Absolutely nuts. It's going to be a defining card in the upcoming standard.
SIlverSkyz
★★★☆☆ (3.1/5.0)(5 votes)
I'm am going to hate seeing this guy. Oh wait, I run red. I love you.
surewhynot
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(5 votes)
When I heard they were making new 'walkers, I was worried they wouldn't be that good...but Koth, is absolutely what I was hoping for. Every one of his abilities is better than the next. If he gets off his -5 it is game over.
faisjdas
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(8 votes)
Hmmm wonder why this (currently) is rated lower than Venser.
Anyways, many people say that Koth can't protect himself, so he is bad. What people are forgetting is that Koth is a red walker. He does not need to protect himself, he just needs to dish out as much damage as possible.
Whether he's acting as a constantly recurring Vengevine, or leveling up a Kargan Dragonlord all the way in one turn, the fits like a glove into most mono red strategies.
And his ultimate pretty much wins the game. That always helps.
aba1
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(8 votes)
broken...
KyoDarkFire
★★☆☆☆ (2.1/5.0)(5 votes)
It's Hammer time ♪ amazing card, wont do all the job by himself, but its awesome if played on the right deck ;)
DonRoyale
★☆☆☆☆ (1.1/5.0)(5 votes)
I hate people who think any one card that isn't obviously absurdly broken is actually broken. Take a look at the original Mirrodin. Affinity was so ridiculous everyone maindeckedOxidize and Viridian Shaman just to take down the juggernaut of the format. If any one card becomes too out of hand, the format will adapt to it in order to keep it in check.
For God's sake, you could just run Horizon Drake if you think this thing's so broken.
Quit complaining. This is by no means an unbalanced or broken card. He is certainly absurd, extremely powerful, but that only serves to fuel my desire to possess a playset of him.
If he proves to be too good, answers will not only be found in the format we're in now, but will be printed in the future. Wizards actually pays attention to what's seeing play; they'll print cards that will either make another archetype that can beat a Koth deck more powerful, or will print answers to Koth ala Great Sable Stag for Fae or Obstinate Baloth for Jund.
But ever since I saw this guy, do want just keeps popping up...all the time...*drool*
stratoscythe
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(3 votes)
Badass... So Gangsta...
Frozenwings
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(4 votes)
he has mixing abilities of chandra and garruk
Toversnol
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0)(3 votes)
at standard red deck wins kinda gonna need this, when the M10 cards are no more. (ball lightning, earthquake)
jumpenrun
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(3 votes)
I prefer calling him Koth the Bastard.lol Chandra Ablaze became weaker with this one around.
ratchet1215
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Is this the first time we've ever seen a card with quotes-within-quotes?
ZuesAscendant
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Mmm....red mana acceleration.
storophanthus
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(4 votes)
today is the prerelease in my country, i'm going to sleep, and make a wish ("i hope i won't face his ulti this morning") zzzzzz
Chrome_Coyote
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(10 votes)
Finally, red gets mana acceleration and direct damage.
WhiteyMcFly
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Red mana acceleration. Run in a Valakut deck, it's so flavorful. Genesis Wave becomes massive with him out.
Mindbend
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
just got this in draft , to the guy who said this card won't win by itself it really will , landed this turn 4 didn't play a single other perment and won the game .
Kamidii
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@Diachronos Sorry. It's Koth and Elspeth. Check the comics.
Diachronos
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Koth and Chandra were made for each other...
Can you imagine Koth's emblem with Chandra's Spitfire?
About Venser being higher-rated for being "better:" Venser is only "better" because his abilities are a little more versatile. But you also have to remember that Venser is more expensive, takes multiple colors to play, takes longer to get his Emblem onto the field, and has abilities that make him (and, by extension, the person who played him) a major target the second he hits the field.
SorianSadaskan
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(6 votes)
Very Straightforward abilities, especially the first one, consider you do untap an mountain, which means you can get an extra red mana in that turn, or you can use it as a 4/4 to dish out 4 damage.
Ultimately, he makes your mountains into pyromancers that can't be dealt damage by red or white/black removal. After all that been said, everyone here agrees the 'Fury' awesomeness he represent.
After reading the comcs, this guy is patient and resolute to execute his plans to destroy your opponents while Chandra on the other hand prefer to hit it head on.
Bet most of us here want to see Glissa from the next expansion, after all, she is a planeswalker. Too bad Slobad died in the last encounter.
MasterOfEtherium
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.9/5.0)(10 votes)
Wow Koth Is Really Awesome, Art is Cool, Whole Vulshok Thing Is BadAss And Mana Accel Is So Sick In Red Last Ability Is Gameover First One Is Boring To Me But The Second And Third Ones Throw Him Off The Map! 5/5 THX Wizards
ninjaduckie
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5.0)(2 votes)
I don't think this guy is going to be as big of a deal as everyone is making him out to be. I mean yeah he is good but not Epic. His first ability is a way to lose land. His second ability seems to shine the most to me. His last ability wont work too well if you do not have any land. There are so many things out there with deathtouch and -4-4 and doomblade. It all =s bye bye land. I think its his second ability that will be of use. Im sure he will find a home in some kind of mana ramp deck.
Jonnythekid107
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(4 votes)
Pulled this guy at the prerelease, and even though he was my only mythic, I was more than happy.
cloneffect
★★★☆☆ (3.1/5.0)(5 votes)
Turn 4 Koth, turn 5 kozilek, turn 6 destructive force? That seems...good. Leaves with some enormous eldrazi and Koth. And the other guy has no land. And you can bash for 4 with any remaining land you have!
There's a bunch of insane abilities right there...obviously you can never let Koth go ultimate. And you can never not have an answer when he uses his minus 2. And the plus 1 is plain annoying. People seem to be missing the point with the +1 - "oh noooes, you might loose a land!". Dude, why the heck are they going to be killing your manland rather than Koth himself - if they do that, they probably just lost the game right there? The mana acceleration is so incredible - oh, have I mentioned Kargan Dragonlord yet? - that this could potentially see Celestial Purge getting maindecked in the venser/elspeth blue-white decks. In fact he's potentially more format-warping (in standard, obviously) than Jace TMS, because although he goes into fewer decks - far fewer decks - his sheer bomb factor in those decks is off the charts. Jace TMS never won anybody the game on his own - not unless you were losing or not winning anyway. Koth can do that. I don't think he'll get banned - although paying 4 mana to get 10 mana a turn later is certainly theoretically bannable - because there is just about enough hate around already (Kor Firewalker, Celestial Purge, I suppose even Vampire Hexmage), and 2 of these answers are in a good colour. But Jesus, Wizards are certainly treading a fine line here.
SicksEyeUrn
★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5.0)(2 votes)
Wow. Just.... wow.
SlickDragon
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Cloneeffect, while Koth is almost assuredly the best Pw from Scars, to compare him to Jace in any format is laughable. Somehow you top your comedic claims by speculating that he is ban worthy, though ill will give you the benefit of the doubt and assume your just trolling.
channelblaze
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Best walker in scars? Debatable, but it is GOOD. Best walker in standard? um, Jace is standard still, people.
I agree it's good, but am I missing something, or are people that claim it beats on JTMS just sorta crazy. It's good and all, but people, JACE THE MIND SCULPTOR. Seriously.
thoumaster
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5.0)(2 votes)
Pre-leased it as a foil. HELL yeah.
Telltalereaper
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(6 votes)
@SlickDragon, I agree Jace is better. No question. But cloneeffect was saying how Koth is format changing..not better. I can't agree or disagree yet, but I can see where he's coming from. You always have to fear a topdecking red deck when your life is low...well, with Koth, "low" means around 10. I already used red in standard...and now a buttload more people will. It's hard to say how well it'll do, but...I think people may fear Koth more than Jace in standard...Jace has awesome combos, Koth kills. I still definatly fear both, but in standard alone? Koth just might pull out a win. extended and back? Jace all the way.
...and even if it turns out to be not true...keep saying it! Maybe Jace's price will go down! lol
nineyears
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
throw him in a valakut deck :)
throw him in a mono red deck wins :)
throw him in a titan ramp with destructive force :) yeah destrutive force sshhh
Oleander
★★★☆☆ (3.6/5.0)(4 votes)
Mythics weren't supposed to be defining cards in the game, Wizards told us. They'd simply be above average cards. But oh no, now mythics, like Koth here, are becoming multifaceted staples to any deck that runs his colors.
Zenzei
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(4 votes)
Mountains are the anvil; Koth is the hammer; Kargan Dragonlord is the blade; :P
I like how red gets these tournament caliber cards, which encourage staying mono red during modern times when there are always enough duals/fetches to build whatever-color-deck you want. Like the Cheese, red stands alone and it gives the color more character.
5/5
Diabloboy
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This guy is awesome i love aggressive red and thats just him. his 1st can add to ur quick onslaught or for an extra land. then his second can double a blaze or fireball for a heavy hit and need i say anything about his ultimate? nothing will survive the PING!
Rblock
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Someone pa ssed this to me in a draft. Needless to say, I ended up drafting red and black instead of straight red. And someone is out 50 dollars, but.
Saxophonist
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@ SorianSadaskan: I'd rather see Karn. I mean, he's a planeswalker as well, he created Mirrodin, he hates Phyrexia...he'd be a great fit for the block. Plus it'd be nice to find out what happened to him after the Time Spiral block.
Troutz
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(16 votes)
His -5 should read "For the rest of the game, you get a machine gun."
Robert_G
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Instead of Swamps....he is a nasty mountain Hecatomb. Awesome PW.
Gavrilo
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(11 votes)
Another neat planeswalker concept. He's good only when vast majority of your basic lands are mountains, and hes' vulnerable too. And that's just what mythics are ought to be: powerful but hard to play, not some average card. So this is one is fine mythic concept, IMO, unlike baneslayer, titans, jace 2.0 and other moneygrabbing autoincluded ***.
mlanier131
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Dont play magic much anymore because the game has become get your deck off the internet or stall the game until someone drops a mythic like this and wins the game.
RobotLegs
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Pulled a foil koth today! this guy is unbelievable, put him in my standard burn deck he fits in nicely. His -5 is amazing and pretty much win. As if my valakut wasn't enough to make my enemies groan! 5-5
opinionfailure
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(4 votes)
Anyone doubting this guy just needs to play a couple matches with him in your deck. He really dishes out the pain and the mana ability is very useful for when you need it.
His final ability might as well read "Your turn after the next, you win the game."
iraah9
★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5.0)(5 votes)
is it just me or are planeswalkers becoming more and more broken? the first set of five was ok, not must haves in any competitive deck. Now, if you want to play at all you need spend around $100 for a maybe viable deck. That just doesn't seem fair. I'm mostly a casual player and, truth be told, I don't have tons of money to pour into this. I'm not really sure who WotC is trying to get to play the game but it sure isn't people like me.
F*ck you, wizards
ChadWinder
★★★☆☆ (3.7/5.0)(3 votes)
So this is probably the best card I ever pulled. I bought two booster packs today 1 Scars and 1 2011. My Scars booster included Koth and a foil Cystbearer. And then I opened the 2011 Core booster and pulled a Primeval Titan. Long story short, I spent 7 bucks today and got well over $90 in cards! Woot!
Boday1
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(10 votes)
Say hello to the lovechild of Garruk and Chandra.
count_dorku
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The source of the ultimate planeswalker conundrum: would I rather have an awesome red deck or enough money to get 2-3 intro packs?
goblinrecruiter
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(16 votes)
Magic's first recursive acronym.
divine_exodus
★★★☆☆ (3.7/5.0)(3 votes)
If your opponent is extremely tactical or lucky, Koth's -5 won't neccessarily win the game.
LiXinjian
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(18 votes)
A very nice piece of cardboard.
TuffWebz
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Finkel drafted this p1p1 in ChannelFireball's All Stars draft recently, lol. You can check the draft out via YouTube.
tcollins
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
To those of you complaining about his +1 ability, it is more versatile than one might think, you can:
-Animate your own mountain and swing for 4 -Get an extra R in your mana pool -Animate an opponents mountain, making it more susceptible to removal (such as Doom Blade as many have pointed out)
Sure, he won't ALWAYS 100% win you the game, but he gives you a good shot at it!
This card is VERY fun to pull in a draft (pulled a holo), and I lost because I didn't draft into Red. lol It was still amazing, pulling a card better than the 3 - 0 prize XD
@rinoh20 - I imagine the Turns taking place over seconds on real time, it makes the battles feel more ferocious.
ThatGuyYouHate
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@SorianSadaskan Glissa burned out her spark, slobab took the spark but used it to revive glissa and they were both still alive at the end of the last mirrodin cycle. But neither of them can be walkers now and Glissa is phyrexian.
Bencivenni
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Just got 3 of these guys on line and I cant wait to put him in my mono red artifact deck. He will help w/ that mid game stall I was having problems w/.
Khultar
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
i just thought id say that 1 more thing i love is that you can tap your mountains for damage, but still have thta much mana from his -2. powerific.
jlowther
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(18 votes)
"His -5 should read "For the rest of the game, you get a machine gun." "
A "mountain-ed" machine gun?
Sorry, that was bad...
novasun
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(5 votes)
STOP... HAMMA TIME!!!!!
Bandswithother
★★☆☆☆ (2.1/5.0)(4 votes)
"Magic's first recursive acronym"
I never noticed that before, and it took me a few minutes to figure out what you were refering too.
for others who didn't notice: Koth Of The Hammer or K.O.T.H. for short.
"this card is probably the best to ask this question. how long is a turn in magic? i mean, magic is a fight between 2 planeswalkers, so is a turn an hour? a day? a minute?"
I believe they are as long as your imagination leads you to believe. If you read the books, some things 'walkers do take hours or even a full day to complete while others happen in a split second.
I would imagine that summoning creatures, laying down enchantments, crafting artifacts take time and casting some sorceries take time.
Casting instants happens in seconds or less.
Combat steps can take minutes to hours.
tonyf
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(3 votes)
this is great but the second abiliti sucks
sarroth
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I know pretty much that red = burn, but Koth's whole "now the very earth crushes you" thing is so amazing for me. If I were a red mage I'd rather do it Koth's way. The Vorthos in me is awed by this fantastic card!
typicaltymon
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Very good card. I got him in the same pack as i got a foir wurmcoil engine, which was at the Mirrodin Besieged pre-release. He helped me win a few games, at the times i could get him out. Overally, a very good card, and a must for any budding planeswalkers out there!
Superllama12
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(3 votes)
At the prerelease, I pulled out a holographic Koth as my first Planeswalker...NEW FAVORITE CARD!!!!
TheChosenOne97
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0)(6 votes)
Ok here is a little story...
It's Christmas morning and I open a present from my Dad and got the Scars of Mirodin fat pack.
I was like 'Sweet!"
I was opening up the packs inside and I got Koth.
I was drooling for a mintue then I think I passed out.
Anyway guess what I get in the next pack?
Another Koth!
I think I fainted again but I can't remeber...
Just thought that would be a cool story to share.
~TheChosenOne97
AppleButter
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.8/5.0)(3 votes)
At the miradin besiged prereleas i got him in a pack and plased in 3rd caus of him so he is an awsome card
PhyrexianAdvocate
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(6 votes)
His emblem is brutal. Even if you manage to protect yourself from it, via Leyline of Sanctity once the emblem is out it becomes impossible to keep any guys on the board. Even Pro-Red doesn't work because neither the emblem itself, nor mountains (being basic lands) have a color.
DacenOctavio
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(4 votes)
A red Garruk who only works for mono red. Sweet holy mana acceleration!
That being said, I wonder if anyone has tried putting him into Valakut Ramp? You could still get use out of those mountains after they trigger Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle. Even better, with Prismatic Omen in extended, you could make your entire landbase into pingers without being mono-red.
raadface
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
love this guy lol, hes great
NoobOfLore
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Both of his first abilities are mana acceleration at worst, and his final makes it so you don't need need to cast spells anymore. Works fine for me.
Mike-C
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(3 votes)
HELP: I just got offered a trade that seems to good to be true but I need some expert (or as close to expert as I can get) advice. I get Vengevine & Tezz-A-Bolas, he gets Koth & a foil Sword of Feast & Famine. I should.. Shouldn't I?
Sunyveil
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Anybody who plays Red as a main color in standard and chooses not to run 4 Koths doesn't realize how game-breaking this guy is. I won my FNM two nights ago and I probably resolved this guy about 10 times in 4 matches. I don't care about your Jace, the Mind Sculptors, I don't care about your Lavaclaw Reaches, and I don't care about your Kalastria Highborns (but I do care about your Wurmcoil Engines), I'm going to smash you with 4/4 Mountains.
Exclaimer999
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
What happens if i use Armored Acsension on a Mountain he animates?
@Mike C: Hell yeah! Thats a good deal! Koth is only worth $10 now, and the Foil Sword is probably $30, and Tezz makes up for both of them. Vengevine is just a bonus. A $40 bonus.
cathode01
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(4 votes)
Those are some marvelous moobs (man boobs).
bijart_dauth
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@SorianSadaskan, Did you even read the books? SPOILER ALERT- The Glissa fell into the core and died, taking Memnarch with her, the machine he had built did what it was meant to do, but with no one els alive in there the spark went to Slobad, he however, didn't want it, so he released the spark and everyone who died to channel it into him was brought back to life, Glissa and Slobad both lived, but there was no spark. -SPOILER END So i doubt we will be seeing a planeswalker Glissa.
On another note, could you activate his epic when he only had 5 counters on him? i know it would kill him, but it wouldn't be hard to win the moment that happened, so i don't think you would miss him.
ICEFANG13
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(18 votes)
Oh ho I get it
King of the Hill=KOTH Hill=Mountain
lulz
unknownwarrior33
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I got two of Koth, one normal and one foil, in my very first fat pack (period; I'm pretty new to Magic). I mixed him with the red Event Deck and it's been working quite well so far.
U-caster
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(1 vote)
I feel like a complete failure as a red player. I was playing some kid at Fnm the other night and was just hitting land drop after land drop...I pulled off his ultimate and still lost. with like ten mountains...stupid canopy cover saved my opponent.
AlunJaceImpostor
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
His ultimate wins in standard mono-red. p.e.r.i.o.d.
Necrokeryx
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
His first ability is pretty wicked, but the final ability isn't the only one that can win the game.
Fourth turn Koth swing for 4. Fifth turn choose his second ability for 8-10 mana usually, cast two Hell's Thunders and two Hellspark Elementals. Swing for 14.
This has happened a couple times in my elemental-themed deck, also works nicely with Elemental Appeal.
SpencerDub
★★★☆☆ (3.3/5.0)(7 votes)
@surewhynot
"Every one of his abilities is better than the next. If he gets off his -5 it is game over."
Not to be too obnoxiously picky about language, but if every one of his abilities was better than the next, that would mean that they got steadily worse. Think about a line of numbers, where each one is bigger than the next-- for example, 5>3>1. In this case, 5 is bigger than the next number, 3, which is bigger than 1. At the end, you're left with something less than you started with, because you essentially said that the first number was the best you could get.
What I think you're going for is the similar phrase "better than the last," which suggests they just get better.
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Hes a beast. Gives mono red aggro a late game... for 4 mana.
I really like the art for koth and similar tribes from scars, looks awesome, I want to make a mono red deck, this and chandra ablaze Ive never really been tempted into making a monored deck until ablase came out, this makes me want to more
Yozuk
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Pyretic Ritual, Pyretic Ritual, turn 2 Koth. Untap your land from the first turn and swing for 4. Not to shabby if I do say so myself.
Wulfsten
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(3 votes)
@SpencerDub: You are being obnoxiously picky about language. It was clear to everyone what he meant.
Cuervo_
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
@ICEFANG13
holy heck batman, you're a genius!
Shadoflaam
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Love him in my Kuldotha Red "Walk With Me in Hell" deck. The perfect finisher if things go wrong, and a great shield for your own life!
His final ability works very well with Flameblast Dragon and just about any card that can use mountains to give themselves a boost.
sonorhC
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(1 vote)
You could also, in principle, protect against his ultimate using Pithing Needle. Name "Mountain" and they'll still be able to tap for mana, but they won't be able to tap for damage.
Of course, it'd be better, if you got it out in time, to just name Koth on the needle to begin with.
Kura-san
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(5 votes)
Haha! I just realized. Koth of the Hammer Koth Of The Hammer KOTH of the Hammer Koth Of The Hammer XD
Kryptnyt
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(3 votes)
Hey. Wait a minute. He gives you a Fire Emblem! Now you have to play this song whenever he uses his ultimate. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b62RgDBmly8&feature=channel_video_title
Gcrudaplaneswalker
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Wow this guy has rock hard abs. No really.
Tempted_Johnny
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
The thing I love most about Koth is his ability to drop turn-4 double-threats. Example: Koth, -2, Chandra, the Firebrand. Follow that up next turn with Chandra's -2 and a Volt Charge or Tezzeret's Gambit, so Koth's -2 can be used again! Koth encourages red players to think BIGGER, and I like that.
Salient
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
: Add to your mana pool for each Mountain you control. Oh, you get to do this next turn too.
:)
Nip_Gwyllion
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Koth Of The Hammer. K O T H KOTH
EternalPhi
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@Dr_Fletchers
How so? His final ability works well on its own, and in fact doesn't work at all with Flameblast Dragon, since you have to choose whether to tap X mountains to deal X dmg or pay XR to do one less than if you just tapped mountains to do dmg (you ARE using only mountains right?).
Arachibutyrophobia
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I once got to his ultimate in multiplayer. Then everyone killed me. :| That's why planeswalkers suck in multiplayer.
lorendorky
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Koth is one of the single best cards that mono-red can have in their hand against counterspells. I will drop a mountain every turn and maintain a huge hand of versatile red removal and Tezzeret's Gambit while they drop islands and dual lands and cast... nothing because all they want to do is counter your spells. Koth will let you punish the control deck severely once they finally tap out to cast something.
chainsmoker
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
i will be patiently waiting for a planes walker that is "of the Sickle"
ApotheosisCM
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(3 votes)
This is one of the coolest planeswalkers in my opinion.
But what is sad is that I have a friend that pulled him from a booster and decided to place him in a 3-color deck...
zenitramleirdag
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
his final ability is almost like a hecatomb effect in red..
Silence9
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Pro red. 4.75/5
SquareWhale
★☆☆☆☆ (1.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Turn 4: Koth of the Hammer Turn 5: Chandra, The Firebrand Turn 6: Devil's play, Koth -2, Chandra -2 for 22 dmg.
I think that's the quickest win combo I have ever seen.
JackTheStripper
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@SquareWhale
You do realize that there is a turn one win in standard right now, correct? look at Chancellor of the Forge.
A3Kitsune
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
When will the new Koth versus Venser Duel Decks be entered into Gatherer?
bowlofgumbo
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
@ApotheosisCM
Your friend sounds like a real douche. Koth is probably the most flawlessly designed planeswalker yet. He's appropriately costed (mana and loyalty), fun, unique, powerful, balanced, all while maintaining his flavor-niche perfectly. Seems like your buddy missed the memo.
TheManakinTransfer
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Elegant design isn't something that comes easily to mono-red. This has perfect flavor, function and cost. He should be the planeswalker that truly sets the bar for what is an acceptable power level.
DarthParallax
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
WORLDFIRE. Here's what you need to know. Worldfire gets A.B.S.O.L.U.T.E.L.Y. E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G. Except the Command Zone.
Here's what the Command Zone has: Legendary Commanders in EDH(Haste isn't a bad plan, but remember you'll need to cast them. Your lands are gone. In EDH, it's still not a bad plan, but that's Control. Not Combo. I'm here to tell you a Combo. Poison Counters. They come from Cards. Cards are gone.
EMBLEMS. Here's a list: Tamiyo, the Moon Sage: You H4xXOr your graveyard and your hand. Great when you're casting spells and playing lands. Not great after Super-Nuking Everything. Elspeth, Knight-Errant: Exile isn't destroy. Your Emblem's still here, your stuff isn't. Sorin, Lord of Innistrad: A stack of Lord effects for all your quantumly obliterated...wait. Also people's Life Totals are 1. Not necessary even for Generals. Liliana of the Dark Realms: This will get your mana on fast track- but you still need lands AND spells to make it useful. Too slow for my purpose. Venser, the Sojourner: Venser's Emblem + Worldfire could be the most powerful lock in the game. But a lock is still a lock, and *I* want a KEY.
Koth's Ultimate deals Damage. It deals 1 damage per trigger. Worldfire makes people's Life Totals = 1. Perfect. Koth is THE best way to bust open Worldfire. Emblems are not Exiled, and his Kills People.
In single player, all you need is to get Koth's Ultimate, Worldfire, then play a land. Green-Red-Black with Doubling Season, Boundless Realms, and Diabolic Revelations to thin your deck and maximize topdecking your last land is a great idea.
In Multiplayer, I think I'd prefer Red-Blue-White so I can play Venser, the Sojourner and Jace, the Mind Sculptor for an excellent lock.
In Commander, I'd go all in 5 Colors so I can have Venser to Lock, Elspeth to keep my new land Indestructible, and Vraska so I can Doubling Season my 'Baby Phage' tokens. Progenitus would be my Commander because this deck isn't big on 'subtle'.
bay_falconer
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I once Koth'd into Kozilek. It was awesome.
Beyond that, Koth might go best in a Valakut deck. But he's also ridiculous in other decks. I like this art with the "calm fury" more than KVV's art.
Pick15
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(1 vote)
STOP! ... ... Hammertime.
Hunter06
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
After reading the novel, I like him much less than I did before... *Not that I liked him before*
3/5 Stars
blurrymadness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Surprisingly difficult to remove in Legacy. He ignores Bolt; he wants to tick-up most of the time; he ignores abrupt decay; and his ability throws 4 damage at your face immediately; which is pretty intense. A 4/4 haste for 4 would be a pretty reasonable card; this guy provides that; with an ult when you're ready; while giving you the option of ramping out an Inferno Titan.
RazorYeti
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
It's taken me a while to come around to him, but I have.
+1: gain 4/4 creature until end of turn, or untap mountain to add R to your pool at some point
-2: Need mana? I'll hook you up.
-5: oh, life? About that...
And he's easy on the wallet :) (for a planeswalker)
Comments (116)
Koth
Of
The
Hammer
Oh wait, I run red.
I love you.
Anyways, many people say that Koth can't protect himself, so he is bad. What people are forgetting is that Koth is a red walker. He does not need to protect himself, he just needs to dish out as much damage as possible.
Whether he's acting as a constantly recurring Vengevine, or leveling up a Kargan Dragonlord all the way in one turn, the fits like a glove into most mono red strategies.
And his ultimate pretty much wins the game. That always helps.
amazing card, wont do all the job by himself, but its awesome if played on the right deck ;)
For God's sake, you could just run Horizon Drake if you think this thing's so broken.
Quit complaining. This is by no means an unbalanced or broken card. He is certainly absurd, extremely powerful, but that only serves to fuel my desire to possess a playset of him.
If he proves to be too good, answers will not only be found in the format we're in now, but will be printed in the future. Wizards actually pays attention to what's seeing play; they'll print cards that will either make another archetype that can beat a Koth deck more powerful, or will print answers to Koth ala Great Sable Stag for Fae or Obstinate Baloth for Jund.
But ever since I saw this guy, do want just keeps popping up...all the time...*drool*
Can you imagine Koth's emblem with Chandra's Spitfire?
About Venser being higher-rated for being "better:"
Venser is only "better" because his abilities are a little more versatile. But you also have to remember that Venser is more expensive, takes multiple colors to play, takes longer to get his Emblem onto the field, and has abilities that make him (and, by extension, the person who played him) a major target the second he hits the field.
Ultimately, he makes your mountains into pyromancers that can't be dealt damage by red or white/black removal. After all that been said, everyone here agrees the 'Fury' awesomeness he represent.
After reading the comcs, this guy is patient and resolute to execute his plans to destroy your opponents while Chandra on the other hand prefer to hit it head on.
Bet most of us here want to see Glissa from the next expansion, after all, she is a planeswalker. Too bad Slobad died in the last encounter.
There's a bunch of insane abilities right there...obviously you can never let Koth go ultimate. And you can never not have an answer when he uses his minus 2. And the plus 1 is plain annoying. People seem to be missing the point with the +1 - "oh noooes, you might loose a land!". Dude, why the heck are they going to be killing your manland rather than Koth himself - if they do that, they probably just lost the game right there? The mana acceleration is so incredible - oh, have I mentioned Kargan Dragonlord yet? - that this could potentially see Celestial Purge getting maindecked in the venser/elspeth blue-white decks. In fact he's potentially more format-warping (in standard, obviously) than Jace TMS, because although he goes into fewer decks - far fewer decks - his sheer bomb factor in those decks is off the charts. Jace TMS never won anybody the game on his own - not unless you were losing or not winning anyway. Koth can do that. I don't think he'll get banned - although paying 4 mana to get 10 mana a turn later is certainly theoretically bannable - because there is just about enough hate around already (Kor Firewalker, Celestial Purge, I suppose even Vampire Hexmage), and 2 of these answers are in a good colour. But Jesus, Wizards are certainly treading a fine line here.
Best walker in standard? um, Jace is standard still, people.
I agree it's good, but am I missing something, or are people that claim it beats on JTMS just sorta crazy. It's good and all, but people, JACE THE MIND SCULPTOR. Seriously.
...and even if it turns out to be not true...keep saying it! Maybe Jace's price will go down! lol
throw him in a mono red deck wins :)
throw him in a titan ramp with destructive force :) yeah destrutive force sshhh
Koth is the hammer;
Kargan Dragonlord is the blade;
:P
I like how red gets these tournament caliber cards, which encourage staying mono red during modern times when there are always enough duals/fetches to build whatever-color-deck you want. Like the Cheese, red stands alone and it gives the color more character.
5/5
His final ability might as well read "Your turn after the next, you win the game."
F*ck you, wizards
-Animate your own mountain and swing for 4
-Get an extra R in your mana pool
-Animate an opponents mountain, making it more susceptible to removal (such as Doom Blade as many have pointed out)
Sure, he won't ALWAYS 100% win you the game, but he gives you a good shot at it!
@rinoh20 - I imagine the Turns taking place over seconds on real time, it makes the battles feel more ferocious.
Glissa burned out her spark, slobab took the spark but used it to revive glissa and they were both still alive at the end of the last mirrodin cycle. But neither of them can be walkers now and Glissa is phyrexian.
A "mountain-ed" machine gun?
Sorry, that was bad...
I never noticed that before, and it took me a few minutes to figure out what you were refering too.
for others who didn't notice: Koth Of The Hammer or K.O.T.H. for short.
"this card is probably the best to ask this question. how long is a turn in magic? i mean, magic is a fight between 2 planeswalkers, so is a turn an hour? a day? a minute?"
I believe they are as long as your imagination leads you to believe. If you read the books, some things 'walkers do take hours or even a full day to complete while others happen in a split second.
I would imagine that summoning creatures, laying down enchantments, crafting artifacts take time and casting some sorceries take time.
Casting instants happens in seconds or less.
Combat steps can take minutes to hours.
It's Christmas morning and I open a present from my Dad and got the Scars of Mirodin fat pack.
I was like 'Sweet!"
I was opening up the packs inside and I got Koth.
I was drooling for a mintue then I think I passed out.
Anyway guess what I get in the next pack?
Another Koth!
I think I fainted again but I can't remeber...
Just thought that would be a cool story to share.
~TheChosenOne97
That being said, I wonder if anyone has tried putting him into Valakut Ramp? You could still get use out of those mountains after they trigger Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle. Even better, with Prismatic Omen in extended, you could make your entire landbase into pingers without being mono-red.
Works fine for me.
@Mike C: Hell yeah! Thats a good deal! Koth is only worth $10 now, and the Foil Sword is probably $30, and Tezz makes up for both of them. Vengevine is just a bonus. A $40 bonus.
On another note, could you activate his epic when he only had 5 counters on him? i know it would kill him, but it wouldn't be hard to win the moment that happened, so i don't think you would miss him.
King of the Hill=KOTH
Hill=Mountain
lulz
Fourth turn Koth swing for 4.
Fifth turn choose his second ability for 8-10 mana usually, cast two Hell's Thunders and two Hellspark Elementals. Swing for 14.
This has happened a couple times in my elemental-themed deck, also works nicely with Elemental Appeal.
"Every one of his abilities is better than the next. If he gets off his -5 it is game over."
Not to be too obnoxiously picky about language, but if every one of his abilities was better than the next, that would mean that they got steadily worse. Think about a line of numbers, where each one is bigger than the next-- for example, 5>3>1. In this case, 5 is bigger than the next number, 3, which is bigger than 1. At the end, you're left with something less than you started with, because you essentially said that the first number was the best you could get.
What I think you're going for is the similar phrase "better than the last," which suggests they just get better.
yay? :D
holy heck batman, you're a genius!
Of course, it'd be better, if you got it out in time, to just name Koth on the needle to begin with.
Koth Of The Hammer
KOTH of the Hammer
Koth
Of
The
Hammer
XD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b62RgDBmly8&feature=channel_video_title
:)
K O T H
KOTH
How so? His final ability works well on its own, and in fact doesn't work at all with Flameblast Dragon, since you have to choose whether to tap X mountains to deal X dmg or pay XR to do one less than if you just tapped mountains to do dmg (you ARE using only mountains right?).
But what is sad is that I have a friend that pulled him from a booster and decided to place him in a 3-color deck...
Turn 5: Chandra, The Firebrand
Turn 6: Devil's play, Koth -2, Chandra -2 for 22 dmg.
I think that's the quickest win combo I have ever seen.
You do realize that there is a turn one win in standard right now, correct? look at Chancellor of the Forge.
Your friend sounds like a real douche. Koth is probably the most flawlessly designed planeswalker yet. He's appropriately costed (mana and loyalty), fun, unique, powerful, balanced, all while maintaining his flavor-niche perfectly. Seems like your buddy missed the memo.
A.B.S.O.L.U.T.E.L.Y.
E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G.
Except the Command Zone.
Here's what the Command Zone has:
Legendary Commanders in EDH(Haste isn't a bad plan, but remember you'll need to cast them. Your lands are gone. In EDH, it's still not a bad plan, but that's Control. Not Combo. I'm here to tell you a Combo. Poison Counters. They come from Cards. Cards are gone.
EMBLEMS. Here's a list:
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage: You H4xXOr your graveyard and your hand. Great when you're casting spells and playing lands. Not great after Super-Nuking Everything.
Elspeth, Knight-Errant: Exile isn't destroy. Your Emblem's still here, your stuff isn't.
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad: A stack of Lord effects for all your quantumly obliterated...wait. Also people's Life Totals are 1. Not necessary even for Generals.
Liliana of the Dark Realms: This will get your mana on fast track- but you still need lands AND spells to make it useful. Too slow for my purpose.
Venser, the Sojourner: Venser's Emblem + Worldfire could be the most powerful lock in the game. But a lock is still a lock, and *I* want a KEY.
Koth's Ultimate deals Damage. It deals 1 damage per trigger. Worldfire makes people's Life Totals = 1. Perfect. Koth is THE best way to bust open Worldfire. Emblems are not Exiled, and his Kills People.
In single player, all you need is to get Koth's Ultimate, Worldfire, then play a land.
Green-Red-Black with Doubling Season, Boundless Realms, and Diabolic Revelations to thin your deck and maximize topdecking your last land is a great idea.
In Multiplayer, I think I'd prefer Red-Blue-White so I can play Venser, the Sojourner and Jace, the Mind Sculptor for an excellent lock.
In Commander, I'd go all in 5 Colors so I can have Venser to Lock, Elspeth to keep my new land Indestructible, and Vraska so I can Doubling Season my 'Baby Phage' tokens. Progenitus would be my Commander because this deck isn't big on 'subtle'.
Beyond that, Koth might go best in a Valakut deck. But he's also ridiculous in other decks. I like this art with the "calm fury" more than KVV's art.
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Hammertime.
3/5 Stars
+1: gain 4/4 creature until end of turn, or untap mountain to add R to your pool at some point
-2: Need mana? I'll hook you up.
-5: oh, life? About that...
And he's easy on the wallet :) (for a planeswalker)