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◇ Catalog #142

Kozilek's Return

DIGITAL ONLY

pio·#142·mythic·nonfoil

Illus. Lius Lasahido

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wishlisted

Dec '24

1 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #8,279 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Instant

Devoid (This card has no color.) Kozilek's Return deals 2 damage to each creature. Whenever you cast an Eldrazi creature spell with mana value 7 or greater, you may exile this card from your graveyard. If you do, this card deals 5 damage to each creature.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2016-01-22wotc

Exiling Kozilek's Return due to the last ability isn't the same as casting it as a spell. Cards that say "Counter target spell" won't work.

2016-01-22wotc

The last ability triggers only if Kozilek's Return is in your graveyard as you cast the Eldrazi creature spell. That ability will resolve before the Eldrazi creature spell does. In other words, that Eldrazi won't be on the battlefield yet and won't be dealt damage by Kozilek's Return.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PIO — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #142 of *Pioneer Masters*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2024 Pioneer Masters release.

Card type: Instant, color identity red, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {2}{R} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Devoid.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #8,279 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Lius Lasahido. Rarix catalogs 473 other cards credited to this artist.