Kozilek, the Great Distortion Price
9 printings · 6 sets · first printed 2016
Kozilek, the Great Distortion has been printed 9 times across 6 sets, first in 2016 and most recently in 2023. Right now the cheapest printing is Oath of the Gatewatch #4 at $5.02, while the most expensive is Commander Masters #1057 at $31.90 — about 6× more. The median across 7 priced printings is $9.73. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 9x, including dedicated reprint sets like Commander Masters.
Clicking links to purchase cards directly supports ManaBleed via affiliate commissions at no extra cost to you.
Every Kozilek, the Great Distortion Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oath of the Gatewatch #4 (M) Cheapest | 2016 | $5.02 | $5.00 |
| Commander Masters #2 (M) | 2023 | $6.04 | $4.30 |
| Commander Masters #668 (M) | 2023 | $8.26 | $6.50 |
| Commander Masters #452 (M) Foil | 2023 | $9.73 | — |
| Secret Lair Drop #493 (M) | 2022 | $12.68 | $7.00 |
| Oath of the Gatewatch Promos #4s (M) Foil | 2016 | $20.51 | $15.00 foil |
| Commander Masters #1057 (M) Foil | 2023 | $31.90 | $22.50 foil |
| Explorer Anthology 2 #1 (M) | 2022 | — | — |
| Magic Online Promos #62493 (M) | 2016 | — | — |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
Menace
Discard a card with mana value X: Counter target spell with mana value X.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 9 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
4 PrecedentsKozilek'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.
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.
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.
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.