Koh, the Face Stealer
TLA · mythic · Released 2025-11-21
Power
brawl
tier-2→tier-1Game-defining
commander
tier-2→tier-1Game-defining
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
over
above rate
standalone
meaningful alone
synergy
wants support
takes over
can take over a game
rigid
one mode
broad
broadly useful
fragile
easily answered
Commander Bracket
Not yet bracketed (or genuinely unplaceable).
Archetypes
positive:
reanimatorcombo
negative:
No active conflicts.
Roles
removal-exiletutor-graveyardcombo-piecerepeatable-pure-draw
Risks
life-costcommander-dependentrequires-creature-densityslow-setup
Mechanics
—
Typal
synergy:
—
anti:
—
Structural
triggered-abilityactivated-ability
Rationale
6cmc legendary shapeshifter spirit that exiles creatures (ETB and trigger on nontoken death) and gains all activated/triggered abilities of a chosen exiled card for 1 life per activation. Signature in reanimator (mills creatures into the exile zone) and combo (steals abilities for value loops). Tier-2 in constructed formats; strong Commander role-player when paired with creatures that have explosive abilities (card-draw engines, mana generators, tutors). Risks: life-cost is cumulative on ability selection, requires creature density to fuel the trigger, and the payoff is entirely commander-dependent—without creatures to exile, Koh is a 6/6 with no value."
Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #10,631