Kotis, the Fangkeeper
Legendary Creature — Zombie Warrior
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.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BGU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm Promos
- Price
- $0.97
- EDHREC rank
- #5585
Kotis, the Fangkeeper puts a mutate-ready body on the board that generates real card advantage every time a mutated creature connects, and the cost is low enough that it slots into any Sultai pile without a second thought. Mimeoplasm, Revered One decks in particular treat it as a staple — the synergy score says it all.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Mimeoplasm, Revered One
Mimeoplasm, Revered One is a mutate commander at heart, and Kotis, the Fangkeeper feeds that engine directly — every swing with the mutated stack can generate additional cards, which is exactly the kind of sustained advantage Mimeoplasm shells are hungry for.
Otrimi, the Ever-Playful
Otrimi, the Ever-Playful already incentivizes attacking with mutated creatures, so Kotis, the Fangkeeper's trigger stacks on top of Otrimi's own bounce-and-recast loop to keep the hand full while the board pressure builds.
Felix Five-Boots
Felix Five-Boots cares about making the most of each combat step with your best creatures, and Kotis, the Fangkeeper turns those swings into card draw — doubled triggers mean you're replacing your hand faster than opponents can answer the board.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Kotis, the Fangkeeper is legal in every major constructed format, but Commander is where it actually does anything meaningful — mutate as a mechanic is Commander-native in practice, and the four-player table gives you enough combat steps to pay off the card-draw trigger repeatedly. In 60-card formats like Modern or Pioneer, mutate has never been a competitive archetype, and a five-mana do-nothing-until-it-attacks creature has no home in those fast, interactive environments. Standard legality is worth noting for limited-time windows when mutate-adjacent sets are in the pool, but don't build around it there. Play Kotis, the Fangkeeper in Commander and ignore every other 60-card option.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.97 bulk tier
At $0.97, Kotis, the Fangkeeper sits at the high end of bulk — cheap enough to pick up without hesitation, but priced just above the true throw-in range because the mutate crowd actively wants it. It's a stable buy for the cost: niche enough that it won't spike, useful enough that it won't crater.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.