---
name: "Keeper of Kookus"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Goblin"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "VIS"
set_name: "Visions"
collector_number: "85"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Scott Hampton"
oracle_id: "97417270-e525-4261-b7d9-0dde3360e666"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/keeper-of-kookus-vis"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Keeper of Kookus
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Goblin
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{R}: This creature gains protection from red until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thick-Skinned Goblin](/printing/thick-skinned-goblin-tsp.md) — Creature — Goblin Shaman
2. [Crimson Acolyte](/printing/crimson-acolyte-inv.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
3. [Goblin Wizard](/printing/goblin-wizard-me1.md) — Creature — Goblin Wizard
4. [Burrenton Forge-Tender](/printing/burrenton-forge-tender-ima.md) — Creature — Kithkin Wizard
5. [Goblin Battle Jester](/printing/goblin-battle-jester-m13.md) — Creature — Goblin
6. [Kor Firewalker](/printing/kor-firewalker-td0.md) — Creature — Kor Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Visions (VIS) #85
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Scott Hampton
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`