Kozilek's Return

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Kozilek's Return: Instant, Oath of the Gatewatch. Devoid. Kozilek's Return deals 2 damage to each creature. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{R}
Mana value
3
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Red (R)
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW)
Released
2016-01-22
Collector number
98
Artist
Lius Lasahido
Commander rank
9,039 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Devoid

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About Kozilek's Return

Kozilek's Return is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare colourless instant from Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW), an expansion set released in January 2016. It is collector number 98 in that set, with art by Lius Lasahido. It costs {2}{R} (two generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Oath of the Gatewatch (2016) to Pioneer Masters (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.64 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

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.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.64 (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 Kozilek's Return by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Kozilek's Return

Kozilek's Return has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Pioneer Masters (PIO) #142Mythic2024
Modern Horizons 3 Commander (M3C) #214Mythic2024
Oath of the Gatewatch Promos (POGW) #98sMythic2016

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Kozilek's Return, newest first.

  • 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.
  • 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.

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