Overview:

This Kozilek, the Great Distortion deck is a colorless Eldrazi ramp strategy focused on accelerating into massive threats while leveraging the commander's card advantage and disruption capabilities. The deck utilizes artifact-based ramp to cast Kozilek early (often T4-6), refill its hand, and deploy game-ending Eldrazi with annihilator triggers or overwhelming board presence. Kozilek serves as both a card advantage engine and a reactive control piece with its spell-countering ability, while hidden commander Zhulodok, Void Gorger amplifies late-game threats with double cascade.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Early Ramp (Turns 1-4): Prioritize artifact mana like Sol Ring, Thran Dynamo, and Hedron Archive. Use Burnished Hart and Myriad Landscape for land-based acceleration. Deploy cost reducers like Foundry Inspector and Jhoira's Familiar.
2. Commander Deployment (Turns 4-6): Cast Kozilek using Geode Golem or accumulated mana. Use the cast trigger to refill hand, then protect board with Not of This World and Eldritch Immunity.
3. Threat Escalation (Turns 5+): Deploy annihilator creatures like Pathrazer of Ulamog and Breaker of Creation. Use Forsaken Monument + Basalt Monolith for infinite mana to fuel Walking Ballista or Endbringer activations. All Is Dust clears the path for lethal swings.
4. Alternative Lines: Echoes of Eternity doubles cast triggers and spell effects. Deceiver of Form can turn tokens into massive Eldrazi. Ugin's Mastery provides recurring value through manifest.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 3+ lands including utility lands
• Prioritize 2+ early ramp pieces (e.g., Sol Ring + Mind Stone)
• Look for protection (Swiftfoot Boots) or card draw (The Great Henge) if keeping high-cost hands
• Mulligan away hands with only 7+ CMC spells

Key Tips:

• Use Mystic Forge to cheat topdecked artifacts/Eldrazi
• Liquimetal Torque enables artifact synergies and combos with Karn, the Great Creator
• Soul of New Phyrexia protects against board wipes
• Geode Golem enables surprise commander casts post-combat
• Scavenger Grounds disrupts graveyard strategies while advancing colorless land count

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Severe vulnerability to artifact hate (Vandalblast, Collector Ouphe) cripples ramp
• Limited interaction with enchantments/planeswalkers
• Heavy reliance on commander for card advantage

Moderate

• Slow recovery from board wipes despite indestructible sources
• Weak to stax pieces like Null Rod or Damping Sphere
• Minimal graveyard recursion outside Buried Ruin

Minor

• Limited stack interaction beyond Kozilek's ability
• Can struggle against fast combo decks

Most Important Cards:

• Forsaken Monument (Mana amplification + lifegain engine)
• Kozilek, the Great Distortion (Card draw + disruption)
• All Is Dust (Board reset for Eldrazi dominance)
• Basalt Monolith (Infinite mana with Forsaken Monument)
• Zhulodok, Void Gorger (Cascade value engine)
• Ugin, the Ineffable (Cost reduction + removal)
• Mystic Forge (Topdeck manipulation)
• Endbringer (Flexible removal/draw engine)
• Conduit of Ruin (Tutor for game-enders)
• Geode Golem (Commander enabler)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 6/10
Can threaten T6-8 wins through annihilator pressure or Monument combo, but lacks fast mana for explosive starts.

Resilience: 5/10
Multiple protection pieces and indestructible sources, but over-reliant on artifacts and vulnerable to targeted hate.

Consistency: 7/10
Strong ramp package and cost reducers ensure regular access to big plays, but limited tutors for specific combo pieces.

Interaction: 5/10
Situational counterspells and targeted removal, but struggles with noncreature permanents and lacks stack interaction beyond Kozilek.

Rating Justification:

This deck demonstrates focused ramp and threat deployment capable of T6-8 wins through overwhelming board presence, but its reliance on artifacts and moderate interaction keep it below cEDH thresholds. The combination of reasonable speed and artifact-based vulnerabilities place it in the optimized casual tier.

Power level: 5.5 - 6.0