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Kokusho, the Evening Star
Champions of Kamigawa Rare
Legendary Dragon
Reviewed September 30, 2004
Constructed: 3.1
Casual: 3.8
Limited: 4.2
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Scott
Gerhardt
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Hard to not like this
guy. Not as splashable, but his effect is a
combo burn/life gain. He's yet another 5/5 for
6. In constructed, he might make a splash.
Control black could easily use this guy as a "Drain
Life" type guy that helps win the late game.
This guy I most easily see fitting into the current
metagame without a problem.
Limited: You need
a mild committment to black, but that's all you
need. A no brainer if you're running black.
Constructed: 4.5
Limited: 5 |
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Chris
Gerhardt
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game store owner in CA,
ShuffleAndCut |
Okay, I will admit
here that I collect foil Dragons. Though I
haven't seen one yet, I am quite certain that
Kodusho is going to be freakin' GORGEOUS in foil!
I seriously can't wait to see one!
As far as the card
goes, Kokusho's ability is interesting. If
you gets a couple hits in with it, your opponent
probably won't be able to off him for fear of it
being a suicide mission. It won't make the
tourney scene, but he's a killer in casual if you
can find a suitable Black deck for him.
Other Black Dragon options include
Catacomb Dragon and
Ebon Dragon, plus a few other gold Dragons,
like
Crosis the Purger,
Darigaaz the Igniter, and
Dromar the Banisher. You would definitely
consider
Time of Need when you play multiple Legendary
creatures in your deck, though you'll have to
watch your color mix.
In limited, Kokusho is
a bit...limited due to it's double Black casting
cost. If you're going any amount of Black, or you
have something to smooth your mana, you definitely
play him. As with all the Champions Dragons,
he's a game breaker in limited.
Constructed:
2.5
Casual: 4
Limited: 5
Current Price:
Kokusho,
the Evening Star -
Champions of Kamigawa -
$8.96
Combos
Well With:
Catacomb
Dragon -
Mirage - $9.61
Ebon Dragon -
Portal 2nd Age - $18.50
Crosis the
Purger -
Invasion - $5.81
Darizaaz
the Igniter -
Invasion - $5.53
Dromar the
Banisher -
Invasion - $3.68
Time of
Need -
Champions of Kamigawa -
$2.13
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Judge Bill
*Level 2
MTG Judge
*game store employee
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Drain Life on a dragon. The second best dragon
for recursion, and the best for multiplayer, as
it hits all players. Also harder to kill than
the rest of the dragons, as being black makes a
difference with most removal.
In limited, it's a 5/5 flier. Shall I just put a
repeating track on for this?
Constructed: 3
Casual: 4.5
Limited: 4
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Jeff Zandi
5
Time Pro Tour
Veteran
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Kokusho, the Evening
Star
The black Legendary Dragon Spirit from Champions
comes in third in my book,
with the white one being the best and the blue one
being second best. Still,
Kokusho is ALL-GOOD, a 5/5 flying monster for 4BB
that MIGHT win the game
for you when he goes to the graveyard.
CONSTRUCTED: 3.0
CASUAL: 3.0
LIMITED: 3.0 |
Ray "Monk"
Powers
* Level 3 DCI Judge
*DCI Tournament Organizer |
Kukusho, the Evening Star
This is one of the few Dragons where you may want
to actively kill him yourself. Include some
recursion element and you have a potential Drain
Life for five a turn, ignoring his normal dragon
ability of being a “big fat flier that kills
things.” Playing a second when you already have
one in play is a 10 life hit to your opponent, and
that’s nothing to scoff at. This creature has a
chance to make it into all formats, but is less
likely to be casually played, as most people
consider direct damage like this unfun.
Constructed: 3
Casual: 2
Limited: 4
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DeQuan
Watson
* game store owner (The
Game Closet - Waco,TX) |
We already know that
casual players love dragons. So this bad boy is
going to have people chasing him down anyway
right? But if you play in group games, this card
is simply crazy. In a four player game, you can
gain 15 life and have each of the other three
players lose five life each when this dragon dies.
Most casual players will have trouble pronouncing
the name, but they will love playing the card.
Constructed: 3
Casual: 5
Limited: 4 |
Paul
Hagan |
Kokusho, The Evening Star --
I'm really diggin' Kokusho. The price is right for
a 5/5 flier in black, and he comes equipped with
an ability that says, "Well, it's like I got at
least one more attack through, and I gain some
life off of it." If I were to play a large black
creature right now, I think Kokusho is it.
Casual environments will see this card a lot. It's
large, it's a dragon, it's a legend, and it says
"each opponent", meaning Kokusho gets silly in
large group games.
In limited, I'll definitely take Kokusho, if only
for being a well-priced monster. You'll own the
air, and when he goes, you take a quarter of your
opponent's life.
Constructed Rating: 3.0
Casual Rating: 4.0
Limited Rating: 3.5 |
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Andy
Van Zandt |
Kokusho, the Evening
Star
I'd put this guy as generally better than soul
feast, for obvious reasons.
Not to mention his use in group games- he's the
best syphon soul ever,
no-one will want to be the one to set that off.
Yet again, I feel I must
mention, a 5/5 flyer in limited wins games... and
this guy basically gets
off one more free swing when they finally deal
with him.
constructed 2.5
casual 3.5
limited 4 |
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Kokusho, the Evening
Star
Here we go again
with the black dragon. This one is also pretty
good in constructed. He has basically two
evasions, being black and having flying.
Although he does require double black mana, just
being a 5/5 flier for 6 is a good deal. Add on
to that that when he’s destroyed, you gain at
least 5 life, (and your opponent loses 5) he’s
pretty scary. I see MBC making a comeback with
cards such as Akuba, Distress, Cranial
Extraction and Kokusho. With this guy as a
finisher, MBC should be viable archetype in Type
2.
Constructed: 3.5
Casual: 4
Limited: 5
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