Best Mono-Black budget alternatives to Kokusho, the Evening Star
Kokusho, the Evening Star
$24.56 MarketCard Breakdown: Kokusho, the Evening Star (Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit) is a high-demand MTG card. At $24.56, budget-conscious players can leverage vector embedding similarity to achieve similar game actions for under $5.00.
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Junji, the Midnight Sky
(Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit)
Flying, menace When Junji dies, choose one — • Each opponent discards two cards and loses 2 life. • Put target non-Dragon creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. You lose 2 life.
Matches Kokusho, the Evening Star's Legendary Creature card type and costs 1 less mana to cast (5 MV vs 6 MV). Overlaps on functional mechanics including #death-trigger-self, #evasion, #group-slug.
Spirit of Malevolence
(Creature — Spirit)
When this creature dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Functions as a Creature alternative to Kokusho, the Evening Star's Legendary Creature and costs 4 less mana to cast (2 MV vs 6 MV). Overlaps on functional mechanics including #death-trigger-self, #drain-life, #group-slug.
Chancellor of the Dross
(Creature — Phyrexian Vampire)
You may reveal this card from your opening hand. If you do, at the beginning of the first upkeep, each opponent loses 3 life, then you gain life equal to the life lost this way. Flying, lifelink
Functions as a Creature alternative to Kokusho, the Evening Star's Legendary Creature and costs 1 more mana to cast (7 MV). Overlaps on functional mechanics including #drain-life, #evasion, #group-slug.
Howling Banshee
(Creature — Spirit)
Flying When this creature enters, each player loses 3 life.
Functions as a Creature alternative to Kokusho, the Evening Star's Legendary Creature and costs 2 less mana to cast (4 MV vs 6 MV). Overlaps on functional mechanics including #evasion, #group-slug, #opponent-loses-life.
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