Art by Evyn Fong
Commander deckBGU
Kotis, the Fangkeeper
Equip Kotis with evasion and combat damage enhancements to consistently hit opponents and exile their cards, generating immense value to cheat out massive game-ending threats.
Asked for“Kotis the fangkeeper deck. The general premise should be voltron to enable the exile triggers, then have a bunch of big creatures. Should be a bracket 3/4”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Kotis, the Fangkeeper
1BGULegendary Creature — Zombie Warrior
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Card Draw
10
Sylvan Library
1GEnchantment
topdeck manipulation and card draw early in the game
Rishkar's Expertise
4GGSorcery
draws cards based on high power and casts a spell for free
Garruk's Uprising
2GEnchantment
grants trample and draws cards when big creatures enter
Return of the Wildspeaker
4GInstant
instant-speed draw based on power or an overrun finisher
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
3GLegendary Creature — Squirrel
indestructible creature that rewards dealing combat damage
Last March of the Ents
6GGSorcery
uncounterable massive card draw and free creature deployment
Removal
10
Tear Asunder
1GInstant
exile removal for artifacts, enchantments, or nonland permanents
Threats/Wincons
24
Dauthi Voidwalker
BBCreature — Dauthi Rogue
exiles opponent cards and allows playing them for free
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
2BBLegendary Creature — Aetherborn Rogue
exiles top cards from opponents to cast with any mana
Gonti, Canny Acquisitor
2BGULegendary Creature — Aetherborn Rogue
exiles cards on combat damage and lowers spell costs
Elder Gargaroth
3GGCreature — Beast
huge threat that offers life, tokens, or draw on attack/block
Titan of Industry
4GGGCreature — Elemental
massive threat providing protection, removal, or lifegain
Kogla, the Titan Ape
3GGGLegendary Creature — Ape
removes creatures on entry and destroys artifacts on attack
Toxrill, the Corrosive
5BBLegendary Creature — Slug Horror
shrinks opposing armies and generates slug tokens
Koma, Cosmos Serpent
3GGUULegendary Creature — Serpent
uncounterable threat that creates serpent tokens every turn
Hullbreaker Horror
5UUCreature — Kraken Horror
flash threat that bounces spells and nonland permanents
Cultivator Colossus
4GGGCreature — Plant Beast
huge power creature that converts lands in hand into ramp
Sheoldred, Whispering One
5BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
forces opponents to sacrifice while reanimating your creatures
Lord of the Void
4BBBCreature — Demon
exiles top cards of opponent libraries on hit and puts creatures into play
Vilis, Broker of Blood
5BBBLegendary Creature — Demon
huge flying body that turns life loss into card draw
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
4GGLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
doubles your counters while halving opponents' counters
Craterhoof Behemoth
5GGGCreature — Beast
classic lethal overrun threat to close out the game
Apex Altisaur
7GGCreature — Dinosaur
repeatable fight engine to clear opponent battlefields
Blackblade Reforged
2Legendary Artifact — Equipment
grants massive power boost to commander based on lands
Shadowspear
1Legendary Artifact — Equipment
gives trample, lifelink, and strips hexproof/indestructible
Sword of Feast and Famine
3Artifact — Equipment
untaps lands, forces discard, and gives protection
Fireshrieker
3Artifact — Equipment
grants double strike to double combat damage exile triggers
Inquisitor's Flail
2Artifact — Equipment
doubles combat damage dealt by equipped creature
Vorpal Sword
BArtifact — Equipment
provides deathtouch and an alternate win condition
Colossus Hammer
1Artifact — Equipment
massive stat buff to boost commander power for big hits
Loxodon Warhammer
3Artifact — Equipment
provides power, trample, and lifelink to push damage through
Utility
8
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
gives haste and shroud for immediate and protected attacks
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
gives haste and hexproof while allowing target equipment
Whispersilk Cloak
3Artifact — Equipment
makes commander unblockable and shroud for easy hits
Mithril Coat
3Legendary Artifact — Equipment
flash equipment that grants indestructible in response to removal
Counterspell
UUInstant
hard counter to stop game-ending plays or protect key spells
Fierce Guardianship
2UInstant
free noncreature counterspell while controlling commander
