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Herald of Kozilek

Battle for Zendikar β€’ #205 β€’ uncommon
Creature β€” Eldrazi Drone |
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Herald of Kozilek

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Never reprinted since its original release.

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Rarity
uncommon
Set Origin
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EDHREC Rank
#6,209
Mana Cost
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Oracle Data

Card Type Creature β€” Eldrazi Drone
Color Identity Red , Blue
Power / Toughness 2 / 4
πŸ–‹οΈ Curator's Notes
Devoid (This card has no color.)

Colorless spells you cast cost 1 less to cast.

""Some Eldrazi, their purpose is obvious: suck the life out of the land, birth new Eldrazi. Others aren't so obvious, and those are the ones that make me really nervous." β€”Chadir the Navigator"

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Official Judge Precedents

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Herald of Kozilek's last ability can't reduce the amount of colored mana you pay for a spell. It reduces only the generic component of that mana cost.

If there are additional costs to cast a spell, or if the cost to cast a spell is increased by an effect, apply those increases before applying cost reductions.

Cards with devoid use frames that are variations of the transparent frame traditionally used for Eldrazi. The top part of the card features some color over a background based on the texture of the hedrons that once imprisoned the Eldrazi. This coloration is intended to aid deckbuilding and game play.

Other cards and abilities can give a card with devoid color. If that happens, it's just the new color, not that color and colorless.

If a card loses devoid, it will still be colorless. This is because effects that change an object's color (like the one created by devoid) are considered before the object loses devoid.

The cost reduction can apply to alternative costs.

If a colorless spell you cast has {X} in its mana cost, you choose the value of X before calculating the spell's total cost. For example, if that spell's mana cost is {X}, you could choose 5 as the value of X and pay {4} to cast the spell.

A card with devoid is just colorless. It's not colorless and the colors of mana in its mana cost.

Devoid works in all zones, not just on the battlefield.

Herald of Kozilek's last ability doesn't change the mana cost or mana value of any spell. It changes only the total cost you actually pay.

πŸ“œ Technical Attributes
Release Date: 2015-10-02
Artist Reference: Johannes Voss
Border Profile: black
✨ Variants & Finishes
Available Finishes Standard β€’ Traditional Foil
Promo Status NO
Edition Status Original Printing

Sanctioned Formats

standard not_legal
modern legal
legacy legal
commander legal
pioneer legal
pauper not_legal
vintage legal
brawl not_legal
explorer not_legal
penny not_legal
predh not_legal
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