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Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
Legendary Creature — Demon · 4BB
Color identity: Black
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever a permanent owned by another player is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Reference price of the card: €0.26
Comes in the precon Legends' Legacy
Average lands in decks for Kothophed, Soul Hoarder: 36
LifegainAristocratsDemonsControlAurasCard DrawEnchantressGraveyard
Build your Kothophed, Soul Hoarder deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Kothophed, Soul Hoarder 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Kothophed, Soul Hoarder deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (72/100)
- Consistency60
- Speed54
- Interaction68
- Resilience77
- Closing96
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (7 nonbasic, 29 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Arcane Signet · Dark Ritual · Feed the Swarm · Sangromancer · Jet Medallion · Crypt Ghast · Plaguecrafter · Accursed Marauder · Exsanguinate · Fleshbag Marauder · Blood Artist · Mind Stone · Thought Vessel · Harvester of Souls · Archfiend of Depravity · Charcoal Diamond · Defile · Massacre Wurm · Sign in Blood · Morbid Opportunist · Consuming Corruption · Profane Memento · Merciless Executioner · Phyrexian Arena · Solemn Simulacrum · Night's Whisper · Soul Shatter · Tragic Slip · Black Market · Demon's Disciple · Overseer of the Damned · Sheoldred, the Apocalypse · Sheoldred's Edict · Swiftfoot Boots · Deathgreeter · Infernal Grasp · Lightning Greaves · Read the Bones · Toxic Deluge · Vona's Hunger · Vilis, Broker of Blood · Wayfarer's Bauble · Withering Torment · Dread Presence · Reanimate · Mutilate · Animate Dead · Bontu's Monument · Bubbling Muck · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Victimize · Demonic Tutor · Fellwar Stone · Reaper from the Abyss · Whip of Erebos · Damnation · Innocent Blood · Torment of Hailfire · Decanter of Endless Water · Falkenrath Noble · Go for the Throat · Cabal Coffers · Reliquary Tower · Bojuka Bog · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Cabal Stronghold · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Myriad Landscape
🃏 Recommended cards for Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Kothophed, Soul Hoarder, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Sangromancer | 52% | +42% |
| Harvester of Souls | 41% | +34% |
| Profane Memento | 34% | +33% |
| Archfiend of Depravity | 40% | +33% |
| Fleshbag Marauder | 46% | +30% |
| Plaguecrafter | 49% | +29% |
| Overseer of the Damned | 30% | +27% |
| Merciless Executioner | 33% | +25% |
| Deathgreeter | 28% | +25% |
| Accursed Marauder | 47% | +25% |
| Vona's Hunger | 28% | +23% |
| Demon's Disciple | 30% | +22% |
| Exsanguinate | 47% | +22% |
| Massacre Wurm | 38% | +21% |
| Soul Shatter | 32% | +21% |
| Thought Vessel | 45% | +20% |
| Reaper from the Abyss | 22% | +19% |
| Consuming Corruption | 34% | +19% |
| Reiver Demon | 20% | +18% |
| Charcoal Diamond | 40% | +18% |
| Reliquary Tower | 47% | +18% |
| Decanter of Endless Water | 20% | +18% |
| Mind Stone | 45% | +17% |
| Psychosis Crawler | 20% | +16% |
💰 The best cards for your Kothophed, Soul Hoarder deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Sangromancer
- Harvester of Souls
- Profane Memento
- Archfiend of Depravity
- Fleshbag Marauder
- Plaguecrafter
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Vona's Hunger
- Massacre Wurm
- Soul Shatter
- Decanter of Endless Water
- Vilis, Broker of Blood
- Liliana's Contract
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- Revel in Riches
- Stinging Study
- Throne of Eldraine
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Kothophed, Soul Hoarder's color identity?
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Kothophed, Soul Hoarder come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Kothophed, Soul Hoarder deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.6 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 91 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 24 % of the time and floods 13 %. Deck health: B (72/100).
How many lands should a Kothophed, Soul Hoarder deck run?
Real Kothophed, Soul Hoarder decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Kothophed, Soul Hoarder?
The three highest-synergy cards are Sangromancer, Harvester of Souls, Profane Memento. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Kothophed, Soul Hoarder decks.
What combos does Kothophed, Soul Hoarder have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Kothophed, Soul Hoarder. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Kothophed, Soul Hoarder deck cost?
You can start cheap: Sangromancer, Harvester of Souls, Profane Memento are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.