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Kozilek, the Great Distortion

{8}{C}{C}

Legendary Creature — Eldrazi

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A void as cryptic as reality itself.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Illustrator
Aleksi Briclot
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
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.
12/12
Menace
Plays as:
Card DrawCounterspell
Market · per finishtrend updated 5h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
$4.00 low-$1.30 gap
$6.61 low-$0.39 gap
Cheapest playable copy$5.00· across 7 printings· you're viewing it

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Nonfoil$5.00-22.1%30D
30D range$4.98to$6.42Since Feb 2024:H $6.58L $2.14
Foil$15.55+1.4%30D3.11× nonfoil
30D range$15.12to$15.73Since Feb 2024:H $15.73L $10.43

Other printings

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Found in

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  • Oath of the Gatewatch MTGO Redemption Foil

    Box Set · —

    Nonfoil —Foil 1+ copies
  • Oath of the Gatewatch MTGO Redemption

    Box Set · —

    Nonfoil 1+ copiesFoil —
  • Oath of the Gatewatch Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $7.87

    Nonfoil under 10%Foil under 1%
  • Amonkhet Standard Showdown Booster

    Booster Pack · —

    Nonfoil under 1%Foil under 1%
  • Hour of Devastation Standard Showdown Booster

    Booster Pack · —

    Nonfoil under 1%Foil under 1%

Combos

Rulings

4 · latest Jan 22, 2016
  • WotCJan 22, 2016

    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.

  • WotCJan 22, 2016

    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.

  • WotCJan 22, 2016

    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.

  • WotCJan 22, 2016

    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.