Printings
Kotis, the Fangkeeper
Card Information
Type: Legendary Creature — Zombie Warrior
Mana Cost: 1
CMC: 4
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 202
Oracle Text
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.
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Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- April 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.
Source: wotc - April 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.
Source: wotc - April 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.
Source: wotc - April 4, 2025
If an exiled card has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.
Source: wotc
Price History
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