Kozilek's Pathfinder
Creature — Eldrazi
: Target creature can't block this creature this turn. ( represents colorless mana.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Oath of the Gatewatch
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #19513
Kozilek's Pathfinder makes any number of blockers unable to block it for a single colorless mana — repeatable, instant-speed, and attached to a 5/5 body for six. The cost is that six mana buys you a vanilla threat in any deck that can't reliably pay colorless activations, which makes it a role-player rather than a staple.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Kozilek's Pathfinder is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but the only format where it sees meaningful play is Commander — specifically in Eldrazi-tribal and colorless shells where the colorless activation cost is trivial. In Pauper it's technically legal but too slow and too large to fit any competitive shell. Everywhere else, six mana for a 5/5 with a combat trick attached doesn't clear the bar when faster, cheaper threats exist.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Kozilek's Pathfinder is deep bulk — you'll find it in any commons box or throw-in pile. Bulk colorless creatures rarely climb in price unless a new commander breaks them out, and nothing on the horizon points that direction for this card.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.