Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
- Mana cost
- {10}
- Type
- Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
- Power / toughness
- 12 / 12
- Set
- Modern Masters 2015 #5 (mythic)
- Price
- $43.09 USD
When you cast this spell, draw four cards.
Annihilator 4 (Whenever this creature attacks, defending player sacrifices four permanents of their choice.)
When Kozilek is put into a graveyard from anywhere, its owner shuffles their graveyard into their library.
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth has 10 printings, first in Rise of the Eldrazi (2010). EDHREC ranks it #1,108 among Commander cards. It appears most in Zhulodok, Void Gorger decks (15,580 on EDHREC). It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Kozilek, Butcher of Truth most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Zhulodok, Void Gorger: 15,580 decks
- Ulalek, Fused Atrocity: 10,346 decks
- Animar, Soul of Elements: 7,194 decks
- Ultima, Origin of Oblivion: 4,318 decks
- Rakdos, Lord of Riots: 3,593 decks
- Kozilek, the Great Distortion: 3,335 decks
- The Gitrog Monster: 2,992 decks
- Jodah, Archmage Eternal: 2,304 decks
Often played with Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If a creature with annihilator is attacking a planeswalker, and the defending player chooses to sacrifice that planeswalker, the attacking creature continues to attack. It may be blocked. If it isn't blocked, it simply won't deal combat damage to anything.
- : Annihilator abilities trigger and resolve during the declare attackers step. The defending player chooses and sacrifices the required number of permanents before they declare blockers. Any creatures sacrificed this way won't be able to block.
- : Kozilek's first ability triggers as you cast it, and that ability resolves before the spell itself. It resolves even if the spell is countered.