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Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar

Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar

Legendary Creature — Horror

Grazilaxx wants a deck that removes its creatures and brings them right back to reuse them. It also suits a deck that sends cards back to their owners' hands.

  • Mana cost1 genericblueblue
  • Blue ()
  • Power / toughness3 / 2
  • RarityRare

Whenever a creature you control becomes blocked, you may return it to its owner's hand.

Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, draw a card.

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Cards That Fit Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar

Picked for what they do in Grazilaxx's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Grazilaxx's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Sol RingOpen the full glossary

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Rulings for Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar

explain how Grazilaxx works in tricky situations. They come from Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic.RulingThe official answer to how a card works in a tricky situation. Most rulings are written by Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic, and a few are notes from Scryfall, the card database Magic players use. A ruling explains a card. It does not change what the card says.Open the full glossary

Wizards of the Coast 23 Jul 2021

Grazilaxx's first ability triggers before combat damage is dealt. If you choose to return the creature to your hand, it won't deal or receive combat damage.

1 ruling, all written by Wizards of the Coast. Read the originals on Gatherer ↗

Similar Commanders

Commanders that share the most with Grazilaxx, and what they share.

Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryUPlayers write colors as letters: U for blue. Blue is U because B was already taken by black.Blink/FlickerBlink decks briefly remove their own creatures from play and return them at once, so every 'when this enters' ability happens again. The move is called a flicker, and it can also rescue a creature from a spell aimed at it.Open the Blink/Flicker pageSelf-Bounce / RescueReturns a permanent to its owner's hand, often one of your own. That saves it from removal or lets its 'when this enters' ability happen again. Whitemane LionOpen the Self-Bounce / Rescue pageDrawDraws you extra cards. More cards means more choices every turn, and in a 100-card deck it is the main way to find the pieces you need. Rhystic Study, SkullclampOpen the Draw pageBounceBounce decks send cards on the battlefield back to their owner's hand, to slow opponents down or to reuse their own cards. Bouncing an opponent's card makes them pay for it again; bouncing your own lets its 'when this enters' ability happen twice.Open the Bounce page