Kozilek, the Great Distortion
Legendary Creature β Eldrazi
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
Legendary Creature β Eldrazi
Card Text
When you cast this spell, if you have fewer than seven cards in hand, draw cards equal to the difference.
Menace
Discard a card with mana value X: Counter target spell with mana value X.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 10
- Colors
- Colorless
- Color Identity
- Colorless
- Power / Toughness
- 12 / 12
- EDHREC Rank
- #1,459
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (41)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #2 | mythic | en | Aleksi Briclot | $4.83 | $6.60 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #1057 | mythic | en | Grant Griffin | β | $27.43 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #452 | mythic | en | Aleksi Briclot | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #668 | mythic | en | Grant Griffin | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Explorer Anthology 2 (EA2) | #1 | mythic | en | Aleksi Briclot | β | β |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) | #493 | mythic | en | Chris Rahn | $11.45 | $13.62 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) | #62493 | mythic | en | Jaime Jones | β | β |
| Oath of the Gatewatch Promos (POGW) | #4s | mythic | en | Aleksi Briclot | β | $22.73 |
| Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) | #4 | mythic | en | Aleksi Briclot | $4.75 | $12.30 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #2 | mythic | de | Aleksi Briclot | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #668 | mythic | de | Grant Griffin | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #452 | mythic | de | Aleksi Briclot | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #1057 | mythic | de | Grant Griffin | β | β |
| Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) | #4 | mythic | de | Aleksi Briclot | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #452 | mythic | es | Aleksi Briclot | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #2 | mythic | es | Aleksi Briclot | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #668 | mythic | es | Grant Griffin | β | β |
| Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) | #4 | mythic | es | Aleksi Briclot | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #2 | mythic | fr | Aleksi Briclot | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #452 | mythic | fr | Aleksi Briclot | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #668 | mythic | fr | Grant Griffin | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #1057 | mythic | fr | Grant Griffin | β | β |
| Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) | #4 | mythic | fr | Aleksi Briclot | β | β |
| Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) | #4 | mythic | it | Aleksi Briclot | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #1057 | mythic | ja | Grant Griffin | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #452 | mythic | ja | Aleksi Briclot | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #2 | mythic | ja | Aleksi Briclot | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #668 | mythic | ja | Grant Griffin | β | β |
| Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) | #4 | mythic | ja | Aleksi Briclot | β | β |
| Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) | #4 | mythic | ko | Aleksi Briclot | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #452 | mythic | pt | Aleksi Briclot | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #668 | mythic | pt | Grant Griffin | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #2 | mythic | pt | Aleksi Briclot | β | β |
| Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) | #4 | mythic | pt | Aleksi Briclot | β | β |
| Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) | #4 | mythic | ru | Aleksi Briclot | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #452 | mythic | zhs | Aleksi Briclot | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #2 | mythic | zhs | Aleksi Briclot | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #1057 | mythic | zhs | Grant Griffin | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #668 | mythic | zhs | Grant Griffin | β | β |
| Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) | #4 | mythic | zhs | Aleksi Briclot | β | β |
| Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) | #4 | mythic | zht | Aleksi Briclot | β | β |
Official Rulings (4)
If there's an {X} in the mana cost of the card you discard, that X is 0. Any {X} in the mana cost of the target spell will have whatever value was determined for it as the spell was cast.
The mana value of a spell doesn't change, even if it's been cast using an alternative cost (such as an awaken cost). For example, the mana value of a Sheer Drop (a spell with mana cost {2}{W}) that's been cast for its awaken cost of {5}{W} is 3.
To activate the last ability, there must be a legal target: a spell on the stack. That target will determine the value of X and the mana value of the card you discard. You can't activate the ability unless you can match the mana value of a spell on the stack to that of a card in your hand.
Kozilek's triggered ability checks to see if you have fewer than seven cards in hand when you cast it. Kozilek is on the stack at this time and not in your hand. If you don't, the ability won't trigger at all. If the ability does trigger, it will check again as it tries to resolve. If you have seven or more cards in hand at that time, the ability won't do anything.
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