Koth of the Hammer
Legendary Planeswalker — Koth
+1: Untap target Mountain. It becomes a 4/4 red Elemental creature until end of turn. It's still a land.
−2: Add 
for each Mountain you control.
−5: You get an emblem with "Mountains you control have '
: This land deals 1 damage to any target.'"
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Duel Decks: Venser vs. Koth
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #9430
Koth of the Hammer hits the board and immediately threatens lethal — his +1 turns a Mountain into a 4/4 haste creature that untaps your mana after combat, which is a tempo play most four-mana planeswalkers can't match. The cost is that he folds to any board with creatures, and his ultimate only matters if you're already drowning in Mountains. Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh gets a lot of the same red-mage nostalgia, but Koth's floor in mono-red is higher.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh
Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh decks lean into the planeswalker-tribal angle, and Koth of the Hammer slots in as one of the few mono-red walkers who pulls his weight on rate — his +1 generates immediate board presence rather than asking you to wait for loyalty accumulation.
Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest
Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest cares about casting spells on your turn and triggering wheel effects, and Koth of the Hammer's untap-a-Mountain ability lets you float mana after the +1 swings in, keeping your mana open for instants and preserving the chain Dragonhawk rewards.
Ashling the Pilgrim
Koth of the Hammer and Ashling the Pilgrim share the same mono-red Mountains-matter identity — Koth's +1 doubles as a mana accelerant that helps you pump Ashling faster, and his ultimate's emblem turns every Mountain into a direct threat on top of Ashling's explosive ceiling.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Koth of the Hammer is a reliable role-player in mono-red and Mountain-heavy decks — the +1 generates real mana acceleration, the -2 deals meaningful damage in a 40-life format, and the ultimate is actually reachable when opponents are busy fighting three other players. He's legal in Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no competitive play in those formats; four mana for a planeswalker who doesn't protect himself is a hard sell when faster threats dominate those tables. Commander is where Koth of the Hammer earns his keep, specifically in shells that run 30-plus basic Mountains and can leverage the emblem as a backup win condition.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Price data for Koth of the Hammer isn't available in the current context, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number. He has multiple printings, which historically keeps his price accessible — he's rarely an expensive pickup for the power level he brings to a mono-red Commander build.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh
- Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest
- Ashling the Pilgrim
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.