Kozilek, the Great Distortion

Legendary Creature — Eldrazi

Legal Salt 1.36Card DrawCounterspellRank #1,493

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.

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Printings (7)

cmmCommander Masters · #1057M$29.67Buy

cmmCommander Masters · #668M$7.14Buy

cmmCommander Masters · #452M—Buy

cmmCommander Masters · #2M$5.68Buy

sldSecret Lair Drop · #493M$11.98Buy

ogwOath of the Gatewatch · #4M$4.38Buy

pogwOath of the Gatewatch Promos · #4sM$20.46Buy

Played by these commanders

Zhulodok, Void Gorger100% of 1

Combos (2)

Kozilek, the Great Distortion + Mind Over Matter + Lithoform Engine
→ Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite self-discard triggers
Kozilek, the Great Distortion + Mind Over Matter + Strionic Resonator
→ Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite self-discard triggers

Rulings (4)

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
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.
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
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.

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Rulings (4)

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

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.

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 {2} {W} ) that's been cast for its awaken cost of {5} {W} is 3.

2016-01-22

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.