Budget Bauble
Kokusho, the Evening Star - Decklist

Creatures 16$7.67

  1. Accursed Marauder1Accursed Marauder$0.29
  2. Acid-Spewer Dragon1Acid-Spewer Dragon$0.24
  3. Activated Sleeper1Activated Sleeper$1.59
  4. Apprentice Necromancer1Apprentice Necromancer$0.70
  5. Burnished Hart1Burnished Hart$0.11
  6. Chainer, Dementia Master1Chainer, Dementia Master$0.26
  7. Disciple of Bolas1Disciple of Bolas$0.37
  8. Doomed Necromancer1Doomed Necromancer$0.38

Creatures continued

  1. Fleshbag Marauder1Fleshbag Marauder$0.18
  2. Junji, the Midnight Sky1Junji, the Midnight Sky$0.51
  3. K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth1K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth$1.01
  4. Plaguecrafter1Plaguecrafter$0.34
  5. Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar1Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar$0.69
  6. Solemn Simulacrum1Solemn Simulacrum$0.26
  7. Topaz Dragon // Entropic Cloud1Topaz Dragon // Entropic Cloud$0.25
  8. Viscera Seer1Viscera Seer$0.49

Instants 22$10.13

  1. Abnormal Endurance1Abnormal Endurance$0.12
  2. Altar's Reap1Altar's Reap$0.17
  3. Corrupted Conviction1Corrupted Conviction$0.35
  4. Costly Plunder1Costly Plunder$0.20
  5. Deadly Dispute1Deadly Dispute$0.30
  6. Demonic Gifts1Demonic Gifts$0.15
  7. Eviscerator's Insight1Eviscerator's Insight$0.26
  8. Fake Your Own Death1Fake Your Own Death$0.10
  9. Feign Death1Feign Death$0.79
  10. Grim Return1Grim Return$0.48
  11. Nasty End1Nasty End$0.24

Instants continued

  1. Not Dead After All1Not Dead After All$1.57
  2. Pain 1011Pain 101$0.24
  3. Presumed Dead1Presumed Dead$0.31
  4. Reckoner's Bargain1Reckoner's Bargain$1.09
  5. Return to Action1Return to Action$0.27
  6. Supernatural Stamina1Supernatural Stamina$0.12
  7. Undying Evil1Undying Evil$0.40
  8. Undying Malice1Undying Malice$0.39
  9. Village Rites1Village Rites$0.35
  10. Wake the Dead1Wake the Dead$1.39
  11. Withering Torment1Withering Torment$0.84

Sorceries 14$4.01

  1. Blood for Bones1Blood for Bones$0.53
  2. Blood on the Snow1Blood on the Snow$0.31
  3. Bone Shards1Bone Shards$0.17
  4. Come Back Wrong1Come Back Wrong$0.38
  5. Crux of Fate1Crux of Fate$0.35
  6. Deadly Tempest1Deadly Tempest$0.48
  7. Eaten Alive1Eaten Alive$0.10

Sorceries continued

  1. Feed the Swarm1Feed the Swarm$0.22
  2. Footsteps of the Goryo1Footsteps of the Goryo$0.28
  3. Morbid Curiosity1Morbid Curiosity$0.23
  4. Mutilate1Mutilate$0.30
  5. Necromantic Selection1Necromantic Selection$0.29
  6. Severed Strands1Severed Strands$0.08
  7. Zero Point Ballad1Zero Point Ballad$0.29

Artifacts 4$2.28

  1. Dragon's Hoard1Dragon's Hoard$0.31
  2. Expedition Map1Expedition Map$1.40
  3. Wayfarer's Bauble1Wayfarer's Bauble$0.31
  4. Worn Powerstone1Worn Powerstone$0.26

Enchantments 5$2.62

  1. Fungal Fortitude1Fungal Fortitude$0.28
  2. Heartless Summoning1Heartless Summoning$1.55
  3. Minion's Return1Minion's Return$0.36
  4. Strands of Night1Strands of Night$0.25
  5. Vampiric Rites1Vampiric Rites$0.18

Lands 38 / 38$18.60

  1. Barren Moor1Barren Moor$0.16
  2. Blast Zone1Blast Zone$0.34
  3. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  4. Buried Ruin1Buried Ruin$0.36
  5. Castle Locthwain1Castle Locthwain$1.34
  6. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  7. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  8. Desert of the Glorified1Desert of the Glorified$0.14
  9. Deserted Temple1Deserted Temple$0.82
  10. Ebon Stronghold1Ebon Stronghold$0.38
  11. Everglades1Everglades$1.21

Lands continued

  1. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  2. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  3. Ghost Quarter1Ghost Quarter$0.44
  4. Haven of the Spirit Dragon1Haven of the Spirit Dragon$0.29
  5. High Market1High Market$0.40
  6. Leechridden Swamp1Leechridden Swamp$0.73
  7. Memorial to Folly1Memorial to Folly$0.24
  8. Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid1Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid$1.59
  9. Mortuary Mire1Mortuary Mire$0.30
  10. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  11. Polluted Mire1Polluted Mire$0.15

Lands continued

  1. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  2. Snow-Covered Swamp×55Snow-Covered Swamp$2.95
  3. Swamp×44Swamp$0.40
  4. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  5. Terrain Generator1Terrain Generator$1.38
  6. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  7. Thespian's Stage1Thespian's Stage$0.40
  8. War Room1War Room$0.82
  9. Witch's Cottage1Witch's Cottage$0.39

About this Kokusho, the Evening Star deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Kokusho, the Evening Star, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $69.89 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Kokusho, the Evening Star decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Supernatural Stamina, Feign Death and Disciple of Bolas. The picks most particular to this commander are Footsteps of the Goryo, Undying Evil and Apprentice Necromancer, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Black decks.

Its average mana value is 2.81. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Activated Sleeper ($1.59), Not Dead After All ($1.57) and Heartless Summoning ($1.55); 48 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $58.73, and with no limit $1056.79; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value2.81
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match56%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 14 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 19 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 13 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 6 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 3 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 5 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 2 cards

The curve and the average cover Kokusho, the Evening Star and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1010+0
Card advantage1212+0
Targeted disruption1214+2
Mass disruption67+1
Lands3838+0
Plan3021-9

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 3 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

Compare prices at other card limits

Full deck price by per-card cap

  1. Up to $0.25 per card: $40.13 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 23% deck match
  2. Up to $0.50 per card: $49.82 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 50% deck match
  3. Up to $0.75 per card: $55.66 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 54% deck match
  4. Up to $1 per card: $58.73 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 56% deck match
  5. Up to $1.50 per card: $65.29 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 56% deck match
  6. Up to $2 per card: $71.42 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 58% deck match
  7. Up to $3 per card: $96.52 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 62% deck match
  8. Up to $5 per card: $132.03 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 65% deck match
  9. Up to $7.50 per card: $182.87 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 75% deck match
  10. Up to $10 per card: $200.83 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 74% deck match
  11. Up to $15 per card: $262.60 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 77% deck match
  12. Up to $20 per card: $358.43 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 78% deck match
  13. Up to $30 per card: $508.77 for 100 of 100 cards; 79% deck match
  14. Up to $50 per card: $650.50 for 100 of 100 cards; 78% deck match
  15. Up to $100 per card: $687.60 for 100 of 100 cards; 78% deck match
  16. No per-card cap: $1056.79 for 100 of 100 cards; 78% deck match

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Kokusho, the Evening Star at that per-card cap, with the commander and basic lands included and no overall budget. Gold is your current cap, blue reaches 100 cards within the cap, and gray either runs out of eligible cards or has a commander that costs more than the cap. Select a bar to build that deck; your budget changes to its price. The percentage under each cap is that deck’s match with what Kokusho, the Evening Star decks usually play.

Format

With printings adds the set and collector number of the printing each price is based on. Both text formats list the commander first and work on most deck sites.

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