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==Description==
==Description==
[[File:Kozilek the great distortion.jpg|left|thumb|316x316px|Kozilek, the Great Distortion]]
[[File:Kozilek the great distortion.jpg|left|thumb|316x316px|Kozilek, the Great Distortion]]
Kozilek's planar avatar is a titan of apparently humanoid anatomy, but with a mass of tentacles in place of legs, and a complex orifice in place of his head. His body is covered in eyes and chitin, and an arrangement of dark plates float above his shoulders and extend from his elbows. They are often described to be or to create dark "holes" in reality.
Kozilek's planar avatar is a titan of apparently humanoid anatomy, but with a mass of tentacles in place of legs, and a complex orifice in place of his head. His body is covered in eyes and chitin, and an arrangement of dark plates floats above his shoulders and extends from his elbows. They are often described as being or creating dark "holes" in reality.


Kozilek is the Titan of Distortion, a reality-slicing nightmare of relentless insanity. He changes the perception of reality, making it impossible to discern the truth. He twists loyalties, muddies thoughts, transforms emotions and induces despair and panic. Kozilek represents themes of deception, puzzles, lies, mental domination, transformation, and experimentation. Sages call Kozilek the confusion of panic, the trap of enigmas, and the harrower of thought.
Kozilek is the Titan of Distortion, a reality-slicing nightmare of relentless insanity. He changes the perception of reality, making it impossible to discern the truth. He twists loyalties, muddies thoughts, transforms emotions, and induces despair and panic. Kozilek represents themes of deception, puzzles, lies, mental domination, transformation, and experimentation. Sages call Kozilek the confusion of panic, the trap of enigmas, and the harrower of thought.


===Lineage===
===Lineage===
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==History==
==History==
[[File:Kozilek distortion.jpg|thumb|217x217px|Example of Kozilek's spatial distortion power and lineage]]
[[File:Kozilek distortion.jpg|thumb|217x217px|Example of Kozilek's spatial distortion power and lineage]]
After the release of the titans [[Emrakul]], [[Ulamog]], and Kozilek by [[Nissa Revane]], Kozilek's brood was said to have retreated to remote corners of the world, and it was generally believed that he left the plane of Zendikar. However, this assumption appears to have been incorrect. Immediately after [[Ob Nixilis]] reignited his spark by draining the hedron network imprisoning Ulamog, Kozilek emerged from deep underground nearby.<ref>{{DailyRef|uncharted-realms/promises-keep-2015-12-02|Promises to Keep|[[Doug Beyer]]|December 2, 2015}}</ref> At that time, he had gained some perfect black shards floating above his head that seem to draw in light itself, sometimes described as holes in space.<ref>{{DailyRef|uncharted-realms/rise-kozilek-2015-12-09|The Rise of Kozilek|[[Kelly Digges]]|December 9, 2015}}</ref>
After the release of the titans [[Emrakul]], [[Ulamog]], and Kozilek by [[Nissa Revane]], Kozilek's brood was said to have retreated to remote corners of the world, and it was generally believed that he left the plane of Zendikar. However, this assumption appears to have been incorrect. Immediately after [[Ob Nixilis]] reignited his spark by draining the hedron network that imprisoned Ulamog, Kozilek emerged from deep underground nearby.<ref>{{DailyRef|uncharted-realms/promises-keep-2015-12-02|Promises to Keep|[[Doug Beyer]]|December 2, 2015}}</ref> At that time, he had gained some perfect black shards floating above his head that seem to draw in light itself, sometimes described as holes in space.<ref>{{DailyRef|uncharted-realms/rise-kozilek-2015-12-09|The Rise of Kozilek|[[Kelly Digges]]|December 9, 2015}}</ref>


After heavy initial losses in the Battle for Zendikar, the [[Gatewatch]] performed an orchestrated attack on Ulamog and Kozilek, binding them again in a web of [[leyline]]s and burning them. This was the end of the material manifestation of Kozilek on Zendikar.<ref>{{DailyRef|official-magic-fiction/Last-stand-2016-02-17|Zendikar's Last Stand|[[Doug Beyer]]|February 17, 2016}}</ref>
After heavy initial losses in the Battle for Zendikar, the [[Gatewatch]] performed an orchestrated attack on Ulamog and Kozilek, binding them again in a web of [[leyline]]s and burning them. This was the end of the material manifestation of Kozilek on Zendikar.<ref>{{DailyRef|official-magic-fiction/Last-stand-2016-02-17|Zendikar's Last Stand|[[Doug Beyer]]|February 17, 2016}}</ref>
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| {{ArticleArchive|ur/lithomancer-2014-10-29|The Lithomancer}} || [[Kelly Digges]] || 2014-10-29 || ''[[Commander 2014]]'' / Prologue to ''[[Battle for Zendikar]]''  || Unknown destroyed plane, [[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]] || [[Nahiri]], [[Sorin Markov]], [[Ugin]], [[Eldrazi]], [[Emrakul]], Kozilek, [[Ulamog]]
| {{ArticleArchive|ur/lithomancer-2014-10-29|The Lithomancer}} || [[Kelly Digges]] || 2014-10-29 || ''[[Commander 2014]]'' / Prologue to ''[[Battle for Zendikar]]''  || Unknown destroyed plane, [[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]] || [[Nahiri]], [[Sorin Markov]], [[Ugin]], [[Eldrazi]], [[Emrakul]], Kozilek, [[Ulamog]]
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| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/promises-keep-2015-12-02|Promises to Keep}} || [[Doug Beyer]] || 2015-12-02 || ''[[Battle for Zendikar]]'' || [[Regatha]], [[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]] || [[Chandra Nalaar]], [[Gideon Jura]], [[Ulamog]], [[Jaya Ballard]], [[Ob Nixilis]], Kozilek
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/promises-keep-2015-12-02|Promises to Keep}} || [[Doug Beyer]] || 2015-12-02 || ''[[Battle for Zendikar]]'' || [[Regatha]], [[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]] || [[Chandra Nalaar]], [[Gideon Jura]], [[Seble]], [[Ulamog]], [[Jaya Ballard|Mother Luti]], [[Ob Nixilis]], Kozilek
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|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/flames-2016-01-20|Up in Flames}} || [[Doug Beyer]] || 2016-01-20 || ''[[Battle for Zendikar]]'' || [[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]] || [[Chandra Nalaar]], Kozilek, [[Ulamog]], [[Tazri]], [[Gideon Jura]], [[Jace Beleren]], [[Nissa Revane]], [[Ob Nixilis]]  
|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/flames-2016-01-20|Up in Flames}} || [[Doug Beyer]] || 2016-01-20 || ''[[Battle for Zendikar]]'' || [[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]] || [[Chandra Nalaar]], Kozilek, [[Ulamog]], [[Tazri]], [[Gideon Jura]], [[Jace Beleren]], [[Nissa Revane]], [[Ob Nixilis]]  
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| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/oath-gatewatch-2016-02-03|Oath of the Gatewatch}} || [[James Wyatt]] || 2016-02-03 ||''[[Oath of the Gatewatch]]'' || [[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]] || [[Gideon Jura]], [[Jace Beleren]], [[Chandra Nalaar]], [[Nissa Revane]], Kozilek, [[Ulamog]]
{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/rise-kozilek-2015-12-09|The Rise of Kozilek}} || [[Kelly Digges]] || 2015-12-09 || ''[[Oath of the Gatewatch]]'' || [[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]] || [[Kiora]], Shen, Yesha, Tola, Inash, Runari, [[Lorthos]], [[Ulamog]], Kozilek
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| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/zendikars-last-stand-2016-02-17|Zendikar's Last Stand}} || [[Doug Beyer]] || 2016-02-17 || ''[[Oath of the Gatewatch]]'' || [[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]] || [[Chandra Nalaar]], [[Gideon Jura]], [[Jace Beleren]], [[Nissa Revane]], [[Kiora]], [[Ulamog]], Kozilek, [[Tazri]], [[Noyan Dar]], [[Drana]], [[Jori En]]
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/retaliation-ob-nixilis-2015-12-30|Retaliation of Ob Nixilis}} || [[Kimberly J. Kreines]] & [[Nik Davidson]] || 2015-12-30 ||''[[Oath of the Gatewatch]]'' || [[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]] || [[Gideon Jura]], [[Nissa Revane]], [[Ulamog]], [[Jace Beleren]], [[Ashaya]], [[Ob Nixilis]], Kozilek
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| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/blight-we-were-born-2016-01-13|The Blight We Were Born For}} || [[Ken Troop]] || 2016-01-13 ||''[[Oath of the Gatewatch]]'' || [[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]] || [[Tazri]], [[Gideon Jura]], [[Ulamog]], Kozilek, Mahir, Golamin, Rillem, Romoe, [[Vorik]], [[Munda]], [[Noyan Dar]], [[Drana]]
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| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/flames-2016-01-20|Up in Flames}} || [[Doug Beyer]] || 2016-01-20 ||''[[Oath of the Gatewatch]]'' || [[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]] || [[Chandra Nalaar]], Kozilek, [[Ulamog]], [[Tazri]], [[Ob Nixilis]], [[Jace Beleren]], [[Gideon Jura]], [[Nissa Revane]]
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| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/beneath-surface-2016-01-27|Beneath the Surface}} || [[Ari Levitch]] || 2016-01-27 ||''[[Oath of the Gatewatch]]'' || [[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]] || [[Jori En]], [[Lorthos]], Kozilek, [[Ulamog]], [[Kiora]]
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| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/oath-gatewatch-2016-02-03|Oath of the Gatewatch}} || [[James Wyatt]] || 2016-02-03 ||''[[Oath of the Gatewatch]]'' || [[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]] || Kozilek, [[Ulamog]], [[the Gatewatch]] ([[Gideon Jura]], [[Jace Beleren]], [[Chandra Nalaar]] and [[Nissa Revane]])
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| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/zendikars-last-stand-2016-02-17|Zendikar's Last Stand}} || [[Doug Beyer]] || 2016-02-17 ||''[[Oath of the Gatewatch]]'' || [[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]] || [[The Gatewatch]], [[Kiora]], [[Ulamog]], Kozilek, [[Tazri]], [[Noyan Dar]], [[Drana]], [[Jori En]]
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*<c>Inquisition of Kozilek</c>
*<c>Inquisition of Kozilek</c>
*<c>Kozilek's Channeler</c>
*<c>Kozilek's Channeler</c>
*<c>Kozilek's Command</c>
*<c>Kozilek's Pathfinder</c>
*<c>Kozilek's Pathfinder</c>
*<c>Kozilek's Predator</c>
*<c>Kozilek's Predator</c>
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*<c>Call the Gatewatch</c>
*<c>Call the Gatewatch</c>
*<c>Fall of the Titans</c>
*<c>Fall of the Titans</c>
*{{card|Forest|Modern Horizons 3|#=308}}
*<c>Idol of False Gods</c>
*{{card|Inquisition of Kozilek||STA}}
*{{card|Inquisition of Kozilek||STA}}
*{{card|Inquisition of Kozilek||STA|#=94}}
*{{card|Inquisition of Kozilek||STA|#=94}}
*{{card|Inquisition of Kozilek||2X2|#=355}}
*{{card|Inquisition of Kozilek||2X2|#=355}}
*{{card|Island|Modern Horizons 3|#=305}}
*<c>Rise of the Eldrazi</c>
*<c>Rise of the Eldrazi</c>
*<c>Ruin in their Wake</c>
*<c>Ruin in their Wake</c>
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*<c>Reaver Drone</c>
*<c>Reaver Drone</c>
*<c>Tears of Valakut</c>
*<c>Tears of Valakut</c>
*<c>Unfathomable Truths</c>
*{{card|Unknown Shores||OGW}}
*{{card|Unknown Shores||OGW}}
*<c>Warden of Geometries</c>
*<c>Warden of Geometries</c>

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Kozilek
[[File:{{#setmainimage:Kozilek, Butcher of Truth.png}}|250px]]
Details
Race Eldrazi
Birthplace Blind Eternities
Lifetime Unknown
Colors
{C}

Kozilek (/koʊzɪlɛk/; KOH-zih-lek),[1] the "Butcher of Truth", is one of the three Eldrazi titans and the inspiration for the Zendikari merfolk god Cosi and the Kor god Talib.

Description

Kozilek, the Great Distortion

Kozilek's planar avatar is a titan of apparently humanoid anatomy, but with a mass of tentacles in place of legs, and a complex orifice in place of his head. His body is covered in eyes and chitin, and an arrangement of dark plates floats above his shoulders and extends from his elbows. They are often described as being or creating dark "holes" in reality.

Kozilek is the Titan of Distortion, a reality-slicing nightmare of relentless insanity. He changes the perception of reality, making it impossible to discern the truth. He twists loyalties, muddies thoughts, transforms emotions, and induces despair and panic. Kozilek represents themes of deception, puzzles, lies, mental domination, transformation, and experimentation. Sages call Kozilek the confusion of panic, the trap of enigmas, and the harrower of thought.

Lineage

Eldrazi of the Kozilek brood lineage possess many eyes growing near joints or along body ridges, jagged plates or blades of lustrous black mineral jutting from or floating around their bodies, and animalistic or insectoid anatomies covered in tough carapaces.[2] Kozilek's drones can absorb life just by their presence but prefer to rend flesh with their onyx-like projections.

History

Example of Kozilek's spatial distortion power and lineage

After the release of the titans Emrakul, Ulamog, and Kozilek by Nissa Revane, Kozilek's brood was said to have retreated to remote corners of the world, and it was generally believed that he left the plane of Zendikar. However, this assumption appears to have been incorrect. Immediately after Ob Nixilis reignited his spark by draining the hedron network that imprisoned Ulamog, Kozilek emerged from deep underground nearby.[3] At that time, he had gained some perfect black shards floating above his head that seem to draw in light itself, sometimes described as holes in space.[4]

After heavy initial losses in the Battle for Zendikar, the Gatewatch performed an orchestrated attack on Ulamog and Kozilek, binding them again in a web of leylines and burning them. This was the end of the material manifestation of Kozilek on Zendikar.[5]

Colorless symbol

In Oath of the Gatewatch cards relating to Kozilek feature mana costs with the colorless symbol {C}.[6]

Gallery

Story appearances

The Rise of Kozilek || Kelly Digges || 2015-12-09 || Oath of the Gatewatch || Zendikar || Kiora, Shen, Yesha, Tola, Inash, Runari, Lorthos, Ulamog, Kozilek
Title Author Publishing date Set Setting (plane) Featuring
The Lithomancer Kelly Digges 2014-10-29 Commander 2014 / Prologue to Battle for Zendikar Unknown destroyed plane, Zendikar Nahiri, Sorin Markov, Ugin, Eldrazi, Emrakul, Kozilek, Ulamog
Promises to Keep Doug Beyer 2015-12-02 Battle for Zendikar Regatha, Zendikar Chandra Nalaar, Gideon Jura, Seble, Ulamog, Mother Luti, Ob Nixilis, Kozilek
Up in Flames Doug Beyer 2016-01-20 Battle for Zendikar Zendikar Chandra Nalaar, Kozilek, Ulamog, Tazri, Gideon Jura, Jace Beleren, Nissa Revane, Ob Nixilis
Retaliation of Ob Nixilis Kimberly J. Kreines & Nik Davidson 2015-12-30 Oath of the Gatewatch Zendikar Gideon Jura, Nissa Revane, Ulamog, Jace Beleren, Ashaya, Ob Nixilis, Kozilek
The Blight We Were Born For Ken Troop 2016-01-13 Oath of the Gatewatch Zendikar Tazri, Gideon Jura, Ulamog, Kozilek, Mahir, Golamin, Rillem, Romoe, Vorik, Munda, Noyan Dar, Drana
Up in Flames Doug Beyer 2016-01-20 Oath of the Gatewatch Zendikar Chandra Nalaar, Kozilek, Ulamog, Tazri, Ob Nixilis, Jace Beleren, Gideon Jura, Nissa Revane
Beneath the Surface Ari Levitch 2016-01-27 Oath of the Gatewatch Zendikar Jori En, Lorthos, Kozilek, Ulamog, Kiora
Oath of the Gatewatch James Wyatt 2016-02-03 Oath of the Gatewatch Zendikar Kozilek, Ulamog, the Gatewatch (Gideon Jura, Jace Beleren, Chandra Nalaar and Nissa Revane)
Zendikar's Last Stand Doug Beyer 2016-02-17 Oath of the Gatewatch Zendikar The Gatewatch, Kiora, Ulamog, Kozilek, Tazri, Noyan Dar, Drana, Jori En

In-game references

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Kozilek's Brood:

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