---
name: "Koth of the Hammer"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Planeswalker — Koth"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "DDI"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Venser vs. Koth"
collector_number: "44"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Eric Deschamps"
oracle_id: "589186e0-3ebe-46a3-a9e7-798b1712fa93"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/koth-of-the-hammer-ddi"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Koth of the Hammer
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Planeswalker — Koth
- **Starting Loyalty:** 3

## Oracle Text
+1: Untap target Mountain. It becomes a 4/4 red Elemental creature until end of turn. It's still a land.
−2: Add {R} for each Mountain you control.
−5: You get an emblem with "Mountains you control have '{T}: This land deals 1 damage to any target.'"

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Koth, Fire of Resistance](/printing/koth-fire-of-resistance-pone.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Koth
2. [Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle](/printing/valakut-the-molten-pinnacle-slp.md) — Land
3. [Spitting Earth](/printing/spitting-earth-dd1.md) — Sorcery
4. [Seismic Strike](/printing/seismic-strike-ddg.md) — Instant
5. [Rockslide Ambush](/printing/rockslide-ambush-ptk.md) — Sorcery
6. [Peak Eruption](/printing/peak-eruption-ths.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Venser vs. Koth (DDI) #44
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Eric Deschamps
- **Total Printings:** 13 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`