Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs

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Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs: Legendary Creature - Ogre Warrior, Murders at Karlov Manor Commander. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{R}{R}
Mana value
5
Type
Legendary Creature - Ogre Warrior
Colour identity
Red (R)
Power / toughness
5/4
Rarity
Rare
Set
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC)
Released
2024-02-09
Collector number
157
Artist
Paul Bonner
Commander rank
1,859 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs

Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red legendary creature from Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC), a Commander product released in February 2024. It is collector number 157 in that set, with art by Paul Bonner. It costs {3}{R}{R} (three generic and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 5/4 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 9 sets, from Worldwake (2010) to Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (2024). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.34 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Whenever a creature an opponent controls attacks, if you're the defending player, create a 3/3 red Ogre creature token unless that creature's controller pays {3}.

Warning to those who scale the cliffs without paying tribute: It's a long way down.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.34 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs

Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs has been printed in 9 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The Zeta Set (SLZ) #183Uncommon2026
The Zeta Set (SLZ) #304Uncommon2026
The Zeta Set (SLZ) #62Uncommon2026
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2403Rare2026
Commander Masters (CMM) #237Uncommon2023
Starter Commander Decks (SCD) #148Rare2022
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #800Rare2022
New Capenna Commander (NCC) #270Rare2022
Commander 2016 (C16) #130Rare2016
Worldwake (WWK) #84Rare2010

Official rulings

Six official rulings apply to Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs, newest first.

  • You're the defending player if a creature is attacking you, a planeswalker you control, or a battle you protect.
  • As the ability resolves, you can't put the Ogre token onto the battlefield without explicitly giving the attacking player the option to pay {3}, even if the attacking player has forgotten about this ability.
  • If you're the defending player, Kazuul's ability triggers once for each creature that attacks, not just once per combat. The attacking player chooses whether to pay {3} or let you have an Ogre token each time one of those abilities resolves.
  • In a multiplayer game, the ability checks whether you're the defending player for each individual attacking creature. For example, if one creature attacks you and two creatures attack another player, Kazuul's ability triggers just once.
  • If an attacking creature has a "Whenever this creature attacks" ability, that ability is put on the stack first, then Kazuul's ability is put on the stack. Although Kazuul's ability will resolve first, and potentially create an Ogre token, any target of the other ability will already have been chosen at this point, and thus could not have been the new Ogre token.
  • The ability triggers and resolves during the declare attackers step. If you put an Ogre token onto the battlefield as a result, you may block with it during that combat phase.

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