Defiler of Instinct
Dominaria United (DMU) #406 · Rare · Creature — Phyrexian Kavu
Mana cost: {2}{R}{R}
First strike
As an additional cost to cast red permanent spells, you may pay 2 life. Those spells cost {R} less to cast if you paid life this way. This effect reduces only the amount of red mana you pay.
Whenever you cast a red permanent spell, this creature deals 1 damage to any target.
Power/toughness 4/4 · Illustrated by Steven Belledin · Released September 9, 2022
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.65 USD · €0.97 EUR
- Foil: $0.82 USD · €1.00 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.02 USD (3.0%) to $0.65 USD; low $0.63 USD, high $0.70 USD.
Printings
- Magic Online Promos #103446 (PRM) · Rare · 2023
- Dominaria United #119 (DMU) · Rare · 2022 · $0.41 USD
- Dominaria United #406 (this printing) · Rare · 2022 · $0.65 USD
- Dominaria United Promos #119p (PDMU) · Rare · 2022 · $0.78 USD
- Dominaria United Promos #119s (PDMU) · Rare · 2022 · $1.85 USD foil
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2022-09-09 · wotc — You may only pay the additional cost once per permanent spell.
- 2022-09-09 · wotc — Some players may make the mental shortcut that the Defilers effectively turn one of the colored mana symbols in the spell’s cost into a Phyrexian colored mana symbol. Despite the similarity in function, this ability does not cause the spells to have Phyrexian mana symbols in their costs. Sorry, Rage Extractor!