---
name: "Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Insect Shaman"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "SOC"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven Commander"
collector_number: "319"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mathias Kollros"
oracle_id: "e0420f2c-d578-421e-ae75-e7dc5f70661a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mazirek-kraul-death-priest-soc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Insect Shaman
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever a player sacrifices another permanent, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Szarel, Genesis Shepherd](/printing/szarel-genesis-shepherd-eoc.md) — Legendary Creature — Insect Druid
2. [Slaughter-Priest of Mogis](/printing/slaughter-priest-of-mogis-thb.md) — Creature — Minotaur Shaman
3. [Giant Fly](/printing/giant-fly-tle.md) — Creature — Insect
4. [Gixian Infiltrator](/printing/gixian-infiltrator-bro.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Human
5. [Mortician Beetle](/printing/mortician-beetle-mm3.md) — Creature — Insect
6. [Priest of the Crossing](/printing/priest-of-the-crossing-drc.md) — Creature — Zombie Bird Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #319
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mathias Kollros

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`

## Official Rulings
- *(2020-08-07)* If you sacrifice Mazirek and other permanents at the same time, Mazirek's last ability triggers for the other permanents.
- *(2020-08-07)* If you sacrifice a permanent as part of casting a spell or activating an ability, Mazirek's last ability will resolve before that spell or ability.
- *(2020-08-07)* Mazirek's last ability is a triggered ability, not an activated ability. It doesn't allow you to sacrifice a permanent whenever you want; rather, you need some other way of sacrificing permanents.
- *(2020-08-07)* A legendary permanent that is put into a graveyard because of the "legend rule" isn't sacrificed.