Name
Defiler of Instinct
Mana Cost
Type
Creature — Phyrexian Kavu
Set
Dominaria United
Rarity
Rare
Text
First strike
As an additional cost to cast red permanent spells, you may pay 2 life. Those spells cost 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
Number
#406
Other Prints
Dominaria United Promos
Magic Online Promos
Legal Formats
Brawl | Commander | Duel | Gladiator | Historic | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Penny | Pioneer | Timeless | Vintage
Availability
Magic Online | Paper
Rulings
(09/09/2022)
You may only pay the additional cost once per permanent spell.
(09/09/2022)
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!
Artist
Steven Belledin
Translations