Kotis by user3585168

Format: Commander

Commander: Kotis, the Fangkeeper

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 47

Deck overview

This deck is a Sultai Voltron and combat-theft strategy built around Kotis, the Fangkeeper. Kotis enters the battlefield with innate indestructible keyword protection, turning him into a resilient combat threat from the moment he lands. The deck's primary game plan is to accelerate Kotis onto the board using efficient 1-2 CMC ramp, grant him evasion through cards like Aqueous Form and Brotherhood Regalia, and amplify his power using scaling equipment such as Blackblade Reforged, Nettlecyst, and Wrecking Ball Arm. When Kotis connects with an opponent, his triggered ability exiles the top cards of their library and casts every revealed spell with mana value equal to or less than the combat damage dealt for free. This converts raw commander damage into massive mana tempo and board presence. A dense suite of cheap countermagic and targeted shielding protects Kotis against exile removal while he systematically eliminates the table.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Ruins
  • 1 Adaptive Omnitool
  • 1 Aether Tunnel
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Andúril, Narsil Reforged
  • 1 Aqueous Form
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Lighthouse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Artful Dodge
  • 1 Assassin Gauntlet
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Blackblade Reforged
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bontu's Last Reckoning
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Bridgeworks Battle // Tanglespan Bridgeworks
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Candlestick
  • 1 Canopy Cover
  • 1 Champion's Helm
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conqueror's Flail
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cranial Plating
  • 1 Damnation
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Demonic Embrace
  • 1 Dispel
  • 1 Dragonfire Blade
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Elves of Deep Shadow
  • 1 Enter the Enigma
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Felix Five-Boots
  • 1 Flooded Grove
  • 1 Forest
  • 1 Forgotten Ancient
  • 1 Golem-Skin Gauntlets
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Iron Man, Bleeding Edge
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Kotis, the Fangkeeper
  • 1 Leyline Axe
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Louisoix's Sacrifice
  • 1 Manifold Key
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Miscast
  • 1 My Precious // Allure of Power
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Nettlecyst
  • 1 Nightmare Lash
  • 1 Opulent Palace
  • 1 Overflowing Basin
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Power Fist
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Return to Nature
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Scale Up
  • 1 Scepter of Celebration
  • 1 Secret Tunnel
  • 1 Security Bypass
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Slip Out the Back
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spark Double
  • 1 Spellskite
  • 1 Spider-Sense
  • 1 Strip Mine
  • 1 Strong Back
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Swordsman's Steel
  • 1 Talisman of Curiosity
  • 1 Tasha, the Witch Queen
  • 1 The Black Gate
  • 1 The Thirteenth Doctor
  • 1 Thran Power Suit
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Vorpal Sword
  • 1 Waterlogged Grove
  • 1 Whispersilk Cloak
  • 1 Wings of Hubris
  • 1 Wrecking Ball Arm
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast