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Kotis, the FangkeeperHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 2 min read· Tarkir: Dragonstorm· April 11, 2025
Carte Magic Kotis, the Fangkeeper

Kotis, the Fangkeeper is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card 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.

How it works : Kotis, the Fangkeeper

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

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

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    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.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    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.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  4. #4· Wizards of the Coast

    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.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Legal formats

standardfuturehistorictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacyvintagepennycommanderoathbreakerstandardbrawlbrawlcompetitivebrawlalchemyduel
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