---
name: "Kokusho, the Evening Star"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "DRB-9"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Tsutomu Kawade"
oracle_id: "cf631c93-b7fb-4e4f-b405-3778c15b1117"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/kokusho-the-evening-star-plst"
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
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Flying

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

> *The fall of the evening star never heralds a gentle dawn.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Junji, the Midnight Sky](/printing/junji-the-midnight-sky-slc.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
2. [Ryusei, the Falling Star](/printing/ryusei-the-falling-star-chk.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
3. [Keiga, the Tide Star](/printing/keiga-the-tide-star-ima.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
4. [Soul Scourge](/printing/soul-scourge-tor.md) — Creature — Nightmare Horror
5. [Howling Banshee](/printing/howling-banshee-j25.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [Shard of the Nightbringer](/printing/shard-of-the-nightbringer-40k.md) — Creature — C'tan

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #DRB-9
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Tsutomu Kawade
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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