---
name: "Tetzimoc, Primal Death"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Deathtouch"]
set: "RIX"
set_name: "Rivals of Ixalan"
collector_number: "86"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Zack Stella"
oracle_id: "7565c101-a479-4812-9d18-63918084bfca"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tetzimoc-primal-death-rix"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Tetzimoc, Primal Death
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/6
- **Keywords:** Deathtouch

## Oracle Text
Deathtouch
{B}, Reveal this card from your hand: Put a prey counter on target creature. Activate only during your turn.
When Tetzimoc enters, destroy each creature your opponents control with a prey counter on it.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Deathbringer Thoctar](/printing/deathbringer-thoctar-arb.md) — Creature — Zombie Beast
2. [Deathgazer](/printing/deathgazer-8ed.md) — Creature — Lizard
3. [Deadly Embrace](/printing/deadly-embrace-fin.md) — Sorcery
4. [Carnival Carnivore](/printing/carnival-carnivore-unf.md) — Creature — Alien Crab Horror
5. [Turntimber Basilisk](/printing/turntimber-basilisk-plst.md) — Creature — Basilisk
6. [Needletooth Pack](/printing/needletooth-pack-fdn.md) — Creature — Dinosaur

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Rivals of Ixalan (RIX) #86
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Zack Stella
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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