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Julia Maddalena
Jan 2, 2026
Fire and Ice: Which Cards Are Hot and Cold for Kotis, the Fangkeeper?
The EDHREC Duchess of Data is digging into a newer commander this week: Kotis, the Fangkeeper. Which cards are rising and falling for Kotis?
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Dream Beavers
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Shark Shredder, Killer Clone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Moonshadow
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Grave Venerations
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Changeling Outcast
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
59%synergy
Tormented Soul
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
58%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
58%synergy
Thieving Varmint
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
49%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Dauthi Horror
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Predators' Hour
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Gingerbrute
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Consuming Corruption
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Bismuth Mindrender
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Gurmag Swiftwing
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Battlefly Swarm
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Vault Skirge
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Vashta Nerada
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Prickly Boggart
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Lobelia, Defender of Bag End
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Arvinox, the Mind Flail
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Ophiomancer
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Elder Brain
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Ghoul
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Crypt Ghast
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-22%synergy
Pilfering Imp
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Etherium Pteramander
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Thieving Amalgam
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Stirge
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Dauthi Cutthroat
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Nether Traitor
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Dalek Squadron
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Dauthi Warlord
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Avenger of the Fallen
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Black Cat, Cunning Thief
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Reno and Rude
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Crabomination
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Basilica Screecher
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Mastermind Plum
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Eyetwitch
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Marionette Master
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Callous Inspector
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Pirate Peddlers
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-31%synergy
Defile
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Go for the Throat
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Murder
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Tragic Slip
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Misinformation
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Doom Blade
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Costly Plunder
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Hero's Downfall
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Songs of the Damned
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Long Goodbye
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Breathe Your Last
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Treacherous Urge
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Nasty End
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Locust Spray
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Force of Despair
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Undying Malice
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Shelob's Ambush
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dig Up the Body
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Cut Down
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Price of Fame
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Dash Hopes
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Feed the Cycle
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Heartless Conscription
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Exsanguinate
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Money
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Come Back Wrong
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Fell
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Bubbling Muck
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-24%synergy
Petty Larceny
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Risky Shortcut
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Worst Fears
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Collective Brutality
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Strategic Betrayal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Foggy Swamp Visions
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Extinction Event
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Final Act
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dread Summons
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Zombify
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Eaten Alive
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Unnerve
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Final Vengeance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Behold the Sinister Six!
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Thieves' Tools
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Vorpal Sword
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Dream-Thief's Bandana
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Goldvein Pick
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Chaos Wand
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Lantern of Insight
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Trusty Boomerang
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Radiant Lotus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-55%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Helm of Awakening
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Manifold Key
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Gonti's Aether Heart
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-22%synergy
Mask of Memory
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Court of Locthwain
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Dead Man's Chest
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Nowhere to Run
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Bitterblossom
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Chorale of the Void
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Sidequest: Hunt the Mark
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Grievous Wound
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Momentum Breaker
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Greed
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Tribute to Horobi
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Vow of Malice
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Call of the Ring
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Fear
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Connections
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Link
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Gonti's Machinations
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Derelict Attic // Widow's Walk
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Heartless Summoning
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Access Tunnel
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Witch's Cottage
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Realm of Koh
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Avishkar Raceway
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-45%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-29%synergy
War Room
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Heraldic Banner
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Caged Sun
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Coveted Jewel
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Jasmine Dragon Tea Shop
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Rumble Arena
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
White Lotus Hideout
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Daily Bugle Building
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy