Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
When you cast this spell, draw four cards. Annihilator 4 (Whenever this creature attacks, defending player sacrifices four permanents of their choice.) When Kozilek is put into a graveyard from anywhere, its owner shuffles their graveyard into their library.
A ready-made Kozilek decklist
Complete 100-card colourless deck, free to read, with prices and buy links.
How Kozilek decks play in EDH
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth is a colourless commander costing 10, and its legendary creature - eldrazi line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. The cards below are the ones Kozilek, Butcher of Truth decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $240Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (1)
Removal (2)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (2)
Synergy & payoffs (9)
Lands (3)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Kozilek, Butcher of Truth decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Kozilek, Butcher of Truth deck?
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth is colourless, so the deck can only play colourless cards and basic-land-produced mana. It is one of the tightest deckbuilding restrictions in Commander.
What are the best cards for Kozilek, Butcher of Truth?
The cards played most often in Kozilek, Butcher of Truth decks include Emrakul, the Exigent Doom, Omnath, Locus of the Void, Hall of Echoes. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Kozilek, Butcher of Truth deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $240 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Kozilek, Butcher of Truth deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.