Kotis, the Fangkeeper
Indestructible Whenever Kotis deals combat damage to a player, exile the top X cards of their library, where X is the amount of damage dealt. You may cast any number of spells with mana value X or less from among them without paying their mana costs.
How Kotis decks play in EDH
Kotis, the Fangkeeper is a Sultai commander in blue, black and green costing 1BGU, and its legendary creature - zombie warrior line shapes the whole deck around it. The payoff is combat damage, so evasion and extra-combat effects matter more than raw power. The cards below are the ones Kotis, the Fangkeeper decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $18.54Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (3)
Synergy & payoffs (16)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Kotis, the Fangkeeper decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Kotis, the Fangkeeper deck?
Kotis, the Fangkeeper has a Sultai colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue, black and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Kotis, the Fangkeeper?
The cards played most often in Kotis, the Fangkeeper decks include Wizard's Staff, My Precious // Allure of Power, Sting, Bilbo's Sword. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Kotis, the Fangkeeper deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $18.54 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Kotis, the Fangkeeper deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.