Kozilek's Return

Kozilek's Return

Instant

Mana cost: {2}{R}

How we read this card

Devoid
Kozilek's Return deals 2 damage to each creature.

on-cast — deals 2 damage

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.

triggered —

triggered — deals 5 damage

Causes: a creature deals noncombat damage, exile a card, anything leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: an Eldrazi creature is cast.

Works well with

an instant leaves a graveyard — 202 cards in the game can cause this (Kozilek's Return is one).

  1. Murktide Regent — When Kozilek's Return leaves a graveyard, Murktide Regent puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

cast an Eldrazi creature — 226 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Twins of Discord — When Twins of Discord is cast, Kozilek's Return exiles a card from a graveyard
  2. It That Betrays — When It That Betrays is cast, Kozilek's Return exiles a card from a graveyard
  3. Artisan of Kozilek — When Artisan of Kozilek is cast, Kozilek's Return exiles a card from a graveyard
  4. Spawnsire of Ulamog — When Spawnsire of Ulamog is cast, Kozilek's Return exiles a card from a graveyard
  5. Hand of Emrakul — When Hand of Emrakul is cast, Kozilek's Return exiles a card from a graveyard
  6. Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre — When Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre is cast, Kozilek's Return exiles a card from a graveyard
  7. Spawnbed Protector — When Spawnbed Protector is cast, Kozilek's Return exiles a card from a graveyard
  8. Ruin Processor — When Ruin Processor is cast, Kozilek's Return exiles a card from a graveyard
  9. Kozilek, the Great Distortion — When Kozilek, the Great Distortion is cast, Kozilek's Return exiles a card from a graveyard
  10. Ulamog's Dreadsire — When Ulamog's Dreadsire is cast, Kozilek's Return exiles a card from a graveyard

216 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Kozilek's Return is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When Kozilek's Return is exiled, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

anything leaves a graveyard — 2,503 cards in the game can cause this (Kozilek's Return is one).

When Kozilek's Return leaves a graveyard:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Teval, the Balanced Scale — makes a token
  4. Hologram Stalker — makes a token
  5. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  6. Quintorius, Field Historian — makes a token
  7. Garrison Excavator — makes a token
  8. Amzu, Swarm's Hunger — makes a token
  9. Kirol, History Buff // Pack a Punch — becomes prepared
  10. Teval's Judgment — triggers

13 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Kozilek's Return is one).

When Kozilek's Return deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Soul-Scar Mage — puts that many counters on a permanent
  3. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  4. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  5. Dragonborn Champion — draws you 1 card
  6. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  7. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  8. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  9. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  10. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

36 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an instant is cast — 3,931 cards in the game can cause this (Kozilek's Return is one).

When Kozilek's Return is cast:

  1. Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage — gets +1/+1
  2. Tor Wauki the Younger — deals 2 damage
  3. Lunar Mystic — draws you 1 card
  4. Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time — grants rebound
  5. Repeated Reverberation — copies an ability
  6. Riku of Two Reflections — copies a spell
  7. Sword of Wealth and Power — copies a spell
  8. Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot — gets +1/+1
  9. Artist's Talent — draws and discards
  10. In the Eye of Chaos — counters a spell

427 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is dealt damage — 18,923 cards in the game can cause this (Kozilek's Return is one).

When a creature is dealt damage thanks to Kozilek's Return:

  1. Soul Link — gains you that much life
  2. Shriveling Rot — kills it
  3. Cryoshatter — kills a creature
  4. Hot Soup — kills a creature
  5. Cracked Skull — kills a creature
  6. Sporogenic Infection — kills a creature
  7. Frozen Solid — kills a creature
  8. Mortal Wound — kills a creature
  9. Mire Blight — kills it
  10. Death Pits of Rath — kills it

17 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is cast — 31,128 cards in the game can cause this (Kozilek's Return is one).

When Kozilek's Return is cast:

  1. Windrider Wizard — draws you 1 card
  2. Relic Amulet — puts a charge counter on itself
  3. Rockslide Sorcerer — deals 1 damage
  4. Umara Wizard // Umara Skyfalls — grants flying
  5. Alania, Divergent Storm — makes an opponent draw 1 card
  6. Umara Mystic — gets +2/+0
  7. Master of Winds — triggers

5 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.