Defiler of Instinct
Creature — Phyrexian Kavu
PDMUDominaria United Promos#119srare
Foil
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 70
- Illustrator
- Steven Belledin
- Found in
- Dominaria United Prerelease Pack
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
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.
4/4 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.First strike
Plays as: Life Outlet · Planeswalker Removal
Market · per finishspark updated 16h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Foil+0.0%
$2.21
$1.25 low$0.60 gap
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Buy / Sell Gap
Foil
$2.21as of 2026-07-12
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H $3.47L $2.05since Feb 2024$1.25
$0.65
$0.60+48% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.51· across 5 printings
Rulings
2 · latest Sep 9, 2022 · one tap opens all
- WotCSep 9, 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!
- WotCSep 9, 2022
You may only pay the additional cost once per permanent spell.