Defiler of Instinct
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SetPDMU
Collector #119p
Released2022-09-09
Rarityrare
ArtistSteven Belledin
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesPromo · Reprint
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Defiler of Instinct

RareColour IDMV 4
Creature — Phyrexian Kavu
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.
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Other printings
4 other English printingsEarliest 2022-09-09Newest 2023-02-07Cheapest priced $0.44 in DMU
Rulings (2)
wotc9 Sept 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!
wotc9 Sept 2022
You may only pay the additional cost once per permanent spell.