Kozilek, the Great Distortion

Kozilek, the Great Distortion

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Brawl Legal
Commander Legal
Duel Legal
Explorer Legal
Gladiator Legal
Historic Legal
Legacy Legal
Modern Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Penny Legal
Pioneer Legal
Timeless Legal
Vintage Legal
Card Set Commander Masters
Card Type Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
Rarity   Mythic  
Mana Cost    
Card Stats 12 / 12
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.
Flavor Text A void as cryptic as reality itself.
Card Number #2
Artist Aleksi Briclot
Subtypes Eldrazi
Keywords Menace
Supertypes Legendary
Card Languages Chinese Simplified , English , French , German , Japanese , Portuguese (Brazil) , Spanish
Frame Version 2015
Border Color Black
EDHREC Rank 1257
Has Foil? Yes
Reprint? Yes
Is Promo? No
Oversized? No
Joke Card? No
In Starter? No
Time Shifted? No
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Card Rulings

2016-01-22

If there's an   in the mana cost of the card you discard, that X is 0. Any   in the mana cost of the target spell will have whatever value was determined for it as the spell was cast.

2016-01-22

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.

2016-01-22

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   ) that's been cast for its awaken cost of    is 3.

2016-01-22

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.