EDH Optimizer
Kotis, Sibsig Champion
Legendary Creature — Zombie Warrior · BGU
Color identity: Black · Green · Blue · Sultai
Kotis, Sibsig Champion is Sultai (black, green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Once during each of your turns, you may cast a creature spell from your graveyard by exiling three other cards from your graveyard in addition to paying its other costs.
Whenever one or more creatures you control enter, if one or more of them entered from a graveyard or was cast from a graveyard, put two +1/+1 counters on Kotis.
Reference price of the card: €0.43
Comes in the precon Sultai Arisen
Average lands in decks for Kotis, Sibsig Champion: 36
ReanimatorMillSelf-MillGraveyardDredge+1/+1 CountersComboMidrange
Build your Kotis, Sibsig Champion deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Kotis, Sibsig Champion 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Kotis, Sibsig Champion 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: C+ (63/100)
- Consistency63
- Speed69
- Interaction18
- Resilience64
- Closing91
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 1 Island, 5 Swamp, 4 Forest)
Sol Ring · Stitcher's Supplier · Arcane Signet · Gravecrawler · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Teval's Judgment · Teval, the Balanced Scale · Victimize · Skull Prophet · Colossal Grave-Reaver · Life from the Loam · Kishla Skimmer · Grisly Salvage · Wonder · Hedron Crab · Farseek · River Kelpie · Kheru Goldkeeper · Living Death · Nyx Weaver · Satyr Wayfinder · Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord · Will of the Sultai · Meren of Clan Nel Toth · Conduit of Worlds · Grapple with the Past · Reanimate · Cultivate · Eternal Witness · Timeless Witness · Ripples of Undeath · Sidisi, Brood Tyrant · Lotuslight Dancers · Millikin · Muldrotha, the Gravetide · Rampant Growth · Tear Asunder · Afterlife from the Loam · Six · Putrefy · Shigeki, Jukai Visionary · Harrow · Junji, the Midnight Sky · Lord of the Forsaken · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Dread Return · Dauthi Voidwalker · Diviner of Mist · Springbloom Druid · Aftermath Analyst · Assassin's Trophy · Floral Evoker · Noxious Gearhulk · Twilight Diviner · Welcome the Dead · Awaken the Honored Dead · Birds of Paradise · Buried Alive · Disciple of Bolas · Insidious Roots · Lethal Scheme · Essence Anchor · Forbidden Alchemy · Command Tower · Woodland Cemetery · Opulent Palace · Exotic Orchard · Hinterland Harbor · Dreamroot Cascade · Llanowar Wastes · Sunken Hollow · Foreboding Landscape · Overgrown Tomb · Watery Grave · Breeding Pool · Cephalid Coliseum · Terramorphic Expanse · Crypt of Agadeem · Darkwater Catacombs · Golgari Rot Farm · Fetid Pools · Polluted Delta · Verdant Catacombs · Temple of Malady · Zagoth Triome · Command Beacon · Misty Rainforest · Drowned Catacomb · Memorial to Folly
🃏 Recommended cards for Kotis, Sibsig Champion
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Kotis, Sibsig Champion, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Stitcher's Supplier | 68% | +54% |
| Gravecrawler | 56% | +47% |
| Teval, the Balanced Scale | 53% | +47% |
| Grisly Salvage | 49% | +41% |
| Kishla Skimmer | 50% | +40% |
| Teval's Judgment | 54% | +40% |
| Skull Prophet | 52% | +39% |
| River Kelpie | 45% | +38% |
| Victimize | 53% | +37% |
| Satyr Wayfinder | 42% | +35% |
| Wonder | 48% | +35% |
| Life from the Loam | 51% | +34% |
| Colossal Grave-Reaver | 51% | +34% |
| Nyx Weaver | 42% | +34% |
| Sakura-Tribe Elder | 55% | +32% |
| Hedron Crab | 47% | +32% |
| Kheru Goldkeeper | 44% | +32% |
| Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord | 39% | +31% |
| Living Death | 44% | +31% |
| Meren of Clan Nel Toth | 38% | +30% |
| Grapple with the Past | 37% | +30% |
| Lotuslight Dancers | 34% | +29% |
| Will of the Sultai | 39% | +29% |
| Crypt of Agadeem | 34% | +28% |
💰 The best cards for your Kotis, Sibsig Champion 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.
- Stitcher's Supplier
- Gravecrawler
- Grisly Salvage
- Kishla Skimmer
- Skull Prophet
- River Kelpie
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Teval, the Balanced Scale
- Teval's Judgment
- Life from the Loam
- Hedron Crab
- Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
- Living Death
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Colossal Grave-Reaver
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Kotis, Sibsig Champion
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- The Gitrog Monster + Dakmor Salvage → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite self-discard triggers
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Kotis, Sibsig Champion's color identity?
Kotis, Sibsig Champion is Sultai (black, green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors 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 Kotis, Sibsig Champion come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Kotis, Sibsig Champion deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.6 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 94 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 29 % of the time and floods 15 %. Deck health: C+ (63/100).
How many lands should a Kotis, Sibsig Champion deck run?
Real Kotis, Sibsig Champion 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 Kotis, Sibsig Champion?
The three highest-synergy cards are Stitcher's Supplier, Gravecrawler, Teval, the Balanced Scale. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Kotis, Sibsig Champion decks.
What combos does Kotis, Sibsig Champion have?
Kotis, Sibsig Champion has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Kotis, Sibsig Champion deck cost?
You can start cheap: Stitcher's Supplier, Gravecrawler, Grisly Salvage 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.