---
name: "Kokusho, the Evening Star"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "IMA"
set_name: "Iconic Masters"
collector_number: "95"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Slawomir Maniak"
oracle_id: "cf631c93-b7fb-4e4f-b405-3778c15b1117"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/kokusho-the-evening-star-ima"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Kokusho, the Evening Star
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
When Kokusho dies, each opponent loses 5 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Junji, the Midnight Sky](/printing/junji-the-midnight-sky-tdc.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
2. [Ryusei, the Falling Star](/printing/ryusei-the-falling-star-clb.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
3. [Keiga, the Tide Star](/printing/keiga-the-tide-star-tdc.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
4. [Shard of the Nightbringer](/printing/shard-of-the-nightbringer-40k.md) — Creature — C'tan
5. [Soul Scourge](/printing/soul-scourge-tor.md) — Creature — Nightmare Horror
6. [Howling Banshee](/printing/howling-banshee-gvl.md) — Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Iconic Masters (IMA) #95
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Slawomir Maniak

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