho by paying {4}{B}{B}.
  2. When Kokusho enters the battlefield, Blasting Station triggers, untapping Blasting Station.
  3. Activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing Kokusho.
  4. When Kokusho dies, it and Enduring Renewal trigger.
  5. Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to your hand.
  6. Resolve the Kokusho trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  7. Crystalline Crawler triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the life you gained.
  8. Resolve the Blasting Station ability, dealing 1 damage to any target.
  9. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability six times by removing six +1/+1 counters from it, adding {4}{B}{B}.
  10. 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
  1. Cast Kokusho by paying {4}{B}{B}.
  2. Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Kokusho.
  3. When Kokusho dies, it and Enduring Renewal trigger.
  4. Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Resolve the Kokusho trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  6. Crystalline Crawler triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the life you gained.
  7. Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  8. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability six times by removing six +1/+1 counters from it, adding {4}{B}{B}.
  9. 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
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  1. Cast Kokusho by paying {4}{B}{B}.
  2. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Kokusho.
  3. When Kokusho dies, it and Enduring Renewal trigger.
  4. Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Resolve the Kokusho trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  6. Crystalline Crawler triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the life you gained.
  7. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability, causing you to scry 1.
  8. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability six times by removing six +1/+1 counters from it, adding {4}{B}{B}.
  9. 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
  1. Cast Kokusho by paying {4}{B}{B}.
  2. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kokusho, adding {C}{C}.
  3. When Kokusho dies, it and Enduring Renewal trigger.
  4. Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Resolve the Kokusho trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  6. Crystalline Crawler triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the life you gained.
  7. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability four times by removing five +1/+1 counters from it, adding {2}{B}{B}.
  8. 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
  1. Cast Kokusho by paying {4}{B}{B}.
  2. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Kokusho, adding {B}.
  3. When Kokusho dies, it and Enduring Renewal trigger.
  4. Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Resolve the Kokusho trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  6. Crystalline Crawler triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the life you gained.
  7. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability five times by removing five +1/+1 counters from it, adding {4}{B}.
  8. 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
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  1. Cast Kokusho by paying {4}{B}{B}.
  2. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Kokusho.
  3. When Kokusho dies, it and Enduring Renewal trigger.
  4. Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Resolve the Kokusho trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  6. Crystalline Crawler triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the life you gained.
  7. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing target player to mill cards equal to Kokusho's power.
  8. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability six times by removing six +1/+1 counters from it, adding {4}{B}{B}.
  9. Repeat.
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