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Kotis, the Fangkeeper

{1}{B}{G}{U}

Legendary Creature — Zombie Warrior

TDMTarkir: Dragonstorm#362rare
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Border
borderless
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 35–4313
Illustrator
Tomas Duchek
Found in
Tarkir Dragonstorm Collector Booster Pack · Tarkir Dragonstorm Collector Booster Sample Pack · Tarkir Dragonstorm Play Booster Pack
Printings4
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality
AlchemyLegal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
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.
2/1
Indestructible

Plays as: Combat Damage Trigger

Market · per finishspark updated 14h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+2.3%
$0.45
$0.15 low$0.12 gap
Foil+2.6%
$1.17
$0.40 low-$0.10 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.34· across 4 printings

Rulings

4 · latest Apr 4, 2025 · one tap opens all
  • WotCApr 4, 2025

    If an exiled card has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.

  • WotCApr 4, 2025

    If any of the spells you cast has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.

  • WotCApr 4, 2025

    Since you are using an alternative cost to cast the spells, you can’t pay any other alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the spells have any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.

  • WotCApr 4, 2025

    You cast the spells from among the exiled cards while Kotis’s last ability is resolving and still on the stack. You can’t wait to cast them later in the turn. Timing restrictions based on the card’s type are ignored.