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Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs

{3}{R}{R}

Legendary Creature — Ogre Warrior

SCDStarter Commander Decks#148rare

Warning to those who scale the cliffs without paying tribute: it's a long way down.

Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Paul Bonner
Found in
Starter Commander Deck Chaos Incarnate
Printings7
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Whenever a creature an opponent controls attacks, if you're the defending player, create a 3/3 red Ogre creature token unless that creature's controller pays {3}.
5/4

Plays as: Attack Trigger · Creature Token Maker

Market · per finishspark updated 2h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil-5.3%
$0.18
$0.09 low$0.02 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.18· across 7 printings

Rulings

6 · latest Jul 28, 2023 · one tap opens all
  • WotCJul 28, 2023

    You're the defending player if a creature is attacking you, a planeswalker you control, or a battle you protect.

  • WotCMar 1, 2010

    As the ability resolves, you can't put the Ogre token onto the battlefield without explicitly giving the attacking player the option to pay {3}, even if the attacking player has forgotten about this ability.

  • WotCMar 1, 2010

    If an attacking creature has a "Whenever this creature attacks" ability, that ability is put on the stack first, then Kazuul's ability is put on the stack. Although Kazuul's ability will resolve first, and potentially create an Ogre token, any target of the other ability will already have been chosen at this point, and thus could not have been the new Ogre token.

  • WotCMar 1, 2010

    If you're the defending player, Kazuul's ability triggers once for each creature that attacks, not just once per combat. The attacking player chooses whether to pay {3} or let you have an Ogre token each time one of those abilities resolves.

  • WotCMar 1, 2010

    In a multiplayer game, the ability checks whether you're the defending player for each individual attacking creature. For example, if one creature attacks you and two creatures attack another player, Kazuul's ability triggers just once.

  • WotCMar 1, 2010

    The ability triggers and resolves during the declare attackers step. If you put an Ogre token onto the battlefield as a result, you may block with it during that combat phase.