Art: Aleksi Briclot · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Kozilek, the Great Distortion

Legendary Creature — Eldrazi · from $4.98

When you cast this spell, if you have fewer than seven cards in hand, draw cards equal to the difference. Menace Discard a card with mana value X: Counter target spell with mana value X.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

53 of 100 at $5 or less · 32 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
10	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
11	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
12	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
13	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
14	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
15	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
16	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
17	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
18	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
19	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
20	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
21	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
22	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
23	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
24	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
25	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
26	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
27	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
28	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
29	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
30	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
31	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
32	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
33	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
34	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
35	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
36	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
37	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
38	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
39	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
40	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
41	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
42	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
43	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
44	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
45	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
46	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
47	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
48	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
49	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
50	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
51	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
52	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
53	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
54	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
55	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
56	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
57	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
58	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
59	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
60	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
61	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
62	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35
63	Sensei's Divining Top	Artifact	1	$36.48
64	Sword of the Animist	Artifact	2	$2.79
65	Mithril Coat	Artifact	3	$27.09
66	Mox Opal	Artifact	0	$229.58
67	Unclaimed Territory	Land	0	$0.30
68	Mox Diamond	Artifact	0	$1108.66
69	Foundry Inspector	Creature	3	$0.28
70	Everflowing Chalice	Artifact	0	$0.28
71	Basilisk Collar	Artifact	1	$2.73
72	Academy Manufactor	Creature	3	$8.00
73	Inventors' Fair	Land	0	$15.74
74	Panharmonicon	Artifact	4	$4.98
75	Jet Medallion	Artifact	2	$13.02
76	Darksteel Citadel	Artifact	0	$0.45
77	Ruby Medallion	Artifact	2	$14.04
78	Scavenger Grounds	Land	0	$0.23
79	The Ozolith	Artifact	1	$60.88
80	Shadowspear	Artifact	1	$21.06
81	Phyrexian Altar	Artifact	3	$54.22
82	Urza's Incubator	Artifact	3	$19.87
83	Decanter of Endless Water	Artifact	3	$3.00
84	Whispersilk Cloak	Artifact	3	$2.16
85	Blackblade Reforged	Artifact	2	$2.72
86	Sapphire Medallion	Artifact	2	$7.88
87	Aetherflux Reservoir	Artifact	4	$19.85
88	Vanquisher's Banner	Artifact	5	$2.27
89	Spire of Industry	Land	0	$0.23
90	Helm of the Host	Artifact	4	$5.22
91	Demolition Field	Land	0	$0.31
92	Gilded Lotus	Artifact	5	$0.62
93	Mystic Forge	Artifact	4	$2.58
94	High Market	Land	0	$0.39
95	Walking Ballista	Creature	0	$5.52
96	Psychosis Crawler	Creature	5	$0.68
97	Pearl Medallion	Artifact	2	$6.51
98	Urza's Cave	Land	0	$2.47
99	Geier Reach Sanitarium	Land	0	$0.76
100	Expedition Map	Artifact	1	$1.36

Curve of these staples

Most played with Kozilek, the Great Distortion

The 25 most-played cards in 5 settled top-16 lists running Kozilek, the Great Distortion at 16+ player events since Apr 12, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Ancient Tomb	100% · 5 of 5	1
2	Basalt Monolith	100% · 5 of 5	1
3	Chromatic Orrery	100% · 5 of 5	1
4	Clock of Omens	100% · 5 of 5	1
5	Everflowing Chalice	100% · 5 of 5	1
6	Expedition Map	100% · 5 of 5	1
7	Forsaken Monument	100% · 5 of 5	1
8	Gemstone Caverns	100% · 5 of 5	1
9	Glaring Fleshraker	100% · 5 of 5	1
10	Inventors' Fair	100% · 5 of 5	1
11	Karn, the Great Creator	100% · 5 of 5	1
12	Kozilek's Command	100% · 5 of 5	1
13	Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter	100% · 5 of 5	1
14	Mana Vault	100% · 5 of 5	1
15	Manifold Key	100% · 5 of 5	1
16	Metalworker	100% · 5 of 5	1
17	Mind Stone	100% · 5 of 5	1
18	Mox Opal	100% · 5 of 5	1
19	Mystic Forge	100% · 5 of 5	1
20	Rings of Brighthearth	100% · 5 of 5	1
21	Sanctum of Ugin	100% · 5 of 5	1
22	Sculpting Steel	100% · 5 of 5	1
23	Sensei's Divining Top	100% · 5 of 5	1
24	Sol Ring	100% · 5 of 5	1
25	Talon Gates of Madara	100% · 5 of 5	1

Top finishes

7 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

15th of 41 — Mana Burn II - European cEDH Championship Qualifier on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 1–3–2 · by Giulio Pellegrini
11th of 20 — TOP COMMANDER 3 OTONO on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Ivan Lugo
6th of 25 — Commander Budget - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggSep 14, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Víctor Romero
1st of 34 — Magic: The Gathering - CEDH Showdown Event [July 12th @11:30am] on Topdeck.ggJul 12, 2026 · 3–2–0 · by Blain Fairfax
15th of 19 — commanderliga.de - cEDH - Mai on Topdeck.ggMay 10, 2026 · 0–4–1 · by Jörg Tebartz
8th of 21 — AZMS CEDH League Qualifier #3 on Topdeck.ggApr 25, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Steven Zaia Antwan
8th of 23 — commanderliga.de - cEDH - April on Topdeck.ggApr 12, 2026 · 1–2–2 · by Jörg Tebartz

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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